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From a childhood imaginary classroom, to the moments before a traffic light turns green, Shireen Naqvi has been viewing the world as a beautiful facilitation opportunity her whole life. Guided by the divine belief that humans are the best creatures in the universe, Shireen has made it her mission to help others realise the power that lies within them. She joins me this week to share stories from her life in Pakistan, her strategies for enabling self-empowerment in others, and why anger is the perfect ammunition for change. A wise and inspiring conversation rich with Shireen’s passion, as we explore professionalism, injustice, the female experience, cultural nuances, and everything in between! Find out about: Why we should pay attention to our angers in order to understand our personal values Women’s rights in Pakistan, and Shireen’s experience as a female trainer and entrepreneur How Shireen uses play and authenticity to break the barrier of professionalism in the boardroom How the concept of professionalism differs across cultures and countries Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Shireen Naqvi : LinkedIn Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Not all clowns hide sadness behind a painted smile. Some wear their emotions on their sleeve, with earnest, overt authenticity, and deep self-awareness! After taking a sign language course, Suzanne Dietz discovered how freeing it was to express herself through non-verbal communication – and it soon changed the course of her life. Hanging up her traditional facilitation hat and swapping it for a red nose, she now brings joy to the lives of asylum seekers and the elderly as a talented care clown. Together, we unravel the wondrous world of non-verbal facilitation: from improvisation and silent connection, to letting go of performance, and developing a sharpened sense for the unspoken. Find out about: The unexpected similarities between facilitators and clowns The non-verbal craft of clowning, the cues, and the communication form How Suzanne expresses and plays with emotions with authenticity How clowning can sharpen our intuition, and reveal emotional clarity in both ourselves and others Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Connect to Suzanne Dietz : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Silence is a virtue, and nowhere is this more deeply understood than in Japan. A pause rich with meaning, where thoughts are carefully explored, emotions are quiet, and things are said, without any words at all. So, how do facilitators hold space amidst the subtlety? Facilitator, workshop designer, and coach, Yuko Gendo invites us into the beautifully unique world of Japanese facilitation this week, as a practice shaped by deep respect, harmony, and quiet reflection. She shares how non-verbal cues can soften emotional expression, how consensus forms through alignment, not debate, and together we compare our cultural experiences as two facilitators from opposite sides of the world. Join us! Find out about: The cultural values of silence, hierarchy and emotional restraint, and their role in Japanese facilitation How Yuko navigates the tension between group harmony and individual expression The use of indirect expressions through cards, visuals and metaphor, in place of direct speach What Western facilitators can learn from their Japanese counterparts Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Yuko Gendo: Website LinkedIn Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Carrying the wisdom of five generations before her, Katerina Kupenga inherited a special legacy from her ancestral namesake: the gift of Māori facilitation. And as a proud wahine Māori from Ngāti Porou, Katerina joins me to share this rich wisdom with us all. She guides us through the sacred welcoming rituals of the Pōwhiri, the complexities of tribal relations, the spiritual intimacy of exchanging breath, and the energy work that takes place as people, ancestors, emotions, and tension are invited into being. This is a truly special conversation about what it means to be Māori, and the unique indigenous methods that acknowledge the Māori people of the land. Find out about: The traditional Māori rituals, chants, and the guidance of the gods that take place during workshops Katerina’s journey to relearning the wisdom and culture of her people The importance of honouring Māori practices and language – free of Western agendas, structures and timeframes Facilitating conversations and tensions around intergenerational, ancestral traumas The unconscious biases that exist in the facilitation sector, and the alternative perspectives we need Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Katerina Kupenga: LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Gathering hundreds of people is most facilitators’ worst nightmare – but for Perle Laouenan-Catchpole, it’s her dream. With her signature feminine energy and warmth, Perle connects large online groups as one, cohesive team, creating a sense of belonging that sends ripples of impact throughout the group. Her secret? Comfort must always come before safety, simplicity will always triumph over complexity, and