TIGNUM ThoughtCast

This TIGNUM Thoughtcast was excellent at cutting through the pop science and life-hacking noise that seems to flood our screens. Our guest, Chris Males, TIGNUM Performance Specialist, shared his insights into what makes a high-impact morning routine and what is just hype. This discussion dove into the importance of having a system versus chasing hacks, the nuance of what the science tells us is most important, how to prepare yourself for the inevitable daily challenges, and answered some fantastic listener questions. Get in touch Visit us at tignum.com Email us at contact@tignum.com Think clearer. Show up better. Maximize impact.

Deb Bubb is the former Chief People Officer at Optum and Co-founder of The Institute For Moral Imagination.  This ThoughtCast is an insightful chat about creativity, passion, and purpose. Our guest, Deb Bubb, shared with us how she pivoted into a new chapter of her life, chasing a passion and building something new. Deb also spoke about the fears, uncertainty, and challenges of making a transition and embracing the unknown. The conversation centered on the idea that every life is a creative act. By embracing all of our creativity, we have a way to access all our potential. She shares how she has built creativity and art into her life. This discussion will energize you to dive into your creativity and look for art all around you.  Get in touch Visit us at tignum.com Email us at contact@tignum.com Think clearer. Show up better. Maximize impact.

Laura Penhaul is a world record holder who led a team of four women on a heroic mission to row across the Pacific Ocean. Explore the qualities needed to take on bold endeavors and how to develop ways to continuously strengthen boldness.Get in touch Visit us at tignum.com Email us at contact@tignum.com BE BOLD. BE MORE. RULE YOUR IMPACT.

In this final episode, Scott Peltin, TIGNUM's Chief Catalyst, and Jogi Rippel, CEO at TIGNUM, share their key takeaways from four years of ThoughtCast interviews. They talk about their initial motivation to start this interview series and why they felt it was time to take it to the next level.While the challenges in the world get ever more complex, people struggle to become the game-changers we need. Instead of consuming more one-way content, aspiring professionals need deeper, more participative conversations that offer pragmatic solutions from a human lens. TIGNUM, therefore, started the B-LD Circle, our proactive approach to navigate today's uncertainty and shape the world. Find out more about B-LD here. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." P. Drucker and A.Lincoln Thank you for being our listeners. Be More. Be Bold. 

It is time to rewrite the story of hormones - they do not control us and don't just come with negative symptoms. Instead, we can control our hormones and harness their impact on our performance to play to our strength. Business professionals, specifically female leaders, will greatly benefit from understanding the ebbs and flows of hormones, gaining a new sense of body literacy, and learning strategies to deal with hormonal fluctuations.  TIGNUM designed a program to help female leaders and teams understand how hormonal fluctuations impact their performance and how they can harness the power of hormones to be their best throughout all life stages: The XX Factor.Learn more about it here www.tignum.com/the-xx-factor

A conversation around hardiness, resilience, burnout, and strategies to become stronger in the face of challenges. Scott and Anna-Marie Jaeschke, Cognitive Performance Specialist, discuss which frameworks help to deal with stress and fatigue and how even simple, deliberate actions prevent burnout. 

With the new AI modalities it will become easier for clients to get the information on human performance that they are looking for. But will that lead them to the insight they need? 

"Work and life are not two different spheres that need to be balanced- sustainable human performance is a much more appealing and integrative approach to simply be our best version. "Sustainable Human Performance is both simple and complex at the same time. Dirk-Marten Molenaar shares how learning about Sustainable Human Performance profoundly changed his life and how he consequently introduced the concept to his teams and initiated major shifts company-wide. He has an in-depth understanding that there is no one perfect performance strategy, but rather it differs from person to person and over time. Yet, adopting your performance strategies according to need and context should never mean letting them drop, no matter how turbulent the times. Why? If you are a paid thinker, like many of us are, you should never compromise on your own brain power.

The science of nutrition and knowing what to eat can feel overly complex and difficult to put into practice. Angela Walker, Performance Specialist at TIGNUM, shares how to develop high performance eating habits that will make you feel and perform better. Learn how to fuel your brain and body without sacrificing the pleasure. 

