Apricot Consulting Podcast: Recent Episodes
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- Inside Healthy Teams, which brings an insiders view from Executives in what it takes to build healthy teams and organisations.
In this episode, Fiona Lewis chats explores social inclusion and social value creation in the built environment, with Anthony Johnstone, Principal @ Aurecon Group.
In this new episode of So What Sustainability, James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot, speaks with Alexander Graham, Head of Environmental, Social and Governance at MoneyMe.
In the first episode of the 2023 series, James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot, speaks with about Circular Economy with Cameron McKenzie, Founder and CEO at Aspire.
In the last episode of 2022, James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot, speaks with Jared Ingersoll, Sustainability Lead at Canva, about emphasising impacts over governance in ESG.
In the latest episode of our So What Sustainability podcast, hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot, we speak with Alexandra Monson, Group Manager of Sustainability at Ventia.
In this new episode of our So What Sustainability podcast, hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot, we speak with Tony Burns, General Manager Employment at Multicap Limited.
In this webinar hosted in late July, our very own Fiona Lewis, Head of Social Impact and Innovation Strategy, presented a tactical overview in partnership with the Shared Value Project on how to create support and approach long-term partnerships with social benefit suppliers.
In this new episode of our So What Sustainability podcast, hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot, we speak with Silje Troseth, Vice President for APAC & General Manager Australia at Q-Free.
In this episode of So What Sustainability hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot Consulting, we speak with Christopher Galloway, CEO of Muru Mittigar. w: https://www.murumittigar.com.au/
In this episode of So What Sustainability hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot Consulting, we speak with Warren Staples, lecturer in Social Procurement, Melbourne School of Government at University of Melbourne.
In this episode of So What Sustainability hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot Consulting, we speak with Hannah Nichols, ESG manager at PEXA.
In our webinar hosted last month, our Director of Leadership & Change, Lana Johnson, interviewed an expert panel representing a diverse set of perspectives and experiences to discuss some key challenges in social procurement implementation and strategy and some practicality around how to address them.
In the third episode of our new So What Sustainability podcast hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot Consulting, we speak with Dr Kevin Argus, Senior Lecturer and MBA Program Manager at the Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University.
In this new episode, our host James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot Consulting, speaks with Matt Perfect, Principal Facilitator and Coach of Impact Spender, where he works doing deals that matter, building capacity for social and sustainable procurement and advocating for diverse suppliers.
In this episode of our brand new So What Sustainability podcast hosted by James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability at Apricot Consulting, we speak with Sebastian Conley, the Sustainable Procurement Manager at Transurban, where he works to strengthen and embed responsible business practices across Transurban’s operations and supply chains.
In this episode, our Founder & Chairman, Derek Linsell, interviews Ray Horsburgh, one of the most well-known businessmen and leaders in Australia, to discuss his story, career and challenges of leadership.
In the last part of this four episodes series, our Head of Organisational Health and Leadership Development, Lana Johnson interviews Joel Smith, Head of Sales at ELMO Software, to discuss the challenges of the great resignation and his insights on succession planning.
In the third part of this four episodes series, our Head of Organisational Health and Leadership Development, Lana Johnson interviews Matt Nicholls, a highly decorated AFL umpire, to discuss the challenges of the great resignation and his insights on succession planning.
In the second part of this four episodes series, our Head of Organisational Health and Leadership Development, Lana Johnson interviews Phil Vaughan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Monash University, to discuss the challenges of the great resignation and her insights on succession planning.
In the first part of this four episodes series, our Head of Organisational Health and Leadership Development, Lana Johnson interviews Ros Tregurtha, Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Domain Group, to discuss the challenges of the great resignation and her insights on succession planning.
Leading effective digital transformation beyond COVID with Vice President of LeapGen David Guazzarotto
On this episode of Inside Healthy Teams, we speak with Vincent Sully, Manager, Inclusion Policy and Advisory Team, from the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions about the creation and progress of Victoria's social procurement framework.
Listen to industry leaders from The Kraft Heinz Company ELMO Software AFL - Australian Football League for the Future of Learning & Development event held in June.
In this episode of Inside Healthy Teams we explore the opportunities for social value creation through social procurement in the civil infrastructure industry.
Our guest is Kylie Adeniyi from Major Road Projects Victoria.
Leading innovation through an effective culture and structure in professional services with managing partner Phillip Salem Sparke Helmore
In this episode of Inside Healthy Teams, James McHugh Head of Corporate Social Impact at Apricot Consulting speaks with Max Lynam, the Founder of Isgood.ai.
Max discusses how social impact measurement is improving the way we generate and deliver meaningful social value.
For more information about Isgood.ai, visit https://isgood.ai
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In this episode of Inside Healthy Teams James McHugh, Head of Corporate Social Impact at Apricot Consulting speaks with Sarah Downie, the CEO of The Shared Value Project.