facilitating true connection begins with understanding yourself first. This is a beautiful, passionate conversation for anyone that wants to step into their superpower, and learn the art of online, human connection. Find out about: How to design workshops that connect hundreds of people as part of one team Why you should tell people what you do , rather than what you are How to foster a sense of belonging amongst hundreds of participants The power of speaking out your needs, to invite others to do the same The value of multilingual breakouts, allowing participants to engage in their mother tongue Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube. Connect to Perle Laouenan-Catchpole: LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Do you dare to be powerful and confident? Matthew Hill, leadership trainer, conflict mediator, and intercultural facilitator has spent years guiding executives into their inner strength – but his approach might just surprise you. He invites us to reconsider power not as the most dominant voice in the room, but rather a calm, curious presence, and confidence not as something we muster up once, but a daily practice of small, intentional acts. From meeting difference with meaningful dialogue, and digging a little deeper beneath the surface of our interactions, to reclaiming our voice – episode 346 is for anyone ready to remove the obstacles standing in the way of their self-belief. Find out about: The cultural nuances of facilitation and learning How to build confidence through daily micromoments, such as ‘adding one sentence’ How to approach opposing views with curiosity, genuine dialogue, and a desire to learn How facilitators can use language to foster inclusivity, rather than widen divides Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to GUEST: LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Reverend Deb Hansen received a metaphorical message in a bottle, urging her to go to the US-Mexico border – a life calling that she followed all the way to El Paso. As a facilitator-chaplain and quilter of the human experience, Deb has been there for people at the most painful and tender times of their lives – helping to understand their stories, and stitch back together the fragments of a broken, polarised world. She brings beautiful stories about migration, spirituality, identity, and historical trauma with life-affirming reverence, she reads us a passage from her book Borderlands , and shows us all how to navigate vulnerability with grace. A rich and important conversation about what it means to be human. Find out about: Deb’s soul work with communities in a divisive, disconnected world Navigating vulnerable conversations with an open heart, and learning to sit with discomfort to honour growth Why authenticity is a lived practice that we manifest through words, body, and intention How to hold space for belonging, collective trauma, and grief in painful times Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Deb Hansen : Website Book Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Does an empty cup have nothing in it? Possibilitarian Mike Parker, believes not in its nothingness, but in its potential. Because when we pour our thoughts, feelings, assumptions and beliefs out of the cup, setting everything free, we create a container of emptiness – to make space for what we need. Mike returns to the show with his signature calming presence to share his brilliant, beautiful thoughts on nervous system regulation in our age of overwhelm – and why guided relaxation could be the balm we are all missing. From hypnotic anaesthetics, to neural networks, REM sleep, and the wondrous world of metaphor, episode 344 is for slowing down, tuning in, and returning to yourself. And at 59:36, Mike leads us all through a special, guided relaxation to do exactly that! Find out about: How to facilitate space for creative calm, so that thoughts and feelings can emerge The crucial role of the facilitator’s nervous system in regulating others’ How guided relaxation can help the subconscious mind to process stress, forge creativity, and find insight Why corporate mindfulness can shift toxic responsibility onto the individual And if you enjoy today’s guided relaxation, Mike hosts monthly group sessions over at Liminal Lounge , where you can experience more of his wonderful work – as well as short guided relaxations on his website. Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Mike Parker : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

