In this episode of Interlinks I talk to Doctor Michael Drayton, executive coach, organisational consultant and clinical psychologist.

Mike is an expert in leadership, resilience and mental health at work. He is an Executive Coach on the Executive MBA programme at the Saïd Business School (University of Oxford) and a Fellow of the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College.

This is the second time, that Mike joins us on Interlinks when we discussed in some detail his new book Leading Hybrid Organisations and I have asked him back to delve deeper into the topic of his previous book which has no less a fascinating theme – the unconscious.

This book in titled: The Saboteur at Work: How the Unconscious Mind Can Sabotage Ourselves, Our Organisation, and Society – and deals with topics such as Repression, Impostor Syndrome, and Defence Mechanisms.

This is a fascinating topic and one that is very relevant today at a time when families, companies, and societies need to maximize the potential of people while maintaining equilibrium and equanimity through the cut and thrust of everyday life.

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In this episode of Interlinks I talk to Craig Maginness, who joins us from Denver, Colorado in the US.

Craig is a Managing Member of Exln Asset Management which is a firm that helps business people become better at what they do, in particular as regards taking their business to new international markets.

In his own words, Craig "help people look at problems from a different angle so that they can see the solution that’s been eluding them. Sometimes that involves diving into the complex and making it simple. Sometimes it involves highlighting the subtle complexities in a problem that was being over-simplified. It always involves viscerally understanding what you hope to achieve, what success looks like, and then shining some light on the path there."

Craig is also author of the book “Go Global – The Definitive Guide to Success in Entering International Markets” and has also created the Well B-ing – Aligned Practice Accelerator online training.

Craig brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of the world of international business to a fascinating conversation that I hope you will enjoy as much as I did.

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In this episode of Interlinks, I talk to Stelian Ciorogariu, Country Manager for Romania and Business Development Manager for Central and Eastern Europe for Slimstock.

Slimstock is a Dutch company that operates worldwide specializing in supply chain optimization and inventory management software which provides tools for inventory forecasting, demand planning, sales and operations planning and supply chain management.

Stelian has been instrumental in leading Slimstock’s expansion in Romania and coordinating the company’s activities to support local businesses with supply chain solutions.

The Eastern European region is a highly diverse region with many languages and cultures and is one that, despite challenges and difficulties since the fall of Communism, is developing fast and offers many opportunities for business in these times of geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain realignment.

Stelian's home, Romania is a fascinating Eastern European country with a romance language and Latin culture akin to Italy, Spain, and Portugal, that joined the European Union in 2007. As a consequence, Romania is now emerging as a location with many advantages for nearshoring manufacturing and service operations within the European Union in these time of geopolitical tensions and supply chain realignments.

Among other advantages, Romania has a highly educated workforce with good language skills, possesses good rail and road connections to the rest of the European Union, and has huge resources of under-exploited fertile agricultural land.

It is not surprising therefore, that there is great interest in Romania in best practices in supply chain management and Stelian Ciorogariu is very well positioned an en experienced supply chain professional at the centre of that development.

In this conversation, Stelian shares with me his perspectives on all of these angles.

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