How can companies expect better outcomes if they never address the root causes of low performance? In this conversation TIGNUM founders Scott Peltin and Jogi Rippel dissect common misconceptions about human performance in the corporate world. Sharing stories, data and their expertise, they leave no doubt about what it takes to create actual performance gains: make people stronger.

Things will always be challenging. If you want it all - an extraordinary career, good health, and a great family life - you need to be committed to balance.  In this episode, Carsten Hellmann shares how he was able to do massive turnarounds in companies - with the same people and the same products. He doubled and tripled the value of companies by changing the belief system of the employees and providing what they needed to be at their best. He asks all employees to take on responsibility for the company's success - to the point of rewarding team members who stop projects that don't work. Carsten Hellmann has an unshakable commitment to balance, knowing that for these turnarounds, he needs to be high energy, inspirational, and lead by example. He truly is a Sustainable Human Performer leading a life with an exciting career, fulfilling family life, and good health. 

In this Thoughtcast Heidi Gardner shares her insights not only on why we should collaborate, but also on how we need to set up our collaborations to maximize success. She advocates smarter collaboration as the way for companies to accomplish their most important strategic goals. "Smarter collaboration is an imperative. It is the way we can address some of our biggest societal challenges and some of the more mundane things that pop up in corporations day to day. "

In this roundtable our TIGNUM performance experts discuss the importance of integrating purposeful recovery breaks into our days and years. They share ideas on powerful micro-breaks and how even 30 seconds can change the game. Leaders and executives do well to recognize the value of recovery. Oscillation is a strategic must for high performance at work. Nobody takes a pit-stop at the end of a race, it happens in the race to be ready for whats coming next. 

In this episode, Susanne Lurger explains how mindfulness and meditation train our minds to perform better at work and away from work. We get insights into the many benefits of these practices and how anyone can easily integrate them into their lives. 

In this episode, Stephanie Lena of Novartis sits down with Scott Peltin to share her powerful story of how a new approach to a one on one vacation with her husband created the bond and partnership that helped her persevere through cancer shortly thereafter. She goes on to share the critical mindset skills and performance habits she developed and applied during her chemotherapy including the use of anchors, intention setting,  and reframing. Her amazing story has made us all pause and think differently about how we'll approach our next vacation. We hope you'll do the same.

Have you ever started your day with a list of priorities only to find yourself immediately confronted with fire drills and crises? If you answered yes, this conversation is for you. Jeff Case spent 25 years in the Phoenix Fire Department as a Fire Chief and Fire Ground Commander. In this conversation, he discusses the tools, strategies, and mindset skills he used to ensure he was prepared to perform in high-impact moments even under high fatigue levels. Like many of you, Jeff also wears several other hats as a husband, father, coach, and friend. You won't want to miss his approach to transitioning from role to role. Don't miss it!

"I see forgiveness as one of those unique skills that can help you make peace with your past so you can look after your future a little bit better."Chris Males is the long-time Head of Performance Coaching for TIGNUM who is now transitioning to develop TIGNUM APAC. A coach, trainer, and former professional athlete, he is a passionate, world-class coach committed to helping executives and athletes achieve their full potential. Recently, he's done extensive research into the unique mindset skill of forgiveness, which is what he's here to discuss today.In his conversation with Scott Peltin, he discusses:_Making peace with the past so you can be at your best today and in the future_Why forgiveness is a critical ingredient to creating a great learning culture_The impact that unforgiveness has on your fatigue level_How holding on to a perceived slight creates a bias based on incomplete data_How you can build the skill of forgivenessGive it a listen and look for your moments to build this skill. 

In this episode, Laura Penhaul shares her experience with literal storms, whether those encountered by her and her team rowing from San Francisco to Cairns, Australia or planning record-breaking expeditions like Mark Beaumont's "Around the World in 80 Days" cycling expedition.Her strategic approach to these seemingly superhuman challenges teaches us how we can get stronger from our own storms.For more on Laura's story, check out the documentaries mentioned in the episode:https://losingsightofshore.com/https://plus.globalcyclingnetwork.com/watch/around-the-world-in-80-days-pt1

