Mark Nicolson's guest appearances

Mark Nicolson

EATT Magazine Podcast

Man Alive

The Intentionists Podcast

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Remington Donovan

Amy Webb

Chris Hadfield

Lisa Lister

Sarah Kay

Emily McDowell

Courtney Brown

Danny Schreiber

Renee Beale

Martin Talvari

Martin Ball

Tim Sinclair

Philip Ball

Bill Aronson

Stefan Pernar

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Hilary welcomes transformative leadership expert Mark Nicolson to discuss his work in leadership development and the role of psychedelic plant medicine in reconnecting us to the earth and raising collective awareness. He speaks of his journey in and out of an imperialistic matrix and how he now works to create spaces that enable people to give voice to the destructive parts of themselves so they can be re-purposed to align what they do with who they want to be. He shares the correlation between empathy and power, narcissism and colonialism, lessons from Desmond Tutu’s birthday party, and the need for supportive networks to combat the isolation of leadership. He reveals how his capacity for connection has been strengthened and transformed both through a supportive men’s group and taking ayahuasca. They close by discussing the current research being done with psychedelic drugs for healing psychiatric issues like trauma and depression. About Mark: Mark Nicolson, founder of the Nicolson Group, and co-founder of Ventana Group, has coached thousands of organizations, teams, and individuals to achieve peak performance. He has been consulting and teaching for over 20 years on transformative leadership and in September 2012, delivered a TEDx talk on “How Leaders Learn.” His clients include such companies as IDEO, Sony Computer Entertainment, BALLE, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Desmond Tutu and his family foundation. With a passion for transgressing taboos, he has a special affinity for working with social change visionaries and leaders who are committed to building values-driven organizations. Growing up, Mark wrestled with a very privileged yet rigid and repressive educational environment. As a result, he is committed to supporting leaders in transforming their self-sabotage into creativity; and to exploring the hidden parts of themselves, so they tap into their innate genius and be of even greater service to others. Mark’s passion for continuous learning led him to get an MBA from Stanford and two other MAs: one in Classical Literature from Oxford, and one in Psychology from Meridian University. Earlier in his career, Mark worked in investment banking in the UK and Hong Kong; before becoming a partner in Alexander, the UK pioneer in executive coaching in corporations in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s and which served clients such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and Goldman Sachs. There Mark facilitated hundreds of leadership development programs, officer group retreats, and coaching skills workshops in the US, Europe and elsewhere. He designed and led the team integration process after the merger of Glaxo and Wellcome, which created Britain’s then largest company: for four years, he worked with the whole UK organization up to Board level to develop team effectiveness and support individual leadership during times of change and stress. In the late 90s, exhausted and depressed from his life in London, he took a sabbatical to discover the secrets of a life of balance, play, joy and contribution. He spent 2 years managing the garden at Esalen Institute and this experience inspired his life and work philosophy: that our reactions to everyday experience (like fear and anger) can be transformed into leadership capacities (like courage and fierceness) through special forms of support and challenge. Mark has a gift for connecting people into their own natural intelligence and boundless resources. In working with thousands of leaders he has seen that coaching capabilities are the key to building successful relationships at all levels in organizations; and he is committed to inspiring and supporting the development of these capabilities in leaders of all values-driven organizations. Find him at http://t12n.com/ and http://nicolsongroup.com/

