Meyler Campbell Digest: February 2021


The monthly Meyler Campbell Digest will keep you up to date on all things Meyler Campbell and will provide you with a range of some of the best content we have found in the past month.

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NEWS

Climate Coaching Action Day
On 4 March 2021, it’s the second Climate Coaching Action Day, a global initiative launched last year by Coaching at Work. To view the calendar of events that are being run over a 24 hour period and are free to coaches, click here.

Recommend a friend or colleague
A large part of the appeal of the Meyler Campbell Mastered programme and the Meyler Campbell Alumni community is down to the quality of the recommendations we receive from you. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to get in touch with us directly by emailing us at info@meylercampbell.com, or calling the office on +44 (0)208 460 4790.

FROM THE COMMUNITY

Lancefield on the Line
Meyler Campbell Alum David Lancefield interview’s the world’s best management thinkers, executives and entrepreneurs.  Read more

Six Brain-Boosting Podcasts
Flux Founder, and Meyler Campbell Alumni, Lucy Hackshaw recommends these brain boosting podcasts:

  1. Bridges to the Future – The RSA. Check out episode; “What is fairness good for?”
  2. Ctrl Alt Delete – Emma Gannon. For interviews with high-profile women on the world of work and modern life
  3. Becoming Wise – Krista Tippett. You only need 7mins for these. We love “The Daily Opportunity in Randomness”
  4. The WIRED podcast – James Temperton + team. Listen for a different take on the week in all things change, futures and innovation
  5. The Secret History of the Future – The Economist + Slate. Discover past innovations and what will inform our futures. The timekeeping episode explores a history of control…
  6. In Machines We Trust – MIT Technology Review. A podcast about the automation of everything. The “No Face… No Service” episode is curious!

Why do you work?
Tim Johns, Meyler Campbell 2015 Alum, shares his latest ‘Man in a Hat’ video on Why do you work? and challenges us all to think about why we work the way that we do. Watch here

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MEYLER CAMPBELL EVENTS

CHANGING GEAR with Jan Hall, Jon Stokes & Ian Florance

DATE:  Tuesday 02 March 2021 | TIME:  4:00pm – 5:30pm (UK Time)

Coping with transition can be hard at every stage of life, but it presents unique challenges as we come to the time of our lives when we are facing the end of full-on, full-time work. In this Meyler Campbell webinar, Ian Florance will interview Jan Hall & Jon Stokes about their new book – Changing Gear – which offers insight, advice, and practical exercises to help the reader make the right decisions and develop the skills needed to cope with change. Register here Please Note: This event is open to anyone with an interest in Business Coaching and/or Leadership Development.

MASTERCLASS: NUDGE THEORY 10 YEARS ON with Jez Groom & Ziba Goddard

DATE: Wednesday 10th March 2021 | TIME: 3:30pm – 5:00pm (UK Time)

Don’t miss your chance to attend this fascinating webinar looking at Nudge Theory 10 years on. Jez Groom, the founder of Cowry, one of the world’s leading Behavioural Economics consultancies, and Ziba Goddard, Choice Architect at Cowry, will share never seen before case studies of how academic theory has been translated into practical business interventions. From the frontlines of behavioural science you will hear how small behaviour changes in business can have big effects and create transformational ripples throughout the organisation. Register here Please Note: This event is open to anyone with an interest in Business Coaching and/or Leadership Development.

MASTERCLASS: COACHING FOR AGILE LEADERSHIP with Nancy Glynn

DATE:  Tuesday 20th April 2021 | TIME:  3:30pm – 5:00pm (UK Time)

In this Meyler Campbell Masterclass Nancy Glynn will bring you practical ways to coach your clients to lead with more agility. Nancy’s work draws on research and practice and has been tested internationally. This interactive webinar will also include Nancy’s framework “The Seven Senses of Leadership Agility”TM.  Participants will leave with: an understanding of how to support clients in this transformation, which aspects of their current practice they can leverage and, what they may wish to develop. Attendees will also be able to stay online for a virtual networking opportunity run by Nancy herself immediately following the event. Register here Please Note: This event is open to anyone with an interest in Business Coaching and/or Leadership Development.

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WELLBEING
Some ideas for looking after your whole self

Why humour is a secret weapon in life
Dr. Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas explain why having a sense of humour is a uniquely powerful tool to leading a life filled with meaning and  purpose. Also, for those of you wanting to expand your knowledge and learn new skills, why not visit: FutureLearn

Make space for grief after a year of loss
Following a year of grief, Gianpiero Petriglieri identifies some steps that leaders can take to look after their employees and to help them deal with loss and give them space to mourn. Read more

Career Coaching: free resource
A member of our community (thanks Adam!) has alerted us to a free career coaching resource, generously put on their website by Career Partners International (CPI), for people who have lost their job due to Covid-19, and who have no access to professional help – link here. It is US-oriented, and some details are specific to that context, but much else of it might be invaluable for people we hear of in our wider lives who are facing career disruption, and are on their own. Good for CPI.

INCLUSION & DIVERSITY

Problems amid progress
“The need to make sustained and serious progress toward ethnic and racial justice is clear—in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Britain’s ethnic minorities.In the longer term, globalization and automation could worsen inequality.” Read more here

FTSE Women Directors rise by 50%
The number of FTSE 100 female directors has risen by 50% in the last five years, which is a huge step forward as women now hold more than a third of board roles in the top 350 British companies. However, we still have a long way to go to achieve full equality. Read more

LEADERSHIP

How to rethink your way to an open mind
Superstar management thinker Adam Grant is arguing for a more scientific approach to decision-making. Read more

From incremental to exponential
For Episode 2 of the Incremental to exponential podcast series, Mick Ebeling discusses how large organisations catalyse an innovative culture, empower their people and disrupt themselves. Listen here

Brené with Aiko Bethea on Creating Transformative Cultures
Following their first discussion in November 2020, Brené and Aiko discuss the power of integration and the importance of a learning mindset. You can listen to Brené and Aiko discuss inclusivity at work in their earlier podcast hereListen here

Beyond Burned Out
As part of the HBR ‘The Burnout Crisis’, Beyond Burned out is the first featured article. Jennifer Moss explains that chronic stress was rampant even before Covid, and leaders cannot ignore the issue any longer. Read more

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WEBINAR RECORDINGS
For those of you who were unable to attend, and those of you who did attend but would like to revisit, all webinar recordings can be accessed by Connected members here

  • BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS: FINANCE The full recording of the recent Building Your Business webinar with Guy Ashton & Tom Gosling on Finance.
  • COACHING SUPERVISION FOR IMPACT The full recording of the recent webinar with Nancy Glynn, Linda Feerick & Des O’Connell who shared their thoughts and expertise on the importance of Supervision for coaches.
  • BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS: STRUCTURE The full recording of the recent Building Your Business webinar with Guy Ashton & Richard Macklin on Structuring your business.

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