This week, we engage in a thought-provoking discussion on leadership and the philosophy of inquiry with Ralph Mercer. 

We examine the significance of challenging our assumptions and fostering robust thinking in collaborative environments. Ralph shares insights from his diverse background, including his experiences in the military and academia, to illustrate how our worldviews shape our understanding of the future. 

We discuss the role of technology in shaping human experiences, the concept of gray swans in foresight, and practical methods for analyzing literature through causal layered analysis. Join us as we unpack these ideas and consider how they can enhance our leadership practices and decision-making processes.

#FutureofWork #Leadership

Shownotes here:
http://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/perspective-assumptions-ralph-mercer

379 Challenging Assumptions: The Art of Inquiry and Future Thinking in Leadership with Ralph Mercer

Khaysan grew up watching her parents work hard to set up a caravan park from the ground up. This sparked the courage to start her own business at the age of 24, which she grew successfully before a tumultuous exit some years later. Discovering she is not a great long-term employee, (she gets bored), Khaysan dove into a new business venture called Project Athlete which blends mindset, nutrition, and health for personal transformation. 

We explore what she learned from her parents (all business takes time, you gotta love it to make it through hard times, and no bad times last forever); what she learned after rising and falling quickly in business for herself (comfortable breeds complacency and laziness); how she bucked social programming to embrace the entrepreneurial life; mindset secrets from professional athletes (passion fuels everything, stay coachable, and things happen for a reason - get back on the horse after a fall); how her definition of success changed from being all about the money, to money being just a byproduct of doing something that sets your soul on fire; three mindset principles for success (awareness of habits, what triggers good and bad habits, and time for being patient).

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SHOWNOTES:
http://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/projectathlete

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E117 - You gotta love what you do - the entrepreneurial mindset with Khaysan Kimberlin

Buckle up, we’re on! 2021 has begun and with it, new rituals and new goals. I share a review of rituals that worked, and ones that didn’t, my biggest breakthroughs on procrastination and productivity, including how to set up your devices for minimal distraction.

Why you should listen:

🎧 Upcoming give away and free mini-course to keep an eye out for
🎧 Review of rituals and habits - follow up insights from the episode on the James Clear book review
🎧 How to blast procrastination for good
🎧 New rituals that work

We explore:

1. My morning routine 5am to 8:30am

• Wake up - Tian Chi adaptogenic herbs
• Cup of green tea
• Meditation: 30 minutes while tracking heart rate and heart rate variability
• Journal:
-25 years from now, what do I want?
• Run or workout
• Shower with cold rinse, dress
• Put on essential oil diffuser
• Start day with top 3 priorities

2. Nutrition

• 16/8 fasting protocol
• Pescatarian slow carb diet
• Follow my EatLove app from my nutritionist

3. Sleep and evening routine 

• Journal: 
-Track habits
-Record the magic moment of that day
-Gratitude - list 5 things
-Procrastination review and preview for the next day

• Face and teeth
• Hand Cream
• Ipad - stripped of social media I can now read novels - yay!
• Track sleep quality and quantity with the Oura ring

• Want to implement:
-Apply essential oils to bottom of feet
-Meditation - 10 minutes

👉🏼 Want to share your experience? Ask a question? Share a resource? Jump on our podcast Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/zoerouthpodcast

Shownotes: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/procrastination

Links mentioned:

Zoe’s Goodreads Author’s Page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14142521.Zoe_Routh

James Clear Atomic Habits book review
https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/atomichabits

Reset your rituals and boundaries
https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/100

Oura ring
https://ouraring.com/

Inbox when ready
https://inboxwhenready.org/

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Related episodes:

E85 - Deep play and work-life experiments
https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/worklifeexperiment

E69 - Productivity hacks from the master of implementation, Peter Cook
https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/petercook

E1 - Little known friction points in productivity
https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/productivity

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About your podcast host, Zoë Routh:

Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.

Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.

Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.

www.zoerouth.com

E195 - Blast procrastination for good

Weekly leadership insights and interviews with CEOs, Senior Execs, Experts and Leaders in teams and culture where we ask 'what if?' to explore the future of leadership.

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