Helping Organisations Thrive with Julian Roberts

100th episode with special guests Carey Davis-Munro | Mark Roberts | Cheryl Dixon | Kon Apostolopoulos | Jim Kerr

I can't believe the Helping organisations thrive podcast has hit the 100th episode.
 
So thankful to all the guests who have come on the show and poured out their wisdom and passion to truly help organisations thrive.And also to all the listeners who tune in and download the episodes, so appreciate your support. To mark this momentous milestone, I decided to invite some guests back and have a multi-guest show, providing you with loads of inspiration and insight to help your organisation thrive. This episode is jam packed with brilliant insight and advice to help your organisation grow and thrive right now.
 
Carey shared her passion and expertise of well-being, encouraging us to 1. Replace the work hard mindset to having a well-being strategy 2. Develop your diversity and inclusion strategy and 3. Upgrade your hybrid working model on trust and listening to your employees. 
 
Mark shared how the customer landscape had changed, and that we need to understand through data insights to become 1. Trusted advisors to our customers 2. Brand loyalty is now about efficiency 3. Be transparent as an organisation and ensure what and how you share is a driver for increased trust.
 
Cheryl  shared from a communication perspective that we need to 1. Have a cadence of communication 2. Priorities of what info we want to share 3. Communicate to all stakeholders internal and external 4. Listen to your teams and final ensure that the source of the communication is based on your vision, beliefs and values.
 
Kon focused on how we motivate and create engagement for our talent development by 1. Make your employees feel valued, combination of empathy and tough love 2. Create a connected team and individuals, employees who are connected with each are 8 times likely to stay 3. Create a culture of contribution, where people are valued for their contribution in a psychological safe environment and finally 4. Continually help your employees learn and develop.
 
Jim then shared 3 key areas we need to be mindful for the future of our organisation. 1. Pandemic dividend - those who boomed in the last 2 years, start to play catch up and develop strategies to bridge the gap. One way is to create a incubator approach to innovation, create companies in companies with your teams, almost a start-up mindset in a bigger secure structure. 2. Stakeholder capitalism - go beyond the usual stakeholders and engage those like your employees and customers. 3. There is an expectation that the CEO will step into challenge government policy and thinking, be a thought leader and embrace the challenge.
 
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
 
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

#74 Harry Mansfield | How to train your mind to help you achieve your business goals

Today I am interviewing Harry Mansfield who is a Mental Strength Consultant.
 
Harry shares how that mental strength is the foundation for absolutely everything in life. So people think about productivity with business, they think about fitness, they think about diet, they think about hobbies, whatever you do if you are mentally strong, you are actually more successful and more positive and happier as a person. Harry also shared positive ways to prevent mental health problems in the workplace, with the focus of how to “Power-Up Your Mind Before it Powers You Down". 
 
Watch full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vul6YQwg6I
 
Connect with Harry:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-mansfield-mindpower-champion-4924071b3/
Website: https://awarenesskey.co.uk/
Email: am@awarenesskey.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_AwarenessKey
 
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
 
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

#73 Susan McKee | Authentic leadership in action

Today I am interviewing Susan McKee who is the CEO of Dental Health Services Victoria.
 
Susan shares how she has a passion for leading in the healthcare sector in an authentic way, and how these practices of leadership can truly inspire, motivate and make people feel valued. At the heart of her leadership is communication, and as a result of the pandemic this has increased significantly, looking for ways to connect with her teams, not just in zoom meetings but by creating a vulnerability in her leadership that then creates a safe place to work, so her team feel they can share where they are at really. The pandemic has also been an impetus for continued innovation and stretch in delivery of new services and approach, as Susan says "never waste a good crisis". Susan leadership is a prime example of authentic leadership in action that makes a difference to the organisation and people.
 
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb4MwiUPHgU
 
Connect with Susan:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-mckee-she-her-ab4a6022/
Email: Susan.mckee@dhsv.org.au 
 
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
 
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

#72 Madelyn Dunlap | How to manage transitions for growth

Today I am interviewing Madelyn Dunlap who is the Business Development Strategist for The Rewild Group.
 
