Best Rob McPhillips Podcasts (2024)

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Smashing Middle Eastern Stereotypes With Corina Goetz 42:48

3d ago42:48

42:48

250 years ago the founding fathers drew up the U.S constitution. They had been able to learn lessons from older nations and avoid some of their mistakes. This disparate union of states grew to become the world superpower. Today, there is a new and ambitious union that is looking to launch itself as a global player. As a region it is having to unify…

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Books That Change Lives 30:08

7d ago30:08

30:08

Do you like to read? I've always loved to read. It's the possibility of finding new ideas. Ideas are the building blocks I play with. When I read books I want new ideas. Ideas that change my thinking. Ideas reimagined. Or ideas refuted. I love to read, but now it's something I don't always find the time to do. When I realised some of my friends rea…

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The Unified Team Philosophy 15:00

10d ago15:00

15:00

Most leadership is remedial. For me, a Leader has three key roles... 1. To articulate the vision of what the collective is going to achieve. 2. Agreeing the strategic direction that everyone's going to follow. 3. Carrying the group along and ensuring the values of the beliefs of what it means to be part of the group are upheld. The problem is that …

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Supporting Men Through Change 1:01:43

14d ago1:01:43

1:01:43

If you failed at your job more than 50% of the time would you still have a job? Imagine a Surgeon who failed half the time. Or a pilot. Or a production line. Now look at the divorce statistics. More than half of our most commited relationships, marriages, end in divorce. Ok divorce isn't necessarily failure. But we bond together to have something t…

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Embracing The Dark Side Of You 52:31

17d ago52:31

52:31

What does it take to lead? To lead others we have to be able to tap into something in them. We have to have the empathy and sensitivity to see how what we do impacts them. We have to have the self awareness to adapt and adjust what we do, based on the feedback we get. Our ability to lead others comes from our awareness of who we are. There are lots…

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Inspire People To Aim Higher 1:07:24

21d ago1:07:24

1:07:24

How do we inspire others to achieve great things? Saurabh Debnath was on course to achieve his lifelong goal of representing India at cricket. That is to be one of 11 in a country with a 1.4bn population. That is a 1 in 127 million chance. Yet Saurabh was on course to hit it. By 18 he'd played for three years in the Ranji trophy as a fast bowler. H…

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Building Strong Emotional Foundations 1:37:22

24d ago1:37:22

1:37:22

Do you remember the story of the three little pigs? They each built a house. But only one built one that was strong enough to withstand the big, bad wolf. That saved the day. When you build a house, you dig down to lay strong foundations. These are what give a house its strength. And so when gale force winds and even hurricanes come, the house can …

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The Problem With Men 1:12:36

28d ago1:12:36

1:12:36

The problem with men is... As a relationship coach I heard the problems of trying to date and relate to men. Sit in a coffee shop or a bar and you'll often hear women talking about men and their shortcomings. The media tells us about toxic masculinity. What's clear is men are struggling. With relationships. Depression. And suicide. The world has ch…

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Bringing All of You To Your Role 59:30

1M ago59:30

59:30

How do you answer what do you do? It's a question that many of us hate because we often don't have a concise answer. It might involve a label that limits us. And it doesn't cover the range of how we do, what we do and makes us special. At best, it's limiting and at worst it's confusing. Today is a special episode of The Unified Team Podcast. It's a…

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How Do We Emotionally Connect Everyone To The Mission? 1:18:38

1M ago1:18:38

1:18:38

I have a dream... With those four words Martin Luther King focused a movement on a dream they could all commit to. Campaigners could unite around the idea of all being equal. It was the core premise they all agreed and identified with. Whether our team is a sports team, social movement or corporate team we need a vision. It is the vision that frame…

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Engage, Empower and Educate Your Team 47:43

1M ago47:43

47:43

Engage, empower and educate! That's Chris Cotter's strategy for getting teams to work together. Chris visited Japan as a Graduate and never returned. Working as a language teacher he ended up running a language school. Then he moved to a tech startup building a language learning app. This was where he developed his thinking about developing teams. …

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Supporting Your Team Through Change 35:52

1M ago35:52

35:52

How can you support your team through change? Change is the norm now. Organisations are almost permanently making some change or another. It's an upheaval while still trying to keep business as normal. How can you get your team through the process? I asked two Change Management Experts for their tips. Listen in to today's Unified Team Podcast to se…

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Owning Your Journey with Annika Mohlin 39:14

