Highly Relational

Over the next few weeks Season 3 of Highly Relational will continue with more great guests, sharing what they’ve come to understand about what enables people to gel together and get stuff done.And if you’re new to this podcast, do check out Series One and Two! You’ll find conversations about APPLIED CREATIVITY, SYSTEMS COACHING, COLLABORATIVE EDGE, STRATEGIC NARRATIVE and PSYCHOANALYSIS AT WORK.So what’s in store for the remaining six episodes of Season 3?Well, we return next week with guests including:PENNY MALLORY - champion rally driver and now international keynote speaker on mental toughnessWILL GLENDINNING - executive producer and director, designer, writer and occasional adventurerGARRY SANDERSON - is a coach, consultant and expert in behavioral science - he’ll be joining us to explore what he calls collaborative performanceAnd CLARE CRACKNELL - an enterprise Agile coach and highly experienced Equine Assisted Learning practitionerDo join us then for more fascinating conversation about all things 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 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.

In this first bonus episode of Season 3 Robert shares his reflections on the six conversations we’ve had so far - 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 importance of really getting to know those we work with, so that we create a level of professional INTIMACY, and secondly how our approach to learning can lead to insight and WISDOM that can be applied for everyone’s benefit.With expert contributions from:Nick Williams:S03 E01: The Calling - Inspirational LeadershipKaren Edwards:S03 E02: Better Together - Delivering Successful Live EventsAnise Bullimore:S03 E05: Walk of Life - Resilience and the Great OutdoorsAndrew Gibbons:S03 E04: School's Out - Active LearningNia Thomas:S03 E03: Knowing Me, Knowing You - Raising Awareness of AwarenessGraham Curtis:S03 E06: Don't Change - Relational ComplexityRobert 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 can complexity theory reveal about organisational life? Why are curiosity and doubt such useful leadership qualities? How might you go about bringing the desired future into the living present?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 6Don't Change - Relational Complexitywith Graham CurtisGraham Curtis is an expert in organisational development and the former Director of Learning & Research at Roffey Park Institute. With a background in senior leadership - both operational and human resources - Graham's doctoral research focused on the role of OD practitioners in culture change. He's passionate about group dynamics and the transformative power of relationships. In today's conversation we explore the power of curiosity and doubt, and discuss why functional collision in organisations is so problematic and what senior leadership teams can do about it.Graham Curtis:www.linkedin.com/in/dr-graham-curtis-6b931911Robert 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 - Meghan Thomas   Post 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 could going for a walk with your team be good for business? What's the best preparation for a difficult conversation or meeting? How can you build resilience one step and one breath at a time?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 5Walk of Life - Resilience and the Great Outdoorswith Anise BullimoreAnise Bullimore is a coach and consultant who specialises in resilience and walking! With a previous background in educational technology and teaching leadership development, Anise’s work now looks at the physical and mental side of coaching - using our environment and breath to have those difficult to face conversations. Anise has come to understand that building resilience and ‘walkshops’ are the key to solving problems, managing stress and finding the space to combat our potentially overwhelming thoughts. In today's conversation we explore why developing resilience together is a terrific way for teams to develop not only the skills to survive, but the ability to thrive. Anise Bullimore:www.linkedin.com/in/anisewww.walkcoachlearn.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:Audio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Meghan Thomas   Post 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 do we turn our passive learning into something more active? Why is reflecting on past events not necessarily the best form of reflection? Who could be our learning partner and what value might we get from finding one?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 4School's Out - Active Learningwith Andrew GibbonsAndrew Gibbons is a coach and consultant who is fascinated by LEARNING - in our businesses, in our teams and as individuals. Andrew has over four decades of working in the coaching industry, is a podcast host, and the creator of the Learning Locker Group. He is of course also committed to his own learning having kept a handwritten learning log since 1987 - 1.5 million words and counting! Andrew certainly believes that ‘everyday is a school day’ and that we all have the ability to continuously learn, grow and develop - his work is all about the HOW. In today's conversation we explore why ACTIVE LEARNING and rewarding those who commit to it, should be the new norm - and that this is the true key to creating exceptional leaders. Andrew Gibbons:www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gibbons-fcipd-10707317www.andrewgibbons.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.

