Original Thinking Podcast
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -In the Original Thinking Podcast, experts and academic colleagues discuss their latest research and original thinking at Alliance MBS.
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COVID-19: Considering the impact on older workers | Original Thinking Podcast
September 24, 2020 13:05 - 1 hour - 54 MBOn this joint podcast from MICRA and Alliance Manchester Business School a panel of experts will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on older workers. Speakers: Dr Sheena Johnson, Professor of Work Psychology and Wellbeing. Sheena will give some brief background to how older workers are potentially disproportionately affected given their increased risk to Covid19, and consider what support employers can put in place to mitigate this. She will then outline what academic research can te...
COVID-19: Considering the impact on older workers
September 24, 2020 13:05 - 1 hour - 54 MBOn this joint podcast from MICRA and Alliance Manchester Business School a panel of experts will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on older workers. Speakers: Dr Sheena Johnson, Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester: Sheena will give some brief background to how older workers are potentially disproportionately affected given their increased risk to Covid19, and consider what support employers can put in place to mitigate this. She will then outline what academic research can t...
What 5G means for you right now — and what's next? | Vital Topics | Original Thinking Podcast
August 27, 2020 11:24 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBHear from Capita, BT and experts from Alliance Manchester Business School as they discuss how 5G has the power to change the way we communicate, support economic growth and kick-start the next industrial revolution. Industries across the UK are looking at 5G as the backbone of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Industrial-grade wireless offers an opportunity to transform industry and healthcare; support millions of people with ultrafast internet speeds, and provide capacity for com...
Vital Topics: What 5G means for you right now — and what's next?
August 27, 2020 11:24 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBHear from Capita, BT and experts from Alliance Manchester Business School as they discuss how 5G has the power to change the way we communicate, support economic growth and kick-start the next industrial revolution. Industries across the UK are looking at 5G as the backbone of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Industrial-grade wireless offers an opportunity to transform industry and healthcare; support millions of people with ultrafast internet speeds, and provide capacity for communi...
Is remote working the new future of work?
July 22, 2020 08:49 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBDuring this Original Thinking Podcast a panel of industry experts will discuss both the positive and negative aspects of home and remote working that COVID-19 has highlighted. The COVID-19 crisis has thrown light on both the positive and negative aspects of home and remote working. On the one hand workers have shown great resilience and resourcefulness in adapting to the challenges, demonstrating their commitment in the industries and sectors where it has been possible to do so. Indeed...
Is remote working the new future of work? | Original Thinking Podcast
July 22, 2020 08:49 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBDuring this Original Thinking Podcast a panel of industry experts will discuss both the positive and negative aspects of home and remote working that COVID-19 has highlighted. The COVID-19 crisis has thrown light on both the positive and negative aspects of home and remote working. On the one hand workers have shown great resilience and resourcefulness in adapting to the challenges, demonstrating their commitment in the industries and sectors where it has been possible to do so. In...
Preparing businesses for a future pandemic | Original Thinking Podcast
July 20, 2020 10:53 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast Dr Judit Csiszar, Senior Lecturer (Healthcare Management), Alliance MBS, will be joined by Masters students to discuss how pandemic simulation workshops can help prepare managers. Protecting staff and controlling the spread of COVID-19 will now be essential for any organisation. Dr Judit Csiszar has been running pandemic simulation workshops since before the crisis on our MSc in International Healthcare Leadership (IHL) programme in Singapore and D...
Preparing businesses for a future pandemic
July 20, 2020 10:53 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast Dr Judit Csiszar, Senior Lecturer (Healthcare Management), Alliance MBS, will be joined by Masters students to discuss how pandemic simulation workshops can help prepare managers. Protecting staff and controlling the spread of COVID-19 will now be essential for any organisation. Dr Judit Csiszar has been running pandemic simulation workshops since before the crisis on our MSc in International Healthcare Leadership (IHL) programme in Singapore and Dubai...
Strategising beyond the COVID-19 crisis | Original Thinking Podcast
July 16, 2020 10:59 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this Original Thinking podcast Mark Healey, Professor of Strategic Management, Alliance MBS, will discuss how to build a long term strategy beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
Strategising beyond the COVID-19 crisis
July 16, 2020 10:59 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this Original Thinking podcast Dr Mark Healey, Senior Lecture, Alliance MBS, will discuss how to build a long term strategy beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
The impact of COVID-19 on routes to funding for SMEs
July 13, 2020 13:24 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIt’s a worrying time for SMEs running short of money during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only will they be hit hard by a significant drop in customer revenue, traditional funders are also holding back, fearing an uncertain future. This lack of cash means reinvesting profits for organic growth is impossible, and simply paying the bills has become a challenge. In this Original Thinking Podcast hear from our panellists as they explore the impact of COVID-19 on routes to funding for SMEs and...
