Podcasts about organisations

This week we are covering Florence Nightingale's chart and also what a carer is (or caregiver) and what we need to ensure we understand in the charts involved.   Florence Nightingale no birth time Sun/Moon Taurus, Venus in Cancer Also showing date/transits of first experience of 'God's calling' Date/transits of first official job Florence's actual voice recording! https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tp9njewm ORGANISATIONS to help you if you're a carer yourself: USA https://www.caregiver.org https://www.caregiving.org https://www.caregiveraction.org   UK https://carers.org      

Send us a textWelcome aboard this episode of MAKING TRACKS RAILWAY PODCAST with Alasdair Stewart and Sharon Gregory – no tickets are required to travel with us and there is no fare to pay!In this episode we'll be hearing from a teacher at one of Ukraine's Childrens' Railways , an enthusiast and preservationist from Kiev tells me something of the current challenges in that country……Bill Parker of Flour Mill fame reflects on the two year working holiday of one of his engines in Transylvania, and the arrival of another industrial machine from further east; Sharon Gregory visits a Manchester attraction with some similarities to the lauded ‘high line' in New York City….Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts reveals an extraordinary statistic about her constituency in Wales and what relevance it has to the world of heritage railways, and Lord Faulkner is concerned that a law from the 1920s threatens to restrict the activities of youngsters on UK heritage railways. We also hear from historian and broadcaster Tim Dunn and Stephen Wiggs of New Europe Heritage Railway Trust, (NEHRT) a small British NGO that has forged links with a number of heritage railway organisations across Central & Eastern Europe since the end of communist rule more than thirty years ago.  Alasdair also meets Mimmi Mickleson, President of FEDECRAIL whilst in Romania at a steam gala event featuring a locomotive that used to haul paper and wood pulp in Kent and has been on the Sibiu Agnita Railway in Transylvania for nearly two years.Links to Railways and Organisations mentioned in this episode:New Europe Heritage Railway Trust or NEHRT FEDECRAIL - European Federation of Museum & Tourist RailwaysRead about the Lviv Children's  Railway in Railway Supply onlineMocănita - Sibiu - Agnița - RomaniaCastlefield Viaduct, ManchesterThe Continental Railway Circle Facebook PageYou can contact Cristian Marinescu here: and follow him on X @ x.com/AFeroviara for Romanian railway contentThis podcast is produced by Laura Raymond and presented by Alasdair Stewart Our 'Making Tracks' music is with kind permission of composer and musician Richard Durrant. It is a unique piece inspired by the rhythm of the historic rolling stock on the Ffestiniog Railway on the scenic journey from Harbour Station to Tan y Blwch. You can listen and download the full 'Tan y Bwlch' Ukulele Quartet here: Thank you to voice artist David King - for the Railway Ride outs voice over. Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Richard Durrant · Single · 2019 · 3 songs.

Professor Eddie Cubillo, a truth teller connecting ancient and modern law, discusses his journey to decolonise academic institutions and his win at the National NAIDOC Awards.

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In a competitive job market, employee recognition is more crucial than ever. Organisations that prioritise recognition not only boost morale but also enhance retention rates and overall productivity. In this episode of Ibec WorkTalks, Vicky O'Neill, HR Strategy Specialist, is joined by Niamh Graham, Senior Vice President, Global Human Experience at Workhuman. Together, they examine a strategic approach to employee recognition, the link between retention and recognition and share best practices for implementing effective programs that positively impact business outcomes. Niamh has more than 25 years of experience in international businessand marketing, operations, and HR. As Senior Vice President of Global Human Experience at Workhuman, Niamh leads the global teams responsible for talent acquisition, learning and development, and employer brand. Thank you for listening. To explore all of Ibec's podcast offering, visit here. Make sure to follow Ibec Podcasts to stay up to date with new episodes.

Read Easy is a charity that helps adults learn to read, where there has been a problem that stopped them learning. It can be hard for adults to come forward but Karen Wilkins, the Volunteer Recruiter and Secretary of Read Easy, tells Mike Waddington about the help they offer, and how 30 minutes twice a week with a volunteer tutor makes such a big difference. There is no charge. Organisations like Citizens Advice or libraries can help people contact Read Easy - see also Homepage - ReadEasySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Le festival d'Avignon présente les rencontres du café des idées. Le 8 juillet 2025, découvrez « The Resistance Tour, comment les organisations culturelles publiques font-elles face à la montée des extrêmes ? » Avec Milo Rau, Hortense Archambault, Argyro Chioti et Ahmed El Attar. Un podcast réalisé en partenariat avec ARTCENA. Crédits : Production : Festival d'Avignon & ARTCENA

Why are we still talking about virtualization? This week, Technology Now is returning to a classic topic in computing: Virtualization. So, what's changed in the landscape that's bought virtualization back into the limelight, and how is it being used in our current technological landscape? Brad Parks, Chief Product & Go To Market Officer at HPE's recently acquired Morpheus Data, tells us more.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.About Brad Parks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-parks-b190464/Sources:https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/feature/The-history-of-virtualization-and-its-mark-on-data-center-managementhttps://inventivehq.com/history-of-virtualization/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Dr. Nicola Hodson, Chair at IBM UK and Ireland. Dr. Hodson talks about how to manage transformations in complex organisations, how UK Enterprises are adopting AI, and why Quantum computing might be coming sooner than you think. On this episode, Gareth and Dr. Hodson discuss why authenticity is underrated, the evolution of AI regulations, the importance of Polymaths, and how Concorde and a copy of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica inspired her to begin the journey which would lead to IBM. Timestamps: Good leadership, Concorde and the Encyclopaedia Brittanica (2:40) How to drive change in large organisations (9:36) Polymaths (13:50) IBM and Quantum computing (20:00) ITAM Evolution and Hybrid Cloud Management (26:50) Enterprise adoption of Agentic AI (31:10) AI and Graduate jobs (36:40) AI Regulation (41:08) Advice for young IT professionals, and 21-year-old Nicola (43:30) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has collaborated with MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR) to launch a new research series to explore the next phase of human and AI collaboration in large enterprises. As enterprises the world over are proactively investing in deploying AI-led solutions to transform their business operations, this multi-sectoral study deeply examines the new paradigms that will redefine the use of AI in global enterprise environments. In a series of research articles covering Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, BFSI, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Energy, Resources and Utilities, and Communications, Media and Technology sectors, the study investigates how business leaders are deploying AI augmented solutions to gain a competitive edge from better decisions. The study on the theme of Human-Centric AI spans six key sectors and finds that generative and predictive AI can initiate a transformative change that drives competitive advantage. The year-long research that was conceptualised and executed jointly by MIT SMR and TCS drew insights experts and pioneers from organisations such as Walmart, Meta, MasterCard, and Pernod Ricard. The research identifies one critical shift: AI is moving from advisor to architect. In simple terms, AI's value shifts from improving business processes to improving the quality of options to facilitate better decision-making. Companies that master this transition are pulling ahead of those still trapped in traditional decision-making frameworks. TCS' industry expertise in strategising and supporting large global organisations in their AI-led digital transformation journeys using both generative and predictive AI along with the academic rigor of MIT SMR bring forth new and fresh thinking about using AI to augment and inform Human Intelligence. The collaborative research has revealed the emergence of intelligent choice architectures (ICAs) - a new paradigm where human-centric AI systems proactively participate in structuring and shaping strategic decisions by generating novel options, predicting outcomes, and guiding choices. Michael Schrage, Research fellow at MIT Sloan's Initiative on the Digital Economy and report coauthor, said, "ICAs flip the script. They do not just learn from decisions - they learn how to improve the environment in which decisions are made. That's not analytics, that's architecture." Ashok Krish, Head, AI Practice, TCS, said, "By augmenting human judgment with machine intelligence, ICAs shift AI from task automation to building superior decision environments for complex multi-factorial situations, enabling more trackable, traceable outcomes that ensure accountability. They help align talent development strategies with organisational goals, making it easier to identify and nurture high-potential employees in the AI-era. Ultimately, ICAs foster environments where human judgement and AI work together seamlessly to create connected organisation intelligence, where smarter and more informed decisions are made." Through this new study with MIT SMR, TCS extends its long-standing commitment to understand and uncover new trends in the industry and aid partners in integrating new technologies and frameworks. Over the years, TCS has collaborated with MIT SMR on industry research about direct-to-consumer enterprises, workforce empowerment, digital inclusion, retailing, and customer experience among others. Through its partnership with MIT SMR and 50 other academic institutions, TCS curates collective intelligence that enterprises can tap into. The sector-specific study provides compelling examples of ICAs in action to optimize choices, reallocate decision rights, and boost their bottom lines. Organisations using GenAI have helped achieve higher productivity and efficiency and cut costs while unlocking newer growth opportunities. In retail, AI enables retailers to both anticipate and address ma...

