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Kathryn Chapman on being innately curious about people and what lies behind the eye of the lens | BCP018
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
11/01/20 • 59 min
E001 Gail Sixsmith on embodiment of character for actors
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
05/18/19 • 47 min
Actor, art director, screenwriter, and movement specialist, Gail Sixsmith joined me to talk about her perspective on conversations - what makes them good and what makes them frustrating.
As human beings we are transmitting messages all the time, whether we are aware of it or not. An actor, says Gail, has to learn to embody those messages in how they portray a character through gesture, posturing, quality of voice, intonation and so on. Unless there are layers of subtext in play, what they are saying in words has to be congruent with what their body is transmitting. She reminds us that this is something that inspirational communicators do really well.
Gail coaches Performing Arts students to use their bodies effectively in becoming expressive, potent, and versatile actors. She draws on a wide range of physical practice which reflects her eclectic and extensive line of artistic enquiry: Dance Theatre, Choreographic Performance, Body Weather, Butoh, Alba Emoting, Rasaboxes, Physical Improvisation, Suzuki Method, Capoeira (Brazilian Fighting Dance), Laban, Elemental Transformation, Motion Capture, Mime, Yoga and 5 Rhythms.
As you listen to Gail, perhaps you’ll hear the energy in her voice - or even imagine what her gestures might be or how she is communicating through her body as she emphasises certain words or ideas. As a former Lady Macbeth, an artistic collaborator, and now an acting coach, you can hear how important it is to Gail to choose her words very carefully, to be precise in what she is describing to us. She wants us to understand her, clearly, with no ambiguity and it’s important that what she says is as close to the truth, to reality, as possible.
We meandered across many aspects of conversation - what makes for a good conversation, what inspires her, where joy sits, honesty, ego, difficult conversations, and even her worst conversational habit.
We also exchanged thoughts about how dismissive we can be of each other, what we may be in danger of writing out of our conversation culture because of the presence of addictive technologies or the way, in the workplace, we are able to read body language less and less. Add to that our preference for avoiding conflict or avoiding having that difficult conversation or the fear of getting caught not knowing something, it’s easy to find ways to disconnect or even over-react in situations where we feel uneasy or exposed.
I also asked Gail if she thinks it’s possible to be animated and dishonest, or at least hold something back, at the same time. Her answer brought us back to her trade in congruency between our words and our body movement, and between our energy and our impulses.
To learn more about Gail, visit her website: www.gailsixsmith.com or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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E023 Lorenzo Espinosa on having a board of mentors
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
03/16/21 • 69 min
My guest today is Lorenzo Espinosa. He works in tech - he’s currently Director of Data Operations and Product at Chattermill, a London-based AI startup “disrupting the unified customer experience ‘analytics space’ — which is means they analyse the feedback from your customers to give you insights that help you improve the experience, service or product to your customer.
Lorenzo has been innovating on products and platforms for companies like Amazon and American Express. He considers himself strategic in his thinking; he enjoys mentoring and we can also add, multicultural in his outlook. And from what I can tell so far, he’s pretty switched on when it comes to understanding people and motivating teams, which in my experience, tells me he’s got a high degree of comfort with being open and vulnerable. I love guests like this.
He’s also an MBA graduate from London Business School. He’s Spanish and has lived, worked and studied in the US, and he is a half IRONMAN Finisher in Boulder Colorado and has run 2 world marathons, one in Chicago and one in Berlin.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Amazon # 1 Best Seller — The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who CoachTM ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E009 Shalini Gupta on striving for simplicity in conversations
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
05/07/20 • 38 min
My guest is Shalini Gupta, a Canadian living and working in Chicago where I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know her when I lived in Chicago. She’s been working in advertising, agency side, for the last 18 plus years and when we spoke, she was managing an agency doing the marketing for the US army.
She shares how one of her early bosses has influenced how she leads today, how she makes space for people to express their feelings, to speak simply and be present, and to focus on outcomes rather than ego or sounding smart.
Patience under pressure may be an aspect she’s working on — who isn’t — but in the meantime there are things like empathy, acknowledgement, and honesty that are very important to Shalini. Her focus is on making sure her people understand what’s being discussed and know what to do with that information.
She thinks before she speaks, so her words are intentional and succinct. You understand her very quickly. And there are at least a couple of wonderful tips to learn from Shalini’s approach to team meetings including how to align before the meetings and how you can know when everyone is ready to move forward.
Connect with Shalini Gupta on LinkedIn.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Amazon # 1 Best Seller — The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who CoachTM ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E003 Thom Langford on being serious and humorous
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
07/01/19 • 50 min
“Security isn’t funny but it can be fun” and “information security doesn’t have to be hard” the mantras of my guest today Thom Langford - your virtual Chief Information Security Officer with a big, friendly but serious personality.
Thom is always ready to engage, he does a combination of being serious in the same breath as pointing out truths and irony with humour and dry wit - not an easy mix to pull off, and he admits that, until people get to know him, occasionally some people don’t get his brand of fun or might find it intimidating.
