Season 2 – Episode 20: With Graeme Rainbird This week's special guest is Graeme Rainbird, a Leadership expert and self-confessed question addict. Questioning is something we do daily, but with little thought, Graeme talks about the power of questions for shaping outcomes and relationships and gives some hints and tips for asking great questions. It's an easy but impactful win, so check out what Graeme says. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, so you'll also get an insight into our attitudes and ability to ice skate! Get in touch with Graeme to learn more about the power of questions and all aspects of leadership. Contact graeme.rainbird@peoplebusiness.co.uk or visit his … [Read more...]
Meetings
Series 2 – Episode 18: The Lifeblood of Work, or Just Corporate Treacle? On average, we spend 28% of our working lives in meetings. So how do we make the most of this time and ensure meetings are productive and positive rather than "hours of my life I won't get back."? This week's podcast discusses the importance of meetings and how we fool ourselves by using them to define our status and importance. By following some simple principles, you can turn the corporate treacle into an invaluable investment of your time and your organisation's money. After all, you don't want to waste a quarter of your time at work! If you want to make your meetings work, please contact James … [Read more...]
Twelve Insights for Christmas
Series 2 – Episode 16 We end the year with our version of the 12 Days of Christmas – a light-hearted look at some seasonal insights to help you over the festive period and into 2025. Amanda Gilbert our Learning and Development Guru attempts to keep us in order as we cobble together insights on habits, collaboration and how to behave at Christmas Do's. Thank you to everyone for listening, sharing, following, and supporting the podcast this year. We hope you all have an amazing festive period and a great 2025. If you're lucky, Santa won't be taking advice from James this year – when you've listened in, you'll know why! We hope to see you all for our next episode on January … [Read more...]
Building Capability
Season 2 – Episode 010: The Magic Bullet This week, we discuss the often shortsighted cost-cutting measures companies adopt to hit their targets and the flawed logic behind these strategies. What might appear to be an immediate saving usually leads to more significant issues down the line. Instead of superficial cuts, we will explain the catch-all strategy to fix all your operational and financial woes. Are we snake-oil salesmen, or do we know the solution? Listen in and decide for yourself. To find out more, contact James, Jimmy. … [Read more...]
What is Systems Thinking?
Season 2 Episode 8: Rob Wilson Explains This week, we are lucky to have Rob Wilson, Co-Founder of Service Economics, as a special guest. Rob has 20+ years of experience leading and transforming service operations across various sectors and is an expert in Systems Thinking. This approach can help transform how you think about doing your job, and it has some stunning results. However, it has been surrounded by mystique and cynicism, as highlighted by the first rule of Systems Thinking – never talk about Systems Thinking! Rob breaks this 'rule' and shows us behind the curtain to understand more about this method and some of the challenges it can help us solve. You'll also get … [Read more...]
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