ROTG Presents

Tuesday Night Book Club #23 - Strategic Doing - Review by Paidi O'Reilly (EP207)

What a way to end the first run of Tuesday Night Book Club. Great review on the book 'Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership' by Paidi O'Reilly. Having one of the authors of the book join was a bonus! Thanks, Ed. We will be back in September. Have a great summer. #TNBC #tuesdaynightbookclub #bookclub #learning #community Thanks, Rob and Dec

Tuesday Night Book Club #22 - Thinking Fast and Slow & The Undoing Project - Review by John O'Sullivan (EP206)

The latest Tuesday Night Book Club Review is out now for your listen back. The final TNBC of season one before we break for summer is on 24th May at 8 pm Irish Time. You can sign up here https://tnbc2021.eventbrite.ie #TNBC #tuesdaynightbookclub #bookclub #learning #community Thanks, Rob and Dec

Tuesday Night Book Club #21 - Deep Work - Reviewed by Marianna O'Neill (EP205)

The latest Tuesday Night Book Club Review is Deep Work, written by Cal Newport, reviewed by Marianna O'Neill. We're back on Tuesday 20th April at 8 pm. See you there. You can sign up here https://tnbc2021.eventbrite.ie #TNBC #tuesdaynightbookclub #bookclub #learning #community Thanks, Rob and Dec

Tuesday Night Book Club #20 - Sway - Reviewed by Niamh McCartney (EP204)

A deep dive into unraveling unconscious bias from the book 'sway' reviewed by Niamh McCartney is out now. Have a listen. I'm pretty certain you'll learn a lot. Thanks, Niamh. Great job. And a really positive conversation after too. We're back on Tuesday 6th April at 8 pm. See you there. You can sign up here https://tnbc2021.eventbrite.ie #TNBC #tuesdaynightbookclub #bookclub #learning #community Thanks, Rob and Dec

Tuesday Night Book Club #19 - Range - Reviewed by Aoife Lenox (EP203)

If you're interested in learning, career development, and culture, then this summary by Aoife Lenox on the book 'Range' from David Epstein is well worth a listen. It might inspire you to read the full book. Great job again, Aofie. Welcome to the exclusive #TNBC double summarizer club (best name I could come up with).....thanks! We're back on Tuesday 23rd March at 8pm. See you there. You can sign up here https://tnbc2021.eventbrite.ie #TNBC #tuesdaynightbookclub #bookclub #learning #com...

Tuesday Night Book Club #18 - Make Time - Reviewed by Marianna O'Neill

Another fully loaded Tuesday Night Book Club session is out now for your ears to enjoy! Thank you Marianna for a great book review and for sharing countless tools and approaches we could use to help us make more time. Check it out now. We're back on Tuesday 9th March at 8pm. See you there.

Tuesday Night Book Club #17 - Black Box Thinking - Reviewed by Ashleigh Tobin

Another wonderful Tuesday Night Book Club session is out now for your ears to enjoy! Thank you Ashleigh Tobin for a great book review and so well read. Check it out now. We're back on Tuesday 23rd at 8pm. See you there.

Allison Kreiger Walsh - Leading and Coaching with Positive Intent - EP200

Hi all, Check out this week's episode of 1% Better with Allison Kreiger Walsh. Allison is a dynamic corporate leader, philanthropist, personal branding expert, and much, much more. Her charismatic leadership and passion for bettering the lives of others, near and far, has inspired thousands of people across the country. She currently serves as the Vice President of Business Development and Branding for Advanced Recovery Systems, a cutting edge, behavioral health care company based in Cen...

Tuesday Night Book Club #16 - How Women Rise - Reviewed by Susan Manning

Tuesday Night Book Club - Part 16 How Women Rise reviewed by Susan Manning. Next one on 9th Feb - You can sign up here https://tnbc2021.eventbrite.ie #TNBC #tuesdaynightbookclub #bookclub #learning #community Thanks, Rob and Dec

Venesa Klein - More Women At C-Suite Level, How To Get Headhunted, & Overthinking! - EP198

Welcome to 1% Better and the interview with Venesa Klein. Since 2007, Venesa Klein has helped some of the world's most successful companies build out the critical leadership teams that drive their success As Partner at Calibre One, she successfully places C-suite and functional VP level leaders across a range of consumer internet, e-commerce, CPG, and category-defining technology companies. Klein also founded the company's Purpose-Driven Practice, which focuses on placing executives in gro...

