Leaders Who Love What They Do

A personal glimpse into an international HR leadership role: hunger for adventure, empowering others and adapting to the challenges of 2023

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000

This episode is a rare and honest window into the world of international leadership. Eva Lundahl, an international HR leader specialising in talent acquisition, joins me for an initial conversation about her career journey, achievements, her motivation and the challenges along the way as well as her approach to managing team members and helping them to achieve their potential and their place in the team.

In the second half, she talks to the current challenges in 2022/3: recruitment and retention in international organisations and the need to adjust to the cultural shift we're seeing after COVID and communicate the wider benefits to joining a company to the market.

Eva is both visionary and pragmatic: tune in to be inspired and get her precious advice!

About Eva:
Eva is a Swedish national with 25+ years of experience in HR across multiple industries such as pharma biotech, IT/Telecom, Outsourcing/Consulting Services, Mining, Automotive and most recently in the Energy Sector at GE Renewables.

Throughout her career she has been a variety of roles, although mainly in HR with a specialization in Recruitment, she’s also managed the change connected to large HR & TA system implementations such as SAP, Taleo, Cornerstone & WD.

She’s built and managed recruitment teams and models varying from in-house, outsourced, off-shored and hybrid in large multi-national organisations both regionally & globally. Her motivation lies in being able to leverage her experience and help organisations build and adapt their TA models to the needs and context of the business.

There is no one best model, but a multitude of variations to be considered to support business growth. Enabling her team to have access to the right number and level of resources, tools & slick processes are elements she looks at when considering the set-up. Supporting her team, helping them to develop and identify their strengths and weaknesses to complement each other on their journey is what keeps her going.

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Understanding neuroscience, understanding effectiveness: taking coaching to the next level

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Coaching can feel like a black box! Why does it work? How can asking questions help someone change the way they think and behave? Exploring the neuroscience behind transformation and effectiveness is important not only for coaches, but also for leaders who are embarking on coaching to make the most of a coaching programme and even take it further for themselves.

My guest today is the leader of the Advanced Diploma that I'm studying right now: Ann Betz. Ann explains why she was drawn to neuroscience and how she has used it to take her coaching to a different level, understanding what we need to be truly effective and creative: an appropriate amount of stimulation, an ability to regulate emotions and to allow our brains to function with flexibility and adaptability by understanding the different components of the brain. The best leaders are those who use those parts of their brains to be flexible to communicate the big picture with empathy and to provide detail and structure: to zoom in and out, using both sides of the brain effectively to communicate well.

References: Daniel Siegel, Mindsight: The Science of Personal Transformation 2011

About Ann Betz:
Ann Betz, CPCC, PCC, MNTC, is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and an international speaker and trainer on the intersection of neuroscience, coaching and human transformation. In 2011, Ann studied neuroscience at the graduate level, and using this fascinating research, in 2012 co-developed (and is senior leader for) BEabove Leadership’s popular training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching. This program has been offered in-person worldwide and is now available in an in-depth virtual format.

Ann was a faculty member and served as the neuroscience consultant to The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) for many years. She provides neuroscience, leadership and coaching consulting to many other corporations and non-profits, including the International Coach Federation. A certified professional coach for 20 years, Ann is the author of a groundbreaking white paper on brain research and coaching. She contributes to Choice Magazine, Coaching at Work, Coaching World, the ICF and CTI’s blogs, and other coaching and HR publications.

Ann is the lead author of Integration, the power of being Co-Active in work and life, an exploration of consciousness and the future (John Hunt Publishing, 2015), as well as a ground-breaking white paper on the neuroscience of the International Coach Federation coaching competencies. Read Ann’s blog on the brain at www.yourcoachingbrain.wordpress.com and poetry at www.eccentricspirit.wordpress.com.

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Putting wellbeing at the heart of the leadership agenda with courage, intention and daily action

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0100

Tom Hadcroft has a wealth of educational leadership experience in the UK and internationally and he is currently Head Teacher at Berkhamsted Boys' School in the UK.

In this episode he shares how he approaches facing "unknown unknowns" in relation to managing his own leadership transitions and how he uses that to empower and support others. His down to earth style is refreshing and empowering.

In this wide-ranging conversation, he shares some highlights and challenges. He references a particularly difficult moment when he needed to support members of a school after the community tragically lost a member of staff in a terrorist attack in London. In discussing his leadership, he shows his own vulnerability and we can see clearly how he creates a culture of both openness and courage.

This episode is a masterclass in how to put wellbeing at the heart of a leadership agenda with courage, intention and daily action - with no fluff in sight.

About Tom:

Tom is an experienced Senior Leader with a demonstrated history of excelling in the Educational Management sector. Skilled in Coaching, People Management, Mental Health First Aid training, supporting international students, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, and IT Strategy. Strong education professional working who recently completed a MEd in Educational Leadership.

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Become The Leader You Want "to be": ditch the "to do" list

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Being a team player in sports and as a leader

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 23:00:00 +0100

In this episode I talk with Mike Thorne about leadership and his experience as a coach who works with CEO's.

Mike is very passionate about sports which plays an important part of his approach in his coaching work and it is a really interesting conversation about how sports and leadership link together so well.

About Mike:

Mike's mission is to restore people’s sense of dignity to unleash their greatness. His vision is a world where people are celebrated for who they are and recognise that they are worthy of self-esteem simply because they are here. He specialises in facilitating transformations in human beings and business leaders by helping them create trust communities and cultures of inclusion. These communities and cultures help people feel inspired, increase their engagement, and improve organisational performance on every level. Mike injects a passion for excellence into those he serves while delivering impact through sustainable growth.

Over the course of Mike's career, he has worked in sales, business development, and leadership in seven different industries, including as President of the Wholesale Division for Yankee Candle; Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Customer Service, and Analytics for Rawlings Sporting Goods; and CEO of Challenger Turf Inc. For the past five years, he has advised business executives through his own company, Ask Inside which he is transitioning to Trust Inside. In 2021, Mike continued that work by becoming a Vistage Chair, facilitating meetings of northern New England’s business owners and CEO’s who come together to solve problems, support each other, and design innovative solutions to grow their businesses. Members come in as CEO’s and leave as human being’s.

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4 Beliefs About Time Management That Are Holding You Back: Part 2

Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 +0100

This is the second part of two episodes on time management, where I talk about a challenge that comes up very frequently for my clients: getting to the bottom of issues around time management.

In part 1, I talked about the four beliefs around time that I frequently see holding leaders back. We often dive into how to improve time management and we miss an important step: investigating what we believe about time.

In this episode, I look at how to change these beliefs.

I talk about my own experience of identifying a belief around time that had held me back for many years and how I started to change it using coaching techniques. I walk you through a simple 4 step process that could help you to reflect your own beliefs around time and make dramatic shifts in the way you live your life!

This episode is a must for any busy leader!

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4 Beliefs About Time Management That Are Holding You Back: Part 1

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:00 +0100

If you've ever wondered why managing time is so difficult, you're not alone! You are probably used to reflecting on how you use your time in the bid to be more efficient, but are you questioning your own beliefs about time?

Why is that important?

Our beliefs around time impact our thoughts and in turn determine our actions!

But how do we identify our beliefs about time in the first place?

This takes a bit of digging, but in this podcast, I talk about the 4 beliefs that I see commonly holding back senior leaders:

Time is the problem: I need to be more efficient!
Busy (and therefore time scarce) means successful
I "should" spending time doing....
Downtime is a luxury

As soon as you can identify these often hidden beliefs and consider how you might want to shift them, you start to take different action.

Tune in to hear more about these 4 beliefs and in part 2, I talk about how to change them.

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Plan your leadership! What's next for you?

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People and change in organisations: keeping it personal

Thu, 12 May 2022 14:00:00 +0100

In this episode I have an incredibly interesting conversation with Mick Williams who is passionate about helping people and organisations to manage change. He brings a wealth of experience from a varied career including many years in the Royal Air Force and then in management consulting, but what really stood out for me are the personal qualities he brings to leadership, especially in his ability to seek out and understand the unique perspectives of people impacted by change within an organisation.

We explored many aspects of leadership from forming new teams to managing change in "difficult times" and thinking about personal change in leadership.

With Mick's positive and yet very pragmatic approach, it's easy to see why he is regarded as an inspiring and highly effective leader, bringing out the best in others around him, with a dose of good humour too!

I left the conversation feeling inspired, with a changed perspective around talking about "difficult times" and hugely grateful to him for the opportunity to explore this topic together.

About Mick:

Mick Williams is a People and Change generalist who has achieved professional impact in several fields: the armed forces; the senior civil service; and management consulting (both self-employed and ‘big four’). He is served by a set of strong values and invaluable life experiences and, typically, gets things done by creating the conditions to allow others to succeed. He thrives when driving the four ‘engines’ of purpose, change, governance and delivery, all with a constant focus on the people context.

It is important to Mick to be able to influence society positively and he seeks out people, organisations and projects that share his values, Mick has just returned to freelancing in order to build more choice and variety into his professional life, with a new mantra of ‘work less, work better’.

He is rarely happier professionally when the people around him grow, develop, and succeed, and he hopes that a little of that will rub off on his own professional experience.

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No time? A 3-step process to escaping the busyness trap

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0100

A short episode, but maybe one of the most important to date on the podcast! I used to be someone who always replied, "Really busy!" when asked how I was. When I started coaching, I realised I wasn't alone and that this stock response was quite damaging on a number of levels. I also saw that working on it and replacing it with a more self-aware response was life changing for me and now, for my clients.

Tune in to discover my 3-step process to escaping the busyness trap for good. Many clients find that this is the first important step towards achieving their biggest goals - maybe it could be for you too?

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5 Strategies for Leading in Times of Uncertainty

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

At the time of recording (March 2022), Russia is 15 days into an invasion of Ukraine. The world is watching in horror and there is no way to know that evolution of this conflict and the impact it may have.

In this episode, I describe five practical strategies that I see leaders using successfully to navigate periods of stress, uncertainty and fear.

Embrace discomfort
Zoom out to see the detail
Focus on what you can control
Build an even stronger team
Connect and reach out

Leaders are not coming into this at zero: we were already expecting a period of mental health issues on the back of Covid.

Once again, leaders need to dig deep into their own reserves of resilience, but also bring hope and vision to their teams, whilst looking after themselves.

