Making Progress: Leading in Times of Change: Recent Episodes
Making Progress: Leading in a Time of Change
This is Making Progress: Leading in Times of Change, the podcast from Dell Technologies where we speak to the influential leaders and expert voices at the forefront of change and progress.
Brought to you by Dayne Turbitt, Senior Vice-President and UK General Manager of Dell Technologies, and co-founder of Seven Hills Michael Hayman MBE DL, this podcast tells the stories of the people and organisations whose work is delivering the future for their industry and driving progress for the UK.
In this episode of Making Progress, we speak to former Page Group CEO, Steve Ingham. Having suffered a terrible accident while skiing in 2019, he has since required the use of a wheelchair and was the only visibly disabled CEO on the FTSE 250.
Steve shares his insights about how technology can be leveraged to make recruitment processes easier, and why inclusivity is key for the future workforce.
In this episode of Making Progress, Dell Technologies' Dayne Turbitt and Seven Hills' Michael Hayman speak to Dell Technologies global Chief Financial Officer Tom Sweet.
Here, Tom shares his insights into global market trends, from the pandemic to energy insecurity and more, as well as the financial health of the technology industry more broadly. He also shares more personal insight into his career journey and lessons in leadership. He also shares more personal insight into his career journey and lessons in leadership.
In this episode of Making Progress, Dell Technologies' Dayne Turbitt and Seven Hills' Michael Hayman speak to Lord Rose, Chairman of Asda.
Lord Rose shares his insights about how data is transformative for retail, why it is more important than ever to anticipate customer needs, and why businesses should collaborate to achieve their sustainability goals.
In this episode of MakingProgress, Dell Technologies' Dayne Turbitt and Seven Hills' Michael Hayman are joined by Jason Smith, Chief Digital Officer, Data & Commerce Group, Publicis Groupe.
Jason shares his insights on what businesses can do to make sure that their innovation around tech and AI delivers ethical outcomes, and drives positive social impact.
In this episode of making progress, Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman sit down with Royston Jones, Executive Vice President of European Operations and Global CTO of Altair.
Royston shares how Altair is transforming enterprise decision-making by leveraging the convergence of AI and HPC and driving sustainability.
In this episode of Making Progress, Dell Technologies' Dayne Turbitt and Seven Hills' Michael Hayman speak to Vineta Bajaj, Group Finance Director at Ocado.
Here, Vineta shares her insights on how the retail industry is responding to disruption, the impact of shifting generational consumer habits and how leaders can help to build resilience in times of change by harnessing technology.
Dell Technologies' Dayne Turbitt and Seven Hills' Michael Hayman are joined by Sir Nigel Wilson, Group CEO of Legal & General. Sir Nigel Wilson shares his insights on the power of shared purpose, and how leaders can come together to drive inclusive growth, and harness technology to bridge the digital divide.
In this episode, Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman are joined by Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce. Shevaun shares her insights on why cultivating an ethos of inclusion is an essential key to bridging the digital divide and fostering a better business-led future.
Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman are joined by Sir David Lidington, former politician. While in Cabinet, he was the Ministerial lead for the National Cyber Security Centre, a UK organisation that distils cyber security knowledge into practical guidance and support. He is now Chair of RUSI, the leading defence and security policy think tank. He is an advocate for digital inclusion and strives to make the UK more cyber-savvy.
In this episode, Sir David shares his experiences of working between government and the private sector to fight cyber threats, and why this kind of collaboration is necessary for the digital future.
Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman sit down with Will Jennings, CEO of Rabobank UK, a financial leader investing in a greener future.
In this episode, they talk about why sustainability is not just a conversation for the future, but for now - why sustainable business is smart business, and how tech will play a key role in driving the green agenda and achieving Net Zero.
In this episode of Making Progress, Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman site down with Robin Tombs, CEO of Yoti, to talk about digital identity as a force for good, and the imperative of digital access and data transparency in the digital age.
Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman are joined by serial entrepreneur Sherry Coutu CBE, once named the most influential woman in UK IT, with a career dedicated to nurturing a generation of digital talent.
In this episode, Sherry shares her insights on how we can better prepare the next generation for a digital future, and how fostering ambition, hands-on experience and collaboration will be key to solving our greatest challenges.
In this episode of Making Progress: Leading in Times of Change, Michael Hayman and Dayne Turbitt speak to Graeme Howard, CTIO of Covea Insurance. Ranked number 2 in the CIO 100 leaders list, Graeme has led Covea through a complete digital transformation, making Covea the 'best place to work in digital'.
Graeme tells us what being a great leader truly means, by elevating the voices of your employees and embracing technology to drive innovation and growth.
