It’s the questions you ask – not the answers you give

Amber Johnson is the founder of the Bright Threads Leadership Group, based in Chicago Illinois.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Amber helps host Michael Millward explore how the ideas of Appreciative Enquiry can be applied by leaders to improve the outcomes they achieve.

Amber starts by defining Appreciative Enquiry and explaining how this approach helps to bring different perspectives to a discussion.

As their conversation develops Michael and Amber discuss

• The origins of workplace power structures that make it difficult for people to ask questions
• The role of a leader as a provider
• How questions can decrease competition and increase collaboration
• How social culture impacts question asking
• The Power Distance concept
• Different ways of asking questions

Discover more about Amber and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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How can leaders use stillness to improve performance

Moving from Europe to North America gave Markus Neukom the opportunity to reflect on his career as an executive coach. He asked his clients what the most valuable aspect of working with him had been.

Their response was the sense of stillness that he created in meetings.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Markus explores with host Michael Millward what creating a sense of stillness means and how leaders can use stillness to enhance their work performance and work life balance.

Their conversation covers a wide range of topics including

• Stillness as a source of psychological safety
• How stress develops
• Societal expectations as a source of stress
• The importance of self-awareness

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How to Build a Personality Driven Media Company

It was an old high school friend Neil Patel, the founder of Answer the Public, who introduced AJ Kumar to the world of blogging and online marketing. AJ took that introduction and created, by working with Kimberly Snyder, and others a blueprint for creating a personality driven media company.

AJ launched his own company, The Limitless Company, and published Guru Inc.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds AJ explains to host Michael Millward the connection between the reverence that his culture has for spiritual gurus and the celebrity status that business gurus achieve in western culture.

Aj describes the different stages in achieving guru status, from expert to guru’s guru.

Using his experience AJ explains the different aspects of the personality driven media company blue print. Michael and AJ also discuss two of the most successful personality driven media companies, those based around Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart.

This is the podcast for any business person who wants to maximise the impact of their on-line presence.

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