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Former CMO of Nike Greg Hoffman from Portland Oregon joins Business Psychologist Michael Costello (Management Today) to share his Creative Leadership Lessons from his 28 years at Nike and the importance of art getting a seat at the table. In this episode Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets with Greg to explore: The Nike DNA - what is really in the DNA of the Nike culture and whether its employees are living the values of Nike's just do it slogan What the Brazil National Team...

In this episode of Management Today's Workplace Evolution Podcast Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets with London Business School Professor & co-chair of the World Economic Forum Council Lynda Gratton to discuss the most significant change in the workplace for over a generation - hybrid working - and her latest book "Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organisation and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone" This podcast explores: · How long will the “one size fits all” hybrid model...

In this very special podcast in aid of the Trussel Trust foodbank charity, we hear from Olympians Kate & Helen Richardson-Walsh, Rugby World Cup Winner Will Greenwood & Psychologist John Amaechi on how to maintain our well-being over Christmas. During the podcast you’ll also hear from the Trussell Trust’s CEO Emma Revie on the work the charity is doing and the challenges the UK faces right now. As we travel through each guests' past, present and future we explore: · How to managing...

In this episode Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets with two exceptional Olympic athletes to discuss their new book “Winning Together” and the incredible journey Team GB went on to winning gold in the Rio Olympics. Double Olympic medallist Kate Richardson Walsh is the most capped female British hockey player of all time and double Olympian medallist Helen Richardson-Walsh has 18 years of playing internationally with 4 Olympic Games, many world cups, European championships and...

Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets Will Greenwood and Ben Fennell to discuss their life lessons and new book "World Class: Lead, Learn and Grow Like a Champion". Drawing on insights from elite athlete & coaches such as Dan Carter, Kate Richardson Walsh, Rio Ferdinand, Helen Glover & Sir Clive Woodward as well as Business Leaders from Tesco, Unilever, Virgin Media the conversation explores what businesses can learn from sport and what sport can learn from business.  This...

In this episode Michael Costello spends time with the inspirational Psychologist John Amaechi OBE – well admired for making his way from humble beginnings in the north of England to playing in the NBA with teams like Orlando Magic and more recent work on equality and diversity – being bold enough to raise the issues of bias, racism and White Privilege in the workplace & our wider society. The discussion explores John's new book "The Promises of Giant"s and the promises critical to John’s...

In this episode Business Psychologist Michael Costello explores with Nigel Farage how he managed to lead radical change that impacted a generation and sent shockwaves around the world. Once the discussion gets past his "Booze Brand" & how the 'Great British Boozer' got voters on his side they explore the serious questions of: - How will history judge him & what will his loved ones say about him at his funeral? - How did cheating death three times impact his view on life &...

In this episode Michael Costello meets with BBC Tech Journalist Rory Cellan-Jones to discuss the most powerful invention in the last century - the Smart Phone and why we are "Always on” our phones! The big questions include 'How we can improve our relationship with our phone & overcome its' addictive nature & challenges such as misinformation, misuse of our data & even online conspiracies?'. Rory also shares his experiences with the colossal tech & thoughts leaders - Steve...

Welcome back to Management Today's Workplace Evolution Podcast sponsored by Michael Page - Part of the Page Group! Our first guest for 2021 is Dr Robert S. Kaplan, a Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School, is co-developer of both activity-based costing (ABC) and the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). Kaplan joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University,...

This episode shares the real-life story of the former Met Police Superintendent Leroy Logan who’s life has recently been shared by Director Steve McQueen in the BBC & Amazon Prime Small Axe series (with John Boyega playing Leroy Logan!). Leroy Logan MBE & Business Psychologist Michael Costello draw on the inspirational moments of Leroy’s new book "Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop" to find ways in which a more inclusive and diverse culture can be created for the benefit of an...

Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets one of the most influential thinkers on leadership of our era…Mr Jim Collins (who rarely gives an interview!).  Having authored or co-authored six books that have sold in total more than 10 million, Jim is releasing Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 to crack the challenge 'How do you turn your business in to an enduring great company?' Reed Hastings at Netflix stated that the original book had more influence on his leadership than any other person or any...

Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets Mr Motivator (Derek Evans) to explore how we can stay motivated during the challenging times of Covid or what he calls "Life's Hurricanes". The interview explores how he dealt with racism in his career, particularly from media network sponsors who told him "A black man doing fitness can't work".   Recorded before the award of his MBE by the Queen for services to health and fitness, the interview also asks whether he felt he had received the...