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"Leading from the heart": leadership has changed

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

With great humility and insight, Sarah Haddon shares with me in this episode her views on the keys to successful leadership, learning and the future of leadership. She brings a wealth of international experience in organisational development, an evident passion for making the workplace an inclusive place as well as her own experience as a leader.

In this episode she reflects on what makes leaders successful and in particular what they need to be focussing on right now as the work place changes rapidly and leaders find themselves in new territory.

About Sarah

Sarah Haddon is an organizational development and learning professional that has been developing individuals and teams for more than 20 years. She is currently VP, Organizational Development & Learning at Xperi, where she serves as both an internal leadership and team effectiveness coach and leads their Learning & Development and Talent Management functions. Prior to her work at Xperi, Sarah held several leadership positions at WarnerBros and WarnerMedia and consulted for several major brands and not for profits. Sarah is a passionate about developing and executing innovative, impactful people strategies that create healthy organizational culture, effective teams, exceptional leaders and engaged individuals.

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The New Weird: Back to the Office

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

It's an interesting and pivotal time. A lot of people are returning to the office (Feb 2022) after working at home for almost two years. Opinions are mixed: some are looking forward to it, others are anxious, many expect to keep the level of flexibility they have grown to appreciate, whilst some are expecting to go back to "normal".

What are the challenges for employees? What could organisations do to make this transition easier and make the workplace a better place in the process?

In this episode, I talk about the need to embrace this opportunity to put employees at the heart of the debate and make working life a better experience.

What do you think? Do let me know!

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Reach for your star: with passion, no limits and creating a space for leaders to grow

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000

It was a huge privilege to have Julien Tornare, the CEO of Zenith, join me for this episode. We talked about how he has rejuvenated a global luxury brand by bringing an entrepreneurial spirit, empathy and a vision of having "no limits".

He is an inspiring leader who shows great humility, an expansive vision and infectious energy and has transformed the company in 5 years, culminating in the recent launch of their new watch: DEFY Skyline that is stunning and has attracted the attention of the media worldwide in the last few weeks.

Tune in to hear what it means to Julien to "reach your star", Zenith's tagline and a sentiment that infuses his work and that of his team. Be ready to take notes - this is a lesson in global leadership that leads to great results!

About Julien

Julien Tornare, born in 1972 in Geneva (Switzerland), is the CEO of Zenith. Active for nearly two decades in the watchmaking sector, he initially worked at Raymond Weil for two years before spending 17 years at Vacheron Constantin: first as market Head for Switzerland, subsequently as the Brand’s US Director, and finally as Managing Director for Asia-Pacific.

At the helm of Zenith since 2017, Tornare has brought the brand back into the forefront of watchmaking. By rejuvenating the products as well as the brand’s communication and image, Zenith is once again at the vanguard of ground-breaking innovation.

In spite of its history dating back to the 19th century and being part of the LVMH group, Julien has injected his entrepreneurial spirit into Zenith, allowing the brand to revisit its unique history of innovation while laying the foundation for the future of Swiss watchmaking.

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Creating change, creating habits: using the subconscious mind

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000

A huge 95% of our behaviour is driven by our habits or our subconscious, leaving only 5% to our freewill. Imagine if we could truly tap into this subconscious mind to help us change our behaviour! Not only is the change more powerful, but it's also easier than relying on willpower alone!

Tune in to find out the 4 steps to creating change at this level and get started today!

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The secret to enabling high performance and greater wellbeing in the workplace

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

"High performance" and "wellbeing" can feel like opposing goals for leaders and organisations.

In this episode, we look at how to reframe these and instead see them as different sides of the same coin. This allows us to move forward and take a different perspective: can we find a solution to both parts of the equation?

Tune in to find out why self-awareness is a vital part of the puzzle.

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Reducing and preventing burnout in the workplace: equipping leaders to help others and themselves

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Following on from a previous podcast with Anna Anderson, where we looked at wellbeing, I’m delighted that Anna Pinkerton accepted the invitation to join me for a conversation around burnout in the workplace and what organisations can do to address it.

We know that burnout was already a problem before the pandemic and studies have shown that it has substantially increased in the last 2 years, which is not a surprise. Now we’re seeing that increasing numbers of employees are considering leaving their jobs and in the DDI 2021 study of leadership, burnout is cited as a major reason driving people to consider changing their jobs and even their careers.

Anna talked to us about her approach to burnout and in particular to what she has termed, "burnout trauma". Tune in to find out what she means by that and her advice to leaders who wish to minimise the risk to themselves and their organisations.

To pre-order her book: MyKindaLife.org

About Anna:

Anna has 28 years of experience in psychotherapy, consultancy and training and is a leading expert in post-trauma stress work.

She specialises in working with senior executives, leaders of organizations, and entrepreneurs who have experienced a traumatic event, or are suffering from the debil²itating effects of accumulated long-term stress.

She has written a number of books and resources and she has a new one coming out in April of this year called: My Kinda Life. She has devised a leadership development method where she helps leaders discover and improve their inner relationship with themselves, to ensure this kindness and solidarity is projected into their working practices.

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How to make effective goals that take you to the next level

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Are you someone who loves or hates setting personal goals at the beginning of the year?

Before becoming a coach, I used to set pretty similar goals each year, with pretty similar results. One year, I set a goal to get fit, joined an expensive gym and ran on the treadmill exactly four times....

But there are some keys to setting effective goals and most importantly to implementing and even exceeding them. Tune in to get some practical and actionable tips and start your year with expansive goals that you can't wait to get working on!

If this is something you would like to develop further, join us as my guest for our one hour webinar on the 24th January: Plan your year in leadership! What's next for you? Click on the link to reserve your place: it's free, live and places are limited!

Looking forward to seeing you!
Ann

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Building better workplaces where people are engaged and empowered

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Hélène Bejjani is an expert in people development and has worked in international companies for many years, fully committed to her vision of creating a better workplace for all. I was delighted to have her as a guest as she is truly walking the talk every day and she is incredibly generous with her advice - in this episode, she gives, gives and gives! Have a piece of paper ready to take notes!

Hélène is on a mission: to improve the everyday experiences of our life at work and her approach is transformational as she combines a clear vision with practical ideas that we can use today.

In this episode, we talk about wellbeing, culture and what it means to belong and how developing employees is at the heart of making work an enjoyable, purposeful and empowering experience.

About Hélène:

Helene is a global learning and development leader, with over 15 years of experience in people development in the corporate environment. She has worked with people from around the world, in different industries and sectors. She's on a mission to build better workplaces where people feel engaged, and empowered to learn and grow. She also wants to help improve people’s employability, so they can have fulfilling careers.

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Feeling festive at Ann Collins Coaching HQ

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000

A very special episode for you to bring the year to a close!

I thought it would be fun to have a chat with my VA, Emma Higginson to reflect on the last year working together at Ann Collins Coaching and what is in store for us in 2022 and for you to get to know us a little bit more - the people behind the Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast.

Naturally we talk our favourite festive traditions, our shared love of food, the great outdoors and the power, as ever, of human connection!

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Why values based leadership matters

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Values and leadership go hand in hand! I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Payne for this week's episode about his work as a coach helping organisations to harness the power of values.

Steve talks about how knowing and embedding values at an organisational level as well as a personal level has the potential to transform the workplace: how we function and the experience for every person in the organisation.

Steve has co-authored a book on values and how we can use them to best effect in all areas of our lives: My 31 Practices: Release the power of your values for authentic happiness.

Tune in to find out more!
Ann

About Steve:

Steve Payne is a performance coach, actor, writer and speaker and founder of The Academy of Coaching and Training. He is one of very few certified Master Trainers of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and sits on the training and accreditation panel for the Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Steve trained as an actor at the world-renowned Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and spent 10-years as a professional actor, appearing in many of the UK's best loved television series. He directed the 2009 documentary ‘Swim, Fat Boy, Swim’, was an associate producer on the Oscar shortlisted short film Gone Fishing and a writer on “Morrison’s Birthday Party’, which won Best Short Film at the New York International Film Festival.

Between 2000 and 2007 Steve ran an international trade company from Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2011 he founded the Academy of Coaching and Training to help organisations communicate more effectively and achieve tangibly stronger results through values-based culture change and talent development.

Steve is the co-author of the critically acclaimed book, ‘My 31 Practices’, published by LID Publishing, for which he was nominated as Best Personal Development Author for the book in 2017 by Best You Magazine. He also features as one of the authors in LID Publishing’s ‘250 Insights to Develop Your Personal and Professional Life’

Steve’s corporate clients include global organisations, such as Ernst & Young, IBM, RayBan , IKEA, Cisco Systems, eBay, APS Holdings, Peninsula (HR H&S), Oakley, Sunglass Hut, ADP, Avast, and GANT.

He is a much sought-after speaker on values, public speaking, coaching and personal development. Learn more at www.taoct.uk

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How to be a leader when you don’t have the title: Career Development Series no. 4

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Holding back from applying for a more senior leadership role or a first leadership role, is very common. There are often many factors involved, from feeling wary about managing a work/life balance to wondering if one is a good fit for the role.

In this episode, Ann focussed on one often highlighted issue: “I don’t have enough experience.” How can we move forward from this and develop leadership qualities, skills and mindset if we don’t have the title on the door?

Tune in to discover 4 ways that you can put into practice right now.

If you'd like to find out more about coaching for yourself or for your organisation, contact us: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com to arrange a call.

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Self-leadership: step up and become your own CEO: Career Development Series no. 3

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Learning a lesson from the world of entrepreneurship, Ann talks about the benefits of positioning ourselves as the CEO of ourselves, our company of one in terms of thinking more strategically in terms of our career development. As CEO of your own company of one, she explains why you should set up your own personal Board to help you in your career development.

Tune in for an episode for career development tips that you can take and put into practice tomorrow!

If you'd like to find out more about coaching for yourself or for your organisation, contact us: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com to arrange a call.

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Thriving from the inside with Anna Anderson

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000

I had a fascinating conversation with Anna Anderson where we dived deep into what it means to thrive in the modern workplace. We also talked about finding balance by working on mindset and "building a deep relationship with ourselves." Anna talks about the importance of bringing a sense of nurturing energy into business and our work lives.

