Chamber Podcast

Business leaders and managers are often required to lead beyond their circle of authority.

But what are the skills required to do this – and how can they impact on an organisation?

Louise Teboul, UK partnerships director for Common Purpose, explores this topic with the Chamber’s policy and campaigns manager Emily Stubbs as part of the Growth Through People campaign.

Growth Through People is the annual productivity and leadership campaign, delivered by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and a range of partners, including headline sponsors Aston University, Birmingham City Council, South and City College Birmingham and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

More on Growth Through People:

https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/research-campaigning/growth-through-people/

More on Common Purpose:

https://commonpurpose.org/

How can organisations work with further education providers to meet their skills needs? 

Rebecca Waterfield, head of employer engagement at South and City College Birmingham, joins the Chamber's Emily Stubbs to discuss attracting and engaging future workforces. 

In this episode, as part of the Chamber's 2022 Growth Through People campaign, Rebecca discusses how South and City's work with different employers - including creating tailored curriculum and training schemes to meet their short, medium and long-term talent needs. 

She also talks about T-levels and the recruitment support offered by the college. 

Growth Through People is the annual productivity and leadership campaign, delivered by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and a range of partners, including headline sponsors Aston University, Birmingham City Council, South and City College Birmingham and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

More on Growth Through People:

https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/research-campaigning/growth-through-people/

More on South & City College Birmingham:

https://www.sccb.ac.uk/

Rebecca Mander was the managing director of a successful electronics company when she suffered one of the worst personal setbacks imaginable. 

Her world was turned upside down when she suffered the loss of her son, Charlie. In the same year, her mother, who was the company CEO, also passed away.

But learning to deal with these traumatic experiences inspired Rebecca to set up GuruYou – a company which coaches leaders through their own personal setbacks. 

In this podcast, as part of the Chamber’s 2022 Growth Through People campaign, Rebecca talks to policy and campaigns manager Emily Stubbs about what it is like to lead through personal setbacks. 

The fascinating discussion assesses the expectations that are placed on leaders, how setbacks can impact on the ability to lead and what effective leadership during times of setback might look like. 

Growth Through People is the annual productivity and leadership campaign, delivered by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and a range of partners, including headline sponsors Aston University, Birmingham City Council, South and City College Birmingham and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

More on Growth Through People:

https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/research-campaigning/growth-through-people/

More on GuruYou:

https://www.guruyoucoach.com/

Adam Liddle from Jacobs joins us to discuss how the technical professional services firm implemented its climate strategy.

Adam, the director of Sustainable Growth and Innovation at Jacobs, discusses the steps businesses can take to plan and implement a climate strategy.

This podcast is part of the Sustainable Business Series: Net Zero campaign, a joint initiative between Greater Birmingham and Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. 

Midlands Connect's Simon Statham joins the Chamber's head of policy Raj Kandola to discuss transport body's role in decarbonisation.

Simon discusses how Midlands Connect's strategy has shifted further towards the net zero agenda over the past six years. 

The podcast is part of the Sustainable Business Series: Net Zero campaign, jointly hosted by the Greater Birmingham and Coventry & Warwickshire Chambers of Commerce. 

Chamber CEO Henrietta Brealey and the University of Birmingham/City-REDI's Professor Simon Collinson take a deep-dive into the Greater Birmingham economy ahead of the launch of the 2021 Birmingham Economic Review. 

They discuss the impact of the pandemic on the city, the signs of economic recovery and opportunities for Birmingham to become more innovative, more environmentally sustainable and more inclusive.

The Chamber's environmental policy lead Will Hargreaves is joined by Andy Whyle from Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) to discuss the circular economy and its benefits and opportunities for business. 

The podcast was recorded as part of the Sustainable Business Series: Net Zero campaign, jointly hosted by the Greater Birmingham and Coventry & Warwickshire Chambers of Commerce.

Inspired Energy's energy and environmental manager Robbie Howlett joins the Chamber's Will Hargreaves to provide analysis and practical advice on how businesses can successfully manage their energy usage. 

Topics of discussion include practical energy management, optimisation solutions, the role of data in energy management and raising awareness among staff.

This podcast is part of the 'Sustainable Business Series: Net Zero' campaign, hosted jointly by the Greater Birmingham and Coventry & Warwickshire Chambers of Commerce. 

With cricket's innovative The Hundred competition underway, Birmingham Phoenix general manager Craig Flindall joins the Chamber's Dan Harrison to discuss forming the new franchise in preparation for the tournament. 

Craig, who is also the chief operating officer at Edgbaston, talks us through every element of preparations for The Hundred, from the player draft through to helping ensure the new format captures the right audience. 

Birmingham Phoenix are one of eight city-based franchises fielding men's and women's in the new competition, with home games being played at Edgbaston.

The West Midlands is just one year away from hosting the largest multi-sporting event the region has ever seen, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

In this episode of the Chamber Podcast, experts and business leaders provide their insights on what is left to do to prepare the region and the business legacy the Games will bring. 

Henrietta Brealey, chief executive of GBCC, hosts this edition of the Chamber podcast. 

To find out more about Games procurement opportunities, visit https://www.birmingham2022.com/business/tender-opportunities/ 

To find out more about University of Birmingham, visit https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/commonwealth-games/index.aspx

To find out more about University College Birmingham, visit https://www.ucb.ac.uk/