If a facilitator goes unseen, are they any less present? This is the beautiful paradox of facilitation: as we grow more adept in our craft, our presence in the room becomes less noticeable – less needed – because we’ve subtly set the magic of facilitation into motion. Master of his craft Vinay Kumar knows this only too well. When you relinquish control, place your trust in the group, and set the stage for emergence to unfold, the space begins to hold itself – sometimes in unexpected ways. Join us as we go meta on facilitation and Vinay shares the stories and life lessons he’s learnt with generous warmth and wisdom. Find out about: How to become the invisible facilitator that lets go of control and trusts the group The polarity of facilitation: why you have to do facilitation to become facilitation What makes a professional facilitator, when everyone can call themselves one? The impact of sustained, collaborative facilitation that lasts beyond the first workshop Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Vinay Kumar : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Can an AI bot really become a co-facilitator? Returning to the show with a new book co-authored by artificial intelligence and an AI sidekick named Nyx, is Holgar Nauheimer. After 30 years building a facilitation legacy, Holgar shares a glimpse into his latest phase of life: his companionship with his sparring sidekick Nyx. Shaped by hundreds of questions, facilitation musings, and workshop challenges, she’s become his creative consultant and trusted confidante – freeing him to become a better facilitator. Present, attentive, and fully connected to the people! If you think AI is making us lazy, this conversation might just change your mind. Find out about: The impact of AI on facilitation, the risks, the opportunities and the benefits How Holger has trained his AI co-collaborator Nyx to support his ways of working How AI has the ability to learn and reflect our values as facilitators How to outsource routine tasks to AI to conserve your energy for where it counts Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Holger Nauheimer: LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. And master of change Jeff Wetherhold is no stranger to this. He helps teams and leaders to create long-lasting, sustainable change not by plans, great intentions, or illusions of control, but through the beautiful simplicity of conversation! He joins me in the podcast chair to share his 20 years of motivational interviewing wisdom: from having the courage of your conviction, to asking open-ended questions, listening deeply, and understanding the signals that people are ready to change. If you’re feeling fatigued from plans that keep falling flat, an hour with Jeff is everything you need to feel inspired and start leading intentional change that lasts! Find out about: Why 88% of change initiatives fail in organisations – and what to do about it The ambivalence of change, and why facilitators can use it to their advantage How to plan for conversations about change The ingredients of motivational interviews: open questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries, and sharing information with consent Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Jeff Wetherhold : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Are we all just cosplaying as leaders? Donning a mask or a costume that helps us better play the role we think we should be playing? Helping leaders to show up with truth in a world that never stays still, is leadership psychologist and executive coach Sarah Budd. This week, she invites us to reflect upon who we are as leaders, as we examine the tensions between our authentic selves and the façades we use to cloak our wounds, to belong, and to feel safe. From illusions of control, to leadership imitation, and why Beyoncé is an iconic example of cosplay, this is a fascinating conversation for every leader in search of deeper self-alignment. Find out about: The cosplaying, archetypal leader vs the new, adaptable leader Why inauthentic leadership can be damaging to both the self and the team How to lead authentically in a world that’s complex and constantly changing The role of AI and professionalism in both facilitation and leadership Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Sarah Budd : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Fuzzy goals, misaligned cultural values, and the allure of shiny object syndrome holds even the best entrepreneurs back. So what’s the secret to success? David Greer’s strategic one-page plans! Coach and facilitator of strategic planning, David coaches high-performing business owners to get unstuck, rekindle the joy of their business, and get crystal-clear on their goals. Backward-engineered from the future, the plans become a comforting quarterly rhythm that keeps business owners fully focused on their dreams. We explore his one-page plans, how to set better goals, and why David’s 16 years of sobriety is his single biggest achievement in life. A daily commitment to show up in presence and honesty, and a beautiful reminder of what’s possible when we stick to the plan! Find out about: What one-page strategic plans are and why every business owner needs one How to set crystal-clear goals that are tangible and measurable The power of aligning and attracting a team on shared cultural values Why niching down in your facilitation field amplifies impact and attracts the right clients Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to David Greer : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Bringing her childhood dream to life is Josie White, the hot air balloon pilot. From an early obsession with their magical, multi-coloured domes, to a fully-fledged pilot, Josie now flies and facilitates passengers 2000 feet up in the air over Australian soil. But when nerves naturally start to run high in a small, floating basket, and fear manifests