Highly Relational

What if the key to greater creativity, confidence, and connection at work lies not in knowing more - but in not knowing? And what if rediscovering your playful, spontaneous, fully human self could transform the way you lead and collaborate?Highly RelationalSeason 4 - Episode 6Ha! Ha! Said the Clown - Joyful Freedomwith Angie WakemanIn this episode, host Robert Digings speaks with Angie Wakeman - clown facilitator, writer, former nurse, and author-in-progress of The Clown’s Philosophy of Freedom. Angie began her career in healthcare before an unexpected encounter in an acting class revealed something life-changing: her inner clown. Since then, she has spent more than two decades helping people shed their shoulds, loosen their masks, and rediscover the joy, vulnerability, and creativity that make us human.Together, Robert and Angie explore:🎭 Why everyone has an inner clown - and why most of us are terrified to let it out🔓 How permission, freedom, and not knowing unleash genuine creativity😅 Why “looking foolish” is one of our deepest fears - and why embracing it is liberating👀 The clown’s superpower: noticing, receiving, and responding to the world in real time❤️ How authenticity, vulnerability, and emotional truth create connection and laughter👥 What happens when clowns work in pairs or groups - and why relationship sits beneath all the play🌀 Why paradox, contradiction, and fluid identity are at the heart of clowning🧭 How leaders and teams can bring more aliveness, curiosity, and presence into their workplacesAngie’s message is generous and compelling: the clown isn’t a performer - it’s the part of you that is free, honest, playful, and fully alive. Letting that part of yourself lead, even for a moment, can transform your relationships, your creativity, and the way you move through the world.Angie Wakeman:www.linkedin.com/in/angie-wakeman-596754212www.clowns-truly.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What really creates change - in coaching, in leadership, and in life?Highly RelationalSeason 4 - Episode 5All Right Now - The Paradox of Changewith John Leary-JoyceIn this episode, host Robert Digings is joined by John Leary-Joyce, one of the UK’s foremost Gestalt practitioners and pioneers of Gestalt coaching. Founder and CEO of the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC), co-founder of the Gestalt Centre London, and author of The Fertile Void: Gestalt Coaching at Work, John has spent more than 45 years developing and teaching relational, embodied ways of working.Together, Robert and John explore how Gestalt principles - awareness, contact, embodiment, and presence - translate from therapy and personal development into leadership, team coaching, and organisational life.In this conversation, they discuss:🌀 The power and magic of working in the moment - and why presence changes everything🧠 How emotions and anxiety disrupt clear thinking, and how the body offers a direct route back to awareness💬 What Gestalt reveals about contact, connection, and the interruptions that limit our aliveness🌿 The Paradox of Change - why transformation happens when we stop trying to be what we’re not🧘‍♀️ The Fertile Void - trusting the creative potential that emerges when we pause and allow💃 What tango and Gestalt have in common - and what 'flow' looks like in both movement and leadership🧩 How great teams mirror this flow: open, connected, and unafraid to speak or stay silentJohn’s message is timeless: real change begins in the present moment. When we stop striving and simply allow ourselves to be, the relationship - and the learning - takes care of itself.John Leary-Joyce:www.linkedin.com/in/learyjoycewww.aoec.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Hetal PatelPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can space exploration teach us about leadership, teamwork, and trust?Highly RelationalSeason 4 - Episode 4Walking on the Moon - Leading in Extremiswith Caroline ClarkIn this episode, host Robert Digings speaks with Caroline Clark - leadership and performance coach, former senior leader in construction and tech, and now an analogue astronaut. Drawing on her unique experience training in a simulated lunar habitat, Caroline shares what life in extreme environments can reveal about how teams operate under pressure here on Earth.Together, Robert and Caroline explore:🚀 What it means to be an analogue astronaut and how space psychology informs team performance💫 Why dynamic leadership - the right person leading at the right moment - creates resilience and agility🧭 How to build trust strong enough for leadership to move fluidly around a team😅 Why “if there’s no humour, there’s no trust” - and how laughter signals high levels of belonging💬 The power of wellbeing checks, vulnerability, and caring for each other under pressure🌍 How lessons from the International Space Station can shape leadership and culture back on EarthCaroline’s message is clear: in complex, high-stakes environments - whether outer space or the modern workplace - the strongest leaders are those who can let go of status, share control, and build trust that allows everyone to step up when it matters most.Caroline Clark:www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-clark-psychologistwww.carolineclark.spaceRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Hetal PatelPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highly Relational Team: Launch Week - Ask Me Anything - Episode #6/6With Robert Digings and series producer Julie Allen asking the questionsTo close out the launch of the Highly Relational Team, we’re doing something completely new: our first ever Ask Me Anything.After the biggest month we’ve ever had on the podcast -25 Two Minute Teamwork episodes, a three-part mini-series with Anni Townend, and a roundtable hosted by Dr Gwen Stirling Wilkie - today we open the floor to you.In this special episode, series producer Julie Allen steps out from behind the scenes to put your questions to Robert Digings, covering everything from the origins of the model to the realities of team life, conflict, leadership, and relational development.In this episode, Robert explores:• His greatest joy working with leaders and teams• How the Highly Relational Team model began - and why he finally decided to share it• Why the model has 25 elements and how to find an easy way in• Using the model with teams of different