Business Psychologist Michael Costello interviews Alastair Campbell on his life with depression, his well-being in 10 Downing Street and ways to live life better (the name of his new book). The podcast explores: How others handled his breakdown and spotting the signs of depression at work Living with a demanding boss (Tony Blair) and the importance of switching off Whether politicians grasp the concept and challenge of mental health What great teams do to ensure each other's...

In this episode Business Psychologist Michael Costello heads to the River Thames to meet with former Dragon’s Den member and founder of Yo! Sushi to discuss how businesses can drive innovation and creativity by following the way of Yo!  This podcast delves in to the Yo! brand (Yo! Home, Yo! Sushi and Yo! Hotel) alongside the lessons Simon has learnt during his career and the risks he took to blow the customer’s mind with new technology - including robots telling the customer to shift their...

Formula 1’s David Coulthard relates mental toughness to competing against Schumacher & coming back from an airplane crash & creating a high performance state at the lights.  Business Psychologist Michael Costello explores with David Coulthard how he maintained his mental toughness to support key moments in his life and the setbacks he faced along the way. Having the reserve and strength to dig deep when the going gets tough is key to anyone’s ability to contend with life’s...

If you feel that managing your inbox and attending meetings is becoming your actual job and that social media & long working hours is harming your mental health, this is the podcast you've been waiting for. In this episode Business Psychologist Michael Costello meets with former EMEA Vice President of Twitter Bruce Daisley to explore the No. 1 # Times Best Seller "Eat Sleep Work Repeat" & toxic cultures that  lead to stress, burnout and unhappiness  The podcast also provides a rare...

Warm welcome back to this ‘caffeine charged’ episode of the Workplace Evolution podcast this time with entrepreneur Sahar Hashemi After a trip to New York Sahar began her incredible journey of turning a moment of inspiration in to something incredible – the highly successful UK coffee chain Coffee Republic. This didn’t come easy and her journey includes heart break, rejection and triumph. Sahar not only changed how we start our day every morning on our way to work, but she’s also clear that...

In this incredible episode of the Workplace Evolution Podcast in association with Management Today, Business Psychologist Michael Costello investigates one of the UK’s most famous teams the Red Arrows with former Red Arrows pilot & author Justin Hughes.  This episode describes how the Red Arrows sustain a high performance culture by ensuring ‘Brutal Humility’, Psychological Safety, Accountability, Challenging Performance & Managing Ambiguity. With Top Gun 2 coming out this year,...

Welcome back to the workplace evolution podcast. The podcast that aims to help employees and leaders with workplace challenges. In this episode Workplace Evolution Director Michael Costello talks with the incredible Alvin Hall (broadcaster, author and financial guru most famous for his show "Your Money of Your Life") to help us during the lockdown and the many financial demands that have come with the coronavirus. All the way from New York, Alvin talks with Michael in the UK about his life...

Thanks for joining us on this very special VE Day celebratory podcast highlighting the personality and leadership of the late great Winston Churchill. I feel incredibly lucky to have had time to discuss this man’s life with the world leading expert on Churchill - Allen Packwood – director of the International Churchill society and also Director of the Churchill Archive Centre at Cambridge University. Allen granted my wish and completed a personality questionnaire answering as Winston...

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Workplace Evolution podcast! I trust you are all well and coping with the changes of the lock-down…if you were to have told me four years ago that we would have Donald Trump as President in the US, the UK would be heading out of Europe and we would be in lock-down in 2020 due to a virus I would have said there was more chance of me going in to Space. Well our guest Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, actually did that! Helen joins the podcast to help...

Workplace Evolution Director & Business Psychologist interviews Sir Vince Cable on the topic of the Corona Virus and the future ahead: Sir Vince Cable on the Over 60s: "I accept I'm now well over 70...I'm probably going to be one of the last people to be released from some kind of confinement. I do feel we have been leaning over backwards as a society to protect the interests of the elderly...we have to think about young people...we have had our time...let's focus on the interests of...

Welcome to this podcast recorded back in February before the lock-down. In this podcast Michael Costello interviews psychiatrist, broadcaster & author Dr Raj Persuad. Having gained extensive experience in the NHS and lecturing across the UK, he is best known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues in the general media, This podcasts asks some huge questions around motivation in life and in the workplace. We cover key themes around mental health, happiness,...