Neil Scotton's guest appearances

Neil Scotton

The Game of Teams

U n' I with Rashmi Shetty

Stuart Lancaster

Amy Edmondson

Paul Lawrence

Sarah Hill

John Hill

Marcia Reynolds

John Baldoni

David Clutterbuck

Adrian Gostick

Peter Cosgrove

Melissa Hughes

David Emerald

Jeff Turner

Joe Jacobi

David Dye

OwlTail

Rashmi Shetty

Our guest today is Neil Scotton who is all about One-ness.  As Co-Founder of The One Leadership Project, he enables teams and organisations to be ‘as One’ together, as part of one world, one humanity, and one future. And at the same time enabling the people to be ‘at One’ with themselves. He is a recipient of the International Coach Federation’s Global President’s Award for his contribution to the global profession. He is currently working with clients in Germany, France, Spain, Finland, Austria, Romania, Albania, and Lebanon as well as the UK and US.  Listen in as he shares his journey &amp; the evolution of the Neils wheel.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Neil Scotton who is all about One-ness.  As Co-Founder of The One Leadership Project, he enables teams and organisations to be ‘as One’ together, as part of one world, one humanity, and one future. And at the same time enabling the people to be ‘at One’ with themselves. He is a recipient of the International Coach Federation’s Global President’s Award for his contribution to the global profession. He is currently working with clients in Germany, France, Spain, Finland, Austria, Romania, Albania, and Lebanon as well as the UK and US.  Listen in as he shares his journey &amp; the evolution of the Neils wheel.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-third-eye1/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-third-eye1/message</a>

U n' I with Rashmi Shetty- Neil Scotton

Janet Harvey

Alister Scott

Introduction: Covid-19 struck like a thunderbolt and has thrown the world upside down. Many are still reeling as we grapple to right side for a new order. All of us have been forced to wake to a new reality, to pause and immediately assume a virtual reality for most of the population. Teams have been beset too. Episode Six is an invitation to look at how we re-emerge as a collective, what we chose to  embrace and reflect on what we can generatively create with grace and gratitude. Podcast episode summary: To answer these and several more questions I interviewed Janet Harvey, Neil Scotton and Alister Scott primarily because of their bold interest in sustainability, climate change and the business of big change. This episode was littered with big existential questions such as what is growth ?and how might we want to think about what it means to have a livelihood. In addition, the panel questioned how we have lived and suffered in the past and what could we do as a species to creatively destruct for the better of all.   Points made through the episode:  What is necessary? How do we let go some of the unconscious habits and get out of our comfort zone? We have lots of cognitive food about Growth mindset and yet we don’t do it. There exists an opportunity to come back to self, to know we are not alone, and that 7+billion people are experiencing the same conditions. We have everything available to us to re-imagine our relationship to life Our professional and personal lives have never been so merged. We have an opportunity to see our humaneness – and we cannot take anything for granted Undeniable our interconnectedness. Globalisation has demonstrated some real negatives Seems like mother nature has sent us to our rooms to think about the damage we have done to the planet. There is a positive to this “lock-down” we are now appreciating the slow, the simple the beauty in our connections and connectedness Important that we are mindful of the consequences of ignoring reality More permission now to notice what is not working and to say it. We will emerge so much stronger and resilient as teams. Teams are like an antibody. Huge capacity to bring forth disparate views to imagine and vision a new reality. Teams have unique advantage of not needing to know it all but as a collective to allow something to emerge -the collective is the engine. There is a falling away of old structures, constructs, egos and silos- crystal clear we are in a crisis and we need to contribute. The sense of shared purpose will embolden teams and organisations will find it hard to return to old ways. Not all leaders will be suitable for the new forms of teams that will emerge. There is a strong desire currently for purpose to sit above profit. Some assumptions will need to be busted. Growth for example is questionable the way we currently view growth at all costs. We don’t yet understand how to operate a Global Citizenry. In order to access a “One team” notion allow people to bring whole selves to work Make teams your focus. Our vision has formerly been too myopic- we will get back to planning and prioritising Heretically nothing has changed. There certainly exists more courage to name what is not working but essentially team life remains the same. We are so swept up in the drama that we need to allow people to pause and feel the grief, the Global Grief. Important not to assume that what I am feeling you are too. The Zen and Art of Motorcycling says “we grab a handful of sand from the vast plains of awareness around us and we call it reality” Growth can happen in many ways not least in terms of learning and developing as human species. The panel is hoping that we allow :  Creative destruction and cited Joseph Schumpeter We see the wisdom of giving space for reflection and thinking To build a culture of ERA (Encouragement, Recognition and Appreciation) to buld confidence against a very uncertain future The three G’s Generativity, Grace and Gratitude To know and respect that everyone matters. To know we are already enough.     Resources: the following include the resources I alluded to in this episode.  Janet Harvey: invitechange.com Neil Scotton and Alister Scott: enablingcatalysts.com Neil Scotton and Alister Scott: The little book of making big change happen. Joseph Schumpeter: The theory of economic development Otto Sharmer: www.presencing.org 