sizes - from pairs to global groups• The role of leaders in shaping (and sometimes complicating) team dynamics• How to turn personality differences into real strengths• How to think about conflict in a team - and why it’s co-created• Why presence matters more than anything• Which element he believes is most essential• And why the model is framed with the words: “This is not the truth”Along the way, Robert speaks to the complexity of human relationships, the importance of conscious development, and the delight — and difficulty — of helping teams grow.Did we get to your question?We couldn’t answer all of them in the time we had, but every question shaped the conversation.And yes - we’ll definitely do another AMA next year.Explore the modelVisit highlyrelational.com to see the interactive landing page with:• All 25 Two Minute Teamwork videos• Conversations explaining the Personal Process, Team Process and full model• Free resources to help you bring the approach to lifeWhat’s next?Season 4 continues next week.And throughout December we’ll be joined by three brilliant guests - each with something important to say about teams, leadership and what really drives their success.If you’re enjoying the series, please share it with a colleague or leave a rating or review - it makes a huge difference.For more information about the Highly Relational approach visit highlyrelational.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Podshop Studios - Tom WrightPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highly Relational Team: Launch Week - What's Next?! - Episode #5/6With Robert DigingsAs we bring launch week for the Highly Relational Team to a close, Robert takes a moment to look back - and look ahead. After three weeks of opening the doors to the full model, today’s episode gathers up what’s happened, offers gratitude, and sets the stage for what’s coming next.In this episode, Robert reflects on:• The mini-series with Anni Townend exploring the Personal Process, Team Process and complete model• The roundtable with Dr Gwen Stirling Wilkie, Lucy Widdowson and Alastair Kidd• The release of all 25 Two Minute Teamwork episodes - now available on the interactive landing page• What it means to put people before productivity, team before task, and relationships before resultsAnd he shares what’s coming next for the Highly Relational community:Your chance to take part - Ask Me AnythingNext week we’re doing something new: an AMA episode.Robert invites your questions about anything to do with teams, relationships and the Highly Relational Team - from any of the 25 elements to the meaning of Adventure.Send your question to [email protected] now availableAt highlyrelational.com, you’ll find:• Videos introducing every element• Short conversations explaining how the elements fit together• Reflections on the philosophy behind the modelLooking ahead to next yearRobert previews what’s coming in 2026:• A full new website with deeper resources• A beta version of the team assessment• A professional training programme for practitioners who want to bring the Highly Relational approach into their own workSeason 4 continues…There are still three episodes to come this season, featuring:• Caroline Clark - on analog astronaut missions, extreme environments and relational resilience• John Leary-Joyce - on Gestalt, embodiment and showing up in the moment• Angie Wakeman - on the wisdom and freedom of the Clown archetypeRobert closes with thanks - for listening, for being part of this community, and for exploring a different way of thinking about teams.For more information about the Highly Relational approach visit highlyrelational.com🎙️ Coming soon:An Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Podshop Studios - Tom WrightPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #25: ADVENTUREAdventure is the culmination of the Highly Relational Team - the moment when everything integratesIt's aliveness in action. The work stretches you, but doesn’t split you. People are learning, growing, daring, and still deeply connectedIt’s when a team steps into the unknown together - guided by purpose, anchored by trust, fuelled by curiosity🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highly Relational Team: Launch Week Roundtable - Teams and How They Come to Life - Episode #4/6Hosted by Dr Gwen Stirling Wilkie with guests Lucy Widdowson, Alastair Kidd & Robert DigingsAs part of launch week for the Highly Relational Team, this special roundtable brings together four experienced practitioners to explore a central question: What really brings teams to life?Hosted by Dr Gwen Stirling Wilkie, and joined by Lucy Widdowson, Alastair Kidd, and Robert Digings, this lively, insightful conversation examines how teams thrive in an unpredictable world - and why the relational fabric between people matters as much as the work itself.In this episode, our guests explore:• Why teams need both individual development and collective development• How teams can become their own mirror - building the courage to look at themselves• Why 'soft skills' are now the hardest and most essential skills in team life• What collaboration really means - and why most teams confuse it with coordination• The limits of hub-and-spoke leadership, and the power of collective responsibility• How future team life may include AI members - and what won’t change at all: our humanityAs the discussion closes, each guest shares their advice for teams wanting to start, reset or reinvigorate their team development journey.For more information about the Highly Relational Team visit highlyrelational.com🎙️ Coming soon:A look ahead to the rest of Season 4 and our plans for 2026, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Guest Host - Dr Gwen Stirling Wilkie:www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gwen-stirling-wilkie-🌐-edgewalker-6171356www.seedsoftransformation.co.uk Organisational Consultant, Edgewalker and Author of Omni-Working: Work effectively in all ways, from all placesLucy Widdowson:www.linkedin.com/in/lucywiddowsonwww.performance-edge.co.ukAccredited Executive and Team Coach and Consultant. Founder of Performance EdgeAlastair Kidd:www.inkedin.com/in/alastairkiddwww.alastairkidd.com Systemic leadership sherpa, coach, and facilitator. Generative leadership and teamingRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive Coach. Creator of the Highly Relational TeamProduction