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One of the greatest paradoxes of leadership is that to lead well, you must learn to let go. To get comfortable with not having all the answers! To release your grip, relinquish control, and know that the wisdom already exists in everyone around you.Professor, coach and facilitator to the next generation of leaders, Rob Lion has spent the last 20 years fostering self-leading workplace cultures that truly listen to their people, building leaders that are facilitators at heart.Because the best leaders? They’ve taken off the stabilisers of delegation, left their ego at the door, and learnt the delicate dance of stepping back, to invite others to step in. Find out about:The intersection of leadership and facilitation – and what it takes to be a facilitative leaderWhy we should think with our whole bodies, rather than just listen to our gutThe complex, nuanced role of surrender and controlWhy leadership micromanagement and delegation are safety mechanismsWhy great leaders and facilitators must learn to confront their own triggersDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Links:Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.Connect to Rob Lion:LinkedInWebsiteBlogShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!

Mohsin Memon, the mastermind behind Evivve, creates multiplayer leadership simulations that merge gameplay with neuroscience. He discusses the power of simulated environments for fostering genuine leadership behavior and emotional engagement. The conversation highlights the AFFER model for behavioral change, the vital role of psychological safety in team dynamics, and how simulations can democratize organizations. Memon also emphasizes the importance of reflection and self-awareness in personal growth, making complex decision-making more accessible.

Thomas Lahnthaler, a seasoned facilitator and author of 'Facilitating Reflections,' challenges listeners to explore the depths of self-awareness in facilitation. He discusses the clash between personal authenticity and structured frameworks, navigates the critical balance of psychological safety, and underscores the importance of vulnerability and context in group dynamics. Thomas also questions the binary notion of good versus bad facilitation, advocating for embracing diverse perspectives and fostering genuine connections for impactful experiences.

Curation is far more than an artistic act – it is a political one! It’s what’s to leave in, what to take out, what to filter and what to frame. And through this sense-making assembly, it becomes an invitation: to pay attention, to expand our minds, and to stumble into serendipitous encounters.And nothing masters this quite like TED. Curator of ideas, and a 20-year shaper of the TED conferences, Bruno Giussani helped make the cultural institution what it is today – he joins me to dissect the art and science of facilitation’s dear cousin, and why now, more than ever, curation is so necessary.Hear the creative workings of the Ted stage, the evolution of TedX, and why Bruno believes ‘content’ is a wrecking ball to culture. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss!Find out about:The cultural responsibility of curation in our desensitised age of informationThe polarities of algorithmic filters, and real-life, intimate, theatrical curationHow to curate engagement with care, while gently bursting the filter bubbleHow the TED stage was built to blend intimacy with visual impactThe use of music to primes new moods, neutralise tastebuds and signal art as part of the conversationDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Links:Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.Connect to Bruno Giussani:LinkedInShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!

In this engaging conversation, Parker J. Palmer, an influential activist and educator, shares insights from over 30 years of facilitating transformative experiences. He emphasizes the importance of creating safe spaces that allow for reflection and dialogue while respecting diverse perspectives. Palmer critiques traditional education, encouraging a compassionate approach that embraces uncertainty. With anecdotes from history, he illustrates the power of patience and vulnerability in catalyzing social change, inspiring listeners to approach facilitation with fresh curiosity and authenticity.

In a riveting conversation, Marco Valente, a consultant at Cultivating Leadership, explores the complexities of modern leadership. He discusses how facilitators can grow bigger minds to adapt to unpredictability. Marco emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and vulnerability in leadership, addressing the pitfalls of over-relying on KPIs. He also highlights the need for diverse skills to navigate challenges and the balance between structure and adaptability in facilitation. This insightful dialogue is a must-listen for anyone shaping the future of leadership.

Amanda Cookson, a coach and neuroscience expert, dives into the fascinating intersection of brain science and leadership. She shares how understanding emotional triggers can foster self-awareness and enhance team dynamics. Amanda emphasizes the power of discomfort in learning and the importance of asking thoughtful questions. The conversation also tackles imposter syndrome, especially in the age of AI, and advocates for creating calm environments to boost engagement. Listeners walk away with actionable strategies for fostering curiosity and emotional intelligence in their leadership roles.

In this discussion, Amy Climer, a TEDx speaker and author, reveals her innovative system for scalable creativity aimed at leaders and managers. She emphasizes that creativity is a cultivated process rather than a sudden epiphany. Amy elaborates on the three pillars of creative teams: purpose, dynamics, and process. She also discusses the importance of conflict in embracing differences and highlights the necessity of intentionally designing for collaboration. Her insights shed light on fostering environments that enhance creativity and boost idea generation.

When you think of an intelligent person, who do you imagine? Perhaps they’re scholarly, quick-thinking, or possess a rare ability to seemingly know all that there is to know.But intelligence is infinitely more than this! As Daniel Susser teaches us this week, intelligence is greater than the sum of our cognitive parts: it is bodily, inter-connected and contextual. It is a tapestry of inherited, micro influences that makes us each see the macro world in different ways.So if intelligence is collective, how can leaders unlock it from the organisational organism? Daniel shares all in this fascinating, wordly conversation that dances so beautifully between science, religion and ritual.It will stretch your thinking and leave you with a whole host of practical tips to extract, celebrate and journey into the intelligence of your organisation!Find out about:What it means to be an Intelligent Team - and how we can create themWhy organisations must reject their implicit assumptions about what ‘intelligence’ meansWhat macrocognition means in organisationsIntroducing organisational rituals for collaboration, belonging and shared purposeHow leaders can identify imbalances in their organisations using opponent processingDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Links:Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.Connect to Daniel Susser:find out how to work with Daniel embodiedagility.co.ukRead more about intelligent teams intelligentteams.substack.comA good starting point is this blog https://intelligentteams.substack.com/p/the-intelligent-teams-manifestoShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!

For every word we swallow, every moment we dilute ourselves, and every time we say ‘yes’ when really, we want to say ‘no’, we collect a pebble into our backpack of life.The fantastic duo that is Pete Jordan and Tuulia Syvänen from Honesty Europe join us this week to help us offload these pebbles: showing us the way to live lightly, freely, and in a radical act of resistance, to be ourselves! We explore honesty as a practice of presence, we dig at the roots of interpersonal triggers, and most important of all - we learn how to ask for what we want, when we’ve been conditioned not to - even if it means dancing in the face of rejection.If you’re a chronic people pleaser perpetually in search of the peace, this conversation is for you!Find out about:Learning to ask people to meet our needs - whether the answer is yes, or noThe act of expressing suppressed emotions, to clear space for deeper connectionHow to tune into bodily sensations and remain present, during vulnerable interactions or boundary settingWhy a little discomfort is the price we must pay to be true to ourselvesHow to acknowledge personal judgements in a way that diffuses their powerDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Links:Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.Connect to Pete and Tuulia:www.youtube.com/c/HonestyEuropewww.facebook.com/honestyeurope/Tuulia’s LinkedInWebsite Share your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!