IMPACTFUL Teamwork

Julia Felton explores two research findings: 65% of leaders would rather appear decisive and be wrong than admit uncertainty and be right, and “invisibility is no longer read as neutral” but as avoidance. Drawing on a Forbes article by Doug Melville, she argues that C-suite credibility now depends on visible, human storytelling aligned with operational truth, not polished messaging, especially amid rapid change like AI and expectations of headcount reduction. She contrasts this with the “decisiveness crisis” research on “certainty theatre,” linking it to shame, threat responses, and transformation failure driven by uncertainty resistance. Felton argues the real issue is teamship: performing certainty trains teams not to surface doubts, undermining co-ownership. She invites leaders to name a current unknown aloud as an invitation to think together and suggests modeling “I’m not sure” without apology.03:14 Visibility Is Credibility07:03 Imperfect Presence Builds Trust10:57 The Decisiveness Crisis13:46 Shame And Certainty Theater16:56 Where Research Meets Reality19:02 Teamship And The Horse Herd20:39 Make Uncertainty Safe21:58 Weekly Challenge And Close23:51 Final Takeaways And Next StepsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Carrie Gallant and Julia Felton collaborate on a joint episode of The Tall Poppy Revolution Radio Show and the Impactful Teamwork Podcast to discuss how leaders can create conditions for better decision-making amid uncertainty and pressure. They explore decision fatigue, reluctance to decide, and how inaction is still a decision, linking these patterns to engagement, agency, and culture. They argue that consultative decision-making, context, and psychological safety improve buy-in and reduce bottlenecks at the top, while frontline input often leads to better outcomes. They also highlight that decisions are influenced by emotions, intuition, and energy, using stories from workplace leadership, hiring, and horse-assisted work to emphasise stillness, somatic intelligence, and adaptability, concluding with resources for strategic conversations and Julia’s team roadmap and quiz.02:10 Decision Fatigue Today03:50 Doubt and Agency05:48 Engagement and Ownership10:50 Consultative Decisions16:09 Context and Buy In17:14 Emotions Drive Choices20:14 Gut Instinct Hiring23:07 Energy and Culture Fit25:11 Horses Sense Energy25:45 Firefighting Leadership26:37 Laser Focus Purpose27:23 Undecided Energy Lesson28:25 Human Design Blueprint30:41 Intuition Inner Teacher31:29 Stillness And Flow34:22 Decision Speed Myth39:51 Psychological Safety Culture42:48 Adapting In Change44:04 Closing And ResourcesConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Julia Felton argues that the UK has a leadership problem driven by chronic, unrelenting pressure that the nervous system isn’t designed to sustain, leading to slower decisions, reduced trust, political caution, and emotional exhaustion. She contrasts short-term pressure (where humans perform well) with long-term dysregulation that organisations often suppress through policies and norms, creating numbness that looks like professionalism. Felton explains why AI cannot solve trust deficits or poor collaboration, citing Gallup engagement data and failure rates tied to silos, and notes AI can’t “read the room” or detect safety and withdrawal. She describes how horses provide immediate, unedited feedback on presence, coherence, and trust, shares a client example revealing hidden indecision, and advocates distributed, shared leadership via her Unbridled Teamship roadmap. 00:00 Teamwork Advantage00:46 LinkedIn Leadership Storm03:08 Chronic Pressure Biology04:43 Suppressed Emotions Culture06:03 Why AI Falls Short09:09 Horses As Mirrors11:08 Arena Breakthrough Story13:06 Rethinking Leadership Models14:55 Distributed Leadership Lessons16:45 Building Team Resilience18:51 Team Audit Invitation20:06 Wrap Up And SubscribeTake the Turbocharge Your Team audit at www.businesshorsepower.com/quizConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

On the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton interviews sales-team coach Luke Jorgenson, who spent 10 years in US door-to-door solar sales, about resilience, coaching, and building high-performing sales teams. Luke explains how repeated rejection builds a “sales muscle” and says leaders should help new hires break fear quickly by getting them in the field with support and mentoring. He argues coaching should be normalised in business, as in sports, to accelerate learning and uncover blind spots. Luke shares his “Proven Five Sales Systems” framework—compensation, incentives, sales training, team culture, and leadership mentoring—emphasising a holistic approach where culture and environment can be the biggest sales drivers. He describes using experience-based incentives to create camaraderie and retention, and advises individuals to sell authentically by asking better questions and listening.00:00 Teamwork Advantage00:45 Meet Luke Jorgenson01:48 Door To Door Sales03:30 Rejection Resilience04:41 Training New Reps08:35 Why Coaching Matters12:18 Proven Five Systems15:30 Building Winning Culture18:07 Culture Keeps People19:37 Working for Free Culture19:57 Coaching Lessons for Sales21:04 Culture Is Who Leads Daily23:11 Sales Is a Universal Skill25:23 Authentic Selling Mindset27:39 Ambiverts and Adaptability29:11 Questions Over Pitching32:37 Energy and Belief in Product34:29 Reputation and Long Game35:21 Where to Find Luke36:19 Final Wrap and SubscribeYou can connect to Luke on:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukejorgenson/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coach_lukej/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

The episode argues that teamwork is a key competitive advantage and explores why work often gets stuck departments due to unclear ownership and accountability. Drawing on Deloitte’s 2026 Human Capital Survey, it highlights that 66% of C-suite leaders say pushing beyond traditional functions (HR, finance, IT, legal, procurement) is critical, yet only 7% report real progress, creating a 59-point gap. It describes simultaneous pressures on functions—cost-cutting via shared services and automation, alongside executive calls for substantial reinvention—while noting structure and “turf” impede change. Using a horse herd and the diamond model of shared leadership as an analogy, it contrasts “running the business” (repeatable work suited to automation) with “growing the business” (cross-functional work requiring dynamic leadership). Examples include Moderna, Unilever, Cisco, Workleap, and Highmark Health, and the host invites listeners to assess where energy leaks and consider the Unbridled Teamship roadmap and a team audit.00:46 Work Stuck Between Teams01:34 Deloitte Gap Revealed03:30 Why Functions Strain07:09 Running Versus Growing09:44 Horse Herd Leadership12:28 Tension And Delays16:36 Decouple Expertise20:35 Turf And Clarity23:16 Unbridled Adaptability26:56 Key Takeaways28:14 Teamship InvitationConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Host Julia Felton welcomes high-performance coach and breathwork expert Lucas Kulbis to discuss how breathwork helps leaders regulate stress and improve team performance.Lucas shares his journey from an AI-focused computer science path and startup burnout to discovering breath as a foundational tool for state control, presence, and resilience. They explain how shallow breathing can reinforce anxiety and how intentional breathing can shift the nervous system from fight-or-flight (amygdala-driven) to calmer, clearer decision-making (prefrontal cortex), supporting emotional regulation and co-regulation with others.Lucas teaches practical techniques including the physiological sigh for rapid resets, a bedtime diaphragm-breathing practice to improve sleep, and coherence breathing (about 5.5 seconds in and out) to align heart, breath, and brain. He also describes client results, including a 10X revenue increase alongside broader life improvements, and invites listeners to his free Skool community and coaching.00:00 Teamwork Advantage Intro00:46 Meet Lucas Kulbis01:55 From Startup to Burnout02:45 Why Breath Matters04:03 Breathwork for Leaders05:02 Stress Reset Framework08:54 Safety and Co Regulation12:06 Neuroscience of Breathing15:52 Crisis Breath Exercise20:02 Sleep and Daily Habits21:21 Client Results and Revenue25:19 Coherence Breathing Basics28:43 Resources and ClosingConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

