Beer & Butterfly

It's time to hand the keys back to the landlord now that Season 3 draws to a close and the team at Beer & Butterfly want to wish all the listeners a fantastic Happy New Year for 2022. 

Ian & JP catch-up one last time to review the previous season and look at how we can take learnings into Season 4 by reviewing what went well, what didn't go so well and what could be improved next time.

If any of our listeners want to get in touch with the show feel free to get in contact with us on [email protected]

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:11 - Happy New Year 2022
• 5:18 - What went well?
• 11:53 - What didn't go so well?
• 17:44 - What can we do better?
• 21:19 - Audience feedback request
• 24:26 - Last orders

The Beer & Butterfly has started it's preparations to shut it's doors again this wintery season but not before our final guest Ken Peel joins us at the table to talk about how organisations can exploit agile through mindsets, cultures, tools and techniques.

The group catch-up and chat around a few films Ken has recommended Nomadland and Joker, JP is preparing for Christmas with some present drops in Lincolnshire and Ian is NOT rowing and NOT cycling.

Ken takes the episode forward by kicking off with the three key areas of an agile organisation, discussing why starting with the scrum framework is probably not the right place to start and the dangers of consultants applying methods / tools universally as if one size fits all.

For more information on Ken you can check out his LinkedIn profile here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenpeel/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:13 - Introducing our guest...Ken Peel
• 10:38 - What have we been up to?
• 20:37 - 3 areas of a successful agile organisation
• 29:50 - Adaptive organisation - find the big constraints
• 37:07 - Respond, innovate, adapt and go for the hard stuff
• 39:16 - Don't start with the scrum framework
• 46:56 - Focus on outcomes with Kanban
• 54:11 - Holistic and change the hard stuff
• 55:57 - The myth of universal applicability
• 1:03:05  - Crafting an outcome and value driven approach
• 1:14:42 - Thanking Ken
• 1:16:43 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Final
• 1:24:52 - Word on the street - Envisioning
• 1:33:08 - Last orders

As the third season starts to draw down to a close and we're getting close to Christmas, JP gets a visit from his older brother Simon Parnaby to join us at the table to talk about the need for agility in retail.

The group catch-up and chat through getting ready for x-mas, experiencing the Polar Express event live, watching the new Hawkeye series and Simon highlights his experience of getting into a new hobby (tabletop board games - you're welcome JP).

Simon takes the reigns of the episode and paints a picture of the retail industry during and post pandemic and outlines the challenges & opportunities in which they face to stay relevant, agile and serve customers via the channels they need at this time.

For more information on Simon check out his LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-parnaby-4a0a306/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:12 - Introducing our guest...Simon Parnaby
• 10:02 - What have we been up to?
• 20:58 - How covid has affected retail
• 25:45 - More focus needed especially on the customer
• 26:55 - Bigger reliance on data
• 27:39 - Collaboration, mindsets, reorganisation and change
• 33:18 - Accelerated change and online / ecommerce
• 37:30 - Focus on customer insight and online experience
• 44:53 - Being as agile and resilient as you can be
• 52:05 - Not all customers are the same
• 55:21 - The digital experience passport
• 59:35 - Views of the future in retail
• 1:05:31 - Thanking Simon
• 1:06:04 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 8
• 1:10:53 - Word on the street - CRM vs CDP
• 1:19:22 - Last orders

It's a new day and Ian & JP fancy a good old chat around something strategic and meaty.  So in walks Adrian Wakefield at the right time to talk about the trouble with operating models.

JP recites his weekend of mishaps and disasters (trains, trees and Only Fools & Horses), Ian has switched cycling to rowing in a shed and Adrian talks about how the pandemic has allowed him to spend more time in North Spain.

Todays episode dives deep into Business Operating Models and outlines the trouble with them, either because they are a conceptual diagram which people find it hard to consume or whether politically they realise the new designs means less power & influence in the new world.

If you want to learn more about Adrian then check out his LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-wakefield-0372a53/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:12 - Introducing our guest...Adrian Wakefield
• 5:00 - What have we been up to?
• 15:30 - The trouble with operating models
• 18:31 - Design principles upfront
• 21:28 - Crafting and some rules of thumb
• 27:10 - Business politics, powerbase and mindsets
• 30:39 - No great textbook or practitioner guides
• 35:18 - Shaping and then governance
• 38:47 - Start with strategy, align on value
• 43:57 - Pitching operating models to smaller enterprises
• 47:41 - The iterative operating model
• 53:55 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 7
• 59:20 - Word on the street - Minimum Viable Data Migration
• 1:06:13 - Last orders

Ian & JP are on their own tonight having a well deserved catch-up and getting prepared for Christmas whilst discussing what the term "Discovery" and it's importance within transformation.

Ian is executing his Christmas present buying plan perfectly as it's being left to the last minute and JP has been getting his kids into Ghostbusters in readiness to watch Ghostbusters Afterlife.  Our hosts then chat through what the term discovery means and what typically the various stages are before rounding up why organisations should consider doing them.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:14 - Getting ready for Christmas
• 5:38 - What have we been up to?
• 14:13 - What is discovery?
• 17:48 - Stages of discovery
• 25:03 - When does discovery finish?
• 27:38 - Doing discoveries remotely
• 34:11 - Why do a discovery?
• 44:01 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 6
• 50:06 - Word on the street - The positives of remote workshops
• 1:02:33 - Last orders

The Beer & Butterfly is getting rather full in this mid season episode where some old friends from Season 2 have decided to join us and talk about the opportunities and challenges happening within transformation right now.