Hilary welcomes transformative leadership expert Mark Nicolson to discuss his work in leadership development and the role of psychedelic plant medicine in reconnecting us to the earth and raising collective awareness. He speaks of his journey in and out of an imperialistic matrix and how he now works to create spaces that enable people to give voice to the destructive parts of themselves so they can be re-purposed to align what they do with who they want to be. He shares the correlation between empathy and power, narcissism and colonialism, lessons from Desmond Tutu’s birthday party, and the need for supportive networks to combat the isolation of leadership. He reveals how his capacity for connection has been strengthened and transformed both through a supportive men’s group and taking ayahuasca. They close by discussing the current research being done with psychedelic drugs for healing psychiatric issues like trauma and depression. About Mark: Mark Nicolson, founder of the Nicolson Group, and co-founder of Ventana Group, has coached thousands of organizations, teams, and individuals to achieve peak performance. He has been consulting and teaching for over 20 years on transformative leadership and in September 2012, delivered a TEDx talk on “How Leaders Learn.” His clients include such companies as IDEO, Sony Computer Entertainment, BALLE, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Desmond Tutu and his family foundation. With a passion for transgressing taboos, he has a special affinity for working with social change visionaries and leaders who are committed to building values-driven organizations. Growing up, Mark wrestled with a very privileged yet rigid and repressive educational environment. As a result, he is committed to supporting leaders in transforming their self-sabotage into creativity; and to exploring the hidden parts of themselves, so they tap into their innate genius and be of even greater service to others. Mark’s passion for continuous learning led him to get an MBA from Stanford and two other MAs: one in Classical Literature from Oxford, and one in Psychology from Meridian University. Earlier in his career, Mark worked in investment banking in the UK and Hong Kong; before becoming a partner in Alexander, the UK pioneer in executive coaching in corporations in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s and which served clients such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and Goldman Sachs. There Mark facilitated hundreds of leadership development programs, officer group retreats, and coaching skills workshops in the US, Europe and elsewhere. He designed and led the team integration process after the merger of Glaxo and Wellcome, which created Britain’s then largest company: for four years, he worked with the whole UK organization up to Board level to develop team effectiveness and support individual leadership during times of change and stress. In the late 90s, exhausted and depressed from his life in London, he took a sabbatical to discover the secrets of a life of balance, play, joy and contribution. He spent 2 years managing the garden at Esalen Institute and this experience inspired his life and work philosophy: that our reactions to everyday experience (like fear and anger) can be transformed into leadership capacities (like courage and fierceness) through special forms of support and challenge. Mark has a gift for connecting people into their own natural intelligence and boundless resources. In working with thousands of leaders he has seen that coaching capabilities are the key to building successful relationships at all levels in organizations; and he is committed to inspiring and supporting the development of these capabilities in leaders of all values-driven organizations. Find him at <a href="http://t12n.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://t12n.com/</a> and <a href="http://nicolsongroup.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://nicolsongroup.com/</a>

55: Connect Versus Extract— Transformative Leadership with Mark Nicolson

Join us on the whisky Podcast at the Lark Distillery Cellar door and whisky bar is situated on the Hobart waterfront and offers the opportunity to taste Tasmania’s finest whisky and other distilled spirits in a warm and inviting atmosphere. The whisky Podcast is lead by Mark Nicolson.The bar ranges over 150 premium malt whiskies. From here you can venture to the Lark Distillery in the Coal River Valley on a guided tour. We offer a range of tour options including our signature tour ‘The Lark Distillery Tour’ which runs for three hours and includes the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Lark Distillery and discover the process, ingredients and art that goes into creating our award winning Single Malt whisky. Whilst you make your way through our distillery you will have the opportunity to taste our signature Single Malt Whisky during each stage of the distillation process all the way from fermentation to maturation.

Join us on the whisky Podcast at the Lark Distillery Cellar door and whisky bar is situated on the Hobart waterfront and offers the opportunity to taste Tasmania’s finest whisky and other distilled spirits in a warm and inviting atmosphere. The whisky Podcast is lead by Mark Nicolson.The bar ranges over 150 premium malt whiskies. From here you can venture to the Lark Distillery in the Coal River Valley on a guided tour. We offer a range of tour options including our signature tour ‘The Lark Distillery Tour’ which runs for three hours and includes the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Lark Distillery and discover the process, ingredients and art that goes into creating our award winning Single Malt whisky. Whilst you make your way through our distillery you will have the opportunity to taste our signature Single Malt Whisky during each stage of the distillation process all the way from fermentation to maturation.

The whisky Podcast Part 2 with Mark Nicolson inside The Lark Distillery Cellar door