Curious Leadership with Dominic Monkhouse

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

Do you aspire for your company to become a Hidden Champion? Hidden champions are what businessman and bestselling author, Hermann Simon, describes as medium-sized, unknown companies with annual revenues under $5 billion that have quietly, under the radar, become world market leaders in their respective industries. Having previously written about hidden champions in his bestselling book, Hidden Champions, Hermann now explores China’s continued impact on the business world since its meteoric rise in the global business and economic sphere in recent years. While the main focus of Hermann’s research is on companies in German-speaking countries, because they comprise 56% of the world’s hidden champions, their success factors can be applied globally to any mid-sized companies as they strive to become global market leaders.“The takeaway is to go really deep, find something you can really be the best in the world, that will drive your profit margin. It will drive a strategic moat around your business. You can be world famous in your niche.”So, whether your company is a “Hidden Champion”, or aspires to be one, don’t miss Hermann on this week’s episode of The Melting Pot. On today’s podcast:Hidden ChampionsThe hidden champion cultureChinese hidden championsThe problem with startupsMental globalisationLinks:Book - Hidden Champions in the Chinese CenturyTwitter – @HermannSimonLinkedIn – Hermann SimonWebsite – Hermann Simon

If you’re thinking about targeting the US market with your startup or to scale up business, do you have a US expansion plan? Don’t miss Daniel Glazer, an American technology lawyer and strategic business adviser, and founding partner of Wilson Sonsini’s London office on this episode. If you’re confused as to why you would need legal support so early in the process, Daniel explains the difference between hiring a lawyer in the UK and hiring a lawyer in the US, in particular why having lawyers attached to companies is a much more strategic decision in the early life of a US business. But mostly what Daniel talks about in this latest episode of The Melting Pot is US expansion - M&A, moving your HQ to the US, raising money in the US, or wanting to do an IPO on one of the stock exchanges in North America. Honestly, nobody knows more about how to launch into the US as a European technology business than Daniel. So if the US is where you’re heading, download and listen to this episode. Book recommendations Venture Deals - Brad FeldOn today’s podcast:Difference between US and UK approach to legal adviceWhy businesses seek US expansionWhat you need to trade in the US8 primary considerations for companies considering setting up in the USWhen’s the right time to go?Links:Twitter – @DanielCGlazerLinkedIn – Daniel GlazerWebsite – Daniel Glazer | Wilson Sonsini

The fundamental unit of growth in any organisation is the individual. The more you understand about how to respond to your own deep longing to grow, the greater your capacity to grow your people, to grow your organisation, says Whitney Johnson, co-founder of tech-enabled talent development company, Disruption Advisors.Disruption Advisors supports people and organisations through coaching, training, and technology, empowering innovation through disruption. Whitney’s latest book, Smart Growth, explains if you grow your people, you grow your company. In this episode of The Melting Pot, Whitney talks about the S curve model and what it means to you as an individual, how to start one, how to envisage it, how to get up when you might get stuck. And by way of as an example, we use Whitney's personal journey along her own S curve of public speaking. So, if you’re looking to grow your organisation, your team, or individually, download and listen to Whitney today.Book recommendations:Bittersweet - Susan KaneRange - David EpsteinAnti Time Management - Richie NortonOn today’s podcast:The S curveWhat drives motivationThe S curve - the launch point, the sweet spot and masteryMoving beyond masteryGrow your people to grow your companyLinks:Books – Whitney JohnsonTwitter – @johnsonwhitneyLinkedIn – Whitney JohnsonWebsite – www.whitneyjohnson.com

What do you need to do your best work? That is the question David Lancefield strives to find the answer for with his clients in his role as CEO catalyst, strategist and coach. What does that mean? It means David works with CEOs, senior professionals and executives, helping them become more extraordinary, by focusing on strategy, innovation, leadership and culture. In this episode of The Melting Pot, David talks us through how a new leadership team comes together and gets to agree on the way forward, how and why M&A or creating new teams works and doesn't work, as well as sharing how leaders can set priorities, i.e. how do you bring a team together to agree on the few things that the team needs to do? This is a fascinating episode packed full of insights, so grab a pen and paper and listen. Book recommendations:How To Begin - Michael Bungay StanierCreative Construction - Gary PisanoOn today’s podcast:Being a catalyst for CEOsWhy he has an anti-office mentalityLaying the foundations for psychological safetyWhat it takes to do amazing workHow to have better meetingsLinks:Newsletter -  Newsletter | David LancefieldTwitter – @DlancefieldLinkedIn – David LancefieldWebsite – David LancefieldLancefield on the Line podcast