Pivot Point: Learning, Leadership & Growth
🎙️ Pivot Point — A Nexplan Institute Podcast
Pivot Point explores the insights, decisions, and turning points that shape how we learn, lead, and grow. Created by the Nexplan Institute, this podcast brings together voices from leadership, learning, wellbeing, and human‑centered innovation to share real stories of reinvention and practical ways to navigate change.
Whether you're an educator, leader, entrepreneur, or lifelong learner, Pivot Point offers conversations that spark clarity, inspire action, and support your personal and professional growth.
Topics include: leadership development, future of work, innovation, learning design, organizational culture, coaching, and human‑centered change.
✨ Why Pivot Point ?
Every meaningful journey has a moment when you choose to shift—your mindset, your direction, your possibilities. This podcast is your companion in those moments, offering guidance, inspiration, and a community of thinkers and doers who believe in building a better future.
Episodes
15 episodes
What If Feeling Off Is A Signal To Become?
Success can be the strangest place to feel lost. When everything looks good on paper but something in you feels restless, heavy, or oddly disconnected, it’s easy to assume you’re failing. We see it differently. We call it an identity reset poin...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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6:52
Mastering Project Management: Blending Science and Art for Success
How can you balance the science of timelines, budgets, and resource allocation with the art of leadership and communication to ensure project success? Discover the answer in today's episode of Casual Conversations, where we unravel the complex ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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17:31
Navigating Change - Part 2
What if a staggering 70% of change initiatives could succeed instead of fail? Join me, Colin Bolton, founder of Goal Achievement Coaching, as we unveil the secrets behind effective Organizational Change Management (OCM) and why it's the lynchpi...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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23:59
Creating Thriving Teams: The Power of Psychological Safety
Unlock the secrets to building high-performing teams with the transformative power of psychological safety. What if fostering an environment where your team feels safe to express ideas, ask questions, and admit mistakes could be the key to exce...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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9:50
Navigating Change - Part 1
Ever wondered why your team struggles during periods of significant change? Join me, Colin Bolton, as we uncover the secrets to navigating organizational change using the change curve model. This episode promises to equip you with the knowledge...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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11:50
Mastering Executive Presence: Elevate Your Leadership Game
Ever wondered why some leaders effortlessly command attention while others struggle to make an impact? Today’s episode, "Unveiling Executive Presence: A Blueprint for Success," promises to decode the secrets of executive presence and how it can...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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10:39
Harmony in Hustle: Mastering Work-Life Balance for a Thriving You
Discover the secrets to achieving that elusive work-life harmony and why it's more important than you might think. We're peeling back the layers of daily hustle to reveal how balancing your professional drive with personal happiness isn't just ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:53
Secrets of High-Performing Teams: Creating a Culture of Excellence and Innovation
Discover the secret sauce behind the world's most successful teams as we unravel the threads that weave a tapestry of excellence. From the spark of a unified vision to the glue of robust communication, this episode is your exclusive behind-th...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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9:58
Finding Your Life's Purpose and Unlocking Potential with a Growth Mindset
Ever feel like you're searching for that missing piece in life's puzzle, the one that makes everything fit together perfectly? Well, you're in luck, because today on Colin Bolton's podcast, we're unlocking the secrets to discovering your life's...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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12:45
How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact You In the Next 5 Years!
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic recently! Have you ever wondered how this technology will impact you over the next 5 years? This podcast shares a few thoughts on what these impacts could look like over the next 5 years o...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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13:05
Setting and Achieving Career Goals
In this episode, I focus on careers and offer 13 tips for setting and achieving career goals. Whether you're starting out in your career, or are many years in to your career, this podcast will offer you some useful ideas as you navigate and con...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:28
The Science of Habit - How Habits Are Formed and Broken
In this episode, I discuss the science of habits - how habits are formed and broken. It is possible to break harmful habits and replace them with good ones! Practicing self-directed neuroplasticity, which people do primarily through active refl...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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24:19
Types of Goals You May Want to Consider For YOUR Life
This episode builds on one of my earlier podcasts on goal setting and SMART goals - goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound. We take an in-depth look at seven types of goals that you may want to consider for your...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:27
Goal Setting and SMART Goals
This podcast looks at goal setting and gives you a few tips and examples on how to set SMART goals - goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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13:35
Goal Setting for 2024
This episode shares a few thoughts on goal setting for 2024. Specifically, how to leverage 2023 as a means to identifying your goals for this year. This episode will be followed by an episode taking a closer look at SMART goals - goals that are...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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2:17