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Two Beats Ahead with Michael Hendrix and Panos Panay
Beyond Busy - May 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we welcome Panos A. Panay and R. Michael Hendrix, the authors of the book "Two Beats Ahead", who are both leading figures in the legendary Berklee College of Music. Panos Panay is the Senior Vice President, Global Strategy & Innovation at Berklee College of Music. He is credited for ...
Managing in the Middle with Julie Nerney
Beyond Busy - May 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJulie Nerney is one of the co-authors of “Own Your Day: New light on the mastery of managing in the middle". She’s worked at the heart of government and played a key leadership role in the London 2012 Olympics. Graham and Julie start off the conversation by talking about how they met through S...
How to Fix Meetings with Hayley Watts
Beyond Busy - May 05, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGraham Allcott’s co-author for the new book “How To Fix Meetings”, Hayley Watts, is this week's Beyond Busy episode guest. Hayley is a mum, a coach, and she also has a background as a leader in the charity sector, where she gained a lot of experience with meetings - both good and bad. Graham...
Rules of Online Meetings with Jackie Weaver
Beyond Busy - April 29, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOvernight online sensation, Jackie Weaver, talks about meeting etiquette, workplace respect, standing orders and more in this latest Beyond Busy episode. Graham and Jackie start the podcast by talking about why the public was so fascinated by the online video that made Jackie famous. 'My take...
How to Build Exceptional Connections with David Bradford and Carole Robin
Beyond Busy - April 22, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDavid Bradford and Carole Robins from the Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics, talk about improving existing relationships, building new connections and more in this latest episode. They are also the authors of the book 'Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships ...
The 3 Dimensional Definition of Productivity with Tim Ringo
Beyond Busy - April 15, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAward-winning human resources conference speaker and author of "Solving the Productivity Puzzle – How People Engagement, Innovation and Performance Will Transform Work", Tim Ringo talks about the 3-dimensional definition of productivity, making the future of work more fun, how humans interact wi...
The OMG Effect with Rev. Chris Lee
Beyond Busy - April 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWith over 100k followers on Instagram and YouTube, Rev. Chris Lee is on Beyond Busy to talk about enriching people’s lives on social media, how identity is one of today’s main sickness and accepting that we are loved. He also talks about his new book “The OMG Effect”. Graham and Chris start th...
Finding Meaning in the Future of Work with James Reed
Beyond Busy - April 01, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAcing interviews, managing recruitment websites and creating happiness at work with James Reed, Chairman of REED – Britain’s biggest and best-known recruitment brand and the largest family-owned recruitment company in the world. He is also the author of the book “Why You?: 101 Interview Question...
Getting Through Life's Sh!tty Moments with Grace Marshall
Beyond Busy - March 25, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsProductivity Ninja, Grace Marshall is back on Beyond Busy to talk about life's sh!tty moments, overcoming trauma, and how difficult times inspired her new book "Struggle". Graham welcomes Grace and asks her about where she got her inspiration for her newest book "Struggle". 'Sometimes, the fa...
Freelancer Survival Skills with Sarah Townsend
Beyond Busy - March 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFreelanceHER100 ambassador and mentor, and author of the book ‘Survival Skills for Freelancers’, Sarah Townsend talks about the Pomodoro technique, how freelancing has changed over the years, curbing perfection and how important community is over competition. Graham and Sarah first talk about ...
Winning in Life by Thinking Big with Dr. Grace Lordan
Beyond Busy - March 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFounding Director of The Inclusion Initiative, Associate Professor in Behavioural Science at LSE, Dr. Grace Lordan shares her views on diversity, cultivating a growth mindset and why people succeed. She is the author of “Think Big”, a book about giving tips to people who want to achieve their go...
How to be More Pirate with Alex Barker
Beyond Busy - March 04, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsChief Pirate and co-author of the book “How to Be More Pirate”, Alex Barker, discusses the fine points of how adapting to the “Pirate” code gave her true freedom, saved her from burnout and how the Be More Pirate movement continues to inspire and motivate a community of “pirates” all over the wo...
Overcoming your Fear of Public Speaking with Nick Gold
Beyond Busy - February 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe challenges of public speaking, glossophobia (the fear of public speaking) and what it takes to become an in-demand thought leader and public speaker with the Managing Director of Speaker’s Corner, Nick Gold. His book is called "Speaking with Confidence". Nick starts by telling Graham how h...
Being "On the Hook" with Seth Godin
Beyond Busy - February 18, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, we talk to author and marketing legend, Seth Godin. His latest book, "The Practice: Shipping Creative Work", is just chock full of brilliant stuff and is a must-read for everyone who wants to get "unstuck" and move forward with their goals in life. 'I think that we are way happ...
Making effective feedback your superpower, with Therese Huston
Beyond Busy - February 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGiving people feedback that is honest, appreciative and that offers guidance, with cognitive scientist Therese Huston. Therese's book is Let’s Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower. Graham and Therese started by discussing music and sport, then transition into Therese’s experience of...