For me, Anna's approach completes the circle of what it means to provide support for wellbeing inside organisations and an opportunity to explore what it means for everyone to thrive.

Anna also talks about her newly released, highly acclaimed book, From the Inside Out: Why Diets Don't Work (and what you're really hungry for), which is topping the charts right now.

Tune in to find out more.

About Anna:

Anna Anderson went from being stuck in self-hatred, constantly struggling with her weight, juggling being a mother and trying to maintain her corporate job to finding joy, peace and acceptance and building a business of service which she loves.

From her own experiences, she is now dedicated to guiding other women through the same empowering transformation, teaching an alternative to dieting that includes self-acceptance and love while nurturing the body, mind and soul.

Her personal growth has led her on a deep and fulfilling spiritual journey and her work now includes not only health and wellbeing but law of attraction, inner child work and healing around imbalances in masculine and feminine energy. She is deeply passionate about helping women unlock limiting belief systems to create freedom, joy and abundance.

She is an accredited life coach by the top coaching school in the UK, holds a health-coach certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and is an NLP and Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner and qualified yoga teacher.

She has founded two well-being businesses and creator of The Nurture and Nourish System™, through which she has guided thousands of women on a global basis. She is delighted to now bring her work to readers through her book, From The Inside Out.

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Ditch the "to do" list and start your "to be" list: Career Development Series no. 2

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Are you caught up in thinking about what you need "to do" in order to move forward in your senior leadership career?

Join me in this episode to find out why this might be actually holding you back and how an alternative approach is both better for your career and your wellbeing.

Furthermore, shifting the culture of organisations from the "to do" list to the "to be" list is a powerful way to rethink how we can help everyone thrive in the workplace - and achieve better results.

Tune in to part 2 of our Career Development series and join the debate over on Instagram or LinkedIn.

If you'd like to find out more about coaching for yourself or for your organisation, contact us: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com to arrange a call.

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 5: Accelerate Your Impact

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the final day of our 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

In this final session, we're looking beyond the implementation and to how you can really accelerate your impact. What's the secret to creating a transformation of how we think, what we believe and therefore achieve the impact we want in our chosen field?

If these sessions have resonated with you and you'd like to know more about working with me, do book a complimentary 30 minute Midlife Career Clarity Call that accompanies this Challenge : CLICK HERE

For more information about Ann Collins Coaching: www.anncollinscoaching.com

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 4: How to start living your legacy right now

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Day 4 of the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

In this jam-packed episode we look at how to open your mind to new possibilities (that felt "impossible) and find out if you are ready to make the transformation that you want and what you need to do right now if you are going to start living your legacy right now.

If this resonates with you and you would like to work with Ann, do book a call to get clarity on your next steps and if coaching might be a good fit for you. See below for the link to book in now.

About the Challenge:

This is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential
Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list
Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future
Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now
Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

If you'd like to book the FREE 30 minute Midlife Career Clarity Call that accompanies this Challenge and our Individual Coaching Programme: CLICK HERE

For more information about Ann Collins Coaching: www.anncollinscoaching.com

If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review and share. The easiest way to do this is via Apple Podcasts. Thank you!

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 3: The 3 keys to designing your future full of purpose

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Day 3 of our 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Probably my favourite session of the whole week: in this session you will learn the 3 key elements required to be able to design your future full of purpose.

In addition, you will finish the session with something to take away with you and accompany you on your journey towards living a life full of purpose. Starting tomorrow.

Grab a pen and paper, find somewhere comfortable to sit, write and tune in and let me know how you get on. I'd love to know!

P.S.There is a moment where you will be asked to write - please hit the pause button and give yourself 10-15 minutes to do the exercise.

In this session, the following book is referenced: Susan David, Emotional Agility

And our series of Inner Voice podcasts available HERE on Leaders Who Love What They Do

About the Challenge:

This is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential
Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list
Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your future full of purpose
Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now
Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

Haven't signed up yet? Join here.

If you'd like to book the FREE 30 minute Midlife Career Clarity Call that accompanies this Challenge and our Individual Coaching Programme: CLICK HERE

For more information about Ann Collins Coaching: www.anncollinscoaching.com

If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review and share. The easiest way to do this is via Apple Podcasts. Thank you!

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Day 2 of the Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

You're too busy to think about purpose? Do you feel like you don't have enough time to make the changes you want to make?

This session is definitely for you!

Tune in to find out a way to rethink time and how we can manage it and a surprise near the end to start or end your day feeling calm, empowered and positive!

About the Challenge:

This is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential
Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list
Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future
Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now
Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 1: Unlock Your Potential

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins and the first of five sessions where we're taking a close look at purpose. We're going to be talking about the importance of purpose and how to reconnect with yours.

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

This is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential
Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list
Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future
Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now
Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

6 Steps to Accelerate your Career Development: Career Development Series No. 1

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0100

The key to planning your career development is to not see it as a series of events or promotions, but as a continuous evolution. Many leaders focus on preparing their CVs, fine tuning their interview techniques and finding the right job, but the work needs to start much earlier.

Tune in to discover six practical strategies to develop your career so that you are ready to step into senior leadership roles at c-suite or board level.

Any questions, please contact us: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com

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To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge: is this for you?

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0100

If you're thinking about joining our Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge, then tune in to this episode where Ann gives a quick overview of the programme!

This has been described as "life changing" by previous participants! If you are a successful senior leader and you are at a crossroads in your career journey, you want to invest in your personal development and start living your legacy, this is a little taster of what coaching can do! Join us for an amazing few days that will open your mind, energise and motivate and leave you clear about the next steps for you!

To sign up: https://www.bluebottlecoaching.com/events

Any questions, please contact us: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com

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To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Elevate Your Energy No. 4: Tapping into creative energy and learning

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0100

Our final episode in this mini-series is all about how we can create energy by tapping into creative activities, which is one of the strategies suggested by Emilyand Amelia Nagosky, in their work referenced in the previous episodes.

Combining her experience in education and coaching, Ann suggests that in the field of coaching and personal development, we can learn a lot in this area from analysing what teachers do everyday: help children to operate in a zone of high energy and creativity. She suggests that we can make use of their methods and she gives us three steps to use this on a daily basis to achieve your goals and create the energy that you need.

Finally, she argues that energy is the new capital! It can't be bought, outsourced or automated - we need to know how to create and protect our own energy levels in order to start living our legacy.

She references The One Thing, by Gary Keller.

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To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Breaking through the glass ceiling in Silicon Valley: the power of mentoring and coaching

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:00:00 +0100

Geri Weinfeld joins me on the Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast to talk about her highly successful career in the male dominated worlds of finance and tech. Geri talks openly about the highs and the lows and in particular her strategies she has found helpful to progress and bring others, especially other women, with her. She is also committed to leveraging the power of large corporations to address broader environmental and social issues and is leading strategy development in this area for her company.

Her vision for the future is inspiring and her pragmatic approach makes it all feel very possible! Tune in to hear more about her leadership journey.

About Geri:

Geri Weinfeld is Vice President of Investor Relations at Xperi Holding Corporation. Geri has over 25 years of experience in investor relations, finance and corporate communications. Prior to Xperi, she ran investor relations for DTS, an audio technology company, which was subsequently acquired by Tessera in December 2016.

Following the acquisition, the company was renamed Xperi Corporation. In December 2019, Geri led the communications around the merger of Xperi with TiVo Corporation and now runs investor relations for the combined company, Xperi Holding Corporation.

From 2011 to 2014, she worked as an Investor Relations consultant for Nexon Co. Ltd., a free-to-play online gaming company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and helped bring the company public in 2011, raising $1.2 billion. Prior to working with Nexon, Geri was Senior Manager of Investor Relations at Activision Blizzard from 2004-2009, Director of Investor Relations at Autobytel.com and Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Buy.com.

She started her career as a NASDAQ market maker working at a full-service brokerage firm in Washington, DC. Geri holds a bachelor’s degree in international business and master’s in business administration from The George Washington University and has earned her CFA Level 1.

Geri also sits on the Board of The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute.

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To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Elevate Your Energy No. 3: Wellness is found in the flow

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0100

The third episode in this special series on energy is looking at the prevention of emotional exhaustion through understanding better how the body reacts to stress and how we need to complete "the stress cycle" in order to avoid being stuck in the emotion of being stressed.

Tune in to find out the 7 strategies suggested by Emily and Amelia Nagosky that can work in modern society to give us a route out of stress. Ann also talks about the implications of this in the workplace and for leaders who want to lead the way in terms of wellbeing for their organisations and teams.

If you enjoy this episode, please think about helping us to build the podcast by rating, reviewing and sharing this episode with someone who may find it helpful! Thank you!

As noted in the previous episodes, this is not medical advice; should you need medical support around a mental health issue, please consult a medical professional.

References:
Susan David, Emotional Agility
Emily and Amelia Nagosky, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

To follow Ann Collins:

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To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Elevate Your Energy No. 2: Thriving Not Surviving

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0100

Maya Angelou provides a great recipe to thriving and not surviving: "My mission in life is not merely to survive but thrive; and to do so with some passion, some humour and some style."

This second episode of the special series called Elevate Your Energy draws on Angelou's insight (although there's no style advice!). Following on from the previous episode in the series, Ann delves further into why "me time" rarely helps in the long term and why focusing on time management requires a different approach if we want to elevate our energy and feel less emotionally exhausted.

An episode about reframing time and energy in the recent 5 Day Challenge is referenced in the podcast: Day 2 Time to put yourself at the top of your to-do list.

Tune in to find out some very simple questions you can ask yourself that might help you to move out of the emotional exhaustion cycle.

As noted in the previous episode, this is not medical advice; should you need medical support around a mental health issue, please consult a medical professional.

To follow Ann Collins:

Please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Elevate Your Energy No. 1: Why Pushing Yourself Doesn't Work

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0100

Welcome to our special series on energy! Feeling exhausted, emotionally drained and not being able to shift that feeling, is something that a number of people have spoken to me about recently.

Of course, we could attribute a lot of it to living through a pandemic, but many would agree that it was present before COVID hit.

In this first episode, I'm exploring the solutions that many of us suggest to ourselves, notably around time management: the need for "me-time". Interestingly, it's quite far removed from what research suggests. Tune in to find out some practical ways to bridge the gap and propose better solutions to yourself with a couple of easy techniques that you use right now.

