Latest Vital conversations Podcast Episodes

05 - Leadership Lessons from History, Part 1

I Need To F***ing Talk To You - January 19, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Episode 5, in which Ken responds to some f***ing listener's feedback while Russell shares some lessons from history provided by Winston Churchill and the Celtic Queen Boudica.  - Ready for the next step in your difficult conversations? You can buy the book on Amazon now. I Need To F***ing Tal...

04 - The Four Hats

I Need To F***ing Talk To You - January 05, 2021 08:15 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If we agree that it’s not effective to think of our employees as “fxxxing unmanageable, flawed individuals” for whom there is little hope, then we need a new language; one free of F-bombs and other gratuitous swear words. Let's talk about why we find it useful to think of your employee as wearin...

03 - Are People Really F***ing Unmanageable

I Need To F***ing Talk To You - January 05, 2021 08:10 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Is there really such thing as an employee who is truly unmanageable? or is thinking of these individuals as “fxxxing unmanageable”,  unfairly demonizing them, and unfairly positioning yourself as a victim or martyr? Let's talk about why it may feel good, but it rarely positions you as a strong a...

02 - Fear of the Angry Blast, the Tears and More…

I Need To F***ing Talk To You - January 05, 2021 08:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Do you have someone storming around the office, loudly and belligerently taking up a lot of space? Do you have some people in your workplace whom you choose to give extra space to, or sit at the opposite end of a boardroom table from, or angle your chair slightly away from, or sit just a little ...

01 - Why Do Managers Not Challenge Problems?

I Need To F***ing Talk To You - January 05, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Too many managers approach a conversation in which they must challenge difficult behaviour with a lot of trepidation.  Why? Are you afraid of angry reactions on the part of the employee? Do you know what you want to say, but once the employee is in front of you, you get tongue-tied? Do you beat ...

00 - Trailer

I Need To F***ing Talk To You - December 11, 2020 17:58 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Sometimes conversations suck, but you need to have them, and this podcast lays out how. Read the Book: I Need To F***ing Talk To You Ken Cameron: LinkedIn Russel Stratton: LinkedIn