A chat with a Futurist about the Mind and a Pandemic

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can create an exponential shift in the performance, resourcefulness and well-being of any business or organisation.
In this episode, Futurist Matt O'Neill joins us for a discussion on how the current situation is effecting us, and we look at some of the interesting implications. 
This episode explores:
How in this situation we realise more deeply what agility and adaption is. 
The role of 'virtual intimacy', as connection via proximity is reduced
The difference between positivity & optimism as a symptom of a solid understanding of 'what we are', versus it as 'a useful thing to think and say' 
How this is an exciting time to be alive - as long as we don't try and control it or predict it!
 Still Curious - Want to know more?
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Don't forget to check out the other 'LOOKING AT' episodes on CORONA VIRUS , CONNECTION, RESILIENCE & DECISION MAKING
Have a listen to Matt's first appearance on the show here
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post

Looking at….8. CONNECTION: At a time when the world is in virtual lockdown. How can we realise more about the role and mechanics of connection?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.
Special Episode: Looking at….CONNECTION:  At a time when the world is in virtual lockdown. How does an understanding of Quality of Mind help us see the role and mechanics of connection
This episode explores:
What do we mean by connection
That connection is far more foundational than we think
What really gets in the way of connection
How connection is possible without proximity 
Some things to experiment with for yourself
 Still Curious - want to know more?
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Don't forget to check out the other 'LOOKING AT' episodes on DECISION MAKING  LISTENING  & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE 
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post

Special Episode: Looking at….COVID19: How does an understanding of Quality of Mind help us?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.
Special Episode: Looking at….COVID19: How does an understanding of Quality of Mind help us?
This episode explores:
How can understanding mind help us with a world wide health pandemic ?
How this pandemic is more a disease of the mind than the body
What have we got going for us?
How is the system designed to help us?
What really matters?  and can we lose that?
 Still Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Quality of Mind 
Don't forget to check out the other 'LOOKING AT' episodes on DECISION MAKING  PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE 
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post
 
 

The highest leverage point - A discussion to explore what really makes the difference

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Dominic Scaffidi. Dominic, after a highly successful career in blue chip HR, discovered the value of coaching, which then became all the more powerful when he realised the impact of leveraging the source as opposed to working at the symptom. Listen in to find out more...
In this episode we discuss:
The value of truly seeing what emerges when we see that normally we only operate at the level of symptoms.
How resistance is only ever a creation of mind.
Why will power and discipline are warning signals to watch out for.
Why we don't want to waste our time coaching and training experienced leaders on skills.
How we innocently insist our apparent reality is caused by the 'outside world', not the mind.
Curious - want to know more?
Dominic runs his own executive and team coaching business HR Possibilities, and you can find him on LinkedIn here 
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind 
'I have some questions' a podcast episodes that discusses some of the common questions in the understanding
What are the benefits: Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days. Or hear from another coaching client, about the 'The simple, surreal, yet life changing nature of it all'
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

The missing piece to Agile change and development. A chat with a Agile methodology coach who got curious in the understanding behind Quality of Mind

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Frans Rensen, an experienced Agile methodology coach. Frans after many years in the commercial world recently came across this understanding of the mind, and it has transformed how he sees what it is to be, and do, Agile methodology, and much more! 
In this episode we discuss:
The missing piece to Agile change and development that Agilists doesn't know they are missing!  
The importance of understanding separate realities in organisations
The importance of realisations based learning as compared to process, cognition, and intellect  
How this understanding has impacted people in areas beyond just Agile development
How an organisation could be even more effective with only half the people it currently has! 
Curious - want to know more?
Fran's profile on Linkedin
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What the principles behind Quality of Mind  - podcast episode 
Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days....An interview. 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts.