I refer to a book in this episode by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle and I recommend it if you are interested in diving into the research in more depth.

In further episodes, I will be exploring why we hold onto those beliefs and how we can move ourselves forward towards finding solutions that work better for us individually.

To follow Ann Collins:

Please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

To contact your host, Ann Collins and to book a call to find out more about individual coaching for senior leaders and executives who want to build a career they love, to have an impact beyond their organisation and start living their legacy now.

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the final day of our 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

In this final session, we're looking beyond the implementation and to how you can really accelerate your impact. What's the secret to creating a transformation of how we think, what we believe and therefore achieve the impact we want in our chosen field?

Tune in to find out more and hear about what happens in a coaching session with our special guest, Rebecca Le Brocq.

If these sessions have resonated with you and you'd like to know more about working with me, do book a complimentary 30 minute Midlife Career Clarity Call that accompanies this Challenge : CLICK HERE

For more information about Ann Collins Coaching: www.anncollinscoaching.com

If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review and share. The easiest way to do this is via Apple Podcasts.
Thank you!

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 4 - How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Day 4 of the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

In this jam-packed episode we look at how to open your mind to new possibilities (that felt "impossible) and find out if you are ready to make the transformation that you want and what you need to do right now if you are going to start living your legacy right now.

We also have a special guest with us, Geri Weinfeld, a current coaching client who speaks openly about her experience of coaching at Blue Bottle and the transformation she has witnessed in herself. She explains how it feels to be in a coaching programme and what it involves! A moving and very open testimonial!

If this resonates with you and you would like to work with Ann, do book a call to get clarity on your next steps and if coaching might be a good fit for you. See below for the link to book in now.

About the Challenge:

This is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential
Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list
Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future
Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now
Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

If you'd like to book the FREE 30 minute Midlife Career Clarity Call that accompanies this Challenge and our Individual Coaching Programme: CLICK HERE

For more information about Ann Collins and Blue Bottle Coaching: www.bluebottlecoaching.com

If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review and share. The easiest way to do this is via Apple Podcasts. Thank you!

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Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 3 - The 3 keys to designing your future full of purpose

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Day 3 of our 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Probably my favourite session of the whole week: in this session you will learn the 3 key elements required to be able to design your future full of purpose.

In addition, you will finish the session with something to take away with you and accompany you on your journey towards living a life full of purpose. Starting tomorrow.

Grab a pen and paper, find somewhere comfortable to sit, write and tune in and let me know how you get on. I'd love to know!
Ann
PS There is a moment where you will be asked to write - please hit the pause button and give yourself 10-15 minutes to do the exercise.

About the Challenge:

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 2 - How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to Day 2 of the Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

You're too busy to think about purpose? Do you feel like you don't have enough time to make the changes you want to make?

This session is definitely for you!

Tune in to find out a way to rethink time and how we can manage it and a surprise near the end to start or end your day feeling calm, empowered and positive!

This Challenge is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Life, Leadership and Purpose DAY 1: Unlock Your Potential

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

This is for successful senior leaders who know they can do more, they want to do more, but they're maybe fearful of rocking what is essentially a comfortable boat.... but that nagging feeling of knowing they can do more is becoming more prominent. Time is precious and you know that the time is now to invest in yourself, your career and the contribution you want to make and finally put yourself at the top of the to-do list.

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Inner Voice Special Series no. 6: leverage your purpose to become the best version of yourself

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0100

This is our final episode of our very special Inner Voice series and we're looking at how to leverage our purpose to calm the chatter! This has not only implications for our wellbeing but also for our ability to implement our goals and formulate a vision of our future that is expansive and allows us to be the best version of ourselves.

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Inner Voice Special Series no. 5: why taking action isn't enough

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0100

The triad of feelings, thoughts and action and their interaction is a key part of coaching and in this episode, I look at why focussing on the thoughts, by harnessing the inner voice, is such an important part of the "growth" process that will ultimately allow us to transform.

This type of transformation enables us to change fundamentally how we show up on a daily basis and of course the impact of this is potentially lifechanging, especially for leaders who are stepping into very senior roles, where their technical skills are less important than how they inspire, motivate, challenge, bring people together and more...

By focussing on building this foundational layer, we are able to be more flexible, ride out the problems that arise more easily and welcome new opportunities with greater ease.

Tune in to hear more and don't forget to join us for part 6, coming soon!

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Inner Voice Special Series no. 4: Channel the Chatter Part 2

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0100

This episode follows on very closely from the previous and is part 2 to Channel the Chatter: how to change the record! If you haven't listened to the previous episodes, I recommend you listen to those before this as they follow on from each other.

We explore how to actually change the message we are hearing, how to retrain our inner voice in order to ensure that it is truly serving us. How? By using our inner voice!

Based on the fantastic work by Ethan Kross, in his book entitled Chatter, this episode talks through a key strategy that is accessible to all!

Intrigued?!

Join me to explore this aspect of the inner voice and let me know what you think! I'd love to know!

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Inner Voice Special Series no. 3: Channel the Chatter Part 1

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0100

In this our 3rd episode in our special series on the Inner Voice, we dive into looking at a strategy that has been shown to help us to calm the chatter that can derail us.

We know the harmful effects on our mind, body and relationships of chronic stress and whilst a noisy negative inner voice isn't the cause, it's often present. If we can learn to turn it down and therefore reduce it's power, it can help in our management of our moods and stress.

In this episode I talk about one strategy that has been studied extensively and that I have used frequently with my coaching clients and that works for many! The great news is that it is a strategy that is simple, easy and quick and that you can use right now!

Make sure, however, that you listen to the end, as there is a caveat that you won't want to miss!

I reference the work of Ethan Kross, Chatter, 2021 - well worth a read!

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Inner Voice Special Series no. 2: How to listen and train your inner voice

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0100

"What participants were thinking about turned out to be a better predictor of happiness that what they were actually doing." Ethan Kross

The case for caring about how we use, listen to and train our inner voice is clear! It is fundamental to the way we experience our lives on a personal and professional level.

Tune in to today's episode to discover more about what the inner voice is and how it develops and find out about some very exciting findings of recent research!

To find out more about Ethan Kross' work in this area, I recommend his new book that's also available as a Kindle edition:
Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head and How to Harness it, 2021

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Inner Voice Special Series no. 1: How to Harness the Gift of your Inner Voice

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0100

Tune in for this first episode of a special series of 5 episodes all about the little voice in our heads that is with us 24/7! That little voice that can encourage, berate, debate, criticise or say nothing at all...

But what a potential gift it is!

But for many, it's a critical voice that is noisy and unhelpful.

Join me for this series of episodes during the summer where I will be exploring in more detail what the research into the inner voice could mean for us in our personal and professional lives and what we can do very practically to harness and train it to serve us.

One episode will be published each week on the podcast. The first is now on the #LeadersWhoLoveWhatTheyDo podcast

If you want to get the next episodes THIS week, we have a special offer for our members of our private FB group: Love to Lead where you can hear an episode every day this week and get access in advance!

In this very first episode, I talk about the recent findings of psychologist, Ethan Kross about the power of the inner voice to shape our lives and our experiences. It's really there for the taking! And it's accessible to each and every one of us.

Are you ready to harness it and make changes in your life?

P.S. Registration is now open for the next Life, Leadership and Purpose 5 day free workshop at the end of August. For more details go to: www.bluebottlecoaching.com/events and reserve your place! Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Leaders on the move: expat life, life coaching and leadership

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0100

It was great to catch up with a fellow expat on this Leaders Who Love What They Do Podcast with Linda Mueller. Linda fully understands the opportunities and the challenges that expat partners encounter while living abroad often because their spouse is in a leadership role and she is passionate about supporting those who are on a similar journey.

She is a certified life coach who empowers expat partners to gain a deeper sense of self so that they can design a life they love; one that flows through the ups and downs of their international journey.

We had a great conversation as to why this is important for leadership, where leaders who manage teams around the world have to relocate either domestically or internationally, which impacts often a partner or a whole family.

I can vouch for this from personal experience and I hope this conversation brings you valuable insights.

About Linda

Linda Mueller is a certified life coach who empowers expat partners to create a life they love, one filled with purpose, connection, and a renewed sense of self. With extensive personal and professional experience abroad, and as a three-time repat, she utilizes all that she has learned and experienced to coach expat partners with compassionate accountability during all stages of the expat/repat cycle.

Linda is a former corporate climber with 10+ years of expat partner experience in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. She fully understands the opportunities and challenges that expat partners encounter while living abroad and is passionate about supporting those on a similar journey.

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Music, emotional connection and leadership: changing lives through the arts

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0100

It was such a pleasure to have Rebecca Le Brocq on the Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast: a very experienced, passionate and inspiring leader in the world of music education and the arts in the UK.

In a very wide-ranging conversation, Rebecca touched on a particularly interesting area: why emotional connection, communication and engagement are so important both in leadership and musical performance. We explored her analogy that a musician has to take their audience with them, as a leader brings along their team.

Tune in to hear Rebecca talk about her inspiring work, how the power of music really can change lives and what leaders more generally can learn from musicians.

About Rebecca

An experienced senior leader in cultural education and charities, Rebecca’s expertise lies in strategy, fundraising and project management. She has held senior roles in a range of fast-paced and dynamic national charities of differing scales and has led significant change programmes in the organisations where she has worked.

Most recently Rebecca was CEO at Voices Foundation for 7 years (2014 – 2021). During her tenure she led the organisation through a process of strategic development and complex culture change. Outcomes included an increase in the charity’s turnover by 2.5 times and fundraised income by 3.5 times. This was mirrored by growth in terms of reach and impact for beneficiaries. A key achievement was securing a significant grant for Voices Foundation to participate in Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s prestigious Teacher Development Fund. During Rebecca’s tenure, Voices Foundation was awarded three national awards for its pioneering work in music-based teacher development.

Prior to this, Rebecca held the role of Education Director at Opera North. She spent ten years leading the company’s award-winning Education Department through an expansion which saw a threefold increase in the department’s turnover, team, programmes and impact. A significant achievement during Rebecca’s tenure was securing a major award from Arts Council England and the Department for Education to set up In Harmony Opera North which was voted Classic FM Best Classical Music Education Initiative in 2014.