1M ago39:14

39:14

All of us have been sold a lie! Be a good boy or girl and do well at school. Put your head down at work. And then you'll get your reward and be happy. It isn't what happens. It's why we have mid-life crises. It's why people are turning their back on corporate life to brunch out for themselves. The default model doesn't work out. It was a lie to mak…

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Managing The Tension Between Safety And Performance 1:08:04

2M ago1:08:04

1:08:04

Life exists in tension. Everything we do, is done along a spectrum of tension. Conflicting goals create tension. Leadership is about managing those tensions. Managers want to create a psychologically safe environment. Yet, there is a natural tension with the fear of failure and not performing. When you give a speech, prepare a bid or create somethi…

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Optimising The Health and Wellbeing Of Teams 1:11:24

2M ago1:11:24

1:11:24

Before teams can perform people have to be capable of performing. Burning out staff through stress or overload of work means the team will crash. Each individual is also facing personal challenges. Now they might not be strictly work related, they impact their ability to focus and contribute. I gathered an expert on mindfulness and neuroscience, an…

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Be The Leader You Dreamed Of With Signe Korjus 54:52

2M ago54:52

54:52

Leave your emotions at the door! Your personal life is your problem. Be Professional. Just get on with it. Theses are statements that we've probably all heard In the old factories they made sense. We could press buttons as we stifled sobs and anxieties. Today though, they don't work. When we separate who we are from what we do, we have a soulless, …

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Mastering Meeting Dynamics For Results - Lessons From Football 1:00:56

2M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

Imagine your job rested on how your team performed in the next 45 minutes... how would you get your message across in 5 minutes? As we come to the end of the football season and games that decide who wins titles and promotions. And who loses and gets relegated. This is the situation football managers are facing. The very same lessons apply in every…

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Will AI Save Or Enslave Us? 1:15:48

2M ago1:15:48

1:15:48

Is AI to be our Saviour or Enslaver? Every great story is a battle of good vs evil. The question of what role AI plays out in our future is yet to be answered. What is critical is who gets to teach AI. Will it exaggerate the flaws within our own systems or will it bring more humanity? I gathered together a group of people brighter than me to think …

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The Value Of A Mentor 1:02:06

2M ago1:02:06

1:02:06

Bartholomew Sharpe stole something that made him a fortune. In 1680, he and his men sailed out to central America where they stole a Spanish ship. They discovered an atlas of Spanish sailing charts. They used it to find and raid Spanish ships. On his return to England he was arrested for piracy and brought before the King. The Spanish Ambassador in…

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Adapting Organisations For A Post-Industrial Age With Adaptologist Neil Harrison 46:45

3M ago46:45

46:45

What's the most adaptive species on the planet? Some say rats or cockroaches. Despite being low in the food chain, they adapt to their surroundings. Many stronger and more powerful species have been wiped out long before them. Some that argue that humans are the most adaptive. Our intelligence and co-operation has enabled us to live in every climat…

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Upgrade Your Energy and Vitality With Priyamvada 1:01:47

3M ago1:01:47

1:01:47

Do you want a first class or economy class life? When we travel we have a choice. We can be herded like cattle in economy. Or we can pay a lot more to be treated better. In life we also have the choice. We can have a vibrant and full experience. Or we can be sluggish and have a dull experience. But this time we pay with our effort and discipline. T…

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Clear Your Mental Clutter and Upgrade Your Mental RAM with Niki Vinogradoff 50:06

3M ago50:06

50:06

How much do you spend on a computer? You can buy a Chromebook new for £179. But most of us spend a lot more. Why? Because we've experienced the frustration of rebooting and waiting after crashing. We pay more for more a better processor and higher RAM. Because it means we can do more. And we have to deal with less frustration. How about your capaci…

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Leading and Influencing Change with Daniel Lock 44:27

3M ago44:27

44:27

Which makes more impact... changing technology or people? Of course the best answer is to make both change in harmony. When companies make a big change in how they work, there's two key factors: 1. Making the technological/organisational/process change. 2. Getting people to adopt and adapt to the change. Project Management developed in the first ha…

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The Power of Positivity and Humility with Akanksha Adivarekar 55:00

3M ago55:00

55:00

What would you do if you were cut off from the profession you trained for years to do? In a new continent. In a new culture. Without a network. With the one thing you've dedicated your life to be good at, cut off from you. This is Akanksha Adivarekar story. It's a story about the power of positivity and humility. Of making the best of your situatio…

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Developing Your Leadership Persona 1:11:58