What part does self-awareness play in effective leadership? How can we intentionally develop our capacity for it and what might the benefits be? What responsibility do we really have for another person's experience of us?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 3Knowing Me, Knowing You - Raising Awareness of Awarenesswith Nia ThomasNia Thomas is a charity director, fellow podcaster and author of ‘The Self-Awareness Superhighway’. Her doctoral research at the University of South Wales Business School explored the links between SELF-AWARENESS and LEADER EFFECTIVENESS. Previously Nia has worked in the NHS, local government and civil service in England and Wales. She is passionate - evangelical even - about raising awareness of awareness, because of the myriad benefits it can bring to our lives. In today's conversation we explore the crucial part self-aware leadership plays in creating generative working environments that meet the needs of our workforce, now and in the future.Nia Thomas:www.linkedin.com/in/nia-d-thomaswww.knowingselfknowingothers.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:Audio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Meghan Thomas   Post 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 can intact teams learn from the way creative project teams come together? How can you experiment in a working environment where you only get one chance to get it right? What are the leadership challenges of large-scale live event production?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 2Better Together - Delivering Successful Live Eventswith Karen EdwardsKaren Edwards is a senior events specialist, Level Up mentor and founder of Bright Events - a done-for-you event management company. With 15 years’ experience of event production, Karen now partners with all sorts of clients, stakeholders and suppliers to realise large, complex live events. In today's conversation Karen shares the unique people and leadership challenges of live event production, and reveals how she creates short-term projects teams that are set up for success. There’s much intact teams can learn from diverse creative project teams that are required to get to know each other quickly, work together under considerable stress and get it right first-time once the audience turns up.Karen Edwards:www.linkedin.com/in/karen-edwards-eventswww.brighteventsltd.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 - Meghan Thomas   Post 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.

Could leadership be an act of creativity or perhaps even love? Could the highest goal of leadership be to create community? What part might The Muse play in inspiring us, if only we were open to it?Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 1The Calling - Inspirational Leadershipwith Nick WilliamsNick Williams is a coach, speaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of 19 books, including ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’, ‘How To Be Inspired’ and ‘Powerful Beyond Measure’. He has over 3 decades’ experience in the coaching industry and has worked with clients ranging from Olympians to Golden Globe award winners. In today's conversation Nick argues that leadership isn’t just a skill to be developed - or a role that comes with direct reports - but can be an innate calling, which comes with its own responsibilities and an openness to inspiration, whatever the source - including the possibility of insights coming from ‘The Muse’.Nick Williams:www.linkedin.com/in/iamnickwilliamswww.iamnickwilliams.comBooks by Nick include:‘The Work We Were Born To Do’‘How To Be Inspired''Powerful Beyond Measure'and 16 othersRobert 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 - Meghan Thomas   Post 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.

We’re back for a third series of Highly Relational! We have 12 excellent guests lined up for this series, including:PENNY MALLORY - former champion rally driver and now international keynote speaker on mental toughnessNICK WILLIAMS - coach, speaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of 19 books, including ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’WILL GLENDINNING - business owner, entrepreneur, author, creator and adventurerAnd ‘leader effectiveness’ expert - DR NIA THOMAS - Charity Director, fellow podcaster and author of ‘The Self-Awareness Superhighway’Tune in every Wednesday on your favourite podcasting app or YouTube to listen to our guest’s stories, tips and insights on how to create amazing teams at work. And don’t forget, whether you’re new or fancy another listen we have two previous series available for you to catch up on - just scroll down!Your host is Robert Digings and the conversation focuses on relationships, teamwork and all the joys and messiness of human collaboration. Do please subscribe - and consider writing a review - wherever you’re listening or watching!To join in the online conversation follow Robert on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Enjoy!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.

In this bonus episode Robert reflects on the second half of the series, sharing his personal thoughts about the conversations he's had and the stand out themes of LISTENING and VULNERABILITY. He thanks the guests and listeners, asks for topic suggestions and guest recommendations and provides a Brucey Bonus!Listen here to find out more.If you enjoyed Robert's reflections and want to hear more try the mid-season reflection episode (BONUS #1: MID-SEASON REFLECTIONS - RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP) or if a particular clip drew you in listen to the full episode on Apple Podcast, Spotify or watch on YouTube.Honourable Mentions - Jill Clancy - S02 E07Best Behaviour - Effective CollaborationPhilippa White - S02 E10Everything Is Broken - Leadership and HumanityColin Smith - S02 E08Hear You Me - Listening To ConnectSteve Hearsum - S02 E09Silver Bullet - The Myth of FixabilitySimon Cavicchia - S02 E12Shame Shame - Embracing Our VulnerabilityKate Trafford - S02 E11Born This Way - Authentic SuccessCraig Goldblatt - S02 E03It Only Takes A Minute - Being on PurposeRobert Digings - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/ Team 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 Spiritland Studio Kings Cross - Ed GillPost 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 easy to you find it to say ‘I don’t know’? How does our childhood shame and anxiety shape us as leaders? Why do our beliefs about vulnerabilities impact the way we work together? Highly Relational Season 2 - Episode 12Shame Shame – Embracing our Vulnerability with Simon Cavicchia  Simon Cavicchia is an executive coach and consultant whose work focuses on making vulnerability more ordinary and