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The Independent Minds

Michael Millward

On the Independent Minds, podcast, you will meet independent thought leaders and learn about the ideas they have developed to help employers and their employees address the challenges that organisations of any type or size, in any location have must address if they are to achieve their business objectives and attain sustainable growth.You will be able to read more about all of the independent minds thought leaders on the Work Place Learning Centre blog.The independent minds thought leaders will be

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27:17

Sustainable Excellence – a conversation with author...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/06/17

Terry Tucker has had a varied career. From college scholarship basketball player, to marketing executive, to police hostage negotiator and school safety advisor, he has certainly been there and done it.Most recently he has been battling a rare cancer. That is the sort of life event that forces you into a reflective learning mode. Unlike most people Terry has distilled his reflective learning into ten principles for leading an uncommon and extraordinary life and created a book.Sustainable Excellence:

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29:30

Casino Sales Master – a conversation with author...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/06/12

Joseph Rockey is the author of Casino Sales Master and the founder of Elite Business Conversations.Joe got his first job in sales at the age of 18. It was the start of an addiction to being paid for his results, instead of swapping time for money.He believes that selling has been tarnished by people who attempt to force sales, and that the best deals for both buyers and sellers happen when they share a strong relationship.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Joe explains to

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28:36

10,000 Ethical Millionaires – a conversation with Gal...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/06/10

Gal Ezra is the founder of Guaranteed Prosperity.It was an organisation which was inspired by the advice Gal received from his father when he found himself stranded in South Africa, unable to return home because of a visa mix up.Gal needed money, but his father would not send it. Instead, Gal business received advice so that as his father said he could make his own money.After building several profitable businesses Gal is now sharing his father’s advice with other business professionals. Gal plans

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30:31

What if Culture was the Strategy – a conversation...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/06/05

Rob Lionis the founder of Black River Performance Management and a Professor of Human Resource Development at Idaho State University.Rob is dedicated to helping organisations build cultures that foster employee well-being whilst supporting the achievement of organisational objectives.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Rob Lion and host Michael Millward discuss what if the culture was the strategy.They start by acknowledging that every organisation regardless of the

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25:22

Which 20percent of Your Marketing Works? – a...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/06/03

Hannah Acosta works at Ugly Mug Marketing in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.In this episode, of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Hannah starts by explaining how David Ogilvy inspired the name Ugly Mug Marketing.Hannah then explains some of the assumptions that companies make about marketing that ultimately result in the failure of their marketing initiatives.Hannah also explains to host Michael Millward what companies who want their marketing to be successful must do. It is quite surprising

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29:10

Relationship First Selling – a conversation with...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/29

David Eriksson is the founder of Eriscale a provider of relationship first outbound sales strategies.As the founder of Eriscale, David Eriksson helps B2B service providers to increase their rate of growth by adopting a relationship first approach to sales.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, David explains to host Michael Millward the four stages of the Relationship First approach to selling.David and Michael discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the approach and

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26:55

The Case for Bespoke Website Design – a conversation...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/27

Usman Skeikh is the Strategic Leader of Web Worx Labs a digital marketing agency based in Toronto Canada.Usman joins host Michael Millward from a conference in Toronto, to talk about how Web Worx Labs has adopted a build from scratch approach to digital design.Michael Millward discusses his experience of using both built from scratch websites and template-based websites.Usman and Michael discuss the different effect the different types of websites can have on site visitors.In this episode of the

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29:28

The Unnoticed Entrepreneur – a conversation with...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/22

Jim James had his first experience of being an entrepreneur when he needed to raise funds to participate in Operation Raleigh, by doing a parachute jump.Jim then found himself in Singapore looking for a supplier. Unable to locate one he decided to set up as the supplier he could not find. The business grew to several locations.Jim has always been fascinated by entrepreneurs and now hosts the successful podcast The Unnoticed Entrepreneur which then became a series of books.In this episode of the

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28:47

A Different Approach to Home Finance – a conversation...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/20

Nathan Turner is the founder of Earnest Investing a company that invests in property.Nathan identified that he liked the regular income that being a residential landlord provided. But that was the only aspect of being a landlord that he did like.So, he hit on an approach that would provide the regular income, without the other responsibilities. In the process he created a different way for people to move from renting to owning their home.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds,

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26:52

From Purpose to Profit – a conversation with author...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/15

Erin Craske has built more than forty product brands for large FMCG companies including, L'Oréal, Reckitt Benckiser, British American Tobacco, SSL International, Mars, P&G, and Walgreen Boots Alliance. Yet Erin describes herself as someone who does not fit into the corporate machine.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Erin and host Michael Millward discuss why businesses that prioritise profit over purpose often don’t do as well as companies that have a clearly defined