This episode of the Impactful Teamwork podcast explores “decision drag,” where routine decisions climb back up the hierarchy and leave leaders returning from holiday to a backlog of unresolved calls. Citing McKinsey research that executives spend 37% of their time on decisions that could be made lower down, the host explains how leaders inadvertently train teams to wait, creating an accountability trap that limits scale. Julia reframes accountability as proactive ownership of outcomes (not blame), distinguishes it from responsibility, and outlines three levels—individual (clarity, capability, psychological safety), team (mutual investment or “teamship”), and organizational (systems that reward or punish ownership). Julia shares five behaviours of high-accountability teams and three immediate actions: publicly declare ownership, stop rescuing, and review weekly “committed vs delivered,” plus an invitation-only forum on June 17.00:49 Holiday Decision Pile02:42 Decision Drag Costs04:51 Accountability Trap06:52 Redefining Accountability07:46 Responsibility vs Ownership10:06 Three Accountability Levels10:51 Individual Accountability شروط12:31 Team Accountability Teamship14:13 Organizational Systems Matter15:41 Five High Accountability Habits16:00 Public Ownership16:51 Stop Rescuing18:02 Monday Momentum18:36 Challenge Every Direction20:27 Named Owner When Wrong21:26 Three Actions Now23:41 Executive Forum Invite25:21 Final Leadership TakeawayConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork podcast, Julia interviews senior retail and quick-service restaurant veteran Nate Robinson about building customer-centric teams and improving the customer journey. Nate explains his “Three I” framework—Inspire, Invest, Innovate—sharing how leaders can learn employees’ “why,” invest in team development, and use creative training methods (including games like Diner Dash) to build skills like urgency. They discuss how leadership requires adapting to individuals rather than following a one-size-fits-all playbook, the importance of culture and authenticity, and the challenges middle managers face balancing KPIs with increasing coaching and wellbeing expectations. Nate also outlines the value of clear “non-negotiables” (e.g., punctuality, uniform, asking questions) and closes by inviting listeners to reflect on three words that describe themselves.00:00 Teamwork Advantage Intro00:52 Meet Nate Robinson01:54 Customer Service Roots02:46 Quick Service Explained03:27 Motivating Frontline Teams08:20 Three I Framework Origin10:28 Inspire Invest Innovate11:46 Generations Pay Training14:47 New Manager Boundaries16:54 Non Negotiables Standards21:36 Purpose Engagement Culture26:46 Three Words Authenticity30:36 Middle Manager Squeeze32:14 Connect Wrap UpYou can connect with Nate on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-robinson-015a1594/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this Impactful Teamwork episode, Julia Felton explores what nature teaches about regenerative leadership, inspired by adopting a lamb named Charlie and observing Canadian geese offspring. Using Yellowstone’s trophic cascade, she explains how removing wolves collapsed ecosystem relationships and how reintroducing them restored balance—paralleling how organisations remove key relationships and then wonder why performance collapses. She critiques extractive, command-and-control leadership that fuels silos, poor collaboration, CEO bottlenecks, and change fatigue, citing data on business failure and cross-functional unity. Drawing on lichen and horse herds, she highlights interdependence, rhythm over relentlessness, and relationships as infrastructure, and outlines three regenerative leader behaviours: investing in relationships, building “teamship,” and leading with attention. She also identifies sabotage patterns: extraction disguised as standards, busyness as avoidance, and mistaking compliance for commitment, and invites listeners to connect via businesshorsepower.com.00:00 Teamwork Advantage00:47 Nature Inspired Leadership01:53 Yellowstone Regeneration04:07 Extraction Leadership Trap07:08 Accountability Breakdown08:30 Lichen Interdependence10:12 Horse Herd Teamship13:25 Three Regenerative Principles14:21 Regenerative Leadership Practices18:41 Sabotage Patterns22:49 Choose Regeneration24:03 Closing And SubscribeConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this Impactful Teamwork episode, Julia Felton talks with neuroscience-based mindfulness expert Kelly Corbett about the inner game of leadership and how mindfulness improves presence, connection, creativity, and decision-making.Kelly explains “beginner’s mind” as approaching meetings without labels or fixed assumptions, and shares evidence that mindfulness/meditation strengthens the prefrontal cortex and executive function.She describes how reframing problems can unlock innovation, including a company that replaced harmful chemicals with water by rethinking industry standards. Practical tactics include mindful breathing—especially the “cyclic sigh” technique—to calm the nervous system, plus walking meditation and time in nature (shinrin-yoku/forest bathing) to reduce cortisol and boost natural killer cells.They discuss leader “entrainment,” gratitude practices, and how Aetna saw reduced healthcare costs and improved retention from meditation programs, with resources available at kellycorbett.com.00:45 Meet Kelly Corbett02:53 Mindfulness and Beginners Mind04:30 Science and Creativity Wins07:07 Leading With Openness09:36 Breathwork for Calm10:49 Cyclic Sigh Demo14:33 Walking Meditation Nature17:37 Gratitude and Daily Anchors19:39 Loving Kindness Practice23:51 Leader Entrainment Ripple26:55 Mindfulness ROI at Work29:11 Resources and ContactYou can connect with Kelly here.Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Host Julia Felton shares why teamwork is a competitive advantage and argues businesses are in a full-scale reset driven by AI, citing widespread company failures, declining revenues, layoffs, and the reality that team members now face around 10 major changes at once. She explains that success now depends less on pressure and more on the pace of reinvention, as companies must reinvent roughly every three years rather than optimise old models. Drawing on insights from the Reinvention Academy and shifts in consulting, she outlines 15 practical areas for reinvention—products/services, platforms, holistic solutions, ideal customers, customer experience, revenue streams, processes, teamship-based organisation, resilient supply chains, expanded markets, partnerships/distribution, brand meaning, purpose/vision, experimentation-friendly culture, and clarifying the “why.” She challenges listeners to pick one or two shifts, take her Turbocharge Your Team quiz, and focus on trust, energy, and curiosity to make reinvention natural. 00:50 AI Reset Reality 03:21 Reinvention Imperative 06:31 Horses And Alignment 07:07 15 Reinvention Lens 07:49 Offer And Platform 09:42 Solutions To Experience 12:33 Revenue And Process 15:41 Teamship And Supply 17:33 Markets And Partners 20:22 Brand Purpose Culture 23:08 The Final Why 23:59 Pick One Shift 25:34 Quiz And Next StepsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Host Julia Felton welcomes Ryan Ware, CEO of Connective Consulting Group, to discuss why curiosity is essential in business, especially in construction where teams and conditions constantly change. Ryan explains how “hand-me-down” answers and routines can prevent validation and learning, and how fear on both sides of change can block curiosity, making psychological safety critical. They explore connecting the human side of work to technology and process shifts (including AI), building relationships as social capital, and reducing judgment through asking better questions. Ryan shares an example of leading a change-fatigued team by apologising for past churn, creating space to learn, testing like a laboratory, and building shared ownership that enabled larger national projects and leadership growth. He closes with his legacy: helping people build stronger relationships with change through empathy, clarity, choice, and connection.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro01:00 Why Curiosity Matters02:49 Questioning Old Habits04:45 Fear and Psychological Safety07:45 Connecting Humans to Change12:02 Building Connection on Projects16:04 Social Capital and Conversations19:47 Case Study Leading Through Change24:57 Experimentation and Industry Shifts30:10 Legacy and Staying Curious32:29 Where to Find Ryan34:17 Final Takeaways and GoodbyeYou can connect with Ryan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankware/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

