Roger Martin
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Though unique to me, parts of my life story may resonate with you too. I’ve worked in toxic cultures and helped craft those in which people thrive. I’ve been divorced twice and learnt much on both occasions. I was estranged from my children for over 20 years but no longer am. I’ve suffered much anxiety and depression but don’t to the same extent anymore. Professionally speaking I qualified as a management accountant. But, driven by a desire to help people’s experience of workplaces be fulfilling, not demoralising, I soon switched to the world of leadership and team development. Over the last 37 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of leaders and see myself as a student of what works and what doesn’t for them. Variously I play the role of sounding board, critical friend, coach, mentor, consultant, and speech writer. Nowadays I write more and record audios and videos too. I have a Substack called Helpful Questions Change Lives. It’s a friendly place in which to inquire into why you, and the rest of us, experience life the way we do, with all its ups and downs. Do join me there if this is up your street or, perhaps, someone you care about.
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Is Psychology At The Root Of All Business Problems?
"All the problems we encounter and all the opportunities we create, stem from what goes on in our minds." ...
What Does Success Feel Like to You?
"Unknowingly at the time, and in all innocence, I looked at success through the lens of failure. That’s why I was anxious. Self-doubting. Suffering Imposter Syndrome - call it what you will. Depressed too." ...
What Does Success Feel Like to You?
"Throughout much of my life success has always been defined by what others believe I needed to have that would be good for me." ...
What Impact Does The Way You Think About Leadership Have?
"Whatever you believe your role as a leader is, it’s shaping how you perceive the problems you encounter and the best way to solve them."...
What Does It Mean To Be Human In An Age Where AI Can Mimic Us?
"Despite its potential benefits, I have a nagging worry about artificial intelligence." ...
How We Experience Life Is Mysterious. Isn’t It?
“According to a Newtonian worldview, therefore, even human experience - the way you, me, and all of us think, feel, and act - are parts of this big clockwork. Experience is connected to how things move and interact." ...
Being Right Here, Right Now: Hard To Do?
"Listening with unconditional regard for someone, to understand what they’re trying to express and how they’re doing so, without interrupting, says “You matter.”
Do The Questions You Ask Yourself Help?
"The more immersed we became in this work, the more evident it was that folk’s self-talk had a direct bearing on their potential. Including my own!" ...
What Makes For A Helpful Question?
"Questions begin the process of stepping into the unknown, being curious, and becoming voracious inquirers." ...
It’s the Questions We Ask that Change Us. No?
What could you possibly hope to accomplish by spending 90 minutes a week, online, with a group of disparate people from all over the world?