Building Better Cultures
Episodes
44 | Helping leaders to be the most effective, human and impactful they can be.
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan didn't come from training or HR but started in advertising and marketing – but it was 'why do people do what they do?' that fascinated him. ...
43 | Employee engagement - Success is about the people, stupid!
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coming from backgrounds in workplace relations and global marketing, David Macleod and Nita Clarke seemed like the perfect team to undertake a researc...
42 | The Qualities Of Great Leaders | Pedro Angulo
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pedro Angulo (not a Kerry name as he reminds us!) is Head of Leadership Development in AIB. As he told us in his first appearance on this podcast (...
41 | Resilience and strong mental health are key to business success
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By her own admission, Carole Ann's career is a bit of mixed bag. From a degree in Applied Languages and Business to the Diageo Graduate Programme and ...
40 | The power of truly values-led organisations
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With over 70 years of IC experience between them, Katie Macauley, Chuck Gose and Mike Klein joined me for this episode. We discussed what the world ...
39 | How to successfully navigate change
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Adversity becomes a learning opportunity if you know how to process it" Ryan had a love of flying from a young age and, at the age of 17 he decide...
38 | Top tips for building strong people-led cultures in banking
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Every company needs their people to be advocates for that business" Aisling went straight into her career in 1987, when she chose, rather than go...
37 | How to build a culture in which your people feel connected
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"People aren't after more communication, they're after more connection" Jane started her career in the corporate world where she held roles in a n...
36 | Democratizing companies to build great cultures
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"People with more power cast longer shadows and have a greater ability to shape culture" Will's career started in sales where he made 100 cold cal...
35 | Diversity, trust and stories are the key to successful cultures
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Being your authentic self and helping others to bring theirs is key to leadership" Mary comes from an academic background in finance and a career...
34 | Exploring the power of an organisation's purpose
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In October we ran a live event in partnership with AIB. Entitled 'Exploring the Power of Purpose', Pedro Angulo, AIB's Head of Leadership Develop...
33 | How the right Tone of Voice can positively impact culture and customer experience
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"If you're going to use words, you might as well use the best ones you can" John Simmons, has had many roles over his career but they all had o...
32 | How to lead as a coach and not a commander
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The mushroom theory of 'feed them $&*% and keep them in the dark' is gone" Orlaith has had a number of different careers within a career. She sta...
31 | Conquering Peaks and Minds: A Journey of Leadership | Gavin Bate
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't fall in love with your wins – positively seek out what might kill you next" If you want to hear from someone with a varied, wide-ranging a...
30 | How a culture of learning helps to drive organisational success
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"If you don't continually learn how can you grow as a leader?" Joyce is a career banker with over 20 years of experience in the sector. Deciding...
29 | Delegating in Leadership to Drive Results
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Anything is possible but not everything is possible" Straight out of college, Josh fell into accounting (because that's what you did, right?). ...
28 | Leading with Inclusivity: Championing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace | Margot Slattery
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Having been exposed to the hospitality sector from a young age (her mother worked in a local Co Limerick hotel), Margot trained initially as a chef be...
27 | Inclusive leadership: Creating an environment where people can succeed
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Compared to many, Denis's career has been wide-ranging. It started in London in 1994 where he worked in tech PR before "falling into event managemen...
26 | Becoming a better storyteller as a leader
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Born in County Down, Julie's career in business started early in life. Her father was a poultry farmer and retailer and, in many ways, that started to...
25 | Practising Empathetic & Introspective Leadership
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lecturer in his early career, Nick's first foray into 'practical communications' was as a speechwriter for the Governor of Virginia. In 1997 he went...
24 | How to play to your strengths as a leader
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Having started her career at Dermot Desmond's NCB stockbrokers, Carmel very quickly moved through the ranks before moving out of research and into PR....
23 | How Overcoming Challenges Creates Better Character
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
By her own admission, Jeni's career journey has been a meandering one. Following an Arts degree from University College Dublin she completed a Maste...
