Latest Experiential learning Podcast Episodes
#41. "It's HR - but not as we know it"
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - April 27, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? It is wholly appropriate for an outdoors team building company podcast guest to have been described as "a breath of fresh air" within her profession! Michelle Hartley rose through the ranks of HR to Director level at Multivac UK and during the...
#41. "It's HR - but not as we know it"
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - April 27, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutesIt is wholly appropriate for an outdoors team building company podcast guest to have been described as "a breath of fresh air" within her profession! Michelle Hartley rose through the ranks of HR to Director level at Multivac UK and during the pandemic launched her independent HRD business Peo...
#40. Raising our own Baa
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - April 20, 2021 17:00 - 10 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Head Shepherd Chris' own lambing has finished. It's time to reflect and review. With all the new life around us in the fields and the easing of lockdown restrictions it feels like a new beginning. A great feeling! In this episode we reveal h...
#39. A Day in the Life of A Shepherd - April
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - April 13, 2021 17:00 - 11 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the April episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. Chris and Caroline are in amongst a few ewes and lambs in this show, though not from a traditional field. Somewhere a bit more pastoral, can you guess where? It's nearing the en...
#38. Got a presentation to deliver to your team? Let's sort it.
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - April 06, 2021 17:00 - 34 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? "Presentation skills and public speaking ability is the #1 leadership skill you need to have in order to stand out from the crowd and be a voice in your industry. Are you ready to step up to the mic?" asks our guest Johnny Ball on his LinkedIn p...
#37. Mastering leadership - including a canine perspective
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 23, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? With a background and passion for outdoors experiential education, the effervescent Iggy Perillo has evolved her business WSL Leadership to specialise in curating leadership Masterminds. According to her LinkedIn profile, Iggy has: "spent the ...
#36. A Day in the Life of A Shepherd - March
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 16, 2021 18:00 - 9 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the March episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. It's just a few days away from our Head Shepherd's busiest time of the year - lambing. Chris chooses to lamb in the traditional way out in the fields. So tune in and find out h...
#35. Top-flight tips from a pilot for your team
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 09, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Just how relevant do you think the skills of an airline pilot might be in business? Today we find out with thanks to our guest Paul Green, former commercial airline pilot who has since launched his organisation The Cockpit Method. If you've eve...
#34. How HR can be less tactical and more strategic
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - March 02, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Today's guest helps organisations identify the gaps within their HR process where technology can be leveraged, freeing up their time to be less tactical and play a more strategic role. Kevyn Rustici is a Human Capital Management Consultant wor...
#33. How it all began - the Raising the Baa story
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - February 23, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? If it's good enough for the TV world it's fine by us! One of our most popular episodes relates to THE most frequently asked question we still receive here at Shepherd's Hut HQ: " How on earth did the idea of Raising the Baa come about?" Usu...
#32. From Dell and 3M to luxury brands and insurance, adaptability is key
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - February 16, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Team effectiveness, behavioural preferences and what motivates people to think and act like they do - all topics which fascinate today's guest interviewee. In his words "it bakes my noodles"! A determined individual, Ian Beer funded his way by...
#31. A Day in the Life of a Shepherd - February
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - February 09, 2021 18:00 - 6 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the February episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. And in Head Shepherd Chris' calendar, an unusual occurrence for this time of year - he explains why.... We'd love to know the most surprising fact you learn from our conversa...
#30. Is 'fun' a prerequisite of your team training - real or virtual?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - February 02, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? An American angle on team culture and engagement this time in our conversation with funny, motivational keynote speaker Brad Montgomery. Brad helps leaders, managers and their teams improve their bottom line by improving individual and organisa...
#29. Have you 'herd' the one about cows flying to Africa?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - January 26, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? If someone suggested flying cows from the UK to Africa to assist in a time of extreme famine, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was too crazy an idea - and what's more would it even be possible? If ever there was a reason to see that thinking o...
#28. Keeping it Simple
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - January 19, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Executive coach, speaker and author of 5 books, Simon Tyler is our guest in this episode. Local to Raising the Baa, Simon is a humorous and popular keynote speaker at networking meetings - always a bonus when people have risen very early to be p...
#27. Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, turn and face the strange ...
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - January 12, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? [title courtesy of the late great David Bowie, shortly after the 5th anniversary of his passing] Our guest today is Tammy Deakin, who in 2020 co-founded coaching and change consultancy Capable Strides with a former colleague. Tammy draws from ...