‘Organisations will never succeed in bringing about peace because human beings individually, collectively, nationally, are in conflict.' This episode on Organisations has six sections. The first extract (2:40) is from a phonograph recording of Krishnamurti, and is titled: Truth Cannot Be Organised. The second extract (8:18) is from the first talk in Santa Monica 1971, and is titled: Organisations Have Not Solved Our Problems. The third extract (26:16) is from Krishnamurti's talk at the United Nations in 1985, and is titled: Organisations Cannot Help Us Live Peacefully The fourth extract (48:33) is from the first talk at Brockwood Park in 1979, and is titled: The Divisive Nature of Authority and Organisations. The fifth extract (55:15) is from Krishnamurti's first talk in Madras 1972, and is titled: Organisations Will Not Bring About Transformation. The final extract in this episode (1:01:15) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1979, and is titled: Why Are There Krishnamurti Organisations? Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts from the archives have been selected to represent Krishnamurti's different approaches to these universal and timelessly relevant topics. This episode's theme is Organisations. Upcoming topics are The Heart, and Awakening. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a popular collection of quotes, a variety of featured articles, along with a wide selection of curated material in the Index of Topics. This allows easy access to book, audio and video extracts. Our online store stocks the best of Krishnamurti's books and ships worldwide. We also offer free downloads, including a selection of booklets. You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on your podcast app.

Send us a text Why boundaries, trust, and succession are critical in founder-led firmsOwner-led companies often seek boards not for continuity, but for transformation. In this episode, Tina Mavraki—veteran board director with experience across finance, utilities, and natural resources—shares insights on how boards can truly add value when the founder is still at the helm.We explore how board dynamics shift when the main stakeholder is in the room, and why success hinges on understanding boundaries and succession. Boards must balance the founder's strengths with the demands of the next phase of growth. Building trust becomes a deeply immersive process—walking the floor, understanding how the company makes money, and aligning with the founder's rhythm."Invariably, owners invite a board into their structure because they're looking to make a transformation.""You're actually conversing with that person... who pretty much has the vision of the future of the organization.""Boundaries is the most beautiful growth tension you can get in owner-led organizations."We also examine what makes an effective board member in this context: time investment, deep involvement, and an ability to coordinate tough conversations sensitively. And for companies not ready for a full board, Tina highlights how advisory boards can still deliver immense value.Three Takeaways:Boards in owner-led firms must help founders navigate growth boundaries and succession while respecting personal legacies.Trust is built through hands-on involvement, contextual understanding, and aligned priorities.Advisory boards can add deep value, especially for specialized needs like technology, without formal board integration.Let me know when you're ready for the next episode.Remember to subscribe and never miss an episode of the Better Boards Podcast Series. It's available on Apple, Spotify, or Google. To find out how you can participate in the Better Boards Podcast Series or for more information on Better Boards' solutions, please email us at info@better-boards.com.

In Episode 39 of The Classical Circuit, host Ella Lee chats to soprano Alison Buchanan, Artistic Director of Pegasus Opera. Alison shares the impact that joining the Glyndebourne chorus at sixteen had on her; the importance of mentoring and the transformative effects it can have on whose who need it most; and how she chooses to lead with real, practical action when it comes to encouraging diversity in the sector. -------------------Pegasus OperaPegasus' Double Bill: Fete Galante / The Dark Lady of the Sonnets-------------------Follow The Classical Circuit on InstagramDid you enjoy this episode? If so, ratings and follows help a lot with visibility, if you have a spare moment... *bats eyelashes*No offence taken if not.--------------------Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les MaillotinsPerformed by Daniel Lebhardt--------------------The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (producer by trade, pianist at heart). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Le secteur public est en France un terrain de prédilection pour les fictions. On ne compte plus le nombre de séries ou de films dont l'intrigue prend place à l'hôpital, dans les établissements d'enseignement ou encore au sommet de l'État, sans même compter les séries judiciaires qui dépeignent, avec ou plus moins de réalisme, la vie des tribunaux ou des forces de l'ordre.Et si ces fictions pouvaient nous éclairer et nous aider à comprendre davantage les arcanes de la fonction publique et du management public et, au-delà, de la sphère publique dans son ensemble ? Telle est l'ambition du podcast Fictions publiques.Au fil des épisodes du podcast, nous proposons de nous pencher sur des concepts, des professions, des collectifs et des situations propres au secteur public, en nous appuyant sur des formats fictionnels, et en particulier des séries, françaises et étrangères. Quelles relations l'écosystème public entretient-il avec ces formats ? Quelle grille de lecture, quelles représentations diffusent-ils à ceux qui les regardent ? Dans quelle mesure reflètent-ils les évolutions sociétales, et celles du secteur et de ses métiers ? Quelles normes, valeurs, biais transmettent-ils en nous transportant dans un univers que beaucoup de spectateurs connaissent mal ou peu ? En somme, à quels réels, à quels imaginaires, voire à quels fantasmes les fictions donnent-elles naissance ?Il était une fois, dans un futur proche, un régime totalitaire bâti sur les cendres des États-Unis qui s'était approprié le corps des femmes…Parce que la dystopie, en tant que genre, a ce talent particulier, d'exagérer certains traits du réel pour mieux les révéler, elle nous pousse à interroger ce qui nous entoure – sans forcément prétendre tout expliquer. Elle agit comme une loupe. Un peu comme le fit en leurs temps 1984 d'Orwell ou Le Meilleur des mondes d'Huxley.Alors que la série s'est définitivement achevée en mai 2025 à l'issue de sa sixième saison et que nous entrevoyons désormais le sort réservé à June Osborne et à ses sœurs d'infortune, nous vous proposons, dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast Fictions publiques, de plonger dans une fiction marquante, à l'écho vertigineux. Un conte cruel, dérangeant, The Handmaid's Tale – La Servante écarlate, en français.Car la série peut, contre toute attente, nous aider à réfléchir à des questions qui dépassent largement le cadre de la fiction. Des questions de pouvoir, de contrôle et de riposte. À travers un récit extrême, la série nous tend un miroir – certes déformant – mais utile pour amorcer la réflexion sur les organisations de travail, à travers deux notions fondamentales : la discipline et la résistance.Épisode écrit par : Nils Randriamanantena, doctorant en sciences de gestion à l'IAE Panthéon Sorbonne et manager public, avec la participation de Carine Biget, rédactrice en chef de la revue AJFP.Épisode raconté par : Nils Randriamanantena.Podcast créé par : Carine Biget et Cécile Guerbignot.Réalisé par : Laurent Montant, directeur du Studio Média Lefebvre Dalloz et Axel Gable, ingénieur du son, Lefebvre Dalloz.© Lefebvre Dalloz – juillet 2025.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The MK Party, Umnotho Wabantu Abansundu civic group, alongside other organisations, will today march in support of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. This follows Mkhwanazi's explosive claims of a criminal syndicate within top police ranks. Mkhwanazi accused Minister Senzo Mchunu, Crime Detection Deputy, General Shadrack Sibiya, and other senior police officials of interfering in police operations. Since then, Minister Mchunu has been suspended amid the unfolding controversy. Umnotho Wabantu Abansundu civic group spokesperson, Vincent Mdunge spoke to Elvis Presslin