Rebecca is a passionate advocate for the arts and its place in society. She believes that effective education programmes are the key to unearthing and inspiring new talent in the arts. Her work is evidence of her commitment to ensuring that those who face the most significant disadvantage can benefit from the arts.

White water rafting adventures and surprising leadership lessons

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100

It was such a pleasure to have Barry Kruse on the Leaders Who Love What They Do Podcast!

In this episode, Barry shares how he brings his sense of adventure and the wisdom of being a white water rafting guide into his leadership role in business: how he helps teams to work better together and use the power of joint adventure. He also talked to me about his mission to help young people to discover rafting and "use their voice to take a stand and make an impact" in their lives.

Tune in to hear his story and learn more about his inspiring leadership development work with young people and his teams in his work across the world.

About Barry:

As a leader, Barry Kruse lives in two realms; he blends a white-collar professional life with a whitewater adventure life.

In the business world, Barry is global head of the Franklin Templeton Academy. This is the education arm for the world’s sixth-largest asset management firm, Franklin Templeton. His business unit delivers financial markets knowledge and business development skills to tens-of-thousands of professionals in more than 30 countries and 16 languages. In the course of his career, Barry’s programs have reached more than 600,000 learners He’s worked in nearly 50 countries and almost all 50 American states.

As a whitewater adventurer and leader, Barry’s guided rafting trips on some of the world’s most challenging rivers. He finds time to also be executive director for a non-profit whitewater summer camp for kids called Junior Guides.

He’s found a way to blend these passions in a new podcast called Leading Steep: Adventure Stories, Leadership Allegories, and Wisdom from the World’s Great Guides.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykruse/
Franklin Templeton Academy: https://www.franklintempleton.com/
Leading Steep Podcast: https://www.leadingsteep.com/podcast

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Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0100

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Accelerate your path to reclaim your career: Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge #5

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

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How to live out your purpose and legacy right now: Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge #4

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future: Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge #3

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

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The Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas. We are very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported.

How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list: Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge #2

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Unlock your potential: Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge #1

Mon, 31 May 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the 5 Day Life, Leadership and Purpose Challenge with me, Ann Collins.

Take a concrete step towards discovering your purpose, rewire the way you think and start to live your legacy right now using my 3 step approach!

If that is you, join us to start a journey towards reconnecting with your purpose, your mission, your northern star, however you like to think of it.

I'm here to help you every step of the way.

You're too busy?

This is definitely for you! Many of my clients say initially they're too busy... but being busy is never the real issue, is it?

5 days, 40 minutes each evening: what do you have to gain?

Here's the outline of the 5 sessions:

Day 1: Life, leadership and purpose: unlock your potential

Day 2: How to put yourself (finally) at the top of your to-do list

Day 3: The 3 keys to designing your purpose-full future

Day 4: How to live out your purpose and legacy right now

Day 5: Accelerate your path to reclaim your career

If you'd like to book the FREE 30 minute Midlife Career Clarity Call that accompanies this Challenge and our Individual Coaching Programme: CLICK HERE

For more information about Ann Collins and Ann Collins Coaching:

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An "accidental" and very natural leader bringing people together with inspiration and kindness

Fri, 28 May 2021 21:00:00 +0100

What a pleasure to talk to Emma Garrett! In this episode she tells me about her huge range of leadership experience across many different sectors: commercial, non-profit and charitable. She explains how inspiring others and connecting with people have been key for her in her leadership journey.

However, above all, she talks about another vital ingredient: kindness.

Tune in to hear a very inspiring story from someone who describes their success as "accidental". Anything but, I would say! A truly natural leader!

About Emma:

Emma is the Development Director at Eastbourne College, an Independent co-educational Day and Boarding school on the East Sussex coast. This is a new role that she has recently taken on and she says it is the perfect culmination of everything she has ever done in her career to date, bringing together her experiences in marketing, charity fundraising, public speaking, PR, events planning and networking.

She describes her career as ‘squiggly’ but wouldn’t have had it any other way, and believes that her varied experiences as a mother, entrepreneur, business owner, volunteer, charity fundraiser and Deputy Lieutenant in the county of Bedfordshire have all been invaluable.

Emma ran a social media business alongside her park Cafés providing training and social media management for SMEs and charities. She was also President of the Bedfordshire BusinessWomen's Networking Group and Pavilion at the Park, one of her cafés was mentioned in the Good Food Guide as well as being chosen as one of 100 SMEs recognised in the 2018 Small Business Saturday Campaign. She was also recognised by f:entrepreneur as one of 100 female entrepreneurs in the #ialso Campaign in 2019.

She is a Vice Patron for Autism Bedfordshire and an Ambassador and on the Senior Management Team for the Schoolreaders Charity. She is the founder of the SoupFest Fundraiser in Bedford and sits on the Bedford Homeless Partnership Executive committee.

In her spare time - spare time?! - she likes to sing, play tennis and squash, run and indulge her coffee addiction. She is a self-confessed foodie and her mission on arrival in Sussex is to visit every winery in the South East, all in the name of research!

ecbgarrett@eastbourne-college.co.uk
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmagarrett/
twitter: @serendipitastic
Instagram: emmacbgarrett

Putting people at the heart of a tech-for-good business: a winning strategy

Thu, 13 May 2021 12:00:00 +0100

Jonathan has achieved so much in a field that has required him to be at the cutting edge of two sectors: technology and the charity sector where the world of fundraising has been revolutionised in recent times. His mission to support the charity sector is clear as his entire career has been focused on how to use tech "to make the world a better place", but equally is his commitment to his team.

Tune in to hear how he and his colleagues are committed to putting people at the heart of their organisation and what led them to gaining the prestigious award from "Escape the City" as being one of the top 100 places to work, as voted by their employees. In an industry not always known for its employee-friendly approach, their work is inspiring.

About Jonathan:
Jonathan is the Managing Director - BRIDGE at Lightful, a technology company for social good, and certified B Corp.

BRIDGE (Building resilience in digital growth and engagement) is Lightful’s flagship programme for impact organisations looking to future-proof their operations at a time of great change. Jonathan manages a team of designers, developers and relationship managers who deliver the skills, tools and support that make up the digital capacity building programme.

Jonathan has spent over 15 years working in tech for good, first for over a decade at JustGiving where he managed their Crowdfunding product from an idea to raising £100m in five years. Later, he worked as an independent consultant supporting a range of small and large tech-for-good startups and charities with strategy, growth, product management and business model validation.

To contact Jonathan:

https://twitter.com/jon_bedford
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanwaddingham/
https://lightful.com/

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The power of embedding values at the heart of school leadership: community, curiosity and humility

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0100

A fascinating episode with Chris Godwin, the Head Master at The Hall School in London. Chris is passionate about education and leadership and in this episode we explore in particular the way he embeds values into all aspects of his leadership and how this has helped to transform certain aspects of the school. Leadership in schools has charged ahead in the last 20 years and has much to offer to all sectors, but has been kept a bit of a secret from the corporate world. Tune in to find out more.

About Chris:
Chris Godwin is currently Head of The Hall, a large preparatory school of 460 boys based in Hampstead. The School has a strong reputation for providing a challenging and innovative curriculum within a highly supportive and positive environment. The Hall has an excellent track record of sending pupils to the top independent day schools in London as well as boarding schools further afield. Chris Godwin is also involved in the extensive community partnership programme which has been established between The Hall and a number of maintained partnership schools. Most recently he has been working with a small group of Head Teachers in considering the assessment framework for entry in to independent senior schools in London.

Prior to joining The Hall in 2013, Chris Godwin was Head of Bedford Preparatory School for sixteen years as well as being Head of Innovation for the Bedford Learning Partnership – an independent / state school initiative. He is passionate about exploring how emerging technologies can be used to enhance learning as well as being involved in research on the development of key learning dispositions and their impact on individual student achievement.

He has taught in prep schools for well over 30 years, starting his career at Arnold School in Lancashire before becoming Head of Geography at All Hallows' Preparatory School in Somerset. In 1993 he joined Bedford Preparatory School as Director of Studies and became Headmaster four years later. Chris continued to teach geography and ICT throughout his time as Headmaster, while also coaching rugby in the prep and upper schools.

Chris has lectured and led workshops on assessment, the development of successful learners, mobile learning and most recently exploring the role of schools in identifying the skills and attributes students will need for the world of work in the future.

To contact Chris Godwin and The Hall School:
email: c.godwin@hallschool.co.uk
school website: www.hallschool.co.uk
Twitter: @thehallschool

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BONUS Put on your own oxygen mask first: stress awareness month

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Join Ann Collins, international executive and leadership coach, where she talks about how to manage stress that takes us by surprise and knocks our good habits out of the water! She shares four simple and yet transformative ways to keep the daily habits that help to keep us going in the mix when we most need them. Like every habit, they need practice, but even in the middle of difficult times, these can help us to thrive, leaving us with the capacity to support our teams, families and others.

She touches on the vital issue of creating connection and suggests that you listen to Aga Kehinde's recent episode that focussed on this in great depth.

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The Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas. They are careful to ensure that the tea comes from locally managed and cultivated farms, providing the many women who work there with a sustainable income and steady employment, the benefits of which are felt throughout the family in terms of education, health and nutrition.

Ann Collins is very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported.

Thriving in times of stress: trust that it is possible

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Aga Kehinde brings her own leadership experience as a specialist nurse and researcher and her work as a coach in the area of stress management to our conversation about the pandemic, how people coped but also about how to support teams through the transition to collective recovery and the "new normal".

Tune in to hear her timely advice! An episode that is useful to all, leaders or not!

Links to resources mentioned in the podcast:
Aga's online stress management programme: VUCA
Recommended book: Kelly McGonigal, The Upside to Stress
Research paper: A.Crum et al, The role of stress mindset

About Aga:

Aga has 20 years’ experience as a clinical nurse specialist in oncology and oncology research, she qualified with The Coaching Academy and holds a diploma in Personal Performance
Coaching and Neuro Linguistic Programming. During this time Aga has been supporting individuals who have experienced serious life challenges to navigate through the chaos developing wellbeing strategies to reclaim purpose and meaning into their lives.

She is a Cancer Educator and a Health and Wellbeing Leader. She runs a successful coaching business and also volunteers as a Cancer Coach at the Fountain Centre, a charity which provides emotional and psychological support for Cancer patients, their families and carers.