Madelyn shared how to manage transitions in companies to create grow, and this phrase really sums it up "In times of transitions, in times of chaos, leaders need to focus on structure, clarity and focus". Structure was about creating boundaries and processes that instill certainty and enable employees to be guided in a positive way, not a fixed structure but a more fluid one. Focus, is about being absolutely aware of your priorities as a business, whether top line priorities or within each role off the company, and creating opportunities for them to be shared. And then finally clarity, which does link to focus, knowing what is important to focus on, what will make the greatest impact.
 
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8zsuAOYZM
 
Connect with Madelyn:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelyn-dunlap/
Email: mdunlap@rewildgroup.com
 
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
 
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

#71 Paula James | How to develop happy and expert teams

Today I am interviewing Paula James who is the Regional Managing Partner Chichester for Irwin Mitchell LLP.
 
Paula has the great intent and focus in her leadership to develop happy and expert teams, and so we explored how Paula achieves this with her team. Her primary focus is to have the well-being of the individual at the heart of the matter, whether checking in on someone, taking the time to listen to her team to having specific days off to facilitate well-being, rest and refreshment, it is all about being people focused. She also helps them develop their career, with development plans truly aligned to the company and the individual, ensuring these sessions happen with lots of listening, allowing the team member to share their passions and dreams, and looking to how the company can facilitate this.
 
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Ju8YlUVeA
 
Connect with Paula:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-james-17242b51/
Email: paula.james@irwinmitchell.com
 
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
 
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

BOOST #11 | The problem with goal setting

Welcome to this solo series called BOOST, the purpose is to give you little BOOST to your day, to further provide ways to create a thriving organisation.
 
The problem with goal setting is that failure state can quickly turn people off from pursuing the goal they've set. What's more, once a goal is reached, the feeling of joy is often fleeting. People feel a rush of happiness, but it quickly fades as a new goal creeps into focus. The key is not just to set SMART goals but ensure that they are aligned to your overall purpose/mission of the company or even you personally. 
If they are encapsulated within the context of the purpose, then all you are doing is setting clear goals that will get you closer to the overall mission or purpose, they are far more motivating and inspiring and aligned to what matters.
 
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
 
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

#70 Gillian Harwood | How to harness adversity for creative business building ideas

Today I am interviewing Gillian Harwood who is the Co-Founder/Managing Director of United Workspace Ltd and Lewes Workspace Ltd.
 
Gillian Harwood’s career spans over 40 years. She was a pioneer of her time in the late 1970’s when she undertook the mammoth task of converting an abandoned Victorian bus factory, restoring and transforming it with flair and imagination into a successful business hub for small businesses; one of the first of its kind. It was a bold and courageous move and one that earned her ‘Business Woman of the Year Award’, presented to her by the late Margaret Thatcher.
 
Gillian shares how adversity created the opportunity for a business idea, it was the fact that her house was going to be repossessed by the bank, that the insight for 'bed sitters for businesses' (now known as co-working space) was created. And since the 1970's Gillian has gone on to create many more co-worker spaces across London and the south east, with the driving force to really help enable and empower new business to be established and grow. Recently she sold her Busworks co-working space business for £45m - a testament for her visionary leadership and entrepreneurship.
 
Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_9k_i3EUMU
 
Connect with Gillian:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-harwood-9b163877/
Website: https://needlemakers.co.uk/
Email: gillian@lewesworkspace.co.uk
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com

#69 Michelle Seiler Tucker | How to scale your business with your people

Today I am interviewing Michelle Seiler Tucker who is Founder and President of Seiler Tucker.
 
Michelle shares her wisdom of many years of advising and helping to scale and sell businesses. Michelle has released a new book called Exit Rich with 6 P's method (#1 People, #2 Product, #3 Process, #4 Proprietary, #5 Patrons and #6 Profit) we focused on People & Product in this episode. Within people is to ensure that you have all the right people in the right roles, not only for now but have a future view as well. You can’t sell a business if it’s 100% dependent on you. Business owners and leaders need to focus on their strengths, hire out their weaknesses, and focus on the right area. The goal is to grow a business that can be run by the people around you. Product is all about making sure you continually innovate and market your business, don't be a Blockbuster and be complacent, always look for ways to meeting the needs of your customer or clients. Create a mindset in the business for innovation, of pushing the boundaries, pushing so much that you fail.
 
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wekqs1kTRg
 
Connect with Michelle:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleseiler/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAO4MAkBCB9d14ooxN8rM7aak_LP1QTnnic
Website: http://www.seilertucker.com/
Email: info@seilertucker.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSeilerTucker
 
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com