Introduction: Covid-19 struck like a thunderbolt and has thrown the world upside down. Many are still reeling as we grapple to right side for a new order. All of us have been forced to wake to a new reality, to pause and immediately assume a virtual reality for most of the population. Teams have been beset too. Episode Six is an invitation to look at how we re-emerge as a collective, what we chose to  embrace and reflect on what we can generatively create with grace and gratitude. Podcast episode summary: To answer these and several more questions I interviewed Janet Harvey, Neil Scotton and Alister Scott primarily because of their bold interest in sustainability, climate change and the business of big change. This episode was littered with big existential questions such as what is growth ?and how might we want to think about what it means to have a livelihood. In addition, the panel questioned how we have lived and suffered in the past and what could we do as a species to creatively destruct for the better of all. Points made through the episode: <ul> <li>What is necessary? How do we let go some of the unconscious habits and get out of our comfort zone? We have lots of cognitive food about Growth mindset and yet we don’t do it.</li> <li>There exists an opportunity to come back to self, to know we are not alone, and that 7+billion people are experiencing the same conditions. We have everything available to us to re-imagine our relationship to life</li> <li>Our professional and personal lives have never been so merged.</li> <li>We have an opportunity to see our humaneness – and we cannot take anything for granted</li> <li>Undeniable our interconnectedness. Globalisation has demonstrated some real negatives</li> <li>Seems like mother nature has sent us to our rooms to think about the damage we have done to the planet.</li> <li>There is a positive to this “lock-down” we are now appreciating the slow, the simple the beauty in our connections and connectedness</li> <li>Important that we are mindful of the consequences of ignoring reality</li> <li>More permission now to notice what is not working and to say it.</li> <li>We will emerge so much stronger and resilient as teams. Teams are like an antibody. Huge capacity to bring forth disparate views to imagine and vision a new reality. Teams have unique advantage of not needing to know it all but as a collective to allow something to emerge -the collective is the engine.</li> <li>There is a falling away of old structures, constructs, egos and silos- crystal clear we are in a crisis and we need to contribute. The sense of shared purpose will embolden teams and organisations will find it hard to return to old ways.</li> <li>Not all leaders will be suitable for the new forms of teams that will emerge.</li> <li>There is a strong desire currently for purpose to sit above profit.</li> <li>Some assumptions will need to be busted. Growth for example is questionable the way we currently view growth at all costs.</li> <li>We don’t yet understand how to operate a Global Citizenry.</li> <li>In order to access a “One team” notion allow people to bring whole selves to work</li> <li>Make teams your focus.</li> <li>Our vision has formerly been too myopic- we will get back to planning and prioritising</li> <li>Heretically nothing has changed. There certainly exists more courage to name what is not working but essentially team life remains the same. We are so swept up in the drama that we need to allow people to pause and feel the grief, the Global Grief.</li> <li>Important not to assume that what I am feeling you are too.</li> <li>The Zen and Art of Motorcycling says “we grab a handful of sand from the vast plains of awareness around us and we call it reality”</li> <li>Growth can happen in many ways not least in terms of learning and developing as human species.</li> <li>The panel is hoping that we allow : <ul> <li>Creative destruction and cited Joseph Schumpeter</li> <li>We see the wisdom of giving space for reflection and thinking</li> <li>To build a culture of ERA (Encouragement, Recognition and Appreciation) to buld confidence against a very uncertain future</li> <li>The three G’s Generativity, Grace and Gratitude</li> <li>To know and respect that everyone matters.</li> <li>To know we are already enough. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Resources: the following include the resources I alluded to in this episode. <ul> <li>Janet Harvey: <a href="http://www.invitechange.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">invitechange.com</a></li> <li>Neil Scotton and Alister Scott: <a href="http://www.enablingcatalysts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">enablingcatalysts.com</a></li> <li>Neil Scotton and Alister Scott: The little book of making big change happen.</li> <li>Joseph Schumpeter: The theory of economic development</li> <li>Otto Sharmer: <a href="http://www.presencing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.presencing.org</a></li> </ul>

