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In team building, C is for ...?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - July 20, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? A spot of team building trivia to kick off - when curating the content for this series of our podcast, C provided the highest number of words. This episode should therefore be the longest in the series. We were given strict instructions by t...
In team building, B is for....?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - July 13, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? B is for Baa - obviously! What else would it be for though, in the world of team building? Tune in to the second episode of our A-Z series and find out. Each episode is just 10 minutes or so long, perfect to listen to during that coffee break...
In team building, A is for... ?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - July 06, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Baa-aaa! (that’s Hoorah in ovine language) - SheepDip is back! This 6th series is quite simply entitled the A-Z of team building. After running our very first team building programme over 10 years ago we were excited and delighted to hear how ...
Compassionate Leadership with Manley Hopkinson - Episode 5
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - April 06, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? In the 5th and final part of our series on Compassionate Leadership, our expert guest Manley Hopkinson talks about Balance. Manley believes that to be a Compassionate Leader "you must balance the needs between achieving the task, building the t...
Compassionate Leadership with Manley Hopkinson - Episode 4
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 30, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Continuing our series on Compassionate Leadership, our expert guest Manley Hopkinson explores power and, or perhaps versus, influence. It follows perfectly on from the last episode in which we discussed the difference and the merits of committe...
Compassionate Leadership with Manley Hopkinson - Episode 3
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 23, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? How did you get on with the exercise our series guest Manley Hopkinson set for us at the end of the last episode? We found it fascinating as you will find out when Manley gets us to share our efforts at the beginning of this week's show. And i...
Compassionate Leadership with Manley Hopkinson - Episode 2
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 16, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? How are you feeling after following the top tip at the end of last week's show? It has certainly affected us in a most positive way. If you haven't done it or you don't know what we're referring to, check out the first of this new season of S...
Compassionate Leadership with Manley Hopkinson - Episode 1
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 09, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? This series of SheepDip is dedicated to the topic of #compassionateleadership and we're delighted that the global leader on this topic, Manley Hopkinson, is our guest throughout. Whilst Manley wrote his book on the subject in 2014 followed by h...
10 qualities of an outstanding team building event (part 2)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - December 22, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? We've been serialising the book over the last few weeks and the final chapter concludes with 10 qualities of an outstanding team building event. In our humble opinion naturally. The 10 tips are available as a free download from the pop-up on...
WIN A BOOK by listening to this episode of SheepDip!
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - December 22, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutesYes, by listening to this episode you could win a personalised copy of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' We've been serialising the book over the last few weeks and the final chapter concludes with 10 qualities of an outstanding team buildi...
10 qualities of an outstanding team building event (part 1)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - December 15, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? The final chapter of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' concludes with 10 qualities of an outstanding team building event. In our humble opinion naturally. The 10 tips are available as a fre...
Building that magnificent team (Chapter 8)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - December 08, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Chapter 8 of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' is the final one. And appropriately the book culminates in final thoughts on building that extraordinary team. The analogies continue between ...
How would ewe react to the dog? (Chapter 7)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - December 01, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Chapter 7 of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' delves a little further into the relationship between dogs and sheep. Why is that something so comparatively small can have such an impact on no...
Assessing the right dog for the team (Chapter 6)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 24, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? So when you're recruiting for your team what process do you go through? Would a few tips from a shepherd help? What assessments take place when they're selecting their most essential team-mate, the dog? Chapter 6 of our Head Shepherd's book...
KISS - Keep It Simple, Shepherd (Chapter 5)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 17, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Systems. Love 'em or hate 'em every industry has them. And shepherding is no different. As Chapter 5 of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' reveals. In this series of conversations with t...
A dog is a man's best friend - or is it? (Chapter 4)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 10, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? If you're a dog lover, Chapter 4 of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' will be of particular interest. In this series of conversations with the author, and veteran shepherd, Chris Farnsworth t...
What makes a good shepherd? (Chapter 3)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 03, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Chapter 3 of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' is somewhat self-indulgent! In this series of conversations with the author, and veteran shepherd, Chris Farnsworth this is not just an audio bo...
So what is it about sheep? (Chapter 2)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 27, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Chapter 2 of our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You' focuses on, no surprises here, sheep! In this series of conversations with the author Chris Farnsworth this is not just an audio book. His sto...
Sheep, shepherd, dog - which perspective do you take? (Chapter 1)
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 20, 2021 06:00 - 10 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? The Autumn/Winter season of SheepDip unpacks our Head Shepherd's book 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You'. In a series of interviews with the author Chris Farnsworth this is not just an audio book. His stories from ...
Summer reflections and Autumn excitement
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 13, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Three months to the day of our last episode and we're baa-ck! August is a quieter time of year for our Head Shepherd as he explains in our conversation. And the Autumn is when he starts planning ahead for the next year - and for most sheep farm...
#51. A Day in the Life of a Shepherd - July
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - July 13, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the July episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. The next big task after shearing is weaning. It's a topic which prompts many questions. Why is it done? How do shepherds manage the process? Does it upset the ewe or its lambs? We...
#50. How holding successful meetings shows great leadership
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - July 06, 2021 17:00 - 30 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Caterina Kostoula coaches leaders for impact and fulfilment as the founder of coaching company, The Leaderpath®. Before that, she was a business leader at Google. So if you want to get the scoop on working at Google, you're in the right place! ...
#49. Is the grass always greener for leaders?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - June 29, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Self-described "obsessed with possibility" Stacey Ashley has over 30 years of experience in coaching high performance leadership competence, confidence and credibility. Talking to us from the gorgeous city of Sydney, Australia, we delve straigh...
#48. New work patterns = new internal communications
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - June 22, 2021 17:00 - 30 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? The 40-hour work week is out, being paid for competing tasks is in. Other than manufacturing this is the way employers should now be thinking, according to Ben Baker, specialist in employer brand marketing and our guest in this episode. Whils...
#47. A Day in the Life of a Shepherd - June
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - June 16, 2021 17:00 - 9 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the June episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. Chris and Caroline are in the farmyard this month, with the sounds of loading hay bales going on in the background. So we kick off by having a discussion about - well - hay! Do y...
#46. From charitable beginnings to re-igniting that inner flame
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - June 01, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? This week's guest is a long-standing friend of Raising the Baa, David Wreathall, who is founder and now Chair of Trustees at the youth charity Inner Flame An episode of two distinct halves, we hear David's perspective on how the concept of team...
#45. Creating a workplace where people want to be
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - May 25, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Dana Vogelmeier delights in helping leaders create workplaces people love. Having led multiple teams for 25 years in a Fortune 50 organisation, Dana's experience in creating great work environments has prepared her to help others through her ow...
#44. Engaging your team - the rebellious way
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - May 18, 2021 17:00 - 28 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? After 20+ years in the corporate world, Debra Corey wanted to be creative with her own title - Chief Pay It Forward Officer - of her business DebCoHR. Guesting on our show is just one of the many ways that Debra shares her extensive skills and k...
#43. A Day in the Life of a Shepherd - May
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - May 11, 2021 17:00 - 6 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the May episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. Chris and Caroline are back in the churchyard, amongst a few orphan lambs - complete with natural sound effects! Grass is on Chris' mind this month. He always jests how he spent ...
#42. Why bother? How identifying your team's motivation is critical to success
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - May 04, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Motivational Leadership was co-founded by our guest Kate Turner over 20 years ago to "shift the paradigm of motivation and leadership in the workplace" She and her associates strongly believe that motivation is an essential ingredient of perfor...
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