Perspicacity

We talk with Teresa Payne in episode 6 of season 2 about the role that businesses can play in creating a progressive and inclusive economy that benefits local communities.

We talk with Sarah Walker-Smith in episode 5 of season 2 about murmurations of starlings and the parallels with organisations that demonstrate agility. Sarah is the CEO of Ampa. She is the first female, non-lawyer CEO in the legal top 60 and was named the UK’s most influential legal CEO on social…

In this episode we chat with Susan Popoola about the topic of inclusion, the imperative for increasing it across a wide range of contexts and how it might be achieved without inadvertently excluding others.

In this episode we catch up for a second time with Peter Hill and this time we have a fascinating discussion around purpose.

We talk with Dimitar Karaivanov about what he has learnt about strategic planning and execution in an uncertain world, drawing from his experiences as CEO of Kanbanize as the business has grown and developed.

We talk with Annabel Berry in the first episode of season 2 about her experiences of leading through a global pandemic. Annabel is an influential leader in the Information Security sector through her role as Chief Executive of Sapphire and is also a Non-Executive Director and award nominated…

In this episode we talk to Pete Colby, founder of Pragmatism UK Ltd. Pete is a mediation specialist and his organisation help guide individuals, teams and organisations to resolve disputes.

In this episode we talk to Chris Barkey about creating alignment and engaging teams in large organisations, the importance of trust and the futility of micro management.

In this episode we talk with Graham Hopkins and Apurva Sinha about their experiences in Product Development and the critical role that data plays in the delivery of excellent products and programmes. They explain the importance of enabling collaboration and trust across the whole value chain and how…

In today’s episode listen to Luke Logan share his perspectives on the future of work. He talks about how COVID has impacted this and accelerated certain ways of working. We also explore with Luke some perspectives on leadership vulnerability and how this can contribute to creating a more inclusive…

In this episode we talk to Mike Denison about his passion for leading with questions, why he believes so passionately in this approach and he shares some great stories and practical steps we can all take to continue to improve as leaders.

In today’s episode we talk to Paul Healing about the DNA of a Lean Leader. As always Paul is very open with us and shares his experience as well as reflecting on his own learning. He has a great way of combining storytelling and structure to bring clarity to any subject and this comes across in…

In this episode we talk with Krysia Hudek and Pete Ashby about how we often feel compelled to be people pleasers to build relationships. We explore some of the reasons that might be driving us to act in this way and the missed opportunity if we are unable to tame our people pleaser. Krysia and Pete…

In this episode we talk with CEO of Project7 Consultancy Gareth Lewis about using visual performance management to engage organisations in identifying problems earlier and motivating them to take action to deliver results and accelerate learning.

In this episode we talk with Ryan Ramsey about his experiences of working in and leading teams. We explore what makes teams great and the actions that we can take as leaders to cultivate a working environment that might allow our teams to flourish.

In this episode we talk with Peter Hill about creating the conditions necessary to stimulate innovation in teams or organisations by challenging the status quo. In doing so we conclude that a little bit of authorised anarchy can unlock significant potential and might even be fun sometimes.

Ian Ritchey is a former Group Chief Engineer at Rolls-Royce and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In this episode Ian shares his insights relating to leading New Product Development programmes from his long and distinguished career.

Listen to Phil Crowle talk about his experience leading teams through creating alignment and engagement. Phil recalls the ambivalence he has seen in teams where there is no real emotion or connection to the work they are doing.