PeopleFirst! with Morag Barrett

This week on People First!, Morag chats with Moustafa Hamwi, a bestselling author who's an expert in a wide range of fields, from executive coaching to yoga and adventure sports.

They delve deep into the world of the "passionpreneur," exploring how passion + purpose unleashes the entrepreneurial spirit of a true leader, why so many people struggle to find their spark, why passion and skill go hand-in-hand, and how you can discover what truly ignites your fire.

Episode Chapters:

04:30 - Why do so many people struggle to find their spark?

10:14 - The importance of aligning passion with skill for success.

15:20 - Identifying and overcoming hidden obstacles that block passion and purpose

23:00 - A powerful approach to self-discovery: taking a step back, healing, and launching yourself forward.

27:30 - Dealing with the fear of negative consequences that hold us back.

Bonus Content for all Listeners...

Moustafa offers free copies of his books and other resources on his website to help you overcome challenges. Go to moustafa.com/slingshot and use the code PEOPLE to download your bonus pack! Enjoy reading...

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey we are experiencing. We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!

And...be sure to grab our book!

You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up As One!) The hardcover is available to preorder now! We've put our hearts into this exciting new book; we're sharing the insights of our research and experience as authors, best friends at work, and our leadership development programs around the world. You, Me, We, is a book for leaders who want to improve― at leading, yes, but also at their lives. How so? By building deep, long-lasting relationships that set everybody up for success.

Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3NrQulV

Tired of unproductive meetings? This week, we're joined by Steven Rogelberg, a leading expert on meeting effectiveness from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Steven shares research-backed strategies to transform your meetings from time-wasters to efficient, engaging, and inclusive experiences for everyone. While achieving meeting nirvana might be a stretch, Steven will show you how to leverage science to make your meetings significantly better.

Episode Chapters:

06:55 - In meetings so much, why is it that they suck?
12:20 - Rebooting 1:1s at work: how to tie 1:1s to values
18:17 - Core questions approach in 1:1s
23:24 - 1:1s are tools for genuine connections

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey we are experiencing. We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!

And...be sure to grab our book!

You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up As One!) The hardcover is available to preorder now! We've put our hearts into this exciting new book; we're sharing the insights of our research and experience as authors, best friends at work, and our leadership development programs around the world. You, Me, We is a book for leaders who want to improve― at leading, yes, but also at their lives. How so? By building deep, long-lasting relationships that set everybody up for success.

Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3NrQulV

This week, Morag and Jennifer McCollum, CEO of Linkage, a SHRM company, discuss her career journey, research, and her book In Her Own Voice: A Woman's Rise to CEO: Overcoming Hurdles to Change the Face of Leadership.

Episode Chapters:
0:00 - Show Open
1:50 - Growing Up in Europe
5:28 - Why this book; why now?
10:20 - Understanding clear roles people play in leadership
16:59 - How the inner critic shows up for women
20:12 - Biases and limiting beliefs
23:50 - Getting humble to say I need help

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey that we are experiencing. We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!

And...be sure to grab our book!

You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up As One!) The hardcover is available to preorder now! We've put our hearts into this exciting new book; we're sharing the insights of our research and experience as authors, best friends at work, and our leadership development programs around the world. You, Me, We is a book for leaders who want to improve―at leading, yes, but also at their lives. How so? By building deep, long-lasting relationships that set everybody up for success.

Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3NrQulV

This week, Morag, Scott Osman, and Jacquelyn E. Lane from the 100 Coaches Agency discuss guiding
ideals that can propel a leader’s impact far beyond themselves.

Episode Chapters:
0:00 - Show Open
1:50 - Growing Up
6:28 - Jacquelyn's Realization: Everything is About People
9:13 - Leadership is Collaboration
13:02 - Inspiration Behind Becoming Coachable
16:30 - Being Open to Change, Taking Actions
21:23 - The Correct Answer is Always Thank You!
29:45 - Conclusion and Wrap

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey that we are experiencing. We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!

And...be sure to grab our book!

You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up As One!) Hardcover is available to preorder now! We've put our hearts into this exciting new book, we're sharing the insights of our research and experience as authors, best friends at work, and our leadership development programs around the world. You, Me, We is a book for leaders who want to improve―at leading, yes, but also at their lives. How so? By building deep, long-lasting relationships that set everybody up for success.

Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3NrQulV

This week, Morag and Atif Rafiq discuss how teams can collaborate and lead innovation!

Episode Chapters:
0:00 - Show Open
1:30 - Growing Up
2:36 - Career Arc
5:39 - Role of Relationships
8:50 - Decision Sprint Book Discussion
13:49 - Common Pitfalls
16:13 - Clarifying the Problem
17:36 - The Role of AI
24:26 - Conclusion and Wrap

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey that we are experiencing.

