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Candid Craic

Candid Craic

Hosted by: Oscar Venhuis & Dr Richard Claydon

Candid Craic by EQ Lab is a series of in-depth interviews covering emergent leadership theories and practices. Craic (/kræk/ KRAK) or crack is a term for news, fun, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent...

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The struggle of wellbeing in a senior leadership role with Brian Henderson

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Brian Henderson about his experience of struggling with his psychological and physiological wellbeing in a senior leadership role, and how he is using it to help inform current...
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Decrapifying work Colin Newlyn

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Colin Newlyn about his mission to decrapify work. Colin explains how, despite the rhetoric, we seem to be moving away from the trust and autonomy of the working conditions he...
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Adaptive facilitation in practice with Dr. Gemma Jiang

In this Candid Craic, Gemma Jiang talks about her role as a catalyzing and unifying presence in the massively transdisciplinary research on the circular economy; how she employs a range of facilitation techniques to...
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Delivering conscious business philosophy in Singapore with Serene Seng

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Serene Seng about how she is working with Singaporean companies towards the delivery of a conscious business philosophy in the city. After Serene explains what she means by conscious...
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The Incessant Negative Imagery of Black Lives with Martha Underwood

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Martha Underwood about the experience of being a black, female leader in the Deep South of the USA. Having been presented with a Leadership in Diversity award by Birmingham, Alabama,...
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How leaders ensure the best ideas are never missed with Dr. Richard Claydon

In this Candid Craic, the tables get turned, and Richard Claydon gets grilled on his work by two previous interviewees, John Dobbin and Geoff Marlow. We explore how Richard employs dramatic metaphors and insights to...
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Making HR practice more relevant to get work done with Meirion Gravell

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Meirion Gravell about his experiences as a Chief People Officer and his mission to make HR practice more contextually relevant to the work being done. Drawing from his experience...
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Evolutionary psychiatry informing future organisations with Antony Malmo

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Antony Malmo about his mission to create proactive mental health practice in organizations and society, and his deep wish to design organizational and sociocultural practices informed...
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Assistive Intelligence And The Future of Medical with Nidhi Goel

In this Candid Craic, Nidhi Goel, a Medical Futurist and psychiatrist practicing in New York, looks at the rising levels of poor mental wellbeing across the globe, and discusses just what we might be able to do about...
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How Might We Create More Healthy And Fulfilling Futures with Neelam Harjani

In this Candid Craic, we hear how Neelam Harjani emerged from the deeply ambivalent experience of working on the trading floor in the financial markets to craft out a career helping people to live more meaningful...
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How Explicit Awareness Can Positively Impact Leadership with Alexis Niki

In this Candid Craic, we talk to Alexis Niki to learn about the differences between narratives and storytelling, and how an explicit awareness of both can positively impact leadership and organisational...
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Scaling Ego-Free Cultures Across Organisations with Geoff Marlow

In this Candid Craic, we learn how Geoff Marlow has combined an engineering background with a deep interest in human behaviour and Eastern philosophies to craft out a career developing organisational cultures in which...
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