Welcome to Part 5 of the KAI Foundation 5 podcast series, our five part introduction to building better teams and great leaders with the Kirton Adaption Innovation Inventory.

KAI is the world's foremost measure for problem solving style. It's used widely to create cohesive and productive teams and effective leaders. It's been in use for over 40 years and is supported by a large body of academic research from around the world.

In these five podcasts we want to provide you with an understanding of why KAI is so effective, so powerful, and indeed life-changing for so many teams and team leaders. As Kirton himself said, “The better I know myself, the more I can help others.”

Today's fifth and final part of the Foundation 5 series is entitled “Leading Diverse Teams in Uncertain Times.” And as the title suggests, it's all about diversity, or more specifically, diversity in problem solving styles - the Problem B in Kirton’s original thesis, which can so often derail teams as colleagues grapple with one another instead of the project that they're supposed to be addressing.

Hosted by Dave Harries, with Anne E Collier (professional certified coach and CEO of Arudia) and Dr Iwan Jenkins (Toronto-based KAI certified coach and ‘practitioner of the practical.’)

Wellbeing and Diversity are hot topics at the moment, and in this podcast, Nicola Kirton discusses the importance of understanding and respecting our various cognitive styles.
We all think, operate and problem solve in different ways - this preference is set very early in life. Here Nicola discusses how this natural preference can help us:

• make good career choices,
• work to our strengths and those of our colleagues
• effectively manage and lead
• manage change in the workplace
• reduce our stress and increase wellbeing (and enhance the wellbeing others)

Nicola, Director of the KAI Foundation, is being interviewed by Karen Pawlowska Director of TakeOne Communications (UK), as in a series of Podcasts called 'focus on ..'

Welcome to the KAI podcast series ‘Building Better Teams and Great Leaders.’

KAI or the Kirton Adaption Innovation Inventory is one of the world’s foremost measures for problem solving, team work and creativity. It's been in use for over 40 years and is supported by a wide range of academic research from around the world. In these podcasts we aim to shine the light on the issues and problems facing all teams as they strive to be the best version of themselves.

In today's episode, we're going to explore how KAI is linked to well-being and good mental health, especially in the workplace. We'll also look at what this has meant in COVID times.

Hosted by Dave Harries, who is joined by Mel Dowdy, a hugely experienced clinical psychologist with over 40 years of consulting practice behind him. He's also a business coach and consultant, all of which he does through his company Delphy Initiatives, which focuses on leadership development and diversity programmes to advance the quality of life for organisations and their communities.

Samia Shehadeh is a coaching and business psychologist with over 30 years’ experience helping individuals and organisations. She is an NLP Master practitioner, and a practitioner in applied neuroscience, and has worked with many blue-chip organisations and Government departments to develop and enact change programmes, and leadership and culture development.