The impact of COVID-19 on routes to funding for SMEs | Original Thinking Podcast
July 13, 2020 13:24 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIt’s a worrying time for SMEs running short of money during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only will they be hit hard by a significant drop in customer revenue, traditional funders are also holding back, fearing an uncertain future. This lack of cash means reinvesting profits for organic growth is impossible, and simply paying the bills has become a challenge. In this Original Thinking Podcast hear from our panellists as they explore the impact of COVID-19 on routes to funding for SMEs...
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and COVID-19 | Original Thinking Podcast
June 25, 2020 11:09 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIn January Alliance MBS hosted a Vital Topics event with keynote speaker Sacha Sadan (Director of Investor Stewardship at LGIM) arguing that ESG was now in the mainstream. 3 weeks later the Coronavirus crisis happened. So, in a world dealing with a major pandemic and heading towards a global recession, is ESG still relevant? Our experts argue that COVID-19 has shown exactly why a focus on environmental, social and governance factors is vital for all stakeholders (shareholders, em...
Wednesday, 24 June 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and COVID-19
June 25, 2020 11:09 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIn January Alliance MBS hosted a Vital Topics event with keynote speaker Sacha Sadan (Director of Investor Stewardship at LGIM) arguing that ESG was now in the mainstream. 3 weeks later the Coronavirus crisis happened. So, in a world dealing with a major pandemic and heading towards a global recession, is ESG still relevant? Our experts argue that COVID-19 has shown exactly why a focus on environmental, social and governance factors is vital for all stakeholders (shareholders, employ...
Productivity, public services and well-being
June 19, 2020 11:34 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBPublic services in the UK have faced unprecedented challenges over the past decade which the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying. Already under pressure budgets are being stretched further and the introduction of new technologies and services models is being accelerated to meet the demands of the new normal. This presents an opportunity for a fresh look at productivity in public services – how we measure and value it, how it links to productivity in the private sector and broader concept...
Productivity, public services and well-being | Original Thinking Podcast
June 19, 2020 11:34 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBPublic services in the UK have faced unprecedented challenges over the past decade which the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying. Already under pressure budgets are being stretched further and the introduction of new technologies and services models is being accelerated to meet the demands of the new normal. This presents an opportunity for a fresh look at productivity in public services – how we measure and value it, how it links to productivity in the private sector and broader concept...
Productivity, public services and well-being | Original Thinking Podcast
June 19, 2020 11:34 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBPublic services in the UK have faced unprecedented challenges over the past decade which the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying. Already under pressure budgets are being stretched further and the introduction of new technologies and services models is being accelerated to meet the demands of the new normal. This presents an opportunity for a fresh look at productivity in public services – how we measure and value it, how it links to productivity in the private sector and broader con...
Observations of NHS leadership behaviours during COVID-19 | Original Thinking Podcast
June 18, 2020 14:53 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBOn this podcast, Professor Naomi Chambers discuses her observations of NHS leadership behaviours during COVID-19. Naomi’s wide range of teaching, advisory and research interests include healthcare leadership, organisation culture, diversity and inclusion, board governance, clinicians in management, health care commissioning, health policy and management in Europe, primary care, patient and public involvement, emergency planning, e-health and clinical costing. Her publications and m...
Observations of NHS leadership behaviours during COVID-19
June 18, 2020 14:53 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBOn this podcast, Professor Naomi Chambers discuses her observations of NHS leadership behaviours during COVID-19. Naomi’s wide range of teaching, advisory and research interests include healthcare leadership, organisation culture, diversity and inclusion, board governance, clinicians in management, health care commissioning, health policy and management in Europe, primary care, patient and public involvement, emergency planning, e-health and clinical costing. Her publications and media...
Productivity Dynamics in Times of Crisis and Recovery | Original Thinking Podcast
June 12, 2020 16:25 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBIn this podcast we discuss how COVID-19 is impacting productivity today, and how government, business and workforce needs to adapt in order to drive productivity during the recovery. Panellists Bart Van Ark, Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School and Executive Vice President and Global Chief Economist of The Conference Board (moderator). Tera Allas, Director of Research and Economics, McKinsey’s United Kingdom and Ireland Office. Alan Harding, Chief Economic A...
Productivity Dynamics in Times of Crisis and Recovery
June 12, 2020 16:25 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBIn this podcast we discuss how COVID-19 is impacting productivity today, and how government, business and workforce needs to adapt in order to drive productivity during the recovery. Panellists Bart Van Ark, Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School and Executive Vice President and Global Chief Economist of The Conference Board (moderator). Tera Allas, Director of Research and Economics, McKinsey’s United Kingdom and Ireland Office. Alan Harding, Chief Economic Advis...