in this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, Julia Felton explores how leaders can scale without becoming the business bottleneck by shifting from control to coaching. She explains how leaders become the “answer person,” creating dependence, decision drag, mental clutter, and stalled momentum even though they appear busy and visible. Using herd leadership and “Teamship” as a model, she contrasts compliance-driven control with capability-building coaching, emphasing that the goal is transferring judgment, not just delegating tasks. Practical coaching prompts and a meeting reset question (“What’s stuck and what needs to happen for it to move?”) help teams build ownership and decision velocity. She lists signs of bottleneck leadership and offers three weekly shifts: ask better questions, audit a recurring meeting, and coach with context and guardrails. She invites listeners to explore support via the Unbridled Teamship roadmap and the Turbo Charge Your Team audit quiz.00:00 Teamwork Advantage00:48 Leader Bottleneck Problem04:10 Hidden Costs and Drag07:37 Horses and Teamship08:34 Why Leaders Stop Coaching11:37 Control Versus Coaching13:28 Coaching Questions in Action15:50 Delegate With Judgment18:46 Trust Lessons From Horses21:54 Bottleneck Warning Signs22:46 Three Shifts This WeekTake the Turbo-Charge Your Team Quiz at www. businesshorsepower.com/quizConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

On the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, Julia Felton interviews Anthony Garone, founder of Edify Content, which helps B2B tech companies create sales and marketing content. Anthony shares how he discovered writing as his “superpower” after years in IT leadership and a company acquisition, then went all-in on content when COVID ended face-to-face selling.The conversation focuses on authentic leadership, helping team members bring their whole selves to work, and building strong relationships to uncover hidden talents. Anthony argues many leaders get stuck playing a role, and advises subtracting what isn’t essential to better serve customers, using the question “How is that working for you?” to cut through reality distortion. He challenges “just keep grinding” advice and leaves listeners with his key message: be serious and reject the reasonable life.00:00 Teamwork Advantage Intro00:46 Meet Anthony Garone01:36 Finding a Writing Superpower04:43 Leaders Unlock Hidden Talent07:41 Authenticity at Work09:47 Subtract to Lead Better12:57 How Is That Working15:20 Reject the Grind Mindset19:39 Music Channel and DNA24:56 Calling and Being Unreasonable27:46 Final Takeaways and WrapYou can connect with Anthony at https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonygarone/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

This Impactful Teamwork Podcast episode, inspired by Ron Friedman’s Harvard Business Review article “How to Build a Super Team that Keeps Getting Better,” explains how top “super teams” improve over time and links the ideas to the host’s Unbridled Teamship roadmap (trust, contribution, adaptability). Drawing on research from 6,000+ knowledge workers, it highlights that super teams manage time/energy/attention well, make one another feel better, and continually build skills. The episode focuses on seven practices: run more small experiments and reward intelligent risk-taking; model curiosity and admit what you don’t know to build psychological safety; ask “what are you stuck on?” to surface blockers; stay close to the work without micromanaging; make feedback frequent and supportive; encourage growth even when it doesn’t directly benefit the leader; and lead with meaning, not just metrics, to connect work to purpose.00:00 Teamwork Advantage01:24 Super Team Research02:27 Teamship Mindset03:55 Experiment Often06:49 Lead With Curiosity08:58 Name The Blockers11:13 Lead Close To Work13:40 Feedback That Fuels17:37 Support Growth Beyond Roles20:50 Purpose Over Metrics23:01 Seven Step Recap24:17 Design A Superpowered TeamConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Host Julia welcomes transformational coach Sheila Belanger to discuss how leaders can resource themselves as business paradigms shift and old models become unfit. Sheila emphasises reconnecting with nature and activating “other ways of knowing” beneath the strategic mind: body/gut instinct, heart wisdom and emotional intelligence, and imagination. She offers practical steps such as breathing before meetings, feeling feet on the ground, and briefly touching the heart to regulate and sense the room. Sheila also introduces “inner team” stewardship—tracking who has “the keys to the car” (e.g., wounded or reactive parts) and returning leadership to the wiser self. She shares an elemental-season framework (earth/summer grounding, water/autumn emotional release and sovereignty, air/winter navigating change, fire/spring renewal, ether throughout) and defines “edge work” as moving through the unknown without reverting to old roles. 00:00 Why Leadership Must Change01:39 Meet Sheila Belanger03:12 Beyond Strategic Thinking05:09 Practical Body Heart Tools09:12 Animal Instinct and Horses11:42 Steward Your Inner Team14:40 Elemental Spiral Seasons18:49 Edge Work in Uncertainty22:36 Self Care and Maintenance26:21 Resources and Closing TakeawaysConnect with Sheila and take the free elemental spiral quiz. https://ontheedgesofchange.com/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

This episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast focuses on “Reward the Try” and how psychological safety enables innovation, decision-making velocity, retention, and accountability in frenetic, uncertain business conditions. The host argues most teams have a “psychological safety debt,” causing risk avoidance, silence, politics, and leader dependency, and asks listeners to rate how safe their teams feel to experiment. Drawing on Amy Edmondson’s definition and Google’s Project Aristotle findings, the episode explains that psychological safety supports learning, high standards with low fear, and effective team dynamics. Four practices are offered: frame work as learning, lead with fallibility, replace blame language with learning questions, and respond well when people speak up. A practical “TRY loop” (Test small experiments with guardrails, Reward learning without judgment, Yes/apply learning and change) is illustrated with examples from corporate experience, Virgin Airlines, and the Barings Bank guardrails failure, plus a reminder that leader body language can undermine safety.00:00 Why Teamwork Wins00:46 Reward the Try Intro01:51 Psychological Safety Debt04:02 Risk Scale Self Check05:31 Healthy Curiosity Framework06:31 Corporate Story Taking Risks08:58 Small Experiments Guardrails12:12 What Psychological Safety Means14:00 Google Project Aristotle15:51 Four Ways to Build Safety20:00 The TRY Loop Method22:14 Virgin Airlines Reward Example24:15 Decision Line Empowerment25:48 Body Language and Permission27:00 7 Day Experiment Challenge28:46 Wrap Up and Next StepsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this special Podcaston Week episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton speaks with Simon Errington, CEO of Children in Distress, about the charity’s 35-year journey from supporting Romanian children after the fall of communism to evolving its focus toward funding grassroots projects in the UK while maintaining legacy work in Romania. Simon shares current initiatives including Casa Maria in Bucharest for children with neurological and physical disabilities, an annual 5,000-shoebox Christmas campaign, and UK pilot programs in Hull that build community, education, and confidence through cooking clubs and heritage-language learning. He discusses the leadership challenges of running volunteer-led organisations, emphasizing trust, relationships, community, and communicating impact to engage younger supporters, and he explains how to donate or volunteer via childrenindistress.org.00:00 Why Teamwork Wins00:46 Podcastathon Week Intro01:10 Meet Simon Errington01:59 Charity Origins in Romania03:19 Casa Maria and Shoeboxes04:09 Pivoting to the UK05:55 UK Projects in Hull09:48 Key Pillars for Youth11:59 Why Simon Volunteers14:42 Leading Volunteers as CEO18:43 Shoebox Campaign Community21:52 Engaging Younger Supporters25:16 Small Charity Big Impact28:04 How to Donate and Volunteer29:57 Wrap Up and SubscribeYou can learn more about Children in Distress and volunteer herewww.childrenindistress.orgConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Host Julia Felton welcomes health and fitness expert Brian Parana to discuss how leaders’ physical and mental fitness affects business performance, team energy, and credibility. They argue self-care must be treated like a business department and built through systems and processes rather than relying on discipline or willpower. Brian explains how health influences confidence, clarity, and professional outcomes, sharing an example of a client who lost 13 pounds and secured a $65,000 higher salary. Practical foundations include adequate hydration, daily movement (10K steps), strength training 2–3 times weekly, 6–7+ hours of sleep, and nutrition focused on food quality and portion control using a protein-vegetable-starch framework and limiting fats. Brian emphasises planning for busy days with backup meal options and offers a “30 tips in 30 days” resource.