Best The Human Solution International Podcasts (2024)

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EP105: Versuni - How to Spot Candidates’ Hidden Potential 26:43

2d ago26:43

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There’s more than meets the eye when you’re looking at a candidate’s resume or CV. Daisy Ilaria, Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist - EMEA of Versuni tells us that that piece of document tells more than just an applicant’s achievement. As a recruiter, you need to look at what’s beyond that piece of paper; i.e. what are their hidden potential. As th…

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Ep.37: Matthew Safaii, Arrowroot Capital | Improving Alignment in Software Investments 35:40

4h ago35:40

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Shiv interviews Matthew J. Safaii, Founder & Managing Partner of Arrowroot Capital. Shiv and Matthew discuss the alignment-focused strategy that helps Arrowroot separate themselves from a crowded market, including how they deliver positive outcomes for previous investors and a founder-friendly approach to acquisitions. Founders will learn how to av…

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How can airlines help bridge existing weather data gaps? 29:41

27m ago29:41

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Sensors on aeroplanes measure wind speed, humidity, and temperature, which is crucial for weather forecasting. As climate-related extreme events increase in frequency and intensity, effective weather-related infrastructure is critical not just for the agriculture sector but also development sectors such as agriculture, industries, and communities, …

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Charisse Cooke: The Attachment Solution 46:14

1h ago46:14

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Modern life - careers, technology, the pressures of parenting - can get in the way of our need to form strong attachments to other humans. According to therapist and author Charisse Cooke, when it comes to our intimate relationships, we are increasingly acting from a place of fear. We're scared we will choose the wrong person, or the person we are …

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EP104: Encore Search Partner - How to Attract Industry Specialists 33:34

8h ago33:34

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Scaling up is hard. It’s even harder if you don’t have the right talent. In this week’s episode, we sit down with Jeremy Jenson, CEO of Encore Search Partners LLC. He talks about strategies and challenges for scaling a business, including implementing processes and systems, bringing in subject matter experts, and leveraging digital marketing strate…

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Ep.36: Edgar Baum, Avasta | How to Correctly Size Your Market 49:23

9m ago49:23

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Shiv interviews Edgar Baum, Founder & CEO of Avasta. Learn how sizing the market for B2B companies and PE investors is critical to properly creating sales projections. Edgar shares his thoughts on what is flawed with the TAM, SAM, and SOM approach and why you should incorporate the WAM approach as well. Plus, hear how to start thinking about your t…

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Jed Diamond: Your Personal Creation Story 51:12

4d ago51:12

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Too many men struggle to be happy in their intimate relationships, and fail to find a healthy version of masculinity that works for them. Disconnected males, without a strong sense of inner guidance, can behave destructively and even abusively towards those around them. In this classic episode of The Meaningful Life, Andrew talks to Jed Diamond PhD…

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Ep.35: Devin Mathews, ParkerGale Capital | How to Create Value by Being Unconventionally Right 49:17

9h ago49:17

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Shiv interviews Devin Mathews, Partner at ParkerGale Capital. Shiv and Devin discuss how ParkerGale invests in smaller companies that many firms would consider ‘too hard’. Learn how Devin and his team view potential challenges as value creation opportunities, and how they prioritize their resources in portfolio companies post-close. Plus, hear how …

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EP103: WellTech - How to Bring Talent Leaders to Build Pipelines 28:56

11d ago28:56

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Creating an efficient talent pipeline can be challenging. Our guest this week, Luke Keaton, Head of Talent Operations at WellTech says recruiters need to bring talent leaders on building consistent and efficient pipelines. This way, you could reduce the emotional impact of rejection and improve work consistency. Among other topics, he also talks ab…

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Ep.34: Hillel Zidel, Kennet Partners | Expanding Companies to International Markets 34:51

4h ago34:51

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Shiv interviews Hillel Zidel, Managing Director of Kennet Partners. On this episode, Shiv and Hillel focus on how founders and investors can expand companies to international markets – whether that’s going into the U.S., Europe, or APAC. You’ll learn what Hillel’s strategy is for vetting companies and how they address any potential barriers such as…

