CEO Wisdom podcast: Technology, Culture, Mental Health

🎥 Video 2: “In five years’ time, L&D won’t survive without…” I know, I only just shared the first video from World of Learning, but this one’s too good to sit on 👀 Twelve brilliant L&D minds answer one big survival question: 🧠 What will L&D need to do to stay relevant five years from now? Here’s a taste of what they said: 🔸 Focus on mental health, mental energy and human connection – Thimon De Jong and Ad Davies 🔸 Get out of your learning bubble, scan horizons, join change projects – Geraldine Voost and Jo Cook 🔸 Be 'monumental skills coaches' – James Swift 🔸 Dig deep into data, be agile in thinking, know your value add – Aimee Young (PGCE, QTS, Coaching, CIPD) and Avinash Chandarana, FLPI Plus perspectives from Robin Hoyle, Melanie Martinelli, Chris Baldwin FLPI, MCIPD, Peter Manniche Riber and Sarah Lindsell, all in the video 👇 💡 The takeaway? There’s no set playbook anymore. L&D needs to become the organisational nervous system: sensing needs, regenerating skills, continuously evolving - while creating safe environments for connection, learning and growth. 💬 What do you think L&D needs to not only survive but thrive in the next five years? Drop a comment below. ✏️ Thanks to everyone who took part - all views have been taken onboard! For those not featured in this video, keep an eye out for the next one 😊 . #WOL25

🎥 Video 2: “In five years’ time, L&D won’t survive without…” More fresh insights . Twelve experts share their answers to this important question, and the results are...mixed. But they all point to transformation of the L&D function. Take a look!

“Don’t teach cows and monkeys how to meditate.” My wife, who is a coach, shared that phrase with me years ago. It made me laugh at first, but it stuck. What she meant wasn’t judgmental. In coaching, we often talk about “coachability” — not as a fixed trait, but as a moment-in-time indicator. Growth can’t be forced. It emerges when mindset, motivation, and environment align. That idea has stayed with me and keeps evolving. And right now it feels especially relevant. Companies are investing, experimenting, adapting. But in some cases, there’s frustration: “Why aren’t people adopting these tools?” From my perspective, it’s not a resistance issue. It’s a relational one. • Between how the system is built and what people need to thrive • Between the pace of innovation and the depth of meaning • Between ambition and actual integration I don’t believe in labeling people as resistant or uncoachable. I believe in designing environments where people can see themselves in the future we’re building. AI adoption isn’t just a rollout challenge. It’s a cultural one. A mindset one. And mindset is shaped by experience, not instruction. That old phrase still helps me zoom out, reflect, and reframe. And once again it feels incredibly relevant. Of course, I’m not comparing anyone to cows or monkeys. The saying is ancient, rooted in Eastern philosophy, and points to the simple truth that growth only happens when the context is right. What old ideas are becoming new again for you? #AITransformation #MindsetShift #OrganizationalCulture #LeadershipDevelopment #HumanFirst

𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴. Looking back at last week's conference as I gave myself a few days to sit with what I heard, I am still carrying small moments that feel important. Thank you to everyone who showed up in person, asked the hard questions, and stayed for the messy conversations afterwards. Those side exchanges are where practice actually shifts. The polished panels were useful, but the real work happened when people traded doubts, examples, and quick experiments. A brief note about my session for anyone who missed it. I did not deliver a regulations lecture. I invited the room to look inward. I used three lenses to see practice differently: a 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 to notice what we record, a 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿 to spot what we repeat, and the idea of 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 to name how small defaults can spread fast when automated. The point was simple. Small design choices matter. Small tests and supervision matter more. Across the conference a few themes kept returning. Coaches want practice that holds complexity rather than flattening it. Practitioners are curious about tools that help with work, not replace the human work of meaning making. There is appetite for supervision that keeps technology accountable to people and culture. A personal learning. I realised I am quick to offer fixes. That speed is useful. It is also a blind spot. This week I am slowing down. I am running one small test more carefully than I normally would and bringing it to supervision before any wider change. It is simple, reversible, and clear to explain. I will carry this thread forward here with a short series of twelve practical reflections, focussing on concepts, practices, and beyond. They are meant to be usable, not academic. If you were at Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches APAC2025, what is one small change you are trying this week? If you missed the conference, what is one question you wish had been asked on stage? Thank you again to the organizers and to everyone who showed up with curiosity and humility. Real change begins with steady, careful practice. #FutureOfCoaching #CoachingEthics #AI #APAC2025 Jaye Lee Oneness Consultancy & Academy