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro01:58 Busy Leaders and Self Care05:53 Self Care as a Business Department08:25 Health Impacts Credibility11:02 Confidence and Career Gains13:40 Small 1 Percent Habits15:33 Core Four Foundations17:09 Nutrition Basics and Portions19:27 Meal Timing and Planning20:33 Protein Veg and Carbs Guide22:51 Systems Over Willpower25:04 Salt The Oats Motivation28:14 Water Habits That Stick32:03 Plan B For Busy Days35:28 Framework Not Meal Plans37:39 Food As A Budget40:32 Resources And Final TakeawaysConnect with Brian at https://brianparana.com/ or on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/coachbrianparanaConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this 100th birthday episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton reflects emotionally on reaching 100 episodes, her love of lifelong learning, and why she keeps guest conversations organic amid concerns about losing human connection to AI. She shares her backstory as an award-winning business owner, Amazon bestselling author, and creator of the Unbridled Business Blueprint and Unbridled Teamship roadmap, inspired by nature and equine-assisted leadership. Julia recounts building a global hospitality data analytics business inside Arthur Andersen/Deloitte, the impact of the Enron scandal on trust and stability, and her eventual burnout. A sabbatical led her to horse rescue work in Colorado and conservation and safari-guide training in Africa, deepening lessons on presence, energy, and interdependence. Returning to the UK, she realised her horses mirrored her leadership style and chose to reinvent her work through leadership retreats with rescued horses, helping scaling-company leaders build trust, unlock potential, and create lasting impact.00:45 100th Episode Celebration03:50 Why Authentic Matters05:26 Who Is Julia07:27 Corporate Rise and Success09:28 Enron Trust Collapse15:13 First Horse Toby17:45 Sabbatical to Africa22:43 Nature Leadership Lessons24:32 Horses Teach Leadership27:29 Leaving Corporate Reinventing29:35 Teamship Philosophy Today32:26 Retreats and InvitationConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Welcome to the Impactful Teamwork Podcast with your host Julia Felton. In this episode, Julia is joined by Steve Frazier, a serial entrepreneur, self-sabotage coach, and author of 'Release the Coffee Cuffs.'Steve shares his entrepreneurial journey, from starting as a paperboy to building multiple restaurants and battling self-sabotage. He highlights key strategies for overcoming physical and mental self-sabotage, the importance of passion and motivation in business, and the necessity of detailed business planning.Steve also discusses how to maintain a positive mindset, the value of journaling, and the power of positive affirmations for personal and professional growth. Tune in to gain valuable insights and actionable advice on developing game-changing teams and achieving success in business.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:53 Meet Steve Frazier: Serial Entrepreneur and Self-Sabotage Coach02:12 Steve's Entrepreneurial Journey: From Paperboy to Restaurateur03:39 Lessons from Business Failures and Pivots05:26 The Birth of 'Release the Coffee Cuffs'17:28 Strategies to Overcome Self-Sabotage in Business20:40 The Importance of Mindset and Motivation27:35 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Recorded for Chinese New Year on 17 February 2026, this episode marks the start of the Fire Horse year and explores what that shift means for leadership and business. The host contrasts the previous Year of the Snake—focused on shedding, refinement, truth-seeing, and releasing what no longer serves—with the Fire Horse invitation for clean, aligned action, courage, and momentum without chaos or burnout. Using lessons from working with horses as “leadership mirrors,” the episode emphasises leading as a living system rather than managing like a machine, highlighting how teams (like herds) read energy, respond to clarity, and need safety without micromanagement or emotional volatility. The host introduces a practical 7-day, 10-minutes-a-day reset called “THE HERD” (one focus per day): Trust (build consistency and keep one small promise), Heat (regulate leader energy and remove one drain), Expose the unsaid (surface what isn’t being said and listen without defending),Hold the boundary (set and maintain one clear boundary), Execute the decision (increase decision velocity with clear ownership and review points), Release the contribution (give strengths-led ownership to an underutilized team member), and Debrief the rhythm (review flow vs. friction and embed one change for 30 days). The episode ends with an invitation to request a one-page PDF guide by messaging “the herd” via LinkedIn (Julia Felton) or emailing [email protected], and mentions that next week will be the show’s 100th episode.00:00 Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse (Chinese New Year 2026)00:57 Lead Like a Horse, Not a Machine: Authentic Energy & Presence03:57 What the Snake Year Taught Us: Shedding, Truth, and Alignment06:58 Fire Horse Invitation: Clean Momentum Without Chaos or Burnout10:14 Herd Wisdom in Action: The Tractor Story & Collective Safety13:17 The 7-Day HERD Reset Overview (10 Minutes a Day)14:09 Day 1 — Trust: Consistency, Congruence, and Keeping Promises16:19 Day 2 — Heat: Regulate Your Energy and Remove Drains19:06 Day 3 — Expose the Unsaid: Speak Truths with Courage and Care21:04 Day 4 — Hold the Boundary: Create Safety with Clear Fences22:18 Day 5 — Execute the Decision: Increase Decision Velocity23:52 Day 6 — Release Contribution: Empower Strengths-Led Ownership25:19 Day 7 — Debrief the Rhythm: Build Sustainable Momentum26:31 Wrap-Up: Snake Helps You See, Horse Helps You Move + Get the PDF27:45 Final Thoughts & What’s Next: 100th Episode TeaserConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton welcomes Victor Martinez, President and Founder of Elite Life Coaching. Together, they discuss the transformative power of teamwork, leadership in high-stakes environments, and strategies for eliminating excuses to achieve excellence.Martinez shares insightful lessons from his military career, emphasizing trust, loyalty, and effective communication within teams. The discussion also explores how these principles can be applied to business settings to create high-performing, cohesive teams. Tune in for actionable advice on building trust, managing team dynamics, and fostering a productive work environment.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:58 Meet Victor Martinez: From Battlefield to Boardroom01:52 No Excuses: Building Excellence in Business02:59 Time Management and Energy Management04:08 Lessons from the Battlefield: Teamwork and Leadership05:51 Building Trust in Teams14:59 The Importance of Loyalty in Teams23:54 The Power of Mentorship and Coaching25:14 Upcoming Books and Resources27:38 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton dives into the critical importance of reinvention in business. Using the historical example of the Titanic's sinking, Julia highlights six warning signs that went unnoticed, leading to the disaster. These lessons are directly applied to modern business practices, emphasising the need for proper handovers, correct equipment, safety drills, adequate resources, prioritising the right tasks, and not relying solely on past successes. Julia introduces the concept of 'Titanic Syndrome' and encourages businesses to stay vigilant and adaptable to avoid their own potential downfalls.