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Following a 20-year career in communications, like so many friends, peers and ex-colleagues I found myself working from home 100% of the time. In this series I hear from a range of interesting and diverse voices about their response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, their health and wellbeing, creativity in adverse times, and our shared hopes for the future.
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Prince Rogers Nelson was a cultural icon, ground-breaking artist and one of the most influential, prolific and revered musicians of his generation, inspiring diverse groups of people around the world. This show talks to people who have memories of the Purple one, and will include associates, bandmates and fans alike. Don't be 'alone in a world that's so cold' - join us! May U Live 2 C the Dawn...
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Melissa Curran Founder and CEO of The Modern Mind Group talks about Emotioneering We are emotioneering human performance, not engineering it! *Season 1 is all about Emotioneering a Modern Mindset* “It doesn’t matter when you were born you can be equipped for a modern world that demands high emotional intelligence, strong communication and good technical skill In tomorrow’s world these will go hand in hand. Why? Because as AI starts to replace long and tedious tasks that previously required a ...
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Hello and welcome to “Work Happy” – a podcast series focused on using technology to explore better ways of working. I’m your host, Alex Graves, Co-Founder & CEO of Silicon Reef, a leading SharePoint Development Agency and Microsoft Modern Work Solutions Partner which creates people-led solutions that work. I’ve started this podcast to interview those who are leading the future of work within some of the biggest global brands including IKEA, The Cooperative and Virgin Media to name a few.As w ...
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INTRO 1mins30s - Paperback coming out, being shortlisted for Awards...and writing as the solitary profession. 2mins30s - Delighted by the response 'from such a wide demographic' 4mins - what was the original idea for the book? Multi dimensional approach...from extensive notes and memories taken during the Covid lockdown. 6mins30s - ...feeling very …
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INTRO 2min - Do you have a most cherished Prince related possession (from the 9 years you worked together)? "I joke with my friends that I only buy vinyl with my name on it!" 4mins - Biggest 'pinch-me' moments working with Prince...? 3121 era, cherished memories. 6mins30s - Which kind of people engaged Prince best behind the scenes? 7mins30s - Prin…
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In the world of modern work efficiency is the name of the game, but this can leave employee wellbeing by the wayside. Enter: The ethos of ‘Do More With Less’. Microsoft’s consolidation of multifaceted tools into a single source is confusing for some, but for those who understand the potential, it’s the key to spending time wisely. Martin Day return…
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PART 2 - Sarah Lazenby in conversation with Sam Bleazard INTRO 1min - What communication skills might we have lost in the current landscape? "Keep adapting, and keep very open-minded..." 3mins - The missing insight into our audiences... 7mins - Finding your purpose post Covid-19, crisis comms and Communications professionals having a seat at the ta…
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INTRO 2mins30s - Growing up in Chicago Illinois 4mins - Pursuing a career in the Web back in the mid 90s..."it was an interesting time, it was kind of like the Wild West" 5mins30s - Nona Gaye & The Beautiful Experience 6mins30s - Finding all of the other Prince fans on the internet via online communities...and organising parties at the Berlin club …
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A brand’s vision and values are integral to the decisions made day to day, but are they imparted onto a business, or rather uncovered to already lie within their DNA? Being over 14 years into a journey of helping businesses share the big picture, Craig Smith - Founder of The Big Picture People - joins us on this week’s episode of Work Happy. He tak…
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There’s an ever-growing link between internal communications and change management across the board, which is clear to see from observing Asahi’s two functions working so closely together. Asahi’s Head of Change Management, Soraya Abdelmageed, works closely with Sally Tidman, Internal Comms and Engagement Specialist, to combine the strengths of bot…
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Sam Bleazard in conversation with Sarah Lazenby pt 1. 1min30s - '...my heart is in healthcare...' 2mins30s - Investigative journalist at heart? "I was nosey as a child...and always loved writing..." 3mins30s - "Is there anything else you think I should know...?" 5mins - Working on the Eastbourne Advertiser and getting a letter from Levi Jeans in th…
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Microsoft Viva is an incredibly useful suite, but to many it presents a dizzying array of tools without the clearest idea on how to extract the most value from them all. That’s where Silicon Reef’s very own Martin Day comes in, joining Alex Graves this week on the Work Happy podcast to simplify Viva and why it truly matters to your business. We’ll …
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Welcome back to a brand new series of the Work Happy podcast, kicking off with Sam Bleazard from Fortnum & Mason, inventors of the Scotch egg… Sam is an Employer Brand Content Producer, and while that Scotch egg fact may seem trivial, it’s part of the all-important brand story and human experience that should underpin any successful business. Join …
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Intro 1mins30s - Wishing he could have spoken to Prince during the making of his Cloud guitar, the instrument specs, and making something great instinctually. 3mins30s - Guitar specific questions for Dave on the Cloud guitar and how it was made - how much was stock, and what was bespoke? 5mins - Prince and his heavy strings, and Takumi the guitar t…
