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Listener caution is advised for this episode. In this conversation, we discuss matters such depression, anxiety, and suicide in the context of executive loneliness which some listeners may find upsetting.

This week, we speak with Nick Jonsson, co-founder and managing director of Executives’ Global Network (EGN) Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia. Nick is an international speaker, executive coach, and is a world-class IRONMAN triathlon age-group athlete. He is the author of international bestselling book “Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Modern Business World” which is what our conversation is based on. Nick has an incredible story to tell, and while his experiences are largely based in the business world, there are so many insights for leadership in general. Enjoy!

To read more about Nick and his work visit his website: https://www.nickjonsson.com/ or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-jonsson/

This week, we speak with Dr. Tony Humphreys, psychologist, author, lecturer and international speaker. We discuss many aspects of Tony’s work including how a potentiality model of human behaviour underpins his work and how his work offers opportunities for individuals to deepen their sense of self and create more conscious relationships with self and others. His comments on the importance of separateness as the basis for healthy relationships particularly resonated. It felt like being in the presence of thinking royalty for sure! Tony’s work is deeply appreciative of the individuality of the person seeking help, and affirms the intelligent and creative ways that individuals protect themselves in the face of adverse experiences.

To learn more about Tony’s work please see https://www.tonyhumphreys.ie/

Tony’s book that we discuss specifically is called Creating Psychological Safety. Published by Panoma Press in 2020.

If you would like to hear more, Tony will also be joining the International Workplace Bullying Awareness Event on the 18th of October. To see more information, or to register please follow the link – https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0c37d50c-001c-4acf-805c-8f10a077e882@0084b924-3ab4-4116-9251-9939f695e54c

In this episode we speak with Linda Crockett about the difficult topic of workplace bullying. Linda is the founder of the Canadian Institute of Workplace Bullying Resources. She is a trail blazer in seeking to eradicate workplace incivility and bullying and she is internationally renowned as an international expert on the topic of workplace psychological harassment. Linda has been specializing in workplace harassment and anti-bullying for 13 years, a certified workplace trauma consultant/coach/therapist for 12 years, and a professional social worker for 36 years. As a fully recovered – repeated witness and target of Workplace Harassment and Bullying in her own profession, her career is dedicated to development of the Canadian Institute of Workplace Harassment and Violence (not for profit), and The Canadian Institute of Workplace Bullying Resources Inc. (for profit). You will find more on Linda’s work here: Workplace Harassment Resources – The Canadian Institute of Workplace Bullying Resources Linda founded the international Workplace Bullying Awareness Week which takes place between the 16th and 22nd of October this year. This episode comes as an precursor to an Irish event on Wednesday the 18th, which Linda will be joining.

We will be joining that event. To see more information, or to register please follow the link – https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0c37d50c-001c-4acf-805c-8f10a077e882@0084b924-3ab4-4116-9251-9939f695e54c

We finally got the speak with Kathryn Corbett and Rachel O’Connor from the WILL (Women in Leadership and Learning) network! Rachel and Kathryn have a wealth of experience in leadership at both school and systems levels and have created the network for aspiring and inspiring female teacher leaders in education to support, share and learn from each other. So after a WILL brunch it was time to sit down and chat with them after one of their fabulous brunches – what a buzz!

For more information on the WILL network:

Twitter – https://x.com/network_will?s=20

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/networkwill/

Register for the news letter – https://t.co/OdJPRK4po6

Listener caution is advised for this episode. In this conversation, we discuss matters such as harmful sexual behaviour and sexual assault within the context of research and sex education, which some listeners may find upsetting.

In this week’s episode, we spoke to Susan Quain, qualified primary school teacher with 10 years experience working in a large special school. Susan currently works as an Assistant Psychologist for a specialist service within TUSLA for young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and their families. Susan has also recently launched a company called PsyClass which aims to empower and equip educators with the psychological tools needed to respond to their students’ needs with calm, confidence and compassion, which we discuss in our conversation.

There is a 10% discount for listeners for any whole school training with PsyClass which you can avail of by visiting https://www.psyclass.ie/ and quoting ‘Leadership Unwrapped’. Enoy!

We loved every minute of our chat with Liam Moggan! Liam is a graduate of Thomond College, where he qualified as a post-primary school teacher. He has had a rich and varied career, becoming renowned as a successful coach. Liam describes his work as a coach of people rather than a sports coach and his life’s work is based on the premise of focusing on the individual before all else. His passion is palpable and his knowledge, experience, and values shine through in this conversation! Enjoy!

It was such a joy to chat to Chloë Enright about her love for mental health promotion and her new company Compassionate Co. Chloë recently launched this company with the aim of helping others to cultivate self-compassion through her guided journal. She discussed her own journey with mental health and the motivation behind the creation of Compassionate Co. This included a combination of experience, passion, and expertise to create something to help others become more self-compassionate.

To find out more see Chloë’s website and socials:

Website: https://www.compassionate-co.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/compassionateco/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassionate-co/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Compassionate-Co/100092157405831/

This week, we spoke to Kingsley Aikins, Economics and Politics Graduate from Trinity College Dublin and CEO of The Networking Institute. At The Networking Institute, Kingsley and his colleagues have developed a unique and distinctive approach to Networking training which they are sharing worldwide. In our conversation, Kingsley shares some of his insight into what networking means, why it is so important and how good networking is reciprocal. He also shares some valuable tips on good networking approaches. There is a great tip on networking and sponsorship, not to be missed!! This episode is for everyone. Definitely tune in!!

Leadership guru, Jo Owen, joined us in this episode for an amazing conversation about all things leadership. Jo is an award winning author, keynote speaker and social entrepreneur and is the only three time winner of the Chartered Management Institute Gold Award for books. The conversation is based on his book entitled “Myths of Leadership”. It is not often that you get to speak to the author of a book that blows you away, and we were over the moon that Jo agreed to join us! We took so much from this conversation and we hope you do too!

For a list of Jo’s books and more information see his website: https://www.ilead.guru/

In this podcast we speak with Dr. Marie Connolly, Director of Human Rights at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Marie has had a career of firsts in championing equality, diversity, and inclusion. She has over thirty years experience in leading, driving, and implementing key change initiatives within industry and higher education. Marie is a leader in the field on gender equality at sectoral and national levels. There can be no doubt that Marie is deeply passionate about advancing the careers of women and to achieving gender equality for all. Her commitment to transformative meaningful and sustainable change shines through. Enjoy!