This week we’re talking about how the uncertainties in our world are impacting the workplace. What do current and aspiring leaders need to know today and about the future of work in order to effectively lead their teams through it? Dr. Naeema Pasha, Director of Henley Careers leading on Future of Work and People with Henley Business School, joins us to discuss.

This week Maureen Clarke join us to talk about the impacts of COVID on organisational culture. A healthy workplace culture plays a significant role in recruiting and retaining top talent and in achieving our best work together. When a major disruptor happens, like a global pandemic, organisations and leaders should be exceptionally mindful of the need to assess, adapt and influence positive changes in culture. But how? Listen to find out…!

As recent events have demonstrated, we all need to be more sophisticated in how we reach our audiences, be it customers, members, stakeholders or the general public. During lockdown we’ve seen a shift in understanding and appreciation of online engagement but peoples’ tolerance for physical events being shoehorned into a webinar format will soon waiver. Post-pandemic, we cannot afford to not be innovative and so Andy Carrol joins us to explore ways in which we can be creative and authentic in our digital provision. 

International commerce has never been more important. BREXIT. COVID-19. Populism. Geopolitics. The list of risks that effect our businesses and our communities is always increasing but the list of benefits of international trade, engagement and partnerships is equally significant: knowledge exchange; comparative advantage; greater consumer choice; economies of scale; and international relations. As we seek to recover from recent upheaval and prepare ourselves for future uncertainties, Susana Ecclestone joins us to examine some of the challenges associated with developing profitable (financial and non-financial) relationships, and to highlight the tangible benefits of doing so. 

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like your friends or colleagues are going to discover you’re a fraud, and you don’t actually deserve your job and accomplishments? Well, you’re in good company. 70% of people will experience imposter syndrome at some point in their lives. Moments of doubt are part of everyday life but for those people who let those doubts control their actions, they can suffer in a self-perpetuating cycle that can have devastating impacts on their quality of life and mental health. Dr Marc Reid is conducting a research study into the syndrome and is authoring a memoir on his own experiences, and this week joins us to explore the factors that can cause and help to overcome this very personal mental health challenge. 

We’re major advocates of understanding, developing and utilising EQ for individual and team benefits but how do emotionally intelligent leaders manage their well-being, handle adversity, and lead their teams effectively? Sophie Seex joins us to discuss. 

Embrace is solely focused on supporting children, young people and families who are victims of serious crime by helping them cope with what has happened, supporting their recovery and providing them with services that help them move on and fulfil their life’s potential. This week we explore the charity’s work and discuss the impacts that COVID-19 has had on the charity and the communities it seeks to support.

This week we’re talking about common sense! Has our data-flooded world effectively made us outsource our thinking? Are we unquestioningly following the advice of experts? Does our adherence to protocol undermine our own instincts? Dr Vikram Mansharamani, author of the new book Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts, joins us to explore how we can start thinking for ourselves again whilst also benefiting from experts, data, protocols and technology.

Self-care is imperative for our success as human beings! Regardless of circumstances, we all need to look after our physical and mental health if we are to be successful in our professions, and in personal lives. This is true for everyone but sometimes those in senior leadership positions can be forgotten or can forget that self-care is vital to their success but also to the success of their teams and organisations. This week we’ll be discussing the isolation of leadership and how its demands often have a detrimental impact on us and our mental health; but there are many techniques and sources of support available for maintaining self-care and we’ll also be exploring how senior leaders can maintain their personal well-being.

One of the more positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the term “that’s not how we do things here” has finally be confined to the history books. Too often organisational change has been resisted because people generally do not like change, i.e. they anticipate a loss of control, uncertainty, nasty surprises or  more work. But we now stand on the precipice of a new era in working practices. So how do organisations adapt? This week we examine how businesses can understand and implement the reconfiguration of their teams and resources.