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Having influence and gaining respect from your colleagues with independence of your hierarchy could be daunting but also very rewarding and even fun. Learn in this podcast with Jo Ellen Grzyb and Katy Miller how to make your ideas to be listened to and discover the factors that make a good influencer: Likeability, generosity, confidence, passion… to name a few.    ..read more

Organisations with a clear purpose do better than those without it, says a recent Harvard Business Review study in partnership with the EY Beacon Institute. We certainly agree; Purpose is now more relevant than ever, especially in this fast-paced world with a growing awareness of those brands doing their best to change the world for good. In this podcast, Jo Ellen Grzyb and Ottillie Parfitt discuss what purpose means at an individual and organisational level, and offer thought-provoking ideas to help your organisation develop and utilise yours.   ..read more

Resilience refers to how well we can deal with adversity and bounce back. In this podcast, Jo Ellen Grzyb, Founder Director of Impact Factory, and Paul Hughes, one of our trainers and ex-Chelsea and Southampton mid-fielder, discuss the psychology behind resilient people, teams and businesses, and the importance of learning how to ride the waves of uncertainty in the times we’re living. They explore the differences between resilience and endurance and offer practical tips to increase your self-awareness to identify these triggers that may undermine the way you respond to challenges in a po ..read more

What makes a good line manager? Which issues a new manager may encounter in his new managerial role? Having people skills to inspire a motive a team and get things done are some of the important capabilities that any line manager would need to excel. In this podcast, Jo Ellen Grzyb and Sarah Dawrant, one of our senior Training Consultants at Impact Factory, discuss the challenges a new line manager may have and offer practical solutions to accomplish work and increase performance.    ..read more

The same principles that build a great sport club can be applied to a work team. Paul Hughes, ex Chelsea and Southampton football midfielder, now a successful manager for Hayes & Yeading United F.C. and an Impact Factory trainer, shares with Jo Ellen Grzyb his thoughts and experience about what makes individuals, with different personalities and idiosyncrasies to work as one to achieve a common goal. What works in the pitch also works in the boardroom. Impact Factory ..read more

Any kind of change, specially within organisations, could be challenging. Jo Ellen Grzyb and Sarah Dawrant discuss the importance of leading people through change by transparent communication, personal commitment with the teams and acknowledgment of people’s emotional stages when facing change, as explained by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and her Change Curve. Jo Ellen and Sarah also offer the best advice for organisations to become more competitive and ready to accelerate change: introduce regular small changes and allow people to express their ideas to create an open and engaging culture. Impact Fa ..read more

Humans are the most important asset for organisations. Despite technological advances changing -even improving – our lives and our jobs, it’s all for nothing without humans at the core. Jo Ellen Grzyb and Sarah Creevey discuss the latest neuroscience studies that focus on the plasticity of the brain (an organ that is far more nimble and agile than any software or app) and how people learn. It’s all about motivation and upping the ante to absorb new information - and allowing emotions to be expressed.  It’s about providing lots of opportunities to practice and to build on what we alre ..read more

Despite all the cutting-edge technology and technical advances that have substantially changed our lives and jobs; after all the articles and reports on AI and digital transformation, it’s clear that the future, more than ever, is human. Jo Ellen Grzyb and Tina Lamb discuss the vital importance of people for organisations to become agile, flexible, collaborative and creative to respond to their most urgent challenges. Something that can be achieved by awaking the dormant but innate communication and engaging skills that we all have. Impact Factory     ..read more

35 UK Universities prompted by Cambridge University have run a study and have concluded that women tend to speak at least 3 times less than their male colleagues.     One of our Directors, Jo Ellen Grzyb, has participated on Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 and has offered very practical tools to inspire all and boost confidence. Impact Factory ..read more