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 26 Episodes
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...
3 Ways to talk about value, plus sounds from Zurich
I am in Zurich, capturing the sounds of the city - and also sharing 3 helpful ways to frame any conversation about value. We often need executive buy-in, support or ai...
The 8 Different Types of Intelligence
Hi,I hope you are doing well. Welcome to another Here’s An Idea Worth Playing With (HAIWPW). The weekly audio show about ideas that I think are worth playing with.I re...
Timeblocking and Energy & Attention - calendar management
In this episode I talk about using your calendar wisely by time blocking but offer some caution - simply filling your calendar with "stuff" often doesn't take account ...
Dealing with emails
In this episode I share ideas on dealing with email, why it won't go away and how we can still get our job done without being distracted by email. SUPPORTING INFORMATI...
Why (the right) deadlines are helpful
In this episode I share why the right deadlines can really drive momentum and help us get things done. Without deadlines work could meander on and we also can't hold o...
Prioritise your work by visualising it
In this episode I explain why visualising your work is the first step to prioritising it, controlling it, talking about it and making trade offs about it. After you se...