Canon Business Insights

In this episode, we speak with Ross Reekie, founder of meaning and happiness consultancy, Rise. Ross has extensive experience in shaping the people strategies and senior management teams of major organisations across a number of businesses including construction, property and engineering. Ross consults to businesses so they can create happier workplaces that provide employees with meaningful work. Here, Sunil and Ross discuss the changing workplace and workforce and why meaningful work is so important in the context of this change.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Catriona Wallace, CEO and Founder of Artificial Intelligence fintech company Flamingo AI. Flamingo AI is the second only women-led business ever to list on the Australian stock-exchange and Catriona is one of the most cited experts on the future of customer experience, artificial intelligence and bot strategy. Here, Sunil and Catriona discuss the role of AI and machines in the future workplace and what this potentially means for both leaders and workers.

In this episode, we speak with Matt Whale, Managing Director of Innovation Consultancy How to Impact. Innovation plays a critical role for businesses, delivering differentiation in increasingly competitive markets. Having founded How to Impact 15 years ago, Matt has worked with international businesses including Microsoft, Nestle and Canon on the development of innovation strategy and capability. In the first part of today’s episode, Sunil and Matt discuss the challenge of businesses and workers in building a culture of innovation and the importance of human interaction in an increasingly digital work environment.

In today’s episode we speak with Professor Lucy Taksa, director of the Centre For Workplace Futures at Macquarie University. Professor Taksa joined Macquarie University in 2009 as head of the department of business and prior to this held a number of roles across Macquarie University and the University of NSW. In our chat we discuss how worker’s skills are a significant consideration for businesses into the future and what implications that might have on learning and development.