credits:Studio Engineer at Podshop Studios - Tom WrightPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #24: AMBITIONAmbition isn’t just about wanting more - it’s about wanting meaningfully. It’s the energy that turns purpose into pursuitIt's born where contribution and commitment meet, fuelled by courage - drive with integrityIt challenges comfort, sets direction, and inspires effort - seeking success with people, not over them🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highly Relational Team: Launch Week Mini-Series - Episode #3/6Hosted by Anni Townend with guest Robert DigingsIn this final episode of our special launch-week mini-series, we bring everything together - the full map of the Highly Relational Team.Guest host Anni Townend speaks with Robert Digings about how the Personal Process and Team Process combine into a complete, relational approach to team development. Together they explore the elements that emerge when the two halves meet: Story, Ambition and Adventure, supported by the enablers Creativity and Courage.In this conversation, Robert shares:• Why teams thrive in environments with aliveness, risk and meaning• How creativity and courage enable teams to stay together through challenge• Why Adventure is the heart of relational team life - the journey a team chooses to take• How corporate life is a continual cycle of joining, belonging and leaving• Why a truly relational team sees one another as humans first, colleagues secondWe also explore the model’s two developmental dimensions:The horizontal progression: Showing Up, Joining In, Staying With, Counting On, Facing OutThe vertical progression: Communicating, Cooperating, Coordinating, Collaborating, CommunityAs the series closes, Robert offers a simple starting point: Have a conversation - a quality, spacious conversation about relationship, belonging, adventure, creativity and courage - all around the work of being human together.🎙️ Coming soon:A roundtable discussion with four experienced practitioners on what really makes teams come to life, a look ahead to next year, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Guest Host - Anni Townend:www.linkedin.com/in/anni-townend-leadershipwww.annitownend.comwww.collaborationequation.comLeadership Coach, Partner and Executive Mentor to C-Suite, Senior Teams and BoardsCo-founder of the Collaboration EquationPodcast Host - Leaders in Conversation with Anni TownendRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this three-part mini-series Robert explains how the 25 elements of the Highly Relational Team fit together to create a powerful team development model.Production credits:Audio Engineer at Brown Bear Studios - Tom DaltonPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #23: STORYStory is how we make sense of experience. It’s where facts meet feeling, where data gains directionIt arises when congruency and connection meet through creativity - the bridge between insight and inspirationStory defines how you remember success, interpret failure, and imagine the future🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highly Relational Team: Launch Week Mini-Series - Episode #2/6Hosted by Anni Townend with guest Robert DigingsIn this second episode of our special mini-series for launch week, we move from self to system - exploring the Team Process at the heart of the Highly Relational Team.Guest host Anni Townend interviews Robert Digings about the three core elements that shape how individuals join in together: Belonging, Connection and Commitment - exploring how these practices create unity, through deeper connection, commitment and belief in each other.In this conversation, Robert shares:• Why the destination of team development is not performance - but community• Why belonging must be co-created, never imposed• How connection deepens when teams embrace vulnerability and difference• Why commitment is ultimately about committing to each other, not just the task• Why intimacy in teams is not romantic, but profoundly human - and essentialYou’ll hear how the double overlaps — Intimacy (Belonging + Connection) and Identity (Belonging + Commitment) - build towards Unity, the outcome of the Team Process and the basis of collaborative working.To close, Robert offers one practical step for leaders this week: Make time for your team to simply be together. Eat, laugh, share stories - to build the fabric of community.In our final episode, we bring everything together: the complete Highly Relational Team model, the enablers that support it, and the adventure that help teams grow, mature and achieve together.🎙️ Coming soon:A roundtable discussion with four experienced practitioners on what really makes teams come to life, a look ahead to next year, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Guest Host - Anni Townend:www.linkedin.com/in/anni-townend-leadershipwww.annitownend.comwww.collaborationequation.comLeadership Coach, Partner and Executive Mentor to C-Suite, Senior Teams and BoardsCo-founder of the Collaboration EquationPodcast Host - Leaders in Conversation with Anni TownendRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this three-part mini-series Robert explains how the 25 elements of the Highly Relational Team fit together to create a powerful team development model.Production credits:Audio Engineer at Brown Bear Studios - Tom DaltonPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #22: UNITYUnity is when a team stops being a collection of individuals and starts becoming a communityIt's the triple overlap of belonging, connection, and commitment - the felt sense of weIt’s alignment without sameness - diversity held together by shared identity and ambition🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highly Relational Team: Launch Week Mini-Series - Episode #1/6Hosted by Anni Townend with guest Robert DigingsIn this first episode of our special mini-series, Highly Relational Team, we begin with the first half of the model: the Personal Process - how each individual shows up in the team - as a human, colleague and leader.Guest host Anni Townend interviews Robert Digings about the three core elements at the heart of the Personal Process: Awareness, Congruency and Contribution - exploring how these practices shape presence, deepen relationship and transform the quality of leadership.In this conversation, Robert shares:• The foundational value of Awareness to all personal and leadership development• How the inner work of Congruency supports insight into ourselves and others• Why Contribution is more about offering yourself than offering expertise• That being is more important than doing in all developmental work• How the present moment is full of possibility, awe and mysteryYou’ll also hear how the double overlaps - Insight (Awareness + Congruency) and Immediacy (Awareness + Contribution) — support the development of Presence, the outcome of the Personal Process and the basis of relational leadership.To close, Robert offers a simple practice to begin strengthening your own presence this week: Give a third of your attention back to yourself - to breath, body and inner experience.In the next episode we move from self to system, exploring the Team Process and how Belonging, Connection and Commitment weave the fabric of Unity.