Lucinda discusses the importance of cultivating a learning culture within organisations, emphasising that learning should be embedded in every aspect of organisational life rather than limited to traditional training courses. Drawing on insights from industry experts, the episode explores the concept of psychological safety and its role in fostering an environment where employees feel safe to ask questions, admit mistakes, and challenge the status quo. KEY TAKEAWAYS A learning culture is defined as one where learning is embedded in every aspect of organisational life, moving beyond traditional training courses to create an environment that encourages continuous development and innovation. Creating a psychologically safe environment is crucial for fostering a learning culture. Employees should feel safe to ask questions, admit mistakes, and challenge ideas without fear of embarrassment or punishment. The framework of Environment, Permission, and Culture (EPC) is essential for establishing a learning culture. Organisations need to create the right environment, give employees permission to learn, and cultivate a culture that values learning at all levels. Learning and development initiatives should align with the organisation's strategic goals to ensure that learning is purposeful and contributes to overall business success. This alignment helps justify investment in learning programs. BEST MOMENTS "Having opportunities to learn and grow is one of those key questions when you look at employee engagement." "We need to create this environment where it's okay for people to speak up, to ask questions, to admit mistakes, or admit they don't know the answer without the fear of embarrassment or punishment." "A high-performing learning culture doesn't come from one-off training, sticking plasters, and it doesn't come from ticking boxes." "If you look at where your strategic challenges are for the business, make sure that the L&D is aligned to that." VALUABLE RESOURCES The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher   The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising) How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney HR Uprising Mastermind - https://hruprising.com/mastermind/   www.changesuperhero.com www.hruprising.com            Get your copy of How To Be A Change Superhero by emailing at info@actus.co.uk ABOUT THE HOST Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up' together. “If you look up, you rise up” CONTACT METHOD Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Twitter: @lucindacarney Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

Why does Spain appear to be a hotbed for progressive organisations lately? Xavier Costa shares three hypotheses: the implementation of the NER self-management approach in over 100 companies, a rich history of cooperatives, and a culture of innovation in the boundaries of Spain. We also talk about lessons learned from Xavier's experience of transforming companies, both with consultancy Full Circle Team, and investment fund Krisos, which buys and transforms companies. How do you rebalance salaries? How do you support former managers? And what is the ‘healing' and personal transformation journey needed for self-organisation to work? Resources: Full Circle Team website: https://www.fullcircleteam.es/ Krisos website: https://krisos.eu/ A Corporate Rebels blog about Indaero's ‘no managers' experiment My blog from a few years ago about the NER approach My colleague Karin Tenelius' blog where she also interviewed Xavier about the new ways of working movement in Spain Related Leadermorphosis podcast episodes: Ep. 53 Dunia Reverter and Jabi Salcedo talk about the NER / K2K approach Ep. 60 Anna Thomson and David Baksh talk about La Fageda  

In der heutigen Case-Klinik ohne Gast nehmen Armin Ziesemer und Thomas Böhlefeld ein Thema unter die Lupe, das viele bewegt – auf beiden Seiten des Bewerbungstisches: Wie ehrlich dürfen Unternehmen im Recruiting wirklich sein?Ausgangspunkt ist ein echter Fall: Ein:e Bewerber:in erfährt erst nach dem zweiten Interview durch eine interne Quelle, dass das Team mit hoher Fluktuation, schlechter Stimmung und fehlender Führung kämpft – davon war im Gespräch keine Rede.Die Folge: Vertrauensbruch.Armin und Thomas gehen der Frage nach, was Ehrlichkeit im Bewerbungsprozess bedeutet und warum sie in vielen Organisationen noch immer zu kurz kommt.Ihr Fazit:

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Aidan McCullen, the host and founder of The Innovation Show and author of the book Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations and Life. Aidan shares examples on how organizations and individuals can embrace reinvention in order to become undisruptable. Some highlights:● Aidan McCullen talks about the reason why most change initiatives fail.● The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly and lessons for leaders.● How Amazon reinvented a failed product and transformed it into a killer product.● Aidan McCullen shares how seeing life as cyclical rather than linear helps us with a reinvention mindset. Also mentioned in this episode:● Rita McGrath author of The end of competitive advantage and Seeing around corners● Scott D. Anthony author of The Little Black Book Of Innovation: How it works, How to do it and co-author of Eat, Sleep, Innovate: How to Make Creativity an Everyday Habit Inside Your Organization ● Daniel Z. Lieberman author of The Molecule of More● Robert Sapolsky author of Behave Buy Aidan McCullen's Book:  Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations and Life         Connect with Aidan McCullen: Aidan McCullen @ theinnovationshow.ioAidan McCullen LinkedInConnect with Mahan Tavakoli: Mahan Tavakoli Website Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn Partnering Leadership Website

Paulo Savaget is Associate Professor at University of Oxford's Department of Engineering Science and Saïd Business School. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar and has a background working as a researcher, consultant, and entrepreneur, finding innovative solutions for a more inclusive world. His research covers the mechanics of entrepreneurship through a 'systems lens' and with a special focus on large-scale socioenvironmental issues (poverty, climate change, and global value chains etc). He has a particular interest in working with practitioners to find and explore solutions for systemic problems in situations where resources are scarce, stakes are high, and time is short.In this episode, Dominic learns how “scrappy organisations” tackle complex problems through innovative strategies such as piggybacking on existing systems and navigating loopholes in regulations. With Paulo explaining the importance of systems thinking and unconventional approaches to problem-solving. Hear about how businesses can navigate regulatory landscapes, repurpose technology, and leverage self-reinforcing behaviours to create effective workarounds. Paulo advocates innovation, resourcefulness, and adopting a scrappy mindset in addressing complex problems for individuals and organisations.DiscoverResourceful and Unconventional Problem-Solving: Creative solutions can be achieved by thinking outside the box and using limited resources in innovative ways to overcome complex challenges. Hacking Systems for Impact: Significant change can occur by finding innovative ways to navigate or bypass existing systems and challenges, much like hackers do in their domains. Holistic Solutions through Systems Thinking: Looking at problems as part of interconnected systems rather than isolated issues enables more comprehensive and effective problem-solving. Inspiration from Scrappy Organisations: Resource-constrained businesses and organisations demonstrate how leveraging opportunities like loopholes and existing systems can lead to remarkable success. Innovation Without Large Budgets: Success can lie in strategic thinking, resourcefulness, and ingenuity, proving that high impact doesn't always require massive financial resources.Book recommendations:Hans Rosling - FactfulnessAdam Grant - OriginalsPaulo's book The Four Workarounds is out nowDominic's book Mind Your F**king Business is out now

Where do industry experts see the world of technology heading? This week, Technology Now is looking back to a conversation from HPE Discover Las Vegas with HPE's Chief Technology Officer, Fidelma Russo, about any updates since last year's Diary of a CTO episode, and where she sees the industry heading in the future.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.About Fidelma Russo: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/fidelma-russo.htmlToday I Learned:https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/microbes-transform-plastic-waste-into-paracetamolJohnson, N.W., Valenzuela-Ortega, M., Thorpe, T.W. et al. A biocompatible Lossen rearrangement in Escherichia coli. Nat. Chem. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01845-5https://www.statista.com/statistics/242764/global-polyethylene-terephthalate-production-capacity/This Week in History: https://www.edn.com/bell-labs-announces-junction-transistor-july-5-1951/https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/discovery/ideas-and-advice/bipolar-transistor-guidehttps://newatlas.com/computers/ibm-2-nm-chips-transistors/https://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/nano-size

Consumer advocates are pushing for financial complaints organisations to merge to make it easier for the public  to  pursue complaints. 

