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Professor Sophie Scott takes us into the brain
Listen to Professor Sophie Scott on our previous episode about laughter Royal Institution Christmas Lecture Why we laugh Professor Sophie Scott is the UK’s most recognisable neuroscientist, famed for her passion and her ability to excite interest in a complex field. Her new book, The Brain – Ten Things You Should Know is out now…
What gives a team the ‘collective edge’?
If we shifted our focus from the individual to the collective how different would our results at work be? The leader as the ‘repeater in chief’ I’m joined by Colin Fisher who explains that great teams are the most important contributors to great outcomes at work. The problem is that for many of our teams…
How to have a bestseller
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Why is workplace culture important?
‘Culture is people’. So said that sage observer of the form, Spurs manager Ange Postecogliou. UPDATE: Since posting this episode I recognise it has become clear that Spurs manager Ange Postecogliou is not in fact the messiah. Things haven’t gone as well as they initially appeared. I have borderline no interest in football other than…
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TOXIC: When good cultures go bad
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