The New P&L TO THE POINT on Pushing Empathy Upwards

This week in the first The The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast for 2025, we discuss why it is so important to embrace the friction in a world where technology aims to make engagement as friction-less as possible. We consider why friction is so critical to curiosity and, in turn, why embracing the curiosity that friction offers is so critical to personal growth and business innovation. To join The new P&L movement, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com Paul Spiers Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyhXlkZGQYk&t=11s Paul Spiers Keynote example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNcrsGo2Ubw&t=18s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulspiers/

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast series, we speak with Tim Robson, Managing Director, NSU Media, an Employee Communications & Engagement agency. Tim is also the author of Showing Up: How to Make a Greater Impact at Work. An inspirational thinker and speaker, he brings a fresh approach to work, performance and the professional mindset. To learn more about the work Tim and his team delivers, go to: https://nsu.media/ To purchase Tim's book, 'Showing Up', go to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tim-Robson-Showing-Up-Greater/dp/B00N1Q9LA0 To join The New P&L movement for more principled leadership and purpose-led business, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast series we speak with Andrew Cooper, Author of ‘The Ethical Imperative’ ; Legal Coordinator & Head of Patent Acquisitions, Meta. To learn more about what Andrew does, and to order copies of his new book, The Ethical Imperative, go to: www.andrew-cooper.com To join The New P&L movement for more principled leadership and purpose-led business, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com

This week, in a special The New P&L TO THE POINT episode we explore the roles 'welcoming' and 'belonging' play in both our personal and professional lives. To join The New P&L movement, visit: www.principlesandleadership.com

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast series we speak with Joanna Parsons, CEO, The Curious Route; Author of Innovative Internal Communication: how creativity, curiosity and technology can create lasting impact. We discuss with Joanna: The power of the great origin story in great internal communications Lessons from Covid in terms of the way we communicate with a more hybrid stakeholders groups Inherent paradoxes in internal communications The Communications Sector’s Impostor Syndrome The impact of mis – & dis- information on internal comms What innovation looks like in Internal Communications Whether one of the biggest challenges in IC is that it is seen by leadership  as a ‘function’ not as an ‘opportunity’ How will AI might affect innovation in IC LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannaparsons/ Web: https://linktr.ee/joannaparsons To purchase Joanna's book: https://bit.ly/3B5N8DU To join The New P&L movement, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business we speak to Matt Phelan, co-founder and CEO of The Happiness Index and best-selling author. We discuss with Matt the role the pursuit of happiness plays in both our daily lives and more specifically in our professional careers. We chat about: Why happier employees are more engaged, productive, and collaborative employees The origin story of The Happiness Index An outline of how Happiness Index Platform works What defines the study of happiness in Matt’s view Algorithmic bias in employee engagement measurement The complexities of measuring happiness Matt’s own entrepreneurial journey LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewphelan Speaker inquires: https://mattphelan.co.uk/ Happiness Index: https://thehappinessindex.com/ To join The New P&L - Principles & Leadership movement and learn more about what we do, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast series we speak with Ed Fidoe, Co-founder & Chief Executive, The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS). We discuss with Ed: - the core principles that underpin an Interdisciplinary approach to education - the background to the founding of LIS - what an interdisciplinary approach can offer business leaders - why intellectual curiosity matters - whether we can have a truly interdisciplinary approach in an increasingly polarised world - the role of AI in increasing or diluting our curiosity - why 'solving complex problems' not studying in a discipline-based framework is crucial to the future of education To learn more about London Interdisciplinary School go to: https://www.lis.ac.uk/ To join The New P&L - Principles and leadership Movement, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com

The Week on The New P&L – Principles and leadership in Business podcast we speak to Asiya Jelani, Director of Sales at Worldline UK&I. Asiya is a key advocate for Women in Transport, a not-for-profit that empowers women in the industry to maximise their potential. With over 20 years of experience in mobility and transport, Asiya’s work spans roles in sales, business development, and strategic growth. At Worldline, Asiya is focused on driving customer value from innovative solutions for rail, shared mobility, and active travel. To learn more about Worldline, go to: https://worldline.com/ To join The New P&L global movement: www.principlesandleadership.com www.principlesandleadership.com

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast we speak to Cameron Atlas. Cameron is a global Keynote Speaker, executive coach and Founder of The Method To Mastery. Cameron is also renowned musician and composer and he utilises the these skills and all the emotion music elicits from all of us to incredible effect in the workshops and keynotes he delivers on how we all maximise our human potential. To learn more about what Cameron does, go to: www.cameronatlas.com To join The New P&L global movement, go to: www.principlesandleadership.com

Well - we made it to 250 episodes! Unbelievable! In this episode - a special celebratory show, our host, Paul, discusses some of the insights and inspirations from the last 4 years and 250 episodes of the show. To join The New P&L movement, and to learn more go to: www.principlesandleadership.com