
Coach and coach trainer Colin Brett on “useful conversations” and our hunger for meaning
One of Britain’s leading coaches and coach trainers, Colin Brett has been described as a “gentle bulldozer”. He has worked as a Transactional Analyst and a counsellor as well as an executive coach, helping individuals, leaders and teams flourish, both at work and in their personal lives. He has four masters’ degrees, including one in
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Dance consultant Theresa Beattie, OBE, on the importance of curiosity, mastery – and cheek
Theresa Beattie started her career as Education and Community Manager at Sadler’s Wells and has worked as a curator at Southbank Centre, Dance Umbrella, and the Royal Opera House. She was Director of Artist Development at The Place for a decade and has done several stints at Arts Council England, including one as Director of
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Award-winning poet Joelle Taylor on the life-changing power of words
Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet, playwright and author. A former UK slam champion, Joelle founded SLAMbassadors, the UK’s youth slam championships in 2001 and was its Artistic Director and National Coach until 2018. She’s host and and co-curator of Out-Spoken, the UK’s premier poetry and music club, currently resident at the Southbank Centre. Her
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Internationally renowned cellist Steven Isserlis on the power of doing what you love
Steven Isserlis is an internationally renowned cellist and music educator. He appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras, devises chamber music programmes and performs around the world as a soloist. He has won many awards for his work, including a CBE, and is one of only two living cellists featured in Gramophone‘s Hall of Fame.
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Winner of the Global Teacher Prize Andria Zafirakou on the transformative power of art
Andria Zafirakou is an art and textiles teacher and member of the leadership team at Alperton Community School in Brent. In 2018 she was awarded the Global Teacher Prize, out of more than 37,000 entries. She used the million-dollar prize money to start a charity called Artists in Residence, which aims to improve arts education
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Social entrepreneur and local councillor Josh Babarinde on how to make change happen
Josh Babarinde is an award-winning social entrepreneur, Liberal Democrat councillor and parliamentary candidate for Eastbourne. A former youth justice worker, Josh founded Cracked It, a smartphone repair service staffed by young ex-offenders which has won multiple awards. At 26, he was awarded an OBE for services to criminal justice, social enterprise and the economy. He’s
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Palliative care consultant and bestselling writer Kathryn Mannix on the power of listening
Kathryn Mannix started her medical career in cancer care before working as a palliative care consultant in hospices, hospitals and patients’ homes. She started the UK’s first CBT clinic for palliative care patients and now teaches communication skills to healthcare professionals. She’s the bestselling author of With the End in Mind and Listen: How to
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Writer and former Twitter VP Bruce Daisley on fortitude, laughter – and crisps
Bruce Daisley is a writer, consultant, expert in workplace culture and host of the chart-topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat. A former European Vice-President for Twitter, he’s the bestselling author of The Joy of Work and, now, of Fortitude: Unlocking the Secrets of Inner Strength. In this podcast, he discusses toxic myths about resilience, the
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Consultant and author Gabriella Braun on uncovering the hidden truths at work
Gabriella Braun is the Director of Working Well, a specialist consultancy firm that uses psychoanalytic and systemic thinking to help leaders and teams understand the hidden truths of their behaviour at work. She has worked with organisations ranging from the British Library and Cambridge University to NHS trusts and the Tate. She has just published
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Bestselling writer Daniel Pink on the infinite ‘to do’ list and the power of regret
Daniel Pink is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Drive, To Sell is Human and When. His books have sold millions of copies, have been translated into 42 languages and won multiple awards. His new book, The Power of Regret, draws on research in psychology, neuroscience, economics and biology to explode many of
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