Aga created a hybrid approach that uses a full body-mind-energy experience for achieving holistic wellbeing.

She successfully works with professionals, individuals and groups, entrepreneurs and business owners, supporting them in making sense of a complex situation, developing bespoke strategies for achieving holistic success.

Aga works with support groups and local communities developing group coaching programmes, bespoke masterminds sessions and webinars on health and wellbeing, stress management and personal development.

To connect with Aga:

LinkedIn
Instagram
Facebook

To contact your host, Ann Collins:

Email for more info: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com
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A psychotherapist's perspective: how to improve connectivity and communication as a leader

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0100

Richard brings a unique approach to mental health with his connections to education, research, business and the media. He joins the dots very elegantly between the academic and the "real" world and this made for a very interesting conversation! We talked about a range of topics from his voluntary work in the Philippines via his work in education and inclusion to his TV work as the Psychotherapist expert on a reality TV show in Ireland. He is a champion of those who don't have their voice heard, who don't feel connected and how we can all make positive changes and "rewrite our paradigms". Tune in to be inspired to make change!

About Richard:

Richard Hogan is a systemically trained Family Psychotherapist registered with The Family Therapy Association of Ireland. He writes every Thursday for the Irish Examiner. His column explores many of the issues facing society today.

He is the author of the best selling book “Parenting the Screenager”. This book is a practical guide for parents of the modern child. The book has received critical acclaim from The Irish Times as a ‘must buy for any parent of a teenager’.

He is the clinical director of the award winning counselling service Therapy Institute. He has been invited by Trinity College Dublin to undertake a PhD exploring how to introduce systemic theory into the Irish educational system.

Richard was awarded a Fulbright scholarship this year and will be travelling to America in 2021 to carry out research on how to better promote inclusion in Irish and American Schools.

He is a regular contributor on shows such as The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates Newstalk, The Today Show RTÉ and Ireland AM Virgin Media as an expert in the field of human behaviour where he offers his expertise and strategies on how to over-come mental health issues.

To contact Richard:
LinkedIn
Twitter: @richardhogan
To get a copy of his book: Parenting the Screenager

To contact your host, Ann Collins:

Our mission here at Ann Collins Coaching is to help you accelerate your leadership career by clarifying your goals, search out and address your blindspots and prepare you to make a unique contribution.

Email for more info: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com
Join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

Information about our 12 month Leadership Coaching programme

A love of cuisine, a passion for international development and a great mentor

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Catching up with Hans van Rijn after 20 years was a real pleasure!

Hans is a highly experienced project manager and team leader and has worked in international development for many years.

His professional expertise aside, what stood out for me in our conversation is his desire to help others develop and progress, either those in his team or young professionals coming up through the profession and a commitment to ensuring every member is able to perform to the best of their abilities.

He is self-effacing and very modest with regards to his own leadership skills and abilities, but reading between the lines, we can see he's not only a very efficient and professional leader, but also greatly appreciated by his colleagues across the board.
This is a leader who is inspiring on many levels. Tune in to find out more!

About Hans:

Hans van Rijn is a public finance and public administration specialist with close to 25 years of work experience, mostly in countries across Asia and the Pacific.

Since 2007, he has worked with the Asian Development Bank, currently with the East Asia Department, where he focuses on the strengthening of public financial management, the financing of local government, local government debt management and sovereign wealth management in Mongolia and the People’s Republic of China. Over the years, he’s developed into an experienced project manager and team leader. He’s been co-leading several major ADB financed COVID-19 emergency operations in Mongolia since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

Hans previously worked with ADB’s Pacific Operations, its Independent Evaluation Department and the Governance & Finance Group.

Prior to joining the ADB, Hans worked as both a short-term and long-term consultant for a variety of donor organizations, including two residential postings in Nepal and Ghana.

To contact Hans: LinkedIn, Facebook

To contact your host, Ann Collins:

Our mission here at Ann Collins Coaching is to help you accelerate your leadership career by clarifying your goals, search out and address your blindspots and prepare you to make a unique contribution.

Email for more info: bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com
Join our LIVE Leading With Courage Masterclass starting 22nd March 2021
Join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

Information about our 12 month Leadership Coaching programme for senior leaders, executives and business owners.

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BONUS What's the point of International Women's Day?

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

After more than a 100 years of marking IWD, is it time to take another look at it?
What's the point of it and is it still relevant? Beyond the official goals of celebrating the achievements of women and raising awareness about gender equality, how can we use it to actually make a difference?

If you want to find out more about how you can address these issues in a very practical way in your team or organisation, do tune in to our other episode where Ann talks to Perrine Farque about her refreshingly pragmatic approach to inclusion: Season 1 Episode 12.

For free resources, events and more information about our programmes: to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub. We have a weekly webinar on leadership issues on Zoom and you can register for those details via the Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 12 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

Finally, if you've enjoyed this episode, please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

LinkedIn

Instagram: @anncollinscoach

The Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas. They are careful to ensure that the tea comes from locally managed and cultivated farms, providing the many women who work there with a sustainable income and steady employment, the benefits of which are felt throughout the family in terms of education, health and nutrition.

Ann Collins is very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported.

International Women's Day: how to use inclusion to boost creativity, engagement and growth in your organisation

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

What a pleasure to have this conversation about an issue that has been at the heart of my own work in education and leadership in different contexts. Perrine brings a refreshing and action-oriented approach to inclusion: she speaks the language of the corporate world and she understands the need for accessible and practical advice on how to bring diversity and inclusion off meeting agendas and into the day to day reality of how organisations are run.

In this episode, she generously shares her go-to strategies that could make a difference in your organisation tomorrow!

Watch out for her upcoming book:
Inclusion: the secret to growing your organisation

About Perrine:

Perrine Farque is an author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and inclusion expert who empowers leaders to leverage diversity as their competitive advantage. Nominated in the Top 50 Most Influential UK Tech Women, Perrine continues to be recognized for her contributions. Perrine drove the strategy at companies such as Facebook and is on a mission to make the workplace more inclusive and diverse.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrinefarque/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerrineFarqueUK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PerrineFarque
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrinefarqueofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYKgD9mNq80PJshb8PZjsg

To contact your host, Ann Collins:

Our mission here at Ann Collins Coaching is to help you accelerate your leadership career by clarifying your goals, search out and address your blindspots and prepare you to make a unique contribution.

Email me if you’d love to know more! bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com

Join our LIVE virtual Leading With Courage Masterclass starting 22nd March 2021

Join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

Information about our 12 month Leadership Coaching programme for senior leaders, executives and business owners.

Please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

LinkedIn

Instagram: @anncol

BONUS Why "Blue Bottle" Coaching? The story behind the name...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000

It's a question that people often ask: why Blue Bottle coaching? So here's the answer.... A story of being inspired, hope and connection and how I aim to bring those elements to all my coaching practice.

For free resources, events and more information about our programmes: to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 12 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

BONUS Global Leadership Part 1: working across different languages

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to part 1 of our 3 part series on Global Leadership coming to you over the next few weeks.

Our first episode is all about working across different languages. This is not discussed much in the traditional "global leadership" literature and yet, whilst it's simple on one level, it can be so important when building connections across teams, organisations and with our clients.

If you work across languages, I'd love to know what you think! What are your experiences?

References in the episode:
I mentioned my go-to translation tool: deepl.com
You can translate whole documents in seconds and it works very well with business type texts (not great for the literature part of your A Level French!)

For free resources, events and more information about our programmes: to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 12 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

From Kazakhstan to Florida: global leadership and global citizenship in action

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000

A fascinating episode that arguably covers some of the most important themes in leadership at the moment: global leadership, the need to be global citizens and developing our skills to connect across cultures, innovation and a growth mindset! Jahn brings a unique perspective drawing on his childhood in Kazakhstan, his experience of moving to live in the USA as a child and how his focus on opportunity, creativity and service has shaped his work in the technology sector. Be prepared to be inspired!

About Jahn Karsybaev:

Jahn Karsybaev is a Technology Executive who has led IT teams for Fortune 500 companies. He is currently a CIO & Co-Founder of myBasePay. Jahn is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. As an entrepreneur, he has built and sold several software companies.

He is an active advisor and investor of early-stage and pre-seed technology startups. Jahn is an Official Member of the Forbes Technology Council, Board Member of First Gen Harvard Alumni.

myBasePay is a Contingent Workforce platform that puts your Talent first. It provides turnkey solutions for Gig Workers, Staffing Firms and Corporate Talent Acquisition. Learn more at: www.mybasepay.com

Listen to Ivy Podcast - a Podcast series about leadership where Jahn interviews Fortune 500 Executives:

https://ivypodcast.com

Read Jahn's full Executive Profile here: https://profiles.forbes.com/u/186c4a63-d930-4dce-927e-fe1a37f6a53e

And you can also connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahnibek/

To contact your host, Ann Collins:

Our mission here at Blue Bottle Coaching is to help you accelerate your leadership career by clarifying your goals, search out and address your blindspots and prepare you to make a unique contribution.

Email Ann if you’d love to know more! bluebottlecoaching@gmail.com

Join our LIVE virtual Leading With Courage Masterclass starting 22nd March 2021

Join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

Information about our 9 month Leadership Coaching programme for senior leaders, executives and business owners.

Please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

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Leading With Courage Masterclass Day 5: A winning strategy to accelerate your impact

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000

This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader.

Onto our final day and we're looking at how to bring all these strands together and how coaching can help to fill in the missing piece: beliefs-thoughts-action. A special exercise to finish with so press pause when you need to complete the task!

Tonight's painting is Renoir's, Bal du moulin de la galette - do just click on the link.

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

Leading With Courage Masterclass Day 4: Courageous communication

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000

This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader.

Day 4 is all about courageous communication: the common pitfalls and how to avoid them, leaning in to difficult conversations as a priority and how to prepare for difficult conversations.

I refer to this table about the art of listening: HERE

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

Leading With Courage Masterclass Day 3: Creating a culture of courage in your team

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader.

Welcome back to Day 3: creating a culture of courage in your team where we're looking at strategies to build resilience, nurture a growth mindset, celebrate and integrate successes and embrace "imperfect action".

