In an unexpected turn of events for the podcast, my guest (Simon Ashton from Phoenix Leaders) mentions context before me. We get into a lot of areas as this episode is the second-longest one to date. Simon described this off-air as ‘a bloody big topic’ and...
On the title alone this episode may not seem to fit this podcast and the opposite is the case. As an evidence-based practitioner, my guest (Rob Baker) is right at home and his work is ultimately about how people feel about their jobs and their work. We cover a LOT of...
Carol Dweck’s Mindset (2006) and Angela Duckworth’s Grit (2016) are two of the most influential social science texts of this century, but difficulty implementing their ideas and a failure to replicate their findings have left them open to criticism. In...
In this episode Mark Gilroy (@thatmarkgilroy) reprises his role as host of the podcast so that I can tell my story. Long-time listeners will be familiar that I have had some health challenges over the last 2-3 years. I am now feeling so much better. Some things remain...
My guest for this podcast is Dr. Emily Hofstetter (bio here https://emilyhofstetter.ca/ ) and we get into geeky (as is often the case with me) detail about linguistics, conservation analysis and what Emily calls ‘non lexical vocialisations’. A more...