#26. A Day in the Life of a Shepherd - January
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - January 05, 2021 18:00 - 8 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Welcome to the January episode of A Day in the Life of a Shepherd. Normally each episode is recorded on the farm, however on this occasion we're somewhere different... We'd love to know the most surprising fact you learn from our conversatio...
#25. Launching EWE ROCK!
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - December 01, 2020 18:00 - 6 minutesAs our final episode of SheepDip for 2020 we want to shout from the rooftops! Which company would you like to say "EWE ROCK!" to? In 2020 there have been so many incredible examples of kindness, generosity, thoughtfulness and innovation, it's been quite a revelation. In this episode we outlin...
#24. Wishing all shepherds a happy new year! Yes, in November...
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 24, 2020 18:00 - 11 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? In the second of our monthly series from the farm, we're marking the start of the shepherding 'new year' - otherwise known as tupping time. You'll need to listen to find out what this is! Farmers are businesspeople too and we'll be discussing ...
#21. Wishing all shepherds a happy new year! Yes, in November...
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 24, 2020 18:00 - 11 minutesIn the second of our monthly series from the farm, we're marking the start of the shepherding 'new year' - otherwise known as tupping time. You'll need to listen to find out what this is! Farmers are businesspeople too and we'll be discussing how they face challenges which we can all relate to...
#23. A holistic learning approach with the help of Mother Nature
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 17, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Our guest this week endorses a holistic learning approach, much of it in nature-rich surroundings. Founder and director of Saltbox Training and Events, established in 2008, much of Nicki Davey's work focuses on helping people to learn in, with ...
#22. Leadership lessons from the North Pole - no skis required
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 10, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Be inspired by lessons in leadership and teamwork from the first British woman to ski to the North Pole - without a snowflake in sight! With such an accolade that can never be taken away, you can imagine that Sue Stockdale has many tales of te...
#21. The Emotional Cycle of Change and herding sheep? Yes indeed.
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - November 03, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Uninformed optimism. Informed pessimism. These first stages of the Emotional Cycle of Change arise during our discussion with Morten Wiil, relating to his experience of herding sheep whilst he was Group HR Director at Europe's leading office...
#20. Introduction - monthly musings from the farm
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 27, 2020 18:00 - 5 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Reflecting the English school's half-term break we thought we'd disrupt our usual routine too. This trailer episode is brought to you straight from the field, in amongst the sheep with our Head Shepherd, and founder of Raising the Baa, Chris - ...
#19. The lessons Mother Nature can teach us about teamwork
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 20, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? With Mother Nature as her business partner (and one of ours' too of course) Rachel Woods MSc shares her thoughts on how to improve teamwork and connectedness in the outdoors. Most recently Rachel was HR Business Partner UK and Ireland for Nutr...
#18. Dog, wolf, hunter, farmer - who's in your sales team?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 13, 2020 16:00 - 26 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? Dog, wolf, hunter, farmer - just a few of the descriptors for salespeople and their selling style. And the most successful sales team is likely to have a diverse mix of them all. In this episode we're in discussion with Simon Hares of SerialTra...
#17. Remote team tactics from tech industry FTSE 50 senior exec/entrepreneur
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - October 06, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? If you're starting, building or re-structuring your remote team for massive success, this episode is for you. FTSE Senior Exec turned Entrepreneur Ian Drew shares his team tactics drawn from 20+ years in the global technology industry, including...
#16. Developing people or training sheepdogs - is the psychology the same?
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - September 29, 2020 17:00 - 21 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? In this week's episode we welcome an award-winning people development specialist who brought together a remotely based cohort of lead consultants at management consultancy firm Newton Europe to spend a day with Raising the Baa. So why did she fe...
#15 - Teamworking lessons from the Falklands War to the Boardroom
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - September 22, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutesWhat struck ewe most from this episode - and why? This episode is jam-packed with thought-provoking tips about teamwork from environments as varied as the Navy, the music scene and corporate boardrooms. In the third of our conversations with inspirational minds in the Learning and Development...
#15 - Teamworking lessons from the Falklands War to the Boardroom
Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa - September 22, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutesThis episode is jam-packed with thought-provoking tips about teamwork from environments as varied as the Navy, the music scene and corporate boardrooms. In the third of our conversations with inspirational minds in the Learning and Development world, Paul Warriner - aka The Recognition Coach -...
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