Enterprises face one common problem: the hidden costs of AI-based technical debt.“There's a lot of hype around AI, but many initiatives aren't founded in a business value proposition,” says Paul Brownell, CTO, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP). “People wander in without an intentional path for ROI.” In this episode of the Don't Panic, It's Just Data podcast, host Douglas Laney, BARC Research and Advisory Fellow, and author of Infonomics and Data Juice, speaks with Paul Brownell from GAP and Frank Lavigne, Advisory Board Member of CloudArmy.The speakers ultimately agree that AI promises greater returns on investment (ROI). However, it's imperative to note – without a strong data foundation and strategy, AI can quickly turn into a financial nightmare.AI's Potential to Cause Technical Debt Alluding to a significant “leak in the bucket” for AI initiatives, Brownell says, "a lot of these projects aren't founded in a business value proposition." This can often lead to organisations "wandering in without an intentional path." Both Brownell and Lavigne agreed that the most overlooked and costly area is data engineering. Lavigne exemplified this by referring to a meme depicting a sleek F-35 jet labelled "your AI" flying above a pockmarked, potholed road labelled "your data infrastructure.""I think that pretty much says it all," Lavigne stated, highlighting the critical and often unglamorous role of data engineering. Brownell resonated with this, calling it "mundane, routine, detail, hard pick and shovel work."Without mighty data quality, data governance, and traceability, AI projects are built on unsteady ground. Such AI initiatives occasionally result in inaccuracies and create a lack of trust.Scientific Path to AI Initiatives in DataBrownell advocated for a scientific approach to AI initiatives to overcome the hidden costs and maximise ROI. He said, "Come up with a hypothesis around where the business value is going to be, then apply some prototyping. Do real-life experiments to prove out your theory." Such an approach allows organisations to adjust course quickly. "The larger the ship, the harder it is to turn. So if you have these smaller kinds of proofs of concept, you can kind of find out in smaller increments how far we're off course,” explained Lavigne. This lowers risk and paves the way for more experimentation.TakeawaysAI investments can create hidden financial burdens.Data readiness is crucial for successful AI initiatives.A hypothesis-driven approach can guide AI projects.Iterative experimentation leads to better outcomes.Data engineering is essential but often overlooked.Generative AI can assist in data pipeline management.Selecting AI tools requires flexibility and speed.Purpose-built AI models may outperform generative models.Organisations must foster a culture of continuous learning.Understanding the total cost of ownership for AI is vital.Chapters00:00 Uncovering AI Technical Debt04:56 Data Readiness for AI Initiatives09:55 Selecting the Right AI Tools13:06 Generative AI vs Predictive AI18:14 The Future of AI Development

‘The really scientific mind and the really religious mind are the only two minds that can exist now, not the superstitious, believing, temple-going, church-worshipping mind.' This episode on The Scientific Mind and the Religious Mind has two sections. The first extract (2:47) is from Krishnamurti's eleventh talk in London 1961, and is titled: The Scientific and Religious Spirit. The second and final extract in this episode (53:01) is from the eighth talk in Madras 1961, and is titled: The Only Two Minds That Can Now Exist. Each fortnightly episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of Krishnamurti's talks. Extracts from the archives have been selected to represent his different approaches to these universal and timelessly relevant themes. This episode's theme is The Scientific Mind and the Religious Mind. Upcoming themes are Organisations, The Heart, and Awakening. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to the Krishnamurti Retreat Centre. Situated in the beautiful countryside of the South Downs National Park, The Krishnamurti Centre offers retreats individually and in groups. The focus is on inquiry in light of Krishnamurti's teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information, including our volunteer programme. You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on your podcast app.

Why is it so important for taxpayer-funded organisations to be weary of accepting gifts? Transparency International New Zealand chief executive Julie Haggie spoke to Corin Dann.

Send us a textThe Reimagined Workforce podcast is brought to you by Workforce Transformations Australia Pty. Ltd.All opinions expressed are the speaker's and not the organisations they represent.If you have a story about a workforce transformation to share and would like to be a guest on this podcast, please contact us at kathhume@workforcetransformations.com.au.Connect with Kath Hume on LinkedInPurchase Kath's book Learn Solve Thrive: Making a difference that matters in a fast and complex world:Learn Solve Thrive: Making a difference that matters in a fast and complex world : Hume, Kathryn Lee: Amazon.com.au: Books

Send us a textSummaryIn this episode of Leadership Bites, Guy Bloom interviews Paul Lambert, author of 'Alive', discussing the concept of living organizations and their importance in today's corporate landscape. Paul shares his personal journey, insights on leadership, and the characteristics that define a living organisation. He emphasises the need for purpose, trust, and adaptability within organizations, drawing on real-world examples, including Barack Obama's campaign, to illustrate how living organisations can thrive. The conversation highlights the challenges and benefits of adopting a living organization mindset, ultimately advocating for a more human-centric approach to leadership and organisational culture.TakeawaysPaul Lambert emphasizes the importance of purpose in organisations.Living organizations are defined by their adaptability and human-centric approach.Trust is a fundamental element for effective teamwork.Organizations should be viewed as living systems rather than machines.Barack Obama's campaign exemplifies a successful living organisation model.The average lifespan of organizations is decreasing, highlighting the need for change.Leadership should be plural, involving collaboration and shared goals.Effective teams require a mix of trust, diversity, and effective ways of working.Living organisations can lead to better employee well-being and productivity.The concept of living organisations can be applied across various industries.To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below.The link to everything CLICK HEREUK: 07827 953814Email: guybloom@livingbrave.com Web: www.livingbrave.com

What is happening at HPE Discover? This week Technology Now is dialing into to HPE Discover Las Vegas, HPE's annual customer and partner event. Our reporter on the ground, Sam Jarrell, is joined by HPE's President and CEO, Antonio Neri, to explore the show floor and learn more about this year's event. This episode is available in both video and audio formats. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.About Antonio Neri:https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/antonio-neri.htmlThis Week in History:https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/26404794246.pdfhttps://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-power-in-the-world-today

Patricia Carey, Special Advocate for Survivors of Institutional Abuse, discusses the first Annual Report which highlights the interests and voices of survivors.