Empowering hypnosis professionals is about more than just skills—it's about building a foundation for lasting success. Many practitioners struggle with finding the right tools and resources to grow their practice and deepen their impact. Without support, it's easy to feel stuck or isolated in this unique field. Here's what has helped me and countless others thrive: • Continuous learning through tailored mentorship programs • Integrating mindfulness and NLP techniques for versatile client support • Building a supportive community where ideas and challenges are shared openly • Prioritizing personal growth alongside professional development For example, one colleague doubled her client base within six months by embracing advanced coaching strategies and connecting with a community that truly understands her work. What does this mean for you? Success as a hypnosis professional isn't just about what you know — it's about how you grow, adapt, and connect. When you invest in your own growth, your practice naturally improves. Are you ready to improve your skills and expand your impact? The path may be challenging, but the results are deeply rewarding. #LifeCoach #hypnosis #Coaching #coach #hypnotist #mindchange

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 In any startup, you spend a lot of time wondering if it’s working. Then, one day, you start to notice small signs that it might be. For us, it wasn’t one big launch or announcement. It was proof quietly stacking up: - An app we worked with boosted retention by 50%+. - A CPG brand de-risked millions in packaging decisions before a major retail pitch. - Our TikTok tests crossed 7.8M organic monthly views, unlocking a faster way to test ideas in market. Customers came back to act on the insights we uncovered together. And internally, we got more buttoned up, found clarity in our offerings, and refined our processes to be more reliable, efficient, and consistent. That evidence gave me a new kind of confidence. Not from the numbers, but from finally trusting my own read. From knowing when I was acting from a position of strength instead of anxiety about what’s next. That mindset shift has been the real change, and I think it’s what’s driving the trajectory shift we’re starting to see. It’s a strange relief to realize I can separate who I am from what I’m building and still keep learning. At least that’s how I know it’s working right now.

Over the past few months, I’ve been working with Oli Johnson and the PrescribeLife.AI team to architect a new adaptive AI coaching platform for high performance and resilience. One of my biggest passions has always been to help people prevent burnout and perform at their best. I grew up as a national-level gymnast, spent 20 years in martial arts and professional dance, and have been scaling mission-driven companies for two decades. I’ve seen the risk of burnout firsthand — and I’ve also studied performance enhancement strategies since I was a kid. Having the chance to combine my personal and professional mission is an absolute joy — and it could not be more timely. 🌿 Burnout is one of the most defining challenges of our time — millions of people are at risk, often suffering in silence, unaware of early signals, and without consistent resilience practices to prevent it in the first place. At the same time, demand for resilience coaching is growing rapidly — but to do it effectively, we need a holistic approach. Not just one-off coaching sessions, and not just biometric data, but a 360° view of each client, with personalized strategies that adapt to their changing needs. 🚀 That’s what we’re launching now — a new adaptive AI coaching platform, designed for coaches to help clients build resilience skills, make behavioral changes, and measure sustained results through integrated biometric insights. We’re inviting early wave performance and executive coaches to preview the platform now!! To connect and learn more, see the link in the comments. 🌱 #ResilienceTech #AIForGood #ProductLaunch #Innovation #Leadership #PerformanceCoaching #ExecutiveCoaching #HighPerformance #BurnoutPrevention

Stop Chasing Productivity. Start Practicing Abundance. 💡 In our hyper-competitive professional world, we often fall victim to the Scarcity Mindset: the draining belief that there isn't enough time, enough budget, or enough opportunity to succeed. This mindset creates "tunnel vision," leading to reactive decision-making and innovation bottlenecks. The surprising antidote? Intentional Creative Practice. 🎨 Engaging in low-stakes creative work—even just five minutes of non-utilitarian doodling, freestyle writing, or Gen AI art experimentation—is a powerful form of cognitive reprogramming. Here's how it works: 1. Breaks the Tunnel: The act of creation shifts your brain from passively consuming and processing to actively generating and innovating. This restores the mental bandwidth that scarcity thinking exhausts. 2. Reprograms Risk: When you practice creation without needing a perfect outcome, you teach your mind that mistakes are cheap feedback. This translates directly to professional life, increasing your tolerance for risk and accelerating strategic experimentation. 3. Affirms Abundance: Dedicating time to something purely non-utilitarian sends a powerful subconscious signal: "I have so much surplus energy and time that I can create solely for the process." This is the foundation of true abundance. Don't see creativity as a distraction. See it as a strategic tool for expanding your mental capacity and ensuring your best ideas flow freely. Ready to shift from constraint to possibility? Try a 5-minute creative buffer today. #Creativity #Mindset #Leadership #Innovation #ProfessionalDevelopment #AbundanceMindset #aiart 🩵

“Organizational Belief Triggers” “As leaders, we often talk about transformation — digital, cultural, strategic — but the hardest shift to make is behavioral. Organizations don’t resist change; people do. And people resist not because they don’t understand the new direction, but because deep down, they hold on to beliefs like: ‘We’ve always done it this way.’ ‘That won’t work here.’ ‘Change means losing control.’ The real work of leadership isn’t just setting a new strategy — it’s creating safety for people to unlearn these invisible beliefs that keep the culture stuck. Brilliant reflection in this piece on how our hidden beliefs quietly shape what we do — and what we avoid. 👇 #Leadership #BehavioralChange #OrganizationalCulture #GrowthMindset”