In this episode of Making Progress: Leading in Times of Change, Michael Hayman and Dayne Turbitt speak to Jason Stockwood, Chair of Grimsby Town FC, Fellow at The Blavatnik School at University of Oxford and serial entrepreneur in businesses such as lastminute.com, Match.com and Simply Business.
As a business leader who has paved the way for organisations placing people alongside profit, Jason shares his views on the importance of wellbeing, flexibility, and how creating working environments that build communities is key to employee happiness. In a landscape of accelerating digital transformation, how can businesses get the best results from technology to drive employee wellbeing, innovation and productivity?
Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman are joined by Anna Brailsford, CEO of Code First Girls. Since 2013, Code First Girls has provided more than £16 million worth of free coding courses to more than 30,000 women, connecting them with over 50 top employers. With a mission to give women the fair advantage, Code First Girls offers them the resources to upskill in the technology space and future-proof their careers.
In this episode, Anna shares her views about Code First Girls mission to upskill women in the digital space, promote diversity and transform organisations to open up opportunities and champion women in STEM.
Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman are joined by Stephen Kelly, Chair of Tech Nation. Formerly the CEO of FTSE 100 company Sage and chief operating officer for the UK Government, today Stephen's role is about delivering results for the UK tech sector at large - fuelling the growth of game-changing founders, leaders and scaling companies, and helping scaleups positively transform societies, economies and outcomes.
In this interview, Stephen shares his insights on why social purpose is the key to businesses attracting young talent. With young people at the centre of digital transformation in the decades to come, Stephen explains why technology and digital inclusion are vital for the future of the workforce.
Dayne Turbitt and Michael Hayman sit down with Sharon Davies, CEO of Young Enterprise. Young Enterprise has an aim to equip young people with the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to succeed in the changing world of work. In the last 60 years, Young Enterprise has worked with over four and ½ million young people across the UK to help them develop their business, financial and entrepreneurial capabilities.
Having formerly worked as a youth worker for over 15 years, Sharon is passionate about the future of young people, with a mission to address inequality of opportunity and help all young people maximise their potential. In this interview, Sharon shares her insights about what is needed address socioeconomic divides in education, hiring for attitude and fostering an enterprising mindset.
In this episode, we hear from Oz on the importance of a cyber approach that is both psychological and technological, and how organisations can do more for their cybersecurity by leveraging technology and the data it provides to understand human behaviour. He explains why better security is more than awareness and training, it is also about building protocols and a zero-trust mindset into the DNA of an organisation.
In this episode, Dayne and Michael are joined by Charlotte Crosswell OBE, former CEO of Innovate Finance. Charlotte has been involved in capital markets and technology throughout her career - as CEO, Board Advisor and Non-Executive Director - in addition to management positions at Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange. She has recently stepped down as the CEO of Innovate Finance, the fintech industry body, where she worked closely with fintech entrepreneurs, government and regulators, and helped to deliver the Kalifa Review. Charlotte was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours list and has been included in the Top 100 Women in Finance over many years.
Here, Charlotte shares insights on how we can leverage new technologies to power the next generation of financial services and how traditional institutions no longer see fintech as its competition, but a necessity to incorporate into their business models. She also discusses the scale of the UK fintech market and the US investment influence on its growth, as well as fintech’s ability to pivot in the pandemic and its role in improving financial wellbeing.
In this episode, hosts Michael Hayman and Dayne Turbitt speak to Sir John Timpson CBE, the chairman and owner of Timpson. More than 150 years old, Timpson is a British institution operating today with more than 2000 stores across the UK and Ireland. Renowned for looking after and bringing the best out of its employees, it is recognised the world over for its purposeful outlook and values-led company culture.
Here, Sir John shares his view on what it takes for organisations to foster a better workplace culture and how being a family business has helped him and his son, CEO James Timpson, to build a people first approach. He also looks at how the pandemic has impacted what is a traditionally physical retailer and the role of technology in changing the customer experience.
In this interview, Saj and Dayne discuss LORCA’s long-standing partnership with Dell Technologies that keeps both organisations at the forefront of the latest cyber technology. They also look at the challenges that have emerged in the industry as a result of an increasingly distributed and remote workforce, changing attitudes in business boardrooms towards tackling cyber threats, and the next steps for the UK’s cyber landscape to continue growing.
This is Making Progress: Leading in Times of Change, the podcast from Dell Technologies where we speak to the influential leaders and expert voices at the forefront of change and progress.
Brought to you by Dayne Turbitt, Senior Vice-President and UK General Manager of Dell Technologies, and co-founder of Seven Hills Michael Hayman MBE DL, this podcast tells the stories of the people and organisations whose work is delivering the future for their industry and driving progress for the UK.
Here, Dayne and Michael introduce what's to come over the course of the series, sharing their views on the leadership challenges that businesses have faced during the pandemic, the importance of agile thinking, and the potential to use technology as a force for good.