The process approach is recommended by all Management System Standards, and effective implementation is key to drive continual improvement. Processes outline the basic steps needed to complete a task or achieve a certain outcome, and serve to keep things running smoothly and consistently. For those new to ISO Standards, it can be quite daunting to understand what this means in practice. In this episode Ian Battersby explains what a process is in the context of Management systems, how to map processes and the different ways you can visualise a process for communications. You'll learn ·      What is a Process? ·      Why are processes needed in Management Systems? ·      Why should you document your processes? ·      How do you map a process? ·      How can you display a process?     Resources ·      Isologyhub ·      ISO 9004   In this episode, we talk about: [02:05] Episode Summary – Ian explains the importance of processes in Management systems, how you can effectively map processes and how you can visualise them for further communication. [03:00] Why are processes so important for Management Systems? As ISO 9004 (Quality management - Quality of an organization - Guidance to achieve sustained success) states:- “Organisations deliver value through activities connected within a network of processes. Processes often cross boundaries of functions within the organisation. Consistent and predictable results are achieved more effectively and efficiently when the network of It processes functions as a coherent system.” It doesn't propose a type of process.  All organisations are different.  But what it does say is that they should be viewed as a system rather than in isolation. It's a key principle of Quality Management and of business, allowing an organisation to manage and control the way it delivers its activities, with predictable results. [05:30] What is a process? Put simply, a process is a set of activities which achieve a specific outcome. Or, to put it another way, it's a series of detailed steps describing how to do a job. [05:40] We should you document your processes?: ·      To show how to repeat tasks consistently, getting the same result every time ·      It guides people in how to do their jobs ·      To allow you to measure that outcomes are as expected ·      To provide for a structured approach to improvement ·      To help mobilise new contracts, products services of a similar type which supports business growth. [08:15] How to map a process – There are many different ways you could do this, but a popular method is with process map or process flow. A process map is a series of boxes on a page or screen. Each box represents an activity. The activities are then linked in a sequential order, using arrows. As an example, let's say you have a process which repeats a task until you get the right outcome.  The first box would be ‘Start job', this then points to the next box called ‘Perform task'.  In turn this points to a third box, which is a question, ‘Did it achieve the desired outcome?'. This would lead to two options: yes and no.  So. there are two arrows out this time.  If no, we need to learn from it (another box).  When we learn from it, we point back to ‘Perform task'.  If yes we end the job, which would be another box. Using a diagram such as this, it makes it a lot easier to visualise and follow a process. Many processes will likely be more complicated than this example, but the principle remains the same. [11:40] Keep things simple – Ian's had experiences of companies that insist on bloated process maps that contains hundreds of boxes and arrows that end up making the whole diagram very difficult to follow. This defeats the purpose of process mapping. If you have a lot of complicated processes, it's better to break these down into manageable chunks. [12:30] Process overview: If you're struggling to start, you may want to consider a process overview. This focuses on the main steps on how you run your organisation, so this could be marketing, sales, production and delivery services. From there you can look at each area and focus on the more detailed activities which can be mapped and linked to each other. The ones dealing with the process overview include subject matter experts, departmental heads, functional leads, Senior Management ect… They will help shape the process mapping to ensure the overall delivery is in-line with the organisations' direction. [14:00] A collaborative task: Process mapping shouldn't be done by one person. One person is hardly going to know how each and every aspect of your organisation works. Don't just leave it to your Quality Manager. Leaving this task to someone who's not fully involved in the part of the organisation where the process originates will only end in disaster. They will likely not be aware of small yet vital steps, such as key communication and authorisations. So make sure you involve multiple parties, and key people involved in the areas you're mapping process for. [17:05] Process mapping across departments: Think practically about how you deliver products or services. How people actually do their jobs.  This is a very important aspect of processes.  Then visualise how each process works: draw it with pencil and paper; throw some Post It notes on a flipchart; put it on a whiteboard and take a photo; even write it out in a Word document.  Make it clear. Make it documented:  This is essential.  This unleashes the power to measure and improve.  Documenting something allows you to compare the way things are done to what you expect and to establish whether the outcome is as you expect. [12:30] How processes link with other areas of ISO Standards: Processes are very useful in helping people do their job, but they can also assist with:- Assigning roles and responsibilities. Each box (activity) can be measured for success, performance indicators can be established at individual activity level, or for a process overall. You can see if the process is successful in delivering its intended outcome. The results can then form part of your monitoring and measuring regime as required by Management System standards (clause 9 is all about evaluating performance). You can use them as a basis for audit, which is all about assessing whether you get what you expect. They are also useful in explaining how you deliver to external parties; or demanding how others should do things. Standards also specify that process performance be included in Management Review (9001 9.3.2 c) 3)) – so it really is an unavoidable step towards ISO certification! Lastly, it can also help with clause 10, which is all about improvement. What-if scenarios can be performed by moving activities, lines, adding new ones deleting and predicting the outcome of the overall process. 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Today's episode will focus on the challenges of the cyber landscape in the United States, as Steve sits down with Yolanda Williams, who is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's cyber security coordinator in the state of Florida. Steve and Yolanda dive deep into her work communicating cyber in a region where it for many isn't top-of-mind and how state sovereignty and lack of standardisation between local stakeholders poses unique challenges. We hope that Yolanda's many examples of successfully working with Floridians and stakeholders across the state will resonate with listeners across the US—and perhaps across the pond, too. Key Takeaways: Cyber leaders must possess the ability to shape their communication based on what the audience is looking for. Organisations are much more open to cyber advice today than they were five years ago.  Look at the language in your contracts! Mistakes can prove costly from both a financial perspective and a cyber perspective. Tune in to hear more about: How cyber connects to physical security (3:25) The challenges of a lack of standardised guidelines or federal regulation (10:23) The importance of keeping local backups and not only use the cloud (18:24) Standout Quotes: “I hear a lot of people say, ‘dumb it down.' But you don't want to dumb it down. You just want to make sure that you're tailoring it specifically. You may have technical folks who are looking for, okay, what was the ransomware? Who did it? Who deployed it? How was it deployed? What was the payload? All those types of things. And they want to get into the deep dive of it. A lot of individuals don't. I'll speak to healthcare individuals and they're more looking at ‘I'm not a target. I'm a small doctor's office. I'm not a target.' And one of the things we try to get across to everyone is: you are definitely a target. If you have a US IP address, you are a target.” - Yolanda Williams “There are federal guidelines for federal agencies. However, we respect our states and their sovereignty, and one of the things I found in Florida definitely was a lack of collaboration. Even from the city to the county, there's nothing structured across the board.” - Yolanda Williams “One of the steps that I recommend across the board for anyone that I'm talking to is looking at the language in your contracts, making sure that language is covering, not just what you're purchasing.[…] So making sure that you're looking at that contract language and have somebody that's looking at it that understands the lexicon, understands what is required. You can't just hire somebody off the street and say, ‘Oh yeah, write this contract,' and they don't know what should be in the contract.” - Yolanda Williams Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to the ISF Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter From the Information Security Forum, the leading authority on cyber, information security, and risk management.

Organisations often find themselves trapped in an infinite loop. Typically hailed as an "infinity loop" or "patching loop,” it's differentiated by a continuous cycle of fixing problems, patching, and redoing data pipelines just to maintain operations.“It's a trap that many financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, and more fall into. This loop or this cycle is a process of focusing on fixing problems, patching,” describes Errol Rodericks.In this episode of the Don't Panic It's Just Data podcast, Errol Rodericks, Product & Solutions Marketing and Sales Enablement Specialist at Denodo, discusses the challenges faced by financial services in steering the infinity loop of reactive data management. He emphasises the importance of breaking free from this cycle to achieve real innovation and success in AI-led initiatives. The conversation explores the significance of AI-ready data, the journey from bronze to gold data products, and how Denodo helps bridge the last-mile gap in data management. The Cost of Poor Data"The cost of poor data isn't just bad decisions. It's the decisions you never knew you could make. You never get around to that."This statement sets the stage for the podcast. It captures the profound effect of being stuck in a reactive data mode and how organisations can overcome it. Rodericks believes that financial services are entirely missing out on strategic opportunities that could redefine their market position.While many financial institutions have invested heavily in centralised lakehouse architectures like Snowflake or Databricks. These alone are not enough. They often struggle to deliver the trusted, real-time insights that Gen AI and business teams require. Missed Opportunities to Measurable OutcomesIt becomes more challenging for financial institutions to deliver adequate Gen AI real-time data insights when dealing with the "missing mile" of data. Approximately 30 per cent of crucial data is often overlooked or inaccessible. To overcome the Gen AI challenges, Denodo facilitates logical data management. The firm provides direct access to live, relevant, and governed data when it's needed. It becomes critical for achieving measurable outcomes with AI-led initiatives.For Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Rodericks offered a succinct but powerful message – "Modern finance isn't about reports... It's about your ability to predict, to personalise, and to prevent – the three Ps."TakeawaysThe infinity loop is a trap for financial institutions.Reactive data handling leads to missed insights and customer churn.Breaking out of the infinity loop is essential for innovation.AI projects often fail due to unreliable data inputs.AI-ready data must be trusted, timely, contextual, and reusable.The journey from bronze to gold data products is strategic.Ownership of data products is crucial for success.Timeliness of data is critical in financial services.Denodo provides real-time access to data without copying it.Modern finance focuses on prediction, personalisation, and prevention.Chapters00:00 Understanding the Infinity Loop in Financial Services04:23 Breaking Free from the Infinity Loop06:03 The Cost of Firefighting Mode09:14 The Importance of AI-Ready Data19:42 The Journey from Bronze to Gold Data Products22:53 Bridging the Last Mile Gap27:06 Real-World Examples of