bringing our feelings of shame and anxiety into everyday conversations. With a background of working with national charities, the media and social care and as a member at Hult Ashbridge Business School Simon is here today to share his journey with shame and anxiety as a consultant and a human himself. Simon discusses how our childhood experiences and perceived truths, grown from ideas mirrored to us by society, schools and sometimes our parents can impact us as leaders, team members and colleagues. Topics Covered:Developing ideas of self-imageSelf-awarenessWhat is self-image?Living up to ideals Shame and vulnerability UncertaintyNarcissismSimon's work with organisations Human connection Embracing difference Honourable Mentions:Brene Brown, WebsiteGestalt, Gestalt Centre WebsiteNarcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organisational Ideal by Howard Schwartz, AmazonSimon Cavicchia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-cavicchia-1a6a521/https://www.simoncavicchia.com/‘The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration’, Amazon‘Gestalt Counselling In Action’, AmazonRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Voxpod Studios – Gemma Chester   Post 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 is success? Why is authenticity the key to joyful productivity? How do we turn the 20% of the job we love into 80%? Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 11Born This Way – Authentic Successwith Kate Trafford   Kate Trafford has dedicated her career to helping people reach their authentic success and become joyfully productive. Kate draws on her years of working with teams, leaders and organisations to help us navigate our careers, jobs and team roles so that we are getting the most satisfaction out of our jobs by tapping into our authentic selves.  Kate is here today to talk about loving the journey to success as much as the success itself and that sometimes we need to strip back all the ‘talents’ and ‘skills’ we’ve developed along the way and do some self-reflection, and re-niching to remind ourselves who we truly are and what we’re naturally best at. Topics Covered:Kate’s own journey of success Reflection and self-discovery as the place to start Authenticity and belongingHow to find your authentic self in the role you already do How do job descriptions play into changing the tasks within a teamThe importance of curiosity in a leaderCan this culture change happen bottom up or only top down?What research exits in this area?Wellbeing – that it is more than just not getting sickGoal with Soul Honourable Mentions:‘Finding Your Element: How To Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life’ Sir Ken Robinson, AmazonKate Trafford:https://www.linkedin.com/in/katetrafford/https://www.katetrafford.com/‘Get There, Love Here: The Busy Professionals Guide to Authentic Enjoyable Success’, Amazon  Robert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Spiritland Studio Kings Cross - Rich AndrewsPost 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 many companies can you name that you love working with? Why is business broken? What human assets are we lacking on our organisations?Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 10Everything is Broken – Leadership and Humanitywith Philippa White  As founder and CEO of TIE Leadership Philippa is here to help us understand why business is broken and what we can do to fix it. Philippa is a global citizen, with links to Canada, Britain, Brazil and many other countries who advocates for everyone, but especially leaders, to leave the comfort of the ‘known’ and open up to other opportunities. We are more creative and innovative when we are happy, challenged and can learn from our mistakes. Philippa discusses the impact leaders can have on businesses and our world if they became more resilient, more self-aware and more willing to say ‘I don’t know, but I do know who to speak to’. As a keynote speaker, global-trailblazer and now author there is no one better to help us understand how to bring humanity back to business.Topics Covered:Why is business broken?How human relationship create companies and their culturesHuman assets; vulnerability, self-awareness, resilienceThis movement is bottom upAccepting and learning from failureDo we have the businesses we deserve?21st century businesses Philippa’s experiential work with TIE leadershipPhilippa’s own inspiration Bursting our echo-chamber bubble of perspectives and opinionsPhilippa White:https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippajanewhite/https://tieleadership.com‘Return on Humanity: Leadership Lessons From All Corners of The World’, AmazonRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Voxpod Studios – Gemma Chester   Post 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.

When was the last time you experienced true change in your organisation?When was the last time you hired a change consultant?What did it actually change? Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 9Silver Bullet – Myth of Fixabilitywith Steve Hearsum  Steve has spent decades working as an executive coach and consultant, working with organisations like Roffey Park, Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and the University of Sussex and has come to understand that there are no silver bullets, no quick fixes. Steve is here today to highlight that we are all colluding in this myth of fixability, not just leaders and if we were more vulnerable with each other, got comfortable with saying I don’t know and listened we would be able to make meaningful change in our teams and workplace. Topics Covered:What is the myth of fixability?What is a silver bullet? Culture changePower of internal enquiryOrganisational therapy Shame ands anxietyColluding in the mythEgoCourage to directly challenge and learnExistential element of fixability Honourable Mentions:John Higgins and Mark Cole, AmazonDr Graham Curtis, Roffey Park WebsiteMagic Consultants, BBC Radio 4Steve Hearsum:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehearsumhttps://www.hearsum.com/‘No Silver Bullet: Bursting the Bubble of The Organisational Quick Fix’, AmazonRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/ Team 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 Brown Bear Audio – Tom Dalton  Post 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 does listening affect a speaker’s quality of thinking?Why is it not a leadership skill we prioritise?What is the impact of interruption?  Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 8Hear You Me - Listening to Connectwith Colin SmithColin Smith is known as ‘The Listener’ and has coached organisations like Biffa, BNP Paribas and the Department of Health to understand and embrace the difference between hearing and listening. Colin is here to tell us how the art of listening allows teams, leaders and individuals to improve the quality of their thinking and build better relationships.Everyone can ‘do’ listening but how do we ‘be’ the listener? Press play to find out!Topics Covered:Difference between hearing and listening Difference between doing and being listening Benefits of listening in this wayImpact listening has on the speaker’s quality of thinking Listening as a leadership skill The value of attention over advice The importance of silenceInterruptionCOVID, zoom, technology and listening The ‘Golden Minute’  Honourable Mentions:Celeste Headlee, Ted Talk - YouTubeTattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, AmazonTime to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline, Amazon Colin Smith:https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindsmith1/https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk Robert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/ Team 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 Voxpod Studios - Alex BennettPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find 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 collaboration such a tricky thing to pull off? Why aren't team behaviours just good or bad? How does a team set itself up for sustainable success from the get go?Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 7Best Behaviour – Effective Collaboration   with Jill Clancy   With decades of experience in the workplace, Jill Clancy, has translated her own time as a coach, mentor, volunteer and even engineer student into her work as a change consultant.  With a focus on recognising and understanding our collaborative behaviours, Jill helps teams, organisations and teams of teams work together to decide what behaviours they want to see and how to create those traits in the workplace.  Jill is here today to help us understand why our behaviours are not only up to us but how by acknowledging their impact on others we can change the very culture of our teams.  Topics Covered:What is collaborative behaviour? How to create behaviours which are part of the team not just the individuals who come and goInappropriate and appropriate behavioursThe two sides of behaviours – the physical and communicating side The need to define and write a list of desired behaviours as a team What is ‘ego’ and why does it impact collaborative behaviourImportance of team agreementsThe power of debriefing and the need for regular conversations of reflection Conflict, collaboration and removing blame Shifting the focus from ‘culture’ to values and behaviours   Honourable Mentions:The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth, BBC iPlayer Episode 1 Jill Clancy:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-clancy-8a61086/ Robert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/ Team 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 Spiritland Kings Cross Studio – Ed GillPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find 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.

UPCOMING GUESTS: Kate Trafford:LinkedIn  https://www.katetrafford.comGet There, Love Here: The Busy Professional’s Guide To Authentic, Enjoyable Success published by Right Book Press (Amazon)Colin Smith:LinkedIn  https://dexteritysolutions.co.ukJill Clancy:LinkedIn  Simon Cavicchia:LinkedIn  The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration (Amazon)Robert Digings (LinkedIn), Team 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 Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will ThorntonPost 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.

Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach, Robert 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.Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Robert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Lucy Widdowson & Paul BarbourLinkedIn & LinkedInperformance-edge.co.uk/Building Top Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organisational Success (Amazon)Craig GoldblattLinkedInhttps://www.craiggoldblatt.comhttps://livingonpurpose.globalGwen Stirling WilkieLinkedInhttps://omni-working.com/https://seedsoftransformation.co.ukOmni-Working: Work Effectively In All Ways, From All Places (Amazon)Julia CardenLinkedInhttps://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/Gabriella BraunLinkedInworkingwell.ccgabriellabraun.co.ukAll That We Are: Uncovering The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour At Work (Amazon)David KesbyLinkedInhttps://organisationalcoachinghub.comExtra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity (Amazon)Production CreditsStudio Engineer at Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will Thornton Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational Limited Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to be self-aware and how do you do it? Why does it help us to give and receive real and honest feedback?What is the connection between self-awareness and getting comfortable with uncertainty?Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 6This Is Me - Self-awareness and Connectionwith Julia Carden  As an executive coach with a PhD in self-awareness and a background as a HR consultant, civil servant and Royal Navel Officer, Julia is perfectly placed to highlight why self-awareness allows us to become better leaders, team members and co-workers. Julia explains how self-awareness underpins every other form of self-understanding and how perspective and ego are part of what makes it so difficult to truly achieve.Topics Covered:Self-awareness and the inputs and outputs of itThe components of self-awarenessSelf-awareness and uncertaintyLeaders and self-awarenessHow can self-awareness be of tangible and meaningful value in the workplace?Self-awareness and collaborationWhat are we inhibiting in our teams by making it unacceptable to express anger and frustration?Time commitment involved in becoming self-awareWhy is it so difficult?How can you become self-aware?Honourable Mentions:Simon Sinex, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Game-Businesses-Achieve-Long-Lasting/dp/0241295599Johari Window Viktor FranklBrene Brown, https://brenebrown.com/Helena Clayton, S01, E03Duval & Wicklund 1972Gabriella Braun, S02, E02Daniel Goleman, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/0747528306Jim Collins, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996Paul Barbour & Lucy Widdowson, S02, E01Julia Carden:https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliacarden/https://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/Robert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Voxpod Studios - Alex BennettPost 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.