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Dr Kathleen Smith: How To Be True To Who You Are 46:04

15d ago46:04

46:04

Would you like your life to be less focused on others’ reactions and more informed by your own principles? Would you like to stop feeling responsible for the experiences of others? This week I talk to therapist and author Dr Kathleen Smith about how to stop pleasing other people, find your authentic self, and, in the process, become less anxious an…

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EP102: OQ - How to Determine Talent’s Skill Transferability 37:23

16d ago37:23

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As technology advances, the recruitment space also changes. In this week's episode, Chibundu Nnorom, former Talent Acquisition advisor from OQ says recruiters must adapt to new job titles, skills, and behaviors. He also emphasizes the importance of aligning with the organization's values and behaviors and handling counteroffers and talent retention…

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Caroline Madden: Infidelity: How to Rebuild Trust 51:47

9h ago51:47

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We all think of infidelity as something that happens to someone else. When betrayal enters our own safe universe, it comes as a terrible shock. Many couples confronting infidelity end up re-examining just about everything in their lives: not just their marriage, but their work, their relationships with family and friends, and how they find meaning …

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Ep.33: Craig Dupper, Elan Growth Partners | A Partner Equity Approach to Investing 45:53

1M ago45:53

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Shiv interviews Craig Dupper, Founder of Elan Growth Partners. In this episode, Craig shares his firm’s Partner Equity investing strategy, which includes a value growth and enhancement approach. Shiv and Craig discuss the key areas founders should address to take their business to the next level and where their company might be underinvesting. Lear…

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EP 101: Recruiter.com - How to Leverage Internal Mobility 39:07

13d ago39:07

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This week, Matt Charney, Editor In Chief at Recruiter.com (formerly Talent Acquisition Practice Leader of HR.com) sits with us this week, where he talks about staying ahead in the recruitment industry, emphasizing the importance of rethinking traditional approaches to candidate sourcing and engagement. This episode also explores effective resourcin…

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Alan Pearce: What We Can Learn About Being Human from Comas and Near Death Experiences 51:35

5d ago51:35

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People who have near-death experiences or who survive medically-induced comas report back disturbing and beautiful experiences. Some encounter ultra-vivid nightmares, while others undergo a deep, spiritual oneness with the universe or say they have glimpsed the afterlife. Journalist and author Alan Pearce and his wife, Beverly Pearce, are the autho…

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Ep.32: Mark Kearney, Ascent CFO Solutions | Using Finance as a Strategic Growth Lever 45:10

29d ago45:10

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Shiv interviews Mark Kearney, Fractional CFO of Ascent CFO Solutions. In this episode, Shiv and Mark discuss how finance can be used as a strategic lever inside companies and should become part of their broader planning process. They discuss when companies usually bring in a fractional CFO and the patterns Mark sees as he works with these businesse…

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Richard Paterson: No More Overthinking (Classic Episode) 48:53

12d ago48:53

48:53

The Meaningful Life Classic Episode: Richard Paterson on “No More Overthinking”. Do you struggle to sleep, your mind buzzing with worries about the future? Do you compare yourself to others and find yourself always coming up short? This week’s episode is all about ditching overthinking and seeking happiness that ISN’T determined by external circums…

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Ep.31: Jason Caplain, Bull City Venture Partners | Why Founders Are the Secret Ingredient to Investment Success 34:52

17d ago34:52

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Shiv interviews Jason Caplain, Co-Founder and General Partner of Bull City Venture Partners. In this episode, Jason shares why his firm values founders above an idea or business, and walks listeners through a tried-and-tested approach to assessing entrepreneurs and their teams. Founders will take away Jason’s tips on raising capital and leveraging …

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EP99: Volition - How to Find the Right Talent in the FinTech Industry 21:07

1M ago21:07

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Sometimes you need some luck when it comes to recruiting. Our guest this week, Michael Abdul, a FinTech recruiter and founder of Volition talks about the challenges of finding the right talent in the competitive FinTech industry, and strategies for navigating competition. He also emphasizes staying up to date with market changes, leveraging technol…

