We're two Brits living in Canada, with very different backgrounds. Sharon is corporate, Peter is more blue collar. We've been talking straight to each other for 14 years and now we do it on a podcast!
Straight up talk with Sharon and Peter. No-nonsense weekly podcast about people, life, leadership and all sorts of stuff. Real talk, authentic, telling it like it is.
We don’t always agree!
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Pilot Episode: Ghosting
We talk this week about Ghosting - the practice of abruptly ending all communication and avoiding contact with someone—typically in dating, friendships, or the workplace—without warning or explanation.
It feels awful when it happens to you because you never know whay.
Is it ever OK to ghost? You be the judge.
1: How Personal Values Shape Your Choices
The fastest way to understand yourself is to pay attention to what sets you off. That flash of anger on a train, the disgust when someone is rude to wait staff, the moment you realise you cannot connect with a person no matter how hard you try, none of it is random. It is values at work, quietly calling the shots.
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2: Stop Assuming, Start Communicating
We swap brutally honest stories where one small assumption turns a simple message into wasted time, lost money, and awkward apologies. We dig into how language, accent, and “shortcut thinking” derail clarity, then share better ways to check understanding without shaming anyone.
3: The Candy Jar Boss And Other Manager Myths
We unpack what makes a good manager today and why the old command and control mindset no longer works in a complex workplace. We share stories from early management mistakes, removals business realities, and the leadership habits that build trust while still driving results.
4: How passions begin
We trace where our sports passions really come from, from schoolyard belonging to family rituals, and how those early moments stick for life. Along the way we swap stories about football, the NFL, horse riding, and the odd ways identity gets built when we are kids.
5: there's a beginning, middle, and end to everything
Why do we cling to things long after they've stopped serving us? In this episode, Sharon and Peter unpack the psychology of beginnings, middles, and endings, from careers and relationships to hobbies and life transitions, and discuss how recognizing when something is over can be a powerful act of growth
6: Decisions that change everything
Some decisions feel life-changing in the moment, while others only reveal their impact years later. Sharon and Peter explore the psychology and neuroscience behind decision-making, gut instinct, career pivots, and life-changing choices. A candid conversation about accountability, intuition, and why the decisions we make ultimately shape the lives we live.
7: Is a degree always necessary?
Is a degree really necessary to succeed? Sharon and Peter tackle the growing debate between formal education and real-world capability. From careers built without university to roles where qualifications are essential, they explore talent, experience, work ethic, AI, and whether degrees measure intelligence—or simply the ability to navigate a system