Curious Leadership with Dominic Monkhouse

Do you want to be a force for change in the world? Of course you do, but how to begin? That's actually the title of Michael Bungay Stanier’s latest book - How To Begin, a book written to help people be ambitious for themselves, for the world, to help them find their Worthy Goal, and start something thrilling, important, and daunting.Best known for writing The Coaching Habit, a best selling coaching book that’s sold over 1.2 million copies world wide, Michael is back on The Melting Pot once more to talk about how you can figure out what that thing is you want to do, and then how you stop procrastinating so you can go and have an impact. Having handed over the reins of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company, Michael has had to find his own worthy goal, and in this episode he shares how he stepped away from Box of Crayons, how to find your purpose, and the key elements of what makes a worthy goal. To hear all this and more, download and listen today.Book recommendations High Conflict - Amanda RipleySuper-Infinite - Katherine RundellOn today’s podcast:How to BeginStepping away from Box of CrayonsFinding your purposeThe key elements of a worthy goalThe Care MatrixLinks:Books - Top Books & Training for Coaches, Mentors, LeadersTwitter – mbs_worksLinkedIn – Michael Bungay StanierWebsite – Michael Bungay Stanier

How do you think about compensation in your organisation? In this episode of The Melting Pot, Verne Harnish, a world-leading expert, speaker, author, and entrepreneur in the field of business growth, shares his recent research into how different organisations tackle compensation.  Having founded the Entrepreneurs' Organisation in 1987, Verne’s also the Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, as well as author of Scaling Up, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, and co-author of The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. But it’s his latest book, Scaling Up Compensation, a short read at just over 100 pages, that Verne is discussing here. In this book, he explores over 100 case studies to help you move top and bottom lines by hundreds of percent, just by tweaking your existing comp plan. While the case studies aren’t there for you to copy, let them inspire and guide you in how you can take compensation and make it work for you, so you can attract and retain the best possible talent you can afford, so you can build the best team money can buy for your organisation. This is a fabulous conversation, download and listen now. On today’s podcast:Scaling up compensationHow to afford the A-playersLet compensation set you apartSales commission - yes or no?Promotions and a pay riseLinks:Book - Scaling Up CompensationTwitter – thegrowthguyLinkedIn – Verne HarnishWebsite – scalingup.com

In this incredibly tight labour market where the power well and truly sits in the job seekers’ hands, how can you optimise your LinkedIn profile so that you make yourself (and your company) more attractive to A-players and job seekers? Don’t miss Donna Serdula, author of LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies, and founder of LinkedIn specialist firm LinkedIn-Makeover, on this week’s episode of The Melting Pot. What should you do as a company? More specifically, what should you do as individual leaders and hiring managers to try and make it more likely that candidates, prospects, even partners, find you and connect with you on LinkedIn? Donna details how people should be thinking about this. She shares what you as an individual leader, a CEO, should be doing. How often should you post? Should you put hashtags on? If you do, which ones? Should you share content that's already on the LinkedIn platform? Or try to get people to connect to content off the platform?To find out all this and more, download and listen to this episode today. On today’s podcast:How to show up to prospective candidatesSelling the company culture in the description The LinkedIn algorithmHow often to post on LinkedInThe golden hour All about hashtagsLinks:Podcast: Dream Big with Big DreamersTwitter: @donnaserdulaLinkedin: Donna SerdulaWebsite: LinkedIn-Makeover.com