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Topaz Adizes: How to Heighten Intimacy With the Questions We Ask 45:30

2M ago45:30

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If you’re feeling “stuck” in your relationships, asking new kinds of questions can be a powerful way forward. This week Andrew talks with filmmaker and author Topaz Adizes about starting conversations that lead to a deeper, more authentic connection. Andrew and Topaz discuss Topaz’s new book, 12 Questions for Love, and highlight the importance of: …

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EP98: Fike + Co - How to Scale with Fractional Leadership Solutions 36:01

25d ago36:01

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Have you heard of fractional executives before? Well, you’re about to in this week’s episode. We had a discussion with Anessa Fike, CEO and co-founder of Fike + Co about the benefits of fractional leadership solutions, including cost-effectiveness and expertise without a full-time commitment. Anessa also talked about the responsibilities and challe…

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Tracey Cox: Great Sex After Fifty (Classic Episode) 42:10

27d ago42:10

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The Meaningful Life Classic Episode: TRACEY COX on Great Sex After 50 No-one would deny sex is important to a meaningful life, but what that looks like changes as we age. In this first episode of The Meaningful Life, international sex therapist and Daily Mail columnist Tracey Cox discusses her book Great Sex Starts at 50: How to Age-Proof Your Libi…

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Ep.30: Chip Baird, GreyLion Capital | Optimizing Companies With the LIFT Strategy 53:35

29d ago53:35

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Shiv interviews Chip Baird, Managing Partner at GreyLion Capital. Shiv and Chip take a deep dive into GreyLion’s core LIFT (Leadership, Investment, Flexibility, Technology) strategy for optimizing companies to increase enterprise value. Learn how to identify critical leadership gaps and hold new hires accountable, and how a flexible approach to cap…

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EP97: Liz Ryan - How to Humanize Organizations for Better Outcomes 34:04

1M ago34:04

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Sure, technology can help to streamline the recruitment process, but you shouldn’t let it take over 100%. In this week’s episode, Liz Ryan, the founder and CEO of Human Workplace, highlights the importance of humanizing organizations to achieve better outcomes for all stakeholders. HR professionals and recruiters play a vital role in making busines…

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Meet a Kenyan teacher teaching children crucial environmental skills. 18:01

2M ago18:01

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Our children are the next generation. We, as humans, pass on our legacy to them, whether good or bad. The environment underpins humans’ survival today and tomorrow. As the world warms, it’s important to remember the vital role the environment's natural resources, such as forests, play in balancing human activities such as the burning of coal and ot…

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Shelby Forsythia: Can Grief Turn Toxic? The Different Ways We Cope With Loss 54:04

2M ago54:04

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Grief is a painful and confusing journey. Often, the culture encourages us to “move on”, squashing our grief down so that those around us are comfortable. This week Andrew talks to author and grief coach Shelby Forsythia. They discuss: Whether grief can turn “toxic” Coping with other people’s responses Living with grief as your companion Creating g…

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EP96: Pauly Grant - How to Balance Between External and Internal TA 30:34

1M ago30:34

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Being an HR leader or people leader, you need to be on top of the evolving landscape of organizational change and leadership. In this week’s episode, Pauly Grant, the Chief Talent Officer APAC & ANZ of Publicis Groupe emphasizes the importance of prioritizing people and culture in the creative industry. She also highlights the need for a clear bran…

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Esther Zeledon: Successful But Not Fulfilled? How to Find Your Purpose 54:00

2M ago54:00

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Are you successful in the eyes of family and friends, but still feel empty and a little lost? Is there a nagging voice telling you that your life could have been bigger? Dr Esther Zeledon had scaled the heights of career success as a scientist and international diplomat, but suffered from a strong sense that things weren’t right. She left behind a …

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Ep.29: Anna Talerico, Corporate Finance Institute | How to Find the Right Human Capital for Bootstrapped Companies 41:17

2M ago41:17

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Shiv interviews Anna Talerico, CEO at Corporate Finance Institute and Operating Partner at Arthur Ventures. Learn how capital-efficient companies can make better hiring decisions by focusing on what role they really need to fill. How can companies clearly define those roles and how do they go about finding the best-fit candidates? Plus, when should…