Tuesday Night Book Club #15 - The Happiness Advantage - Reviewed by Rob O'Donohue

Welcome to Tuesday Night Book Club. In this first review of 2021, we cover the best seller 'The Happiness Advantage'. It was a great start the new season with a lovely group of mostly new members. Enjoy the review. Let us know what you took from it. Tell your friends about TNBC. We're back on the 26th January at 8pm. See you there. You can sign up to it (and any of the others scheduled right up to end of June) via this eventbrite link: https://tnbc2021.eventbrite.ie Also, do get in ...

Lessons Learned, Future Plans, and 3 Pieces of Advice - EP196

Hi all, Just a quick reflection on 2020, updates on plans for 2021 and sharing 3 pieces of sound advice that stood me in good sted. Do check out the site for all the previous episodes - www.robofthegreen.ie Sign up for the book club in 2021 - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tuesday-night-book-club-with-rob-dec-tickets-107330915658 Email me if you've any coaching questions - [email protected] Let's do this in 2021! Best, Rob

Tuesday Night Book Club #14 - Christmas Special 2020

In this extra-special edition of TNBC, we provided a brief summary of well over 10 books that should give you more than a taste of what they are about. Check it out. We're back in early January to kick it off again for 2021. Happy Christmas, Rob and Dec.

Xander Schultz - Impact Investing, Influencing Social Justice, & Meditating in Virtual Reality - EP194

Welcome to the podcast – 1% Better. I’ve talked to a broad range of successful individuals over the last 4 or so years doing the podcast. And everyone, I’ve learned something new. Many entrepreneurs have been on the show too and investors. My guest today, Xander Schultz, is both of these. He’s also an philanthropist. Which is also not unique. But what is very different about Xander is his story. I’m delighted to welcome Xander to 1% Better today. After facing adversity early - his Ol...

Heather Monroe - How To Heal Relational Trauma - EP193

Heather Monroe, LCSW, is an integrative psychotherapist and founder of Monroe Wellness where she specializes in the healing of relational trauma. In addition to a private practice, Monroe Wellness develops online courses and in person workshops centered around neuroscience backed practices that change our minds, our bodies and our consciousness. For more on Heather, check out www.monroewellness.com Keep on getting better, Rob

Heather Monroe Relational - How To Heal Relational Trauma - EP193

Heather Monroe, LCSW, is an integrative psychotherapist and founder of Monroe Wellness where she specializes in the healing of relational trauma. In addition to a private practice, Monroe Wellness develops online courses and in person workshops centered around neuroscience backed practices that change our minds, our bodies and our consciousness. For more on Heather, check out www.monroewellness.com Keep on getting better, Rob

Tuesday Night Book Club #13 - The Winning Mindset - Sarah Healy (returns)

Sarah is back and delivers another awesome book summary. Enjoy!!

Tuesday Night Book Club #12 - Leadership and Self-deception - Aoife O'Brien

Enjoy this one with Aoife. Remember, at #TNBC, you don't have to have read the book beforehand! Register for one of the upcoming book reviews here - https://buff.ly/2XM6lTB

Danielle Grant - Mindset Mentorship, Peak Performance, & Soul Alignment - EP190

Danielle Grant – of Your Mindset Mentor – Where peak performance meets consciousness I really enjoyed this interview with Danielle. Her story is an interesting one and her confidence and self-belief is infectious. She has some big goals - " I am on a mission to share my wisdom of spirituality and mindset with 1 million Entrepreneurs by 2025." For more about Danielle, check out: 🎙PODCAST: https://www.themindvibe.show ✉ [email protected] 🌎 https://yourmindsetmentor.com Enj...

Tuesday Night Book Club #11 - 80/20 Sales and Marketing - Neil O'Brien

Nirbhasa Magee & The 3100 Mile Race to Transcend Self - The 2020 Version - EP188

1% Better – 3100 Miles Around a Park in Salzburg – Nirbhasa Magee Returns – EP188 Last year I talked with Nirbhasa Magee about his experience running the 3100-mile race in New York. Full details of that below. This year, he’s running again. Only now, it’s in Salzburg. We caught up last week while he was running! Have a listen and be sure to check out EP133 from last year to learn more! Enjoy! I recently found an article on the BBC website about a 3100-mile race that happens every year...