As the former Chief Information Security Officer of Publicis Groupe, Thom was responsible for all aspects of information security risk and compliance as well as managing the Groupe Information Security Programme. He now consults and does speaking gigs at information security conferences around the world.
His conversation style is to listen deeply and then talk as he thinks, and he’s very comfortable correcting his own words - a verbal version of typing a sentence, deleting back a few words and then retyping something better, more accurate.
What came through strongly in our conversation is how he’s watched others manage people and what he’s learned about his own experiences managing people. Things like speaking truthfully and not shying away from giving bad news while still being thoughtful, compassionate and supportive. He believes in the power of a face-to-face discussion and the eye-ball to eye-ball handshake to create credibility and trust where an email is more likely to create distance and wiggle room for excuses about why work hasn’t been delivered as agreed.
When I asked him what’s influenced his conversation style, it’s his need for honesty. He talked about how being a public speaker has taught him to be more comfortable when receiving a compliment not just because it’s validating the other person’s opinion and it's the polite and gracious thing to do but also because he sees it as a gateway for a more useful, in-depth exchange - it invites further conversation and connection.
He believes that not only do experiences like this grow you but they also generate respect from others towards you. If you’re a new manager, you might enjoy listening to Thom’s counsel and his shared learnings as he’s risen in seniority
When it comes to information security he points out that it’s a topic that’s not always well understood - it’s seen as a nice to have and an annoying part of the business that gets in the way of business. This view is changing, slowly. So it’s important that Thom can communicate the seriousness of security and have stakeholders view it as critical to the speed and resilience of the business. But that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be fun.
In talking about his best conversation and his worst conversation, Thom is a great storyteller. He speaks as things really are - he’s not looking to blame, he just names things as they are and is willing to accept responsibility for his part in a disagreement. And he’s very comfortable naming the feelings, emotions and states of mind as he takes us through work situations and significant conversations.
Connect with Thom on LinkedIn.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Book ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E008 Devin Singh on ethics of care in conversations
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
12/09/19 • 59 min
Are you aware of how much you try to control how others perceive you? And what about your responsibility in conversations... to keep channels open, to care about the feelings that we create in others when we talk or when we listen?
As well as encouraging us to find a way to relinquish control over how others perceive us, my guest, Devin Singh, raises with us the notion of ethics of care in our conversations. It’s a position that, with age, I’ve come to value more – that we are or ought to have concern for how others receive what we say and share in conversation exchanges way more than how others perceive us. For Devin, it’s about being kind, attentive and present in our relationships.
Devin researches and teaches on the connection between religion, culture, economics and business. He’s an Associate Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA as well as being an author, speaker, leadership coach and strategist.
Perhaps his point of view has been strongly shaped by his childhood living overseas with his diplomat mother and the professional path he has chosen for himself, and perhaps in part it has been pre-determined by his own DNA. And like many of us, there are things that challenge us in conversations and determine how we show up in conversations – the masks we wear in different places and with different people, our triggers, and our attempts to control how others perceive us while wanting to deeply belong to groups and people that attract us.
Connect with Devin Singh on LinkedIn.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Amazon # 1 Best Seller — The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who CoachTM ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E007 Mark Walmsley on conversations as currency of commerce
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
11/06/19 • 59 min
Just how creative are you in setting up conversations with clients? Have you pulled any stunts or wowed them in a way that gave them no option but to hire you?
Conversations can play out in predictable ways - especially in client or sales pitches. You do the meet and greet, introductions, thank yous, and you probably dive straight into how great your thingamajig is. But do you ever really manage to stop your prospect in their tracks with a thought-provoking idea or a new way to view their problem or business challenge? Do you surprise and delight them?
My guest, Mark Walmsley does and has - many times over. He thrives on talking to people and so networking is a comfort zone for him. And not just talking to people but having interesting conversations. You get the sense that Mark is looking at your problem or situation with a different lens - one you sometimes wish you had. He has energy but he’s calm. He’s playful in an easy and humble way rather than a showy limelight way. And he holds up a mirror for you without making you feel judged.
Once you listen to this episode, you’ll get why people say they feel more creative when Mark’s around. He has loads of stories to share and he switches between work stories and family stories because for Mark, it’s all about relationships.
Connect with Mark Walmsley on LinkedIn.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Book ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E011 Hazbi on intimacy, being queer and organising festivals
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
05/30/20 • 91 min
One of the toughest times to have conversations is when we are facing our fears and, if we can get to the other side, I’m optimistic that there is much joy waiting for us.
I’m in conversation with Hazbi, a Swiss-Albanian queer artist and curator of festivals. This is a very personal conversation because they are sharing their own journey of becoming non-binary and the important role that conversations have had for them since they were a teenager, not just about sexuality but about identity and belonging, about the queer festivals they organise, the challenge (or gift) of being mildly autistic, and about finding humanity and spiritual connections, ...and, it seems, to always be emerging themselves and to be promoting inclusion, diversity and rights for social minorities at the same time as challenging social conventions.
