Is your Business Thinking Straight?

On this week’s episode, Alex and Chief Business Psychologist Claire Lish from Psynergy Consulting look into the challenges of dysfunctional behaviours within energy leadership teams and learn how to cultivate a high-performing energy company. Overcoming dysfunctional behaviours Explore the impacts of imposter syndrome and gain strategies to foster a stable workplace environment. With expert psychology at the forefront, this episode is a must-listen for energy leaders seeking to enhance team dynamics and drive success.

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Claire's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/claire-lish

Claire Lish is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Certified Business Psychologist, Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and award-winning HR leader with over 20 years' experience in organisational transformation, governance, and workplace culture. She is Chief Business Psychologist at Psynergy Consulting, Chair of the Association for Business Psychology and Co-CEO of Chronically Marvellous. Claire supports organisations through strategic HR, leadership development, and evidence-based psychological insight.

Claire’s services include the 40 Winks Governance Toolkit, Pocket HRD, the Behaviours Matter Audit Toolkit, board crisis support and governance consulting, ad hoc and retained HR services, organisational change and culture strategy, workplace wellbeing and inclusion, leadership coaching and psychological safety, and support for people-focused internal audits including learning and development, diversity and inclusion, restructure, redundancy, and HR compliance.  

You can contact her team to book a meeting to discuss short projects or long-term support at enquiries@psynergyconsulting.org

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Recorded at Studio 55 - that has produced Breaking the Taboo and The ABTO Podcast

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:31 Dysfunctional behaviours in leadership teams
• 5:15 Best practices for a high-performing energy company
• 9:23 Overcoming imposter syndrome
• 15:03 Creating a mentally happy and stable working environment
• 16:09 Environment of trust between two companies
• 27:34 Advice to younger self
• 32:19 Ways of contact
• 33:21 Quick-fire questions