A conversation with Dr Rainer Zitelmann

What Matters | 13 Oct 2020

A conversation with historian and sociologist Dr. Rainer Zitelmann, about his new book "The Art of a Successful Life", exploring how we can all benefit from reading more and how to survive these testing times.

Rosie Tomkins and natural intelligence

What Matters | 09 Jul 2020

A conversation with leadership coach, Rosie Tomkins, about her new book "N-stinctive: The Power of Natural Intelligence" and the lessons all of us can learn from the natural world.

Mental health and the Covid pandemic

What Matters | 06 May 2020

We talk to business psychologist, Emily Cooke, about the mental health implications of the Covid-19 crisis and the mass move to home working and find out how an app can help support us.

Looking beyond the pandemic

What Matters | 06 May 2020

A conversation with Sandra Kelly, UK director of People 1st International, and corporate learning specialist, Nigel Paine, about the ways employers are supporting their people during the Covid-19 crisis and what HR and L&D professionals can do to prepare for the future.

The remote working revolution

What Matters | 14 Apr 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing millions of people to work remotely, who better to talk to about the implications of this sudden workplace revolution than Wayne Turmel, one of the early champions of remote working .

A chat with Deepa Prahalad

What Matters | 04 Sep 2018

Innovation and design strategist, Deepa Prahalad, shares with us her passion for emerging markets and social innovation and explains the work of the global initiatives established in memory of her late father, the renowned management thinker and academic, C.K. Prahalad.

Long Distance Leadership

What Matters | 31 Jul 2018

We talk to our old friend and long-time Management-Issues columnist, Wayne Turmel, about his book "The Long Distance Leader - Rules for Remarkable Long Distance Leadership".

The Business of Sleep

What Matters | 23 Jul 2018

Talking about sleep with Vicki Culpin, author of "The Business of Sleep", who has spent nearly 20 years researching the effects of reduced sleep and its relationship with productivity, employee wellbeing and effectiveness.

The Power of Neuro-Agility

What Matters | 23 Jul 2018

We talk to author and coach Carole Gaskell about neuro-agility - what it is, how it helps people do things simpler, better and faster and how it helps us acquire new skills, attitudes and behaviours.

Exploring charisma

What Matters | 31 Oct 2017

There is a stereotypical image that a charismatic leader is a confident extrovert. But as we find out from Nikki Owen, author of "Charismatic to the Core", you don't have to shout or show off to be charismatic.

Your wardrobe and your work

What Matters | 04 Aug 2017

How far can employers in the UK go when it comes to telling women what they can and can’t - or should - wear at work?

Brexit: business and immigration

What Matters | 05 Jul 2017

We talk to immigration specialist, Jonathan Beech, about what Brexit might mean for immigration and what that might mean for British businesses.

Corporate Liberation with Isaac Getz

What Matters | 27 Jun 2017

In the first in our new series, What Matters, we talk to Isaac Getz, a Professor at ESCP Europe business school, best-selling author and a leading figure in the corporate liberation movement.