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May 6, 2024 • 3min

Leadership: The dark side of leaders

Steven Hassan shares his top tips for leaders, exploring the dark side of leadership. Topics include toxic leadership, humility, feedback, leadership dilemmas, and the importance of stepping aside for someone more competent. The podcast also features ads for bedding sheets and Mother's Day gifts.
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Apr 29, 2024 • 3min

Leadership: Young leaders

Sophia Kianni, founder of Climate Cardinals, discusses leadership dynamics, collaboration, delegation, and self-care in effective leadership. She explores the significance of open communication, guidance, and collaborative authority in modern leadership, highlighting English improvement programs by the Open University and promoting Shopify, the global commerce platform.
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Apr 22, 2024 • 3min

Leadership: Following your beliefs

Boni Adeliyi, a leader, shares top tips for leaders. They discuss intriguing facts about crocodiles and the importance of short-term health insurance. Also, insights on effective leadership in social movements are shared by a Black Lives Matter protest organizer.
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Apr 15, 2024 • 2min

Leadership: Having a vision

Rosie Ginday, an entrepreneur, shares tips on leadership. She emphasizes aligning values and vision as a leader to attract the right support for success.
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Apr 8, 2024 • 3min

Leadership: Being confident

Meggie Palmer, an expert in leadership, shares top tips for leaders in this podcast. She discusses empowering women in leadership, workplace inequality, the importance of confidence, embracing opportunities, avoiding bullying, staying true to personal values, and the role of honest feedback in maintaining direction.
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Apr 8, 2024 • 1min

Introducing Leadership

Explore leadership qualities and practices like vision, growth, feedback, humility, and collaboration. Learn business English while hearing from leaders around the world. A partnership with the Open University to provide global insights and tips.
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Mar 25, 2024 • 11min

Office English: Selling Yourself

Learn how to confidently share your achievements in the workplace and master the art of self-promotion. Discover effective ways to sell yourself at work, tackle interview questions with expertise, and excel in professional settings by showcasing your strengths and aspirations.
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Mar 18, 2024 • 10min

Office English: Negotiating

Explore the art of negotiation in diverse settings, from purchasing a car to navigating workplace dynamics. Learn about UK negotiation tactics and the significance of small talk, opening offers, haggling techniques, and compromise. Discover how to negotiate for better pay and conclude negotiations while maintaining positive relationships.
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Mar 11, 2024 • 11min

Office English: Conflict

Learn about handling disagreements in the workplace professionally and expressing differing opinions while maintaining respect. Tips for dealing with unprofessional behavior, conflicts, and imposter syndrome at work are also provided.
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Mar 6, 2024 • 13min

Office English: Bad News

Exploring how to recognize and deliver bad news at work, the podcast discusses decoding business euphemisms, understanding organizational changes and job loss, navigating layoffs, and emphasizing effective communication in difficult conversations.

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