Get the Elephant Out of the Room: Make Difficult Conversations Easy

Many businesses want to save money by appointing internal coaches from their senior people, but is this a smart approach?
Harriett was an internal coach and she tells us what it takes to be a coach and what is required to set up an internal programme.
Her experiences changed her life, but an internal coaching framework is not a quick and cheap strategy.
Find out why and what is involved in this conversation.
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For more information about Chris Webber and Foxleigh Commercial Performance find us online
www.foxleigh.net
Chris Webber | LinkedIn
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Harriet is an executive coach, facilitator and programme designer. She has multi-sector experience including banking, technology, private equity, insurance,
pharmaceuticals, FMCG, charities and NGOs.
Her clients view her as a trusted partner and her style is calm, thoughtful and authentic. She skilfully blends challenge and support to build a creative and transformative space that enables her clients to learn about themselves and
gain broader insights in order to achieve their goals.
Many clients have worked with her to evolve their leadership, build confidence in demanding situations and discover how they can be at their authentic best, gain systemic insights or as they transition into a new organisation or significantly different role. Outcomes include greater self-awareness and personal impact, clarity on purpose and higher performance.
She is accredited at PCC level with the International Coaching Federation, has an MSc in Occupational Psychology, a BA (Hons) Philosophy and Diplomas in both
Psychology and Coaching. She is an External Tutor with Henley Business School and is a graduate of the Practitioner programme with Coaching Constellations so she approaches her work with a systemic stance.
Harriet (Jarman) Nelson | LinkedIn

In this episode we involve our expert panel audience and debate the radically different approach to leadership - focus on followership.
Fielding questions and challenges from the audience Tony emphasises the points and the process.
We discuss the importance of rituals and how these can unify and inspire generations of teams
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Tony is a organisational development consultant with 20 years of experience in organisational transformation, leadership development and coaching. His work involves guiding organisations through change to become the best versions of themselves.
We firmly believe that transformative leadership growth is rooted in deep personal learning, and this principle guides our approach every step of the way. By creating an environment that encourages introspection, self-awareness, and genuine connection, we help leaders unlock their full potential and navigate the complexities of their roles with greater clarity, empathy, and effectiveness.
Our relational and culturally sensitive methodology ensures that the insights gained through our work resonate profoundly, empowering leaders to drive lasting, positive change within their organisations and beyond.
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn: 
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠
-Tony Belgrave LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybelgrave/

Leaders do not to be charismatic and extroverted. Leaders are not born, they can be built if instead of focusing on themselves, they focus on building followership.
In this special episode recorded with an audience in London we discuss the process and how it is radically different and challenging to the traditional leadership programmes.
Learn how you can adopt this methodology to become a truly impactful leader
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Tony is a organisational development consultant with 20 years of experience in organisational transformation, leadership development and coaching. His work involves guiding organisations through change to become the best versions of themselves.
We firmly believe that transformative leadership growth is rooted in deep personal learning, and this principle guides our approach every step of the way. By creating an environment that encourages introspection, self-awareness, and genuine connection, we help leaders unlock their full potential and navigate the complexities of their roles with greater clarity, empathy, and effectiveness.
Our relational and culturally sensitive methodology ensures that the insights gained through our work resonate profoundly, empowering leaders to drive lasting, positive change within their organisations and beyond.
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn: 
⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠⁠
-Tony Belgrave LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybelgrave/⁠

A frustration in team performance is often feeling under estimated, or siloed into a specific set of tasks.
After talking to Jo Keeler I realised the importance of making time to allow your team to connect with each other and share their own preferences and strengths.
By sharing with each other you strengthen the web of connections, but also you help each person share perhaps hidden skills
Accountability for performance comes when people have clear tasks and accountability and they buy in much more when they feel heard and understood
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Belbin starts with the team. Belbin helps you develop your people, attract and retain talent, and turbo-charge your team's performance. 
Jo Keeler is the Managing Director of Belbin Ltd, an Employee Ownership Trust. During her 23-year tenure at Belbin, Jo has been responsible for spearheading strategic and operational activities, and building the Belbin brand, both in the UK and worldwide. 
In addition to liaising with global Belbin partners, Jo leads the UK team and works closely with Dr Meredith Belbin to ensure that innovation is always in line with the company’s ethos. In recent years, Jo has focused her efforts on bringing the Belbin message to international audiences, inspiring them to use the Team Role framework to usher in lasting team and business performance improvements.
During the pandemic, Jo launched (and hosts) the popular and thought-provoking Belbin webinar series, which draws in a large and engaged audience from across the globe.
Jo has been invited to speak on various podcasts from Management Today’s ‘Workplace Evolution Podcast’ to ‘HR UpRising’ and now we are delighted that she’s joining us on ‘The Commercial Edge’ podcast. 
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠⁠⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠⁠⁠
- Jo Keeler Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokeeler/

