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On this episode, Still Human Co-CEO, Brad Shorkend, takes us through his idea of "Making Work Unsuck" a phrase coined in their book "We Are Still Human and Work Shouldn't suck". We take a deep dive into the work Brad has been doing with various businesses over the years and he shares some powerful methods and tools Still Human is developing and implementing to help make employees have a more enjoyable work experience.    Please don't forget to subscribe to gain access to all our podcasts. If you enjoy the show please share it with friends and family. Thank you for your support. Topics we cover: 01:37  helping organizations to become awesome. 06:16  how the Still Human model differs from the traditional HR function. 10:12  dealing with the backlash and resistance from legacy structures. 17:40  building trust and connecting with organizations virtually and working with businesses inside the business. 27:20  the flaws of intrapreneurship and having your own business vs being a full-time employee for a company. 29:12  reluctant leadership and placing people in the wrong roles. 37:00  views on 101 days learning by WEF 43:17  making the learning journey part of the leadership accountability. 44:57  future plans for Still Human. 47:16 Brad shares his WHY? for doing the work he does. 51:23  life ethos: zero drama, maximum magic. Recommended links: https://stillhuman.co.za/ [email protected] Follow us: Website: https://www.thenetworkingcompany.co.za Facebook:  thenetworkingco Instagram: thenetworkingcompanysa Twitter: TNCo_LvLUp

Executive coach and Potentiality Co. CEO Wendy Nagel join us to share some insights into her very interesting work of helping teams and individuals access their true potential. We unpack her understanding of finding our true selves. "Lighting up fires inside people" as she puts it, has been a journey of self-discovery and she shares some practical tools and practices to assist us in working towards letting our light shine. "Stop playing small" is another affirmation that Wendy strongly believes in and we explore how work can sometimes cause people to refrain from contributing to their teams in a meaningful and empowering manner. Please don't forget to subscribe to gain access to all our podcasts. If you enjoy the show please share it with friends and family and thank you for your support. Recommended links: http://thepotentialityco.com/ Follow us: Website: https://www.thenetworkingcompany.co.za Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thenetworkingco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenetworkingcompanysa Twitter: https://twitter.com/TNCo_LvLUp

Certified and award-winning personal and professional coach Penny Holburn joins us to talk us through the challenging idea of quietening the mind. We speak in depth about the constant mention of mindfulness practices and how the practice has gone mainstream. We explore some of the bad things associated with overthinking and tools to help us calm our minds so we can access creative problem-solving parts of the brain. Penny unpacks some and simplifies some methods we can use to help us slow our minds down and get out of the rut so we can find the best version of ourselves. Recommended links: https://www.lifecoachingbusiness.co.za/assets/documents/newsletter/1marquietmind.pdf https://www.lifecoachingbusiness.co.za/ Follow us: Website: www.thenetworkingcompany.co.za Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thenetworkingco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenetworkingcompanysa/?hl=en    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TNCo_LvLUp

Joining us on this episode is Africa Technopreneurs MD, Daliso Ngoma to discuss the different types of virtual reality technologies, why there's such a negative and misunderstood perception of virtual reality, and why its adoption has been so slow. Daliso is also a member of the WeAreVR community and we discuss the impact of the VR community and how they are making this technology a cool thing in Africa and beyond. we close with some tips on what to consider when purchasing VR technology.

Personal transformation and wellness practitioner & now author Mike Hook shares insights and inspiration behind his new book, 2020 The Year That Killed Retirement. Mike speaks passionately about the need to embrace the platinum years and finding ways to reimagine skills and experience acquired to teach and learn from others. He speaks about the venture Platinum Project and how they are uniting the retired and assisting them in finding ways to fund and sustainq their livelihood. Using the 2020 national lockdown in South Africa as motivation to keep working we also learn about his new coffee, Epiphany Coffee which will be in stores in the near future.

Multiple award winning speaker, coach and facilitator, Zoya Mabuto-Mokoditoa joins us in conversation about speaking to be heard and stepping into your power.

We speak to the founder and CEO of Flock Event Platform, Mike Lysko about his journey in events. Mike shares some insights into trends emerging in the virtual events industry and some key takeaways from 250 events his team was involved in during the incredible technology uptake during the 2020 lockdown.

We speak to Founder and CEO of The Networking Company, Helen Nicholson about how we "rest and recover". Helen shares a story of what led her to lead a more mindful life and a powerful metaphor about how we should look at our day like a sentence by implementing hard stops at the end of our day.