In Good Company with Impact

What is your organisation's point of view on neurodiversity? Is it something your top teams think about? Is it included in your diversity policy, disability policy, or explicitly singled out? Research shows that 15-20% of the world's population is neurodiverse, and according to one report, teams with neurodivergent members can be 30% more productive than those without them. Yet, many people choose to hide their neurodiversity from their employers.

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How to develop early careers talent with Anna Champion, CEO, The Talent Lighthouse 

Is your organisation set up to empower your early careers talent to thrive? Are you able to support their transition, attracting, developing and retaining the best talent? 

Anna Champion has dedicated her career to supporting and engaging future leaders in the workplace. Having recently returned to the UK after 15 years in Asia, she is perfectly placed to offer a perspective on the unique experiences facing young talent in Asia vs Europe. She has a rich knowledge of supporting young talent and organisations to navigate campus recruitment, transition to employment, and early career development. Anna joins Dan for our first podcast dedicated entirely to the topic of early careers, covering what we mean by "phygital", the challenges of hybrid working and managing wellbeing and burnout. 

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GenAI and compassionate leadership with Sarmista Mondol, Global Talent Transformation Leader, IBM

Join us as we take a look back at some of the conversations we've had over 2024 in our special round-up episode! In a year of incredible it's impossible to pick 'the best' but we've tried to select a flavour of the topics that have been core themes throughout the year.

Talent management with Andy MacGovern, Global Talent Leader  

Andy MacGovern has over 25 years of experience in talent management, talent acquisitionand performance management, working globally across various sectors. He holdsan MBA, is part of a PhD research programme and has received awards for hiswork. When we decided it was time to discuss if thewar for talent is over – he was our first choice as guest. So, is the war fortalent over? Our clients are increasingly telling us that their battle now isto retain the talent they have. This throws up questions like… what part doesyour talent development strategy play in talent acquisition, internal mobilityand employer retention? Is AI a trend you're wondering how to implement intotalent management or already a game changer in your organisation? And do youagree that it's an employee's market and well-being and employee experience anddevelopment pathways need to be a priority? Talent management needs to incorporateall of these topics but is it possible to create one strategy for thismultitude of challenges? In this podcast we’ll attempt to talk through thesetopics and more.

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039:Building organisational culture with Will Lankston, Managing Director ofTimpson Direct

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041:Is AI going to take our jobs? with Stacy Eng, HR Artificial IntelligenceStrategy & Change at Chevron

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William Lankston is Managing Director of Timpson Direct, part of the renowned British retail service provider. Timpson is a family business, who since 1865, have been offering shoe repairs, key cutting and watch repairs and can be found on most British high streets. They're also celebrated for their unique approach to employee welfare, offering benefits such as free holiday homes and a focus on hiring ex-offenders. But how do they sustain their positive organisational culture and what can we learn from their approach?Watch / listen to the full episode to find out how Will applies organisational culture principles to the parts of the business that are more web based and therefore less people focussed, how the strategy for employing ex-offenders works in practice and why upside-down management is core to business success.Listen againHead to our YouTube / Spotify channels to catch up on previous episodes, including…038: Diversity, change and empowerment with Isabella Echeverri, former Olympic and World Cup football playerComing up040: Talent management with Andy MacGovern, talent consultant and executive coachTo learn more about Impact, please visit https://www.impactinternational.com/what-we-do/human-centred-organisationsConnect with us on social:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-international_2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/impact__intl Dan Jones on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjones87/ Will Lankston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-lankston/

Isabella Echeverri is a former Olympic and World Cup football player; she's captained every team she was part of, and she is convinced that football / soccer has the power to drive huge change.

We first met Isabella at Common Goal's Football for Sustainability Summit during the European Championships in Berlin in 2024, and she joins our podcast to talk about diversity, change and empowerment.

She’s a huge advocate for diversity in sports, that every single little girl should have a role model in sport that she can look up to. Her video challenging the attitude towards professional women footballers led to fundamental change in her home nation of Colombia and she joins this podcast to discuss leadership styles, how to improve diversity in sports, and what is needed to bring systemic change.

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037: Leading with AI: transforming organisational culture with Michael Molinaro

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Dr Kate Simpson is Director of the Systemcraft Institute and joins our podcast to talk about systems leadership.

The world is facing more challenges than ever before. Climate change, migration, inequality, food security... the list goes on. These are big complex challenges, so big, that they can't possibly have a single owner. They are global and systemic; they need careful thought as their interconnectivity is not to be underestimated. What seems an obvious solution to one challenge, might cause more damage to another - and so what is the answer?

Systems leadership is a complex topic that we’ve recognised as a common thread across recent podcasts on the polycrisis, VUCA, BANI and sustainability. We’re delighted that Kate joined us to explain what systems leadership is and how it can be applied to these complex problems, enabling leaders and organisations to address them and ultimately contribute to a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world.

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035: Mental health and performance with Dr Jenn Ghandi, Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager at The Football Association

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037: The impact of Gen AI on leadership and organisational cultures

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