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How is the talent function affected by hierarchy and leadership with Nick Henley

How can organisations change the way they view the talent function, to make it of higher value?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Nicholas Henley, Independent Consultant for HR and Engagement, about the talent function and the effect hierarchy and leadership have on talent potential within organisations.
"There are huge skills gaps across all organisations and it's hurting them at all levels".
Links:
Robert Plomin - Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blueprint-How-DNA-Makes-Who/dp/0241282071
McNamara et al: Deliberate practice and performance in music, games, sports, education, and professions: a meta-analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24986855
Ford et al: Transfer of Training - The Known and the Unknown https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-032117-104443
Pulakos et al: The Evolution of Performance Management: Searching for Value https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-012218-015009
PwC 22nd CEO survey 2019: https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-agenda/ceosurvey/2019/gx.html
Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2019: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/5136_HC-Trends-2019/DI_HC-Trends-2019.pdf
Scaleup Institute Report 2016: http://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Scaleup_review_2016.pdf
Scaleup Institute Report 2018: http://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/scaleup-review-2018/
World Management Survey: https://worldmanagementsurvey.org/
John Van Reenen: Firm Performance and Wages: Evidence from Across the Corporate Hierarchy https://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/cepdps/dp1088.html
Katherine Cronin: Hierarchy is Detrimental for Human Cooperation https://www.nature.com/articles/srep18634
Nick's article on Fat Cat Friday: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pay-gap_uk_5c503616e4b00906b26d2486
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Conducting Effective Business Transformation with Harvey Neve

How do methodologies and frameworks, like Agile and PRINCE, differ and consequently affect business transformation?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Harvey Neve, Head of Digital Products and Transformation at Public Health England, about business transformation, focusing on Agile and PRINCE as frameworks and methodologies behind change.
"When you look at business transformation, it has to start at that holistic level".
Harvey will be speaking at our Excellence in Leadership Conference: Delivering Through Uncertainty on Monday 18th - Tuesday 19th November 2019. Don't miss out, get your tickets now at https://www.excellence-leadership.com/
Links:
Leading in an Agile World: https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/leading-agile-world-harvey-neve
In an Agile World, do we still need our Ducks in a Row? https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/agile-world-do-we-still-need-our-ducks-row-harvey-neve
Digital Transformation; A Load of old Horse? https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/digital-transformation-load-old-horse-harvey-neve
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Self Determined Management with David Deacon

How do managers affect their surrounding environment and team to bring the best out of people?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with David Deacon, Talent and HR Executive, Ex-Head of Talent at Capita and Author, discussing the difference between leadership and management, looking at how this major difference can affect teams and the wider organisation. David has a book on the topic called 'The Self-Determined Manager', which delves into how you can become an exceptional people leaders.
"Be a leader, don't be a manager".
Links:
You can buy David's book, The Self Determined Manager here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Determined-Manager-Manifesto-Exceptional/dp/1628655828/
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Top-down or Bottom-up Cultural Change with Chloe Avril

Do change processes fail due to a lack of cultural change within organisations?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Chloe Avril, Global TAS Technology Activation Lead at EY, discussing cultural change and whether it should come from top-down or bottom-up, looking at how organisations should go about conducting cultural change.
“Cultural Change takes a really long time to happen.”
Links:
Related Content by Chloe Avril:
Q&A on Creating a Culture of Innovation and Creativity to Encourage Change https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/creating-culture-innovation-and-creativity-encourage-change-chloe-avril
Does Return on Investment Have its Place in an Innovative Business Culture? https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/does-return-investment-have-its-place-innovative-business-culture-chloe
How to Implement Rapid and Effective Change in a Culture that is Traditionally Consultative to a Fault https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/how-implement-rapid-and-effective-change-culture-traditionally
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Digital Transformation Vs. Digitalisation with Deepak Thaper

Is there a specific approach to digital transformation that works for most organisations?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Deepak Thaper, Delivery and Programme Manager in BI, Analytics and Application streams, discussing digital transformation, digitalisation and technological changes and how they affect organisations.
“What do they want to achieve by doing the transformation?”
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Related Content by Deepak Thaper:
Digital Transformation: The Basics by Deepak Thaper https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/digital-transformation-basics-deepak-thaper
Digital Transformation: The Journey and Strategy by Deepak Thaper https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/digital-transformation-journey-and-strategy-deepak-thaper
Digital Transformation: Use Cases and Strategic Solutions by Deepak Thaperhttps://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/digital-transformation-use-cases-and-strategic-solutions
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Who is responsible for Employee Engagement with Shea Heaver