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:52 The Importance of Reinvention02:39 Lessons from the Titanic04:23 Six Warning Signs Before the Sinking11:34 Business Parallels and Personal Anecdotes16:44 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Welcome to this week's edition of Impactful Teamwork! Join us as we talk to Brian Vogel, the founder of Sun Dog Coaching and co-founder of Sensible HR. With 25 years of HR experience, Brian shares his journey into coaching, elaborating on how he shifted his career to focus on leadership coaching and mental fitness. Discover how his background as a swim coach has influenced his approach to HR and coaching, and gain valuable insights into developing coaching skills, the importance of one-on-ones, and affirming and adjusting team behaviours. Brian also introduces tools like the Saboteur assessment and the Six Types of Working Genius to enhance team productivity and leadership effectiveness. Learn how prioritising mental fitness can transform you into a better leader and improve your team's performance. Don't miss the chance to think about your 'WIN' – What's Important Now – and take actionable steps to achieve it! Watch now for practical strategies and invaluable perspectives that will elevate your leadership game.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome01:09 Brian Vogel's Background and Career Journey02:08 Transition to Coaching and Founding Sundog Coaching05:13 The Importance of Coaching in Leadership07:53 Effective One-on-One Meetings10:51 Delegation and Team Development13:51 Understanding Working Genius and Avoiding Burnout17:21 Mental Fitness and Positive Intelligence29:44 Final Thoughts and Key TakeawaysYou can connect with Brian Vogel hereRequest the Saboteurs Assessment by emailing [email protected] with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton delves into the crucial topic of reinvention and its importance for businesses in 2026 and beyond. Julia discusses the concept of reinvention as a mindset shift akin to moving from a fixed to a growth mindset. She provides insights on how reinvention can serve as a systemic approach to thriving in chaos, much like nature continually adapts. Julia also introduces a practical framework—the four R's of reinvention: reflect, reimagine, recalibrate, and repeat. Highlighting significant statistics and offering practical tips, this podcast aims to equip you with the tools to make reinvention a core part of your business strategy. Tune in to learn why reinvention is no longer just a buzzword but a critical aspect of corporate leadership. 00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork 00:46 Reinvention: The Key to Business Survival01:48 Understanding the Reinvention Mindset 09:00 The Business Lifecycle and Reinvention 17:34 The Four Rs of Reinvention 21:10 The Importance of Reinvention in Leadership 23:46 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of 'Impactful Teamwork,' host Julia Felton welcomes Maria Brink, founder and president of Zynergy International. The discussion centres on the need for a shift from traditional, hyper-masculine leadership models to more balanced, inclusive, and ecologically mindful approaches. Maria shares insights from her book, 'The Leadership We Need,' emphasising the importance of incorporating diverse voices, widening circles of connection, and balancing masculine and feminine leadership traits. The conversation also explores the concept of 'poly crises' and what can be learned from indigenous and animal leadership structures. Both Julia and Maria highlight how AI and modern challenges necessitate a more empathetic, adaptive, and inclusive form of leadership moving forward.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome01:52 The Evolution of Leadership Culture05:21 Mindset Shifts for Sustainable Leadership05:45 The Three Pillars of Modern Leadership08:03 Balancing Masculine and Feminine Traits11:33 The Role of AI in Future Leadership17:54 Unconscious Bias in Leadership21:15 Addressing the Poly Crisis21:40 The Impact of Monopolised Leadership22:45 Understanding the Public Crisis24:02 The Role of AI and Biotechnology26:34 Leadership Lessons from Nature30:38 Insights from Indigenous Populations34:38 The Importance of Belonging and Connection36:23 Conclusion and Book InformationPlease connect with Maria on LinkedIn hereYou can purchase Maria's book - Book The Leadership We Need at all good online book storesConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, the host delves into the impact of AI in business, emphasising the importance of human vitality over machine functionality. Drawing on insights from Daniel Priestley and ancient Stoic virtues, the discussion highlights how AI assumes repetitive tasks, leaving humans to bring their unique energy, authenticity, and leadership to the table. The episode encourages leaders to transition from managing tasks to fostering team vitality, using AI as a partner to enhance overall performance and overcome modern challenges like burnout and misalignment.00:00 Introduction and New Year Greetings00:11 Exploring the Impact of AI in Business01:30 AI's Role in Repetitive Tasks vs. Human Vitality02:34 Leadership Challenges in the AI Era03:09 Functionality vs. Vitality in Modern Teams03:45 The Shift from Functional Work to Generative Work10:05 Historical Perspective: Stoic Virtues and Modern Teamwork11:11 Applying Stoic Virtues in Today's Teams17:32 Daniel Priestley's Model on Functionality24:58 The Role of Leaders in the AI World27:09 Conclusion and Future Vision for TeamsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, host Julia Felton is joined by Stuart Webb, an expert in transforming businesses through scientific approaches. Stuart shares his journey from a scientific career to entrepreneurship, emphasising the power of applying scientific principles to business processes. They delve into Stuart's innovative PATH system (Purpose, Action, Team, Harmony) and his structured four-step process for effective team management: feedback, one-on-one meetings, coaching, and delegation. The discussion highlights the importance of starting small, giving consistent feedback, and the role of empathy in leadership. Stuart also emphasises the benefits of establishing systems and processes early on to ensure business sustainability and personal harmony.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome01:37 Stuart Webb's Journey from Science to Business04:15 Applying Scientific Principles to Business07:54 The PATH System Explained13:26 Importance of Harmony in Business16:20 Feedback and Team Management19:10 Implementing One-on-One Meetings19:27 Three Sections of Effective Meetings19:52 Developing Skills Through Coaching21:11 The Power of Delegation23:21 The Importance of Feedback25:26 Building Relationships and Empathy32:18 The Value of Slow and Steady Change36:05 Contact Information and ConclusionTo contact Stuart - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwebb/ or www.the-complete-approach.comConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Join Julia Felton in this week's episode of Impactful Teamwork where she delves into the significance of gratitude and appreciation, especially during the year-end holiday season. Reflecting on both personal and professional experiences, Julia emphasises the transformative impact of practicing daily gratitude on lowering stress levels and enhancing team performance. She shares insights, studies, and practical tips on how leaders can foster a culture of appreciation within their teams, leading to increased trust, energy, and productivity. Julia invites listeners to adopt specific gratitude practices and challenges them to recognize and appreciate their team members' contributions in meaningful ways. Concluding with heartfelt thanks to her listeners and partners, Julia underscores the profound benefits of gratitude as a strategic tool in leadership and resilient team-building.00:00 Introduction and Welcome01:54 The Power of Gratitude03:35 Gratitude in Leadership09:42 Practical Tips for Showing Appreciation14:42 Final Thoughts and GratitudeConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this heartfelt episode of 'Impactful Teamwork,' Julia shares her personal journey of