When Hazbi talks about being body positive they talk about creativity with the body, diversity of looks, the spaces that create safety and allow others to immediately open up and talk about very intimate aspects of their sexuality. Being non-binary, they are very flexible in how they dress, they are flamboyant and rich in imagery, and sometimes it has taken them a great deal of courage and strong will to dress how they feel because often people do stare at them, or can be aggressive or violent towards them because they represent difference or because their difference is perceived as dangerous.
They said something very poignant to me about how much self-alienation we put ourselves through in order to be accepted and they describe the morning rush in Zurich of bankers heading to their offices as an example. But also how people can surprise us, like when they told their boss that a professorship at the University of St Gallen wasn’t for them.
Connect with Hazbi on LinkedIn.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Amazon # 1 Best Seller — The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who CoachTM ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E017 Rob Bogosian on corporate silence and the fear of speaking up
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
10/25/20 • 65 min
My guest is Dr Rob Bogosian the principal at RVB Associates, Breaking Corporate Silence: How High Influence Leaders Create Cultures of Voice and has been featured in numerous business publications including Business Insider, CNN Money, The Economist, Entrepreneur Magazine and more.
He partners leaders and businesses to make sure that their leadership development strategies are fit for purpose. Rob’s perspective is that if you get that right then you minimise operational risk caused by performance gaps at all levels, the individual, the group or team level and enterprise-wide.
“If you have a high need for self-affirmation, approval, you’re going to have a hard time as a leader. You have to have a secure attachment in order to be an effective leader. And I’m not sure that enough of our leadership population is securely attached... meaning if you are anxious, that shows up at work and if you’re “attachment secure”, that shows up at work.”
He is particularly interested in corporate cultures of silence and cultures of voice and believes that leaders are not always aware of the influence and impact they have on their people’s behaviour and therefore what their people feel they can express and say — and I’m inclined to agree with him.
You will hear Rob get very impassioned when he talks about the damage that corporate silence does to people at work. Why this interest in our fear of speaking up? It comes from a deep place in him — my sense is it comes from a profound appreciation for the suffering that his grandfather survived against the horrific injustice of genocide and an equally profound gratitude and respect for the opportunity and insight that that has given him. It’s like he sees and feels the echoes of terrible leadership and the suffering it inflicts on people in what he witnesses in his clients’ organisations today.
He says we can do better in leadership, much better.
In our conversation, we explored the many things that get in the way of a leader’s ability to inspire and lead effectively.
We talked about so many things that get in the way of a leader’s ability to inspire and lead effectively including why it is that leaders forget the humans they work with? Why do many leaders show up as insecure? What stops leaders from getting the information they need to make good business decisions?
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Amazon # 1 Best Seller — The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who CoachTM ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
E015 Stephen Brittain on visualising and mapping the value exchange in conversations
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene
10/10/20 • 50 min
My guest is Steve Brittain. Steve is co-founder of Insurtech Gateway, the only FCA authorised independent incubator and fund, it’s where founders can go and get underwriting paper, investment capital, and advice on how to design and build their startup for the insurance industry...
...which has so many barriers to entry, and he says founders often run out of energy and money just trying to get in. One founder refers to them as “insurance sherpers, guiding us through the wilderness of insurance.”
Along with his co-founders, Steve takes founders on a journey towards investors and he enlists the support and patience of “true collaborators” who he defines as geeks who have a shared fascination in each other, who recognise each other as peers and who all like to get their geek on.
“They’re all incredibly curious, they all bring a super skill to the conversation and then there’s a mutual respect between Mr. Insurance Geek, or Mr. Data Analytics Geek or Mr. Forecasting Geek or Mr. IoT Sensor Geek or whatever skill is required. That there’s a recognition of peers, that’s been quite fundamental, they’re enjoying playing with others who are also excellent at what they do.”
Steve sees himself as a peacekeeper in conversations, working to get both sides - founders and investors - to align on ideas. He’s very visual in conversations using mind maps crossed with Venn diagrams and props like mugs, phones and drinks coasters to help himself and others get clarity about the value exchange.
Catch the latest episodes of COACH/LEADTM with Sehaam Cyrene on Apple | Audible | Podbean | Spotify | YouTube ...and other fine places.
YouTube ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@sehaamcyrene
LinkedIn ▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
Courses ▶️ https://coachlead.co/
Amazon # 1 Best Seller — The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who CoachTM ▶️ https://amzn.eu/d/bm0J1BQ
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How many episodes does COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene have?
COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene currently has 37 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Management, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education and Business.
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The episode title 'E008 Devin Singh on ethics of care in conversations' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene?
The average episode length on COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene is 47 minutes.
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Episodes of COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene are typically released every 10 days, 13 hours.
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The first episode of COACH/LEAD™ with Sehaam Cyrene was released on May 18, 2019.
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