Annie Duke - Making Decisions Faster & Better, the Power of Negative Thinking, and Giving Luck a Hug! EP187

Welcome back to 1% Better after a little while away ;) This episode is one that I've been waiting to release for a few weeks. And here it is. A lot in this one! So do enjoy.... We cover: •Is Decision Making a Skill or a Competency •The difference between a skill and a competency •How emotions tie into decision making •How to improve in Decision Making •How Anne started to realise she was good at making decisions •Having an interest in cognitive science and starting to understand th...

Tuesday Night Book Club #10 - Work and Worth - Niamh McCartney

Enjoy this one with Niamh. A really great summary. Remember, at #TNBC, you don't have to have read the book beforehand! Register here for the next one - https://buff.ly/2XM6lTB

Tuesday Night Book Club #9 - Sarah Healy - The Culture Code

Tuesday Night Book Club with Sarah Healy is out now. Enjoy! Remember, at #TNBC, you don't have to have read the book beforehand! Register here for the next one - https://buff.ly/2XM6lTB Join the offline convo on #Slack - https://buff.ly/2UknCSe #TNBC #Creativity #Community #Coaching #Learing #BookClub

Tuesday Night Book Club #8 - Larry G Maguire - Creativity

Tuesday Night Book Club is @larrygmaguire sharing some personal learnings from the 'creativity' Remember, at #TNBK, you don't have to have read the book beforehand! Register here for the next one - https://buff.ly/2XM6lTB Join the offline convo on #Slack - https://buff.ly/2UknCSe #TNBK #Creativity #Community #Coaching #Learing #BookClu

Tuesday Night Book Club #7 - Flourish - Aoife Lenox

Sign up for the TNBK through EventBrite. We meet every second Tuesday. Next one is 1st Sept. Get your virtual ticket here - https://buff.ly/2XM6lTB Join the offline convo on #Slack - https://buff.ly/2UknCSe

Tuesday Night Book Club #6 - Create Space - Niamh Brady

For more, check out www.robofthegreen.ie

Jeffrey Lipsius - Natural Learning, Asking Powerful Questions, & Playing the Inner Game! - EP176

I recently read the book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ by Tim Gallwey. It had been on my list for a while. It wasn’t just to improve my tennis game, it was to see what the principles were about. To understand what nuggets were in this book that’s been around for 30+ years yet still holds true. I wasn’t disappointed. Around the time of reading it, and posting some insights from it, Jeffrey Lipsius connected in. He’s been using the approaches from the book not just for improving his Tennis game ...

Tuesday Night Book Club #5 - Nine Lies About Work - Maura O'Toole

Tuesday Night Book Club #5 - Nine Lies About Work - Maura O'Toole I hope you enjoy the listen to this live recording. A slide deck from the session is also now available on our slack channel. If you’d like to join the club, you can register for the next one taking place on the 4th August at 8pm on this link: Register for it here – https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tuesday-night-book-club-with-rob-dec-tickets-107330915658?ref=estw Or join our slack group and channel. It's great fun! Best, R...

Self-Efficacy - Understanding & Developing It! Me, mySELF, & EI - Part 10! EP175

Full show notes - check out the episode page on www.robofthegreen.ie or get in touch - [email protected]

Tuesday Night Book Club #4 - Atomic Habits - Susan Manning

Tuesday Night Book Club #4 - Atomic Habits - Author - James Clear - Summary by Susan Manning I hope you enjoy the listen to this live recording. If you’d like to join the club, you can register for the next one taking place on the 21st July at 8pm on this link: Register for it here – https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tuesday-night-book-club-with-rob-dec-tickets-107330915658?ref=estw Or join our slack group and channel. It's great fun! Best, Rob & Dec

What makes up a Loyalist Team - Rebecca Teasdale, Linda Adams, & Audrey Epstein - EP174

Hi there, This was one I recorded in late February but only getting around to release now. It's an excellent panel discussion with the 3 authors. The notes below are lengthy but cover off the main points. Enjoy! Key takeaways from the interview: •Knowing what you’re for and what you’re against •Building High Trust Relations and focusing on Trust is so useful right now – for teams that don’t have this it’s showing up so much! •Key Question – where does this passion come for wanting to help...