Creating the one team and considering the one planet with Janet Harvey, Neil Scotton and Alister Scott 

Neil Scotton is an award winning Coach, Writer and Consultant and also a co-author of the acclaimed book “The little book of making big change happen” Neil is a Chartered Engineer, A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, FRSA, an NLP Master Practitioner and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC with the ICF) In 2011 he founded the One Leadership Project with Dr. Alister Scott, an organisation that enables teams untangle complexity, unlock innovation, bring people together,  clarify strategy, provide structure, strengthen self belief by unleashing passion. They do this in a very real way.   This particular episode spoke to the human condition that craves connection and the need in people to connect with their world, communities, organisations or work places and themselves in a meaningful sense of oneness. Neil shared his own philosophy, his passion for human transformation and the conditions necessary to make big change happen. He shared that catalysts are those who make big change happen often greater than their job title says they should  because they surround themselves with 3 teams, a work team the doers, a support team often comprised of family and friends and a team of influencers. This episode is packed full of ideas, questions and Neil’s model the 5+1 for teams as well as a parting challenge. Listen and be inspired.   Noteworthy points of discussion  Neil made the journey from Chartered engineer working on building large Cryogenic plants and pressure systems to working on human transformational change. He described how his own epiphany on Leadership happened as a works engineer Great leadership is not about being great but bringing the greatness out of others. We know this we simply forget. Important to ask the right question not look for the solution The one Leadership Project where big change happens focuses on cultivating a one-team mentality in a one organisation serving a one planet. Important for Leaders to be at one with themselves. Part of the human condition is to be in pieces. Neil and Alister work at the relational level with all members of the team both as a collective &amp; on an individual level. Catalysts very often surround themselves by 3 teams, a doing team, a support team and an influencers team Importance of engagement on teams. Often by asking the question “What do you stand for?” can yield energy and passion for the work. Organisations have to ask if there is anything standing in the way of people being able to think for themselves to enable the leader with-in 5+1 model for team leadership means 1. Having a Purpose that is clear and compelling, and is connected to the teams everyday meetings, 2. How the team works together. Think about the John Adair Venn Diagram. How much time is focused on task, the team or the individual? 3. How are you engaging with others, your stakeholders? 4. Culture and how do we embody work? And 5. Results, are the  results the team is making connected to their stated purpose More appreciation needed on teams to evoke flow and forward momentum. Think in terms of working beyond self. When teams can think beyond self great stuff happens Important to reveal the team to itself, the dynamics but also the stuff that is going on. “What’s going on here” is a great question to help the team see their reality and get out of the trance of everyday stuff. Neil shared practices that he and Alister routinely do on teams, pair work, reflective practices, ERA, Encouragement, Recognition and Reward helping people get good at giving and receiving appreciation. Neil described the ways learning does not happen well in organisation and how their approach is integrative and often light touch. Neil is impacted by our ecology and the world in which we live. He is keen to help share his thoughts on the systemic issues we are facing. His thought leadership piece for Coaching at Work will be headed Earthquake, Chasm and Puzzle. Finally by way of an anecdote Neil shared how we are all human, wanting to be heard, to be safe and to give back. When you meet people in a human way everything changes.    Resources: the following include the resources we alluded to over the course of our conversation  https://enablingcatalysts.com The One Leadership Project Scotton, Neil and Scot, Dr. Alister, (2017) The little book of making big change happen https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-scotton-4667018/ https://coaching-at-work.com 

