The Growth Business

What were the biggest business themes of the year? In this episode I look back over the past 12 months to see how work, life and business responded to change and the environmental crisis. New technologies like RPA offered lots of opportunities but came with a warning - look after your people, their mental health, their work life balance and the company culture you offer them.

Lots to dig into there - so please enjoy this reflective episode, my review of the year...

Do subscribe, like and comment if you enjoy the podcast! You can find all the episodes in full here

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What were the biggest business themes of the year? In this episode I look back over the past 12 months to see how work, life and business responded to change and the environmental crisis. New technologies like RPA offered lots of opportunities but came with a warning - look after your people, their mental health, their work life balance and the company culture you offer them.

Lots to dig into there - so please enjoy this reflective episode, my review of the year...

Do subscribe, like and comment if you enjoy the podcast! You can find all the episodes in full here

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My guest this month is a leading tech player, change agent and one of the first people to break the disability glass ceiling to become an executive and a leader. David Dame is head of accessibility at Microsoft - born with cerebral palsy his parents were advised to put him in an institution. Luckily they didn't listen and their tough love has helped shape the leader he is today.

David's strengths are extensive and his experience of living in an environment that doesn't meet his needs has made him a powerful advocate for many groups, including those outside his immediate experience of disability; like the elderly, those with hidden disabilities and stressed mental health. What's brilliant for us, is that in his role at Microsoft David is in a position to do something about it.

Listen in as we talk about the invisible tax people with a disability must pay as they struggle to use technology, how leadership needs to change to accommodate the needs of the post-covid workforce and the issues around caring for today's valuable knowledge workers.

You can find our more about Dave on his website here which includes a link to his Ted Talk.

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My guest this month is a leading tech player, change agent and one of the first people to break the disability glass ceiling to become an executive and a leader. David Dame is head of accessibility at Microsoft - born with cerebral palsy his parents were advised to put him in an institution. Luckily they didn't listen and their tough love has helped shape the leader he is today.

David's strengths are extensive and his experience of living in an environment that doesn't meet his needs has made him a powerful advocate for many groups, including those outside his immediate experience of disability; like the elderly, those with hidden disabilities and stressed mental health. What's brilliant for us, is that in his role at Microsoft David is in a position to do something about it.

Listen in as we talk about the invisible tax people with a disability must pay as they struggle to use technology, how leadership needs to change to accommodate the needs of the post-covid workforce and the issues around caring for today's valuable knowledge workers.

You can find our more about Dave on his website here which includes a link to his Ted Talk.

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I was so pleased to catch up with Jon for some great chat around SAP Business ByDesign and the importance of a modern take on ERP technology for today's post-covid business. Find out what Jon thinks is top of the "over-hyped" index and what Intelligent should really mean when it comes to today's smart technology.

"Progress is something we can't take for granted, we have to work towards it everyday and not expect technology to just deliver." If this speaks to you then click play and listen in - it's a real treat!

Read it for yourself Diginomica - Business Insights for the Digital Enterprise.

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I was so pleased to catch up with Jon for some great chat around SAP Business ByDesign and the importance of a modern take on ERP technology for today's post-covid business. Find out what Jon thinks is top of the "over-hyped" index and what Intelligent should really mean when it comes to today's smart technology.

"Progress is something we can't take for granted, we have to work towards it everyday and not expect technology to just deliver." If this speaks to you then click play and listen in - it's a real treat!

Read it for yourself Diginomica - Business Insights for the Digital Enterprise.

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Start when you're happy! That's the powerful mental health message from this month's podcast guest Matt Champion. Matt is an SAP mindfulness coach and wants people to feel comfortable bringing new skills - like mindful moments - into the workplace to help deal with stress. As globally we all continues to wrestle with issues around the return to work, there has never been a better time to chat mindfulness with Matt.

If you'd like to find out more about the SAP mindfulness practice or if you would like to explore setting up something mindful in your own company then here are some links you might find useful.

www.sap.com/mindfulness

www.championofyou.com

https://insighttimer.com/en-gb

https://www.headspace.com/

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Start when you're happy! That's the powerful mental health message from this month's podcast guest Matt Champion. Matt is an SAP mindfulness coach and wants people to feel comfortable bringing new skills - like mindful moments - into the workplace to help deal with stress. As globally we all continues to wrestle with issues around the return to work, there has never been a better time to chat mindfulness with Matt.

If you'd like to find out more about the SAP mindfulness practice or if you would like to explore setting up something mindful in your own company then here are some links you might find useful.

www.sap.com/mindfulness

www.championofyou.com

https://insighttimer.com/en-gb

https://www.headspace.com/

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ESG - what is it and what's changed since the days of Corporate Social Responsibility? These were the questions I sought answers to when I met Janice Phayre who works on responsible business initiatives at the Sapphire Systems group.

With many boards now asking for ESG reports and investors examining company track records, now is the time to get your environmental, social and governance activities on point.

Janice also happens to be a cracking guest, a former stand up comedian, she takes what life throws at her, even though these days that's more likely to be a pencil sharpener than a pint of lager...

ESG - what is it and what's changed since the days of Corporate Social Responsibility? These were the questions I sought answers to when I met Janice Phayre who works on responsible business initiatives at the Sapphire Systems group.

With many boards now asking for ESG reports and investors examining company track records, now is the time to get your environmental, social and governance activities on point.

Janice also happens to be a cracking guest, a former stand up comedian, she takes what life throws at her, even though these days that's more likely to be a pencil sharpener than a pint of lager...