"the one with the owner's manual" How do you cross the yawning chasm of lack of context in today's remote-first, distributed working environment? If you're in a management position, you might not even be aware of it or even worse, you might be dealing with it in a way that alienates your employees! It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Leda's weekly articles tagged as #ledawrites on LinkedIn. It doesn't matter what industry you work in, her stories resonate with everyone who has ever worked or still works in a corporate environment. As a result, her writing is also a huge source of material f ..read more

"the one most needing magic" This episode of the show saw a departure from the the usual format, but I should have expected nothing less from the CEO and Founder of a company called Unconventional Ventures. Theo is saddened, angry and frustrated by the very real Monsters she has encountered as a woman in the workplace over the last three decades. Sadly the solutions put forward so far have all been Myths - there has been no Magic to dispel them. Awareness has increased. But behaviour has not changed much. The stories she shares will make you feel uncomfortable at best. At worst, they will be ..read more

"the one where the monsters are not who you think" Well it was bound to happen sooner or later on a show that hosts changemakers - Ajit Chambers turned the concept on its head and took a contrarian view of who the Monsters are and how manufacturing Myths can help you to achieve your goals. Ajit is a seasoned Banker (but please don't hold that against him!), consultant and entrepreneur who shared life lessons from the front lines of making change happen. There is no summary or spoilers for this episode, you'll just have to kick back and watch / listen You can find Ajit on LinkedIn here and mo ..read more

"the one with the cult" Thea Loch has significant experience of driving change and transformation from "both sides" of the fence - initially as a consultant and currently as the Head of Group Optimisation at Lloyds Banking Group in the UK. She's seen, and overcome, a myriad of Monsters and Myths in her time and undoubtedly will conquer many more in her quest. In this session, she shines a light on The Wrong Monster The Person with the Right Job Title The Cult of Success ...... To get the detail, you'll have to listen / watch the show on the links below as I'm not giving any further spoilers ..read more

"the one with the problems" The problem with ideas is that they're not really useful if you're solving the wrong problem in the first place! That's just one of the many insights shared by Nikolas (Nik) Venios, Founder of The Ideas Agency, in this session. As a fellow change maker / disruptor / innovator, Nik has faced a myriad of Monsters and Myths while working with clients of all sizes from global multi-nationals, to solopreneurs and everything in between.  In his experience, the most common of these are the problems with ideas and he shares:- The Two Headed Imposter Monster The Myth ..read more

"the one where things go wrong" Transformation is tough - there, I've said it! People are naturally resistant to change and when a transformation project is announced, many people will immediately hide behind their barriers and throw obstacles in the path of change. I saw a tweet thread a while back that called on people to list 5 topics they could speak about with zero preparation - it was fun discovering a few wacky things things I never knew about my Twitter friends but one tweet stood out for me. It wasn't the 5 topics that interested me as much as the follow on statement of "and the mist ..read more

"the one that's not not what you think" Have you encountered the Imposter Syndrome Monster yet? Have you ever felt that your skills and experience are simply "not enough" for you to open your mouth and provide an opinion in front of your peers? Or perhaps you've passed up the opportunity to apply for a promotion or ask for a raise at work because you think that you don't have what it takes (even though you probably do)? Have you sat in a room thinking "what am I doing here, I feel like a fraud"? As a professional public speaker, I've frequently faced this monster. I've felt like a fraud walki ..read more

"the one that's not about technology" Pedro Pinto is a Technology Leader whose teams have been responsible for many groundbreaking innovations across multiple industries over the years. As is always the case with the Tribe of Troublemakers (aka fellow innovators), this means he has come face to face with many Monsters and Myths (barriers and obstacles) in his path. How many Monsters & Myths could we CONQUER TOGETHER? Click here to find out more! In this episode, Pedro shares the top three which cause the most Mayhem:- the "ChickenEgg" Monster - which asks for the ROI of an idea the "AI-m ..read more

"the one about ourselves" Sales is the biggest monster I have faced and have yet to overcome. We ALL have to "sell" at some point in our life - to get a job or promotion, to find a romantic partner, to get investment or support of an idea, to be accepted in a team - and many, many more occasions. Some people really excel at sales - I'm NOT one of those people and nothing on earth strikes as much fear in me as the prospect of having to sell .......... anything! I therefore really appreciated the advice shared by Tony Hughes on how to overcome the biggest and most common sales monsters and myth ..read more

"the one about The Art of the Possible" Prof. Jason Mars PhD is one of the world leaders in the realm of "conversational artificial intelligence" (THE world leader by my personal assessment!). He is on a mission to have a meaningful impact on the lives of every human and if you take a look at what he and his team at Clinc.com have achieved so far, he is certainly on track to do exactly that! If you have even the slightest interest in artificial intelligence, you will be well aware that there are MANY Monsters and Myths associated with it - how many times have you heard "the robots are going t ..read more