How to work without losing your mind, with Cate Sevilla
Beyond Busy - February 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFormer BuzzFeed UK Managing Editor and author of How to Work Without Losing Your Mind, Cate Sevilla, discusses work identity, resilience, happiness and success. 'To be honest, it felt more like the majority of British media just hated our guts.' After discussing working-from-home and audiobook...
Free Lunch Thinking, with Tom Bergin
Beyond Busy - January 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs a journalist for Reuters, Tom has worked in a number of hostile environments. His conversation with Graham begins with travel hacks and preparedness. 'I got the job at Reuters because nobody else wanted to do it.' Before the market crash in 2006, Tom worked as an energy broker and a funds...
Beyond Busy #100 Part 3: Happiness and success
Beyond Busy - January 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur three-part celebration of 100 Beyond Busy episodes concludes with motivation. In this episode: * Setting goals, with Ben and Jodie Cook * Olympic ambition, with Heather Moyse * Losing it all, with Gerald Ratner * Money and negotiation, with Natalie Reynolds * Family and reciproci...
Beyond Busy #100 Part 2: Balance
Beyond Busy - January 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur three-part celebration of 100 Beyond Busy episodes continues, with a focus on work-life balance. In this episode: * Boundaries, and the quest for acceptance, with Lorraine Pascale * Achieving work-life balance, with Seyi Obakin * Life hacks, with Katie Thistleton * Learning from s...
Beyond Busy #100 Part 1: Productivity
Beyond Busy - January 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe celebrate one hundred episodes of the Beyond Busy podcast, with a three-part episode highlighting some of the fascinating conversations Graham has had with entrepreneurs, writers, speakers and leaders. In this episode: * Minimalism and attention, with Cal Newport * Storytelling, with Ch...
The Commando Mindset, with Ben Williams
Beyond Busy - January 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBen and Graham discuss the events of 24th August 2011, which was towards the end of Ben’s seventh month tour of Afghanistan, in which Ben escaped serious injury at the hands of an improvised explosive device which had been set by Taliban forces in the area they were entering. 'War is 90% boredo...
How to stop trying to do everything, with Oliver Burkeman
Beyond Busy - January 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOliver is the author of Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done, and has been writing his Guardian column about self-help literature, This Column Will Change Your Life since 2006, so he and Graham begin by discussing the origins of the column, and how it has evolved. 'There...
How to have the energy, with Colette Heneghan
Beyond Busy - December 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn the wake of the re-release of Graham and Colette’s book on nutrition for better, more sustained productivity, the two authors discuss how the project came to be. 'I was making bad choices on a regular basis.' Colette describes how her busy international career left no room for her to consi...
How Spies Think, with Sir David Omand
Beyond Busy - December 10, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSir David Omand is a former GCHQ Director, and was a Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. During his time in public service he has played a key role in modern British history. Graham opens with Sir David by talking about secrecy, and how information is revealed to the public after a long de...
The productivity of kindness, with Christina Kisley
Beyond Busy - December 03, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week, Graham is joined by Christina Kisley of Kisley and Wild, an organisation that makes it part of its mission to spread kindness. The episode features one of Think Productive’s free webinars on the productivity of kindness. 'Rejecting the “business baddy” narrative.' Graham begins b...
Redundancy and getting un-stuck, with Eleanor Tweddell
Beyond Busy - November 26, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEleanor named her company Another Door after being told that “when one door closes, another door opens”, a sentiment that irritated her. 'If they can do that, so can I.' Eleanor talks about how people’s apparent success in difficult times like redundancy can act as fuel, or can knock us sidew...
Using "Yes, and" at work, with Max Dickins
Beyond Busy - November 19, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMax and Graham begin by sharing stories and experiences of improv, with Max offering his definition of improv and how it can help improve co-operation within teams. How do you know someone is genuinely listening to you? Max talks about the difference between active listening and listening to ...
Founding the original challenger bank, with Anne Boden
Beyond Busy - November 12, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAnne is the founder of Starling Bank, one of the UK’s challenger banks that serves its customers online rather than via high street branches. Anne studied computer science, and worked her way up through the banking industry before founding Starling. 'I came to the conclusion that banking was ...
A sustainable business model straight out of a movie, with Colin McIntosh
Beyond Busy - November 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGraham and Colin begin by talking about the first meal of the day, and how getting protein in first thing can make a big difference. 'You’re either going to work forty years until you die, or you’re going to be able to create your own wealth… so take a shot at the second thing.' Midway throu...
You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! -- with Olivier Sibony
Beyond Busy - October 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOlivier has a long history of helping organisations make decisions. He is a professor at prominent business school HEC Paris, and has worked as a Director at McKinsey & Company. 'We’re not just economic human beings.' The discussion dives deep into the cognitive biases that shape how we fram...
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