22 | How to Navigate Change & Opportunity in Organisations
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Helen started her career as a primary school teacher. However, with a class of 43 four-year-old boys, she realized pretty quickly that perhaps that ...
21 | Sell Easier with Better Leadership
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Over his 30 year career in consumer marketing, Colin worked across a range of sectors from alcohol and tobacco to healthcare and soft drinks. He is...
20 | Situational Leadership can make big Changes
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Des has worked in financial services for over 30 years, "both as a banker and leader" as he puts it. Having spent most of his career working in Irel...
19 | Growing and Leading with Confidence as a Leader
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over a 25 year career in PermanentTSB, Ger worked his way from bank teller to the role of HR Director. This was the first time in its 200 year histo...
18 | The Human Element to Digital Businesses
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Between them, Anth and Ollie have over 30 years of experience helping large organisations to create more compelling and human cultures by focusing on ...
17 | Shining Light on Issues as A Leader
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes, your job as a leader is to illuminate corners that people aren't looking in" Two years ago Jeff, and his wife Mindi, co-founded Caselde...
16 | Engaging your Front line Staff in Organisations
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Paul has worked in internal communications for over 20 years - by his own admission, "that was back when internal communications was still a new t...
15 | How to Own being an Effective Leader
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sean held a number of positions at Smurfitt Graduate School of business over his 20-year career there. Most recently he was Director of Marketing, a...
14 | Change Communications Tips for Organisations
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tom has worked in communications for over 20 years. He started his career in PR working with brands like Microsoft, Intel and Gateway before, in ...
13 | Putting Leadership at the heart of Business
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Orlagh has worked in HR and organisational change for more years than she cared to admit to in this week's interview :-). She started her career in ...
12 | The Emotion behind storytelling Leaders must learn
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
15 years ago, around her kitchen table, Alison co-founded The Storytellers with a plan to help organisations communicate their strategy and vision in ...
11 | How to Communicate Clearly as a Leader | Mike Ruddock
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes: 0.00 – Strong parallels between leadership in sport and business – 50s – A bit about Mike over 20 years – 1.50 – Coaching, winni...
10 | How to make your internal communications more human
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Harry has worked with words for many years. He started life as an editor before joining the London-based agency 'The Writer' in response to an adver...
9 | Bias, Gender balance and inclusion in Leadership
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tara has over 25 years of experience in tech marketing, Today, at Skillsoft, the world's largest e-learning company, she has a diverse portfolio inc...
8 | How can you be an Irresistible Leader?
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
By his own admission, Pedro's purpose throughout his career- or his 'set of experiences' as he describes them - has been to help people to grow, devel...
7 | Being Wrong as a leader - it's OK!
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout his career, Eric has worked in tech roles both in startups and in large multinationals. He has worked for brands including TomTom, Gilt G...
6 | The role of leaders in building Customer focused cultures
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael started his marketing career in the US working with brands like GE, Harley Davidson, American Airlines and FAO Schwarz. He founded Dialogue ...
5 | How to Hire for Attitude not Experience
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Feargal Quinn founded the Superquinn supermarket chain in Ireland and has spent his life championing customer service. He was an Irish Senator, worked...
4 | How to keep staff connected at work
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2005, Fionnuala has worked in Google's Dublin office. And as she says herself, at the beginning of Google's Irish journey, that meant her worki...
3| What are the top three things that make a great leader?
10 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It's OK for you to tell your team how you're feeling as you're going through change" Lisa has worked in HR for nearly 25 years during which time ...
2 | Importance of Organisational Values & Power of Communication
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Declan is a 20-year finance sector veteran who has worked in many roles in the UK, Japan and, most recently, in Ireland where he's the MD of IG Irelan...
1 | The Power of Leadership in Organisations | Mary Davis
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership has the ability to make positive and rippling changes through an organisation. At an organisation like Special Olympics, this is particular...