ALP Partners Blog

Welcome to our Blog. We have recently launched a 12 part podcast series, The Art and Science of Success. This has interviews with some of ALP Partners' friends and colleagues sharing ideas for surviving and thriving in challenging situations.  

In addition, our founder Jonathan Brown campaigns for economic fairness working with ethical publisher, Shepheard Walwyn.  We hope you enjoy them. 

Episode 12: Cultivating the Art and Science of Success. coaching leadership podcast Oct 13, 2021

Welcome to week 12 of the Art and Science of Success podcast.

Thank you for your involvement so far.  The aim when we set up the podcast was to offer some free help and support for leaders coming out of the pandemic. Your feedback suggests we have done that. Thank you.

Some of the...

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Episode 11: Practical ways to Tackle Fear and Anxiety Through the Pandemic with Gavin Andrews. podcast Oct 04, 2021

Hello, well here we are at week 11 the penultimate podcast in this series. And in response to one of the main themes of the catch up calls and (as you’ll find in the podcast) data from the CDC in the USA [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- they play the same role as Sir Chris...

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Episode 10: Finding Stillness and Success in Challenging Times with Christian Mystic and YouTube star, John Butler. podcast Sep 28, 2021

Hello and welcome to the 10th podcast in our 12 podcast series. It’s been quite a journey so far reconnecting and connecting with the speakers and so many of you. Be sure to get in touch if you haven’t already.

This week’s speaker is John Butler and comes courtesy of Shepheard...

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Episode 9: How to succeed in increasingly challenging situations with Chet Richards. (Part 2) leadership performance podcast Sep 14, 2021

Hello and welcome back to week 9 of the 12-part podcast series. Thanks again for such a positive response. This week we have the second part of the podcast with Chet Richards, author of Certain to Win and long-term friend collaborator with philosopher, John Boyd. We continue reading Boyd...

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Episode 8: How to apply John Boyd's ideas, a.k.a. the world's most robust "success" philosophy, to daily life. leadership performance podcast Sep 07, 2021

This week (and next) we are speaking with long time friend and mentor, Chet Richards. Chet is the author of four books, the most famous (and relevant) is Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business. As many of you will know, John Boyd is the military philosopher whose work...

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Episode 7: David Whitaker, Coaching Pioneer on how to help others. coaching leadership performance podcast Aug 31, 2021

My guest today is business and sports coach, David Whitaker OBE. I was fortunate to be colleagues with David and Sir John Whitmore when I became a partner in Performance Consultants, one of Europe’s most important pioneers of coaching in business.

David began his professional life in...

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Episode 6: Reduce Stress and Build Better Relationships with Insights from Evolutionary Biologist, Elisabet Sahtouris podcast Aug 24, 2021

Welcome to Episode 6 of "The Art and Science of Success."

Today’s guest is Elizabet Sahtouris, evolutionary biologist and ecological campaigner. Elisabet combines an extraordinarily deep appreciation for the environment with practical ideas for forming a better relationship with it –...

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Episode 5: Develop Courageous Leaders, Build your Team, Serve Others, and Attract an Amazing Advisory Board. podcast Aug 17, 2021

Welcome to the fifth episode of "The Art and Science of Success." This is part two of our interview with retired Brig General Tom Kolditz, executive director of the Anne and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice U in Houston, Texas.

In this episode, Tom continues with his advice and...

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Episode 4: How to Use Military Grade Research to Develop Leaders in Your Organisation. podcast Aug 09, 2021

My guest today is Tom Kolditz, one of the world’s top leader and coach developers. In his current role as Executive Director at the Anne and John Doerr institute for New Leaders, he now leads the world’s biggest coaching program.

Before this Tom had a decorated career in the US...

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Episode 3: What do leaders in extreme situations do to succeed? (Part 2) leadership podcast Aug 02, 2021

Welcome to the third episode of “The Art and Science of Success”

This is the part 2 of our interview with Professor Mike Matthews of the US Military Academy West Point. He is the most published military psychologist in the world, having written literally hundreds of academic papers....

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Episode 2: What do leaders in extreme situations need to succeed? (Part 1) podcast Jul 26, 2021

 

Welcome to the second episode of “The Art and Science of Success”

Today we're speaking with Professor Mike Matthews, a military psychologist who has been at the US Military Academy West Point for over two decades. He is, to my knowledge, the most published military...

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Episode 1: Reduce Stress and Increase Happiness in Tough Times podcast Jul 19, 2021

Practical lessons for reducing stress and increasing happiness from Dr Fred Luskin, Head of the Stanford University Forgiveness Project. 

Dr Fred Luskin has been at Stanford University for nearly 25 years. During that time he’s specialised in the research and practice of reducing...

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