🎙️ Coming soon:A roundtable discussion with four experienced practitioners on what really makes teams come to life, a look ahead to next year, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Guest Host - Anni Townend:www.linkedin.com/in/anni-townend-leadershipwww.annitownend.comwww.collaborationequation.comLeadership Coach, Partner and Executive Mentor to C-Suite, Senior Teams and BoardsCo-founder of the Collaboration EquationPodcast Host - Leaders in Conversation with Anni TownendRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this three-part mini-series Robert explains how the 25 elements of the Highly Relational Team fit together to create a powerful team development model.Production credits:Audio Engineer at Brown Bear Studios - Tom DaltonPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #21: PRESENCEPresence is the heart of relational leadershipIt’s the integration of awareness, congruency, and contribution - the point where who you are, what you feel, and what you do, alignWhen you’re present, others feel it. People sense you’re there and that they’re seen🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #20: WARRIORThe Warrior archetype embodies courage, commitment, and purposeful actionIt’s not about aggression - it’s about service and integrityIt’s what helps a team move from intention to impact🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #19: MAGICIANThe Magician archetype brings creativity, curiosity, and perspectiveIt’s the part of us that sees patterns others miss and turns complexity into possibilityIt reframes problems and helps people imagine new futures🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #18: LOVERThe Lover archetype brings warmth, empathy, and connectionIt’s the energy that turns colleagues into companions and teams into communitiesIt’s about caring without caretaking - offering empathy without losing boundaries🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #17: SOVEREIGNThe Sovereign archetype embodies calm authority. It’s leadership rooted not in power, but in presenceIt’s the part of us that holds direction and steadiness when others look for guidanceSovereign energy shows up when you lead with clarity, but without ego🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #16: COURAGECourage is action in the presence of fearIt’s not the absence of anxiety - it’s the willingness to move forward anywayIt’s speaking the difficult truth, giving the tough feedback, making the call that matters🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #15: CREATIVITYCreativity, in teams, is born from connectionIt emerges when people feel confident enough to explore, and brave enough to be wrongIt’s easy to treat creativity as individual brilliance, but in reality it’s a relational process🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #14: KINSHIPKinship is the sense of mutual care and belonging that develops through shared experience and respectIt isn’t friendship, though it can include itIt’s the recognition that we’re in this together - that my success and yours are linked🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #13: VULNERABILITYVulnerability is the doorway to real connection - it’s the moment you stop performing and start relatingWhen one person risks being honest, it gives everyone else permission to do the sameIt isn’t confession or oversharing; it’s appropriate openness🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #12: REFLEXIVITYThe ability to momentarily step back and examine your own role in what’s unfolding in front of youIt’s awareness turned inward, but whilst in motionReflexivity lets you see yourself as both participant and observer🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #11: MINDFULNESSThe art of paying attention - deliberately, and without judgementFoundation for both personal awareness and relational intelligenceIt’s a way of coming home to yourself🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #10: IDENTITYStrong identity gives a team direction and prideThe shared story of “this is who we are, and this is why it matters"Identity builds through experience - shared challenges, rituals and inside jokes🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #09: IMMEDIACYImmediacy is presence in action - it keeps relationships cleanIt's the courage to respond directly, in the moment, with honesty and careImmediacy sounds like quick feedback, rapid repair, spontaneous gratitude🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #08: INTIMACYTeams with intimacy operate at a deeper level of honestyIt's the courage to be real - to show up as yourselfIt's not about drama - it’s about depth of connection🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #07: INSIGHTThe shift from seeing 'out there' to understanding 'in here'Supports greater compassion for self and othersInsight reveals the patterns beneath our behaviour🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #06: COMMITMENTThe glue that binds people into something dependableThe shared promise: I’m in, and I'm not going anywhereYou can count on me and I know I can count on you🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #05: CONTRIBUTIONThe giving of yourself to the team, freely and frequentlyNot just your expertise, but what you feel, notice and hope forContribution turns inner value into valuable expression🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #04: CONNECTIONEmotional contact - being attuned to others in real timeWhat turns coordination into collaborationHow