Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 14th September 2018

Institute Podcasts: 14 September 2018

Topics: i) banks now too constrained in their approach to risk, says former Barclays boss Bob Diamond; ii) TUC report says workers should be able to cut their working weeks down to just four days; iii) RSA charity proposes range of new measurements for analysing job quality - but do we need action rather than metrics?

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 7th September 2018

Institute Podcasts: 07 September 2018

Topics: i) IPPR critiques shareholder capitalism in major new report; ii) Equality and Human Rights Commission flags up drastic shortfalls among UK employers of pay-and-progression data on BAME and disabled staff; iii) business author Bill George says every boss needs a reality-check support team to ground them

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 31st August 2018

Institute Podcasts: 31 August 2018

Topics: i) CIPD research flags up concerning shortfalls of work-experience provisions among UK employers; ii) Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel reveals his decision to seek leadership coaching has had positive impacts across his entire firm; iii) US sports mogul Lisa Borders highlights the importance of delegation

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 24th August 2018

Institute Podcasts: 24 August 2018

Topics: i) Arianna Huffington questions Elon Musk's approach to the use of human energy in the workplace; ii) Morgan Stanley sets up near-site childcare facilities to serve staff at offices in Glasgow and Canary Wharf; iii) the new head of Manhattan's Central Park Conservancy extols the virtues of 'humble leadership'

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 10th August 2018

Institute Podcasts: 10 August 2018

Topics: i) US telecoms firm Nextiva boosts retention of millennials by regimenting its charity work in a fully-fledged subsidiary; ii) as a profile of Imran Khan highlights the politician's intense self-belief, how can we nurture our own - and prevent it from slipping into hubris? iii) how should organisations best manage sabbaticals?

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 3rd August 2018

Institute Podcasts: 3 August 2018

Topics: i) Volkswagen clean-engine wing suffers skills shortage as a direct result of emissions scandal; ii) one in 12 UK workers are unable to take full holiday entitlements, leaving £3 billion per year of unused leave on the shelf; iii) web entrepreneur Reid Hoffman says boards should appoint CEOs with a 'co-founder mindset'

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 27th July 2018

Institute Podcasts: 27 July 2018

Topics: i) how succession planning could have averted the failure of building contractor Cuddy Group; ii) a New Zealand firm sees no drop in productivity after slashing the working week down from five days to four; iii) why is managing upwards such a challenge, and what is the most effective way to approach it?

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 22nd July 2018

Institute Podcasts: 22 July 2018

Topics: i) can your job turn you into a more controlling parent? ii) what can leaders do to preserve a human touch amid their interactions with distributed teams? iii) as Papa John's faces branding crisis over founder's racial slur, is it risky for organisations to be too closely identified with their leaders?

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 13th July 2018

Institute Podcasts: 13 July 2018

Topics: i) Govia Thameslink exec orders passengers out of first-class carriage on a packed Govia train; ii) managers becoming more accepting of ethical lapses in the workplace; iii) HMRC names and shames 239 organisations that have failed to pay staff the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage over the past year

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 6th July 2018

Institute Podcasts: 6 July 2018

Topics: i) new Ofwat measures urge providers to sharpen their customer focus; ii) massive, new US healthcare partnership with 1.2 million patients appoints someone with no corporate experience as CEO; iii) sneakers mogul Eddy Lu highlights the difficulties that startup founders face on the rocky road to success

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 29th June 2018

Institute Podcasts: 29 June 2018

Topics: i) US nonprofit training guru flags up shortfalls in leadership development within the nonprofit sector; ii) Intel parts ways with successful CEO Brian Krzanich after he infringes firm's non-fraternisation policy; iii) major Harvard research highlights value of trust bond between CEOs and direct reports

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 22nd June 2018

Institute Podcasts: 22 June 2018

Topics: i) leading healthcare safety researcher Professor Sir Brian Jarman questions the NHS's treatment of whistleblowers; ii) Sainsbury's wins acclaim for trialling a 'relaxed checkout' lane designed for shoppers with dementia; iii) tech entrepreneur Owen Grover suggests that recruiting for culture fit is overrated

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 15th June 2018

Institute Podcasts: 15 June 2018

Topics: i) 4,600 jobs to go at Rolls-Royce over the next two years, with middle managers bearing the brunt; ii) business secretary Greg Clark floats regulatory proposals for UK listed firms to publish their pay ratios between highest and lowest earners; iii) what does 'servant leadership' mean?

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 1st June 2018

Institute Podcasts: 1 June 2018

Topics: i) report flags up Top 10 worst explanations for why FTSE 350 execs have failed to employ more women to their boards; ii) Ministry of Justice unveils major initiative to improve employability of ex-offenders; iii) Harvard professor Amy Cuddy says women should manage their body language at work more effectively

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 28th May 2018

Institute Podcasts: 28 May 2018

Topics: i) massive train timetables overhaul spawns commuting chaos and social media storm; ii) retail leaders continue to grapple with the challenge of doing business online; iii) UK and international bosses signal gloom over the rise of protectionist policies; iv) CEO tops list of jobs most suited to psychopaths

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 21st May 2018

Institute Podcasts: 21 May 2018

Topics: i) MPs slam Carillion chiefs for hatching “rotten” corporate culture; ii) the GMB union stages a protest over Amazon's “prison-like” working conditions; iii) the trouble-plagued East Coast Mainline goes back into government hands; iv) Bank of England deputy governor sparks anger with “menopause” gaffe

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 14th May 2018

Institute Podcasts: 14 May 2018

Topics: i) DPD unveils new terms of employment following driver’s death; ii) mental-health impacts of late payments upon SME chiefs are worsening, says campaign group; iii) New York entrepreneur levels staff benefits to tackle inequality; iv) think tank urges UK government to give millennials £10K each

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 8th May 2018

Institute Podcasts: 08 May 2018

Topics: i) 44% of UK senior decision makers lack confidence in succession plans; ii) CIPD condemns "shocking" level of presenteeism in UK organisations; ii) men wrongfully arrested in Philadelphia Starbucks reach deal with city to fund young-entrepreneurs scheme; iv) TalkTalk, Vodafone and Virgin Mobile flunk Ofcom customer service poll

Institute of Leadership & Management Podcasts • 30th April 2018

Institute Podcasts: 30 April 2018

Topics: i) Lines between employee's work and home lives becoming increasingly blurred, says TotalJobs; ii) UK productivity "at its worst since 18th Century", says Bank of England blogger; iii) Persimmon chief’s pay deal squeaks through in face of shareholder wrath; iv) Fallout from TSB IT chaos leaves staff in emotional distress