rest, reflection, and reinvention from Thailand. Prompted by a series of personal losses and the realisation of unprocessed grief, Julia emphasises the necessity of taking time out from the daily grind to recharge physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Speaking from a detox retreat, Julia discusses the significance of health in achieving business success and offers insights into the value of self-care and finding one's identity post-retirement. Listeners are encouraged to carve out time for self-reflection to improve overall well-being and leadership efficacy.00:00 Introduction and Purpose of the Episode01:13 The Importance of Rest and Rejuvenation01:59 Personal Losses and Grief03:19 Realizations in Thailand04:30 Detox and Health Journey07:17 Discovering Detox Spas10:32 Conversations and Epiphanies12:56 The Need for Personal Time15:03 Conclusion and Invitation to ReflectConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Welcome to this week's episode of Impactful Teamwork! Join Julia Felton as she sits down with Alfred Poor, a keynote speaker and technology expert with a passion for virtual meetings. In this episode, Alfred shares invaluable insights on how business leaders can improve their virtual presence and become more influential during online meetings. From enhancing lighting and sound quality to being intentional about your visual setup, Alfred covers essential tips to help you make a stronger impact in virtual settings. Whether you're pitching to investors or collaborating with your team, these practical strategies will elevate your online communication skills. Tune in to discover how you can make the most out of your virtual meetings and lead with confidence.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome01:23 The Importance of Virtual Meetings04:30 The 75% Solution Explained08:51 Lighting Tips for Virtual Meetings14:55 Framing and Camera Setup20:14 Lighting and Camera Quality20:39 The Importance of Eye Contact22:09 Virtual Backgrounds: Pros and Cons23:22 Trust and Authenticity in Virtual Meetings28:27 Effective Use of Microphones33:38 Engaging Presentations with OBS Studio36:38 Practical Tips for Leaders36:55 Conclusion and ResourcesYou can connect with Alfred at:  www.alfredpoor.comVideo Meeting Blueprint: https://alfredpoor.com/video-meeting-blueprintBooking link for a free call: https://BookAChatWithAlfred.comConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

Welcome to this week's episode of Impactful Teamwork! Join host Julia Felton as she interviews Teri Pruitt, a seasoned Broadway professional with experience on iconic shows like Wicked and The Lion King. Teri shares fascinating insights on how the dynamics of backstage teamwork in theatre can be applied to business. From the necessity of having contingency plans to the importance of trust and adaptability, this episode is packed with practical analogies and tips. Don't miss Teri's advice on creating a collaborative and highly motivated team environment, as well as the concept of 'shove with love' to ensure success. Plus, discover the value of starting with trust and giving team members the opportunity to earn that trust over time. Tune in for an engaging discussion that bridges the worlds of theater and business!00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction00:34 Teri's Broadway Background01:50 Teamwork Behind the Scenes03:53 Challenges and Problem Solving05:14 Building Trust and Rapid Training08:08 Collective Responsibility and Team Dynamics11:43 Handling On-Stage Mishaps16:08 Learning and Iteration in Theater18:43 The Long Road to Broadway19:32 The Importance of Trust and Levity21:35 Handling Ego and Conflict24:26 Consistency Across Global Productions27:46 Lessons from Theater for Business31:32 Closing Thoughts and FarewellYou can connect with Teri at https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-pruitt-a2b341101/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, Julia Felton delves into the essential topic of trust in organisations, prompted by recent high-profile trust breaches like the BBC's reporting scandal and a CEO's public misconduct at the Coldplay concert.. The episode explores the importance of trust as the foundational glue and lubricant that holds teams and businesses together. Julia discusses how trust is built and lost, using analogies from horse herds and discussing lessons from her book 'Unbridled Business.' She emphasises the role of authentic leadership and accountability in rebuilding trust, offering practical strategies and insights for leaders facing trust ruptures in their teams.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork01:25 Current Events Highlighting Trust Issues02:45 The Fragility and Importance of Trust03:40 Rebuilding Trust: Lessons from Leadership and Horse Herds06:57 Consequences of Broken Trust in Teams08:41 Steps to Rebuild Trust14:24 Practical Examples and Final Thoughts18:51 Conclusion and Call to ActionConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton explores the role of creativity in business with Dr. Andre Walton, an expert in organisational creativity. Dr. Walton shares insights into his creative journey, influenced by his artistic parents, and discusses the importance of balancing divergent and convergent thinking to prevent burnout. They delve into strategies for fostering creativity in the workplace, the necessity of embedding innovation as a core value, and the importance of creating a safe space for individuality. The episode also highlights practical steps leaders can take to balance their thinking and nurture happier, more innovative teams.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:37 Exploring Creativity in Organisations00:52 Meet Dr. Andre Walton: The Creativity Architect01:31 The Journey of Creativity: From Childhood to Career04:25 Balancing Analytical and Creative Thinking07:19 Strategies to Combat Burnout16:12 The Role of Creativity in Team Dynamics28:14 Embedding Creativity in Corporate Culture34:11 Fostering Happiness and Innovation at Work38:26 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsYou can learn more about Dr Andre here and connect to him on LinkedInConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, we delve into the critical role of mindset and beliefs in leadership. Host Julia Felton discusses how success in business is 80% mindset and 20% skillset, influenced by her personal journey and recent training in Psych-K. She shares insights from Muriel Wilkins' book 'Leadership Unblocked,' exploring seven common 'hidden blockers' that impede leadership effectiveness, and offers practical steps on how to identify and reframe limiting beliefs to boost productivity and team dynamics. Join us as we uncover the power of positive beliefs in shaping your leadership destiny.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:53 Leadership and Beliefs: A Personal Journey02:36 The Power of Beliefs in Leadership02:53 Framework for Success: Gandhi's Philosophy07:05 Hidden Blockers in Leadership19:54 Overcoming Leadership Blockers23:21 Conclusion and Reflection25:05 Podcast Outro and Call to ActionConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the 'Impactful Teamwork Podcast,' host Julia Felton welcomes Regina Bergman, co-founder of Holy Grail and CEO of Bridgeport Strategy. Together, they discuss the significance of teamwork as a competitive advantage in business, exploring strategies for effective hiring and team management. Regina shares her expertise on behavioural interviewing, the importance of placing individuals in roles suited to their strengths, and the value of continuous team development. They also touch on the challenges CEOs face when scaling their businesses and the emerging trend of co-CEO models for distributing leadership responsibilities. Regina provides practical advice on maintaining a decision diary to help CEOs track their decisions and align their strategies with their overarching vision.