Transformation - More Scars Than Medals : James Allen

James Allen is empowering businesses to develop and deliver strategies that stimulate ambitious growth through international expansion, M&A, and launch of new products, services and customer propositions. He's driving large-scale transformation, having delivered £1.5BN in financial benefits to companies through major programmes of change to operating model, technology (cloud, cyber, AI), people and culture. Deeply skilled in digital transformation, organisational restructure, turnaround, post-acquisition integration and exit strategy. During this episode he's chatting to Sharon and sharing his awesome knowledge with you. Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/growth2030/ ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

After years of many different personal and professional experiences, feedback from colleagues, customers, friends and family, Jamie believes that he has a very real superpower – storytelling with impact. His mission is to help unlock this superpower within other people, so that they too can enjoy the impact and the benefits that it will bring. Connect with Jamie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiermackenzie/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

Nicola lives for that spark in the "aha moment" when people realise that their moment to succeed and achieve greatness is now.... she understands the value of leaders being able to build an authentic community organically and has some great tips to share. She has a different journey to most people, get ready to hear it! Connect with Nicola: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-benjamin-chpp-mba-mapm-34418225/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

For Mia Drennan, rejection was the nudge she needed to walk away from corporate stability to a build a business spanning four continents. This week on the delivery space podcast, Sharon and I had the privilege of speaking with Mia, founder of GLAS, a global leader in financial administration. Working directly with Mia, Sharon and I have both been inspired by her and other senior leaders within GLAS that we couldn’t wait to get her story out there. Mia had a thriving career, a six-figure salary and promotion that never came. Rather than ponder over what could’ve been, she made a decision to re-write her own narrative, discovered a gap in the market and built a business to serve and guide clients through complex transactions. In this episode, Mia shares: 📍How rejection became the catalyst for her entrepreneurial journey 📍Why service and trust are the cornerstones of every client relationship 📍The importance of nurturing the people around you as great businesses are built by empowered teams About our guest Mia is one of the Founding Partners of Global Loan Agency Services Limited ("GLAS") an independent, non-bank, conflict free, provider of loan agency and trustee services with a particular niche in restructurings and special situations. GLAS is fast becoming known as a proactive, forward thinking, solutions provider who is readily able to step into "messy" situations and get the job done.  Connect with Mia Drennan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miadrennan/?originalSubdomain=uk ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

Daniel is a Delivery Coach based in London. He is interested in helping others to build intelligent teams by taking inspiration from cognitive science. He hosts the "Agile On The Mind" podcast and a blog where he explores these ideas along and with his star cast of guests. Daniel's Blog: https://agileonthemind.substack.com/ ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

Chris is a know-it-all about generative AI and all of the tools around it. Chris helps teams build capabilities and systems which align them to  strategic goals. He believes that growing in-house digital capabilities, with team's easily able to understand their purpose, enables businesses to achieve lasting impact and accelerate the delivery of products. So which tools will benefit your team? Connect with Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-alderson/?originalSubdomain=uk ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

How does being a "Kanban Queen" help Helen and everyone around her? Helen is an outgoing and driven coach and trainer who is passionate about working with Individuals, teams and organisations on their road to agility. Helen has worked with many varied organisations and teams in many different industries and brings this vast wealth of experience and knowledge to her training and coaching. Connect with Helen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjmeek/ The Kanban Edge website: https://kanbanedge.org/ ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

How will AI impact the world of business, and most importantly, your teams? Community and Curiosity are Stuart’s core values which have led him through his 20+ year digital career. Starting with pivotal Agile and Digital transformations for major players like ASDA / Walmart and the NHS, he became an agile advocate back in 2004. Connect with Stuart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartmunton/ ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

Shahzad is a lead agile coach, he has over 14 years of experience in partnering with organisations to achieve business transformation and customer satisfaction. He holds the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) credentials, and he has extensive knowledge and skills in agile methodologies, training, mentoring, and analytical thinking. Niall is a seasoned leader with over three decades of experience, transitioning from a software engineer to a dynamic cross-functional leader. His core philosophy centers on empowering individuals to reach their full potential, across various domains, including engineering, product development, data, architecture, user experience, and operations. Connect with Shahzad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahzad-nawaz727?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app Connect with Niall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niallhorley?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/

Haroon Khalil is a Lean-Agile Practitioner and a Professional Coach, working with individuals, teams, managers, and Senior leadership teams to help them deliver results. His favourite focus areas involve unearthing better ways to help people adapt to the pace of change in business environments, improve overall business performance, grow leadership capabilities at all levels, and support better ways of working to bring the delivery of purposeful outcomes to life. He's worked with people from a wide variety of sectors, these include: Asset Management, Banking, Insurance, Consultancy, Recruitment, Start Ups, Retail, Sports, and Public Sector institutions.   ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/