In the latest episode of our Talking with... podcast, DelTra Director Richard Archer is joined by special guests, ACC coach, Ruth Murphy and Transformation Director and ILM level 7 executive coach and mentor, Lauren Schogger to discuss the true power, practice and potential of coaching in today’s workplaces.

Recommended resources:

• Nancy Kline – Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the HumanMind
• Sir John Whitmore – Coaching for Performance: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership
• Myles Downey – Effective Coaching: Lesson’s from the Coach’s Coach
• Erin Meyer– The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
• Peter Hawkins – Leadership Team Coaching: Developing Collective Transformational Leadership (and related works)

DelTra Director Richard Archer is joined by Melissa Tallack, Founder and Director of C2Life to discuss her fascinating career working within the water industry, which spans over 30 years.

Melissa also discussed the current challenges faced by water companies and how the industry needs to respond to them moving forward.

As a follow-up to our discussion with Melanie earlier in 2022, Retail Practice Lead, Emma Fowler caught up with Agile Change expert, Melanie Franklin once again to reflect on which of her change management trend predictions came into fruition. It’s a conversation that will be highly beneficial for change leaders wanting some insights for 2023.

It’s not an understatement to say that 2022 has been a challenging year for many. Factors such as the energy crisis and financial instability have certainly played their part in creating an unsteady business landscape, and businesses are still getting to grips with hybrid working and the post-pandemic world. 

But just how has all this impacted change this year, and will businesses need to reconsider their approach to change for the year ahead?

Deltra Director Richard Archer is joined by Jocelyn McConnachie, Non-Executive Director at Abri Group to discuss ED&I advocacy at board level. 

Jocelyn shared her insights into how boards can drive successful sustainable and strategic change and the transformational power of engaging with customers and colleagues.

Deltra Director Richard Archer sat down with Nick Rutherford, Interim Strategic Technology and Transformation Consultant at Castle Water. 

Nick shares his insight into why it's crucial for water companies to undergo a digital transformation, the significance of engaging stakeholders during this business change, and what to expect for the future of the water industry.

Agile change expert Melanie Franklin joined Deltra's Senior Consultant Emma Fowler to chat about her latest report that breaks down the upcoming challenges that the change management industry will face in 2022.

Change leaders need to be prepared for the coming year, and Melanie breaks down exactly what you can expect, so you can move forward confidently.

Deltra Group's Utilities Manager Richard Archer is talking to Claire Sharp, Customer Director at Northumbrian Water Group.

Claire first joined NWG at the age of 17. In this podcast, she explores why she still gets excited about the water sector every day, as well as offering advice to aspiring female leaders, and more.

For our first episode, our Utilities Manager Richard Archer talks to the Chief Executive of MOSL, Sarah McMath, about diversity within the water sector.

Becoming a female leader in the water sector – which has historically been male-dominated – has not come easy. Sarah delves into the challenges of being in an underrepresented group, how to overcome them, and how the sector can attract more diversity.

To kick off our first episode of a new podcast from Deltra Group, Deltra Leadership Series, we're joined by Arriva UK's Roxanne Glaud for a discussion on authentic leadership, true diversity and top-down people strategy.