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Intro 2mins - Growing up in Minneapolis and musical background 3mins15s - The Beatles, and early influences 4mins20s - First song Dave learned on the guitar, and favourite music 5mins30s - Father-son relationship and parental support for guitar playing and passions 7mins - Working in the local music store in MPLS, learning about the guitar as an in…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Marvin Reid, Founder and Business Owner Volume 2 - We discuss the journey of where he is today as well as my business strategy is so important for mindset as an entrepreneur Marvin is an interna…
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Intro to part 2 1min30s - Tik Tok, Employer Brand and recruitment: sharing short form tips and tricks. 3mins30s - Tik Tok as educational platform and search engine. 5mins - Going viral without any followers via the For You Page #fyp. 7mins45s - Being a karaoke enthusiast, early gigs and wanting to be a backing singer 'when I grew up'. 9mins30s - Se…
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PODCAST notes 2mins - January being one of the busiest times of the year for recruiters 3mins - The role of recruiter as therapist, counsellor and advisor - 'has never been a transaction for me' - dealing with human beings and emotions. 5mins - Managing expectations as a recruiter - and the candidate experience 9mins - What is the legacy of 2021 an…
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1mins30s - Prince's music in the 90s, albums Jim liked, plus bootleg tapes from '93/'94 - The Beautiful Experience and stripped back versions of Come and Endorphinemachine after hours in London. 3mins15s - Emancipation was a major artistic statement, but was it a seminal work? Plus liner notes for The Gold Experience (and not getting paid for it). …
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Leanne Eustace, Founder and Business Owner at Accounted For Ltd - we discuss the impact for accounts and finance for business owners. Leanne Eustace is an expert in accountancy and business know…
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Jim Walsh - journalist and author of Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s Intro 2mins - Were the 1990s Prince's 'punk period'? 5mins - Challenging Prince to be more vital! 8mins30s - the mad scientist out in Chanhassen, the feeling of greatness nearby 10mins - Going back to Paisley as a museum? Being in the building together... 11mins - th…
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Author Neal Karlen, in conversation with Sam Bleazard. Introduction - New York Times, Rolling Stone magazine, author...friend? 1-3mins: "Please don't let my scoop go away!" - Memories from another lifetime...and the BBC Omnibus documentary 4mins ...time to stop writing - and talking about - Prince, wanting to be a fan again and not a critic... 7min…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Nicole Bearne, Head of Internal Communications at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Some key stand-out quotes - "Everybody knows how they contribute to their 10th of a second" "The days we…
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Mustafa Tumburi - Bar Manager at 45 Jermyn St. On meeting Mustafa (or ‘Musty’ as he’s known) for the first time, I sit as he makes me a #55 - and I learn that each number corresponds to something to do with the drink..."it's served with a shot of Cachaça, a variant of rum made in Brazil..and 55 is the country code for Brazil." So I kick off with th…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Rhonda Y. Williams, an award-winning leadership development expert, coach, international speaker, and author. Some key stand-out quotes - "Let's stop assuming that leaders know how to behave" "E…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Sam Bleazard, Senior Leader at Fortnum & Mason. Some key stand-out quotes - "You can roll out the red carpet for customers but what's the red carpet experience for employees?" "If it's magical f…
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INTRO from Sam Bleazard 2mins - My love of LEGO 3mins - Conversations with clients about LEGO mini figures...how to make sure 'everything is awesome'. 5mins - LEGO typewriter 6mins - Blogging for 4 years and going into business for the first time - 9 years ago - while on maternity 9mins30s - Formative experiences in journalism. Straight from Sixth …
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group covers the topic of How To Create A High Performance Team Many businesses owners and business leaders want a high performance team the challenge can be in how to do it. High performance can bring you increased profits, a highly engaged team and record-breaking results. In this episode, we disc…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Ben Eddy CEO of Mobile Practice. A multilingual business & performance management leader with over 20 years working with Global Enterprise Organisations, I have proven ability and passion to cre…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group covers the topic of Evaluating Team Performance According to Fathom, poor data costs a business 20 - 35% in revenue. In this episode, we discuss and answer questions such as - How do I evaluate team performance? Why should we evaluate team performance? What are the steps to take to prepare to …
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INTRO 5mins - starting to think about brewing own beer, and starting from the bottom up. 9mins - making the decision to change focus: from Freelancing for drinks brands to brewing 10mins - making the transition from hiring others equipment to creating new drinks independently 13mins - raising the funds and making it work financially 14mins30 - dela…
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INTRO With pianist Greg Kane 1min - "Prince is the teacher", and why the 1980s needs more respect. Funk as social commentary. 3min - Covering Sign 'O' The Times, audiophiles, working with jazz musicians and having no fear. 5mins30s - Seeing Prince after hours at the Garage in Glasgow. 7mins - Near misses with Wendy and Lisa, Bobby McFerrin and Pais…
