Rob Lambert
I help leaders turn communication into their greatest leadership tool—to build creative, agile, and human-centred workplaces. Through books, courses, consulting and coaching, I guide leaders and managers in using communication to unlock clarity, creativity, and better business results.
Appears in 32 Episodes
How to Build an Internal Coaching and Consulting Function That Drives Business Value
Internal coaching and consulting teams can be powerful assets — or costly afterthoughts. In this episode of Here's an idea worth playing with, we break down how to des...
Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking: Essential Skills for Career Growth and Leadership
Do you get nervous at the thought of speaking in public? You’re not alone — and mastering this skill can be a game-changer for your career and leadership growth. In th...
Climb the Career Ladder: 8 Key Principles to Thrive, Add Value, and Accelerate Your Career
In this episode, I share the 8 principles that shaped my own career journey — from software tester to executive leader. We’ll explore how to define what thriving looks...
Spinning Plates: A Simple Productivity System for Work, Family, and Projects
In this episode, I break down the productivity system that helps me manage work, family life, content creation, and side projects - all without feeling overwhelmed. It...
How Businesses Sabotage Themselves: Lessons from a 1944 CIA Manual
During World War II, the OSS (precursor to the CIA) released the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual”—a handbook for disrupting enemy organisations from within. The shocking...
How to Study Anything: 10 Principles That Actually Work
In this episode, I explore 10 practical principles that will help you study anything more effectively. We’ll break down why active engagement beats passive highlightin...
Building a Learning Culture: Why Behaviour Beats Training Every Time
In this episode, we explore what it really takes to create a true learning culture inside an organisation. Not just training programmes or box-ticking courses, but lea...
5 Trade Skills That Will Accelerate Your Success in Business
What are the timeless skills that make someone invaluable and successful at work? In this episode, I break down the five core “Trade Skills” — persistence, facing fact...
Crafting a Winning Conference Talk Proposal - and getting it selected
Crafting a Winning Conference Talk Proposal - and getting it selectedWant to share your expertise on a conference stage but feel stuck at the Call for Papers submissio...
How to generate conference talk ideas
Public speaking at conferences or events, and even at work, can be a joyful experience. However, a major reason I hear from people who are hesitant to take that first ...
Learning how to get better - Releasing Agility mini series - Ep5
This is episode 5 of 5, of the Releasing Agility mini series, where I share the model and how it works. This episode of about learning and making ourselves, and the bu...
Building Routines and Habits - Releasing Agility mini series - Ep4
This is episode 4 of 5, of the Releasing Agility mini series, where I share the model and how it works. This episode of about building routines and habits - that lead ...
Your people need a plan to - This is the team to get it done - Releasing Agility mini series - Ep3
This is episode 3 of 5, of the Releasing Agility mini series, where I share the model and how it works. This episode of about building the team to get it done.The mode...
How to lean into the current reality and build a strategy - Releasing Agility mini series - Ep2
This is episode 2 of 5, of the Releasing Agility mini series, where I share the model and how it works. This episode of about leaning into the current reality of your ...
How to paint a picture of the future for your business (or team) - Releasing Agility mini series - Ep1
This is episode 1 of 5, of the Releasing Agility mini series, where I share the model and how it works. This episode of about writing a story about the future - a pain...
Lead Like a Storyteller: Write Your Chapter in Business
In this episode I share the idea of a book being written about the business you work in. That book started on the first day of the business - and continues to be writt...
The 10 Elements of a powerful workshop
In this episode I share 10 Elements of a powerful workshop. These are ideas I think are worth playing with. No absolutes, just 10 elements that I apply to my award win...
The benefits of bringing nature into your workplace - Biophilic Design
In this episode I introduce the idea of Biophilic Design; designing workspaces to include more nature and natural elements. I dig into some of the science and see whet...
Business improvement using Friction Versus Reward
In this episode of "Here's An Idea Worth Playing With" I talk about the method of Friction v Reward, how it's creator, Richard Hammond, uses it and how I use a similar...
Nash's use of Leisure Time pyramid - flawed but still helpful
In today's cast and post I'm introducing a model of leisure time from the 1920's! I'll introduce the Netflix challenge (a dysfunctional game being played at a workplac...