Ian & JP are joined by Sarah Walters, Tim Dew and Simon Woodhouse and catch up to chat through some meaty subjects such as:
- Topic 1: How do we achieve a "change ready" organisation?
- Topic 2: Is remote working working?
- Topic 3: Sustainability and "Going Green"

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:29 - Welcoming our old friends from Season 2
• 4:38 - Topic - What's happening in transformation right now?
• 5:24 - Topic 1: How do we achieve a "change ready" organisation?
• 33:54 - Topic 2: Is remote working, working as well as on site?
• 54:40 - Topic 3: Sustainability and "Going Green" - Big Transformation
• 1:09:23 - Thanking our Season 2 guests
• 1:09:54 - Last orders

The Beer & Butterfly is getting busy this season as Sharon Sanders joins our hosts at the table to talk about the emotions of change and how to make that your superpower.

Ian begins by relentlessly telling everyone that he's been on holiday (again!!!) and JP recounts his experience in getting into Squid Game on Netflix and who sits on the subtitles vs dubbed fence.  Sharon takes the conversation forward to focus her passion not just on change management but around providing support & leadership for people going through change, recognising that emotions are a massive part of the process.

You can learn more about our guest on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-sanders-54141b6/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:12 - Introducing our guest...Sharon Sanders
• 10:19 - What have we been up to?
• 17:42 - Impact of change on peoples emotions & behaviours
• 23:56 - Coaching and supporting transformation & change
• 32:16 - Self help and managing emotions is complex
• 38:24 - Tools & techniques at pace
• 42:26 - Leadership, Openness & Trust
• 56:21 - Using technology to support & align people in change
• 1:01:07 - By being passionate about people, people make change happen
• 1:03:09 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 5
• 1:06:49 - Thanking Sharon
• 1:07:36 - Word on the street - More capability focused, less technology focused
• 1:13:31 - Last orders

Episode 4 is bring more "Fresh Insights" but this time from the world of procurement.  Tom Mills joins the table bringing to life the changing perceptions of procurement coming out of the pandemic.

JP is getting back into his squash matches and continuing his health kick, Ian relives Pulp Fiction and wonders what is in that brief case and also reading Ethan Hawkes book, Tom tells a story of being out in the middle of a field at 5am exercising.

Tom brings the world of procurement to life on how the pandemic has changed the domain from being strategic to more transactional and the challenge to get back to being strategic.

You can learn more about Tom on his LinkedIn page here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mills-20a56726/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:13 - Welcoming Tom to the table
• 2:50 - What have we been up to?
• 12:30 - Coming out the pandemic made procurement more transactional
• 16:17 - Procurement become common in the public domain
• 19:51 - Sway from strategic procurement processes
• 21:53 - Supply chain resilience
• 28:26 - Risk, resilience & pace
• 32:23 - Follow core principles but be adaptive
• 37:45 - Data is a game changer
• 42:40 - The changing perceptions of procurement
• 46:21 - People, talent and a career in procurement
• 49:33 - Dreams of being a weather man
• 55:09 - Importance of growing your network
• 57:56 - Thanking Tom
• 58:10 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 4
• 1:02:30 - Word on the street - Transformation strategy and pace
• 1:13:02 - Last orders

Season 3 is in full swing and just as one guest leaves we are joined by another special guest Paul Clavering from Just Enough Change who talks about how he's on a mission to keep change simple.

As the group catch-up, Ian tells us about night time bike riding and catching up over the latest film Free Guy.  JP continues to update around his weight loss being over a stone loss and Paul highlights being addicted to NCIS and binge watching

Paul introduces us to his business Just Enough Change and highlights his mission and values in trying to make change as simple as possible and highlights how his daughter was the inspiration for it all.

Paul's Linkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/in/paulclavering

Just Enough Change Company Link: https://www.linkedin.com/company/justenoughchange

If you want to get more information on the ChangeTracker then check out the link here - https://www.justenoughchange.com/change-tracker

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:12 - Introducing our guest...Paul Clavering
• 4:58 - What have we been up to?
• 14:22 - Let's not overcomplicate change
• 18:02 - Need to relate to support the change
• 20:11 - Keeping it simple
• 23:44 - Using images to allow people to form their views
• 26:40 - Just enough to get to the end goal
• 28:41 - The Change Tracker
• 35:25 - Going further than theory
• 38:15 - Apathy tracking
• 42:07 - Don't prescribe the journey, prescribe the goal
• 42:55 - Thanking Paul
• 45:38 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 3
• 49:00 - Word on the street - Re-Use, Buy & Build avenues
• 55:10 - Last orders

The next episode returns with Ian & JP joined at the table with Rob Manley to bring us fresh insights from the Marketing domain by telling us the importance of customer centricity in business.

The group catch-up and talk about JP's bet with himself to loose weight with the help of Noom, Rob asks what order you should what the Star Wars films in when watching with your kids and Ian is getting into a new sci-fi show Foundation on Apple TV.

Rob leads the discussion and brings his perspective as a marketer and CRM Manager on how a single view of the customer helps unlocks and empowers all aspects of the business whether your in marketing, sales or service.

You can find more information about Rob on his Linkedin profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-manley-39b56731/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:13 - Welcoming Rob Manley to the table
• 4:39 - Customer centricity, experience and marketing
• 8:36 - What have we been up to?
• 26:33 - What does customer centricity mean?
• 31:24 - The golden record
• 35:44 - The siloed business channel challenge
• 41:18 - Value and success factors lost by shiny tech
• 44:28 - Listening to the voice of the customer
• 51:03 - Hierarchy of message & personalisation
• 59:53 - Identifying low hanging fruit
• 1:05:29 - Thanking Rob M
• 1:06:16 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 2
• 1:10:29 - Word on the street - injecting change management when you know it's too late
• 1:16:32 - Last orders