In a world where we are exposed to and have access to more information than ever, and where we're working increasingly at a distance from others, but still expected to collaborate, share and learn, Personal Knowledge Management or PKM, is a modern way to synthesise the myriad of information we are exposed to today. It works in a way that is both intuitive and gives us access to a range of insight at our fingertips. Andy Goram talks to Scott Novis, who spent decades as a Video Games Exec and a VP at Disney, who says that PKM was a game-changer for him, making him more productive, happier and le ..read more

Traditional management training struggles to cope with the diversity of requirements that an organisations employees need developing, and the cost of building programmes to suit all those needs.  The result can be a range of broad programmes that attempt to cover as many bases as possible, or that just cover the basics.  At an exec level, organisations turn to coaching as the way to help a smaller, more manageable number of people develop and maximise their effectiveness, impact and potential.  What if you could cost effectively take that approach to development with all your pe ..read more

Psychological safety often comes down to the quality of interpersonal skills managers possess. But can you develop and measure those skills?  Your host, Andy Goram, speaks to Psychological Expert and volunteer firefighter, Stephan Wiedner to try to find answers to that question. The conversation also focuses in on the new piece of research that Stephan and renowned Harvard Professor of Leadership and Management, and architect of the famous 7 Psychological Safety questions, Amy Edmondson, are embarking on to measure the link between specific interpersonal skills managers possess and use an ..read more

The latest Women in the Workplace article, by McKinsey, said women leaders were switching jobs at the highest rates ever, far more than men. And ambitious, younger women were prepared to do the same.  They called it “The Great Break Up”. The report went on to highlight that this could be disastrous for some companies.  Women are already significantly under-represented in senior leadership roles, and now businesses are losing more of them.  Why is that?  What is happening?  What can and should we be doing about that? In this episode your host, Andy Goram, talks to Caree ..read more

How many times have you been asked for feedback, to complete a survey or submit new ideas, and then hear nothing back?  Plenty I'm sure.  A surefire way to destroy engagement and lose great people is to ignore people when you've asked them to give you something more than just their time.  If you are going to ask for ideas, you have to have a decent way of directing, collating, responding to and implementing them.  It's easier than it sounds.   Andy Goram talks to Will Read from Sideways6 about how best to bring employee ideas to life and what the rules of thumb are whe ..read more

Equality, diversity and inclusion are important principles to build a modern workplace on.  Recruiting for that breadth of experience and perspective can be a delicate subject though.  Leading a discussion on this topic even made me nervous as a podcast host, for fear of upsetting someone, or unintentionally saying the wrong thing.  But that's no excuse for not talking about this important topic.   Andy Goram talks to Nicky Wright, MD of Diversity Works Group, who is trying to take out conscious and unconscious bias from the recruitment process, as he seeks to understand an ..read more

With everything that’s going on in the world at the moment, could there be a better way to take a break from all that, than talking about the topic of joy? In a world where there’s a tonne of leadership books and doctrines about the choices and responsibilities of leadership, this conversation hones in on the real human side of things and speaks of transformation, love and joy in leadership that can sustain purposeful action and social change.   Andy Goram talks to Rajasvini Bhansal, co-author of the book "Leading With Joy" about why leading with joy is a serious business, is by no means ..read more

Employee engagement and workplace cultures took a bashing during and post the Pandemic.  Many employees today are far less tolerant of outdated, uncaring, and inauthentic practices, attitudes, and behaviours. We know this because they are voting with their feet.  So how can you fortify your culture and set your business and the people that power it up for success?   Andy Goram talks to Shaara Roman, author of the book "The Conscious Workplace" about what it takes to build a sustainably enabling culture, where you hold on to more of your talent, who succeed and thrive. ----more ..read more

Andy Goram talks to Brad Taylor, former CIPD Director of People, Organisation Design and Workplace about the challenges the hybrid model is bringing to leaders trying to build, maintain or grow levels of genuine employee engagement, and create sustainably enabling, and productive cultures. Brad is now the founder of Strategically People, and a Senior Associate with Advanced Workplace Associates, where he helps organisations develop their workplace experience and approach to hybrid working. ----more---- Join The Conversation Find Andy Goram on LinkedIn here Follow the Podcast on Instagram here ..read more