As a leader, one of the key challenges is ensuring your team takes responsibility for tasks. Jo Keeler works with teams around the world to help them operate more effectively.
She shares her advice for leaders who want to get more from their people through creating accountability and sharing skills.
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Belbin starts with the team. Belbin helps you develop your people, attract and retain talent, and turbo-charge your team's performance. 
Jo Keeler is the Managing Director of Belbin Ltd, an Employee Ownership Trust. During her 23-year tenure at Belbin, Jo has been responsible for spearheading strategic and operational activities, and building the Belbin brand, both in the UK and worldwide. 
In addition to liaising with global Belbin partners, Jo leads the UK team and works closely with Dr Meredith Belbin to ensure that innovation is always in line with the company’s ethos. In recent years, Jo has focused her efforts on bringing the Belbin message to international audiences, inspiring them to use the Team Role framework to usher in lasting team and business performance improvements.
During the pandemic, Jo launched (and hosts) the popular and thought-provoking Belbin webinar series, which draws in a large and engaged audience from across the globe.
Jo has been invited to speak on various podcasts from Management Today’s ‘Workplace Evolution Podcast’ to ‘HR UpRising’ and now we are delighted that she’s joining us on ‘The Commercial Edge’ podcast. 
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠⁠
- Jo Keeler Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokeeler/

I spoke with Lyndsey Knox a personal trainer who transformed her life from musician to professional athlete.
Here I share the key elements we discussed so that you can make positive changes to your team and create a new and improved, more confident, upgraded version
Hold yourself accountable for excellence and high standards for yourself and the people around you.
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠⁠
- Lyndsey Knox Fitness: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lyndseyknoxfitness/?hl=en

Yours is the voice you hear the most but making hard choices to change your life is difficult despite what you say to yourself. The easy path is tempting.
Lyndsey changed her life and now inspires and coaches hundreds of others to do the same
She shares her insights and experience with us so that you can make the changes you want to make and be accountable for creating the new improved you.
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When her successful career as the front women
and founder of ‘100 Fables’ came to a stand still during Covid, Lyndsey dedicated lockdown to losing weight, healing her relationship with food and adapting her mindset and behaviours to feel the strongest, happiest and
healthiest she ever has inside and out.
She had tried and failed so many times before due to the confusing plethora of information out there. Now truly understanding the process and always having a passion to help others she decided to retrain and instead of finding connection and joy with people through music, she would do so through fitness to help others become their fittest, healthiest and happiest selves. 
4 years on she has now been a fully qualified Personal Trainer for 3 years and has helped over 150 people with their fitness journey on a 1-1 basis. Her books are constantly full and she has plans in place to open her own gym in the future to allow her community to grow and thrive even more.
Her favourite part of the job is seeing her clients evolve. The basis of the work is never a quick fix attitude but a journey of learning and growing inside and out, getting to know yourself, giving my clients the knowledge, support and tools to become the person they’ve always wanted to be, proving they can do things they thought not possible and ensure they get what they want from this process and actually keep it so they live their happiest, healthiest lives. Who doesn’t want that?
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn:  ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠
- Lyndsey Knox Fitness: https://www.instagram.com/lyndseyknoxfitness/?hl=en

Coping with the pressure and expectations of being a manager or leader is tough and relentless.
Great leaders can sustain performance because they cope well with being accountable.
Here are my take-aways that could help you sustain high performance leadership and stand out from your colleagues as someone to notice
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: ⁠https://foxleigh.net/⁠
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn: 
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk⁠
-Crina Ancuta LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crinaancuta/

Radical responsibility is leaders taking on accountability for performance.
It is central, but it is stressful.
How can you as a manager be accountable for performance but not burn out under pressure.
We talk about mindset and controlling issues so that you can be in charge and sustain long term results and stand out in your organisation.
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Today we’re talking to Crina Ancuta, a globally experienced
executive coach with over two decades of pharmaceutical industry expertise.
 
Crina’s role is to guide leaders to find clarity in their
development goals, aligning with their company’s expectations. Her coaching deepens the understanding of organizational dynamics and enhances strategic alignment with senior leadership.
 
By fostering self-awareness and leadership presence, this
enables leaders to focus on positive interactions, personal strengths, and strategic engagement with key stakeholders, which is crucial for advancing organizational objectives and career growth.
 
With a strong background in strategic leadership,
operational excellence, and crisis management, Crina helps leaders navigate challenges with resilience, shifting their focus from immediate crises to strategic activities that elevate humanity and integrity in the workplace.
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: https://foxleigh.net/
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk
- Crina Ancuta LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crinaancuta/

Every business has values but not all live them. In this episode I share my highlights from the recent episode that could help you build a strong performance culture based on values through holding each other accountable for actions.
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-Foxleigh Commercial Website: https://foxleigh.net/
-Chris Webber's LinkedIn: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-webber-uk
-Mark Herbert LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markherbert85/