PJ Tips for leaders to improve business, change, performance, culture, teams and commercial success

How many business owners and leaders fear taking time off work or can only do so with their phones and laptops strapped to their body?

In this PJ Tips Podcast on Leading Business Change, David Furby CEO Novatech talks about his business experience over 35 years and offers up a wealth of insights into his business, beliefs, leadership behaviours and shares how to and why to set your business up so the owner can take time away from the business.

Over 35 years David has seen many changes, has predicted some and managed others, and continues to grow and innovate. Having started the business in the late 80's he now heads up a £40M business providing a range of tech products from PCs and Desktops to Gaming and Business Simulation. 

David covers such topics as leading into (and out of) crisis, developing a management team for the future, changing the sales process and preparing a business so that he - owner and CEO - can have extended time off. Do you think its a risk? David talks you through how to derisk it.

In the podcast David doesn't use clichés and buzzwords, like authenticity, in fact as many of you will know, words like passionate and authentic drive me nuts! So I'm using the awful word authentic, because I cant think of another work that better suits his style of Leadership. 

Check out the podcast on Leading Business Change, with David Furby from Novatech and suggest you have a pen and paper handy or listen to the poddy twice as he shares some very practical leadership tips.

In our next chat with David , I'm hoping he will tell us how his Covid project is coming along to install Tesla battery power into his Nova car - which the business is named after. 

In this episode of my PJ Tips podcast on Leading Business Change, I talk about the Future of Aviation with Colin Russell who is an Aviation Security expert and change leader. Colin has worked for the likes of Thomas Cook (7500 staff) and Flybe. He has led growth, change and been through administration twice and offers very practical Leading Business Change insights to help inspire change. Colin has a significant depth of knowledge in Security and Risk, and has very strong and clear views on the importance of people and culture in safety and change. 

Prior to Aviation, Colin was in the Navy and shares interesting thoughts on the role of leaders and some key leadership behaviours that translates into business today. 

Colin talks about the future of aviation and EVTOL (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. He is currently working on a new adventure setting up a network for EVTOL (sometimes called eVTOL) travel. Watch this space! 

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In this episode, Louise Goodman, TV Presenter on Formula 1 (F1) and British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), shares stories and insights from F1, education, diversity and inclusion, from Lewis Hamilton to Jenson Button.

Who's the great leaders of Formula One? Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, Eddie Jordan? 

Louise has has a long career in Motorsport, having driven Rally Cars and then joined Eddie Jordan at Jordan Grand Prix. 

Louise is the only woman to have been in a live Pit Stop Crew in an F1 Race, and gives us an inside view of the culture and team work in F1 teams. She talks about leadership, communication and handling mistakes, which link directly to high performance teams. 

We discuss education, diversity and inclusion, and how to increase the talent pool from which teams can draw the best people, and Louise has strong views on this. 

Innovation is a key part of Formula 1, Formula E and now there's Extreme E with its strong message and news of Hybrid vehicles in the BTCC. 

Louise's broad and varied experience makes her a superb guest to talk all things Racing, Motorsport, F1 and D&I. 

Give my PJ Tips Podcast a listen. Louise is brilliant.  

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Diversity & Inclusion

Girls on Track

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Strategic transformation and business acquisition

PJ Tips Podcast Leading Business Change with Gary Whittle, Commercial Director at Meachers Global Logistics talking Strategic Transformation and Business Acquisition. This podcast offers practical insights and solutions from a leader and business growing successfully through Covid, Brexit and the uncertainty of the current world.  

Gary covers many points including how to create a positive narrative around growing the business beyond the big characters in the business; acquiring businesses and the importance and values of spending time in those businesses with staff and clients; and the power of listening in leading business change. 

Gary has a wonderful ability to 'cut the crap', engage others and pay attention to what needs attention. I think you'll enjoy listening to him. 

In this PJ Tips podcast episode, we focus on Business Improvement with Business Improvement and Continuous Improvement expert Robert Chapman. We discuss business improvement insights and a specific case study where Robert reduced waste, saved time and money, showing a 92% improvement. We also discuss the importance of a business improvemnent mindset, how business improvement is not to be left in the hands of just a few  BI and CI professionals, and the cost to the business and culture of leaders who have stopped changing themselves and therefore slow or derail business changes such as improvement. 

The Business Impriovement Culture and Mindset are two key parts of Roberts work. Listen to his views and see what ignites your interest.