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Second Crack Leadership Podcast with Dr Nia Thomas

Second Crack – The Leadership Podcast with me, Nia Thomas!

From our experience in executive coaching and leadership development we see again and again that self-awareness is absolutely mission critical for self-development and personal growth. And of course, we can ask the question: Is there a link between a leader’s self-awareness and his or her leadership effectiveness?
To help us answer this question, we have a great guest on the show, Dr. Nia Thomas.

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The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast - Top Takeaways

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 19 with Liam Maguire

The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast, Episode #19 I had such a great conversation with Liam Maguire in episode #19 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast. Here are my Top Takeaways….....

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The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast - Top Takeaways

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 18 with Tracy Myhill OBE

I'm really lucky as a podcast host to get to interview some amazing people, some people who've written books, international experts, overseas speakers and people who've been CEOs. I was really pleased that Tracy Myhill OBE agreed to join me on the latest episode of...

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The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast - Top Takeaways

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 17 with Sophie Bryan

If you haven't listened to the latest episode of The Knowing Self Knowing Others podcast, here's a quick review of my Top Takeaways from my discussion with Sophie Bryan who's shifting workplace culture through freedom, curiosity and play….....

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March in Review

March in Review

Welcome to March and welcome to Spring! On the 1st March I celebrated St David's Day, (the patron saint of Wales), with a daffodil pinned to my lapel. 19th was Mother's Day in the UK, with a FaceTime call to my mum and fond thoughts of my mother in law who passed away...

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BOOK REVIEW: Kinder Conversations by Tim Keogh

BOOK REVIEW: Kinder Conversations by Tim Keogh

This is definitely not the book I expected it to be. Having read a few books over the last year I have become accustomed to business books being set out more like a story with a journey taking you from start, to middle, to the end. But this book isn’t like that. It’s...

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BOOK REVIEW: Quietly Powerful by Megumi Miki

BOOK REVIEW: Quietly Powerful by Megumi Miki

I wanted to read this book to know a bit more about the thoughts and ideas of the fabulous Megumi Miki who recently joined me in an interview for my podcast. I also wanted to read it to better understand myself as a quiet person (QP) and my place in the leadership...

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The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast - Top Takeaways

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 16 with Jeroen Kraaijenbrink

I really enjoyed my conversation with Jeroen Kraaijenbrink in Episode 6 of Series 3 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast, where we talked about self-awareness, leadership and strategy. Here here's my Top Takeaways review of our discussion.......

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The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast - Top Takeaways

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 15 with Amy Gandon

I was joined by the wonderful Amy Gandon in Episode 5 of Series 2 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast. Here are my Top Takeaways from what Amy had to say....... To be self aware, you need to acquire a birds eye view of yourself to experience yourself from the...

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February in Review

February in Review

Welcome to my February review. It may be a short month, but we sure can pack a lot in, can't we? For a little month, there's been a lot going on.... The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast On 13th February, my conversation with Síle Walsh went live in Episode 4 of...

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BOOK REVIEW: The Legendary Quest, Kulkarni & Yoo

BOOK REVIEW: The Legendary Quest, Kulkarni & Yoo

It's a little yellow book of wisdom! The Legendary Quest, Kulkarni & Yoo This book sets out all the things you need to do to live a successful life. One of the things you need to do to achieve that is develop your self-awareness, which is where my interest...

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