Schneider Electric: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

We are joined by Cameron Hunter, Schneider Electric's Innovation Development Lead, to explore the world of innovation. Cameron shares his thoughts and experiences on striving for innovation as we delve into the reality of what innovation really means. Is it a corporate buzz word? Does it have to be a scary concept? How can we be better innovators?

We are back! Join our latest episode of The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful Podcast to hear our thoughts on happiness, development and why we think it's important to learn every day.

Our hosts catch up with Alice Davis, a kick a*ss engineer turned project manager who talks about how she is breaking down barriers in a male dominated industry. We discuss some staggering facts surrounding women in the work place and the innovative impact that diversity can bring.

Listen in as we catch up with Maeve as she gives us an insight into the impacts of menopause and ensures us all that it's definitely survivable. Not only that, but we'll also provide some key tips to support you around the rising cost of living, especially those ever-increasing electricity bills. If you've never heard of vampire devices – don't worry, we got you.

This month's episode is brimming with different topics. Have a listen while we chat about settings goals, learn more about Chinese horoscopes and discuss how reaching out to people just to listen to them can have a big impact on mental health. There's also a heated discussion on how we all like our tea – the question is....How do you have yours?

This episode was a bit emotional for us all and we wanted to do it justice so spent a bit more time thrashing around ideas but also doing a lot of research. As a pre-warning, the topics are hard hitting from cancer to racism, but we felt like they needed to be covered and both are topics that we are very passionate about.

Our special guest this month is John Hetherington who is a member of our well/being team here at Schneider and we catch up with him to have a chat about mental health and the stigma attached to it, well-being and some of his top tips to keep ourselves in check. And of course no GBB podcast is complete without the quiz! Rob is 0 for 3 at the moment – could this be the start of a comeback? Will he cheat again? Who knows?!

In this episode, Rob bare's his soul by reading an extract from his diary and we speak to Katie Mills, our resident biodiversity guru on how we can help the planet by protecting our plants, fungi and insects. That's right, even our arch nemesis, the wasp has a purpose in life.

Episode 2: Side by Side Listen in while we catch up with our shamazing colleagues, Siobhan and Ellie as we talk to them about their experiences of personal development, the benefits of working with different generations and what they've learnt on the way. Carmel reads an extract from her journal (shhh don't tell anyone) and we touch on the topic of mental health problems. We also give a shout out to Earth OverShoot Day which was on July 29 this year and give our top tips on how we can all help #MovetheDate to help our beautiful planet. Don't forget your pen and paper to join in on the GBB pop quiz - Emma and Rob will be asked to make the ultimate decision: which chocolate would they get rid of… forever.

In our first ever Schneider Electric's - The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful podcast we talk about some of our career experiences, from changing careers to interviewing top tips. We also recognize Pride month and caught up with our amazing colleagues, Laura and Ben who will share their thoughts on identity and how to be a good ally – and most importantly how to ask questions without offending someone.