Imagine a landscape. Perhaps a snow-capped mountain top, studded with pine trees and whispers of clouds. Maybe a bird flutters past. Are there people there, or are you alone with the birds?

If only daydreaming from your desk was seen as something to be revered - encouraged even, free from judgement. Well, Mike Parker is here to tell you why it should be! For when we let our minds wander from our day, it can be a potent balm for burnout, stress, and anxiety, and a cure for creative blockages.

In this week’s beautiful and deeply fascinating episode, Mike introduces us to the power of deliberate daydreaming, metaphor mapping, liminal coaching and guided relaxation. I hope it carves out an hour of calming creativity for you to let your mind wander fully and freely.

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• The work of Mike’s Liminal Coaching, inspired by solutions-focused hypnotherapy
• What metaphor mapping is and why it can help us recognise and reframe problems
• The power of calming the parasympathetic nervous system through liminal pomodoro technique
• Why guided relaxations offer neurodivergent people a less restrictive outlet than meditation
• The serotonin-inducing power of recalling pleasurable moments
• The importance of recognising intrinsic, oppressive frameworks in impacting the burnout of minority groups

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Everyone wants to feel like they belong - to places, purpose and people. But how many workplaces can say that they are truly inclusive and anti-racist places that people choose to belong?

That is where Letesia Gibson comes in. As a navigator of systemic world views on issues such as race and misogyny, her work exists in the sphere of unlearning, helping organisations to rebuild themselves as places of belonging - for everyone.

Letesia introduces us to a new language with which to embrace the intricacies of honest conversations, the tools to embed habits of belonging, and how we can start changing the narrative of the norm.

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• The work of Letesia’s behaviour change agency New Ways, and their approach to building inclusive, anti-racist workplaces
• How to recognise and navigate the role of shame in organizations
• How to embed habits of belonging in organisations
• The importance of understanding our triggers, to move from shame to acceptance
• How we can design workshops that consider the many nuances of inclusivity
• The importance of having a shared language and toolkit to initiate organisational change

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New Ways

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The daily exchange of messages, ideas, beliefs, hopes and thoughts, from the mundane to the magical, is what makes the world spin round. Conversations are everywhere! But sometimes, just sometimes, we don’t know how to have the conversations that need to happen - the conversations that can change everything.

That’s where Shiao-yin Kuik comes in! As a cultural change strategist, she is a master at guiding people to have more effective, empathetic communication - using the simple power of intentional and honest dialogue to navigate organisational flaws.

We unravel the intricacies of vulnerable thoughts, of expressing honesty that doesn’t offend, and of mindfully sharing our truths to achieve change.

Find out about:

• The complexities of communication and how to navigate it with care for effective dialogue
• The importance of self-care in managerial roles
• The ‘Conspiracy of Stupidity’, and why avoidance of addressing problematic behaviour feeds collective ignorance
• What relational safety is, how to build it, and why it ensures honesty is constructive
• How to have honest team communication that is respectful, supportive and open
• The power of the pause: empowering every participant to pause a meeting if it’s not working for them

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Common Ground

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An extraordinarily curious mind that lives within the pages of books, Theresa Destrebecq has taken the joy of book club and twisted it into a circle of deep, experiential learning: welcome to Emerge Book Circles.

In her circles, books become the ultimate impartial co-facilitator. She invites readers to move from the often solitary activity of reading, into a shared space where ideas bloom, shapeshift and expand through the collective, connective wisdom of the circle - helping us to better understand ourselves, our teams and organisations.

We talk about invitations into brave, vulnerable spaces, the discomfort of true learning and why as facilitators, we must step back from the trees to see the forest…

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• Theresa’s book circles, what they are and
• How books can be a vehicle for exploring change in an objective way
• Why safe spaces are subjective; we all have different perceptions of safety
• The beauty of co-designed, evolved ideas through co-facilitation and collaboration
• The importance of discomfort in learning
• Why as facilitators we must detach ourselves from assumptions, choosing compassion first

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If you were to create a formula for a high-performing team, what would it look like?