Sarah discusses how a shared value business strategy is designed to solve social issues profitability and why it can provide organisations with a competitive advantage.
For more information about The Shared Value Project, go to https://sharedvalue.org.au.
Visit us at https://www.apricotconsulting.com.au/
Dr Miranda Jensen is an experienced change and transformation specialist who has worked across a diverse range of industry segments. Miranda is a principle of On Song Consultancy and creator of the Transformation3 methodology a dynamic, real-time management of large scale change
Building resililience during challenging times. What does it mean for your organisation and what can we do to build up and strengthen resilience right now during the COVID-19 outbreak?
Empowering women in construction. Women currently represent only 2% of the Australian trades workforce. Trades Women Australia goal is to increase female participation to ensure true diversity, inclusiveness and equity are achieved.
Exploring how the construction industry can deliver on social procurement targets in a more effective manner for all stakeholders.
The Future of Performance - Live Event with panel members, Justine Figo (HR Author, speaker & Mentor), James Della - Porta (Regional Director - Elmo Cloud HR & Payroll) and James Natsis (CEO of Apricot Consulting).
In this episode of Inside Healthy Teams we speak with Dr Kevin Argus, on the concept of creating Shared Value. First developed by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer out of Harvard Business School this concept has gained a lot of momentum since 2011. If you’re looking to build purpose and engagement within your organisation, a Shared Value program might be suitable for your business.
Dr. Kevin Argus is a lecturer in design thinking and marketing in the Graduate School of Business and Law at RMIT University. Kevin is also part of a collective of academia focused on designing human-centred approaches to the circular economy.
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In this episode we talk with Janine Garner, on the topic of her new book, Be Brilliant. Living a Life of Influence. Janine shares why she believes leaders must continue to develop their influence.
Janine is an internationally-acclaimed entrepreneur and Fortune 500 mentor, keynote speaker and best-selling author.
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In this episode we talk to Michael Kilgariff is the CEO of Roads Australia. Michael shares his insights on this timely topic of reshaping your business and operating model in light of significant change, such as we have seen through Covid-19.
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A key priority for executives to drive engagement in their businesses is to create purpose driven organisations that play their role in addressing key social issues. Along with strong CSR programs, one of the main way’s businesses are achieving this, is by developing shared value programs. In this episode Apricot Consulting’s COO, James Natsis is joined by, CEO of Ability Works Sue Boyce; Paul Ashby, Aurecon Infrastructure Practice Leader Vic/ SA; Transurban Sustainable Procurement Manager, Deepen Somaiya and Dr Kevin Argus, Lecturer, Design Thinking and Marketing expert from RMIT University to share what they have learnt in developing their joint shared value program and how their organisations, from infrastructure, higher education and not for profit benefit from the partnership.
In our second episode of the ‘The Covid-19 impact’ series, Apricot Consulting’s Chief Operating Officer, James Natsis shares his insights on how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting the business community and what business leaders can be doing to implement change without compromising the culture of their organisation.
Our world has turned upside down in a matter of weeks due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and business are being forced to reposition their business strategies, adopt remote working models and maintain connection with their staff through a time of anxiety and uncertainty. In this podcast Apricot Consulting’s head of Transformation, Avril Gaughan shares some of her change operating principles to help business leaders support their employees as they adopt a new way of working.
In this episode we talk with the CEO of Apricot Consulting, Derek Linsell on the topic of engagement. Derek provides a timely insight into what leaders can be doing to encourage engagement, even through difficult seasons.
In this episode we talk to our COO, Apricot Consulting’s James Natsis on the topic of leadership. James provides a timely perspective on what leaders should be thinking about and enacting at the start of a new year and decade to enhance their effectiveness.
In this episode we talk to CEO of Ability Works Sue Boyce on the topic of inclusion. Sue provides useful insights on how to build a truly inclusive workplace and how corporates like Transurban and Aurecon are leading the way in building inclusive partnerships with not for profits.
In this episode we talk to CEO of Ability Works Sue Boyce on the topic of inclusion. Sue provides useful insights on how to build a truly inclusive workplace and how corporates like Transurban and Aurecon are leading the way in building inclusive partnerships with not for profits.
In this episode we talk to General Manager Graham Gourd at Fisher and Paykel on the challenging topic of giving feedback. Graham provides useful insights managers can use to enhance their ability to provide feedback that both helps the business and also the individual.
In this episode we interview Kim Zovak. Kim works for a global non-profit and is a master certified coach who will help us understand the value of leadership coaching. She talks about what it is, and what it isn't, and helps us understand why coaching is so impactful and empowering for leaders who want to develop further.
In this first episode of Inside Healthy Teams we interview Scott Powell from the Aurecon Group. Scott speaks about authentic leadership from his own experience and gives some insightful thoughts for all leaders.