"If we would treat leadership as a team sport instead of an individual action, we would be way better off."Daniel Vonier is an experienced leader with expertise in culture transformation, leadership & talent development, HR and management consulting. His new book "Unlearning Hierarchy" he explores how to reimagine our thinking about people, leadership, and organizations to create more self-organized, adaptable teams. In this conversation with Scott Peltin he unpacks:_The three levers to create non-linear thinking_A model to develop distributed leadership_How to help people reframe the meaning of increased responsibility_Building teams for agility rather than stability_Shifting from powerful leaders to powerful teams

In this month's episode, Scott sits down with TIGNUM's Head of Content and Senior Performance Specialist, Jake Marx. Jake brings a diverse coaching background that ranges from professional and amateur athletes to senior executives, youth sports, and everything in between. His educational background in Kinesiology and Human Performance, seven years working in player development for the Milwaukee Brewers, and time leading TIGNUM's R&D department give him a profound and insightful understanding of all things TIGNUM.  Topics Scott and Jake covered this month include:_The TIGNUM approach to wearable technology and common traps to avoid_Common pitfalls when starting a new movement plan_How to build a movement plan that works for you in any circumstance_How to use movement to keep your brain energized throughout the day_How your posture and movement impact the way you are perceivedHave a listen if you are in need of a movement reboot. 

“There's a saying that digestion actually starts in your brain. If you're very stressed, uptight or thinking about other things, and then that's the point at which you eat, your brain isn't sending the correct signals to your digestive system to process and digest that food, so you're not as likely to be getting what you need from that food.” Angela Walker holds a Masters of Science in Nutritional Medicine and she is also a TIGNUM coach which means she has deep expertise in the total integration of mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery. Angela is trained in the functional approach to nutrition and she inspires clients to think differently about the power of food. She is an author of a book highlighting many nutritional case studies where she exposes the complexity of the human body, how we are all so individually unique, and how our relationship with the food choices we make impacts our energy, brain performance, resilience, and happiness. Her research and experience make her a vital part of our research and development as well as our coaching teams. In this conversation, Scott and Ange dive into the always-evolving research around nutrition and cover some of our most frequently asked questions around eating for optimal performance including:What is the link between a person's mindset and their food choices?How can we support our immune function with smarter nutrition?Is intermittent feeding the best choice for optimal health?  Can you reverse your biological age just by changing your nutrition?Why is the thinking about what's good for us and what's bad for us always changing?Listen in to discover how you can optimize your personal nutrition choices to be at your best in your critical moments. 

‘We have put together a kind of taxonomy of all the types of meetings that happen within AlphaSense. We've tried to step back and say, What's the meeting I have? Now, what's the best mode for doing this meeting?” John Reid-Dodick (JRD) is Chief People Officer of AlphaSense, which is a small giant in the market intelligence field. They use AI-based technology to help professionals make smarter business decisions by delivering insights from an extensive universe of public and private content—including company filings, event transcripts, news, trade journals, and equity research. With his varied background in Human Resources, JRD has become a respected expert on company culture. In this conversation, Scott and JRD dive into why we do the things we do and what value we really drive from the way we work, including:Why the way of the future is fluid working, which embraces the notion that work is something you do, not a place you goWhy some meetings may function best virtually while others are better served with in-person interaction - and how this facilitates more inclusive, and therefore better, meetingsHow culture is shaped regardless of what you do, so as a leader, it's imperative to avoid cultural confetti and instead intentionally create where you do great work and make a great impactWhether you're a long-time TIGNUM client or a new listener to this ThoughtCast, you may be familiar with the concept that if by creating more wagons you can never fall ‘off the wagon'. JRD was our inspiration for that concept. Listen in to find out how you can be a Sustainable High Performer in today's fluid environment, perhaps by adding to your fleet of wagons. 

‘If we don't like the way things are going for us, those are moments to stop and shift from “this is happening to me” to “this is happening because of me” (my inner dialogue).' Katy Tran Turner holds a PhD in performance psychology, and she's an experienced mental performance coach, having worked with the US Military Service Members and professional sporting teams in the USA, including the Buffalo Bills (NFL) and Buffalo Sabres (NHL). In this conversation with Scott Peltin, Katy discusses:The difference between ownership and accountability and why personal ownership is more effective for boosting team performanceSelf-belief, self-talk, and how training our internal awareness can shape our self-image and help us become sustainable high performersWhy business professionals often struggle more with owning successes over failures and how to create a habit of reminding yourself of the strengths you bring to the tableOwning each step of your journey is critical for the continual evolution today's business world demands. Sustainable High Performance doesn't happen passively. Listen in to find out how you can more fully own your impact both at work and at home.

