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Why so emotional? With Telana Simpson

Aug 15, 2023

Communication Skills, Emotions, Leadership, Management, Social Skills

Why we need emotions in boardrooms, with Telana Simpson Podcast: Telana shares an article as a starting point to discuss what emotions are, and why they are so useful for teams to resolve conflicts. A boardroom that embraces healthy expressions of emotions, is a boardroom – and team – that thrives. What do you think? >> Read the article here. Audio: Video: About Telana: Telana is a Courage Coach and author who helps talented individuals have no regrets in life…

Self Leadership & Courageous Communication, with Andrew Bryant

Mar 3, 2022

Communication Skills, Emotions, Leadership, Responsibility, Social Issues, Uncategorized

Self Leadership & Courageous Communication, with Andrew Bryant What is Self Leadership? And how can it help us live and communicate more courageously? Telana Simpson asked Andrew Bryant, a thought leader and best selling author on the subject of Self Leadership. They also discuss how and why we should develop our self leadership, and how it applies to speaking up, dealing with conflict and managing our fear of failure. Podcast: Audio: Video: About Andrew Bryant: Global Thought-Leader, Andrew Bryant, has been…

Money Talks, with Nigel Willmott

Aug 5, 2020

Communication Skills, Emotions, Parenting, Relationships, Social Issues

The key to talking about money, especially with a partner in life or business, is to remember the importance of the topic, and that it is a journey. Nigel Willmott shares from his decades of experience as a financial planner, and more recently as a money coach, some exercises and ways to have crucial conversations around money with those close to us, including our children. He also unpacks the emotions around money, our money DNA, money memories and the benefits…

Discovering Self Worth, with John Niland

Jul 29, 2020

Communication Skills, Confrontation skills, conscious communication, Emotions, Growth, Self Esteem, Self Expression

John Niland knew intellectually the distinctions between self-worth, self-esteem and self-confidence, yet he only started living this fundamental discovery after a significantly emotional event. John shares with Telana what he has learn on this journey, and how he discovered his true self worth, and the benefits from this. He also relates how unconditional self-worth is the foundation for courageous conversations. Topics explored in this important episode include: Discovering self worth. How self worth differs to self esteem. Relevance of self…

Brain flexibility for effective communication, with Dr André Vermeulen

Jul 8, 2020

Communication Skills, Emotions, Listening, Relationships

Podcast: Some critical skills needed for today’s world include people management, communication and emotional intelligence, as well as critical thinking and decision making. How does brain flexibility help us improve our communication skills? Dr André Vermeulen has been studying the brain for many years, and will help us answer that question, explaining the concepts of: brain flexibility and agility cognitive flexibility emotional intelligence communication vs. talking listening Audio: Video: About Dr. André Vermeulen: Dr. André Vermeulen is the founding member…

How to be mentally strong in a crisis, with Daria Tsvenger

Jun 30, 2020

Change, Communication Skills, Confrontation skills, Emotions

Daria Tsvenger is a mindset expert, and shared with Telana Simpson what mental strength is, and how to develop it, especially in a time of crisis, like we find ourselves in today dealing with Covid-19. She covers aspects of ourselves like the flight/fight mode of our brains, procrastination, depression and self awareness. She also explains the difference between inspiration and motivation, and tackles how to have conversations that count, shedding some light on the topic from the neuro-science perspective. Podcast:…