How to Thrive

Fran Ives, President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

"The core human factors knowledge stands you in good stead whatever industry you work in. There is so much that we can learn from other industries, and we should." This

How the past can help us face the future - Alessandro De Arcangelis

"Organisations are operating at a time of unusually intense and overlapping change. But history provides us with an optimistic message about our ability to adapt." This

'You can't lead others until you know how to lead yourself'

"You can't lead others until you know how to lead yourself." We're back. It's September, the leaves are turning, and Claire and Helen are settling back in for Season 4 o

Live from The Agile Leader retreat

This week's episode comes live from the balcony of a woodland lodge in the Chiltern Hills, fresh off the back of the very first residential Agile Leader retreat. Joined

'Yes and…’ - Jess Rogers on improv, ego and better conversations

"Get more comfortable with silence. There's an exercise in improv where you count from one to ten. It forces you to pause, process, form, and then speak." This week on t

'Your attitude determines your altitude' - Neil Edge

"The consultant said, mentally, it'll be a challenge. I smiled and said, mentally, it absolutely isn't going to be a challenge. You do what you need to do in terms of the

Bonita Norris – beyond the summit

This week on the How to Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen are joined by Bonita Norris, mountaineer, keynote speaker, and the youngest British woman to reach the summit of

'I want to say no, therefore I have to say yes' - Andy Green

"We've all got lots of stuff we should do. Should exercise more, should eat healthier, should do this, should do that. We end up shoulding all over ourselves. Just have a

'Nothing changes until it does' - Karen Sheriff, Project RED-D

"Nothing changes until it does. You can create change. You just have to find the hook - and keep creating ripples until they become waves." This week on the How to Thriv

The Sleep Geek, James Wilson

"Take the stress out of sleep, and you start to sleep better." This week on the How to Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen are joined by James Wilson, better known as The S

'We're not running a race against tech' - Alexander Bell

We are absolutely delighted to welcome Alexander Bell to the How to Thrive podcast this week (no, not Alexander Graham Bell). Alexander is a keynote speaker whose expert

How to be brilliant - Dr Andy Cope

Our guest this week is wellbeing expert, bestselling author, keynote speaker and “doctor in happiness” - Andy Cope. Andy really does have a PhD in happiness and after sp

More freaky goats, fewer excellent sheep - Kay Scorah

"I hear what you say" - it's the biggest lie in the organisational world, according to this week's guest Kay Scorah, who prefers to be introduced as either "a ranty old w

We’re back! How to Thrive Season 3

Welcome to season three of the How to Thrive podcast! After a break, we’re back - and we’re not wasting any time tackling the question that's probably on everyone's mind

Season Finale - our review of season two

Season two of the How to Thrive podcast is drawing to a close, so what better time to look back at some of the most memorable and impactful guests we've had on the podcas

What does your body know that your brain doesn’t?

In this episode of the How to Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen are joined by somatic and leadership performance coach (and trainee body psychotherapist) Shaun Brooking to

Civility saves lives - Chris Turner

Civility saves lives - you've heard it on the podcast before but in this episode, we meet the man behind the phrase. Chris Turner is an Emergency Medicine Consultant wit

The power of connection: why it matters

What does it really mean to connect in today's world? In this episode of the How To Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen explore one of the most fundamental human needs - co

'Know yourself' - Emma Roche, The Philosophical Coach

"One of my favourite quotes by Socrates talks about the meaning of life and it's to know oneself." We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Emma Roche to the How to Thrive

Be Fully Human - Dr Albert Viljoen

What does it mean to be fully human in a corporate environment? Our guest this week is Dr Albert Viljoen, Co-Founder of Be Fully Human, a human development consultancy t