In the grand scheme of things, who is actually responsible for employee engagement?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Shea Heaver, Founder of Optimawork, discussing employee engagement and how by integrating methodologies like agile and continuous improvement into the engagement process, organisations can become much more engaged.
“I don't think we should simply assign ownership of engagement onto somebody else because of their title.”
Links:
Related Content by Shea Heaver:
Agile Employee Engagement by Shea Heaver https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/agile-employee-engagement-shea-heaver
Making Employee Engagement More Than a Tick Box with Shea Heaver https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/making-employee-engagement-more-tick-box-shea-heaver
Is It Time To Ditch the Annual Employee Survey? by Shea Heaver https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/it-time-ditch-annual-employee-survey-shea-heaver
Agile Employee Engagement: Sprinting to a Better Workplace Experience by Shea Heaver https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/agile-employee-engagement-sprinting-better-workplace-experience-shea
Engage Employees in the Engagement Process by Shea Heaver https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/engage-employees-engagement-process-shea-heaver
Bend the 'Golden Rule' to Improve Workplace Relationships by Shea Heaver https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/article/bend-golden-rule-improve-workplace-relationships-shea-heaver
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Hiring Excellence in Technology Talent

How has the changing landscape of the job market influenced what is important to candidates?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a longer listen as it is a recording from a live panel discussion we hosted in Berlin, in partnership with Zalando, on Hiring Excellence in Technology Talent. The panel consisted of Manjuri Sinha (Global Senior Team Lead - Technology Talent at Zalando), Tim Ackermann (ex-Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Experience at Lidl), Dee Dee Doke (Editor at Recruiter Magazine) & Gloria Rupprecht (Product Design Operations Lead at Zalando).
"You get to create something absolutely new, and you get to take the good of the things you've learnt elsewhere and create your own vision."
Links:
Video series with Tim Ackermann on 'How is Employee Experience Changing Talent Acquisition in the Future" https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/how-employee-experience-changing-talent-acquisition-future-tim-ackermann
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The Problems of Sexual Abuse and Trafficking with Andrew Fox

Human trafficking and sexual abuse and harassment are rife in today's modern society, but what can organisations do to change this?
This episode of The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Andrew Fox, MD of Rhino Consulting, considering the role of modern slavery and trafficking in the world today, whilst also considering the damaging nature of gender norms on society and businesses as a whole.
"There are more people enslaved today, than there were at the height of the slave trade in the mid to late 1800's."
Links:
The Bridge Institute http://www.bridge-institute.org/
Human Trafficking Facts https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/human-trafficking/
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Employee Engagement and Disengagement with Stephen Sidebottom

How telling is under-performance and disengagement on the leader and their leadership style?
Our twenty-sixth episode on The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Stephen Sidebottom, Independent consultant and NED at Kent Savers Credit Union, discussing employee engagement, leadership and disengagement and how can organisations help people perform at their best.
“When you talk about a question of leadership and the question of engagement, then actually what you really need to focus on is the problem of disengagement.”
Links:
Data noise VS Data-led decisions by Stephen Sidebottom https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/data-noise-vs-data-led-decisions-part-1-stephen-sidebottom
Gallup's Q12® Meta-Analysis: The Relationship Between Engagement at Work and Organizational Outcomes https://www.hrbartender.com/images/Gallup.pdf
William Kahn: Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Disengagement at Work https://scinapse.io/papers/2132199097
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Transformative Change with Nimalan Nadesalingam.

What are the fundamental differences between revolutionary and evolutionary change?
Our twenty-fifth episode on The BTN Podcast is a conversation with Nimalan Nadesalingam, Global Lead for Deployment and Adoption at Deloitte and Author of Transformative Change, discussing the difference between revolutionary and evolutionary change using examples that we can relate to.
“Evolutionary changes in the sense that we only changed the physical medium by which we listened to music.”
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