Episode 102: Being Authentic and Remote

Welcome to Episode 2 of Professional Coaches & personal friends with me Warren and my own coach and personal friend Stephen Gribben.

I’ve known Stephen for over 10 years and we’ve covered a lot of ground - I wouldn’t say he’s saved my life but he’s definitely improved it in many ways.

The idea of this podcast was to share some of the things we talk about - the editing sometimes means that there is not much introduction - but I’ve tried to keep out too much of the chatty topics and leave in some of the good stuff.

In this chat Stephen discusses the importance of authenticity and compassion for your customers and your employees - everyone really.  An important message that this crisis isn’t simply s marketing opportunity - but a chance to show you really care - in a way that was impossible before.  Stephen shares some of his personal journey which is interesting.

In the second half we discuss Remote Working and the move away from offices.  One key point I took away was that remote working should not be a preferred outcome - instead we need to focus again on what is the key strategic imperatives and does remote working support it.  It’s a good balance.

Overall I think our conversations are about addressing our work lives once we get back to “normal”.  Are we ready for what’s coming or are we “asleep at the wheel”.

I’ll pop by halfway  through to smooth the edit and again at the end.  We’ve a new email address - podcast@coachpro.online.  Send any thoughts, comments, questions through and we’ll get to them soon.