connection leads to intimacy and unity🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #03: CONGRUENCYPersonal alignment of thoughts, feelings, words and actionsAuthentic and genuine expression of what's trueHow congruency leads to insight and presence🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #02: BELONGINGThe starting point of all joined-up teamwork, collaboration and communityFeeling welcomed, valued, included and appreciatedHow belonging builds intimacy, identity and unity🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the launch of the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 Episode #01: AWARENESSThe starting point of all personal and team developmentAwareness of self, other, and the space in betweenHow awareness builds insight, immediacy and presence🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Two Minute Teamwork - and a new way to think about teams.In this short-form series, host Robert Digings introduces the launch of the Highly Relational Team - a new approach to building exceptional relationships at work.What if teamwork wasn’t just about performance - but about relationship, awareness, belonging, and even a shared adventure?Across 25 episodes, each just two and a half minutes long, Robert explores the elements that help teams move beyond function to truly come alive together.Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear how the Personal Process and Team Process come together to form a complete relational model - and how to apply it in everyday team life.💡 In this episode:The story behind Two Minute Teamwork and why it marks the start of the Highly Relational Team launchWhat to expect over the next three weeks - two new episodes every weekdayWhy teamwork is both personal and collectiveHow “thinking as many, but acting as one” captures the essence of truly relational teamsAn invitation to think differently about your team - not as a system to manage, but as a relationship to celebrate🎙️ Coming soon:Longer conversations explaining how the 25 elements fit together, a roundtable with practitioners on what really makes teams thrive, and an Ask Me Anything episode where Robert answers listener questions.✨ Episodes begin Monday 3rd November with Awareness and Belonging - the first steps on the journey to becoming a Highly Relational Team.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingswww.highlyrelational.comTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this short-form business podcast Robert explores the 25 elements that make up the Highly Relational Team and how you can apply them wherever you work.Production credits:Studio Facilities - Podshop StudiosPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This three-part mini-series - Six Voices - revisits some of the most powerful moments from previous seasons of Highly Relational.In each episode, six terrific guests offer their own unique take on one shared truth: that relationships aren’t just important to teamwork and leadership - they are the work.About this episodeIn this final instalment of Six Voices, Robert Digings brings together six remarkable guests from Season 3 - each offering a distinct lens on why relationships sit at the heart of every great team.From seeing to serving, from diversity to dialogue, from meaning to aliveness - six different perspectives on what enables teams to truly succeed.The six voices🎙️ Nick Williams - Author, coach and advocate of purpose-led work, on how workplaces become communities when we learn to see and celebrate one another🏁 Penny Mallory - Former rally driver and performance coach, on diversity as relational strength - why difference is what keeps teams resilient and ready💬 Dr. Graham Curtis - Leadership educator and thinker, on the courage to tell the truth and why teams only build trust through honest dialogue🧭 Karen Ellis - Consultant and co-author of Upgrade: Building Your Capacity for Complexity, on how shared meaning-making turns conflict into creativity🌿 Clare Cracknell - Agile coach and facilitator, on servant leadership as generosity in action - removing barriers so others can grow✨ Pete Marsh - Coach and co-creator of the Generative Leadership Map, on emotional connection and energy as the spark that makes teams truly aliveKey themesHow mutual appreciation transforms workplaces into communities of growthWhy empathy and diversity make teams stronger and more adaptableThe power of relational courage - speaking truth with careHow shared meaning fuels collaboration and creativityWhy service, not status, defines the most effective leadersLooking aheadNext week marks the launch of the Highly Relational Team, beginning with a brand new short-form series: Two Minute Teamwork - bite-sized reflections on the 25 essential elements of creating a Highly Relational Team.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This three-part mini-series - Six Voices - revisits some of the most powerful moments from previous seasons of Highly Relational.In each episode, six terrific guests offer their own unique take on one shared truth: that relationships aren’t just important to teamwork and leadership - they are the work.About this episodeIn this second instalment of Six Voices, Robert Digings brings together six remarkable guests from Season 2 - each offering a distinct lens on why relationships sit at the heart of every great team.From family systems to collaboration, reflection to courage, vulnerability to learning - elements that connect people, purpose, and performance.The six voices🌱 Dr Julia Carden - Coach, consultant and author, on how the stories and dynamics of our first teams - our families - echo through the way we relate and collaborate at work🤝 Jill Clancy - Leadership mentor and business adviser, on humility, ego, and the collaborative behaviours that turn difference into shared success🧩 Dr Gwen Stirling Wilkie - Author, consultant and systems thinker, on trust, alignment, and the relational groundwork that underpins high-performance teams📖 David Kesby - Organisational coach and author of Extra-Dependent Teams, on storytelling, reflection and the “thrills and spills” that build collective learning🔥 Steve Hearsum - Consultant, coach and provocateur, on reflexivity and the “useful discomfort” that fuels growth, resilience and real collaboration💠 Simon Cavicchia - Executive coach, Gestalt practitioner and Ashridge faculty member, on vulnerability, shame, and rediscovering our shared humanity in leadershipKey themesRelationship is the invisible thread that turns groups into teamsStorytelling, humility, and reflection transform performance more than process ever canVulnerability and discomfort aren’t weaknesses - they’re the birthplace of learning and trustTrue collaboration begins when leaders replace control with connectionHigh-performing teams are Highly Relational - alive, courageous, and realLooking aheadSix Voices continues next week with Part 3, featuring guests from Season 3 - six further perspectives that expand this evolving conversation about how human connection powers team success.