Imi Podcast Talking Business

The IMI Talking Leadership podcast speaks with Dr Sinead Kane - lawyer, double PhD holder, and blind athlete - about overcoming adversity, and the mindset for success.

The IMI Talking Leadership Podcast met with Jon Kelleher and Elsabe Buys from the Deloitte Human Capital Team to discuss how organisations can move from Great Resignation to Great Reimagination.

The IMI Talking Leadership Podcast spoke with Programme Faculty Lead Nina Noonan about the importance of mentoring, and what the IMI / 30% Club Network Mentor Programme can do for you.

The IMI Talking Leadership Podcast spoke with Fiona Buckley about how the world is changing for female leaders, and how they can rise up to meet new challenges.

In this edition of the IMI Talking Leadership podcast, we spoke with Ade McCormack about the concept of the Cognitive Athlete, and what organisations can be doing to nurture their employees, from a human perspective.

Paulyn Marrinan Quinn is a senior council and former ombudsman. In this edition of the IMI Talking Leadership podcast, we discuss the changing role of women in leadership.

Fredrik Haren, Creativity explorer, delves into how and why leaders should be more creative and the benefits of having a curiosity mindset

Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the London Business School, discusses the role of leadership, how it is changing and how it influences teams and organisations.

What are the competitive advantages of being a digitally enabled organisation? This week on the IMI Talking Leadership podcast, we are joined by Fiona O'Carroll, who recently held a Leadership Webinar as part of IMI’s Corporate Membership offering, to take a closer look at the dualities of digital.   Fiona is a globally recognized expert on digital mindset, digital transformation and eCommerce. She is a senior international executive with a 25-year track record of achievement in a variety of leadership roles. This conversation was recorded on July 13th, 2022.

If the digital revolution has well and truly arrived, why are some organisations still living in the past?   This week on the IMI Talking Leadership podcast, we are joined by Professor Alan Brown, who recently held a Mini-Masterclass as part of IMI’s Corporate Membership offering, to dive deeper on the dilemmas of digital.   Alan is a university professor, researcher, coach and trusted adviser to start-ups and established organisations across the public and private sector. His work is focused on leading agile approaches to business transformation.  This conversation was recorded on June 29th, 2022.

You can't see culture in an organisation, but you can feel it. In this episode, we chat with Dr Amy Bradley about the concept of competent compassion at work and why developing a human-centric leadership model is essential to a thriving culture. With disengagement and burnout rife in businesses, Amy explains how leaders can address the developing crisis and bring their people with them. Dr Amy Bradley researches, writes, consults and speaks on the topics of compassion, engagement and burnout at work. She was listed on the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar of global management thinkers in 2020. This conversation was recorded on May 12th, 2022.

How can we develop the capabilities to deal with an era of rapid change when we are so invested in maintaining the status quo? To help us navigate the balancing act for leaders between present concerns and future priorities and to explain why our successes can often lead to our failures, we are joined this week by Aidan McCullen. Aidan is a change consultant and executive coach and works with organisations to improvement engagement and innovation, encouraging a mindset of permanent reinvention. This conversation was recorded on March 21st, 2022.

How do the expectations of Generation Y have potential long-lasting consequences for the future of business? In this episode, Adam Kingl explains how the very definition of leadership is changing and how leaders can adapt with agility to the new landscape. Adam is a keynote speaker and educator affiliated with a number of institutions, including the IMI, Moller Institute at the University of Cambridge, University College London, Imperial College and Hult Ashridge. He is the author of Next Generation Leadership and has contributed to publications including the Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes, Fast Company, The Sunday Times and many more. This conversation was recorded on April 13th, 2022.

As the crisis in Ukraine continues to unfold, a variety of leadership approaches are coming into focus as the leaders themselves make their mark on the evolving conflict.   This week, to assess the dynamics at play, we are joined by Mark Mellett. A former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, he has served his country for over 48 years in Ireland’s regular and reserve forces. He is a IMI Life Fellow and a member of the IMI Council.  This conversation was recorded on April 6th, 2022.

How can an effective storytelling strategy bolster an organisation's position in the market and deliver positive returns for the bottom line? Eric Fitzpatrick is a business storytelling coach who helps clients to shorten, sharpen and strengthen their message and increase their chances of getting clients to act on or buy into that message. In this week's episode, Eric joins us to explain how leaders can make their story stand out in a crowded and rapidly evolving business landscape. This past year, as part of our Corporate Membership offering, Eric delivered a Webinar session on 'Storytelling - Rules for Exceptional Communication'. This conversation was recorded on February 18th, 2022.

As organisations and their HR functions reach a critical juncture, how can leaders bring purpose and meaning to their employees and create a human-centered business that generates lasting results? Ben Whitter, an international keynote speaker and one of the world’s top management thinkers by Thinkers50, joins us this week on the podcast to chat through the dilemmas leaders face and what practical steps they can take to adjust to the new world of work. This year, as part of our Corporate Membership offering at Transform level, Ben delivered a People Strategy Network session on 'Co-Creating the Future of Work and HR Through the Holistic Employee Experience'. This conversation was recorded on March 2nd, 2022.

In the third episode of our Leaders Series podcast, where we speak to leaders about their experiences, challenges and aspirations, we are joined by Barry O’Connell. Barry has been the Chairman of GOAL since July 2021 and prior to that he worked for Coca Cola for over 20 years across a multitude of markets around the world, driving growth and transformation.   As we emerge from the pandemic, the requirements of leaders are evolving, with a noticeable shift towards wellbeing and balance as leaders hold up a mirror to themselves and reassess their priorities. In this episode, we talk about how Barry's personal leadership style has evolved and how expectations on leaders have radically changed.

In a hybrid working world, how can leaders ensure communication with their teams remains equitable across the board? To discuss this and more, this week Neil Kelders joins the podcast. Neil is a performance and wellbeing coach and an ambassador for mental health awareness. In 2021, he delivered a webinar for IMI entitled 'Five Home Wins - Thriving in a Working from Home World'. This conversation was recorded on June 23rd, 2021.

Why do some organisations set the standard for innovation while others fall short? Sometimes, it simply comes down to being able to identify the opportunity in the first place, according to our guest on this episode, Ben Shenoy.  Ben is an IMI Associate, management consultant, speaker and academic who decodes organisational quandaries using behavioural science. Last year, he held a Mini-Masterclass at IMI on the topic of an Evolutionary Approach to Innovation. He is a programme faculty member on IMI's Executive Series programme, Leading Strategy Execution.   This conversation was recorded on December 8th, 2021.

Can an organisational structure that deviates from the norm be empowering and transformative for the people working there? How can a more humble style of leadership contribute to this? To answer that question and more, this week I am delighted to be joined by Lisa Gill.   Lisa was included in the Thinkers50 Radar 2020 and coaches teams and organisations who are interested in becoming self-managing. She also facilitates leadership courses that train people in a more adult-adult, coaching style of leadership  This conversation was recorded on June 17th, 2021.