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:58 Meet Regina Bergman: CEO and Teamwork Expert01:25 The Importance of Effective Team Collaboration02:21 Regina's Journey and Insights on Team Building06:29 Behavioural Interviews: A Key to Successful Hiring12:30 Navigating Biases in the Hiring Process16:26 Balancing People and Profit in Business Scaling19:37 The Importance of Hiring the Right People19:55 Challenges of Scaling a Business20:49 The Co-CEO Model: Benefits and Insights22:15 Leveraging Strengths in Team Building25:11 The Power of Personality Profiling31:58 Understanding Different Perspectives34:21 Final Thoughts and Key Takeawayshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-partain-bergman-a761901/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton explores the concept of 'flow,' an optimal state of consciousness where individuals perform at their best. Drawing from her experiences with equine facilitated leadership retreats, Julia discusses the power of experiential learning and how working with horses provides instant feedback on leadership styles. She outlines the stages and triggers of flow, offers practical advice on achieving and maintaining this state, and emphasises the importance of creating distraction-free environments and intrinsic motivation. Julia also highlights the benefits of group flow in enhancing team performance and shares insights from her research with Stephen Kotler and the Flow Collective. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own flow states and consider the benefits of experiential learning to improve productivity and creativity in their teams.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:55 Host Introduction and Episode Focus01:34 Experiential Learning with Horses02:44 Understanding Flow States03:18 Research Insights on Flow03:50 Defining Flow and Its Benefits06:56 Triggers and Conditions for Flow07:57 Flow in Experiential Learning13:33 Steps to Achieve Flow17:21 Group Flow and Team Performance19:23 Conclusion and Further ResourcesConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, host Julia Felton is joined by Karen Borain, a seasoned expert in the hospitality industry with 43 years of experience, including 35 years at Southern Sun Hotels. They discuss the essential role of teamwork in hospitality, the dynamics of managing diverse teams, and the importance of self-awareness and communication for leaders. Karen shares insights on overcoming hierarchical structures, promoting inter-departmental collaboration, and practical strategies for effective leadership, onboarding, and succession planning in an industry characterised by high turnover. Listeners are encouraged to focus on clarifying their team's purpose and ensuring every team member understands their contribution to the overall guest experience.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome01:35 Karen Borain's Background in Hospitality04:26 Challenges in Leadership and Management06:59 Empowering Teams and Delegation10:52 Multi-Generational Workforce Dynamics15:49 Team Coaching and Breaking Down Silos22:21 Onboarding and Succession Planning28:09 The Future of Hospitality and Technology33:04 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsKaren's contact details:www.linkedin.com/in/karen-borain-17749a/https://karenboraincoach.com/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton explores the concept of shared leadership and its impact on business success. Through case studies of major companies like Netflix, Comcast, and Oracle, Julia discusses the benefits and challenges of co-CEO models. She introduces the Diamond Model of Leadership, emphasising the importance of distributing leadership roles to enhance productivity, creativity, and decision-making. Julia also shares insights from her unique experience with horse herds to illustrate effective leadership dynamics. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own leadership structures and consider implementing shared leadership within their organisations.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:45 Exploring Shared Leadership03:04 Challenges and Benefits of Co-Leadership06:45 Case Studies: Successes and Failures13:31 The Diamond Model of Leadership22:17 Applying Shared Leadership in Your Business23:17 Conclusion and Further ResourcesConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork podcast, Julia Felton explores how to deal with chaotic leadership that creates disruption rather than clarity. Drawing from her coaching experience and research by McKinsey and Gallup, Julia discusses the negative ripple effects a chaotic CEO can have on an organisation, including stifled innovation, lack of trust, and a toxic culture. She presents five strategies to manage and mitigate these effects: manage up with intention, build agreements on communication and roles, amplify external voices, form a coalition with peers, and practice strategic patience. Julia uses analogies from nature and horse herds to illustrate these strategies and brings actionable insights for team members and departmental heads facing chaotic leadership. The episode concludes with an invitation to diagnose team performance through the 'Turbocharge Your Team' quiz.00:00 Introduction to Chaotic Leadership01:52 The Impact of a Chaotic Leader03:16 Research Insights on Leadership Effectiveness04:57 Strategies to Manage a Chaotic Leader05:15 Scenario: Navigating Chaos as Susan06:29 Strategy 1: Manage Up with Intention09:47 Strategy 2: Build Agreements on Communication and Roles11:54 Strategy 3: Amplify External Voices14:33 Strategy 4: Form a Coalition with Peers16:59 Strategy 5: Practice Strategic Patience19:05 Conclusion and ReflectionConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia speaks with Ulli Hildebrand, a strategic talent architect from Pinpoint Solutions, about why teamwork and talent are the ultimate competitive advantages in business. Ulli emphasises the importance of recognising talent, leadership mindset, and setting healthy boundaries. They discuss the often overlooked but crucial aspect of corporate culture and its impact on team dynamics and organisational success. Ulli shares insights on effective leadership, the challenges companies face when scaling, and the necessity of empowering teams. The conversation also touches on personal lessons learned from working with horses and their application to business leadership.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:53 Guest Introduction: Ulli Hildebrand01:36 The Importance of Talent in the Workplace03:37 Challenges in Leadership Roles05:33 Setting Healthy Boundaries in the Workplace07:51 The Impact of Remote Work on Productivity14:40 Scaling Companies: Challenges and Solutions19:06 Creating a High-Performance Culture19:52 Understanding Business Goals and Culture20:29 The Importance of Tolerating Mistakes21:50 Contradictions in Viewing Personnel as Costs24:58 The Ripple Effect of Leadership26:57 Encouraging Work-Life Balance29:11 Empowering Teams Through Decision-Making34:13 The Value of Non-Expert Leadership35:44 Lessons from Horses on Leadership37:54 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsYou can connect with Ulli on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrikehildebrand/ and find her solutions at https://pin-pointtalent.net/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork Podcast, host Julia Felton discusses the critical importance of business reinvention. Drawing inspiration from the autumn equinox, Julia explores how businesses can harness the rapid pace of change to stay competitive and thrive. She emphasises the need for companies to continually evolve by creating multiple S-curves and identifies three hidden S-curves crucial for sustained growth: competition, capabilities, and talent. With examples from industries like mobile phones and streaming, she illustrates how adaptability and new leadership can prevent business decline. The episode also highlights the importance of learning to learn and developing meta-skills for future success.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:54 The Significance of the Autumn Equinox01:32 The Necessity of Business Reinvention03:06 Understanding the Product Lifecycle06:02 The Hidden S-Curves of Successful Companies10:31 The Importance of the Right Leadership14:44 Learning to Learn: The Future of Skills20:40 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, host Julia Felton is joined by Andy Price, founder of the award-winning IT firm Initial IT. Andy shares his expertise in simplifying technology and focusing on cybersecurity for small businesses. He addresses prevalent cybersecurity threats such as data breaches and ransomware, and offers practical strategies for businesses to protect themselves. Andy underscores the importance of employee training and fostering a culture of psychological safety to encourage prompt reporting of security issues. He also discusses the role of AI in modern technology and its potential impacts on cybersecurity. Additionally, Andy shares his personal journey into the IT industry, emphasizing the importance of passion and perseverance. Tune in for a comprehensive discussion on maintaining IT security in today's digital age.