3M ago1:11:58

1:11:58

Becoming a leader is a journey of managing fear. Am I enough? Will I be accepted as an authority? Who am I to lead this group? These fears are at the core of the challenge of leading. In these three mini clips three successful leaders: Clark Ray Thomas Courts Tony Walmsley talk about the challenge of becoming comfortable leading and the skills need…

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Integrating Gen Z Into The Workplace 1:16:12

3M ago1:16:12

1:16:12

Let's talk about Gen Z... They're lazy! They're entitled! They want everything yesterday! Or are they the force that is going to change organisations? Is the problem that we've built structures where people are expected to sell their souls for a job? Are we demanding too much and giving too little to employees? Is it time the work-life balance was …

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Making Change Happen Without Force With Paula Anastasiade 43:26

3M ago43:26

43:26

When you want to make a change what do you do? You can force people with a stick. You can entice them with a carrot. Or you can talk it through and agree how to work together. Today Paula Anastasiade goes into organisations and works to make changes happen. Without bribery or force. But through dialogue and listening Change happened through force a…

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What Every Leader Should (But Often Don't) Know About Managing Change 1:06:12

4M ago1:06:12

1:06:12

Careers are made and broken on getting things done... or not. You can devise the most brilliant strategy in the boardroom, but if you can't get people to execute it... you fail. When your success relies on hundreds or thousands of employees, how do you get people on board? How do you ensure projects get people adopting changes to processes or techn…

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Sharpening The Next Generation Of Leaders With Waldemar Zimmer 50:31

4M ago50:31

50:31

If you want to sharpen a knife what do you do? You use a sharpening steel. In the right hands the knife becomes sharper. And then it cuts through with more ease. The world of work is changing. What worked once isn't anymore. We need to cut to the heart of the matter. They say steel sharpens steel. Enter Waldemar Zimmer the steel to sharpen the next…

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Lead With Purpose, Serve With Humility And Inspire Through Actions With Muhammad Mehmood 1:10:15

4M ago1:10:15

1:10:15

They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. My guest on today's episode is the living embodiment of that motto. He has been challenged in every way and still found a way to succeed. Today he's helping others to lead more successfully. Muhammad Mehmood crossed continents to take up a job in the UK National Health Service. When he g…

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Merging Coaching and Tech 42:54

4M ago42:54

42:54

What do you get if you combine data science, coaching and a team? A happy team coached by Giannis Chatzidis. Giannis is a Data Scientist. Team Leader. And a Coach. He found purpose and joy in merging tech and coaching to help people reach their full potential. He shares his journey and process in our conversation.…

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Lessons From Pro Football Managers's On Managing Teams 1:16:05

4M ago1:16:05

1:16:05

What if everything you did at work was being reported and analysed... in public! Every decision was pulled apart in the media. Every failure was booed by tens of thousands of people. There was a running critique on social media. When feedback is this immediate there is no hiding. Two Football Managers shared how they manage pressure, ego's and extr…

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Becoming Whole With Clark Ray 1:02:45

4M ago1:02:45

1:02:45

In one moment, everything in your life can change! Three months ago Clark lived that moment. A careless SUV driver smashed into his motorbike. Breaking 5 ribs, his sternum, right shoulder, collarbone and two vertebrae. An event like this changes everything. But Clark is not your average guy. He already operated from the 10th Man. The principle that…

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The Team Manager's Responsibility 1:07:44

4M ago1:07:44

1:07:44

You're in charge of a team... How do you spend your time? Are you a Leader or a Manager? What's your key responsibilities? How do you create a culture that performs? These were some of the topics we discussed. The panel was... Matthew Ward Muhammad Mehmood Johan Meyer and me, Rob McPhillips.By Rob McPhillips

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Getting People Unstuck At Work With Johan Meyer 35:34

4M ago35:34

35:34

When we're stuck in our careers, how do we get unstuck? How do we get recognition and value for our efforts? How do we avoid being misunderstood in our communications? This was what Johan Meyer and I discussed in this podcast episode.By Rob McPhillips

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What Gen Z Want From Life And Work with Sandy De Jesus 57:12

5M ago57:12

57:12

If life is a river, Sandy De Jesus is diving right in! He's an experiencer of life. A Seeker of truth. And a Creator of the future. From class clown to entertaining, engaging and educating on social media. Sandy is about the same age as my eldest daughter. He told me about his journey and how he sees life. We talked a lot about the generation diffe…

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Getting Smart People To Soar with Sarah Grunieson 45:25