Do all teams ‘team’ in the same way?Why is vulnerability the foundation of every great team?How do communities of practice raise industry standards?  Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 5Two Tribes - Inter- and Extra-Dependent Teams with David Kesby  With a background of working with executive teams and coaches David has dedicated his career to explaining and exploring the 2 types of team we can be part of, the inter-dependent team who work together to achieve a common goal, vs extra-dependent teams who are learning together to develop a common practice. As founder of Organisational Coaching Hub David works with organisations and coaches to team them that there is no one way to team. Topics Covered:The two types of 'team' and why it hasn't been noticed beforeDefining a ‘team’ and the difference from a group Meaning of ‘teaming’Community of practice and extra-dependant teams Power of supervision groupsSkills, bills, thrills and spills Leaders need to create space for vulnerability Acknowledging similarity in teams as well as diversity Identity as the glue which holds together individuals and teams How prevalent are extra-dependent teams?David Kesby:https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkesby/https://organisationalcoachinghub.comDavid’s Book:Extra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity Published by: Routledge, 2018https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Dependent-Teams-Realising-Power-Similarity-ebook/dp/B08LDMBTHCRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Voxpod Studios - Alex BennettPost 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 is the purpose of a meeting, could your last meeting have been an announcement instead?How can we make the most of our working space?Why are we so pressured to get through an agenda when working online? Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 49 to 5 - Working All Ways, From All Places with Gwen Stirling Wilkie With a background in organisational transformation Gwen has become an expert on work in the 21st Century. Founder of Seeds of Transformation and creator of the Omni-Working Framework Gwen is helping leaders and teams to grow, connect and work together more effectively, in all ways from all places. Topics Covered:What does it mean to work?Performance data and benefits of hybrid working in organisationsThe ‘urgency’ and intensity of online meetingsThe omni-working framework - connection, relationships, working practices, outcomes, guiding principles, working spaces and technology Meetings – does it really need to be a meetingAsynchronous and synchronous working practices How to create spaces to bring the best out of each team member How does a leader enable their team to do the work which connects the team with other areas of the organisation What was the impact COVID had on work, was it all for the better?Viewing flexibility as a source of competitive advantageHonourable Mentions:Atlassian, https://www.atlassian.com/practices/use-cases/team-anywhereAtlassian Report, https://www.atlassian.com/blog/distributed-work/distributed-work-reportGwen Stirling Wilkie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwen-stirling-wilkie-frsa-6171356/https://omni-working.com/https://seedsoftransformation.co.ukGwen’s Book Omni-Working: Work Effectively In All Ways, From All Placeshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Omni-Working-all-ways-places/dp/1913483339Robert Digingshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Voxpod Studios - Alex BennettPost 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 do some people say we need to learn to breathe better?How can we live richer lives at work as well as at home?How do you know your true purpose? Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 3It Only Takes a Minute - Being on Purposewith Craig GoldblattCraig is a team coach, international keynote speaker and founder of the charity Giving Africa and strives to make every individual understand how unique and magnificent they are. Craig specialises in purpose and impact and has worked with companies including Microsoft, the World Wildlife Fund and easyJet.Topics Covered:Mental wellbeingHow organisations need to change the way they function to allow people to be human beingsThe importance of collaboration in organisations and corporatesImportance of breathingPower of intentionInternal and external worldsPersonal and professional purposeDaily practicesHow COVID caused us to become still, sedentary and overwhelmedThe importance of a minute at workHonourable Mentions:Nathalie Montille, https://www.transformationalbreath.co.uk/community/nathalie-montille/Dalai Lama Mahatma Ghandi Nichiren Buddhist NLP, https://www.nlp.com/what-is-nlp/Eckhart Tolle Viktor Frankl - Mans Search for Meaning, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Search-Meaning-classic-Holocaust/dp/1844132390Martin Luther King Antony Robbins, https://www.tonyrobbins.comZig Ziglar, https://www.ziglar.comMark Victor Hansen Craig Goldblatthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-goldblatt/https://www.craiggoldblatt.comhttps://livingonpurpose.globalRobert Digingshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Voxpod Studios - Alex BennettPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find 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.

Do you always sit in the same seat at every meeting?Have you ever accidently called your boss Mum?Why do we make slips of the tongue, and what do they mean?Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 2Slip of the Tongue - Psychoanalysis at Workwith Gabriella BraunGabriella has set out to share how psychoanalysis is a tool that everyone can use in their day-to-day lives, especially at work, to help us grow and understand ourselves more deeply. With over 20 years applying psychoanalysis and systems theory to the workplace, her clients range from the British Library and Cambridge University to RADA and UNICEFF.Topics covered:Why psychoanalysis is the most sophisticated method for understanding human natureTransference and counter-transferencePsychoanalysis and the team processHow the unconscious affects teams and the 3 basic assumptionsHow we know we have an unconsciousThe size of our unconscious (clue - it's big!) and why it changesWhy so many change programmes failNot every team or organisation is suited to working with their unconscious processOur constructive and destructive drives and their importance to individuals, teams and organisationsFirst steps to working with the unconsciousHonourable mentions:Alfred Adler Carl JungRoberto Assagioli Wilfred Bion Melonie Klein – paranoid-schizoid Sigmund Freud Gabriella Braunlinkedin.com/in/gabriellabraunworkingwell.ccgabriellabraun.co.ukGabriella's book:All That We Are: Uncovering The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour At WorkPublished by: Piatkus 2023amazon.co.uk/All-That-Are-Uncovering-Behaviour/dp/0349427305/Robert Digingslinkedin.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 Voxpod Studios - Alex BennettPost 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.

