In this episode of shift we get to chat with Thomas Vander Wal, originator of the term folksonomy, about tagging, taxonomies, meaning, power, and the future that we are all hurtling towards.

In this episode, recorded after "one of those weeks", we talk about conflict - how to handle it, what it means at work, and how we handle difference and dissent.

In this episode we are joined by Stephen Quest, Director General For IT at The European Commission. We cover the challenges of blogging as a senior executive in a high profile organisation, managing IT in a fast changing world, and adopting new styles of leadership to help change organisational culture. Great fun!

In this episode we were joined by Dave Snowden, founder of Cognitive Edge. We romp through the topics of complexity, finance, tribalism, religion and Aristotle, all in 45 minutes! [Apologies for the sound quality on this one. When we do interviews we rely on recording the Skype call and this time the Skype gods were not kind...]

In this episode we discuss bravery, fear, anxiety and worry. What they mean, how you deal with them, and doing things despite them.

This episode we were honoured to be joined by Dr. Emma Bond of iSEED (Institute for Social, Educational and Enterprise Development). Emma is an expert on child safety online and we talked about perceived risk, real risk, and how much the kids have to teach the grown ups!

This week we talk about new modes of working, working remotely, managing expectations, dress code and rigour.

This week we talk about leadership. What it looks and feels like, what it means for followers, and how it might be changing.

We were going to call this podcast "Communication" but in fact it is more about words, our use of words, taxonomies, structures and even a little misunderstanding of our own use of words during the podcast!