You will also need to look at The Great Wave painting: HERE

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

Leading With Courage Masterclass Day 2: how curiosity builds courage

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000

This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader.

Welcome to Day 2: how curiosity builds courage where we explore the idea of building self-awareness, managing emotions as "data", removing judgement and asking key questions to stop self-sabotage.

You need to access The Arnolfi Portrait, Van Eyck for the first part of the presentation: HERE

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

Leading With Courage Masterclass Day 1: Mastering Uncertainty

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader. It will only be available online until Tuesday 9th February.

In Day 1, you will need to access the fabulous painting by Turner: HERE and use the magnifying glass to zoom in to see the figures in the painting.

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

BONUS Everyone's exhausted: how to shift from "crisis" mode and thrive

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000

In January 2021, we are still in the midst of the COVID crisis and yet, I would argue, we need to shift quickly from this mode of "crisis" towards "thriving in difficult time", to help our teams, to future proof our organisations and to lay the foundations for leading with learning and development at its heart. This episode follows on from the previous BONUS episode, which talks about strategies to use whilst leading a team remotely.

What do you think? Let me know by contacting me on the many social media channels or by email.

To contact Ann Collins:

Registration is now open for our 5 Day Leading With Courage Masterclass: for more information, click here. This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader.

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are an executive, senior leader or a business owner with a team looking to rethink and transform your leadership to create a high performing team and fast-track your own career.

BONUS Strategies for leaders to consider when supporting their teams remotely (Part 2)

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

This is part 2 in a series looking at the impact of COVID and working from home on leaders and their teams (for part 1, please look at the previous BONUS episode!). Ann Collins talks in this LIVE solo episode about switching from crisis mode to "thriving in difficult times" mode and as a result of her research, she suggests strategies for leaders and a warning to them too about ensuring that their own wellbeing stays on the agenda.

To contact Ann Collins:

Registration is now open for our 5 Day Leading With Courage Masterclass: for more information, click here. This is a newly created free course for senior leaders, executives and business owners who want to discover the essential skills and mindset to becoming a courageous leader.

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are a senior leader stepping into a new role.

Finally, if you've enjoyed this episode, please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.bluebottlecoaching.com
LinkedIn: annridleycollins
Instagram: @anncollinscoach

The Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas. They are careful to ensure that the tea comes from locally managed and cultivated farms, providing the many women who work there with a sustainable income and steady employment, the benefits of which are felt throughout the family in terms of education, health and nutrition.

Ann Collins is very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported.

The art of captaincy: leadership lessons from the world of cricket

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000

A departure from our usual format today as I had the privilege of welcoming both Patrick Latham and Wesley Durston, cricketers, coaches and authors, to talk about leadership in the game of cricket and in particular the "mental game". A fascinating discussion looking at cricket and leadership and the possible lessons for leaders in all sectors are clear to see! We explored the art of captaincy and in particularly how to create future leaders, build resilience and how to cope with the pressures of being a new captain.

About Patrick and Wes:

Wesley Durston is a professional cricketer who has played for both Somerset and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs. He has captained many times in his career at all levels and is passionate about sharing his experience with up-and-coming players.

Patrick Latham is a Hockey and Cricket Coach and Senior Tutor at Oakham School in the UK. He is also a very successful self-employed graphic designer, illustrator and caricature artist.

They've written a book, with another on its way and recently have started supporting budding and experienced cricketers online.

To buy their book, Cricket: A Leading Edge, click here.

Online Cricket Coaching and Mentoring: click here

Website: www.aleadingedge.co.uk

To contact Patrick and Wesley:

Facebook: @aleadingedge

Twitter: @aleadingedge1

Instagram: @aleadingedge

LinkedIn Patrick Latham

LinkedIn Wesley Durston

Tags: #aleadingedge #byPatch

To contact Ann Collins:

Join our LIVE virtual Leading With Courage Masterclass starting 1st Feb. 2021

Join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

Information about our 9 month Leadership Coaching programme for senior leaders, executives and business owners.

Please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

BONUS The unexpected positive outcomes of leading teams remotely (Part 1)

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000

A solo LIVE podcast from Ann Collins reporting on her research on how the COVID crisis and working from home has impacted on leaders. This episode is part 1, looking at the unexpected positive effects. Part 2, coming in the next BONUS episode will be looking at strategies to help leaders continue to lead remotely during this period of lockdown.

To contact Ann Collins:

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are a senior leader stepping into a new role.

BONUS "What do you actually do, Ann?"

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

A solo LIVE podcast episode from Ann Collins talking about her work in the field of leadership coaching and how she uses coaching and research alongside each other to serve her coaching clients. She uses the example of her recent research on the impact of COVID and working from home on senior leaders to explain how this works in practice.

To contact Ann Collins:

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub and join the LIVE podcasts and interact, if you wish.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are stepping into a new or more senior leadership role.

Finally, if you've gained some value from and enjoyed this episode, please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

LinkedIn

Instagram: @anncollinscoach

The Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas. They are careful to ensure that the tea comes from locally managed and cultivated farms, providing the many women who work there with a sustainable income and steady employment, the benefits of which are felt throughout the family in terms of education, health and nutrition.

Ann Collins is very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported.

Disrupting the global food chain: looking for the "blue ocean" and fighting modern slavery

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Tune in to hear Rick Sanderson talk about his extensive leadership experience in the food industry in buying and selling, his approach to leading his team to be creative in their business planning with a shared vision and values and how he is supporting a cause particularly close to his heart. Rick has over 25 years of experience in a tough industry where the profit margins are famously low, the pressure to sell is high and ethical concerns are a challenge.

A fascinating interview showing how action, pragmatism and developing relationships is the key to disrupting and improving.

About Rick Sanderson:

Rick currently works for Food Forensics, a company that tests the origin of food across global supply chains. He is passionate about sustainable and transparent supply chains, and his career and motivation is driven by building a fair and compassionate commercial environment for producers, people and animals.

He has been in the food industry for the last 25 years with senior roles from gate to plate, leading on commercial, strategic procurement, social, ethical & technical compliance, and latterly building disruptive technology solutions in this space.

He has also developed and sold two award-winning food companies, and founded The STAR Index as his third. His many awards include being former UK Young Agri-Consultant of the Year, Shell UK Entrepreneur of the Year Runner-Up, a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science & Technology, and former Dragons Den contestant.

To contact Rick:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricksandersonfifst/
Twitter: @r_sanderson1

Links mentioned:

W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, Blue Ocean Strategy. 2015

Tony's Chocolonely: https://tonyschocolonely.com/uk/en

Unseen: the charity fighting modern slavery
https://www.unseenuk.org/

To contact Ann Collins:

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are a senior leader stepping into a new role.

Finally, if you've enjoyed this episode, please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

BONUS How to make an impact in uncertain times: setting intentions and reframing goals

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000

In this LIVE solo episode, Ann Collins shares some ideas on how to approach planning ahead to make a great impact in uncertain times. She looks at using intentions as a guide, using well-framed goals that focus on results rather than actions as a way of allowing flexibility and ensuring impact in 2021.

To contact Ann Collins:

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community: Leadership Hub.

You are invited to consider joining our 9 month high touch Leadership Coaching programme if you are stepping into a new or more senior leadership role.

Finally, if you've gained some value from and enjoyed this episode, please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!

www.anncollinscoaching.com

LinkedIn
Instagram: @anncollinscoach

The Leaders Who Love What They Do podcast is kindly sponsored by NepalTea.Love a company that sources exquisite tea from the Himalayas. They are careful to ensure that the tea comes from locally managed and cultivated farms, providing the many women who work there with a sustainable income and steady employment, the benefits of which are felt throughout the family in terms of education, health and nutrition.

Ann Collins is very proud to be in collaboration with the NepalTea.Love and as the podcast grows, further education projects for the children living near the tea plantations will be supported.

Core values, creativity and a fearless approach: a winning combination

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000

In this inspiring episode, Marie Benton talks to me about her incredible journey and work with The Choir With No Name, a national charity that she founded and continues to run in the UK. They support some of the most vulnerable people in our society: those who are homeless or marginalised.

Her approach to leadership is innovative in so many ways! She truly embeds values on a daily basis in a way that eludes many across other industries. Whilst growing the charity across the country, she has held on to and nurtured their ability to pivot, adapt and to be extraordinarily creative in difficult circumstances.

Tune in to be inspired and to make a donation to enable the Choir With No Name to continue to serve as many people as possible, please scroll on down...

About Marie Benton:

Marie is the Chief Executive and Founder of The Choir with No Name, an organisation that runs choirs for homeless and marginalised people, enabling them to build their confidence and skills, make friends and begin to rebuild their lives.

They run choirs and outreach workshops in four UK cities (with imminent plans for more), with weekly rehearsals run by top notch choir directors and a warm meal after rehearsals. Marie and her team hold their values of family, fun, collaboration and integrity close to their hearts, and always ensure that their choir members remain their first priority.

Marie is responsible for strategy planning and delivery, artistic direction and the day to day running of the charity. She has grown the organisation from a grassroots project to a flourishing national charity with a great reputation for her positive, innovative approach.

Marie was featured on the 2018 Sunday Times Alternative Rich List in the category "Creative and Fearless": an amazing achievement! Click here to see her in action!

To donate to the wonderful work that Marie and her team are doing to support people who are homeless or marginalised in some way, go directly to their site: www.choirwithnoname.org/donate where you can make a donation by text message! It's very easy!

To contact Marie:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-benton/
Or via the Choir With No Name site.

To contact Ann Collins:

For free resources, events to help you transform your leadership and to be part of a dynamic community, join our Love to Lead Community:

A leader with a mission: contributing to education in Nepal

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0000

In this fascinating episode, Susan speaks very honestly about her experience of working in Nepal in the field of business and English language teaching. With over 20 years of experience of working in Kathmandu, she explains how she has coped with the challenges of working in a male dominated environment and how she has built her team, instilled confidence in them and created a community with a vision. Her vision is not only to provide high quality education, but to extend access to those unable to afford it. She really walks the talk of corporate responsibility. A truly inspiring leader with an important message of patience and humour that is rarely heard in the leadership development space.

About Susan Deith:

Susan has been working in business and in the English language field for over 20 years. She worked for the British Council in Nepal for over 10 years and 10 years ago, she founded her own language school called the English for All Language Training Centre where she is now Director.