Have you ever wondered what team coaching really is?What’s the difference between coaching, mentoring and therapy, is there one?What is the crossover between training a coaching practitioner and a great leader? Highly RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 1Living on The Edge - Team Coaching for Performancewith Lucy Widdowson and Paul BarbourLucy and Paul have been working together for the last 4 years as Performance Edge Partners exploring people, purpose and the power of identity and value. As lead tutors at Henley Business School, they offer a unique perspective into the team coaching industry and its future in an ever-changing world. Topics Covered:Defining team CoachingThe importance of 1:1 conversationsCreating the Team Edge approachWhy team coaching is a human requirementThe importance of team purposeHonourable Mentions:Carl RodgersICF, coachingfederation.org/EMCC, emccuk.org/AC, associationforcoaching.comDavid Clutterbuck, 200713% of teams, Colin Price and Sharon Toye, 2017 – ‘Accelerating Performance: How Organizations Can Mobilize, Execute, and Transform with Agility’ 21% of teams, 6teamconditions.com/teams-reimagined/frameworkDr Gabor MateProfessor Alison HardinghamPaul Barbour and Lucy Widdowsonlinkedin.com/in/pauljbarbour/linkedin.com/in/lucywiddowson/performance-edge.co.uk/Lucy and Paul's BookBuilding Top Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organisational SuccessPublished by: Kogan Page, 2021https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Top-Performing-Teams-Employees/dp/1789666767Robert Digingshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team 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 Spiritland Studio Kings Cross - Ed GillPost 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.

We’re back for a second series of Highly Relational! We have 12 excellent guests lined up for this new series, including:LUCY WIDDOWSON & PAUL BARBOUR - team coaches and consultants who specialise in training existing and future team coachesCRAIG GOLDBLATT - is an impact coach emphasising the power of purpose at work and at homeGABRIELLA BRAUN - reveals the huge impact our unconscious has in building relationships and working together under stressDAVID KESBY - is a team consultant who’s identified two types of team and has coined the term ‘extra-dependant’ to help us understand the differenceJULIA CARDEN - is an executive coach and supervisor, who’s PhD on self-awareness brings insight to coaches and leaders alikeAnd ‘the future of work’ expert - GWEN STIRLING WILKIE - is the founder of Seeds of Transformation, home to the Omni-Working framework Tune in every Wednesday on your favourite podcasting app or YouTube to hear our guest’s stories, tips and insights on how to create amazing teams at work. And don’t forget, if you’re new to our channel we have our whole first series available for you to catch up on - just scroll down!Your host is team development expert Robert Digings and the conversation focuses on teamwork and relationships, along with all the opportunities and messiness of human collaboration. Do give us a rate, like and subscribe wherever you’re watching or listening!To join in the online conversation follow Robert on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FEBRUARY 2024 UPDATEAs you can see we’re back!For those of you curious, this is what has been going on behind the scenes at Highly Relational as we return with a jam packed Season 2!Tune in every Wednesday to hear what stories, insights and tips our guests have to help you create amazing teams at work.If you want to catch up on Season 1 our top 3 downloaded episodes are:S01 E01 - STUART MAISTER on how story in the workplace creates clarity, alignment and trustS01 E03 - HELENA CLAYTON on her groundbreaking research and immersive consultancy into love at workS01 E11 - JOEL MITCHELL with a masterclass in person-centered leadership and discovering who you really areTo stay in touch with Robert follow him on LinkedIn and don’t forget to rate, like and subscribe wherever you’re listening or watching to get the latest on Highly Relational.JANUARY 2024 UPDATESeries 2 will be launching next month with 12 new brilliant guests sharing their stories and insights to help you create terrific teams where you work.DECEMBER 2023 UPDATESeries 2 is now in production and will be launching in the new year!NOVEMBER 2023 UPDATEWe’re sad to say that due to Robert’s health Series Two of Highly Relational has been delayed. He is keen to get back in the studio as soon as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NOVEMBER '23 UPDATEWe're sad to say that Season Two of Highly Relational has had to be delayed due to Robert's health. He is keen to get back in the studio as soon as possible.DECEMBER '23 UPDATESeason Two is now in production and we will be launching in the New Year. Yay!JANUARY '24 UPDATESeason Two will be launching later this month - 12 brilliant guests sharing stories and insights to help you create terrific teams where you work.As the first series of Highly Relational comes to a close, Robert follows up his mid-season reflections episode by highlighting his stand-out moments from the remaining six episodes of the podcast so far.The two key learnings in this episode are:Why we must be intentional about curating high-quality relationships at workThe important role of self-awareness in forging great relationships and interpersonal experiencesWhether you’ve binged the whole series or you’re listening to Highly Relational with fresh ears, take this opportunity to dig deeper into some of the most profound moments from the first season and reflect on those you found most valuable. If you want to revisit any of the episodes highlighted, follow these links:Episode 7: Slow Down... for Accelerated Results with Tony LlewellynEpisode 8: The Symphony of Business with Paul HughesEpisode 9: The Elements of Creativity with Claire BridgesEpisode 10: Teams and Their Relational Dynamics with Nairy McMahonEpisode 11: Leadership is Not What You Think! with Joel MitchellEpisode 12: Finding Your Collaborative Edge with Anni TownendTo those who have graciously appeared on the show and to those who have listened; thank you for being a part of the Highly Relational community, for sharing your insights, and for taking the time to learn how to create exceptional teams at work.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Season 2 is just around the corner, returning on Wednesday 8th November.