The inrehearsal podcast

It's strange to think that 'Listening' is a skill we should spend time and energy practising, but how much time have you spent considering the quality of your own listening - are you listening? Are you present? Are you listening to understand or are you waiting to speak? In this episode coach, facilitator and psychotherapist Raul Aparici shares his insights on 'listening' and how it's an under acknowledged skill. Explore tools to unlock more meaningful listening, techniques to help you become more present, more engaged and more energized in conversations. Understand the power of listening as a 'gift' an opportunity to build relationships, to tackle difficult conversations and navigate 'hard' topics. Begin to appreciate the quality of listening - that it's something conscious and intentional, a practice that we can exercise and get better at over time. Happy listening!

In this episode we are joined by clinical psychologist Dr Hazel Harrison and Future of Work consultant Jim Marshall to explore our human relationship with AI. It feels we are surrounded by AI experts sharing insights on the latest tools, helping us upskill and build AI competency, however we don't seem to spend time to consider 'how we feel' about AI and where, how, why and 'if' it is something we should build more intentionally into our lives, both professionally and personally. Hazel & Jim share their own research, their journey's, and how their own relationships with AI have changed through experiments, tasks and observations. Discover their simple model for helping you navigate whether you should preserve, support or release tasks and activities to AI. Finally, we explore how organisations can start to explore what AI means for them - not just from an efficiency & productivity perspective, but philosophically, what type of organisation do you want to be, what tasks do you want your employees to do and how do you want their uniqueness to show up.

We speak with facilitator, writer and philosophy teacher Steven Campbell-Harris on 'how to think clearly' at work. Drawing on philosophy practice and theory we will explore the concept of 'clear thinking' and outline some key approaches we can adopt to ensure we're thinking intentionally. From 'understanding thyself' & recognising our thinking preferences, to exploring the power of good questions, the significance of space, time and opportunity to think, Stephen outlines a number of practical steps to help build our thinking muscles. Discover how to role-model good, clear thinking in your team by valuing the thinking process, celebrating 'upstream thinking' and providing your colleagues space, time to relax and think.

In this episode we speak with wellness expert Stefanie Daniels on the topic of 'being your best self' - exploring how the intersection of nutrition, routine and mindset can unlock a greater sense of self. Drawing on her own journey, including being her experience of a medically induced menopause, Stefanie shares how she actively changed her relationship with food, nutrition, work-life-patterns & self-talk to improve her own sense of wellbeing. Discover how this journey has inspired Stefanie to set-out to coach, inspire and support other people on their wellness experiences. Understand that through curiosity and kindness we can better listen to and better understand our minds and bodies.    

Join writer and researcher Sarah Stein Lubrano as we explore her book 'Don't Talk About Politics (How To Change 21st Century Minds). The book explores how/if we are able to reach people and change perspective using words alone. Discover how Sarah's research led her to believe that they strongest motivator for new ideas & perspectives comes from relationships and new experiences and not the power of political narrative or an impactful political infographic. We discuss how we can fertilise our own perspectives by embracing new, challenges (or gateway actions) that encourage us to truly engage, listen and understand new and different positions (without the need to justify, argue or defend). Finally, we discuss what this means for the world of work; how understanding that words, or arguement alone won't shift employee perspectives or relationships and instead we should focus on empowerment, agency and open curiosity to shift the dial.

In this episode we are joined by Monica McCarthy someone who specializes in the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and the arts to explore the topic of 'Creativity'. Can anyone be 'creative', how do make space, time and build respect for creativity so we can build an environment for creativity to flourish. We'll explore what we role-model as a leader to support our teams to 'be creative' - understand the significance of trust, of positivity, clarity, honesty, safety & belonging in fostering 'creativity'. Discover how to unlock creativity through celebration of messiness, by asking great questions, by borrowing ideas from the world of philosophy and by welcoming-in diverse voices.

In this episode we speak to Christopher Owen, founder of Coliberate who holds a PhD in intersectional systemic oppression to explore the topic of coliberation and intersectionality. Discover what coliberation means, understand the significance of intersectionality in how systems of oppression show-up, and discover the power of social change. Drawing on his own academic research, practical work with organisations and thought leadership this conversation will provide clarity, understanding and empowerment on this crucial topic. Hear Christopher's journey from academia, passion for LGBTQ+ inclusion and system-challenging mission of coliberation through his own organisation, Coliberate. 

Join keynote speaker, author and ambassador Kreena Dhiman as we explore and re-purpose the idea of 'being brave'. Through her own incredible story discover understand that bravery isn't the stoic, aggressive, action-man-type characteristics we often associate with meeting life's challenges and misfortunes - it comes from acceptance, vulnerability, falling apart and trust in our ability to rise and rebuild. Hear how Kreena's life changed course and trajectory, from people-pleasing beginnings, where sense of purpose came from materialistic and external 'things', through her journey suffering ill-health, infertility and existential questions, to where she is today, on a mission to empower and support people moving through life with strength, purpose and conviction. 

Join the live recording of the inrehearsal podcast with special guest Dr Shereen Daniels. Drawing on Shereen's groundbreaking book The Anti Racist Organization: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace – the live episode recording provides a unique opportunity hear live questions and insights from Shereen . Explore "The Anti-Racist Organization" — where the book came from, the process, and the journey. What's changed? Four years on from publication, what changes and updates can we share? How organisations are becoming anti-racist — the journey, examples, and case studies.

In this episode we are joined by Dani Saadu, learning, talent & cultural leader and author of "The CAPEX Formula for Learning and Performance: Mega-trends driving the new world of work, learning, skills and HR". Join us as we explore the evolving challenges L&D/HR and Talent teams have in building workplaces that help people thrive & develop, how to work with senior leadership to help achieve key strategic aims and how to use the CAPEX formula to keep your strategy on track. Dani shares his own career journey of working in talent and learning development and the experiences that have helped him shape the knowledge, techniques and ideas shared in the book. We reflect on how the talent & learning landscape has and is changing and how important it is for learning and talent professionals to keep growing and learning in this fast-changing world.