Dave Kline, executive coach and trainer, accomplished writer, and co-founder of The MGMT Accelerator, a program designed to level-up the next cohort of leaders, has the code. And it’s one that he’s perfected over two decades, 250 group diagnostic sessions, 1000 performance evaluations, and many, many talented leaders later.

Learn from the master himself, as we dissect the composition of an effective feedback culture, as we explore the power of bitesize experimentation, and join us as we ask, how do you cultivate an environment that breeds honesty, trust and purpose?

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• What Dave has learnt from his time leading high-impact teams in asset management, consultancy and financial services
• How to enhance higher performance in your teams
• The importance of a shared purpose in creating psychological safety
• The distinction between setting an intention and an expectation
• How to speak up and speak the truth as a leader
• Validating the ‘problem child’ of a group to transform their contribution

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Arne van Oosterom shapeshifted from the creative coal face of consultancy life, selling beautiful shiny ideas, into the problem-oriented domain of design thinking, as a creative facilitator, leadership coach, trainer, and community architect.

But swapping aesthetic idea generation, for meaningful problem-solving that helps people to cultivate growth, demands a special duty of care for the most human things of all: for feelings, emotions, connections - and all that good stuff.

This episode is a gorgeous exploration into the creativity of being human, of fine-tuning your feelings in leadership, embodiment, and most importantly, why all leaders must be facilitators - else risk failing to lead at all.

Find out about:

• The importance of embodiment in leadership to foster greater emotional intelligence
• And, why we must tune into our bodies to ensure we align with the right work and clients
• The intrinsic relationship between facilitation and leadership
• The oxygen mask of leadership: why good leaders should create space for their own feelings first
• The role that design thinking plays in facilitation
• Why facilitators must be cognisant of different levels of group energy.
• The importance of proactive energy creation vs. waiting for clients to find you

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Future Skills Academy

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Starting your own facilitation brand can be daunting business. Thankfully, Jenny Millar, Kirsty Lewis and Michael Zipursky - three exceptionally wise and established founders - are here to teach you everything they wish they’d known sooner. The mistakes, the models, the pricing strategies, and all of the rich learning opportunities they’ve collected along the way.

As you might have guessed, our special fireside conversation this week is all about the business of facilitation! Around the fire, we dissect our own journeys in the hope of guiding you confidently on yours.

Expect empowering ideas, generous insights, tips, tricks and juicy business amuse-bouches that you can start implementing today.

Find out about:

• The considerations to make before starting your facilitation business
• The business mistakes, learning opportunities and things our guests had wished they’d known sooner
• How you can delegate while retaining agency over galvanising your community
• The Goldilocks effect of pricing: how to price with confidence
• The importance of niching down further than you might think
• How we define value, who creates it, and how you can prove your value to your first client

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Even as fully-fledged adults, there are many things about ourselves that we have yet to discover. Unexplored ideas, hidden pools of potential, and uncharted spaces we have yet to step into.

That is why coaching exists; to become aware of what we didn’t know, to move from a state of unconscious incompetence, into one of conscious incompetence, realising our blindspots and delving bravely, unreservedly into them.

Coaching mastermind and leader in education Dominique Mas has trained over 200 coaches, helping them to explore their blindspots, on a mission to bring the transformative power of group coaching to the world.

Episode 270 is a mushroom garden of epiphanies and burgeoning questions, as we unravel the difference between facilitation and group coaching, with many moments you’ll want to pause to commit to memory. Enjoy!

Find out about:

• The differences, symmetries and cross-sections between facilitation and group coaching
• The importance of understanding individual needs and experiences before a group coaching session
• Why thanking participants for their contribution invites in different voices
• Why we must choose our questions wisely in a coaching context to ensure positive engagement
• The art of not giving advice and the role of agency in coaching
• The important difference between trust and psychological safety

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