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EP95: Tom White - How to Personalize The Recruitment Experience 19:22

2M ago19:22

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Creating a positive candidate experience is hard, especially after your company has been through an acquisition. This week, we sit down with Tom White, the Global Talent Acquisition Director of Tetra Tech where he emphasizes the importance of communication, authenticity, and human touch in recruitment. So, if the situation fits you and you have bee…

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How WhatsApp transformed 70-year-old Kenyan woman’s beaded basket sales 15:24

2M ago15:24

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This week, I was visiting a town in Makueni County, located in the southeastern part of Kenya. About an hour's drive from Makueni’s capital town Wote, I met a 70-year-old lady who, after a severe three-year drought hit the village, learned how to weave beaded baskets. She is relying on WhatsApp, her family, and Facebook to make sales. Have a listen…

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Sue Atkins: How To Get On With Your In-Laws & Become a Team for Raising Your Children. 49:30

3M ago49:30

49:30

Grandparents love to spoil their grandchildren and make them happy, whereas as a parent, you take your responsibility for your children’s health and wellbeing seriously. This, together with different experiences of what childhood means, can be a recipe for anxiety and conflict. In this episode, parenting expert Sue Atkins talks with Andrew about ho…

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EP94: NLB Services - How to Use Human Intelligence to Find Talent 23:34

2M ago23:34

23:34

Identifying and hiring top talent in the digital talent landscape in Asia Pacific is challenging. In this week’s episode, Varun Sachdeva, SVP & APAC Head at NLB Services shares the importance of leveraging technology and human intelligence and creating alternative sourcing channels to find the right talent. He also discusses the shift in recruitmen…

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Philippa Perry: What You Wish your Parents Knew and What Your Children Hope You Learn (Classic Episode) 54:04

3M ago54:04

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Parents like to feel they are independent individuals making their own decisions, but in reality parenting is hugely influenced by our own experiences of childhood. In this classic early episode, Andrew and therapist and author Philippa Perry talk about how we are “links in a chain", and why it is important for parents to recognise that and ensure …

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EP93: The Savage Recruitment Academy - Sustainable Recruiting 32:14

3M ago32:14

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Building a recruitment company or being a recruitment consultant are two different things. The challenge is to build a sustainable recruitment company. In this week’s episode, we sat down with Greg Savage, Principal at The Savage Recruitment Academy, where he shared with us the characteristics of a sustainable recruitment organization such as more …

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Ep.28: Mark Buffington, BIP Capital | What Makes a Startup Ready for Investment 48:41

2M ago48:41

48:41

Shiv interviews Mark Buffington, CEO at BIP Capital and Managing Partner at BIP Ventures. Learn why the concept of permanent capital from a multistage fund might be a better long-term approach to funding a startup. Mark explains how not all measurements of success are based on the financials, and how that might look different for different companie…

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Critical Minerals: has Africa learned from its past experience? 18:39

3M ago18:39

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African nations are blessed with 30% of the world’s critical minerals. Mineral that the world needs to develop solar panels, wind turbines, renewable energy storage, electric vehicles, defence infrastructures, communication infrastructure, digital economy and many more. However, past mining activities since colonial era has taught Africa taught les…

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Dr. Pam Spurr: Emotional Eating: How to Break the Habit 49:37

3M ago49:37

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Each month, 20% of us embark on a new diet. Sadly, 95% of all diets prove unsuccessful. According to psychologist and author Dr Pam Spurr, emotional eating to soothe difficult feelings is to blame. This week Andrew and Pam discuss the ways emotional eating is culturally ingrained, other strategies to self-soothe and how you can develop a more holis…

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EP92: Informa - How to Tailor Job Descriptions to Attract Specialists 29:52

3M ago29:52

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As a Talent Acquisition professional, do you ever have a problem attracting specialist talents in today’s competitive market? Well, it all comes down to how well you craft your job descriptions. We sat down with Zoe Watling of Informa where she shared their approach to attracting top talent and the importance of personalization in job descriptions.…