We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!

Show Info:
Website: https://www.decisionsprint.com/
Website: https://www.ritual.work/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atif1/

And...be sure to grab our book!

You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up As One!) is available now! We've put our hearts into this exciting new book, we're sharing the insights of our research and experience as authors, best friends at work, and our leadership development programs around the world. You, Me, We is a book for leaders who want to improve―at leading, yes, but also at their lives. How so? By building deep, long-lasting relationships that set everybody up for success.

This week, Morag and Jim Collison from the Gallup Organization discuss leading with your strengths, and leveraging the CliftonStrengths profile.

Episode Chapters:
0:00 - Show Open
1:50 - Growing Up
3:35 - How Relationships Matter
5:09 - Advice for Connection
9:25 - Adults Don't Change A Whole Lot
12:39 - WTF is Woo?
18:00 - Leveraging CliftonStrengths to Help Others
26:30 - One Life
26:59 - Conclusion and Wrap

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey that we are experiencing.

We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!

And...be sure to grab our book!

You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up As One!) Hardcover is available to preorder now! We've put our hearts into this exciting new book, we're sharing the insights of our research and experience as authors, best friends at work, and our leadership development programs around the world. You, Me, We is a book for leaders who want to improve―at leading, yes, but also at their lives. How so? By building deep, long-lasting relationships that set everybody up for success.

Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3NrQulV

Kay is founder and CEO of KAY Diversity & Performance B.V., a global company committed to embedding diversity of talent into the transformational purpose of companies so as to unleash more creativity, more innovation, more growth, more engagement and better financial outcomes. 

Kay's roots are in South Africa where she worked with companies to transform their business hand-in-hand with the transformation that was occurring politically and socially during the post-apartheid period. Kay was Executive Director and Partner in Accenture for 25 years, leading the Health and Life Sciences Industry Line in Europe and Africa and Latin America. Within Accenture Kay was for many years responsible for the Diversity and Inclusion Practice in The Netherlands, and assumed multiple leadership development roles within Accenture, including being one of the Sponsoring Partners for the Global Leadership Development Program, Chairing the Diversity Forum, Participating in the Unconscious Bias Task Force and acting as mentor and coach and sponsor for rising talent.

Kay's new book - Leading Diversity with Purpose and Inclusion is published December 2nd and provides powerful insights into D&I. D&I is not about legal compliance or HR box-ticking, in fact every organization needs a diversity and inclusion strategy to achieve peak performance and sustainability.  #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter and the ballooning consequences of Covid-19 to minorities have made it even more necessary to plan a concrete D&I agenda. 

Whether you’re a leader, HR practitioner, sponsor of a D&I initiative, or an employee who wants to see your organization benefit from more inclusivity, Kay explains the strategic case for diversity and can share practical steps for locking in diversity gains and closing key performance gaps.

Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia, with over a dozen patents to his name. 

He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools. He also works with many non-profits, currently serving on the board of Plant A Million Corals. 

He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.

https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com
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Dr Kumar is an expert in International Business Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management. Originally from India, Dr Kumar has lived and worked in the United States, U.K., Denmark, France, Finland, Netherlands, and New Zealand. 

Through personal experience and academic study he has developed a deep appreciation and awareness of the importance of the cross-cultural dimension and how it impacts strategy formulation and implementation.

Dr Kumar has a Ph.D. degree in International Business from New York University, an MBA from Rutgers University, and a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Delhi. Dr Kumar is author of International Negotiations in China and India published by Macmillan in 2011. He also coauthored Doing Business in India which was published by Macmillan in 2005. 

During his academic career he has published numerous research papers in academic journals. Dr Kumar is also a certified Global Dexterity Trainer and is currently appearing on Leadership Podcasts as a guest where he highlights the importance of managing the cultural dimension for global companies. He also leads training programs for companies engaged in global business.

Join me and Dr. Gary Crotaz, PhD. Chief Engagement Officer of KultraLab, a behavioural science and technology organisation that accelerates your strategy by igniting the spark that empowers your workforce.

An executive and mindset coach specialised in strengths-centred leadership and change, my 5* rated book 'The IDEA Mindset' is a self-reflective coaching journey to help the reader figure out what they want from work, and how to get it, in six weeks. I also host 'The Unlock Moment' podcast, in which I interview people who have achieved great things or brought about significant change in their life, and we dig into a flash of remarkable clarity when they figured out the path ahead. Find out more at theunlockmoment.com . And I'm a co-host of The Coacharium, a pocket-sized podcast for leaders who coach. Find out more at coacharium.com.