Microsoft has just unveiled its Comprehensive Sovereign Solutions, a new suite of capabilities designed to help European public and private sector organisations meet evolving data residency, governance, and compliance needs. Their latest blog post which you can read below details what their Comprehensive Sovereign Solutions does. This week we are taking the next step in strengthening our European Digital Commitments to empower our customers with greater choice, more control over their data privacy and the most robust digital resilience we have ever offered. Building on our 42-year history as a company in Europe, we are expanding our efforts with Microsoft Sovereign Cloud. This offer spans both public cloud and private digital infrastructure, ensuring our customers can choose the right balance of control, compliance and capability for their needs. With this expanded offering we are announcing Data Guardian for European operations, External Key Management for customer-controlled encryption, Regulated Environment Management for simplified configuration and Microsoft 365 Local for critical productivity services in private cloud environments. This brings together comprehensive productivity, security and cloud solutions designed to enable European organisations to grow, compete and lead on their own terms and with more control than ever before across Sovereign Public Cloud, Sovereign Private Cloud and National Partner Clouds. Building on our experience delivering sovereignty solutions that meet the needs of highly regulated customers and government agencies, our Sovereign Public Cloud is an evolution and expansion of the Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty and will be offered across all existing European datacenter regions, for all European customers, across enterprise services such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Security and Power Platform. Sovereign Public Cloud ensures customer data stays in Europe, under European Law, with operations and access controlled by European personnel, and encryption is under full control of customers. This is enabled for all customer workloads running in our European datacenter regions requiring no migration. Microsoft's new Sovereign Private Cloud will support critical collaboration, communication and virtualisation services workloads on Azure Local. This solution now integrates Microsoft 365 Local and our security platform with Azure Local, providing consistent capabilities for hybrid or air-gapped environments to meet resiliency and business continuity requirements. In France and Germany, our National Partner Clouds offer comprehensive capabilities of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure in an independently owned and operated environment. In France, we have an agreement with Bleu, a joint venture between Orange and Capgemini, for Bleu to operate a "cloud de confiance" for the French public sector, critical infrastructure providers and essential services providers that is designed to meet SecNumCloud requirements. In Germany, we have an agreement with Delos Cloud, an SAP subsidiary, for Delos Cloud to operate a sovereign cloud for the German public sector that is designed to meet the German government's Cloud Platform Requirements. Across our Sovereign Public Cloud, Sovereign Private Cloud and support for National Partner Clouds, Microsoft Sovereign Cloud offers the most comprehensive set of sovereignty solutions in the industry for integrated productivity, security and cloud. Sovereign Public Cloud for all Microsoft Cloud customers in Europe Many technology providers have approached sovereignty as niche requirements for a unique set of customers that require a specific deployment approach that at times is at odds with the economics and innovation of public cloud systems. This often requires running duplicate systems and teams, migrating to separate environments and limiting access to cutting-edge technologies like AI. However, Microsoft's Sovereign Public Cloud builds an evolving set of so...

Rituale helfen unseren Alltag zu strukturieren und ihm Bedeutung zu geben. Rituale können Sicherheit und Klarheit schaffen und das Miteinander vereinfachen. Sie haben eine identitäts- und sinnstiftende Funktion.Seit es Menschen gibt, gibt es Rituale. Sie helfen "der Seele, sich auszudrücken." So beschreibt es Doris Gabriel. Sie hat unter anderem in der Organisations- und Gemeindeberatung gearbeitet, als Coach und Konfliktberaterin, begleitet Menschen in Exerzitien und Aufstellungsarbeit. Auch in ihrer Pension ist sie weiterhin als Ritualbegleiterin tätig und gibt ihr Wissen in Ausbildungskursen weiter. (Info: www.dorisgabriel.at oder susanne.schuster@gmx.at)In der Sendung spricht sie über den Wert und die Bedeutung von ganz persönlichen Alltagsritualen und gemeinsam gestalteten Übergängen im Leben - zwischen Geburt und Tod.Bücher:Michael Norton, Rituale, die dein Leben verändern (HarperCollins)Anselm Grün, Kleine Rituale für den Alltag (Vier-Türme-Verlag)Gestaltung der Sendung: Veronika Bonelli

ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, has released its latest Enterprise AI Maturity Index in partnership with Oxford Economics. The findings reveal a surprising trend in Europe and the Middle East: although AI investment continues to grow, the average AI maturity score across the region has dropped by 10 points year over year. As enterprises struggle to keep pace with rapid innovation, many are finding it difficult to translate AI ambition into scalable, effective execution. The index examines five key components indicative of AI maturity level: leadership and strategy, workflows, talent, governance, and investment. Together, they provide a comprehensive view of how prepared organisations are to scale AI successfully. Now in its second year, the global report draws on insights from almost 4,500 respondents globally, including 1,950 across nine markets in Europe and the Middle East. It shows that emerging technologies, such as agentic AI, are fuelling experimentation and delivering early returns across Europe and the Middle East. However, the pace of change is moving faster than organisations are able to scale AI in a structured, governed way. To this end, the region's average AI maturity score has dropped 10 points year-on-year, from 44 to just 34 out of 100. "Organisations across Europe and the Middle East are accelerating their AI projects, but many are still in the early stages of their journey," said Cathy Mauzaize, President, EMEA at ServiceNow. "They recognise the potential, and now is the time to build on that energy. To keep moving forward, organisations are exploring how to lay the right foundations to make the data work for them and give their people the skills to use AI with confidence. According to IDC, European spending on artificial intelligence will reach $144.6 billion in 2028. The opportunity is huge, but only if we focus on getting the basics right today." The report outlines three major trends shaping the region's AI journey and what's needed to turn early success into lasting transformation. AI is outpacing organisations' capacity to harness it There is a clear appetite for innovation, with nearly half (47%) of organisations in Europe and the Middle East launching more than 100 AI use cases in the past year. Still, most remain in the early stages of implementation, as reflected in this year's overall European AI maturity score of just 34. The majority of the region's organisations are focused on experimentation and expansion, with only 6% reaching the augmentation stage, which is the most advanced stage identified in the survey. Agentic AI presents a clear opportunity Agentic AI, which is AI that can act autonomously, is poised to reshape enterprise automation. However, awareness varies widely across the region. While 15% of organisations in Europe and the Middle East are already using agentic AI and 42% plan to implement it within 12 months, familiarity is still in its early days. Only one in five organisations is very family with agentic AI, revealing a significant knowledge gap. The opportunity is clear, with over half of early adopters in Europe reporting improved gross margins (58%), greater efficiency and productivity (59%), and better experiences (60%). Governance is the missing link Rising adoption brings rising risk. AI at scale introduces serious challenges around cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory compliance. However, progress on governance has stalled in Europe and the Middle East. The number of organisations making significant strides in AI data governance has dropped from 45% to 42% year-on-year. Similarly, those succeeding in breaking down data and operational silos declined slightly from 43% to 42%. This points to a need for greater focus on managing AI risk effectively. The pause in progress on AI governance indicates organisations must place greater emphasis on this, given that data security is cited as the number one barrier to realising AI value. To scale AI sa...

‘Without sensitivity there is no intelligence, and therefore no love. And where there is no love, there is no beauty.' This episode on Sensitivity has three sections. The first extract (2:38) is from Krishnamurti's second talk at Rajghat in 1967, and is titled: Most of Us Are Insensitive. The second extract (22:47) is from the second talk at Brockwood Park in 1969, and is titled: Extraordinary Sensitivity. The final extract in this episode (34:00) is from Krishnamurti's eighth talk in Saanen 1963, and is titled: The Highly Sensitive Brain. Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti's different approaches to these universal and timeless topics. This episode's theme is Sensitivity. Upcoming themes are The Scientific and Religious Mind, Organisations, and The Heart. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, a unique international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti's teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity.  Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information. You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on your podcast app.

