Highly Relational Robert Digings

When was the last time you experienced true change in your organisation?When was the last time you hired a change consultant?What did it actually change? 
Highly Relational
Season 2 - Episode 9
Silver Bullet – Myth of Fixability
with Steve Hearsum  
Steve has spent decades working as an executive coach and consultant, working with organisations like Roffey Park, Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and the University of Sussex and has come to understand that there are no silver bullets, no quick fixes. 
Steve is here today to highlight that we are all colluding in this myth of fixability, not just leaders and if we were more vulnerable with each other, got comfortable with saying I don’t know and listened we would be able to make meaningful change in our teams and workplace. 
Topics Covered:
What is the myth of fixability?What is a silver bullet? Culture changePower of internal enquiryOrganisational therapy Shame ands anxietyColluding in the mythEgoCourage to directly challenge and learnExistential element of fixability 
Honourable Mentions:
John Higgins and Mark Cole, AmazonDr Graham Curtis, Roffey Park WebsiteMagic Consultants, BBC Radio 4
Steve Hearsum:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehearsum
https://www.hearsum.com/
‘No Silver Bullet: Bursting the Bubble of The Organisational Quick Fix’, Amazon
Robert Digings:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/
 
Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach
Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 
He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.
In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.
 
Production credits:
Studio Manager at Brown Bear Audio – Tom Dalton  
Post Production - Shaun Lawson
Series Producer - Ella Halsall
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How does listening affect a speaker’s quality of thinking?
Why is it not a leadership skill we prioritise?
What is the impact of interruption?  
Highly Relational
Season 2 - Episode 8
Hear You Me - Listening to Connect
with Colin Smith
Colin Smith is known as ‘The Listener’ and has coached organisations like Biffa, BNP Paribas and the Department of Health to understand and embrace the difference between hearing and listening. 
Colin is here to tell us how the art of listening allows teams, leaders and individuals to improve the quality of their thinking and build better relationships.
Everyone can ‘do’ listening but how do we ‘be’ the listener? Press play to find out!
Topics Covered:
Difference between hearing and listening Difference between doing and being listening Benefits of listening in this wayImpact listening has on the speaker’s quality of thinking Listening as a leadership skill The value of attention over advice The importance of silenceInterruptionCOVID, zoom, technology and listening The ‘Golden Minute’  
Honourable Mentions:
Celeste Headlee, Ted Talk - YouTubeTattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, AmazonTime to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline, Amazon 
Colin Smith:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindsmith1/
https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk
 
Robert Digings:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/
 
Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach
Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 
He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.
 
In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.
 
Production credits:
Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett
Post Production - Shaun Lawson
Series Producer - Ella Halsall
 
© 2024 Highly Relational Limited
 
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Why is collaboration such a tricky thing to pull off?
Why aren't team behaviours just good or bad?
How does a team set itself up for sustainable success from the get go?
Highly Relational
Season 2 - Episode 7
Best Behaviour – Effective Collaboration   
with Jill Clancy   
With decades of experience in the workplace, Jill Clancy, has translated her own time as a coach, mentor, volunteer and even engineer student into her work as a change consultant. 
 
With a focus on recognising and understanding our collaborative behaviours, Jill helps teams, organisations and teams of teams work together to decide what behaviours they want to see and how to create those traits in the workplace. 
 
Jill is here today to help us understand why our behaviours are not only up to us but how by acknowledging their impact on others we can change the very culture of our teams. 
 
Topics Covered:
What is collaborative behaviour? How to create behaviours which are part of the team not just the individuals who come and goInappropriate and appropriate behavioursThe two sides of behaviours – the physical and communicating side The need to define and write a list of desired behaviours as a team What is ‘ego’ and why does it impact collaborative behaviourImportance of team agreementsThe power of debriefing and the need for regular conversations of reflection Conflict, collaboration and removing blame Shifting the focus from ‘culture’ to values and behaviours   
Honourable Mentions:
The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth, BBC iPlayer Episode 1 
Jill Clancy:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-clancy-8a61086/
 
Robert Digings:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/
 
Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach
Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 
He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.
 
In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.
 
Production credits:
Studio Manager at Spiritland Kings Cross Studio – Ed Gill
Post Production - Shaun Lawson
Series Producer - Ella Halsall
 
© 2024 Highly Relational Limited
 
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UPCOMING GUESTS:
Kate Trafford:
LinkedIn  
https://www.katetrafford.com
Get There, Love Here: The Busy Professional’s Guide To Authentic, Enjoyable Success published by Right Book Press (Amazon)
Colin Smith:
LinkedIn  
https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk
Jill Clancy:
LinkedIn  
Simon Cavicchia:
LinkedIn  
The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration (Amazon)

Robert Digings (LinkedIn), Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach
Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 
He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.
In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.
Production credits:
Studio Engineer at Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will Thornton
Post Production - Shaun Lawson
Series Producer - Ella Halsall
© 2024 Highly Relational Limited
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Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach, Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 
He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.
Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.
Robert Digings:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/
Lucy Widdowson & Paul Barbour
LinkedIn & LinkedIn
performance-edge.co.uk/
Building Top Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organisational Success (Amazon)
Craig Goldblatt
LinkedIn
https://www.craiggoldblatt.com
https://livingonpurpose.global
Gwen Stirling Wilkie
LinkedIn
https://omni-working.com/
https://seedsoftransformation.co.uk
Omni-Working: Work Effectively In All Ways, From All Places (Amazon)
Julia Carden
LinkedIn
https://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/
Gabriella Braun
LinkedIn
workingwell.cc
gabriellabraun.co.uk
All That We Are: Uncovering The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour At Work (Amazon)
David Kesby
LinkedIn
https://organisationalcoachinghub.com
Extra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity (Amazon)
Production Credits
Studio Engineer at Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will Thornton
Post Production - Shaun Lawson
Series Producer - Ella Halsall
© 2024 Highly Relational Limited

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What does it mean to be self-aware and how do you do it? 
Why does it help us to give and receive real and honest feedback?
What is the connection between self-awareness and getting comfortable with uncertainty?
Highly Relational
Season 2 - Episode 6
This Is Me - Self-awareness and Connection
with Julia Carden  
As an executive coach with a PhD in self-awareness and a background as a HR consultant, civil servant and Royal Navel Officer, Julia is perfectly placed to highlight why self-awareness allows us to become better leaders, team members and co-workers. Julia explains how self-awareness underpins every other form of self-understanding and how perspective and ego are part of what makes it so difficult to truly achieve.
Topics Covered:
Self-awareness and the inputs and outputs of itThe components of self-awarenessSelf-awareness and uncertaintyLeaders and self-awarenessHow can self-awareness be of tangible and meaningful value in the workplace?Self-awareness and collaborationWhat are we inhibiting in our teams by making it unacceptable to express anger and frustration?Time commitment involved in becoming self-awareWhy is it so difficult?How can you become self-aware?
Honourable Mentions:
Simon Sinex, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Game-Businesses-Achieve-Long-Lasting/dp/0241295599Johari Window Viktor FranklBrene Brown, https://brenebrown.com/Helena Clayton, S01, E03Duval & Wicklund 1972Gabriella Braun, S02, E02Daniel Goleman, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/0747528306Jim Collins, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996Paul Barbour & Lucy Widdowson, S02, E01
Julia Carden:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliacarden/
https://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/
Robert Digings:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/
Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach
Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 
He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.
In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.
Production credits:
Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett
Post Production - Shaun Lawson
Series Producer - Ella Halsall
© 2024 Highly Relational Limited
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