"I have some questions...?" A chat with a HR Director who recently got curious in the understanding behind Quality of Mind

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation - Quality of Mind:  Realising Exponential Human Potential In Every Aspect of Life & Work. A rare opportunity for curiousity, intrigue and insight 
In this episode Piers chats with someone who is a relative new comer to this understanding.
Most people interviewed on this podcast are clients who have already had an immersion in the principles or fellow practitioners, this time we get the chance to speak to someone who has just started to get curious about the understanding behind Quality of Mind.
Introducing Laurence Hollobon. Laurence is an experienced HR director and HR consultant, and has a broad and rich international corporate background. She has kindly agreed to come on the podcast and ask some of the questions that have arisen for her as she started to get curious about Quality of Mind.  This episode is a real time question and answer session.  
In this episode we discuss:
What are the key principles behind Quality of Mind?
What is the role of brain? 
What is this principle we talk about  ''our experience of the world is real but not true''?
How do people get in a better Quality of Mind? How is this different to other approaches?
How is this applicable and relevant for the modern corporate world?
Curious - want to know more?
Laurence's profile on Linkedin
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Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days....An interview. 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts.

The simple, surreal, yet life changing nature of it all. An interview with a coaching client

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Will Innes, who recently undertook a 6 month Quality of Mind 1-1 coaching programme. Will has a background in employer brand, technology, candidate experience and change.  He openly shares his experience of the nature of this change and the benefits it has bought him, his family, and his work.
In this episode we discuss:
What attracted Will to undertake Quality of Mind coaching.
What is different about life and work now.
The deceptively simple yet game changing nature of this understanding. How the substantial benefits emerge from seeminly simple realisations.
How something surreal can turn up so practically.
The wider implications... for everything!  Including how organisations see diversity & inclusion, creativity and trust.  
The sustainable nature of it. How this works at a more upstream level than mindfulness or meditation and therefore mitigates the need for practices like that.
Curious - want to know more?
Will's profile on Linkedin he kindly offered to speak to anyone curious to know more about the value of this understanding.
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Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days....An interview. 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts.

Is there some magic behind it all? An interview with Phil Goddard

 This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Phil Goddard, with humour and sincerity, he combines over twenty-one years in I.T. and telecoms corporate leadership with thirteen years as a professional coach. He has coached Hollywood actors, international models, journalists, artists, authors, film directors, corporate executives, and numerous business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs.
In this episode we discuss:
What is different about how we see the role of the mind now, compared to when we first started coaching?
The power of the mind in every aspect of business
The dissolving of 'I' and how that allows the magic behind life to come through
Relationships and teams in the workplace, and the invisible lids we place on them
Curious - want to know more?
Phil is a published author and a great podcast series called Coaching Life
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind 
Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days....An interview 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts

The missing part of the formula. An interview with Ankush Jain

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Ankush Jain. After a formative corporate career, for the last 6 years, Ankush has been coaching individuals and people in business. He is a creator of two successful podcast series and has just published a new book (see below).  Ankush brings a refreshing degree of action, focus & energy to the coaching world, and that of his clients. 
In this episode we discuss:
The missing and invisible part of the success formula for business 
The reasons behind why there is such a wide range of applications for this single understanding in organisations
A simple example of this understanding in action - 'dealing with a difficult boss'
How this understanding is not marketed well, and how that could be a symptom of it's very nature
Curious - want to know more?
Ankush has just published a book Sweet Sharing and has two great podcast series The Business Series, and The Relationship Series
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind 
Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days....An interview 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts

Looking at...7. VISION & PURPOSE: How does Quality of Mind see creating an Organisational Vision & Purpose?

Part of the series of short episodes from the Quality of Mind podcast taking common business and workplace topics and exploring them through the lens of the principles of Quality of Mind. 'Looking at....'
This episode: 'Looking at....VISION & PURPOSE' and was inspired by a short LinkedIn post  on the 'Downside of Organisational Purpose' that received some interesting feedback.
This episode explores:
The 2 key reasons organisations spend time and energy on developing their Vision, Mission, & Purpose 
The innocent yet often invisible, mistake most organisations make
The nature of trying to reverse engineer the process via employee engagement 
What the often missing foundational step is in developing an organisation's Vision and Purpose 
 Still Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Quality of Mind,  
Don't forget to check out the other episodes on DECISION MAKING  PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE) 
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post