Transformations are hard, and too often, they fail to deliver on their promise. In this episode of The Product Experience, Lily and Randy speak with Jen Swanson, CEO of Tuckpoint Advisory Group, to unpack why transformation initiatives falter and what it truly takes to succeed.Key Takeaways— Transformation requires intentionality: Real transformation isn't accidental or surface-level; it must be deliberate, comprehensive, and backed by leadership.— Avoid ‘transformation theatre': Pretending to change—without restructuring ownership, processes, or collaboration—is worse than doing nothing at all.— Start with honest orientation: Knowing your starting point is essential before plotting a path forward.— Executive involvement is non-negotiable: Transformations can't be delegated. Leadership must model the change and communicate relentlessly.— Product-led is about mindset, not just teams: Everyone should operate within the product model, but not all need to be on product teams.— Pace matters: Organisations must assess their capacity for change and determine the right balance between ambition and sustainability.— Give grace for the learning curve: People need space to be bad at new things before they get good—psychological safety is essential.Chapters0:00 – Introduction & the myth of sneaky transformations1:01 – Jen's background and path into product2:53 – What transformation really means5:53 – Defining honest orientation8:00 – What is transformation theatre?12:09 – When real change feels fake13:04 – The importance of executive commitment16:04 – Why transformations fail19:11 – Common catalysts for transformation22:06 – Product-led vs product thinking25:00 – Who's in the opOur HostsLily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She's currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She's worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath. Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach and Consultant. He gets teams unstuck, helping you to supercharge your results. Randy's held interim CPO and Leadership roles at scale-ups and SMEs, advised start-ups, and been Head of Product at HSBC and Sainsbury's. He participated in Silicon Valley Product Group's Coaching the Coaches forum, and speaks frequently at conferences and events. You can join one of communities he runs for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether) and Product Coaches. He's the author of What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19. A recovering music journalist and editor, Randy also launched Amazon's music stores in the US & UK.

Aujourd'hui, Joëlle Dago-Serry, Antoine Diers et Etienne Liebig débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Does your organisation struggle to retain high-potential female talent without knowing why? Today I am looking at 5 key reasons organisations struggle to retain key female talent mid-career. We are discussing:Culture, inclusion and belongingTransparency  - this is a biggie!Active sponsorshipLeadership developmentLet's be really honest about the barriers women are facing on a day-to-day basis and start taking measurable action towards creating more enriching careers for women.Something I said today:"Women must be made aware when internal roles are opening up for application. Too often they are not made equally aware of potential opportunities and so can't apply. This has a compound impact: not only do they not even have the opportunity to present themselves as a potential candidate, their exclusion can lead to them doubting the support they have in the organisation which can then also diminish their confidence and sense of belonging further." (Rebecca Allen, Host - Her Ambitious Career Podcast)Links:Download Rebecca's Speakers' Bio - book Rebecca for your next event or trainingListen to other related episodes : The Work-Life Barrier; The Bias Barrier; The Culture BarrierRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Rebecca:Hi, I'm Rebecca Allen and I'm an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. Over the last decade+ I have helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and Abbvie Medical Research through my Roadmap to Senior Leadership 1:1 coaching program. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they've got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I'm a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I'd love to connect with you!

For our final episode for Season 7, we’re thrilled to welcome clinical psychologist and lived-experience speaker, Lumen Gorrie (they / them), to speak with us about gender diversity. Lumen is a queer, trans, multiply neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled person based in Naarm. Lumen is passionate about neurodivergence, gender, queerness, disability and accessibility, making systemic change, and (in their words) neuroqueering the heck out of things! We cover a lot in this chunky ep! Including: What neurodivergence means to Lumen and how to respond to when people say, ‘don’t make this your whole identity!’ Lumen’s path to discovering their own neurodivergence. Definitions: Lumen takes us through the difference between sex, gender, and sexuality. Lumen’s gender identity and their path to exploring and discovering this. Ways that Lumen experienced gender incongruence and dysphoria, and how they reclaimed connection to self. When an eating disorder is stemming from gender dysphoria. The interplay between gender diversity, neurodivergence, and other aspects of their identity for Lumen. What does gender affirming care look like and myths about gender diversity and trans-ness that get in the way of this care. Reflecting on gender affirming language. Lumen’s tips for those exploring their gender. You can find Lumen at their websites – LG Psychology and Appetite for Change Project – and on Instagram @brains.beyond.binaries and @appetite_for_change_project. Things we mentioned: Sexual Orientation and Autism (George & Stokes, 2018). Trans Healthcare and Neurodiversity Factsheet Factors leading to ‘de-transition’ or ‘re-transition’ (Turban et al., 2021). Gender affirming surgery having one of the lowest regret rates of all surgeries (Thornton, Edalatpour, & Gast, 2024). Organisations, listings, and resources TransHub – www.transhub.org.au Trans Heath Research – www.transresearch.org.au Trans Wellbeing – www.transwellbeing.com Transcend Australia – www.transcend.org.au ACON - www.acon.org.au Equinox – www.equinox.org.au Community-led national directory of services and groups for TGD folk – www.trans.au Gender Minorities Aotearoa – www.genderminorities.com Switchboard – www.switchboard.org.au Sock Drawer Heroes – www.sockdrawerheroes.com Got questions for us?? Come along to our LIVE Q&A event! Held online on 27th June (with replay available to all ticket holders). Grab a ticket here and submit your question! Enjoyed the episode and want to support us further? Join our Patreon community! Patreon subscribers receive ad-free episodes, basic episode transcripts from Season 4 onwards, access to a monthly live zoom hang out, 50% off our episode articles, plus bonus monthly content (depending on subscription tier). Check out our Patreon page to support us, as we aim to make quality mental health care information accessible to everyone: www.patreon.com/ndwomanpod. Want polished copies of our episodes in beautiful and readable pdf article format? Grab them here. Contact us at ndwomanpod@gmail.com, or visit our website: www.ndwomanpod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Stories We Never Tell: Writing Black Leadership into ExistenceDr Barbara Banda shares her marathon writing session during lockdown, where she spent from 3am through the night crafting the first chapter of her groundbreaking book "The Model Black." This deeply personal chapter forced her to confront experiences she'd never spoken about openly, exploring what it means to "come out as Black" in professional environments. Barbara discusses her interviews with 30 Black British leaders, including David Lammy and Trevor Phillips, revealing the strategies they use to navigate predominantly white workplaces. The conversation explores the healing power of sharing untold stories, the unique challenges faced by Black leaders in Britain, and how authentic storytelling can bridge understanding across communities.Barbara's Longest Day started writing at 3am and continued through the night, as she was determined to complete her first chapter of "The Model Black". The book is based on interviews with 30 Black British leaders, from well-known figures to those quietly leading major organisations. It focuses specifically on the British context, resisting publisher pressure to make it international. The book explores strategies for navigating predominantly white workplaces rather than being a "how-to" success guide.Best Quote: "I can't find them anywhere. I don't find that those experiences are not written down. My experience is not captured anywhere... There was nothing that I could put my hand on to say actually, if you're coaching a Black leader, or if you're leading a team, and you've got Black people within it, here's something that just might be helpful to you."Resources "The Model Black: How Black British Leaders Succeed in Organisations and Why it Matters" by Dr Barbara Banda (published by Routledge) includes interviews with leaders including David Lammy (current Foreign Secretary) and Trevor Phillips: https://www.routledge.com/The-Model-Black-How-Black-British-Leaders-Succeed-in-Organisations-and-Why-It-Matters/Banda/p/book/9781032060545?srsltid=AfmBOoptMFvTOl8eHyVb2TX_u7R0OiUgpaAGmDFeVOph05bS5E5yARn9 Contact InformationFind Dr Barbara Banda here: Website: https://www.barbarabandaconsulting.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-banda-consulting/ Find Leah Brown FRSA here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-brown-frsa-b71b0844/ and @leahtalks_ on Instagram, TikTok and X.Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share this episode by following The Longest Day Podcast here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thelongestdaypodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/15QDqkhjZw/?mibextid=wwXIfr YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLongestDayPodcast-z1x X: @longestdaypod TikTok: @thelongestdaypodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelongestdaypodcast Website: www.thelongestdaypodcast.com All previous episodes: https://pod.link/1684217939

Professor Matthew Sadlier Chair of the IMO Consultants' Committee, discusses their issues with the proposed Mental Health Bill.

