Unlocking Leadership

Unlocking Leadership, previously Leadership 2020, is a podcast helping leadership lead in a world that is changing ever quickly. Join us as we interview even more inspiring people who provide information and skills on how to tackle the big questions affecting today’s leaders.

We blend real-life leadership experiences of our guests with the latest management theory to provide practical, relevant tips for anyone in a leadership position.

About the host:
Clare Carpenter has 24 years’ experience in professional and staffing recruitment, including operational business management and strategic development at Board level. 

She has been hosting ‘Unlocking Leadership’ for 3 years when taking time away from executive coaching to professionals as a Professional Development Expert at Corndel.
She likes walking by the sea or in the mountains, spending time with her pug, reading books that make her think and watching films that don’t.

In our latest Unlocking Leadership episode, Clare speaks to Rachel Jones, Director of Talent, Learning, Engagement, Cultural Change, Inclusion, Performance and Organisational Design at Sodexo. Sodexo is a leading brand in the services sector, providing food services and facilities management to businesses across 55 countries. In this episode, Clare and Rachel discuss the authenticity and empathy required to succeed in leadership.
 
 Presented by Clare Carpenter with Rachel Jones. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

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This week, Clare talks to Damian Jacobs, from Lloyds Banking Group about all things apprenticeships. Damian discusses why he’s a huge advocate for data training through apprenticeships, and his experience being chair of the Trailblazer Group which established the Data Technician Level 3 standard following his involvement with T Levels. He was instrumental in getting the standard approved for delivery and believes that everyone should have the opportunity to become data literate. Damian and Clare discuss how data can be brought to life through storytelling. 

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This week’s guest is Mark Carey, data analyst for The Athletic and co-host of The Football Analytics Podcast, where Mark combines his love of the game with his knowledge of football statistics and data analytics. Mark and Clare discuss his background in research and statistics, getting started in the world of data and the importance of responsible data storytelling in our everyday lives.
 
 Presented by Clare Carpenter. With Mark Carey. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

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Belinda Finch is an experienced Group Chief Information Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the technology industry. Skilled in Business Process Design, Business Case, IT Strategy, Business Transformation, and Senior Stakeholder Management, Belinda brings together all existing IT functions at Three UK under one management team. In this role, she is responsible for delivering the final stages of Three’s IT transformation programme, working with Three’s product teams to drive system improvements that will drive a better customer experience – “You are a very very strong business and a very successful business if you have a very diverse workforce.”
 
 Presented by Clare Carpenter. With Belinda Finch. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

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Caroline Carruthers is an award-winning data expert and co-founder of global data consultancy Carruthers and Jackson. She was one of the first women to take on the role of Chief Data Officer in the UK public sector for Network Rail and has worked across multiple industries to build data capability from the ground up. Caroline joins Clare on the podcast for an inspirational conversation about her non-static ethos on leadership, the early days of the data industry in the UK and taking chances – “jumping and not quite knowing where you’re going to land”.

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Liz Williams is a long-term campaigner on the importance of everyone benefitting from digital technology. Liz is currently CEO of FutureDotNow, but prior to this she was Director of Digital Society for BT Group, responsible for their digital and social inclusion strategies and cross-sector collaborations with government, civil society and other leading businesses. Liz is Chair of Good Things Foundation, the UK’s largest charity focused on supporting digitally and socially excluded people to improve their lives through digital. She sits as a member of the new Digital Skills Council which was launched as part of the Digital Strategy last month and is a former publicly appointed Social Mobility Commissioner. Clare and Liz discuss the impact of digital transformation and technology on people’s life chances, and her passion for helping digitally and socially excluded people to improve their lives through digital.

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Peter Rabey is the host of The Leadership Learns Podcast and experienced Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the X4 Group, an award-winning international talent partner employing over 200 people in the UK, USA, New Zealand and Germany. Clare and Peter discuss the business landscape of the last few years and how the pandemic gave leaders a chance to pause and reflect on what’s working for them and what isn’t. Peter discusses the highs and lows of striking out and building a business from scratch.

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On today's episode, the last of Season Four, Clare is joined by Robin Sutara, Chief Data Officer at Microsoft UK. They discuss her amazing career, which has taken her from the military to the law, and on to a role leading Microsoft UK's data team. At each turn, Robin has faced an industry dominated by men, and yet she has consistently risen to the top. How can these challenges become assets? And is data the new professional frontier that we'll all have to grapple with?
 
 Hosted by Clare Carpenter.
 
 Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.
 

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As the world around us changes, so to the requirements for our businesses to stay at the top of their game. That's what this week's guest, Steve Challouma, experienced when he took on the role of General Manager at frozen food brand Bird's Eye. How can you bring a legendary commercial property into the 21st century? And what lessons from that experience could be applied when everything changed again with covid-19?
 
 Hosted by Clare Carpenter.
 
 Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

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