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Kai Tai Kevin Qiu: Emotionally Immature Parents 51:52

3M ago51:52

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As a child, were you made to feel like your feelings didn’t matter, while your parents’ feelings loomed large? Were your boundaries repeatedly crossed? Were you emotionally neglected? If so, you may have been raised by emotionally immature parents. In this episode Andrew talks to TikTok's popular healing transformation coach Dr. Kai Tai Kevin Qiu, …

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EP91: Walmart U.S. Tech - How to Leverage AI in Succession Planning 26:08

3M ago26:08

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In this week’s episode, we sat down with Arkesh Mishra, Head of People of Walmart U.S. Tech discussing leveraging AI technology to streamline and enhance recruitment and succession planning processes, emphasizing the importance of identifying and developing talent through a rigorous framework. If you are looking for what and how to do when creating…

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Ep.27: Adam Solomon, Thoma Bravo | How to Identify and Scale High-Quality Software Companies 48:44

3M ago48:44

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On this episode, Shiv interviews Adam Solomon, Partner at Thoma Bravo. Shiv and Adam discuss how Thoma Bravo’s focus on market-leading companies impacts their approach to evaluating assets and value creation. Hear how one of the biggest PE firms in the world approaches due diligence, performance metrics, profitable growth, and founder relationships…

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Robin Stern: The Three Types of Gaslighting: How to Spot and Defuse Them 49:18

3M ago49:18

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Gaslighting is an insidious form of emotional abuse in which a gaslighter undermines and controls another person by deflecting, twisting, and denying their reality. Gaslighting leaves victims second-guessing themselves, unable to make decisions and destabilised by constant shifts in reality. In this week’s episode, Andrew talks to author and psycho…

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EP90: MGM Resorts International - How to Tailor Recruitment Process 29:57

3M ago29:57

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Have you ever thought of tailoring your recruitment process to each candidate’s needs and preferences? It may sound like a complex thing to do. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? Keep on listening to this week’s discussion with Justin Fronberg, Executive Director Talent Acquisition of MGM Resorts International. He adds that the organizati…

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Human Greed: The Silent Destroyer of Nature's Fragile Balance 23:17

4M ago23:17

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Humanly speaking, forests, minerals, oceans, water bodies, and other natural resources are seen as infinite by the human eye. Infinite in the sense that there are more resources to be mined or prospected for, more land to be utilized, a vast ocean and waterbodies that can handle enormous levels of pollution, vast underground water resources that ca…

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Dr. Paula Hall: Porn and Sex Addiction 53:46

4M ago53:46

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Sex and pornography addiction is on the rise. It can affect young and old, rich and poor, male and female. Those who are in the grip of this type of addiction struggle to create and maintain "real-life" relationships, and their partners may experience feelings of grief and betrayal. In this episode Andrew talks with psychotherapist Dr Paula Hall ab…

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EP89: ACICO Group - How to Build Trust Internally and Externally 37:11

3M ago37:11

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In this week’s episode, we delve into key strategies for organizational transformation and employee engagement with Ahmad Rajab, Senior Group Director - Human Resources of ACICO Group. In this engaging discussion, Lydia and Ahmad explore essential topics such as "Building Trust through Visual Identity to Align Perception with Reality." Ahmad emphas…

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Ep.26: Matthew Stevens, Stevens.VC | Helping Early Stage Companies to Professionalize and Add Value 32:58

3M ago32:58

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Shiv interviews Matthew Stevens, Founder of Stevens.VC. Shiv and Matt discuss the business fundamentals that founders and investors should be focusing on in early-stage companies. Hear how to add value and prepare for future investment by professionalizing your business operations, why a deep understanding of your market is critical to success, and…

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Jessica Baum: Anxiously Attached? How To Be More Secure 46:05

4M ago46:05

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An anxious attachment style is very common, and can lead to chaotic and unsuccessful relationships. Research suggests that anxious types are more prone to insecurity, jealousy, codependency, and other behaviours that get in the way of finding and sustaining love. In this episode psychotherapist Jessica Baum talks with Andrew about identifying and u…

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