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Digital Careers episodes

  • 17: Digital disruption: buzzword or reality?
    In this week’s episode of Digital Careers, my guest is John Murnane who is an Enterprise Technology leader having worked for companies such as Infra, VMware, EMC and most recently Alemba.
     
    We discuss: ‘Digital disruption: buzzword or reality?’
     
    In this episode we cover:
     
    1. Is digital disruption a valid term to use in today’s business environment?
    2. How this leads into tackling digital transformation effectively
    3. What can we learn from companies that have struggled to evolve digitally?
    4. What are some of the qualities displayed by the greatest digital visionaries?
    5. How much of a ‘disruptor’ has COVID been in permanently changing digital habits?
      6.  
      My thanks to John Murnane for being part of Digital Careers.
       
      Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com 
       
      33 min
    6. 16: Digital Careers and Recruitment Advice Special
      In this Digital Careers special episode, we have taken an excerpt from each of my previous 8 guests to produce a compilation:
       
      Digital Careers and Recruitment Advice Special.
       
      All guests listed below with their Digital Careers and Recruitment advice:
       
      1. Gareth Jones, CMO of Farfetch: on how digital careers are now less linear
      2. Shan Flynn, Founder of ShanthiFlynn Advisory: on what CEOs can be doing to get more women into data and tech jobs
      3. Paul Smitton, CEO of Asia Miles: on why prioritising culture sets up senior digital execs well for the C-suite
      4. Sharon Hill, Head of e-Commerce at Mars Foods: on why attitude amongst digital professionals is so critical to success
      5. Steve Thompsett, Chief Customer Officer, DHL Supply Chain Asia Pac: on what characteristics he looks for in his hires
      6. Richard Spencer, CXO and former digital entrepreneur: on why diversity of experience is fundamental to great quality digital work
      7. Jordan Berke, Founder Tomorrow Retail: on why agility is fundamental to digital success in grocery retailers
      8. Carrie Mott, Head of Marketing & Sales Development at Dynatrace: on what skills she now looks for in a changing tech marketing world
        My thanks to all guests over the last two months for being part of Digital Careers.
         
        Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com 
        18 min
      9. 15: Digital Careers Thoughts - A Unique Opportunity
        Each week, Guy Day of the 'Digital Careers Podcast' will give you his thoughts to help advance your digital career and make your digital hiring more effective.

        In this Digital Careers Thoughts episode, Guy discusses how candidates who are 'open to work' offer a unique opportunity.

        If you'd like to know more, you can contact Guy on [email protected], or you can read his thoughts in the 'Knowledge' section of https://www.bartonrock.com/
        4 min
      10. 14: S1 E8: Changing B2B buyer engagement within the tech sector
        In this week’s episode of Digital Careers Meets, my guest is Carrie Mott who is Head of Marketing & Sales Development for Asia-Pac at Dynatrace.
         
        We discuss: ‘Changing B2B buyer engagement within the tech sector’.
         
        In this episode we cover:
         
        1. How today’s B2B technology buyer behaves more like a B2C buyer
        2. The concept of S..marketing - the partnership between marketing and sales is closer than ever before
        3. Why any marketer who thinks they are not a technologist will not survive
        4. How customers are more empowered to self-serve
        5. You have to be interested to be interesting: Putting in the customer at the centre of all you do
        6. Why curiosity is such an important competency for tech marketers and how to assess for this in an interview
          7. My thanks to Carrie and to Dynatrace for being part of Digital Careers.
           
          Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com 
          31 min
        7. 13: S1 E7: Countering Amazon's advance in grocery retail
          In this week’s episode of Digital Careers Meets, my guest is US-based Founder of Tomorrow Retail Consulting and former Walmart e-commerce China leader, Jordan Berke.
           
          We discuss: ‘Countering Amazon’s advance in grocery retail’.
           
          In this episode we cover:
           
          • Why Amazon is interested in the grocery retail sector
          • Disruptive influences Amazon will bring to consumers and grocery retailers
          • Why the US is ‘the next China’ for omni-channel retail grocery
          • Adapting a 50-50 mindset towards online vs in-store sales to combat Amazon
          • How a culture of agility is critical for existing retailers to survive and thrive
          • The shape of future org structures for progressive grocery retailers
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            My thanks to Jordan for being part of Digital Careers.
             
            Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com 
             
            38 min
          • 12: Digital Careers Thoughts: Digital Addiction
            Each week, Guy Day of the 'Digital Careers Podcast' will give you his thoughts to help advance your digital career and make your digital hiring more effective.

            In this Digital Careers Thoughts episode, Guy Day discusses introducing positive workplace ‘habits’ including periods of 'digital detox' to complement the possibilities digital technology presents

            If you'd like to know more, you can contact Guy on [email protected], or you can read his thoughts in the 'Knowledge' section of https://www.bartonrock.com/


            4 min
          • 11: S1 E6: Hiring Digital Entrepreneurs
            In this week’s episode of Digital Careers Meets, my guest is Sydney, Australia-based Richard Spencer, Digital Entrepreneur and now Chief Customer Experience Officer for Business Australia.
             
            We discuss: ‘Hiring Digital Entrepreneurs’.
             
            In this episode we cover:
             
            • What makes a great digital entrepreneur and the motivations for becoming one?
            • Cultural challenges for digital entrepreneurs switching to bigger companies
            • Why more companies should hire digital entrepreneurs and overcome unconscious bias
            • Richard also discusses what he’s most excited about in digital
            • And makes his bold prediction about the digital future
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              My thanks to Richard for being part of Digital Careers.
               
              Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com 
              31 min
            • 10: Digital Careers Thoughts: A Digital future does not mean disconnecting with your people
              Each Monday, Guy Day of the 'Digital Careers Podcast' will give you his thoughts to help advance your digital career and make your digital hiring more effective.

              In this episode, he takes a look at how a digital future, should not come at the cost of the company's culture.

              If you'd like to know more, you can contact Guy on [email protected], or you can read his thoughts in the 'Knowledge' section of https://www.bartonrock.com/
              5 min
            • 9: S1 E5: The Digital Influences within Logistics
              In this week’s episode of Digital Careers Meets, my guest is Steve Thompsett, Chief Customer Officer, Asia-Pacific for DHL’s supply chain business.
               
              We discuss: ‘The Digital Influences within Logistics’.
               
              In this episode we cover:
              • Growing importance of analytics within the logistics sector
              • Complexity within logistics from omni-channel growth
              • Advances taking place within logistics as a result of COVID-19 – digital and otherwise
              • Career tips on how to best set yourself up for a job in the C-suite
              • Hiring great people: what Steve believes is important behaviourally and interpersonally

                • My thanks to Steve and to DHL for being part of Digital Careers.
                Looking to hire within digital? Get in touch with me on [email protected] or visit my website www.bartonrock.com 
                32 min
              • 8: Digital Careers Thoughts: Five things visionary leaders should be doing about their digital hiring
                Each Monday, Guy Day of the 'Digital Careers Podcast' will give you his thoughts to help advance your digital career and make your digital hiring more effective.

                In this episode, Guy discusses ‘5 things visionary leaders should be doing about their digital hiring’. This includes a look at investment, meeting outstanding talent, upgrading digital critical positions, looking after your best people and redeploying digital talent from other settings.

                If you'd like to know more, you can contact Guy on [email protected], or you can read his thoughts in the 'Knowledge' section of https://www.bartonrock.com/

                9 min

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