ERUPT

This week, we welcome Gergo Safar, Strategic Workforce Manager at BT Group for a conversation around 'The Cost of Not: Strategic Workforce Planning'. During his discussion with Hope Milne, Gergo stressed that workforce planning is never as straightforward as setting a plan in January and sticking to it through to December. With unexpected challenges constantly reshaping the market, Gergo emphasised the need for adaptable workforce strategies that balance accuracy with flexibility. 🤸‍♂️Drawing on his wealth of experience, Gergo provides actionable insights on how you can build a workforce plan that evolves with the ever-changing market conditions.You won't want to miss this one! Follow the ERUPT podcast on your favourite streaming platform.

Join us as Andrea Marston, Talent Acquisition Director EMEA at Nutanix, sits down with Hope Milne, Manager at Annapurna for a discussion on ‘The Cost of Not: Internal Mobility’. ♻️🤸
 
Andrea sheds light on how her team navigated a complex company acquisition by introducing a system of internal movement, giving TA employees the chance to explore different departments and even geographical areas. This approach not only gave employees the chance to widen their skillsets, but it also enabled the business to stay efficient during a challenging period by having people where they needed them most.
 
Drawing from her extensive experience, including her impactful work at VMware, Andrea shares insights and real-world examples on how fostering flexibility within teams can drive organisational success while improving retention.
 
In today’s evolving working world, employees want to expand their skills, demanding that companies show a real dedication to internal progression, but that progression doesn’t have to be as linear as it’s usually thought of and instead can be more “squiggly”.
 
This episode is packed with transformative insights to help organisations enhance performance, retain top talent, and unlock the full potential of their workforce through internal mobility strategies.

Aaron Beider, Head of Talent Acquisition at Vertical Aerospace, recently sat down with Hope Milne, Manager at Annapurna, for a discussion on 'The Cost of Not: The Best Athlete'. 🧠🏋️‍♂️Aaron shares why, in the fast-paced aerospace industry, finding exceptional talent and moving quickly when you do find it is non-negotiable. The 'Best Athlete' concept allows them to hire extraordinary individuals without the red tape, enabling them to compete against their competitors for the best talent, not just now, but in the future too.Some talent only comes to the market once, so having the policies and hiring structure in place to be able to move quickly and snap them up is essential because if you miss that opportunity, you may never get it again.This innovative approach to hiring drives home an important message for organisations who are looking to stay ahead of their industry; hire the best, whenever and wherever you find them. Aaron's conversation with Hope is full of transformative insights that he and Vertical Aerospace are implementing and others can learn from to remain/ establish themselves as industry leaders.

In the first episode of the newest season of ERUPT, we are opening up the topic of 'Building Future Ready GTM Strategies'.
Tom Walsh (Manager at Annapurna) is joined by Louis Fernandes (GTM and Sales Revenue Leader, ex VP Sales at Uberall) for a fascinating conversation around productivity and how we use productivity to coach, equip & train our teams within a sales environment.
Louis introduces the topic as we look to get our sales reps as productive as possible and making revenue generation profitable. Louis brings the journey of inspiring the next generation of sales leaders to life with some fascinating examples from his career.

On this episode, we meet with Daniela Lück (VP of Engineering at SimCorp) to discuss overcoming hurdles and thriving as a senior female leader in the technology world. Daniela shares her personal journey from her home country to moving abroad during a Civil War where she started University and got stuck into her career in Germany and eventually in Copenhagen. 
Daniela shares some advice for young women considering a career in the IT sector, transferable skills she picked up over time and lessons learned along the way.  

Our ForTheFounders network has showcased some sensational leaders over the past few years and this session brings together 3 CEOs for a discussion about what our employees are looking for in a leader in an uncertain climate.
What do we need from our leaders? How important is it for our leaders to be the champions of ethical practices? How we are navigating some of the continued challenges with an ever-growing remote workforce?
Join Rasmus Bjerregaard (CEO at Januar), Rui Casais (CEO at Funcom) & Markus Kroeger (Founder & CEO at PANION) for an open and candid conversation, with an insight into what it really takes to lead a growing organisation.

What does a ‘thriving’ culture actually mean? Are we focusing on business success, team collaboration or individual achievements?
Join Paul Murphy - Chief People Officer at Laser Digital, Abhishek Rai - CTO at Vivy GmbH, and Sonja Sinterhauf - Strategic Projects, People Ops at Miro (at the time of recording) as they navigate the topic.
Long-term success can be defined by an effective culture with this having knock-on effects on attracting and retaining top talent, boosting employee engagement and improving productivity.
As we look to the other side of uncertain times and economies (hopefully) start to bounce back, many organisations will be looking to scale again. What is the culture you are hoping to achieve? When do you define the moment to bring in the talent and make the right hires? How do we bring our existing employees on the ‘new journey’? How do we ensure we fail fast and build quickly?
Join 3 established leaders in the world of growth for an interactive discussion on one of the most challenging themes out there.

In the latest episode, Becky chats with Collette Swindells, VP of Marketing at Ocean.io which is a B2B data platform with AI built within its core.
This conversation is all around how being a mum, combined with a career at leadership level, has impacts on work, social life and family time.
This topic is still very rarely spoken about yet is couldn't be more relevant to any future and current parents, but also to companies supporting new parents returning to work.
Listen to the full episode on your favourite streaming platform and more from the Ellevate series, which is always focused around empowering women in the workplace.

On this week's episode, we meet with Jeanine Brockhoff, the VP, People at Corti, a Copenhagen-based AI tech company.
Jeanine is originally from the Netherlands but has a wealth of international experience, studying and working in countries across the globe, which have helped shape her career and experience.
On this episode we discuss the "career lens", why it's important, and how you can use it to view your career from different perspectives. We also touch on staying true to yourself in the workplace, owning your strengths and how being the only woman in the room can impact your thought identity and ways to tackle this! This is a really interesting topic and sheds light on a new perspective that is certainly worthwhile thinking about!

This week, we sit down with Lima Curtis, the Head of Marketing for a Danish fintech company. We discuss the challenges women face in the finTech world, how things are changing and some of the biases that still exist in industry. Originally from the UK, we also discuss the big move to Copenhagen and how it was settling into a new culture, learning a new language, new working habits as well as the importance of building a network both professionally and socially.
Tune in to hear more on Lima's journey and the tips she has for women considering a career in FinTech!