Mentors To Executives Worldwide

This week Kim and Fulyana look at a Case Study from a listener about managing internal objections (voiced as an added layer of “management”) when a decision has been made to resource a particular project role from an external source. In an ever changing work environment with acknowledged skills gaps and shortages, organisations will need […]

Continuing the discussion of the Forbes list of management issues for 2023, this week Kim and Fulyana look at accelerated digital transformation, future skills and skills gaps, data and device security, sustainability. A link to the article is below the podcast. Click here for the Forbes article.

As we begin 2023, Kim and Fulyana look at a list published by Forbes outlining what they see as the top management issues for organisations in 2023. A link to the article is below the podcast. In Part 1 we look at supply chain reliability, inflation/economic downturn and increased customer expectations. Link to Forbes article

In mid 2020, Fulyana shared a link to a podcast that had been referred to her by a friend. It was about the similarity between couples therapy (from a therapist) and our relationship with “work”. Whilst working through the transcriptions for our own podcasts, Kim discovered that the comments about the podcast had not ever […]

What happens when you decide to no longer be in the day to day of a family business BUT you still want to reap the benefits of the business? How do you manage your client base when the management of a family business changes either through sell out or buy out? This week Kim and […]

How often do we hear, when suggesting a change to a process, “we tried that before, it didn’t work”? This week Kim and Fulyana look at how useful experience can be when we harness it in a way that makes it beneficial for both parties. Do you have a way to encourage cross fertilisation of […]

In Part 3 of our discussion with Midori Verity, Kim and Fulyana hear about the future of goal setting in both a business and personal sense along with some practical steps for implementing the concepts that have been considered over these three podcasts.

Do you know your “Zone of Genius’? This week we continue Kim and Fulyana continue their discussion with Midori Verity looking a zones of genius and neuro-plasticity.

This week we begin a 3 part discussion with Midori Verity about goals, goal mapping, entrepreneur thinking and leading in the business world as well as discovering our “zone of genius”. Fuel to Fire website

Using experiences of their own as well as some great examples send in by listeners, Kim and Fulyana look at how a simple “thank you” to acknowledge specific service can have a huge impact. It is equally important when the service has not met expectations, if it has been addressed and rectified.

In the final part of our discussion with Beatrice Adenodi, Kim and Fulyana consider the process of “changing lanes” in our thinking so that we can look at repetitive behaviours from another perspective.

In the second part of our discussion, Beatrice challenges the way the words leaders, managers and bosses are used as well as the “human” part of our resources in organisations.

This week we begin a 3 part discussion with Beatrice Adenodi from the US about “mindless behaviours”. A sought-after business leadership consultant and speaker, and a first-generation Nigerian American, Beatrice’s unique marketing perspective gives her the ability to recognize the mindless behaviors that prevent us from reaching our untapped, limitless potential.  The link to her […]

This week Kim and Fulyana look at their experience in considering potential employees that come with a “history”. This might be addiction, criminal record or what appears to be too many changes of workplace. How do we ensure the recruitment process gives us the right fit for the job, the team and the organisation whilst […]

In the final part of our discussion with Nick Jonsson, Kim and Fulyana hear about Nick’s journey in the last few years and how that has translated to helping others recognise the inherent dangers of working towards isolation and loneliness. The links for Nick’s website and book can be found on his Guest page by […]

Kim and Fulyana continue their discussion with Nick Jonsson based in Singapore. This week we hear how a simple 2019 video that went viral, brought the issue of executive loneliness into the limelight and then how the following years of pandemic actually assisted the cause.

This week Kim and Fulyana begin a 3 part discussion with Nick Jonsson about serious mental health challenges for senior executives. Nick is the Co-Founder and MD of one of Asia’s premiere networking organizations. He has built a caring community that provides hundreds of executives a safe haven to share their challenges and receive support […]

Sometimes the resources (human ones!) for a special project are not within your team, although some team members might consider they are capable of special tasks. This week Kim and Fulyana explore how to effectively manage the resourcing of a project both from within and outside your organisation so it becomes a win-win experience for […]

What can you do when an enthusiastic team member starts promoting involvement in a project before you have determined the resourcing of your team for that project? Obviously enthusiasm needs to be maintained but is there a negative side to this as well? This week Kim and Fulyana look at how to balance enthusiasm and […]

In an earlier podcast, Kim and Fulyana talked though a situation where a complaint is made from within your team to a peer manager of yours. The discussion in that podcast was around how the manager receiving the complaint should manage the situation. To hear that podcast click here. This time around, as promised, we […]