Episodes

July 30, 2019

Four Tendencies: Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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July 28, 2019

Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin: From Obliging to Questioning

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humor and clarity, in a way that’s accessible to a wide audience. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm, The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, an...
July 23, 2019

Four of the Best Team Building Questions from 6 Months of the Podcast (part 2)

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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July 21, 2019

10 Big Ideas About Work From 20 Episodes of Steph’s Business Bookshelf – Part 2

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark Each week on Steph’s Business Bookshelf I share the three big ideas I’ve taken from the business and non-fiction books I’ve been reading. As we’re now 6 months into our literary adventure, I wanted to share my ten favourite big ideas from over 60 that have featured on the podcast – all with a theme of work. Whilst not all of these books are specifically about work, I’ve pulled out some of my favourite lessons that ...
July 16, 2019

Four of the Best Team Building Questions from 6 Months of the Podcast (part 1)

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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July 14, 2019

10 Big Ideas About Work From 6 Months of Steph’s Business Bookshelf (part 1)

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark Each week on Steph’s Business Bookshelf I share the three big ideas I’ve taken from the business and non-fiction books I’ve been reading. As we’re now 6 months into our literary adventure, I wanted to share my ten favourite big ideas from over 60 that have featured on the podcast – all with a theme of work. Whilst not all of these books are specifically about work, I’ve pulled out some of my favourite lessons that ...
July 9, 2019

I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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July 7, 2019

I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi: Terrible title, great book

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Ramit Singh Sethi is an American personal finance advisor and entrepreneur. He is the author of the 2009 book on personal finance, I Will Teach You to Be Rich and founder of GrowthLab.com, owner of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, and owner and a co-founder of PBworks, a commercial wiki website. In 2004, he graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts (Information & Society) in Science, Tec...
July 2, 2019

Originals Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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June 30, 2019

Originals by Adam Grant: Create better ideas

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Dr Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. He is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. Adam Grant has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40. He is the author of four New York Times bestselling books that have sold over two million cop...
June 25, 2019

Everything is Fcked Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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June 23, 2019

Everything is Fcked by Mark Manson - It's time to give up hope

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Mark grew up in Austin, Texas. Went to school and lived in Boston and graduated from Boston University in 2007. A couple years later, he started an online business (and the earliest form of his blog) and traveled and lived all over the world for about seven years. Ended up marrying a Brazilian. Now he lives in New York City. We’re all wrong about everything, some just a little less wrong than othe...
June 18, 2019

Alibaba - The House That Jack Ma Built - Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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June 16, 2019

Alibaba - The House that Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark: Building a giant

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Founder, investor and leading advisor on China’s dynamic technology and consumer sectors, Duncan is a recognized expert on the Internet and entrepreneurship in China. He has lived and worked in Beijing and Shanghai for more than 20 years. English by HarperCollins, ‘Alibaba’ was named a Book of the Year by The Economist magazine and short-listed for ‘Business Book of the Year’ by the Financial Times...
June 11, 2019

Outliers: Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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June 9, 2019

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: 10,000 hours to success

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. Prior to that, he as a reporter at the Washington Post. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He lives in New York. Source: https://www.gladwellbooks.com/landing-page/about-malcolm-gladwell/ Click here to buy on The Book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/Outliers/9780141043029/?a_aid=stephsbookshel...
June 4, 2019

The Culture Code - Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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June 2, 2019

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle: How to build a team

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race (co-authored with Tyler Hamilton), Hardball: A Season in Projects, and other books. Winner (with Hamilton) of the 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Prize, he is a contributing editor for Outside Magazine, and works as a special advisor to the Cleveland Indians. Coyle lives in...
May 28, 2019

Lost Connections - Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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May 26, 2019

Lost Connections by Johann Hari: Rethinking mental health

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Johann Hari is the author of two New York Times best-selling books. His first, ‘Chasing the Scream: the First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’, is currently being adapted into a major Hollywood feature film, and into a non-fiction documentary series. He gave one of the most-viewed TED talks of all time: his talk, ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong’, has (along with the animat...
May 21, 2019

Pitch Anything - Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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May 19, 2019

Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff: Selling High

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Oren Klaff is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. His first book, Pitch Anything, is required reading throughout Silicon Valley, Wall Street and the Fortune 500, with more than 1,000,000 copies in print worldwide. He has written for Harvard Business Review, Inc., Advertising Age, Entrepreneur and has been featured in hundreds of periodicals, podcasts and bl...
May 14, 2019

Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck: Team Building Question

Most teams aren't having the conversations they need to. We consistently fail to challenge each other, engage in robust dialogue and have the courageous, honest discussions we need to achieve our collective potential. Along with reading books for you, I've also taken the hard work out of finding new topics In these 2-3 minute 'minisodes' I'll share the team coaching question I took from this week's book for you to use in your own team. These questions make ideal icebreakers, kick offs for team...
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May 12, 2019

Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck by Seth Godin: Just keep shippin’

Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark About the Author Seth Godin is an Author, Entrepreneur and Most of All, A teacher. Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 18 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It’s Your Turn (And It’s Always Your Turn). Though renowned for his writing and speaking, Seth also...