Recovery after COVID-19 | Original Thinking Podcast
June 04, 2020 17:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast episode we will hear how staff from across The University of Manchester, led by Alliance MBS, are working with organisations around the UK and globally to develop successful plans for ensuring their recovery from COVID-19. The team produces the ‘Manchester briefing on COVID-19’ each week which brings together international lessons and examples to prompt thinking on response to, and recovery from, COVID-19. Recipients are complementary about it: “r...
Recovery after COVID-19
June 04, 2020 17:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast episode we will hear how staff from across The University of Manchester, led by Alliance MBS, are working with organisations around the UK and globally to develop successful plans for ensuring their recovery from COVID-19. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
COVID-19 - Impact on global supply chains | Original Thinking Podcast
June 03, 2020 15:53 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast, we will hold a discussion about the impact of Covid-19 on the global supply chain. Hear from Stuart-Michael Whiting, senior Vice President Logistics & Planning, Global Supply Chain at Schneider Electrics alongside Alliance Manchester Business School's Mario Kafouros, Professor of International Business and Innovation, Fahian Huq, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management and Chris M. Smith, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Operati...
COVID-19 - Impact on global supply chains
June 03, 2020 15:53 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast we will hold a discussion about the impact of Covid-19 on the global supply chain. Hear from Stuart-Michael Whiting, senior Vice President Logistics & Planning, Global Supply Chain at Schneider Electrics alongside Alliance Manchester Business School's Mario Kafuros, Professor of International Business and Innovation, Fahian Huq, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management and Chris M. Smith, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Operations a...
COVID-19 - Avoiding an employment cliff-edge
May 21, 2020 11:50 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast episode we will be joined by Professor Jill Rubery, Director of the Work and Equalities Institute at Alliance Manchester Business School, to debate just how viable is the government's job retention scheme is in the long-run and other questions around this. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
COVID-19 - Avoiding an employment cliff-edge | Original Thinking Podcast
May 21, 2020 11:50 - 54 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this Original Thinking Podcast episode we will be joined by Professor Jill Rubery, Director of the Work and Equalities Institute at Alliance Manchester Business School, to debate just how viable is the government's job retention scheme is in the long-run and other questions around this. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
The age of resilience
May 14, 2020 15:44 - 50 minutes - 46 MBJoseph Lampel, the Eddie Davies Professor of Enterprise and Innovation Management at Alliance Manchester Business School, has written extensively over many years on the subject of resilience and in this latest podcast in our Original Thinkers series he will be sharing his views on the subject and how individuals and organisations should be responding to this crisis. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
The age of resilience | Original Thinking Podcast
May 14, 2020 15:44 - 50 minutes - 46 MBThe need to summon up both our individual resilience, and collective resilience as a society, has arguably never been greater than in the wake of the huge health, social and economic challenges posed by COVID-19. Joseph Lampel, the Eddie Davies Professor of Enterprise and Innovation Management at Alliance Manchester Business School, has written extensively over many years on the subject of resilience and in this latest podcast in our Original Thinkers series he will be sharing his ...
Top tips on working from home and successfully managing remote teams | Original Thinking Podcast
May 14, 2020 08:47 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWhat are the top tips on working from home and how do you successfully manage remote teams? In this podcast Cary Cooper and Kelly Metcalf will discuss how leading organisations are tackling this challenge and give practical tips on how to best support your employees’ well-being while they are working from home. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
Top tips on working from home and successfully managing remote teams | Original Thinking Podcast
May 14, 2020 08:47 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWhat are the top tips on working from home and how do you successfully manage remote teams? In this podcast Cary Cooper and Kelly Metcalf will discuss how leading organisations are tackling this challenge and give practical tips on how to best support your employees’ well-being while they are working from home. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
Top tips on working from home and successfully managing remote teams
May 14, 2020 08:47 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWhat are the top tips on working from home and how do you successfully manage remote teams? In this podcast Cary Cooper and Kelly Metcalf will discuss how leading organisations are tackling this challenge and give practical tips on how to best support your employees’ well-being while they are working from home. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
COVID-19 and climate change | Original Thinking Podcast
May 04, 2020 16:33 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWill Covid-19 be a game-changer for climate change? In this podcast Jonatan Pinkse will explore whether individuals will rethink their behaviours and their approach to climate change. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
COVID-19 and climate change
May 04, 2020 16:33 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWill Covid-19 be a game-changer for climate change? In this podcast Jonatan Pinkse will explore whether individuals will rethink their behaviours and their approach to climate change. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.
Original Thinkers Podcast - COVID-19 and climate change
May 04, 2020 16:33 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWill Covid-19 be a game-changer for climate change? In this podcast Jonatan Pinkse will explore whether individuals will rethink their behaviours and their approach to climate change. Hosted by Jim Pendrill, AMBS’ Research Communications Lead.