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This three-part mini-series - Six Voices - revisits some of the most powerful moments from previous seasons of Highly Relational.In each episode, six terrific guests offer their own unique take on one shared truth: that relationships aren’t just important to teamwork and leadership - they are the work.About this episodeIn this first episode we return to six guests from Season 1 - from coaches to creatives, researchers to executives - each illuminating a different facet of what it means to connect, collaborate, and truly belong at work.Together they form a chorus of insight on how love, trust, humour, curiosity, and courage build the kind of teams that not only perform, but endure.The six voices🎙️ Rasheed Ogunlaru - Coach, author, and motivational speaker, on why leadership is built on humanity, not hierarchy💗 Helena Clayton - Researcher and facilitator, exploring the radical power of love in organisational life🎭 Neil Mullarkey - Comedian, author, and co-founder of The Comedy Store Players, on laughter as a bridge to trust and collaboration🔄 Nairy McMahon - Director of CRR UK (Organisation & Relationship Systems Coaching), on curiosity, difference, and the living systems of team life🚌 Joel Mitchell - Managing Director, Stagecoach South East, on care, community and leading large teams with heart🌿 Anni Townend - Leadership partner and host of Leaders in Conversation, on creating safety, inclusion and courageous dialogue at the collaborative edgeKey themesRelationships as the foundation of leadership and cultureLove, trust and belonging as performance driversHumour, curiosity and difference as creative catalystsFrom “me” to “we” - how community builds resilienceWhy courageous conversations fuel collaboration and innovationLooking aheadSix Voices continues next week with Part 2, featuring guests from Season 2 - six further perspectives that expand this evolving conversation about how human connection powers team success.Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do some teams succeed while others struggle - even when the structures look the same?In this first bonus episode of Season 4, Robert steps away from the guest interviews to share the thinking that has shaped his work with teams over the past two decades.As we get ready for the launch of the Highly Relational Team - this special reveals why relationships sit at the very heart of team success, and why leaving them to chance has such profound, unintended consequences.Robert explores:🌱 Why success is always determined by relationships🎲 How relationships are often left to chance, with unintended costs🧩 Why most current models miss the relational foundation of teamwork👤 The importance of both individual and collective work in teams⚡ Why small relational moments often have the biggest impact👂 The value of staying with what is happening, even when difficult🗺️ Why the whole endeavour is best understood as an adventureRobert's message is clear: "Relationships are at the heart of success. They’re too important to leave to chance. Every relationship is an adventure in the making."Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when the pace of change overtakes the pace of learning - or even understanding? And what if the old rules no longer apply, but we simply haven't noticed?Highly RelationalSeason 4 - Episode 3Changes - The World After Midnightwith Eddie ObengIn this episode, host Robert Digings speaks with Eddie Obeng - world-renowned speaker, educator, author, and founder of Pentacle: The Virtual Business School. Eddie has been described as the Rockstar of Business Education, influencing leaders and organisations worldwide, including 40% of the FTSE 100.Eddie’s central idea - the world after midnight - describes the shift to a world where the rules have changed, but most leaders and teams are still relying on outdated assumptions and beliefs.Together they explore:⏳ Why the pace of change now exceeds our capacity to learn🌀 The difference between events (which evaporate) and patterns (which persist)🧩 The four types of change - Painting by Numbers, Movie, Quest, and Lost in the Fog - and how leaders should respond to each🧠 Why our biology and neurology make us naturally resistant to change - and how leaders can work with that rather than against it💬 The counterintuitive value of stakeholders who understand but disagree - and why they are “gold dust” for any project🚫 The dangers of treating AI and technology as silver bullets - and why enhancing and empowering people is more effective than replacing them🌱 Why dreaming a better dream isn’t indulgent - it’s essential for transformationSpecial Offers:Eddie's free offer to Qube - or just £1 for VIP tour - visit: https://qube.cc/HighlyRelationalOffer/Free PETs mentioned in the show:https://qube.cc/pets/evolvedominateordiehttps://qube.cc/pets/digitaldestinyhttps://qube.cc/pets/hopesandfearsEddie Obeng:www.inkedin.com/in/prof-eddie-obengwww.eddieobeng.