“The body literacy piece is so important in our mid-life as women because it's critical for helping us understand what we can do; what works and what doesn't.”As a lifelong athlete, mother, and highly-respected sports scientist, Dr. Emma Ross has made it her mission to tackle the taboos that exist not only within sports, but business and society, around women's health, menstrual cycles, mental health and the impact hormones have on our ability to perform at our best. In this conversation with Scott Peltin, Dr. Ross discusses:How our hormones ebb and flow and how this affects our mental and physical performance at different phases of our hormone cyclesWhy understanding our individual rhythms is key to creating an optimal performance stateWhy breaking the taboos around the natural female life cycle is imperative to creating psychological safety and effective leadership environmentsBio-individual awareness is critical for every human. Have a listen to discover how you can manage your mindset, movement, nutrition, and recovery strategies during your unique phases to maximize your impact.

"Get back to simple."Tracy Smith has spent the last 30 years leading Division 1 College Baseball programs in the United States. He's now in the midst of a venture designed to upgrade the standard for coaching in youth baseball and give more minorities access to baseball programs. In this conversation with Scott Peltin, Tracy discusses:how he's approaching his personal reset during his current transition away from Arizona State University.how he uses resets to support his players and build belief and how business professionals can do the same.How he helps his family reset during times of need.Questions for you to reflect:Where are your opportunities personally and professionally to do a reset? This could be your mindset, nutrition, movement, sleep, recovery, growth plan, self-image, etc.How could you create a pause to reflect and so you can reset?What are you resetting from and to?What would be the benefits of doing a reset?

"In the moment, one of the single best things you can do is talk to yourself a little bit better."Confidence and belief are two of the most elusive performance skills for both teams and individuals. All human beings experience self-doubt, but not all of us leverage self-doubt to grow.In this episode, TIGNUM Head of R&D and Senior Performance Specialist Brian Wade shares insights he's acquired across his impressive career in various high performance environments to help people build self-belief. What's more, he offers a set of tools and strategies you can use to build self-belief in your team and yourself, starting today.

"You don't need to prove your worth to the team by operating in a constant state of overwhelm."The Olympics are always chalked full of amazing stories of human perseverance, achievement, and performance. This years' games were no exception. We were so inspired by the display of High Performance Mindset skills that we felt compelled to capture them in our first-ever TIGNUM roundtable discussion.In this special episode, a panel of TIGNUM Performance Specialists share and discuss some of the most compelling stories of Sustainable Human Performance in and around this years' Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

"Everybody is somebody's somebody."Deb Bubb's long track record of thought leadership in human resources, leadership, and talent development is well documented. On her journey from Intel, to IBM, to United Healthcare, to her current role as CHRO at Optum, she's made an incredible impact.In this conversation with Scott Peltin, she shares:_Why dedicated people with high expectations can amplify their impact with Sustainable High Performance strategies._How becoming a better mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend made her a better leader at work._The key question many women are asking themselves as we exit the pandemic._The new strategies she deployed to stop feeling like she is "burning the candle at both ends."_How she infuses Sustainable Human Performance into her family.This conversation is chalked full of insights and wisdom for everybody. You won't regret taking a moment to listen.

"This decade, the 2020s will probably be the most challenging on humans, leaders, and executives that we've ever seen. If we're not constantly sharpening our tools, there's no way we can help our clients."In this special episode, TIGNUM's Co-Founders answer some great questions from our listeners and clients about the future of work and Sustainable Human Performance and how to be personally ready for the challenges ahead.They share the beginning of their serendipitous entrepreneurial journey where they connected over the premature loss of their fathers and their shared passion for changing the paradigm around Sustainable Human Performance... All while sitting in a cold plunge (ultimate recovery) after a workout.They share how their  “never-satisfied” approach ensures that our clients can rule their impact both professionally and personally so they can meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Have a listen.

