The Growth Business

Business is in the grip of a mental health crisis with employees reporting record levels of stress, worry and even sadness.Are you ready to build compassion into your business processes.and win back productivity as a result?This month Lucy talks to the Champion of Compassion Nigel Kilpatrick about the Gallup survey findings and what we can do about it...Contact Nigel on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelkilpatrick/) Listen to The Compassion Show (https://lnns.co/A1PkVou2pSg)

IT professionals are a powerful knowledge community but post-covid, some of us have been left isolated.In this episode of The Growth Business the founder of The Channel Community talks to Lucy Thorpe about pulling together, overcoming confidence issues and promoting equity.Useful linksCoachere - www.coachere.com (www.coachere.com)The Channel Community - www.thechannelcommunity.com (www.thechannelcommunity.com)

As AI comes of age - will anything ever be the same again? ChatGPT is being hailed as a major turning point - set to sweep away everything from Google to a whole bunch of familiar jobs. And while we're all familiar with hype cycles this seems to be the real deal.In this episode of The Growth Business, Lucy Thorpe talks to former senior BBC tech journalist Jane Wakefield about AI, the technology economy and as International Women's Day approaches they chat about the on-going issues with gender bias and equality in the tech sector.

Creating an inclusive workplace is more important than ever as we embrace diversity within teams. In this month's episode of The Growth Business podcast, Lucy talks to Change Optician Dr Emma Langman founder of BAKERFISH about conflict, allyship and leadership goals as well as why your boss could be bad for your health!

Emotions are part of the buying process whether we like it or not - so why aren't more B2B tech companies seeking to understand how to grab our audience from the get-go? It takes only nano seconds to makes an impression so how do we make it count?Consumer psychologist and founder of the consultancy Humanising Brands Kate Nightingale is Lucy's guest this month - together they look at how improved brand communication can make all the difference to sales.Kate Nightingale is on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-nightingale-kasia-slowikowska-1895981b/)Humanising Brands Behavioural Retail Consultancy (https://humanising-brands.com/)

From the fuel crisis to the trust crisis, it's certainly been a tumultuous year! Luckily another 11 guests have taken the time to talk us through it and reflect on some of the lessons learned.So here we have it, the 2022 best of... episode of The Growth Business in which Lucy looks back over what her guests have revealed about the world we do business in today.

We all want to work effectively and live our best possible life - but what are the rules and principles you use to guide you?In this month's episode I uncover the 7 habits of highly effective people - a set of guidelines which have truly stood the test of time!As fresh today as they were in the 80s when this mega block buster business book was first written - I'm joined by Naomi Martell-Bundock to unpick what makes them work.Find Naomi on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomimartell/What are the 7 habits all about - further information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People

The buyer’s journey is a highly successful framework for helping sales and marketing think about the complex purchases typical in B2B.In this episode of The Growth Business, Lucy Thorpe talks to the man who coined the phrase, Hugh Macfarlane,.founder of align.meListen in as they break down the journey into stages and get to grips with the fascinating topic of buyer psychology...

Just 19% of jobs in technology are taken by women – so how can we persuade more women to get involved and feel more supported in the sector? Abigail Allman chief marketing officer and director at ERP Dynamics has just set up Women in ERP – a LinkedIn support group and podcast.In this episode of The Growth Business Lucy and Abigail chat about how to support women in technology from quiet quitting to supporting parents. Enjoy!LinkIn with Abigail Allman here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigailallman/)Find the Women in ERP page and podcast here (https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninerp/)Find out more about ERP Dynamics here (https://erpdynamics.co.uk/)

Is your company a super-connected enterprise or an on-line corporate ghost town? My guest this month is Steve Watt, director of market insight at Seismic. Steve is a master at leveraging the power of social media to make authentic connections. He pinpoints 3 key areas for the win - buyer centric social selling, client centric social advocacy and talent centric social recruiting. Do listen to this episode - you will learn a lot!Lucy ThorpeYou can connect with Steve on Linkedin here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewatt/)Find out more about the Seismic global sales enablement platform here (https://seismic.com/)