Neil Scotton is an award winning Coach, Writer and Consultant and also a co-author of the acclaimed book “The little book of making big change happen” Neil is a Chartered Engineer, A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, FRSA, an NLP Master Practitioner and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC with the ICF) In 2011 he founded the One Leadership Project with Dr. Alister Scott, an organisation that enables teams untangle complexity, unlock innovation, bring people together,  clarify strategy, provide structure, strengthen self belief by unleashing passion. They do this in a very real way. This particular episode spoke to the human condition that craves connection and the need in people to connect with their world, communities, organisations or work places and themselves in a meaningful sense of oneness. Neil shared his own philosophy, his passion for human transformation and the conditions necessary to make big change happen. He shared that catalysts are those who make big change happen often greater than their job title says they should  because they surround themselves with 3 teams, a work team the doers, a support team often comprised of family and friends and a team of influencers. This episode is packed full of ideas, questions and Neil’s model the 5+1 for teams as well as a parting challenge. Listen and be inspired. Noteworthy points of discussion <ul> <li>Neil made the journey from Chartered engineer working on building large Cryogenic plants and pressure systems to working on human transformational change. He described how his own epiphany on Leadership happened as a works engineer</li> <li>Great leadership is not about being great but bringing the greatness out of others. We know this we simply forget.</li> <li>Important to ask the right question not look for the solution</li> <li>The one Leadership Project where big change happens focuses on cultivating a one-team mentality in a one organisation serving a one planet.</li> <li>Important for Leaders to be at one with themselves. Part of the human condition is to be in pieces. Neil and Alister work at the relational level with all members of the team both as a collective &amp; on an individual level.</li> <li>Catalysts very often surround themselves by 3 teams, a doing team, a support team and an influencers team</li> <li>Importance of engagement on teams. Often by asking the question “What do you stand for?” can yield energy and passion for the work. Organisations have to ask if there is anything standing in the way of people being able to think for themselves to enable the leader with-in</li> <li>5+1 model for team leadership means 1. Having a Purpose that is clear and compelling, and is connected to the teams everyday meetings, 2. How the team works together. Think about the John Adair Venn Diagram. How much time is focused on task, the team or the individual? 3. How are you engaging with others, your stakeholders? 4. Culture and how do we embody work? And 5. Results, are the  results the team is making connected to their stated purpose</li> <li>More appreciation needed on teams to evoke flow and forward momentum. Think in terms of working beyond self. When teams can think beyond self great stuff happens</li> <li>Important to reveal the team to itself, the dynamics but also the stuff that is going on. “What’s going on here” is a great question to help the team see their reality and get out of the trance of everyday stuff.</li> <li>Neil shared practices that he and Alister routinely do on teams, pair work, reflective practices, ERA, Encouragement, Recognition and Reward helping people get good at giving and receiving appreciation.</li> <li>Neil described the ways learning does not happen well in organisation and how their approach is integrative and often light touch.</li> <li>Neil is impacted by our ecology and the world in which we live. He is keen to help share his thoughts on the systemic issues we are facing. His thought leadership piece for Coaching at Work will be headed Earthquake, Chasm and Puzzle.</li> <li>Finally by way of an anecdote Neil shared how we are all human, wanting to be heard, to be safe and to give back. When you meet people in a human way everything changes.</li> </ul> Resources: the following include the resources we alluded to over the course of our conversation <ol> <li><a href="https://enablingcatalysts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://enablingcatalysts.com</a></li> <li>The One Leadership Project</li> <li>Scotton, Neil and Scot, Dr. Alister, (2017) The little book of making big change happen</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-scotton-4667018/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-scotton-4667018/</a></li> <li><a href="https://coaching-at-work.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://coaching-at-work.com</a></li> </ol>

A Conversation with Neil Scotton on the Game of Teams Podcast series