Each week, Co-President of Ascential Marketing and Chairman of Cannes Lions Philip Thomas will focus on one of the many challenges of working during a global pandemic. With the help of external experts well versed on the topic, he'll dissect common problems, innovative solutions and how we can navigate the new normal here at Ascential and in companies around the globe.

This week Co-President of Ascential Marketing and Chairman of Cannes Lions Philip Thomas is joined by Mike Pegg, a coach and behavioural expert who has been studying peak performance for more than 50 years and has published several books on the subject of helping people achieve success both in their life and in their work. During their wide-ranging discussion they talk about many things including: building culture, the ways in which you should not try to motivate your team and how to measure the outputs as opposed to the inputs. 

This week Co-President of Ascential Marketing and Chairman of Cannes Lions, Phillip Thomas talks to coach speaker and author, Velera Wilson, who dedicates her life to helping others build confidence and achieve their goals. During the conversation the pair talk about how to quiet your chattering mind, how to be clear about your goals and passion and building confidence, especially for women.

This week Co-President of Ascential Marketing and Chairman of Cannes Lions Phillip Thomas is joined by psychotherapist, coach and counsellor Colin Brett. Colin spends a lot of time thinking about how we can try to get what we want in the world and how we can be happier but also is very interested in the subject of resilience. In a year like 2020, resilience is one of the most important attributes for us to lean on and something which can enable us to bounce back after the adversity we are all experiencing.  

This week Co-President of Ascential Marketing and Chairman of Cannes Lions Phillip Thomas is joined by Corean Canty, COO of The Goodway Group, a digital media agency. The Goodway Group has been operating as a completely remote, distributed business for more than 12 years, so in a time where many business are scrambling to understand how they can operate remotely on a longer-term basis than they may have originally planned, we explore the peaks and pitfalls of operating a business this way and how the employees can not only survive but thrive working in this new way.

Welcome to "You're on mute" a podcast about navigating the next normal and how to work better together in a global company. This week Philip Thomas, Co-President of Ascential Marketing and Chairman of Cannes Lions, discusses time: why working from home doesn't seem to mean we have more of it and how we can make adjustments to increase our happiness. Special thanks to Ashley Whillans, Associate Professor and time researcher at Harvard University.

This week's bonus episode features the full, uncut interview with Jo Owen who is a social entrepreneur and author of more than twenty books on leadership and business. Some of the topics Philip and Jo discuss the best strategies to use when building shared goals for a global team to align behind.

In the final episode of this season of "Can Someone go on Mute Please?" Philip Thomas explores the vital role shared goals play in building a team across the globe. Joining Philip this week is author and social entrepreneur Jo Owen who talk in detail about some of the best strategies to put in place in order to build a cohesive and successful team across the globe.

This is "Can someone go on mute please?" a podcast about overcoming geographical differences and distances to help you work better in a global company. This week our host Philip Thomas, President, Ascential Events, explores culture and positives which come from having such a wide range of different cultures across the company. Philip also speaks to Darren Menabney, who leads global employee engagement programs at Ricoh in Tokyo as well as teaching MBA students to find out more.

This is "Can someone go on mute please?" a podcast about overcoming geographical differences and distances to help you work better in a global company. This week our host Philip Thomas, President, Ascential Events, explores the importance of trust in managing and building teams globally, and gets some simple advice on what you can do to further build trust between colleagues. Special thanks to all guests on this week's show, and especially to Mary Slaughter, Executive Vice President: Global Practices & Consulting, and Practice Lead: Culture & Leadership at the NeuroLeadership Institute.