In this episode of Purpose Conversations, Professor Katie Bailey talks to Chris Sunfield, a management consultant who recently returned to music and become a recording artist. They discuss Chris' career, why he decided to recommit to music and what it meant to him. Their conversation was based on Professor Bailey’s research published recently in the journal, Human Relations.

Katie's research article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00187267221095759

The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/why-putting-your-artistic-calling-on-hold-might-not-always-be-such-a-bad-idea-192203

Meaning and Purpose Network: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business/working-with-business/meaning-and-purpose-network

King's Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business

In this episode of Purpose Conversations, Anna Lelia is joined by Francis Goss, Director of People Experience Consulting at Gallagher. Drawing on his many years of HR expertise, Francis shares his insights into purpose and its relationship with employees' experiences and needs. They also discussed the phenomenon of #quietquitting as well as financial wellbeing.

Meaning and Purpose Network: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business/working-with-business/meaning-and-purpose-network

King's Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business

Jay Mukhey, Director of ESG, Purpose & Impact at Finastra, in conversation with Anna Lelia Sandoghdar from the King's Business School Meaning and Purpose Network (MaPNet). In the first episode of the MaPNet series, the two discuss how Finastra took on banking with its purpose-led model to openly accessible and inclusive finance and how purpose sets the foundation for ESG initiatives.

Read the Finastra ESG report here: https://www.finastra.com/about/environment-social-governance/esg-report

Meaning and Purpose Network: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business/working-with-business/meaning-and-purpose-network

King's Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business

Layers of Vision explores the experiences and perspectives of blind and partially sighted (BPS) artists living in a world made for sighted people.

Ten artworks celebrate and creatively explore accessibility, with each artwork appreciating different forms of vision. Featuring multisensory elements, Layers of Vision questions common views and practices around access and disability inclusion in the arts and beyond. 

Learn more about the exhibition and event series: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/series/layers-of-vision-living-in-a-world-made-for-sighted-people

In this episode of Connections, Dr Catherine Tilley, Lecturer in Business Ethics & Sustainability talks to Dr Minette Bellingan, a part-time doctoral student working on International Manufacturing, about the limits of factory auditing in understanding supply chains and their workers. Her research employed audio recordings submitted by workers, which provided a new insight into their conditions and wellbeing.

Careers Coach and Consultant, Leslie Parsons speaks to students and alumni about their experience navigating the world of work, looking at the best hacks to help your career from applications to interviews.

In this episode, she discusses spring week sometimes referred to as insight week, which occurs typically in the first year of undergraduate study as a placement for work experience during the holidays. She’s joined by Navya Sethi, a second-year student, who’s currently studying business management and alumni Alex of the same programme who started his new role in January 2022.

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Are women better leaders than men?

Not necessarily, according to Professor Rosie Campbell (King's Global Global Institute for Women’s Leadership) and Dr Maddy Wyatt (King's Business School). Rosie and Maddy consider the different leadership styles exhibited throughout the pandemic, how hyper-masculine leadership contrasts with more empathetic leadership styles and what that tells us about who has permission to exhibit such behaviour and who does not.

Learn more about King's Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business

Learn more about King's Global Global Institute for Women’s Leadership: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/giwl

How do we enable neurodiverse workers to succeed in the world of work? Dr Madeleine Wyatt, Reader in Diversity and Inclusion, and Dan J Harris, CEO of Neurodiversity in Business explore the benefits that encouraging neurodiversity brings to the entire workforce, while avoiding pigeonholing people into harmful stereotypes.

Learn more about Neurodiversity in Business: https://neurodiversityinbusiness.org/

Learn more about King’s Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business

The last time you visited a hospital or primary care setting, it’s likely that you interacted with a health care support worker. Whether they are processing lab samples at the local GP surgery or promoting health education in local communities, 40 per cent of the NHS’ clinical workforce consists of a variety of support workers. Richard Griffin, Professor of Healthcare Management, and Anita Esser, Head of Education at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, discuss how the NHS can recruit, recognise and develop the confidence and skills of a vital but often overlooked part of the health care workforce.

Learn more about King’s Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business

Learn more about the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust: https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/

Office politics has a bad name, and often excludes women and people of colour. But a politician's ability to influence, negotiate and advance the careers of others is part of the job description for senior leaders so politics can be vital for success at work.

Dr Madeleine Wyatt and King’s alumna and Uma founder Rita Kakati-Shah discuss how women and people of colour can be supported in navigating the messy reality of organisations.

Learn more about King's Business School: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business