Podcast

Alongsider - finding your place and taking your place

Episodes

S01 / E24 - 21 June 2024

Alongsider meets a global missionary, Brother James, whose heart is for the untouchables, the poor and needy in India. 'Christianity is not a religion its purpose is to connect people with themselves, each other and their Creator.' He speaks of Hinduism and identity and how the 'untouchables' wer...

S01 / E23 - 14 June 2024

Alongsider meets an expert who completely changes one's perception of a profession - in this case it is psychiatry and how it can impact the workplace. Dr Judith Mohring shares how she added coaching to her skillset and found the experience transformational. She has left her professional practice...

S01 / E22 - 07 June 2024

Alongsider has great pleasure in speaking with Hannah Grove, an elegant and seasoned Financial Marketing professional who now influences more from the Board than BAU. She hints that her teachers might not have seen her in a career in finance. She has a wide interest and brings her own shine to ea...

S01 / E21 - 31 May 2024

Alongsider is in conversation with Philippa White, CEO of TIE Leadership (The International Exchange). We hear how inspiration at her uncle's funeral (he was doctor to Nelson Mandela) moved her to start her business. TIE offers people an experiential challenge that brings them fully alive to who...

S01 / E20 - 24 May 2024

Alongsider is in conversation with Sir Steven Wilkinson, a very different energy within the financial and business community. Before the recording, he quoted from Deuteronomy 8 - Since there will never cease to be some in need  on the earth, I therefore command you, "Open your hand to the poor...

S01 / E19 - 10 May 2024

Alongsider meets a real hands on expert in OKRs, Coach and Considerate Helper with steel beneath an unassumingly benign exterior. No wonder she is in demand as an encourager and facilitator in Global OKR forums. Her approach is beguilingly quiet and gentle and brings with it a powerful impact. Me...

S01 / E17 - 25 April 2024

Alongsider has a change of pace as we meet Mia Ganda, a highly accomplished polymath and intense creative - with expertise in Leadership Development, Mental Health and 'Emotional Granularity'. She started out as a Model, has worked in Fashion and Sports Management where she had a successful caree...

S01 / E18 - 24 April 2024

Alongsider in conversation with one of life's great enthusiasts and a very generous energy - Professor of Psychology. Generosity begets generosity - some who he tells me likes to say 'yes' as a default. Although an acclaimed academic, he is also an accomplished consultant and much in demand. Amon...

S01 / E16 - 19 April 2024

Alongsider is in conversation with Terrence Hackett whose early career in Journalism led to an interest in education and he now leads in education and workplace design with McKinsey & Co. He is a dedicated family man and from where his curiosity, growth mindset and interest in ‘how we relate to e...

S01 / E15 - 10 April 2024

Alongsider meets Dr John Blakey an influencer and author ('Challenge Coaching', 'Trusted Executive' - based on his Doctorate and most recently 'Force for Good'). His Trust Executive model encourages 9 habits to build trust and groups them around - Ability, Integrity and perhaps shockingly Benevol...

About Alongsider - finding your place and taking your place

We all arrive at a time when someone alongside is key to moving on and letting go. Alongsider shares some great stories from those in many different contexts who have found their place and taken it. All in many different seasons. Many of the stories are about the third stage of life and all inspirational and motivating.