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Cathryn Barnard is a partner and co-founder at Working the Future, a consultancy helping business leaders to make sense of the future of work and build easy-to-implement, people-centred, future-proof strategies. With a previous career in workforce planning spanning three decades, and experience of starting and growing her own successful business, C…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Sarah Abel Director of TNB Skills Training. Sarah Says - "I am 57, wife, mum & nanny. I have a training business which I contract directly from the UK government delivering apprenticeships & tra…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Charlie Oliver CEO and Founder of TECH 2025 Charlie’s years of experience in the trenches of media include working in advertising in New York at such media goliaths as BBDO Worldwide and Condé N…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group covers the topic of Employee Engagement For Remote Teams Since 2020 and many teams now working from home or dotted around the world, employee engagement for remote teams has become a hot topic. In this episode, we discuss and answer questions such as - What is employee engagement? Does employe…
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Intro - Fortnum's hampers for 80s Pop Stars? 3mins - Grandad's piano 4mins - Talk of the Town and Uncle Bill's record collection 6mins - Mum and Dad at home in the 70s. Mum "delivering 5000 children in her time as a midwife in the town of Coatbridge...she brought most of the town into the world". My father sacked Alan McGee! 7mins30s - Playing in b…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Jan Santos CEO of The Creative Scoop as a Branding & Identity Coach Jan Santos holds a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts major in Advertising from Batangas State University, Philippines and Inter…
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INTRO 2mins - 'going to concerts all the time' in my teenage years 6mins - growing up in a family listening to a diverse and eclectic mix of music 9mins - going to the Coliseum to see USC football games 10mins30s - memories of the show and lasting impression of Prince that day. 'He blew me away...and definitely captured my imagination'. 11mins - a …
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group answers the question of How Can I Improve Employee Engagement? Engagement can be the difference in the longevity of the business, having a competitive advantage and achieving record-breaking results. In this episode we discuss and answer questions such as - What is employee engagement? How muc…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Carol Massay Head of Construction for The Access Group Carol Massay has over 30 years of experience working within construction, beginning with a role within a UK top 5 house builder, then joini…
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1min - role as a LinkedIn Changemaker. "LinkedIn have recognised that they can be a platform for good...driving progressive conversation in the new world of work.” 3mins30s - The recruitment landscape in 2022 - advice for candidates now. "More advertised roles than ever before...but the challenge is that the demand and supply isn’t joining up very …
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Alisa Zotimova CEO of AZ Real Estate In this episode Alisa talks about building her team, what leadership has taught her in the 9 years she has been running AZ Real Estate. She moved from Moscow…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group discusses the subject of Coaching Your Team Do we really know enough about the impact of coaching our teams? Gartner ran a study and found that effective coaching means employees are 40% more engaged, give 38% more discretionary effort and are 20% more likely to stay in the company. That's a b…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group answers the question How Do I Support a Grieving Employee? This is something many of us will face more than once in our careers and it can be a challenge for leaders to know what to do or say in the circumstances. It's important to understand that grief is something that can occur even if we h…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Jennifer Louise CEO and Founder of The Successful Salon Club. In this episode, Jennifer takes us on a journey from her teens as a hairdresser through to where she is today. From Hairdresser to S…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group answers the question Can You Really Change Workplace Culture? This question is one of the highest-ranked questions on Google for workplaces. From her years of experience in this area, Melissa shares her insights into if it really is possible and if so, how to affect change. In this episode, we…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Mark Drager Founder of Phanta Media. In this episode, Mark shares with us his wisdom on people leadership over the 15 years that he has built his company. The evolution, the mistakes along the w…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group talks about the Great Resignations Vs The Great Opportunity Resignation rates are at an all-time high and the great resignation has been across all media channels as the percentage is 1.5 times above the average sitting at 24% vs the usual figure of 10% In this episode, we discuss and answer t…
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Multiple interviews, performance anxiety, psychological tests, nerves and a panel keen to know your back story...but this is not a description of someone applying for a leadership role in the corporate world. This is how Wayne Ellington described the process of going through ITVs The Voice as a contestant - an experience which he enjoyed.…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results. Her guest today is Mat Wilson CEO of Einstein Marketer. In this episode, Mat shares with us his team ethos and how he has built Einstein Marketer by focusing on the people and initiatives to engage the team in the…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group talks about What is Workplace Culture and Why Does it Matter? A lot of people talk about the connection between high performance and strong team culture. In this episode, we discuss and answer the questions below - What is workplace culture? How can workplace culture be defined? What impacts w…
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Melissa Curran CEO and Founder of the Modern Mind Group is in Season 2 of the podcast which is all about Emotioneering Business Results Her guest today is Ashley Shipman Serial Entrepreneur and King of Clubhouse. This episode is called Emotioneering A Community because Ashley has done just that. Seeing a gap to create a trusting and inclusive space…
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