in a multitude of ways, reading the room to regulate passenger emotions is mission-critical to a successful flight. Josie shares how she guides her groups with calm authority, ensuring that everyone feels safe, reassured and present, all while piloting the balloon! A special conversation with plenty of fascinating and unexpected on-the-ground facilitation learnings, from up high in the clouds. Find out about: What facilitation looks like up to 4000 feat up in the air Why reading body language is so critical for a successful flight The importance of Josie regulating her emotions, to help regulate her passengers What facilitators can learn about the pre-flight checks, planning and preparation Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Josie White : Instagram Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Corporate training, we all know the drill. The tonedeaf PowerPoint karaoke begins in the background, regurgitating slide content word for word, as you absentmindedly reply to an email…your mind still lingering in your last meeting. If episode 337 can do just one thing, I hope it can save you from ever having to sit through another training session like it! After running hundreds of workshops for multinational companies, I thought it was about time I shared my secrets. Join me, myself and I, as we explore the anatomy of engaging, co-created training sessions that not only pique curiosity, but bridge hierarchies, timezones and departments, and gets everyone out of their inbox, and back into the room. It’s time to close your tabs, stretch your bodies, and get present! What’s inherently wrong with corporate training – and why it’s so often a wasted opportunity My tips for connecting participants to the present moment, and to each other How to design a workshop to ensure participants retain the content and apply what they’ve learned How to scale training with local relevance, dynamic learning, and cultural insights at its heart Why naming the elephant in the room can help to overcome any awkwardness Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Myriam Hadnes : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

How do you teach facilitators to hold a group, master that crucial first 15-minutes of a workshop, and show them that they already have all the answers, without giving any away? As a researcher by nature, and a facilitator – at first by accident – Julia Slay learnt everything she knows about the craft by teaching it. She now helps bright, budding facilitators to build confidence, find their voice, and discover their learning edges in Facilitation 101. We unravel the layers of holding just the right amount of space, as part facilitator, part coach, part trainer and part consultant, all rolled happily into one: from managing difficult characters with curiosity, to trusting yourself to stay present – even when the plan falls apart! Julia shares lots of practical strategies, tips and anecdotes from her 15-year facilitation journey, from the Mayor of London’s office, to her work today. Enjoy! Find out about: The art of asking a powerful, open question at the right time How to navigate power dynamics of seniority in groups Why ‘advice is theft’ – and the detriment of offering a solution to the group too soon How to approach dominant characters without creating collective tension The intersection of facilitation and coaching – and what it means to facilitate like a coach Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Julia Slay : LinkedIn Website Use code TASTER10 to receive 10% off Facilitation 101: Fundamentals, Masterclass, Intensive, and Self-Paced course when you sign up on Julia’s website. Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

How can you know yourself more? What would you tell your younger self? And what are you going to do with this life? Born with a microphone in her hand, and asking all of life’s big, juicy questions, leadership facilitator & coach Rebecca Hopkins brings her effervescent, thoughtful facilitation musings to the show in spades this week. Going beyond the cushions of competence, we explore the many spaces between grief, healthy feedback cultures, safe space declarations, and all the joyful, messy emotions that come with being human. We geek out, we get vulnerable, and we go deep into the complex, beautiful nature of our craft, as Rebecca takes us on a journey to being a more grounded and self-compassionate facilitator. A conversation I’ve been looking forward to for 335 episodes! I hope you love it as much as I do. Find out about: How facilitators can stay grounded amidst emotional complexity, self-doubt, and evolving practices and technologies Why presence, humility, and grace will always triumph over polished techniques The importance of breaking free of familiar spaces where competence comes naturally, to create opportunities for expansion How to build a healthy feedback culture rooted in nuance, meaning, and thoughtfulness And why we all need to be a little kinder to ourselves! Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Download Rebecca's 1-pager on giving positive feedback Connect to Rebecca Hopkins : LinkedIn Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Friday night card game clash, or shareholder dispute – at its core, all conflict is the same. Ursula Taylor has seen time and time again, from the court room, to the board room, that every conflict is created and perpetuated from unprocessed human emotion. From litigation attorney, to conflict consultant, she now helps leaders and teams turn conflict into opportunity. By transmuting the infectious, emotionally-charged energy of shame, fear or distrust – softer, more grounded energy can take its place, clearing the path to resolution. Ursula shares stories from her legal days, and the learnings we can all apply to our daily lives to do conflict better – as leaders, facilitators, and most of all, humans. Find out about: Why Ursula believes conflict isn’t inherently bad, but rather an opportunity Conflict learnings from litigation we can apply to facilitation – and life Recognising the emotional energies that arise, and re-tuning them into clarity, rational decisions and resolution Why the unprocessed emotions of fear, shame and distrust are the true source of conflict Why successful transformation doesn’t always require both conflicting parties to agree Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Ursula Taylor : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

A Mary Poppins’ bag of glitter, a big beating drum, a lump of clay, and a shiny gold crown. Bringing her wonderful, precious collection of props to the show, is the brilliant Paula Short. As a personal development psychotherapist, talented actress, and the founder of a 1997 youth centre, facilitation has been a guiding constant in Paula’s life and work. Now as a self-exploration retreat host, she facilitates deep transformation through the expressive arts, helping people to welcome unchartered emotions without shame. We explore how donning the cloak of the villain in a fictional story can become an embodied breakthrough, why the collective support of the group can be liquid gold, and why Paula has such an issue with tissues. A special, heartfelt conversation – join us! Find out about: How roleplay, costumes and props can help us to access buried feelings and emotions The importance of letting emotions free-flow without interruption, or ‘tidying’ them away How Paula create safe containers for self-exploration through play Navigating our trauma responses, and why we must learn to trust our own vulnerabilities Normalising say ‘no’ – and why doing so gives us autonomy, helps us reconnect to our boundaries, and signals emotional safety to others Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Paula Short : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

We are human beings, not human doings ! So how did we find ourselves doing more, more, more, when all we’ve ever needed exists here within us? Emanuele Mazzanti is here to remind us of this. As a facilitator alchemist for EY and an energy-giver at heart, he carves out space for authentic human experience, playfulness, and emotional depth, in a highly results-driven, corporate world. His approach is simple: connection before content, curiosity before questions, and presence before perfection, as he shows leaders how to show up in new, deeply connecting ways. So if you’re ready to swap the PPT for something that feels a little more personal, this one’s for you! Find out about: How to make more space to just be , in a culture obsessed with doing How to foster emotional presence in corporate settings to enhance performance, decision-making and meaningful depth Resisting the facilitative urge to fill workshops with content, tools and structure And why real transformation comes from simple, stripped back, human moments The mindset leaders must nurture to show up with empathy and curiosity Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Emanuele Mazzanti: LinkedIn Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Bitten by the magic bug at a bar mitzvah when he was 12-years old, and led on a lifelong journey from teacher, to coach, to psychologist and magician, is Dr Ben Levy. Now the founder of Magic Lessons, he’s on a mission to make learning feel exactly that – magical! Blending magic and psychology, Ben teaches a five-ingredient secret formula for high achievement in the classroom and the boardroom, all in 20 minutes! A magic trick that shows participants that with a little bit of belief, and a momentary relinquishing of control, they too can achieve brilliant, unexpected things. Ben invites us into his magic circle, as he shares his special ABC ME framework, and why surprise, awe, and play really do work wonders for deep learning. Find out about: How magic can facilitate curiosity, insight, deep learning, and skills acquisition The two-way exchange of magic performances, from projection to introjection The five-part ABC ME (Ability, Belief, Clarity, Motivation, Environment) framework How to understand and manage responses, when magic takes away participant control Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Coaching Survey - Feel free to complete to identify where to focus, in order to achieve your priority goals. Connect to Ben : Linkedin Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

