Season 3 Episode 33 Everyone wants a team of high performers. Or do they? This week, Jimmy and James dismantle the corporate obsession with “high performers”—a label so vague it could mean anything from “top salesperson” to “office psychopath who throws toys out of the pram when they don’t get their way. The episode exposes the absurdity of how organisations define, reward, and often suffer from their so-called high performers. Is it the person who hits the numbers? The one who sucks up to the boss? Or the quiet grafter who never makes a fuss? Jimmy and James argue that the real problem isn’t just the subjectivity—it’s the chaos left in their wake. High performers can be super chickens, … [Read more...]
Playing to Your Strengths
Season 2 – Episode 017: Patricia Brooks Happy New Year!We're back and starting 2025 on a high with a special guest: Patricia Brooks, a high-performance strengths coach.Patricia shares the importance and value of knowing what you are good at and her model for identifying, owning, and leveraging your personal strengths. This approach is invaluable for us all, as we perform better and enjoy our work more if we concentrate on the areas we excel at rather than constantly focusing on our "Development Areas." To find out via the links below or contact: Patricia – https://www.linkedin.com/in/workplace-culture/ Jimmy – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmybarber/ James – … [Read more...]
Twelve Insights for Christmas
Series 2 – Episode 16 We end the year with our version of the 12 Days of Christmas – a light-hearted look at some seasonal insights to help you over the festive period and into 2025. Amanda Gilbert our Learning and Development Guru attempts to keep us in order as we cobble together insights on habits, collaboration and how to behave at Christmas Do's. Thank you to everyone for listening, sharing, following, and supporting the podcast this year. We hope you all have an amazing festive period and a great 2025. If you're lucky, Santa won't be taking advice from James this year – when you've listened in, you'll know why! We hope to see you all for our next episode on January … [Read more...]
Managing Big Egos Without Losing Your Mind
Season 1 – Episode 16: How Big is Yours? This week, we discuss how to work with ego - yours and others. We explore what ego means and why it is a complicated subject. How do our egos show up, and what's our experience working with egotistical people? Most importantly, we get into some of the things that have helped us manage our egos and work effectively with the egos of others. It is an often-mentioned subject but rarely explored, so we hope you find this a thoughtful and practical episode. Email jimmy@ajobdonewell.com or james@ajobdonewell.com and let us know what you thought. … [Read more...]