People. Action. Results

By: Black Isle Group
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the People, Action, Results podcast. This podcast is an exhilarating exploration of how businesses become successful in the twenty-first century by harnessing the unique range of strengths and talents of their people. Business success today comes from finding and keeping talented people who have sampled widely, gained a breadth of various experiences, taken detours and juggle many interests. The goal of this podcast is to learn how we can reset our thinking on what truly delivers success for the modern enterprise. We offer listeners a fresh perspective on a range of people issues and look at them through a multifaceted lens including expert interviews, case studies and behavioural science from thinkers and CEOs, HR Directors and Sales leaders from around the world. Through these discussions, you will become a better leader of people in the twenty-first century and grow a more successful business.
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Episodes
  • Culture, Change and Capability | George Stone | Sheilds
    Feb 16 2023

    George Stone is HR Director at Sheilds, a leading managed services provider in the telecoms sector. 

    George is responsible for the design and implementation of the Global change management activities, designing a new global HR operating framework, global HR processes and the delivery of People strategy across EMEA & USA. 

    We discuss:

    1. The challenges young people face entering the workforce
    2. How  Sheilds deliver customer success
    3. What employers get wrong when recruiting young people
    4. How to achieve new hire onboarding success 
    5. Good and bad leadership

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    38 mins
  • How to Perform & Thrive in high pressure situations | Sarah Broadhead & Sarah Stevenson
    Feb 2 2023

    Sarah Broadhead is an experienced Chartered Occupational Psychologist who maximises performance at the highest level in Olympic sport and business. Sarah has recently authored a new book, ‘Perform & Thrive’, a sportsperson's guide to mental health and well-being.

    Sarah Stevenson, MBE, is a British taekwondo athlete and a world champion. In 2001 Sarah won her country's first-ever Olympic medal in taekwondo and now carries six Olympic gold medals. 

    We discuss:

    1. How to take care of mental well-being and perform at a high level
    2. Why a positive mentality is a key to success 
    3. How to manage stress, fear and anxiety
    4. The factors influencing the shift in the focus on well-being

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    34 mins
  • Building culture & Delivering results | Kelly Simkiss | Cybit Group
    Jan 19 2023

    Kelly Simkiss is the CEO at Cybit Group, an end-to-end IT solutions provider with 30+ years of experience. They transform businesses using industry-leading technologies, providing digital transformation solutions for businesses large and small. 

    Kelly is an experienced commercial, people and customer focussed C-Suite leader with a demonstrated history of working in both corporate and private-equity-backed environments in various industries.

    We discuss:

    1. The process of uniting business cultures together
    2. How to get people to understand business objectives and deliver results
    3. Hiring and retaining the best people
    4. The gold standard of workplace culture today

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    38 mins

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