5M ago45:25

45:25

Imagine we could take x-rays and see people’s emotions You could see the layers of hurt and pain. You could see the fears and insecurities. You could see a tiny seed of potential. You could soothe the pain and reassure the fears. Then you could take that seed and bring it into a safe incubator. You’d water it. And nurture it until it sprouts. The s…

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Embracing The Journey of Change 46:13

5M ago46:13

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When everything changes what stays constant? We live in a world where the world is rapidly changing. Technology becomes obselete. We are continually changing. Lisa Cunningham Delauney has been exploring change for decades. An early proponent of Change Management professionally. She has also experienced change personally. Living in nine countries an…

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Leadership Lessons From Leading Hybrid Teams with Paul Chen 29:24

5M ago29:24

29:24

How do you lead a remote or hybrid team? The world has changed after Covid and the genie isn't going back in the box. We have to get used to a world where we work with people we don't regularly see. We have to become more flexible and face new challenges. Curious about what leading a tech team in a modern world I spoke to Paul Chen about the work h…

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What's The Equation For A Winning Team? 1:03:10

5M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

Stories are inspiring and they can teach us lessons about what works. But they also have their limitations. Stories have specific characters and are bound within a context. Someone in a different situation with a different style might not be able to replicate that. Maths is the language of purity. An equation abstracts what is universally true. As …

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Unlocking The Potential In Your Team 46:28

5M ago46:28

46:28

How do you unlock the potential in your people? The basic constraint in your business is in your people. When you can unlock that potential, you turn your team into an elite team. The million dollar question is how to unlock that potential. Saieed Sadeghzadeh has some interesting thoughts on how to unlock that potential. As someone who grew up in t…

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Can You Manage People? 57:13

5M ago57:13

57:13

Is it possible to manage people? If not, how do Managers hold people accountable and manage projects? How do we distinguish between Leaders and Managers? These were some of the questions Matthew Ward helped me to clarify my thinking on in this fascinating hour long podcast episode.By Rob McPhillips

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Tuning Leaders In Through Transformational Conversations 1:04:05

5M ago1:04:05

1:04:05

Have you ever listened to a piano that was off-key? The Pianist could be trying their best. Yet, whatever they do it won't sound right. Until the piano gets re-tuned it was always be that bit out. Sometimes people are a little off-key. There's something that isn't working. We can all know it. But how do you get them tuned back in? When a leader is …

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How To Perform In The Moments That Matter Most Under Pressure 1:14:18

5M ago1:14:18

1:14:18

How do we perform under match pressure in the moments that matter most? That's what I discussed with Tony Walmsley - Performance Specialist in the first episode of the relaunched Unified Team Podcast. I've often shared ideas and examples of how football managers unify their teams. So I was thrilled to have the chance from someone who's spent 30 yea…

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Relationships Beyond Blaming, Gaming and Shaming 2:04:51

2+ y ago2:04:51

2:04:51

This episode is a call to arms for a new type of relationship. Relationships for many people have been frustrating, confusing and often disappointing. This is because relationships are typically built on a bedrock of blaming, gaming and shaming. The result is unsatisfying relationships that do not meet the emotional needs of the modern world. There…

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Talking Family Relationships 1:37:10

2+ y ago1:37:10

1:37:10

The relationships that have most impact on our lives is the family we are born into. How our parents treat us, the dynamics with our siblings will carry into all our other relationships. So we discussed relationships and the difficulty of breaking out of familiar patterns as we changed.By Rob McPhillips

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Why Work Relationships Can Become Difficult And Soul Destroying 1:55:50

3y ago1:55:50

1:55:50

Almost everyone has had a difficult boss, colleague or employee. Here's why work relationships can be difficult and what makes them harder to work with.By Rob McPhillips

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Are Secondary Currencies Costing You Love and Happiness In This Surprising Way? 1:46:46

3y ago1:46:46

1:46:46

Whatever our life looks like in the future is down to how we play the game of life. Every game has limitations and a strategy of how we play the game. In this episode we looked at primary and secondary currencies and how clarity on these can get us what we really want.By Rob McPhillips

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The Art of Relating 1:46:58

3y ago1:46:58

1:46:58

How we relate to the world is how we relate to others. In this episode we discussed the six different ways we relate to the reality of our circumstances and others.By Rob McPhillips

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The Art of Conversation 2:04:05

3y ago2:04:05

2:04:05

Everything we want in life comes through other people. The ability to have good conversations is how we share who we are, understand others and develop connection. In this episode we talked about the elements of state and structure that lead to better conversations.By Rob McPhillips

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