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most of us avoid conflict. We fear tension, fallout, or damaged relationships. But what if conflict wasn’t something to shy away from? What if it could be smart - a pathway to stronger relationships, higher trust, and better team performance?Highly RelationalSeason 4 - Episode 2Kung Fu Fighting - Getting Good at Conflictwith Alice Driscoll and Louise van HaarstIn this episode, host Robert Digings is joined by Louise van Haarst and Alice Driscoll, co-founders of The Power House and co-authors of Smart Conflict: How to Have Hard Conversations at Work. Together they share how leaders and teams can move from conflict avoidance to conflict competence.Between them, Alice and Louise have spent thousands of hours coaching leaders, boards, and teams. They argue that organisations don’t need less conflict - they need more, but of the right kind. In their work and new book, they show how to shift from destructive relational conflict to productive task conflict.In this conversation, we explore:🔄 Why reframing conflict as opportunity unlocks better collaboration🧭 The Five R’s model - Reflect, Regulate, Readiness, Respond, Repair—and how to apply it💬 Why repair is always possible, even when conversations go badly⚖️ How to balance accountability with empathy in today’s workplace🚦 The difference between relational conflict (“me vs. you”) and task conflict (“us vs. the problem”)🌱 Why awareness of conflict styles matters and how teams can use diagnostics to build shared language💡 Practical ways to bring smart conflict into your next team meeting or one-to-oneTheir message is simple but powerful: conflict is inevitable, but with the right tools, it can become one of the most valuable resources for growth, creativity, and resilience at work.Alice Driscoll:www.linkedin.com/in/alice-elizabeth-driscollwww.thepowerhouse.companyLouise van Haarst:www.linkedin.com/in/louise-van-haarstwww.thepowerhouse.companyRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes a workplace culture healthy, compelling, and sustainable = and when does it tip into something toxic?Highly RelationalSeason 4 - Episode 1Can You Feel It - Creating Workplace Culturewith Peter GreedyIn this episode, host Robert Digings speaks with Peter Greedy, leadership coach, consultant, Belbin practitioner, and Ikigai trainer. With over 35 years of experience in healthcare and leadership development, Peter brings a deeply personal perspective: as a young man studying in London, he was recruited into a cult. What began as belonging and meaning turned into control and harm. That experience now profoundly informs his work on workplace culture, leadership, and his current doctoral research in coaching psychology.Together, Robert and Peter explore:🌱 Why culture is best understood as what it feels like to be in the workplace🔍 How cult-like tendencies—binary thinking, exclusion, control—can also appear in subtle ways inside organisations🧭 Why self-awareness in leaders is essential for shaping the culture of their teams📊 Peter’s development of the Workplace Culture Index—a new way to assess and improve culture at team and organisational levels💡 How values, psychological safety, and “moral ambition” can transform teams and organisations🚫 Where toxicity comes from, and how leaders can face into it with curiosity, honesty, and courage✔️ Practical steps you can take in your next meeting to make your team culture healthier and more humanPeter’s message is clear: great culture is possible, but it requires intention, effort, and values-driven leadership.Peter Greedy:www.linkedin.com/in/petergreedywww.petergreedy.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back for a fourth series of Highly Relational!This autumn through until Christmas we’ve a great line-up of excellent guests for you, including:PETER GREEDY – on corporate culture, leadership, and how culture can become toxicKARIM HIRANI – on the role of AI in teamsLOUISE VAN HAARST & ALICE DRISCOLL – on how to get good at conflict at workJOHN LEARY-JOYCE – on somatic wisdom and in-the-moment leadershipAnd right in the middle of this season, we’ll be officially launching The Highly Relational Team. This is more than just a new model – it’s the bringing together of everything Robert's learnt over the last 20 years about what enables people to do their best work together. A practical framework designed to help any workplace build stronger, more relational, and so more effective teams. It’s about turning everyday collaboration into something extraordinary.Tune in every Wednesday on your favourite podcast app or YouTube to hear stories, insights and useful tips from leaders, authors, coaches and consultants about how to create terrific teams at work.And don’t forget – if you’re new, or fancy another listen – you’ve got the whole of Seasons 1, 2 and 3 ready to catch up on.Your host is team development consultant Robert Digings and the conversation focuses on relationships, teamwork, and all the joys and messiness of human collaboration.Do please like, subscribe and review wherever you’re listening or watching – it makes such a difference.To join in the online conversation follow Robert on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsEnjoy!Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Julie Allen© 2025 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode Robert shares his reflections on the six conversations from the second half of the series - in the hope it’s a welcome opportunity for you to reflect too.We really do want you to make these ideas your own - to incorporate them into your leadership style or consultancy practice, so they make a difference to the individuals and teams you’re in relationship with.Robert's two standout themes are, firstly the enormous importance of paying attention to the PRESENT MOMENT - our very sense of being here, now - with all the possibilities that includes, and secondly the huge impact our MINDSET has on our moment-to-moment experience, our behaviours and our success.With expert contributions from:Alastair Kidd and Pete Marsh:S03 E12: Come Alive - Generative TeamingKaren Ellis:S03 E11: Making Your Mind Up - Meaning and IntersubjectivityWill Glendinning:S03 E09: Moments Like This - Adventures in CreativityPenny Mallory:S03 E07: When The Going Gets Tough - Mental ToughnessGarry Sanderson:S03 E08: Everything Changes - Collaborative PerformanceClare Cracknell:S03 E10: Wild Horses - Serving Human PotentialRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can generative leadership lead to better decisions, better teamwork and better outcomes? Why without an understanding of vertical development is it very difficult to appreciate what’s going on in us, our teams and our organisations? What are the tangible benefits of embracing greater complexity in our lives - whether at work or at home?