Tshidi Madia in for Clement Manyathela hosts student union leaders; Asive Dlanjwa, from the South African Union of Students, Kamogelo Nkosi from the Congress of South African Students and Karabo Khakhau, representing the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation about how they advocate for the rights and interests of students. The Clement Manyathela Show is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station, weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00 (SA Time). Clement Manyathela starts his show each weekday on 702 at 9 am taking your calls and voice notes on his Open Line. In the second hour of his show, he unpacks, explains, and makes sense of the news of the day. Clement has several features in his third hour from 11 am that provide you with information to help and guide you through your daily life. As your morning friend, he tackles the serious as well as the light-hearted, on your behalf. Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Clement Manyathela Show. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to The Clement Manyathela Show broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/XijPLtJ or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/p0gWuPE Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we prepare our cybersecurity for a post quantum world? This week, Technology Now explores how security experts are looking to future-proofing their work. We will examine the hurdles to post-quantum security, the underlying ways in which our data is protected, and we will be delving into the underground world of “harvest now, decrypt later”. Dr Sarah McCarthy tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what can be learnt from it. About Dr Sarah McCarthy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmccarthyphd/?originalSubdomain=ca SourcesQuantum computing chip: https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3oNIST Post Quantum Standards: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-releases-first-3-finalized-post-quantum-encryption-standardsMartian aurora: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasa-observes-first-visible-light-auroras-at-mars/Rutherford's Lecture: https://web.lemoyne.edu/giunta/ruth1920.htmlJames Chadwick: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1935/chadwick/biographical/

Is work becoming too much? Between the chaos of AI-generated content, the pressure of constant digital demands, and outdated workplace models, something's got to give. In this episode of Sticky From The Inside, Andy Goram speaks with Brent Kedzierski, workplace futurist and former Head of Global Learning Strategy at Shell, to explore how we can build more human-centred organisations in the age of AI. Brent introduces powerful concepts like work density and work intensity, exposing why today's work environments leave so many people overwhelmed—and how we can fix that. He challenges legacy industrial thinking, highlights the generational misalignments at play, and makes the case for designing work that supports cognitive clarity, emotional fulfilment, and real human value. If you're a leader grappling with AI overload, generational tensions, or rising burnout, this conversation offers both a wake-up call and a hopeful way forward. ----more---- Key Takeaways Too Much Work, Not Enough Meaning - AI and outdated systems are overwhelming employees and draining purpose from work. Rethinking Work: Density vs. Intensity - True engagement requires both clarity in the work and emotional connection to it. Gen Z Wants Purpose, Not Just Promotion -  Younger workers seek meaning and growth, not just a climb up the corporate ladder. Design With Humans, Not Just for Them - Organisations must shift from control to co-creation to build healthier, more fulfilling work. ----more---- Key Moments The key moments in this episode are: 0:00:10 – Are We Making Work Too Intense? 0:03:48 – Meet Brent Kedzierski: From Steel Mills to Shell to Shaping the Future of Work 0:07:03 – A Crash Course in the Five Industrial Revolutions 0:13:32 – The AI Explosion: Autocatalytic Data and Algorithmic Drift 0:17:36 – Work Density and Intensity: Fixing the Chaos of Modern Work 0:22:45 – Generational Disconnect: Gen Z vs. Old-School Work Thinking 0:30:47 – The Four Human Truths of Meaningful Work 0:35:16 – Designing Work That Feeds the Brain, Not Just the Bottom Line 0:39:33 – Sticky Notes: Brent's Top 3 Takeaways for Thriving in Industry 5.0 0:42:39 – Wrapping Up: What's Next for Leaders and Organisations ----more---- Join The Conversation Find Andy Goram on LinkedIn here Listen to the Podcast on YouTube here Follow the Podcast on Instagram here Follow the Podcast on Twitter here Follow the Podcast on Facebook here Check out the Bizjuicer website here Get a free consultation with Andy here Check out the Bizjuicer blog here Download the podcast here ----more---- Useful Links Follow Brent Kedzierski on LinkedIn here Visit Brent's website here Read some of Brent's stuff at Hexagon here Follow Brent on Instagram here ----more---- Full Episode Transcript Get the full transcript of the episode here

‘Thinking is mechanical; thinking can never be free. It can be reasonable, sane and logical, but thinking can never be free.' This episode on Thinking has three sections. The first extract (2:30) is from Krishnamurti's first talk at Rajghat in 1985, and is titled: What Is Thinking? The second extract (37:36) is from the first talk in Saanen 1982, and is titled: Is Thinking Individual? The final extract in this episode (1:03:50) is from Krishnamurti's seventh talk in Saanen 1961, and is titled: Positive and Negative Thinking. Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a significant theme of his talks. Extracts have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti's different approaches to these universal and timeless topics. This episode's theme is Thinking. Upcoming themes are Sensitivity, The Scientific and Religious Mind, and Organisations. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit the official YouTube channel for hundreds of full-length video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti's talks and discussions. In addition, the Foundation's own channel features a large collection of shorter clips. You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on your podcast app.

Send us a textDr. Doug MacKie has over 30 years of experience as an organisational and business psychologist and executive coach working in the UK, Europe, and Australasia. He specialises in sustainability leadership, high-performance teams, and developing leadership within purposeful organisations. Through his consulting work, he has helped identify and accelerate the development of ethical leadership and team capability in CEO's, C-Suite executives, and MDs within many of the top 100 companies in the UK and Australia. He is the author of the definitive guide to Strength-Based Leadership Coaching in Organisations (2016) and is a co-editor of The Practitioners Handbook of Team Coaching (2019). He has recently established the Centre for Climate Change Leadership in Organisations and is the editor of the Handbook on this topic, published in 2023.A Few Quotes From This Episode“There is a significant gap between the scale and impact of anthropogenic climate change and the capacity of contemporary leadership to address those issues.”“We need to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.”“We're not good at long-term thinking as a species.”Resources Mentioned in This Episode Book: Handbook of Climate Change Leadership in Organisations by MacKie (25AFLY2 will get listeners 20% off the handbook)Book: Lead for the Planet by AndreBook:  Earth for All by Dixon-Decleve et al Book: Climate Change by Hulme Book: Ethical Leadership: A Primer by McManus,R.M. et alBook: The Sustainability Mindset Principles by RimanoczyAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for LeadersMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic. ♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.

What happens when access to advanced AI models is no longer the real differentiator, and the true advantage lies in how businesses leverage their own data? At the AWS Summit in London, I sat down with Rahul Pathak, Vice President of Data and AI Go-to-Market at AWS, to unpack this question and explore how organisations are moving beyond experimentation and into large-scale generative AI adoption. Recorded live on the show floor, this conversation explores how AWS is supporting customers at every layer of their AI journey. From custom silicon innovations like Trainium and Inferentia to scalable services like Bedrock, Q Developer, and SageMaker, AWS is giving businesses the infrastructure, tools, and flexibility to innovate with confidence. Rahul shared how leading organisations such as BT Group, SAP, and Lonely Planet are already applying these tools to reduce costs, speed up development cycles, and deliver tailored experiences that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. A key theme that emerged in our discussion is that data, not just models, is the true foundation of effective AI. Rahul explained why unifying data across silos is critical and how AWS is helping companies create more intelligent applications by connecting what they uniquely know about their business to powerful AI capabilities. We also addressed the operational realities of AI deployment. From moving proof-of-concept projects into production to meeting the growing demand for responsible AI, the challenges are shifting. Organisations are now focused on trust, security, transparency, and measurable value. If you're leading digital transformation and wondering how to scale AI solutions that deliver on business outcomes, this episode provides practical insight from someone at the center of the industry. How will your business stand out in a world where every company has access to AI models, but only a few know how to apply them with purpose?