Sean Swarner - Climbing Everest with One Lung, Surviving Cancer (x2), & Choosing Life! - EP173

1% Better with Sean Swarner Sean Swarner is a philanthropist, an author, and keynote speaker.He is a two-time terminal-cancer survivor who has dedicated his life to helping others reach their full potential He was voted One of the Top 8 Most Inspirational People of All Time Check out more on his sites: www.seanswarner.com | www.cancerclimber.org Enjoy this one.  Best, Rob

Tuesday Night Book Club #3 - The New New Thing Book - John O'Sullivan

Tuesday Night Book Club #3 – The New New Thing - Author Michael Lewis - Summary by John O'Sullivan I hope you enjoy the listen to this live recording. If you’d like to join the club, you can register for the next one taking place on the 7th Julyat 8pm on this link: Register for it here – https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tuesday-night-book-club-with-rob-dec-tickets-107330915658?ref=estw

Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, & How to Shut-up your Inner Critic! Me, mySELF, & EI! Part 9 - EP172

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. In this one on Self-Esteem, I cover: 0 to 1:30m  - Introduction to what is self-esteem, Inner critic, imposter syndrome 1:30 -3:15  - The history of Self-esteem & where the movement began with Nathaniel Branden & Rosenberg 3:20 – 5:15 - What is Self-Esteem & the Self-Esteem scale – made up of Self-Efficacy and self-respect – tied to self-worth! 5:15 – 14:15 - Self-Esteem Theories, Maslow Hierarchy of Needs & the Inner Voice 14:15 –...

Tuesday Night Book Club #2 - So Good They Can't Ignore You! - Rob O'Donohue

TNBK #2 - Enjoy.

Karim Nurani – Sweat Equity, Investing Psychology, & Knowing when to take a risk! – EP171

Karim Nurani is an entrepreneur, investor, and chief strategy officer of Linqto, a leading platform providing liquidity in the private sector. He has 30 years of experience in new business development with a focus on strategy and business transformation. As a visionary who can assess business models from the perspectives of both an executive and investor, Nurani is responsible for the formation and success of over a hundred startups ranging from mining to process manufacturing. As a part...

Tuesday Night Book Club #1 - Power of Moments - Dec O'Connell

We hope you enjoy the first of many Tuesday Night Book Club Episodes. Starting the series off with 'The Power of Moments' from Chip and Dan Heath. Join the TNBK slack channel here - Slack group - https://join.slack.com/t/robofthegreen/shared_invite/zt-8ofg7r9d-xTpoTVd~Rfce7gCUWU8bag

Josh Quigley (returns) – Finding the Path & Dreaming Big – EP170

In this episode, I welcome back Josh Quigley to the show. Our first chat was in Feb/March 2018. Now, two years on, I wanted to check back in with you to see what’s been going on since. As you will hear, it’s been an eventful 2 years. We cover a lot. Here’s a summary: •A quick recap on Josh’s background. •Successful Young Employee, •Suicide Attempt – 2015 - survived •Video went viral…talking about it…5 years ago – Just on that – talking about mental health…a a lot of progress since! •A Tu...

About Self-Confidence & 9 Ways to Develop it! Me, mySELF, & EI Part 8 - EP169

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. In this one on Self-Confidence, I cover: •0 – 8:10 – The Introduction and definitions on Self-confidence, Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem •8:10sec – Self-Confidence & Confidence – Same or different and inward v outward •11:15 – The role of Self-Confidence in Emotional Intelligence - Am I taking a strong position? •18:20 – The importance of Self-Confidence, Benefits & links to Happiness •23:30 – People lacking Self-Confidence le...

Paidi O'Reilly - 1% Better Live - Innovation, Mindsets, & 7 Year Cycles - EP168

This was the first live in a while and the first where we had a decent audience over zoom. Thanks to all that attended. A brief outline of what we covered below. Enjoy the interview. What was the most recent thing you’ve learned that has been useful? What was your earliest memory? What did / do you want to be when you GROW UP? Growing up, who was your biggest influence? Up to the age of say 18 – is there a standout moment / choice / decision you made – that worked out or regret? What is it...

Lorraine Shine - How to be Successful in the Interview Process? - EP167

This one is definitely for the times we’re in where so many people are now back on the job marketing looking for work. It many cases, they have not had to ‘do up’ their CV/resume in a long time or have had to prepare for an interview either. So, I thought it would be very worthwhile to have Lorraine Shine, Founder and CEO Career and Interview Success, to come on to the show and walk you through the entire process from start to finish. Lorraine provides complete career management support f...

