Want to be inspired to develop your skills & knowledge, improve your leadership and fulfill your potential? A Half Dozen Things, hosted by Pete Rushmer. is a podcast for Leaders like you. Whether you‘re an Underdog hungry for success or your already smashing it but want to continue to Level Up..... we are here for you fortnightly on a Friday, to get insight and learning from the very best in the business. No fluff, no BS and no self proclaimed gurus talking about how easy business or life is. Just real, raw and frank conversations. Series 1 - Secrets of success in business Series 2 - Transport and road safety specials Series 3 - Making your business safer, greener & greater Series 4 - Understanding high performance and leadership success
Episodes
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Carbon Literacy for Fleet Operators with Darren Newman. In this episode Pete speaks to expert Darren Newman about how to improve understanding and literacy around carbon and the environment for business & in particular fleet operators.
It can be confusing, with new terminologies, emerging alternative fuels and new ways of working. Darren helps to debunk the language and also discusses the new Carbon Literacy training offering that Flagship Partners will be offering coming very soon.
If you are interested in our Carbon Literacy training, please drop your information over here and we will be in touch as soon as it has launched. https://flagshippartners.co.uk/contact/
The podcast is sponsored by Flagship Partners - expert consultancy and training company in Fleet, Transport Compliance, Health & Safety & HR. https://flagshippartners.co.uk/
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
6 key leadership lessons from Erik Ten Hag! Love them or loathe them, Manchester United have seen a vast improvement in team performance this season.
Whilst many say form is temporary, there is no denying the massive impact Erik Ten Hag the new manager and his team have had on the players.
The last few years has shown how important a strong manager is with vision, people skills and understanding can help make or break football teams.
Erik Ten Hag appears to be making some fantastic decisions whilst also having a big positive influence on the way the team are working together and producing wins.
So 6 key leadership lessons I have learnt from Ten Hag this season are;
1) Passion - influencing passion and meaning to the players
2) Strong leadership & leading by example
3) No one is bigger than the team
4) Discipline
5) Flexibility to change
6) Praise in public, manage in private
What other key leadership skills have you taken from others?
ps in case you hadn't realised, I am a massive United fan! I promise if Football or United isn't for you, I will be back to less polarising subjects next week!
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
6 reasons your New Year resolutions won't work & what to do instead!
It is that time of year again where the world seem to be setting new year resolutions and our socials are bombarded with the New Year, New me BS!
Statistically only about 16% of new years resolutions last longer than 4-5 weeks and the reason for this is people tend to set particularly difficult or challenging targets. In this podcast I discuss why this doesn't work and how you can help yourself by properly setting intentions and goals.
New Years resolutions tend not to work because;
-lack of accountability
-lack of tracking
-lack of planning
-self doubt
-lack of clarity
-unrealistic expectations
Listen in today and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and review the podcast too.
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Signing off for 2022 on the AHDT Podcast, we're not really sure how 2022 is done already!?
In this episode Pete takes a brief look at the year that was 2022. The podcast is taking a break over Xmas and into January, with Pete and Mike taking some holiday. As well as Harry our podcast editor too. But we looking forward to recording many more for you in 2023!
The podcast is sponsored by Flagship Partners, expert Consultancy & Training for your business; www.flagshippartners.co.uk
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Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
A lot has happened in 2022. Pete & Mike talk about the highs and lows of 2022. What have you been doing this year? Have you taken time out to reflect on 2022?
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
What are your company Trigger points?
Mike shares some ideas around how your business can prepare for the worst. When do you call a senior member of staff or Director to notify them of an incident occuring? Do you have a plan for when to interrupt a Director's holiday?
In this podcast, Mike explores these incidents and how you should plan to escalate them appropriately in your organisation.
Proactive management of this can prevent uncertainty in your organisation.
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
This week we have the pleasure of interviewing Chairman of Abbey Logistics Group Steve Granite. Abbey are the UK's largest food tanker distributor and Steve shares his insights of his career so far and what future logistics needs to look like.
We cover the 6 areas Steve is most passionate about in our sector and these are;
1) Bringing in young people
2) Changing the image of the sector
3) greener transport solutions
4) driver retention
5) technology (Uber experience)
6) collaboration of hauliers
It is a fantastic episode so tune in now to listen and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW the podcast too!
Many thanks Pete
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
6 key features of an accident investigation. Mike Vickers talks us through the 6 key areas of when investigating accidents for you to consider.
So if you have ever wondered what you should think about when investigating accidents, then this is the podcast for you. It is important for you to consider the root causes and not just jump to conclusions, so ensure you deal objectively with the facts.
It is easy to just blame a driver, or put it down to a freak incident. In this podcast Mike will advise that it is vital to get into the detail and the facts non judgementally.
Interrogating all of the data that is available for you. Enjoy!
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
The green agenda - what does it mean for HGV Operators.
It is a tricky environment to operate HGV's in currently due to the operational challenges and the environmental impact of our vehicles.
Mike Vickers takes over the podcast in this session with 6 things operators can do to help them navigate and develop their own green agenda.
Flagship Partners offer ISO 14001 to support great environmental management in businesses, as well as how to calculate carbon impact and we are soon to launch carbon literacy for fleet operators training too.
Make sure you follow Flagship Partners on socials to find out more.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Why I am worried about your business and the World Cup!
There have been many operational challenges recently but a world cup during November and December 2022 may top them!
This episode is about planning for these challenges, taking the inspiration from the fantastically organised Operation London Bridge.
We always standing by the 6P's, prior planning, prevents piss poor performance!
How are you planning for the world cup this year?