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Episode Links:
Unsolicited Advice: Why It Bothers Us and How to Handle It | Mentalzon
Why Unsolicited Advice Causes Stress
Equality as Smart Economics: Lessons from Spain | IE Insights
hMost People’s AI Prompts Are Setting Them Up to Fail — Here’s Why
AI Limitations: 7 Scenarios Where AI Underperforms or Fails – Gatilab
How do I ask AI for help effectively? – Humanize AI – Benchmark Forum
Understanding the Future of Work, Labor Trends, and Organizational Change
Why Do We Ignore Family Advice but Trust Strangers? | Psychology Explained.
We’re more likely to believe advice from our mums than an expert, survey reveals – The Mirror
Attention We Give: Lessons From Listening for a Living | Katie O’Malley | M.Ed., BCC | TEDxAndover
Simon Says: Examining Gender Differences in Advice Seeking and Influence in the Lab
Stop and Ask These Three Questions Before Giving Advice | Psychology Today United Kingdom
Advice from 30 Podcast Hosts About How to be a Good Podcast Guest
Or first guest is Lorraine Taylor. With over 25 years’ experience in L&D, Lorraine runs her own business advising organisations and individuals on how to align people capabilities with business goals so teams quickly adapt, lead effectively and deliver results. Alongside creating learning experiences that resonate and deliver ROI, she has spent much of her career coaching and mentoring others. She attributes her career success in part to the advice others have given her along the way. Paying it forward is a key part of her business ethos including volunteering to help young adults from a low socioeconomic background find the career of their dreams.
Website: www.lt-learning.com
LI profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainetaylor1/
Georgie Smith is a midlife and menopause coach who helps women who feel like they’ve lost themselves after years of looking after everyone else. Supporting women through identity shifts, confidence dips, and life transitions, Georgie focuses on helping them reconnect with who they are now. Her work is rooted in self-trust, emotional awareness, and creating a life that feels calm, clear, and genuinely fulfilling.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgie-smith-36438693
https://www.instagram.com/i_am_georgie_smith
https://substack.com/@iamgeorgiesmith
Katie O’Malley is an Executive Coach and Leadership Educator with twenty years of professional experience serving the nonprofit, education, and corporate sectors and a Master’s Degree in Counselling and Board Certification in Coaching.
Since 2018, Katie has worked alongside hundreds of individual, team, and organisational clients as the Founder and Principal Coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Established with the noble mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from around the world.
Coaching clients in the design of authentic career paths, effective leadership practices, and courageous workplace cultures is in the DNA of (en)Courage Coaching. By leveraging a mix of evidence-based practices from the fields of counselling, organisational development, and leadership education, Katie and her team equip clients with customised strategies to meet their unique needs and aspirational goals.
Katie is currently a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and in June 2025, Katie took the TEDx Stage in Boston to talk about The Attention We Give: Lessons from Listening for a Living.