"Change hits, value shifts, money moves. We need to be continuously adapting to what's going on around us. This can be exhausting and mind-numbing if you don't have the habits of Sustainable High Performance."Sandy Ogg has spent 30+ years working and learning with Fortune 500 executives around the world. His experience and success in Human Resources led him to develop Connecting Talent to Value™, a methodology that helps organizations bend the value curve by getting the right people in the right jobs. When we first met Sandy as CHRO of Unilever, he had a simple and surprising request: to be able to play catch with his son into his 70s. In this conversation with Scott Peltin, he shares his insights on the future of work as it relates to matching talent to value and the impact that Sustainable Human Performance makes on that talent.....He also shares an update on his fastball.

Hear how Penny learned to manage decision fatigue and maintain confidence with some go-to mindset tools as she built the Gates Medical Research Institute from scratch.In January of 2018, having just been named the Gates Medical Research Institute's first CEO, Penny Heaton found herself in a WeWork office with a business plan, a borrowed administrative assistant, and an inspiring ambition to make life-saving products available and accessible to all.In this conversation, Penny shares the strategies that she used to combat decision fatigue, maintain confidence, and build emotional control as she grew Gates MRI at rapid speed. She provides an excellent roadmap for how to live and lead Sustainable Human Performance across an organization. 

Vas NarasimhanCEO, Novartis Pharmaceuticals"I think that the guilt [from more distributed work] comes from a good place for most people, which is this passion to want to do a good job, feeling a deep commitment to the mission of our company, and then really wanting to show that through activity. But, it's really about impact. It's not about activity."Vas Narasimhan's third year as CEO of Novartis was unlike any other. Grounded from travel, he sought to continue his pursuit of Novartis' mission to reimagine medicine... from his son's bedroom.Vas' refreshing transparency and optimism are on full display in this wide-ranging conversation on the future of work. He and Scott Peltin discuss topics such as:_the successes and failures of his personal evolution into distributed work_a hypothetical model for hybrid work_his new morning routine_reframing the guilt we sometimes feel when working in a results-only environment_ a more strategic, discerning approach to future travel_how he satisfies his curiosity in the absence of face to face interactionsHis energy and perspective present a template for any leader seeking to multiply the energy of the people they impact. We hope you enjoy it.

"Why do we wait for significant adversity to maximize our abilities? Why don't we explore maximizing what we've got when we've got it?"Just over 5 years ago, Laura Penhaul led a crew of four women on an unprecedented journey, becoming the first-ever four-person boat crew to row across the Pacific Ocean.In this episode, Laura talks with Scott about the High Performance Mindset and leadership skills that helped her and her crew complete their astounding 9,200-mile (14,800k), 257-day journey.Her inspiring perspective, stemming from her work as a Physiotherapist for the British Paralympic team, challenges us all to explore our potential by finding our own version of the Pacific to cross. For more on Laura and her crew's journey, check out the documentary "Losing Sight of the Shore," available on Amazon Prime and iTunes.

In this episode, Scott Peltin talks with serial entrepreneur and high performance culture-builder, Jeff Rosenblum. Listen as Jeff shares his mindset around creating habits by focusing on the benefits he seeks and identifying the choices he can make to achieve them.  He shares several fascinating examples of using this approach to tackle challenges including:_challenging his fears through his workouts (1:38)._overcoming Guillain-Barre' Syndrome in part by focusing on giving energy to his caregivers(8:33)._using his recovery period to reinvent himself (15:20).

Reframing is one of the master keys to Sustainable High Performance. The effect of your inner dialogue on your performance cannot be overstated. Its mastery unlocks your potential and multiplies the people around you while improving your mood and reducing emotional fatigue. In this conversation, Greg Prudhomme and Scott Peltin discuss how developing your own reframing practice can equip you to meet the challenge of the moment. Listen as they explore some unique and fascinating applications of reframing. For more on reframing, check out our latest TIGNUM Thought, Reframing: The Master Key. If you want to go even deeper, check out The Ultimate Reframe from the TIGNUM archives.

In this episode, Scott Peltin speaks with Roslynn Williams, Chief People Officer of Dun & Bradstreet. She discusses how she uses habit, routine, and mindset to build a sense of control around uncertainty, helping her kids reframe uncertainty, and her personal system for reducing fear and uncertainty in her team. Click here to read our blog on building your own process to handle uncertainty.