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 12Come Alive - Generative Teamingwith Alastair Kidd and Pete MarshAlastair Kidd and Pete Marsh are two long-time coach/ facilitators with a passion for understanding the dynamics that exist in organisations around relationships, maturity and complexity, and the new ways of being together that can arise, leading to altogether-better outcomes for everyone involved. In today's conversation Pete and Alastair discuss their collaboration around GENERATIVE LEADERSHIP and GENERATIVE TEAMING and why - for them - this is the way forward for leaders and organisations to thrive, amid the myriad of challenges we’re all currently facing.Videos:This is Me - The Greatest Showman - Keala Settle (workshop session to get the movie greenlit)www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-e8ZJBzw8YHow Stairway to Heaven was written - Jimmy Page (BBC News)www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDo4CA13LbYAlastair Kidd:www.linkedin.com/in/alastairkiddwww.alastairkidd.comPete Marsh:www.linkedin.com/in/petemarsh1www.petemarshconsulting.co.ukRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is meaning-making so relevant to our working lives and the challenges we face here? How can we understand ourselves and each other better by asking some simple questions when things get difficult? What part does meaning-making play in relationships, collaboration, problem solving and psychological wellbeing?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 11Making Your Mind Up - Meaning and Intersubjectivitywith Karen EllisKaren Ellis is a business consultant who helps individuals, teams and organisations with their meaning-making. She’s the founder of the business Adaptology, co-author of the book Upgrade - Building your capacity for complexity, and is particularly interested in how meaning is created between individuals - a concept known as intersubjectivity. In today's conversation Karen discusses how we make meaning in our lives - both with our friends and families, and at work - and its fundamental importance to relationships, collaboration, decision making and psychological wellbeing.Karen Ellis:www.linkedin.com/in/karen-ellis-41a3b1311Robert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is servant leadership so effective at supporting the potential of others? How can leaders best undertake the challenging - and rewarding - opportunity of working on themselves? What is Equine Assisted Learning and how can it be used to develop the leaders and teams of the future?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 10Wild Horses - Serving Human Potentialwith Clare CracknellClare Cracknell is an Enterprise Agile Coach for one of the UK’s insurance groups, she’s a dedicated advocate of Servant Leadership and a highly experienced Equine Assisted Learning practitioner - which, as you may know, involves using horses to help individuals and leaders develop their emotional connection and intelligence with themselves and others. In today's conversation Clare discusses her ongoing passion for personal growth - what it is to be human, how we can best develop as individuals and teams, and the huge opportunity we have to serve those around us to grow and develop their potential.Clare Cracknell:www.linkedin.com/in/clarecracknellwww.clareandthefox.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when we define our own value and what we believe to be the point of what we do? How can dictatorial leadership with democratic management often be the key to success? Why is it important to help people discover what they really care about?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 9Moments Like This - Adventures in Creativitywith Will GlendinningWill Glendinning is an executive producer, entrepreneur, author, creator and adventurer. With a rich background in designing, producing and delivering events at the highest possible level, Will has worked with world leaders, governments, global businesses, international performers and household names. In today's conversation he talks to us about what he's come to understand about leadership, creativity and taking risks - along with why he believes life - and work - are about significant, stand-out moments rather than the whole experience.Will Glendinning:www.linkedin.com/in/willglendinningwww.willglendinning.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Audio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Megan ThomasPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can collaboration be approached much more intentionally? Why is what you consciously think, so much less important than how you actually behave? What aspects of the working environment can we engineer for collaborative success?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 8Everything Changes - Collaborative Performancewith Garry SandersonGarry Sanderson is a leadership and behavioural consultant, founder of Visualyze, and author of the recently published - The Change Engineer. As the title suggests, Garry has a technical engineering background, but it’s his love of applied behavioural science that’s caused him to question the very way organisations - and therefore leaders - set their people up for success. In today's conversation we explore human collaboration - what it is, how and when it happens, and the myriad of ways it can be undermined, poorly prioritised and readily left to chance.Garry Sanderson:www.linkedin.com/in/garrysandersonwww.change-engineer.comRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is mental toughness so readily misunderstood and what does it actually mean? How could developing it improve your life and leadership capability? What would you need to work on to achieve mental toughness in the situations that matter to you most?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 7When The Going Gets Tough - Mental Toughnesswith Penny MalloryPenny Mallory is a former Champion Rally Driver, TV presenter, author and international keynote speaker on mental toughness. As a coach and consultant who works with both individuals and senior execs, Penny knows that mental toughness isn’t something that can just be taught - but needs to be developed and worked on at all levels. In today's conversation we explore the role mental toughness plays in what we achieve in all areas of our life, along with its valuable psychological counterpart mental sensitivity.Penny Mallory:www.linkedin.com/in/pennymallorywww.pennymallory.co.ukRobert Digings:www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigingsTeam Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Manager at Nozzle Media - Richard LannenPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.