If you’ve grown your organisation and you’re now at the point where you don’t quite remember everyone’s name, and the coffee cups aren’t being stacked in the dishwasher, perhaps it’s time to reassess your company culture. To share how they’ve transitioned their culture as the organisation has grown to just over 150 people in 6 years, is co-founder and CEO of Jahnel Group, Darrin Jahnel. In this episode, Darrin explains why they’ve moved away from an executive team to implementing an extended leadership team, why he’s maniacal about company culture, and why they believe they've cracked the code on hybrid working. He also talks about inclusion, how he’s got people to show up to work being their authentic selves, as well as a fantastic metric for how many culture drivers per employee you need in your business.So, to learn more about how to transition your culture as you grow, download and listen today.On today’s podcast:Great culture starts with having a great teamHow to create a buzzCracking the remote culture codeThe benefits of a buffet culture Overcoming scaling up hurdlesLinks:Twitter: @djahnelLinkedIn: Darrin JahnelWebsite: Jahnel Group

Do you have a problem with the free flow of energy in your organisation? Perhaps you’ve been replacing individuals who aren’t performing only to find that their replacements are also not bringing in the results. Then you need to listen to Michael Cahill, author, trainer, coach and facilitator at MarketMatters. Michael blends a rich and deep knowledge of NLP (neuro linguistic programming), Systemic Coaching and Constellations with his considerable experience of business and investment, to inspire change, growth and transformation within organisations. In this episode, Michael explains systemic coaching, his energy model, and how making decisions with the right energy can make all the difference in your organisation. He also discusses how you build a business, what leadership looks like, how you make decisions, and how you become more strategic.To learn more, download and listen today. Book recommendations ​​Daniel Pink - A Whole New MindJim Collins - Good To GreatJohn Whittington - Systemic Coaching and ConstellationsOn today’s podcast:What is systemic coaching?What the business world can learn from Tiger WoodsHow to make decisionsDifference between leadership and managementGet clear on what you’re good atLinks:Book - An Investor's Guide to Analysing Companies and Valuing SharesTwitter – LinkedIn – Michael CahillWebsite – Market Matters

Leading from the heart is the secret to high performing teams and financial success, says leadership speaker, consultant, change agent for workplace engagement and culture, and author of ‘Lead From The Heart’, Mark C Crowley. Mark has spent 25 years leading teams in the financial services industry to record breaking sales and profitability performance by focussing his leadership on the most authentic driver of human engagement - emotional connection. In this, The Great Resignation, demonstrating to employees that you not only care about them, but value them and trust them, is one of the best ways to retain them. Simple, heart felt reciprocity, Mark found, is what is required for employees to not just excel, but routinely exceed expectations. So, how do you lead from the heart? How do you connect with employees and redefine your employee proposition?In this episode of The Melting Pot, Mark reveals why he advocates for leading from the heart, he shares a few simple ways that leaders can lead from the heart, and explains why, 11 years on, the Second Edition of his book is coming out. Book recommendationsLeonard Mlodinow - EmotionalSwami Yogananda - The Autobiography of a YogiZoe Chance - Influence is Your SuperpowerRobert Cialdini - InfluenceOn today’s podcast:How to lead from the heartThe influence of COVID on managersWhy the Great Resignation is happening The benefits of reciprocityLinks:Book - Lead From The Heart: Transformational Leadership For The 21st CenturyPodcast - PODCASTSTwitter – MarkCCrowleyLinkedIn – Mark C. CrowleyWebsite – Mark C. Crowley

If you’re struggling with your marketing efforts, or you’re concerned that what you’re doing isn’t working, or is a waste of time and money, then don’t miss Oren Greenberg, founder and CEO of Kurve, a digital marketing agency, on this episode of The Melting Pot. Now, Oren may specialise in search marketing, but he splits his time between getting companies to rank in Google, and being a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer with FTSE 250 companies such as Canon, Investec Bank, Lenovo & HomeServe, and supporting a number of the world's fastest scale-ups.So, if you’re looking to hack growth marketing in your business, if you’re wondering where to spend your money - distribution or content, if you’re unsure about Account Based Marketing, if you don’t know where to start with building your marketing tech stack or even your marketing team, download and listen to this episode. On today’s podcast:Being a fractional CMOThe difference between scale ups and corporatesHow to market in the current economyThe benefits of marketing tech stack toolsThe truth about marketing successLinks:Skillshare (free course) - Grow your business through growth hacking experimentsTwitter – @OrengreenLinkedIn – Oren GreenbergWebsite – Kurve

