Beyond Potential

HEX and Potentia
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Beyond Potential is an entertaining, informative, and immersive podcast about how individuals, teams, and organisations, can maximise their performance and be at their absolute best. If you’re a CEO, Chief HR Officer, senior leader, or just aspire to become more effective, and happier in your role, then this is the podcast for you. Hosted by Tom Emery of HEX and Tom Mason of Potentia, we provide our own observations and expertise, and hear from diverse and interesting guests with great stories. Hit subscribe and join us for insights, inspiration, and hopefully a few laughs along the way. We have a website dedicated to Beyond Potential at www.beyond-potential.co.uk and you can email us at info@beyond-potential.co.uk. You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

  1. 1 day ago

    Ep 115: Connection drives performance - with guest Jule Salem

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery and Tom Mason are joined by Jule Salem, founder of Salem Solutions and host of the Dialing In podcast, to explore why connection in the workplace is the real driver of performance. Jule shares how a career in accounting and finance, including CFO roles, led her into supporting contact centre agents, and why she believes so many of them are not set up to succeed in a demanding, metric-driven role. She explains why leaders need to be intentional about creating moments of connection, especially when teams work remotely, and why those moments can be as simple as a short check-in. They discuss why disconnection is data too, the early human signs leaders often miss before they show up in the metrics, and the difference between getting compliance and getting real commitment from a team. The conversation also explores how trust, clarity and accountability work together, how leaders can rebuild trust once it has been lost, and why creating more connection starts with looking at yourself. A practical conversation for anyone who leads a team under pressure. Connect with Jule Visit Salem Solutions Listen to Dialing In More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 115: Connection drives performance - with guest Jule Salem

  2. 6 Nov

    Ep 114: How great CEOS think - with guest Carolyn Dewar

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Mason and Tom Emery are joined by Carolyn Dewar, founder and global co-leader of McKinsey & Company’s CEO Practice, to explore what separates the best CEOs from the rest. Drawing on one-to-one conversations with some of the highest-performing CEOs, Carolyn explains why great CEOs don’t so much do things differently as think differently. She walks through the six responsibilities of the role and the mindsets that set top performers apart, from being bold to doing only what only you can do. They discuss why 68% of the CEOs she spoke to said the job surprised them, how humility and a learning mindset help leaders last, and how the best CEOs get honest feedback when everyone around them starts agreeing. The conversation also explores how to build a board that genuinely helps, how to handle a setback or crisis, and what aspiring CEOs can do now to prepare for the role. An insightful conversation for anyone who leads, supports or aspires to the job of a CEO. Connect with Carolyn: Carolyn Dewar | LinkedIn Visit McKinsey: Carolyn Dewar | McKinsey & Company Get Carolyn’s books: CEO Excellence | McKinsey & Company & A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership | McKinsey & Company More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 114: How great CEOS think - with guest Carolyn Dewar

  3. 30 Oct

    Ep 113: Collaboration and our best work - with guest Nilofer Merchant

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery and Tom Mason are joined by Nilofer Merchant, author, keynote speaker and Co-Founder of The Intangible Labs, to explore why collaboration drives performance and what gets in the way of it. Nilofer explains why it isn’t just the best work that happens through collaboration, but all work. She shares why leaders who say “collaboration” sometimes mean “follow me”, and why a model built for the industrial era, with jobs designed to make people interchangeable, no longer fits people who want to contribute what only they can bring. She also tells the story of a budget battle she won at Autodesk, and the conversation with her CEO that followed, which set her on a career-long search for another way to lead. Drawing on examples from Gore and the US military, she explains why strategy and execution can no longer be treated as separate steps. The conversation also explores the 24 invisible norms in Our Best Work, the difference between choice and control, the choice leaders face over AI, and her work measuring the intangibles that drive innovation. A thought-provoking conversation for anyone who wants to bring out the best in their team. Connect with Nilofer: Nilofer Merchant | LinkedIn Visit Nilofer's website: Homepage - Nilofer Merchant Visit The Intangible Labs: The Intangible Labs Get Our Best Work: Our Best Work - Nilofer Merchant More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 113: Collaboration and our best work - with guest Nilofer Merchant

  4. 23 Oct

    Ep 112: Human conversations in the age of AI - with guest Suzanne Hayes-Jones

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery and Tom Mason are joined by Suzanne Hayes-Jones, Director of The Laid Bare Company, to explore why leaders need to keep having better, more meaningful conversations, especially as more people turn to AI. Suzanne explains why genuine, curious conversation drives creativity, accountability and connection, and why relying on AI for the thinking can widen the gap between a leader and their team. She shares what she’s learned from coaching-skills work, from the gap between a leader’s intent and their impact to why time pressure is always the biggest barrier. The conversation also covers the mindset work behind better conversations, why swapping judgement for curiosity is a good place to start, and small changes leaders can make, like inviting their team to shape the “how” in a meeting. Suzanne also shares that she’s writing a book on conversations that matter. Connect with Suzanne Visit The Laid Bare Company More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 112: Human conversations in the age of AI - with guest Suzanne Hayes-Jones

  5. 16 Oct

    Ep 111: Can you see your own ego? - with guest Eric Kaufmann

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery flies solo and is joined by Eric Kaufmann, author, executive coach, a thought leader and creator of the term “ego myopia”, to explore the number one barrier to executive effectiveness: not being able to see and regulate your ego patterns in real time. Eric explains why ego isn’t the enemy, but an outdated ego model can hold even the most capable leaders back. He unpacks the three needs behind ego myopia, the need to be right, the need to be liked and the need to have might, and how each one shows up in leadership, from shutting down a room to people-pleasing and micromanagement. The conversation also covers why feedback gets scarcer the more senior you become, the story of how Eric’s own micromanaging was finally called out, and why becoming more conscious takes courage. Eric shares a simple weekly journaling exercise leaders can try straight away. Connect with Eric Learn more about Sagatica     More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 111: Can you see your own ego? - with guest Eric Kaufmann

  6. 9 Oct

    Ep 110: From the racetrack to company culture - with guest Emma Smith

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery and Tom Mason are joined by Emma Smith, an independent HR consultant who has spent part of her career in senior HR and people roles at Red Bull and McLaren Racing, to explore what really builds a high-performance culture. Emma explains why culture isn't an end state you arrive at, but something lived through everyday experience, "the how versus the what." She shares what working inside Formula One taught her about performance, from the hundreds of specialists behind a single race car to the power of debriefing after every win and loss. The conversation also covers the three biggest drivers of engagement, purpose, mastery and autonomy, why self-awareness is the foundation of performance, and how global organisations should think about culture across different markets, without losing what makes them consistent. A brilliant conversation full of sport and business crossover for any leader thinking about how to build a team, and a culture, that actually performs.   Connect with Emma on LinkedIn   More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 110: From the racetrack to company culture - with guest Emma Smith

  7. 2 Oct

    Ep 109: Understanding the imposter phenomenon - with guest Kate Atkin

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery and Tom Mason are joined by Kate Atkin, author of The Imposter Phenomenon: Why You Feel Like a Fraud and What to Do About It, to explore why "imposter syndrome" isn't actually the right term, and what's really going on when we don't believe we deserve our own success. Kate explains the difference between phenomenon and syndrome, why imposter feelings aren't about humility but a genuine belief that our achievements weren't earned, and how factors like the "tall poppy" mindset, class, accent and early childhood labelling can quietly shape how we see ourselves for decades. She shares findings from her PhD research, and practical strategies like the "Yes, and" technique for genuinely internalising positive feedback. The conversation also covers how imposter feelings act as a career inhibitor, holding people back from promotions or leading them to demote themselves, and what leaders can do differently when they spot these patterns in their team.   Connect with Kate on LinkedIn Follow Kate on Instagram Explore more from Kate Kate's book: The Imposter Phenomenon   More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-coach Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 109: Understanding the imposter phenomenon - with guest Kate Atkin

  8. 25 Sept

    Ep 108: Are you ready to future-proof your leadership? - with guest Dr Rosie Ward

    In this episode of Beyond Potential, Tom Emery is joined by Dr Rosie Ward, coach, speaker, founder and CEO of Salveo Partners and author of Future-Proofing Leadership, to explore why even the highest-achieving leaders get in their own way. Rosie shares the research behind her book, which identified seven "faulty programs," that quietly sabotage leadership behaviour from beneath the surface. She explains why simply teaching leaders new skills and tools often fails, and why the real work starts with naming and understanding the "inner operating system" driving our behaviour. The conversation also explores Rosie's own journey from kinesiology and the fitness industry to organisational psychology, why healing the emotion isn't the same as healing the underlying narrative, and how leaders can start to reconnect with their core values rather than living for other people's opinions and expectations. Connect with Rosie Visit: www.drrosieward.com Explore Salveo Partners Rosie's book: Future-Proofing Leadership   More from Beyond Potential: Website: www.beyond-potential.co.uk Email: info@beyond-potential.co.uk. Connect with Tom Mason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-mason-b9531252/ Connect with Tom Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/ You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ep 108: Are you ready to future-proof your leadership? - with guest Dr Rosie Ward
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Beyond Potential is an entertaining, informative, and immersive podcast about how individuals, teams, and organisations, can maximise their performance and be at their absolute best. If you’re a CEO, Chief HR Officer, senior leader, or just aspire to become more effective, and happier in your role, then this is the podcast for you. Hosted by Tom Emery of HEX and Tom Mason of Potentia, we provide our own observations and expertise, and hear from diverse and interesting guests with great stories. Hit subscribe and join us for insights, inspiration, and hopefully a few laughs along the way. We have a website dedicated to Beyond Potential at www.beyond-potential.co.uk and you can email us at info@beyond-potential.co.uk. You can also find out more about HEX and Potentia at www.hex-development.com and www.potentia-leadership.com. However you’d like to contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Creator
    HEX and Potentia
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
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