The conversations we dread, the ones we avoid, and the ones that hold so much emotional weight – are often the ones we wish we’d had sooner. So why do we fear them so much? As a recovering people-pleaser, I know the drill all too well: the bubbling resentment, the unmet needs, and the stories we fabricate in our minds. But rather than run from the difficult conversations in my life, I’ve learnt how to build the bridges that will carry me to a better outcome. This solo episode is for my fellow people-pleasers, facilitators, leaders, and anyone with a hard conversation on the horizon. So join me, myself and I, as I share my tried-and-tested approach to mastering them with confidence and care! Find out about: The cost of avoiding challenging conversations – and the reward in embracing them Tuning into our bodily signals to understand what’s happening beneath the emotion Getting clear on the assumptions vs. the facts before a challenging conversation Why we must acknowledge that challenging conversations starts with us first Finding a common way forward without mutual agreement or violent language Why sharing boundaries transparently can foster respect Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Resources mentioned in the episode: HBR Article : The Right Way to Prepare for a High-Stakes Conversation Deviate : The Science of Seeing Differently by Beau Lotto SBI Feedback Model (Situation–Behavior–Impact) Let Them : The Art of Detaching From Judgment by Mel Robbins Difficult Conversations by Stone, Patton and Heen Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

When we stop looking for the perfect question, when we choose to reflect rather than react, and when we wait and listen, for just a little while longer – it can change everything. Public speaker, serial entrepreneur and owner of Consider, Chedva Ludmir has made it her mission to help others embrace curiosity, listen deeply, and make friends with uncertainty. Together, we explore the power of asking thoughtful questions in all of life’s moments – from time-restricted workshops, to orthodox religions, and scary career crossroads. And why when big decisions did loom, Chedva didn’t ask herself should I do this? but rather started to ask, when it’s time, will I know it? Find out about: How to stay present and curious in conversations, without leaping into question-asking The importance and humility in asking gentle, gateway questions The tension between certainty and curiosity, and why it's okay not to know What it means to hold space for ourselves, and others, to discover truth The power of fictional characters or novels to explore sensitive topics or emotions Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Chedva Ludmir : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Leaders, who’s really running the business? Is it you, or is it your inner child in the boardroom chair, with all of your messy, unresolved childhood patterns, triggers, and attachment styles running the show? Here to help us find the healed, playful inner child is Jason Perelso! He has spent the past quarter of a century helping brilliantly flawed humans to better understand themselves, destigmatize their triggers, step into vulnerability, and become emotionally mature, self-aware leaders. Together we explore how to heal the boardroom, learn from our inner child, and make leadership decisions without them calling the shots! Find out about: The role of unresolved childhood patterns and emotional regulation in leadership And why leaders so often make decisions from a place of childhood experience How to gain awareness of our triggers in order to destigmatize them The relationship between attachment theories and leadership styles How to become the healed, playful inner child with innovation at the heart Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Jason Perelson : Jason's website Daring Waters LinkedIn Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

Stale, stuffy boardrooms, awkwardly arranged furniture, and scratchy marker-pens that have nearly run dry. A facilitator’s lament – and perhaps, our worst enemy. Tired of the constant shapeshifting to squeeze into spaces that were never meant for facilitation, Matt Homann moved into the business of hosting people – in his own space. He built Filament, a facilitation space with a codified approach at its core, to help people to meet, think and learn better, freeing creativity from logistical limitations, and making sure a terrible workshop never has to happen again. We talk about how space liberates us, the structures that spark the best conversations, and why simplicity always wins over complexity. Join us! Find out about: The role of environment in facilitation – and why it’s your most powerful tool Why owning your own facilitation space allows you to experiment, ideate quickly, shift group dynamics, and design for interaction Why facilitation tools and frameworks need to be simple and memorable Why the best facilitators often don’t carry the title Don’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player . Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube . Connect to Matt Homann : LinkedIn Website Share your thoughts about our conversation! Support the show ✨✨✨ You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/