Dr. Tasha Eurich - Internal & External Self-Awareness & The Dinner of Truth - Me, mySELF, & EI Part 7 - EP166

Tasha Eurich, Ph.D., is an Organisational Psychologist, researcher, and New York Times bestseller. She’s the author of two awesome books (Bankable Leadership and Insights) and her TED talks have been viewed in the tens of millions of times. So, I was thrilled when she agreed to be a guest on the show. It was without a doubt one of my favorite conversations I’ve had in this entire podcasting learning journey so far. The timing was perfect too as it aligns up excellently with the Me, mySELF, &...

Me,mySELF, & EI Part 6 - Self-Assessments & Emotional Capital Reports with John Broderick - EP165

Hope you’re enjoying the series so far. Up to now, we’ve covered a general primer on EI, an interview on SELF, and then 2 Parts on Self-Awareness (with another interview to come soon on this topic). Now today – it’s all about self-assessment – and finding out what your EQ (score) or in this case the ECR is. It’s very important to get a baseline – where you’re at!! My Guest is John Broderick, a Founding Director of Roche Martin Ltd. John Broderick is a consulting psychologist with consider...

Me, mySELF, & EI Part 4 - Self-Awareness: The Foundation of Emotional Intelligence - EP163

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. Hope you’ve enjoyed the intro and the discussion on self with Zelda. Now that we’ve got Self covered, (go back and listen if you haven’t), I feel more clear on the discussion around awareness as it relates to self & the idea of emotional awareness. Psychologist Daniel Goleman proposed a popular definition of self-awareness in his best-selling book “Emotional Intelligence,” as “knowing one’s internal states, preference, resources, ...

Me, mySELF, & EI Part 5 - Why Self-Awareness is Important & How to Develop it? - EP164

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. 0 mins to 7:30 mins – Why it’s important and Benefits 7:30 mins to 12:30 mins – Why it’s so hard to be self-aware? 12:30 mins – 21.30 min – Concepts of interests 20:30 min – 28 min – Self-Awareness Examples 28 mins to 53 min – How to Develop Self-Awareness 53 mins to close – Wrap up Books mentioned: Emotional Intelligence – by Daniel Goleman Tasha Eurich - Insights Links to follow: study confirmation bias Other Ways to increase Se...

Me, mySELF, & EI Part 3 - Understanding at 'The Self' with Dr. Zelda Di Blasi - EP162

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. As I was putting together the outline of all the areas of focus for this series, it became obvious that before going into self-awareness, self-confidence and all other aspects of ‘self’, it would be valuable to dive into what is ‘self’ in it’s own right. To have self understood first before going further was my goal with this episode. Thanks for John McCarthy, head of Applied Psychology at UCC, I was connected with Dr. Zelda Di Bla...

Me, mySELF, & EI Part 3 - Understanding 'The Self' with Dr. Zelda Di Blasi - EP162

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. As I was putting together the outline of all the areas of focus for this series, it became obvious that before going into self-awareness, self-confidence and all other aspects of ‘self’, it would be valuable to dive into what is ‘self’ in it’s own right. To have self understood first before going further was my goal with this episode. Thanks for John McCarthy, head of Applied Psychology at UCC, I was connected with Dr. Zelda Di Bla...

Me, mySELF, & EI part 2 - Why is Emotional Intelligence Important, High Performance & the Ego! - EP161

Hi again & welcome to the series on Emotional Intelligence. In this episode, I cover the following key areas (with some rough timings). 0 mins to 3min Why is EI Important 3 mins to 20 mins – Applied EI & Examples 20 mins to 23:40 – EQ and High Performance 23:40mm – 31:51 – EQ, Ego and Leadership 31 min to 45mins – How to develop EQ samples and Wrap up Links to pieces references: Books mentioned: From the Book Ego v EQ - How Top Leaders Beat 8 Ego Traps with Emotional Intelligence – Jen Sh...

Me, mySELF, & EI part 1 - What is Emotional Intelligence? - EP160

Welcome to Me, mySELF, & EI - a podcast series helping you better understand, control & develop your emotions, and the emotions of others!  In this series introduction episode, I cover the following with rough timings: 0m to 11m –Why release a podcast on Emotional Intelligence 11m – 14m – The Story of Phinus Gage 14m to 16:30m – What is EI & EQ? 16:30m to 21:20m – Science of EI 21:20m to 26:31m – EI Frameworks 26:30m to 29:25m – IQ v EQ Links to pieces references: 5W Public Relations,  Emo...