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32:51

Battling the Long Working Hours Culture – a...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/06

Jonathan Baum is the founder of Avenir Law a law firm based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA.Jonathan is concerned that too many lawyers/solicitors and other professionals are working excessive hours. He believes that professional service firms know that this practice has a negative impact on both individual workers and the quality of the work they produce.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Jonathan explains to host Michael Millward how he is challenging the long

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29:33

Using AI in Innovation – a conversation with Sam Zellner

The Independent Minds ·

2025/05/01

As someone who has contributed to over 200 patents Sam Zellner is undoubtedly an innovator.Sam is the founder and CEO of Inspire IP, a SaaS platform that helps corporations build and sustain innovation ecosystems. He serves on the USIPA board, is one of IAM's Top 300 IP Strategists. and is regarded as a leader in innovation.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Sam explains to host Michael Millward how AI can contribute to the innovation process, the advantages for

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29:08

Understanding Artificial Intelligence – a...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/04/29

A straightforward explanation of Artificial Intelligence.Garik Tate is an AI Futurist, and the founder of Valhalla a software company based in the Philippines.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Garik explains to host Michael Millward the technical discoveries that made the Artificial Intelligence (AI) possible and how AI works.Although the technology has been around for less than a decade AI is more widespread than you might think. Garik explains why despite how much we

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29:46

Understanding Three Intelligences IQ EQ FQ – a...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/04/24

Faris Aranki the founder of strategy consultancy Shiageto.Shiageto ensures the success of change management projects and strategy implementation by focusing on building competence across all three intelligences,1. Intellectual Intelligence2. Emotional Intelligence3. Focus Intelligence.In this episode of the Abecederpodcast The Independent Minds, Faris explains to host Michael Millward the what the three competencies mean. Listening to Faris Michael is prompted to reflect on his career. An activity

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29:13

Using AI in Marketing – a conversation with David...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/04/22

When the bad news hit David Patrykowski knew that he could have avoided the agony of almost losing his business if he had taken notice of, and understood the data that his business was generating.Like many entrepreneurs David had simply got on with the work.Now, David understands all the data that his business creates and has built a business to help other businesses understand their data and utilise it so that managers can make better decisions.In this episode of the Abecederpodcast The Independent

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29:00

More Than Just Money – a conversation with Andrew Miller

The Independent Minds ·

2025/04/08

Andrew Miller is the creator of the Business Enjoyment Model and author of the book More Than Just Money.In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Andrew discusses with host Michael Millward how and why people find it difficult define why they work.Many people forget the reason why they chose a particular career. Instead, the job they have and where they do that job can become a way to impress other people.As Andrew says the more successful someone is, the more stress they are

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30:04

Fox or Hedgehog – a discussion with Andres Klaric of...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/04/03

In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins uses foxes and hedgehogs to describe two different types of behaviours that can be attributed to entrepreneurs, investors or employees.In this episode of the Abecederpodcast The Independent Minds, Andres Klaric, the CEO and co-founder of Fuse Financial explains how when he was a Wall Street banker he was comfortable spending most of his time being one of these two animals. Andres then explained how his animal role changed when he set up Fuse Financial, and how

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27:32

The Interconnectivity of Success - a conversation...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/04/01

Stephan Szugat is founder of Self Coaching 365 and the author of Interconnected Success in which he explains the connections between business management and the coaching techniques that help businesses to be more successful.In this episode of the Abecederpodcast The Independent Minds, Stephan explains his seven-point model that breaks down the activities that any type or size of organisation need to undertake efficiently and effectively to become successful.Find out more about both Michael Millward,

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29:31

Taking the DIFFERENT Approach to Leadership Development

The Independent Minds ·

2025/03/27

Despite more than half a century of DEI initiatives women, and people of BAME communities still face challenges that make accessing senior management roles difficult. The problem is particularly common in the public sector. Traditionally the public sector has drawn employees from these communities, but it is usually still white males who end up in the top jobs.Now two women who have broken through the glass ceiling have created DIFFERENT, a different way of providing the skills, knowledge, and

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31:55

Why Coaching Doesn't Work - a conversation with Clare...

The Independent Minds ·

2025/03/25

Clare Norman, is the author of Cultivating CoachabilityIn this episode of the Abecederpodcast The Independent Minds, Clare explains the challenges organisations face when trying to make coaching work successfully, to host Michael Millward.Clare explains the advantages of coaching as part of the training mix, especially as a way of helping people transfer what they have learnt on training courses into their everyday work activities.Both Michael and Clare are fans of coaching, but they are also

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