English for All: www.englishforallkathmandu.com/
English for NepAll: to make donations to the English language learning scholarship scheme contact Susan Deith directly on the website link above or donate here on her JustGiving account: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/susandeithenglishforall. All donations go directly to paying for English lessons for young professionals or students who are unable to pay.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/susan-deith-34398b4b/

Thanks for listening. I'm Ann Collins, the CEO and Founder of Ann Collins Coaching. I help leaders around the world to rethink and transform their leadership style in order to create high performing teams. Our flagship programme, a 9 month Leadership Development programme for new leaders or those stepping up into more senior roles is now open for applications.

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Working from home: staying connected and rethinking collaboration

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 21:00:00 +0000

In this very timely episode, Pilar Orti, an expert in how to transition teams to remote or distributed working, talks about the challenges and opportunities presented to us by the explosion of remote/home working due to COVID. She shares her insight and advice on how we can best help team members to feel connected and engaged to each other and their organisation, think about collaboration in other ways rather than just back to back meetings on Zoom and offers her views on the future of remote working. She challenges us to think creatively about the needs of individuals and the myriad of options that will be available to us for the future.

About Pilar:

Pilar’s journey in leadership training and team development started at the beginning of the century. Having worked as a theatre practitioner and director of an independent theatre company, she discovered that many of the exercises used to build theatre ensembles were perfect for helping teams and managers reflect on their current practices and identify new ways of working together. Short academic and vocational courses, conversations with people in the field and reading many, many books gave her additional knowledge to the one she had gained first hand leading teams and cohorts.

Pilar set up Virtual not Distant in 2016, in order to facilitate the journey for managers, teams and organisations towards “office optional”. She has worked with small teams helping them set up their online ecosystems, delivered training both online and off, and piloted new ways of working.

Pilar is the host of the podcast “21st Century Work Life”, and co-host of “My Pocket Psych”. She is an Affiliate Member of the CIPD, a member of the International Association of Facilitators, and alumnus of London’s Imperial College. She is also the voice of pilot Xuli in the BBC’s GoJetters.

To contact Pilar: http://www.virtualnotdistant.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilarorti/
Twitter: @PilarOrti

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Leading in humanitarian emergencies: the power of humanity, aligned objectives and rest

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Martin describes how his love of humanitarian work has shaped every stage of his career from his first experiences in Tanzania in the 90s, via Nepal during the civil war to his work coordinating programmes in Mexico. His passion for his work and admiration for the people he meets and works with is evident.

As a leader, he leads multilingual, multidisciplinary teams working in potentially stressful and exhausting situations and creates highly functioning teams whilst maintaining an eye on their wellbeing.

Although not many leaders will find themselves in such circumstances, this inspirational leader gives us much to think about.

About Martin de Boer:

Head of Operations in the ICRC Regional Delegation for Mexico, Central America and Cuba

A strong believer in humanity and dedicated to responsible humanitarian action, Martin is an experienced manager who has led multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in complex situations.

Born a Dutch national in 1971, Martin holds a MSc in Social Sciences (Violence, Conflict and Development) from the London School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and a BSc Tropical Forestry from Larenstein University in Velp, The Netherlands.

Already during his forestry studies, Martin was drawn to humanitarian work while conducting his thesis research on the environmental impact of the Rwandese refugee camps in Tanzania in 1995.

However, he first worked in forestry advisor in Nepal for 3 years before joining the ICRC in the year 2000 as an interpreter for the ICRC’s operations in Nepal. Since then he has worked as a generalist ICRC delegate in Gaza (2004) and increased his management responsibilities as: a deputy head of Sub-Delegation in Gaza (2004-05), Head of Sub-Delegation in Afghanistan (2005-06) and Sri Lanka (2006-08) followed by Deputy Head of Delegation in Washington DC, (2009-11), Pakistan (2012-14) and Operations Coordinator for the Americas Region at the ICRC Headquarters in Geneva (2015-17). He currently works as Head of Operations in the ICRC Regional Delegation in Mexico since January 2018.

In his current role, Martin is overseeing and supporting the delegation’s team (120 colleagues) to carry out its humanitarian operations in Mexico in support of violence affected people such as migrants, the missing and their families, detainees and the resident population as well as maintaining the relationship with the Mexican Red Cross.

To contact Martin via LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/martin-de-boer-4b410329/

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The secret to being an entrepreneur? Belief and passion!

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0000

Jocelyn speaks candidly about her motivation to start her own food production business producing homecooked delicious curry sauces. She shares generously not only her secrets to success but also the amazing benefits the venture has brought to her personally in her fifties.

This episode will lift your spirits and leave you feeling inspired and, very possibly, hungry!

About Jocelyn:

Until recently, Jocelyn was a full-time Biology teacher with a passion for curry. Soon to give up teaching, she has followed her passion and started her small business ‘Karma Curry’, making fresh, authentic easy to use curry sauces by adapting her wonderful mother-in-law’s recipes. Two of the sauces are named after regions of India connected to her family and the other three, a nod to her time in London, as well as travels to India.

She identified a gap in the market for a fresh sauce, that is quick and easy to use with authenticity. Her sauces are available in ten shops in and around London including Provenance Village Butcher and Basil & Toms. She has plans to scale up, take on more staff and is in discussion with a major supermarket.

She wants to hear people saying, "Let's have a 'Karma' night, not just a 'curry' night!

To get in contact with her and to buy her Karma Curry in London, Bedford and Somerset, you can find her on Instagram: @karma_curry

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Creativity, engagement and celebrating "glorious failure"

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:00:00 +0100

Adam Williams is a highly experienced commercial leader who, in his own words, "is still learning". His positive and open mindset is evident throughout this episode in which he talks candidly about modern leadership and how he applies his approach practically on a daily basis. He shares his approach to leading, as a mentor, facilitator, coach and also as someone who is there to serve. That's not to say he doesn't have high standards! He talks about how he promotes creativity, works hard to ensure that all members of the team are genuinely included at all stages of projects and in particular how valuing what he terms, "glorious failure" is one of his keys to success.

About Adam:

Adam is a commercial leader with over 20 years’ experience in bringing disruptive technology to market with the world’s leading brands and retailers. Starting out in electrical retailing, Adam has held a range of senior positions with Samsung and Sony, where he led sales, marketing, strategy and organisational transformation across a range of product categories and functions. Adam is the Chief Commercial Officer of Lightwave, a leading smart home automation manufacturer, and he is a Trustee of the Electrical Safety Board and a Director of the Smart Homes & Buildings Association. The common theme throughout Adam’s career and interests is an abiding passion for technology to positively impact on the way we live.

Contact: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajswilliams/

Adam references a book in the podcast: Tony Schwartz with John Gomes, The Way We Are Working Isn't Working, 2010

Thanks to Jens Schaller for his podcast audio training! You can connect with him on FB or Instagram.

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Leading on the pandemic frontline

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0100

Valéry Vuillermoz is a logistics expert with responsibility for the supply chain of pharmaceutical supplies to pharmacies for the eastern region of France. As a senior leader, he and his team worked tirelessly during the lockdown to procure and deliver medical supplies across a region that was particularly impacted by the virus. Already before the lockdown, procuring medication and medical supplies had been a challenge and with little warning, demand exploded. With 20% of staff suddenly absent due to illness or other lockdown-related issues on most days, a management team homeworking, Valéry needed to ensure that 24 warehouses could receive and dispatch supplies at a level never seen before. This required leadership and interpersonal skills at an extraordinary level. In this podcast, Valéry shares how he approached the crisis and what he learnt and how having a purpose at work remains his priority and guide for him and his team.

About Valéry:

Valéry has had a long career in logistics and has worked for 22 years at CERP, a pharmaceutical distribution company in France. He has always enjoyed leading teams whether in the Head Office in Belfort or in the warehouses in the eastern region of France. He is particularly interested in processes that allow automation and is currently working on a pilot project that will allow robots to assist in the warehouses. However, it is people management that interests him most and working directly with his teams is what inspires him.

Continuing his own professional development has always been a priority for him and in 2017 he completed a part-time Master's degree specialising in Supply Chain Management at the Kedge Business school.

He enjoys travelling when he can and likes to take advantage of opportunities to dive in warm seas.

You can contact Valéry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valéry-vuillermoz-supplychaincerprrm/

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Successfully harnessing creativity and disruption in teams

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:00:00 +0100

Helene Jewell, a professional Facilitator and entrepreneur, talks about how she works with creative teams with diverse and sometimes competing ideas to work together towards defining a strategy that enables them to move forward. She shares what she loves about her work and how she nurtures that enthusiasm and finally gives a top tip to leaders.

About Helene:

Helene is a professional facilitator who draws on her knowledge and experience of communication processes and group dynamics to encourage effective and meaningful dialogue, enabling positive change and good team collaboration. She successfully integrates an ability to work with people to share their thoughts and ideas, with her capacity to develop, organise and prioritise information to achieve robust outcomes.

She started her professional life as a Speech and Language Therapist, a job that took her overseas to Nepal and eventually lead to a Msc in International Development. She has worked for a number of different organisations in different roles across different sectors, both in the UK and overseas. She established Jewell Facilitation in 2013 after realising that she very much wanted to do her own thing and that her passion for facilitation didn’t quite fit into any job descriptions!

She uses a creative style of facilitation both face to face and in the virtual space. She is currently focused on helping teams develop their purpose and values, trust and relationships as well as their communication processes and ways of working through facilitated team development sessions. She also facilitates strategic planning workshops, lessons learnt reviews and a variety of other workshops with internal and external stakeholders.

She is on the board of the England and Wales International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and an RSA fellow, mum to two children, an outdoors swimming enthusiast, would be traveller and a big fan of doing things slightly differently!

helene@jewellfacilitation.com
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For more information about the podcast and your host, Ann Collins: www.bluebottlecoaching.com
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Introduction to Leaders Who Love What They Do

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Welcome to our podcast: Leaders Who Love What They Do from Blue Bottle Coaching

I'm Ann Collins, host and the founder and CEO of Blue Bottle Coaching. I help leaders across the world rethink and transform their leadership style in order to create high performing teams.

For more information about the podcast and your host, Ann Collins:

www.anncollinscoaching.com

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