If you struggle to have difficult conversations then you aren’t alone. According to Rasmus Hougaard, founder and CEO of global research, leadership development and consulting firm, Potential Project, only one in 100 of us are naturally wired to be able to give difficult feedback the right way, instinctively. “You really have to step up if you want to lead people and learn how to do the hard things. Because it's the most compassionate and kind thing you can do. Everything else is indecent, period.”Rasmus and the team at Potential Project have spent the last three years undertaking a huge research project to find out just how CEOs and leaders do hard stuff with humanity. In this episode, Rasmus shares why he learned the art of mindfulness in Buddhist monasteries not just as a way of driving employee wellness, but actually driving leadership behaviours. He also explains why, if we care deeply about people, it's on us to be direct and to give them the feedback they need to grow to be the best version of themselves that they can be. To find out more about the four behaviours Rasmus and the team uncovered, to create more trust, psychological safety, and improve performance in your individual employees, your teams, and the culture, download and listen to this episode. Book recommendationsThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - Sogyal RinpocheGood to Great - Jim CollinsOn today’s podcast:Why mindfulness is your secret business weaponThe distinction between empathy and compassionWhy women are better leadersThe four behaviours that help do hard things humanely Links:Book: Compassionate LeadershipTwitter: @RasmusTPPLinkedin: Rasmus HougaardWebsite: Compassionate Leadership, Potential Project

How do you get people to bring their authentic selves to work? By building a culture of psychological safety in the workplace, says clinical psychologist, Dr Vikki Barnes. With 10 years working in the NHS delivering psychology services to patients with mental health issues under her belt, and designing and leading the national wellbeing programme across the Virgin Group, Vikki subsequently set up her own business called Positive Wellbeing. With Positive Wellbeing, she tries to bring the science of clinical psychology of positive psychology to those organisations she works with and tries to help them get the best from their people. In this episode, Vikki discusses the Google programme Project Aristotle, how you can build psychological safety in the workplace, how to get people into flow, and how you can get people to be authentic and bring their best selves to work. So, to learn how you can implement positive psychology in your workplace, download and listen to The Melting Pot today. Book recommendationsBrene Brown - Daring GreatlyWild GuidesOn today’s podcast:The positive psychology movementThe business benefit of positive psychologyGetting into a state of flowLearning happy hormonesLinks:Twitter – @DrVikkiBarnesLinkedIn – Dr Vikki BarnesWebsite – Dr Vikki Barnes

How can you help your team to do the best work of their lives? By building a conducive culture that allows them to thrive. Gustavo Razzetti is a sought-after speaker, culture consultant, and author of three books. He realised that most companies don’t lack ideas, resources, or talent, but rather an advantageous culture. And so he created Fearless Culture, a workplace culture consulting firm, to help organisations become purpose-driven, agile, and innovative. He’s also the creator of the Culture Design Canvas, a culture mapping tool used by consultants, coaches, and organisations worldwide.On this episode of The Melting Pot, Gustavo discusses the book he wrote during the pandemic, Remote Not Distant, which takes the concept of deliberately designing a culture and applying it to a new normal hybrid workplace. Because how do you design a culture that helps everyone thrive when not everybody is office based? Download and listen to find out.Book recommendations:Insight: The Power Of Self-Awareness In A Self-Deluded World - Tasha EurichCreativity, Inc - Ed CatmullOn today’s podcast:Determining the work modelWhy you should care about cultureCreating rituals when remote workingThe benefits of feedbackDecentralised decision makingLinks:Book - Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid WorkplaceTwitter – @gusrazzettiLinkedIn – Gustavo RazzettiWebsite – https://fearlessculture.designCulture Mapping Tool - Culture Design Canvas