#28: PAUL KAYE: National Talent Coach & National Format Director @ Rogers Communications
This episode we sit down with the National Format Director, CHR and National Talent Coach for Rogers Communications across Canada. If you're familiar with media in Canada, you can imagine the extent of what this role involves. He also writes a blog in allaccess.com, called The Performance Playbook (www.allaccess.com/the-performance-playbook). These articles are straight to the point, an easy read and a can apply to improving your performance, for the most part, to any job or area of life you’re tackling.
We start out hearing about his background. He wasn’t always sure of his career path, but knew that he was good at 3 things: business, creative, and one other. With that awareness and a chance opportunity in radio, something that started as intrigue, grew into his passion. At the age of 16 he got an on-air job at a radio station and it built from there.
We then fast forward to today, where we hear about what coaching means to him, how he approaches being an effective coach, some components needed to have a successful coaching session, whether you’re the coach or the coachee, as well as some of the difficulties of the job. In a world where we the word “coaching” can be overused and misrepresented so easily, this is a refreshing conversation that brings us back to the foundation of what it really means.
From the radio formatting side, we discuss the concept of big brands, why it works so well in U.K. and how the concept is being brought to Canada; as well as what he thinks is essential for radio to stay strong into the future.
You’ll hear throughout this whole conversation that Paul is very self-aware. He really knows what it takes to be that open space for others to develop and grow. I’m going to ask that you listen to his experiences and how he approaches situations and think how you can take this same approach to something in your own life. Whether you’re a musician, a student, an industry professional or just someone who’s stuck listening to this because their friend told them to check out the podcast, there’s something that everyone can take away from this episode.
Thanks to Long & McQuade for the mic equipment!