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The greatest ideas may well be locked in the minds of brilliant people who are too afraid to tell the world about them. This is likely true of countless people, in countless places, and particularly at work. Our guest today believes that by making our teams feel safe and respected, we can create an environment in which they feel empowered to share even the bravest of their thoughts, sparking creative breakthroughs. Anni Townend is a leadership partner, facilitator, coach and author, who is passionate about unlocking the power of skilful conversation, where everyone feels included, valued and heard. Along with her colleague Lucy Kid, she co-created a leadership framework called the Collaboration Equation which guides teams and leaders to find their “collaborative edge”. Anni is also the host of the Leaders in Conversation podcast and specialises in helping senior leaders and their teams create safe environments - where meaningful and courageous conversations can happen freely.In this episode, Anni explores how true business magic can only happen when we feel secure and cared for. She discusses how sharing something personal, recent and relevant sparks curiosity and opens up deeper conversations within teams. And she explains why conflict in the workplace should not be eliminated, but rather encouraged, in the service of creativity. Find out more about Anni and her incredible work here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Overcoming our ego and identifying who we are as leaders, and most importantly as people, is hard but essential work. Our personalities are so often wrapped up in our roles, but overidentifying with those roles, and committing to self-serving values, can undermine our position as leaders. Self-awareness and self-reflection allows us to transition from an ego-driven “I” mentality, to “We” - where a team can be brought together, to become greater than the sum of its parts.Today’s guest has done that crucial work on himself, and shares inspiring insights from his own life lessons. Joel Mitchell is Managing Director of Stagecoach South East - part of one of the biggest public transport companies in the UK. Joel has a wealth of experience at every level within large organisations, holds a Masters degree in leadership, and is a qualified coach and mentor.In this episode, Joel explains how your brain and your thoughts are not you - and how to figure out who you TRULY are. Why you must have a version of yourself that exists even after you’ve taken off all of your coats - your leadership coat, your friend coat, your parent coat. And how therapy and coaching can lead to a greater understanding of yourself and the people you lead.Find Joel on LinkedIn.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you’re a lone wolf, a solo-flyer, an island unto yourself, or you identify as a team-player, a link in the chain, one of the group, your relationships will always underpin your successes. So tune in to learn how to nourish them, embrace your role, and create meaningful results at work. Today’s guest is Nairy McMahon, director of CRRUK — the UK provider of Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) – and a specialist in creating high-quality, functioning relationships at work. In this episode, Nairy reveals that relationships are in a constant state of emergence and flux; never static. She explains how experimenting with different emotional roles in our relationships can free us from the past, and why we need to focus hard on our relationships to truly create sparks. You can find out more about Nairy’s relationship-saving work here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brainstorming, mind-mapping and team-meeting to no avail? Learn how to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to be their creative selves!Today’s guest is Claire Bridges, a best-selling author and founder of innovative training and problem-solving agency, NOW GO CREATE!, which has trained over 30,000 people from a vast array of businesses to work better - both alone, and together.In this episode, Claire explains what creativity means in the world of business, and discusses the importance of problem-solving and critical thinking for effective team-building, before shedding light on why your meetings aren’t delivering the results you want… and how to fix them!You can find out more about Claire’s creativity-boosting organisation, here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does your team need careful orchestration to work in harmony? Want to conduct better business and strike a chord with your client base? Then tune in to hear how to compose a fresh vision of your workplace and score huge success… Today’s guest is Paul Hughes, former director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and mentoring maestro who uses his expertise in programming, strategic planning and leadership to bolster the emerging careers of the next generation, in both music and beyond. In this episode, Paul explains the importance of constructive criticism, and why you shouldn’t take any bullshit; how leadership can be fluid when everyone understands the team values and mission, and the importance of being bold and experimental in your work and life.You can find out more about Paul’s current work on his LinkedIn.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your team a disparate group of individuals, or a single, well-oiled entity? We discuss why it should be the latter…Today’s guest is Tony Llewellyn, a specialist in interpersonal dynamics and the effectiveness of project teams, with over thirty years’ of consulting experience. Tony has written three successful books on and around the topic of project team mechanics and has developed his own team coaching methodology based on his extensive research.In this episode, Tony explains why you should see your team as a single unit, working as one; the importance of slowing down so you can speed up later, and how anybody, regardless of their role, can adopt a team-coaching philosophy.You can find Tony’s groundbreaking books here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re half-way through the first season of Highly Relational and, so far, we’ve heard from seven remarkable business leaders, executives, coaches, authors and consultants. Each guest has shared invaluable and actionable advice, certain to elevate your business and help you create happy, functional and successful teams at work.And if you’ve enjoyed the series so far, you’ll love the episodes to come. In this trailer Robert shares the impressive lineup of guests that make up the second half of the series.So tune in to YouTube, or your favourite podcast app on September 6th to hear the latest instalment of Highly Relational! Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this mid-season recap, Robert shares his personal reflections on the series so far, extending his gratitude to the seven marvellous guests who’ve graced the show, and to you, the listener.The headline themes explored are the power of Storytelling and the undeniable importance of the Human Heart when building strong and healthy teams at work.Join Robert in this short bonus episode to revisit some of the most salient and touching moments of the show, as he invites you to ask yourself what you think were the most valuable insights shared…Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All work and no play makes you a dull boss… learn how injecting a little lightheartedness will boost creativity and innovation in your team!Today’s guest is Portia Tung, an experienced executive and Agile coach, who’s passionate about helping people create more PLAYFUL and CREATIVE environments at work. In this episode, Portia explores why play is foundational to our sense of self, how combining play and work leads to creativity and invention, and why true play is fun, flexible and freely chosen…To discover more about the joyful Portia Tung, visit her website, here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So you’ve got your story straight, as does the marketing team, sales, HR and the others. But are you all on the same page, or are you each reading from a different book…?Today’s guests are ‘partners in dialogue’, Jane Ball and Peter Garrett, consultants with decades of invaluable experience in collaborative thinking and organisational learning, who have coached, facilitated and remoulded countless organisations in every domain, from UN institutions, to oil and gas companies, to prison communities.In this episode, Peter and Jane explore why our modern, organisation-ruled world is hindering deep communication; they discuss why decisions mustn’t be made about people without including them, and they explain why all meetings should start with inquiry not advocacy.To discover more about the dynamic Jane and Peter, visit their website, where you can also find Peter’s latest book, A New Kind of Dialogue. And to sign up for Jane and Peter’s upcoming multi-day conference, head to Your Organisation Needs Dialogue.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking for the secret ingredient to get your team working together like never before? Improv might just be the ticket…Today’s guest is comedy legend, founder of the Comedy Store Players and author, Neil Mullarkey, whose expertise in communication and improvisation blend seamlessly with his deep understanding of corporate dynamics, making him an invaluable resource for businesses seeking to enhance their team dynamics and overall performance.In this episode, Neil explains why we need to be like Newton and Darwin, how we’ve made creativity into something it’s not, and why people are NOT really the most important asset of an organisation…Find out more about Neil’s latest book, In The Moment, here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does LOVE belong in the workplace? If your colleague said “I love you”, how would you react?Today’s guest is Helena Clayton, a leadership consultant and coach with over 25 years experience, whose unique business programmes challenge her clients to reassess their beliefs about leadership and work, to create positive change.In this episode, Helena examines the complex nature of love and why it’s all-too-often forgotten in the workplace. She explores the resilience of love - and why we should use it more liberally. And she explains how, even through anger, we can light a candle for love.To discover more about the extraordinary Helena Clayton, visit her website, here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to know why putting yourself first is the key to helping those around you?Today’s guest is Rasheed Ogunlaru, a sought-after leadership coach, seminar facilitator and author, whose work spans across the worlds of business, the media and entertainment.In this episode, Rasheed explains why transformational change is only possible when leading from the heart, how compassion and courage are two sides of the same coin, and the surprising link between singing and great leadership…To discover more about the one-and-only Rasheed Ogunlaru, visit his website, here.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to create clarity, encourage unity, build trust and see your team thrive? Then you need to learn the art of storytelling.Today’s guest is Stuart Maister, chief storyteller and founder of leadership consultancy Strategic Narrative. As a former BBC reporter, Stuart focuses on storytelling, vision and character to foster strong partnerships based on trust, openness, and integrity. In this episode, Robert and Stuart dive into the significance of narrative in creating meaning and connecting within and beyond teams, uncover the power of authenticity and truth as the foundations of effective storytelling, discuss the undeniable parallels between business and jazz, and more! To learn more about Stuart Maister and his upcoming projects, check him out on LinkedIn.Your host is team-building expert Robert Digings.Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Highly Relational, a new business podcast hosted by team-building expert Robert Digings, focused on unlocking the secrets of successful teamwork and sustainable human collaboration. With over 20 years of experience as an executive coach and team development consultant, Robert guides teams to foster self-awareness, healthy communication, and a deep sense of connection. Highly Relational inspires business leaders, HR professionals, coaches, and consultants to cultivate joyful working environments and maximise collaboration. Join Robert and a lineup of distinguished guests, including comedy great Neil Mullarkey; master story-teller Stuart Maister; top-rated business coach Rasheed Ogunlaru; thinker and innovator Helena Clayton, and many more, as they explore the joys and challenges of group collaboration, providing actionable advice and invaluable insights. Find Highly Relational on YouTube or your favourite podcast app to elevate your team's performance to unprecedented heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.