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Meet Oscar Trimboli, the award-winning author of ‘How to Listen’ which has been touted as the ‘most comprehensive book about listening in the workplace’ and which has won four awards from the International Book Awards, Australian Business Book Awards, Axiom Business Book Awards, and Living Now Book Awards. On a quest to create 100 million deep listeners in the workplace, Oscar is also host of the Apple award-winning podcast ‘Deep Listening’ and a sought-after keynote speaker.

A marketing and technology industry veteran, Oscar through his work with chairs, boards of directors, and executive teams, has experienced first-hand the transformational impact leaders can have when they listen beyond words. He believes that when leadership teams focus their attention and listening, they will build organizations that create powerful legacies for the people they serve – today and more importantly, for future generations. He consults with organizations including American Express, AstraZeneca, Cisco, Google, HSBC, IAG, Montblanc, PwC, Salesforce, Sanofi, SAP, and Siemens.

Hit play to find out about Oscar’s take on how to really listen!

[2:20s] Oscar’s journey before ‘How to Listen’

[08:42s] Are we listening better and more today?

[16:12s] Listening to understand versus listening to respond

[25:55s] Top reasons that can deter you from becoming a good listener

[41:06s] Genesis of ‘How to Listen’

[49:16s] RWL: Read Oscar’s books: ‘How to Listen’; Listen to his podcast ‘Deep Listening: Impact Beyond Words’

Find out more about Oscar’s work: https://www.oscartrimboli.com/information/

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In a special Shiny Happy People podcast collab, Vinay switches between the host and guest hats with the fabulous Nathy Ravez, host of ‘There’s a Workshop for That’ podcast!

A mindset and behavioral shift consultant and facilitator and mentor, Nathy is also a Certified Experience Designer and Facilitator. She believes that most performance issues aren’t tactical, but that they’re behavioral, emotional, and cultural and what they require is a shift. She has worked with leaders across Europe and Asia as well as with facilitators around the world.

Nathy’s podcast ‘There’s a Workshop for That’is a podcast created specifically for facilitators looking to elevate their skills to the next level, with each episode featuring experts sharing experiences, insights and practical tips.

Hit play for this one-of-a kind conversation where you get to know Nathy AND Vinay!

[6:08s] Nathy and Vinay: Their journey into facilitation

[11:45s] Nathy and Vinay: On facilitation methodologies and on ‘trainer versus facilitator’

[26:02s] Nathy and Vinay: Stories of facilitation

[44:44s] Nathy and Vinay: On getting better at what they do

[50:11s] Nathy and Vinay: On their vision for the near future

Listen to Nathy’s podcast: ‘There’s a Workshop for That’

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This London-based psychologist and psychotherapist brings in a unique experience of having worked with royalty, criminals, CEOs, politicians, and children!

Meet the brilliant Nik Kinley, coach and consultant with 40 years of experience specializing in leadership and culture. He has worked with organizations such as BP, Barclays, YSC and Accenture, and has also worked over a decade in prisons as a forensic psychotherapist.

The leaders Nik has assessed and worked with includes the CEOs of national banks, the heads of national security, hedge-fund bosses, senior civil servants, and the leaders of children's care homes.

Nik has also published a highly successful series of books on leadership, and he has appeared regularly as an expert on the BBC, been interviewed by The Economist and The FT, and has lectured at some of the world’s most prestigious business schools, including regularly at IMD in Switzerland.

His most recent book was published in 2024, ‘Re-writing Your Leadership Code: How Your Childhood Made You The Leader You Are’ - a ground-breaking study of how our early experiences shape our workplace behaviours. His next book, ‘The Power Trap: How Leadership Changes People and What to Do About It’ is out in August 2025.

Vinay uncovers Nik’s own source code in this very riveting conversation – hit play

[3:16s] Origins story

[06:23s] From prison halls to corporate corridors: Genesis of ‘Rewriting Your Leadership Code’

[17:00s] On performative leadership and calling out the ‘corporate BS’

[29:08s] On ‘The Power Trap: How Leadership Changes People and What to Do About It’

[46:13s] Nik’s top tips for leaders to avoid the ‘power trap’

Our recommendation to must-read: ‘Re-writing Your Leadership Code’ by Nik Kinley and Shlomo Ben Hur

Pre-order Nik’s upcoming book ‘The Power Trap: How Leadership Changes People, and What To Do About It’

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