Leading for Business Excellence

Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast.

In this minisode, join Laura McLaren, Global Head of Process Excellence at Tesco, as she shares why diversity is a key strength in her global teams. Laura discusses the value of in-country leads, the power of human connections, and how fostering an inclusive and engaging team culture leads to stronger relationships and better business outcomes.

Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/driving-sustainable-improvement-in-a-global-organisation/

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

Join PMI’s Susannah Clarke in the studio with Jamie Bowen, the visionary Head of ESG and Improvement at Chevron Group, as he challenges the conventional view of ESG practices as mere compliance and data reporting, advocating for its potential to create business value.
 
 Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/integrating-esg-and-business-improvement/

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Are you truly leading your teams or just keeping things moving?  Rethink how you lead, improve, and align your teams for success with our latest episode of Leading for Business Excellence.

Ron Darnell, Senior Quality Manager at Siemens Energy Wind Power, invites us into his leadership journey, sharing the highs and the missteps that have shaped his approach to Operational Excellence. With a wealth of stories from his military background and years in the wind energy sector, Ron reveals the lessons learned from building a culture of improvement, tackling hidden factories, and leading change.

These are insightful lessons from a seasoned leader, so listen now and start transforming your leadership impact today.

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

This minisode features Steve Vaid as he reflects on his journey of leading a cultural transformation from the charity sector to financial services. Discover how a relentless focus on the customer, from Net Promoter Scores to vulnerability analysis, not only lifted scores and retention rates but also built a team ready to thrive through crises, from a Royal Commission inquiry to Covid-19.

Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/customer-centric-leadership-insights-from-charity-to-commerce/

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

This episode features Paul Hayward from CooperVision as he shares how listening and engaging with team members at all levels has fostered a culture of curiosity to drive meaningful process improvement across his organisation. 

Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/continuous-improvement-culture-an-award-winning-journey/

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

In this minisode, we revisit our interview with Tom Greenwood, Group CEO at Helios Towers, as he discusses how the company is driving local community impact through education, digital inclusion, and initiatives to promote female representation in engineering.

Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/podcast-unlocking-the-secrets-of-business-excellence-with-tom-greenwood-group-ceo-at-helios-towers/

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

In this minisode, we revisit an early interview with David Callaghan, former Senior Vice President of Oracle EMEA and President of the British Quality Foundation until 2019. David shares how businesses can use their unique skills to make a lasting impact in their local communities, from mentoring in schools to helping the elderly embrace technology.

What could your company do to support its local community?

Listen to the full conversation here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/leading-for-business-excellence-podcast-episode-3-harnessing-people-and-process-excellence-as-a-leader-with-david-callaghan/

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

In this minisode, Tony Tielen, Group Excellence Director at BQF award winning Smiths Group PLC shares why effective change management and stakeholder engagement are key to driving sustained improvements. He highlights how leadership, alongside Lean Six Sigma methodologies, empowers teams to make lasting impact and ensures that process improvements are embedded into daily business practices.

Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/podcast-the-leadership-blueprint-for-a-continuous-improvement-culture/

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To celebrate 40 years of PMI transforming goals into results, this episode of Leading for Business Excellence focuses on the key challenges our leadership team see: maximising inputs, fuelling growth and balancing value.

Host Susannah Clarke is joined by Rich Seddon, Kate Smith, and Rebecca Seddon to have a frank and open discussion about the challenges organisations face, how they can redefine their path, learn, build, and achieve their full potential.

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Welcome to our series of bite-sized episodes featuring favourite moments from the Leading for Business Excellence podcast series.

In this minisode, we’re joined by Rosie Brighty, Neurodiversity Trainer and Consultant at Divergent Consulting, as she shares how balancing structure with flexibility can make your processes more inclusive, and more effective.

Listen to the full episode here: https://pmi.co.uk/knowledge-hub/understanding-variation-in-our-people-not-just-our-processes/

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