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome01:54 Understanding Cybersecurity Threats02:48 Strategies for Small Businesses14:58 The Importance of Data Backup20:13 Andy's Journey into IT27:11 The Impact of AI on Business34:16 Conclusion and ResourcesContact Andy at: [email protected] or visit his website https://www.initialit.co.uk/Connect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, host Julia Felton explores the growing importance of soft skills in the modern workplace, particularly as businesses adapt to the advancements in AI technology. Julia delves into the origins of the term 'soft skills' and argues for a more appropriate term like 'leadership superpowers.' Highlighting research from the World Economic Forum and Deloitte, she underscores that these skills—communication, empathy, and adaptability—are essential for business agility, innovation, and survival in a dynamic environment. Julia also discusses how improving these skills can boost revenue, enhance employee retention, and drive customer loyalty. She emphasizes the need for leaders to foster a culture that values and enhances soft skills, ensuring their teams can thrive amidst ongoing technological transformations.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork01:10 The Misconception of Soft Skills04:31 The Importance of Soft Skills in the Modern Workplace06:41 AI and the Future of Work08:25 Building Relationships in a High-Tech World10:09 Soft Skills as a Competitive Advantage19:10 The Role of Soft Skills in Customer Experience24:26 Final Thoughts and Call to ActionConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, host Julia Felton explores why attention is the biggest gift leaders can give their team members. Julia delves into how genuine attention fosters connection, engagement, and psychological safety, comparing it to sunlight that helps a forest grow. She discusses the barriers to maintaining attention like digital distractions, multitasking, reactive work patterns, mental clutter, and environmental factors. By addressing these challenges, leaders can harness the 'Attention Triad'—mental, emotional, and energetic attention—to boost team cohesion and performance. Julia also introduces the concept of the 'Attention Continuum' and provides actionable strategies for leaders to place their attention deliberately and effectively. Don't forget to take the 'Turbocharge Your Team' quiz at businesshorsepower.com/quiz to identify areas for improvement in your team dynamics.00:00 Introduction to the Biggest Gift for Your Team01:18 The Power of Attention in Leadership05:36 Creating Psychological Safety Through Attention13:09 The Attention Triad: Mental, Emotional, and Energetic Focus19:21 Attention Hijackers and How to Overcome Them24:20 Conclusion and Call to ActionConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of Impactful Teamwork, host Julia Felton discusses the importance of having a clear and well-articulated purpose in business. Drawing from her book, 'Unbridled Business,' and insights from Simon Sinek's 'Start With Why,' Julia explains how purpose serves as the key pillar for team effectiveness, structure, and performance. She cites studies by Deloitte and other research indicating that purpose-driven companies not only achieve higher financial performance but also foster a strong sense of belonging among team members. The episode emphasises the significance of aligning all stakeholders with the business's purpose to reduce friction and drive productivity and profitability. Julia also invites listeners to join an upcoming webinar on transforming purpose into profit using her three-step framework. www.businesshorsepower.com/unbridled-impact00:00 Introduction to Purpose in Business02:11 The Power of Purpose03:27 Generational Perspectives on Purpose04:45 Simon Sinek's 'Start With Why'07:19 Purpose-Driven Collaboration11:16 Purpose and Profit12:15 Research on Purpose-Driven Companies16:38 The Aspirational Nature of Purpose17:42 Upcoming Webinar and Personal Insights21:37 Final Thoughts and InvitationConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

This week's episode of Impactful Teamwork delves into the critical topic of toxic leadership behaviours that inadvertently push team members away. Inspired by a comprehensive research article from HR World and Kick Resume, the episode explores 15 detrimental manager behaviors and their impacts on team morale and organisational culture. Highlighting real-world examples and personal experiences, the host emphasizes the need for leadership to evolve from controlling to empowering, promoting trust and psychological safety within the workplace. Key insights include recognising and avoiding behaviours like micromanaging, emotional volatility, favouritism, and undermining team contributions. The episode underscores the importance of self-awareness and continual personal development for leaders, and introduces resources like the Unbridled Teamship roadmap to foster effective and inspiring leadership.00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork00:50 The Importance of Avoiding Negative Leadership Behaviors02:11 Exploring Toxic Leadership Behaviors08:50 The Royal Highness: Narcissistic Leadership09:56 The Mood Swinger: Emotional Instability in Leadership10:57 The Insecure Boss: Fear of Competence12:08 The Big Brother: Micromanagement13:02 The Underminer: Discrediting Others13:45 The Favors: Favoritism in Leadership14:26 The Metrics Man: Obsession with Targets15:03 The Yeller: Authority Through Loudness15:38 The Emo Blackmailer: Emotional Manipulation16:32 The Thief: Taking Credit for Others' Work17:21 The Ghost: Missing in Action17:54 The Conservative: Resistance to Change18:32 The Gossiper: Spreading Rumors19:05 The Meet Me Manager: Meeting Overload19:50 The No Clock Man: Punctuality Issues21:48 Conclusion: Creating a Positive Leadership LegacyConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of 'Impactful Teamwork,' host Julia Felton welcomes Jude Germain, the founder and principal consultant of The Maverick Paradox. Jude, an award-winning leadership expert, shares her insights on 'Maverick Leadership,' a unique approach that enables organisations to thrive amidst complexity. They discuss Jude's 'Influence Blueprint,' exploring its four drivers: capability, decisiveness, power, and impact. Jude explains how influence is systemic, affecting not only individual leaders but entire organizational flows. They also delve into practical examples, including Peloton's missteps and Jude's personal experiences, illustrating the importance of cohesive and influential leadership at all levels. Tune in for an engaging discussion on enhancing influence in the workplace, liberating leadership, and designing impactful cultures.00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction02:10 Understanding Influence03:50 Leadership as a System06:42 Influence in Practice11:15 Power and Influence20:46 Strategic Influence and Execution22:40 Culture and Influence33:14 Final Thoughts and ResourcesYou can connect with Jude at www.maverickparadox.co.ukConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify

In this episode of the Impactful Teamwork podcast, Julia shares valuable leadership lessons learned during a recent sailing holiday in Greece. These lessons cover topics such as the benefits of shared leadership, the importance of roles and responsibilities, the impact of team dynamics, and the power of proper planning. Additionally, reflections on personal experiences related to beliefs, energy management, and the significance of strategic attention to navigate changing environments are discussed. The episode aims to illustrate how insights gained from sailing can be applied to enhance teamwork and leadership in business settings.00:00 Introduction: Lessons from a Greek Holiday02:19 The Power of Shared Leadership09:18 Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountability11:17 Team Dynamics and Support Systems17:27 The Importance of Planning21:41 Maintaining Strategic Attention23:46 Conclusion and Upcoming WebinarConnect with Julia:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTake the IMPACTFUL Teamwork Quiz to assess your team's communication, creativity culture, goal clarity, and conflict resolution skills!Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify