The idea of psychological safety has come to the fore over the past 18 months. With teams separated, leaders have a renewed focus on being inclusive and fostering a culture of respect and openness to break down the digital barriers that exist.  

With the return to the office looming, however, we must check in on key questions about psychological safety in the hybrid model - how can leaders create it; what are its benefits and are there any misconceptions about it?

To go deeper on the subject, this week Laura Delizonna joins the podcast.  

Laura is an executive coach, instructor at Stanford University, an international speaker and a thought leader in the space of psychological safety. She wrote a popular Harvard Business Review article on the link between psychological safety and high-performing teams. 

This conversation was recorded on July 7th, 2021.

The Pathway to Psychological Safety with Laura Delizonna

As organisations and their HR functions reach a critical juncture, how can leaders bring purpose and meaning to their employees and create a human-centered business that generates lasting results?

Ben Whitter, an international keynote speaker and one of the world’s top management thinkers by Thinkers50, joins us this week on the podcast to chat through the dilemmas leaders face and what practical steps they can take to adjust to the new world of work.

This year, as part of our Corporate Membership offering at Transform level, Ben delivered a People Strategy Network session on 'Co-Creating the Future of Work and HR Through the Holistic Employee Experience'.

This conversation was recorded on March 2nd, 2022.

Employee Experience Reimagined with Ben Whitter

You can't see culture in an organisation, but you can feel it. In this episode, we chat with Dr Amy Bradley about the concept of competent compassion at work and why developing a human-centric leadership model is essential to a thriving culture.

With disengagement and burnout rife in businesses, Amy explains how leaders can address the developing crisis and bring their people with them.

Dr Amy Bradley researches, writes, consults and speaks on the topics of compassion, engagement and burnout at work. She was listed on the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar of global management thinkers in 2020.

This conversation was recorded on May 12th, 2022.

Competent Compassion with Amy Bradley

The IMI Talking Leadership Podcast met with Jon Kelleher and Elsabe Buys from the Deloitte Human Capital Team to discuss how organisations can move from Great Resignation to Great Reimagination.

The Great Reimagination - Deloitte Human Capital Team

Dr Eden Charles discusses diversity and inclusion, how leadership impacts on culture, and how organisations can work towards becoming human systems.

Leading Beyond with Eden Charles

Why is humility so important in leadership? How can you lead with compassion? What does it mean to achieve "radical candor"? Executive coach Paula Mullin builds on insights from her recent webinar, in this edition of the podcast.

Building Leadership Presence with Paula Mullin

Applying 20% of the innovation tools and techniques available will probably give you 80% of the results. The big question is: which 20% of the tools and techniques should you apply? We dive into innovation in business with Ian Kierans.

An Innovative Journey from A to B with Ian Kierans

What is Transformational Leadership, and how can leaders inspire teams to exceed all expectations? How you you foster a culture of psychological safety? Roger Delves explores all this and more.

The Power of Transformational Leadership with Roger Delves

Did you know that having a friend at work helps with staff retention? Have you thought about how remote work is a diversity & inclusion issue? Are you aware of the connection between health and social groups? Bruce Daisley sheds light on all of this and more.

Creating & Maintaining Workplace Culture with Bruce Daisley

What do HR professionals need to know about AI? How can you help to future-proof your organisation? Is the Four Day Work Week the future? Marianne Roux dives into all this and more.

Future Trends in the World of Work with Marianne Roux

Why skills are more important than software, how you can keep stakeholders and teams on the same page, and essentials project management tips from The Jungle Book. James Louttit explores all of this and more.

What Makes an Impactful Project Manager? With James Louttit

How can leaders leverage paradoxes? How can we prepare for unforeseen circumstances? And why is carving out time for deep thinking so important? All this and more with leadership and strategy expert, Kriti Jain.

The Art of Strategic Thinking with Kriti Jain

Is your organisation committing one of the 7 sins of ESG Management? Are you prepared for mandatory reporting? Pablo Collazzo discusses how sustainability requires a full mindset shift.

The Basics of Sustainable Finance with Pablo Collazzo

What do attached bottle caps and Teslas have in common? How can climate change disrupt your supply chain? Is AI sustainable? All this and more with sustainability expert, Paul Begley.

Thinking for a Sustainable Future with Paul Begley

How do we ensure that customers feel connected, in the age of social media? How do you decide if TikTok is right for your business? Can online customer support backfire? All this and more with digital marketing expert, Eva Perez.

Crafting Connections through Social Media with Eva Perez

People are living longer, and traditional ways of work are changing. In this episode of the Talking Leadership podcast, Lynda Gratton discusses the new multi-stage life, the impacts of the pandemic on the future of work, and why freelance is the future. 

Redesigning Work with Lynda Gratton

From conversations about AI, to insights on crafting connections, we covered a wide range of topics, alongside global thought leaders. These are some of our highlights of 2024.

2024 Year In Review

Chris Roebuck has interviewed some of the world's top leaders - so, what can we learn from them? These are the key leadership trends for 2025, and how they can take your organisation from good to great. 

To hear the CEO interviews Chris mentions and learn more from his articles and TV interviews head to his website - https://chrisroebuck.live/.

Learnings from Top Leaders with Chris Roebuck

Why do some businesses just feel different? What can we learn from the way restaurants do business? Jayson Moran dives into how leaders can help build and maintain organisational culture.

Creating Culture with Jayson Moran

Inclusive leadership is about so much more than just diversity. So how do phycological safety, different ways of thinking, and unconscious bias all relate to this important topic? We discussed all of this and more with Sile Walsh.

An Introduction to Inclusive Leadership with Sile Walsh

What makes the smartest teams? How will we use AI in the future? And why is being human good? We met up with theoretical neuroscientist Vivienne Ming to get all the details. 

Maximising Collective Intelligence with Vivienne Ming

Multi-award winning DEI executive, Sheree Atcheson discusses bias, privilege, and what Irish businesses can do right now to foster an inclusive culture at work.  

Inclusive Leadership and Balanced Decision Making with Sheree Atcheson

We met up with Derek Howard to discuss why B2B sales strategies are so important, how to build relationships with your key clients, and what senior leaders should be doing to enhance B2B growth. 

Unlocking B2B Business Development with Derek Howard

Nowadays, everyone is expected to be a hybrid manager, but very few people actually have training in how to do so effectively. John Dore talks hybrid leadership, social capital... and AI action figures. 

Transforming Leadership in a Hybrid World with John Dore

Changing careers isn't just for mid-level professionals - but it's a bit more complex at higher levels. Financial advisor Dave Quinn discusses tips for changing career at a senior level, financial implications, and transferable skills. 

Changing Careers as a Senior Leader with Dave Quinn

Rasmus Hougaard, Founder of the Potential Project, was the keynote speaker at the IMI Membership Launch Day.

Talking about how mindfulness techniques can create a better leader and deliver greater productivity across the board, Rasmus is one of the world's leading minds behind the 'soft' skills a leader needs to succeed.

Rasmus Hougaard: The Mindfulness of a Leader

An actively engaged worker will be 17% more productive than their disengaged counterpart - the equivalent of an extra working day every week - but 87% of Irish employees are not engaged at work. 

In this week's episode, we talk to Bruce Young, Senior Workplace Consultant at Gallup and IMI Talent Forum speaker, about the incredible data Gallup have collected on the subject, how they recommend tackling the problem, and what effects it can have on performance for those organisations that get it right.

Bruce Young: Purpose-led Employee Onboarding And Engagement

Dr. Trish Gorman is one of the world's leading thinkers about strategy. 

From serving as Dean of the Jack Welch Management Institute to being McKinsey’s Director of Global Strategy Learning, Trish has also developed and delivered learning programmes for some of the world's foremost multinationals. 

In this week's episode we talk to Trish about what the role of a leader is during the strategy execution process, from common missteps, creating a strategic dialogue, getting the right information and being flexible and agile when your plan meets reality.

Trish Gorman: The Leader's Role in Strategy Execution

Decisions, decisions, decisions… leaders make thousand every day, and their organisations make millions, but how can you improve a process as complex as decision-making? 

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Simon Haslam, one of the lead associates on the new IMI Navigating Complex Decisions programme, and talked about what clouds decision-making, how to improve it as a leader and organisation, and why algorithms will have a hard task completely replacing humans.

Simon Haslam: Navigating Complex Decisions

In a world of unimaginable complexity, how are leaders today supposed to make consistently great decisions, especially in the absence of tangible information? How can a leader operate across different cultures and marketplaces and not let their inherent biases affect their decision-making?

On this episode of IMI’s Talking Leadership podcast we’re joined by Kriti Jain, a behavioural scientist passionate about developing research and training leaders in making better decisions.

Leadership Decision Making - Kriti Jain

What can business leaders to tackle the climate crisis while continuing to sustainably grow their business?

In this special episode of IMI Talking Leadership, we talked to two world-leading experts that come to the issue of sustainability from very different angles – Dr. Katherine Wilkinson, lead author on the New York Times’ Bestseller, Project Drawdown – the 'most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming' and Dr. John Briffa, a practising doctor and award-winning health writer, who cuts through the myths when it comes to leadership wellbeing and how you can adapt strategies to optimise performance and productivity.

Sustainable Leadership, Sustainable Growth: Solutions for Personal and Organisational Sustainability

A provider of world-class executive education, IMI equips leaders to build the future. In this podcast series, we hear from some of the world's leading business thinkers about what it takes to lead today.

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