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Introducing my new book, The Daily Reset: 366 Nudges to Move Your Life Forward

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Introducing my new book, The Daily Reset: 366 Nudges to Move Your Life Forward

In episode 42 of the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast I read the introduction to my new book, The Daily Reset, and talk through other aspects of the back story, from my hopes and motivation to the creative process and marketing.

You can sign up to the mailing list for The Daily Reset for news and advance content, as well as pre-order the Kindle version at: www.dailyreset.me. Paperback, hardback and audiobook versions will be available, together with Kindle, on the 6th December.

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We all have mental health with Kyan Health's Vlad Gheorghiu

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We all have mental health with Kyan Health's Vlad Gheorghiu

Closing out the "Starting Up" theme in episode 40 of the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast we talk to Vlad Gheorghiu, co-Founder and co-CEO of mental health start-up Kyan Health. Departing from his own upbringing of discussing the importance of mental health around the dinner table with Psychiatrist parents, we move to the vision for Kyan Health and how the way we work might change to better embrace recovery and energy which drives health and performance.

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What do Babies, Astronauts and Executives have in common? with Oracle's Yazad Dalal

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What do Babies, Astronauts and Executives have in common? with Oracle's Yazad Dalal

In a continuation of the "Starting Up" theme on the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast we talk to Oracle's Head of EMEA Strategy for Oracle Cloud HCM and 'Oracle for Startups' Ambassador Yazad Dalal. We cover the entrepreneurial response to the pandemic, internal and external cases of good practice, how entrepreneurs are looking to build a better world, and of course an answer to that question.

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The Mindful Entrepreneur with Malte Krohn

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The Mindful Entrepreneur with Malte Krohn

Kicking-off the Q2 theme of "Starting Up" on the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast we talk to Malte Krohn, a design and innovation expert and author of the forthcoming book, The Mindful Startup. After a brief introduction to the three episodes which comprise this theme, the conversation with Malte covers topics including why entrepreneurs need to be more mindful, maintaining the balance between drive and taking care of yourself, the importance of social change-makers and the value of a daily handstand practice.

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Stronger people, stronger society with Arla's Claus Flensborg

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Stronger people, stronger society with Arla's Claus Flensborg

We’re back (at last!) with the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast and a Q1 2021 theme of "Thriving Business." First up is Claus Flensborg, Global L&D Director at Arla Foods. Arla may have had a sectoral advantage during the pandemic but have navigated problems around the supply chain to post a record year and build a stronger workforce, taking advantage of the new reality to move towards a new strategy that combines employee wellbeing and Corporate Social Responsibility.

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CWO podcast: Deeper leadership with Paul Hughes of CCL

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CWO podcast: Deeper leadership with Paul Hughes of CCL

Episode 12 of the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast. As we approach the 1st year anniversary of the podcast we reflect on the 11 episodes to date before talking to Paul Hughes, senior faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership. With a background in Law, MBA and PhD Paul discusses how a deeper view of leadership is required today for effective leadership development, to reflect the changes that are happening in organisations worldwide.

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CWO podcast episode 11: Talking resilience with Jenny Campbell

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CWO podcast episode 11: Talking resilience with Jenny Campbell

The Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast returns after a long summer break with episode 11 featuring Jenny Campbell, CEO of Edinburgh-based Resilience Engine, and former alumni director for Scotland of IMD Business School. We talk about a new, more positive view of resilience, why it's less about hero leadership and more about team purpose, and what role lifelong learning plays.

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Episode 80 of The Innovation Ecosystem podcast

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Episode 80 of The Innovation Ecosystem podcast

Episode 80 of The Innovation Ecosystem podcast sees Mark Bidwell interview Steven MacGregor.

From The Innovation Ecosystem website (visit for more details and links):

In this episode, we are joined by Steven MacGregor, who is the founder and CEO of The Leadership Academy of Barcelona and author of Sustaining Executive Performance, and his latest book is Chief Wellbeing Officer, in which he aims to show how to create a more human workplace. Steven is also an academic specializing in executive education, and has been a researcher at Stanford University, a teacher at IMD at Lausanne, CEIBS in Shanghai and he pioneered executive health teaching at IESE Business School.

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Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast episode 10: The Neo-Generalist with Kenneth Mikklesen

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Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast episode 10: The Neo-Generalist with Kenneth Mikklesen

Here Steven talks to Kenneth Mikkelsen, author of The Neo-Generalist with Richard Martin, a 2016 book that challenges head-on society's fascination with hyper-specialism and labelling. Neo-Generalists, according to Kenneth "live in more than one world" with the conversation covering mental agility, life-wide learning, the education system, the discomfort of being a Neo-Generalist, and how they may play an ever more important role in the future of work.

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