Newton Talks - The Management & Consultancy Podcast for Curious Minds

Newton Talks is back with an exclusive new episode after an enriching fourth season exploring For the first time, executive producers Michelle Bosa-Edwards and Kerry Harris take to the mic, joining host Brad Jennings to discuss their key takeaways from the latest season, and explore what each episode brought to the table as part of this wider conversation on workplace culture. Brad highlights how Darra Singh and Eliza Filby's conversation drove home the profound need for the over 40s to be considered and catered to in the workplace, just as much as younger generations. Meanwhile, Kerry unpacks Brad's talk with Mario Moussa, drawing parallels between business anthropology "tribe" dynamics and Newton's own role as consultants. And Michelle reflects on being moved by Kate Haddon and Geffrye Parsons' discussion on allyship, sharing how she’s become more conscious of how she can show up as an ally at work – from passively supportive to actively supportively, as Geffrye says. Newton is a recognised specialist in strategic delivery across highly complex environments, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Meet Geffrye Parsons, Chief Empathy Officer at the Inclusion Imperative. Geffrye is redefining what it means to be a CEO in the twenty-first century, by explaining the benefits of leading from a place of empathy. Together, he and Kate Haddon, a People & Change Director at Newton, discuss how creating a culture of care can help you get the best out of your people, boosting performance, productivity, and engagement. Looking at the role of inclusion, psychological safety, adjustments and allyship, Geffrye and Kate unpack the many layers of a culture of care. Reminding us that it's not just a matter of creating diverse teams, but creating inclusive environments where people have a sense of belonging and feel empowered to share their perspective. This season was inspired by the findings in our national workplace culture report. Using the research as a launch pad for some refreshing conversations with leading experts, the episodes further unpack the biggest questions that organisations are facing today. You can read the full report here https://www.newtoneurope.com/workplace-culture Newton is a recognised specialist in strategic delivery across highly complex environments, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Meet Dr. Eliza Filby, academic, author, podcast host and visiting lecturer at King’s College London. As a consultant and Doctor of British History, Eliza is a ‘historian of contemporary values and generational dynamics’ and specialises in ‘Generational Intelligence’. Her well-documented background on the history of generations and ageing has made her a sought after media commentator for BBC News, Sky News, and BBC Radio 4, as well as a keynote speaker. And in 2022 she was awarded the Europa Forum’s 2022 Millennial Leaders Award. In this episode, she sits down with Darra Singh OBE, Public Sector Strategy Partner at Newton, to discuss the challenges around bridging the gap between the four generations working alongside each other in the workplace today. Together, they look at how ageing and cultural shifts in the workplace present both points of tension and opportunity for businesses in the twenty-first century. But also how understanding the context, appreciating the value, and learning from the strengths of each generation is key to building a resilient, heterogeneous workforce. Eliza urges employers to look at older workers as the future of their organisation, as much as they do with millennials and Gen Z. With a later retirement age and employees often choosing to stay in work for longer, investing in their wellbeing and development is vital. As Eliza notes, companies need to recognize how the life cycle is changing and then create company policies that reflect that modern reality. This season was inspired by the findings in our national workplace culture report. Using the research as a launch pad for some refreshing conversations with leading experts, the episodes further unpack the biggest questions that organisations are facing today. You can read the full report here: https://www.newtoneurope.com/workplace-culture Newton is a recognised specialist in strategic delivery across highly complex environments, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn Newton Talks is hosted by Brad Jennings, People and Change Director at Newton and is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Meet Mario Moussa, a management consultant turned award-winning author. His latest book, The Culture Puzzle, represents the culmination of over 75 years worth of expertise on an anthropological approach to workplace culture. Mario has taught at the world's leading academic institutions, with work published in the Journal of Business Anthropology. With over a decade's experience applying anthropology to business contexts, Mario sits down with Brad Jennings, a People and Change Director at Newton, to tackle the question: What is anthropology, and why should we care about it in the workplace? In this first episode of our fourth season, amongst other things, Mario and Brad discuss different organisational culture types. The two take us on a journey as they delve into how culture impacts employee attitudes and performance, asking: How can anthropology help organisations change? Mario helps us understand how this often overlooked discipline can help us build better, more resilient workplace cultures and reminds us of the crucial importance of listening to our people, since they are the heart and soul of any organisation. This season was inspired by the findings in our national workplace culture report. Using the research as a launch pad for some refreshing conversations with leading experts, the episodes further unpack the biggest questions that organisations are facing today. You can read the full report here https://www.newtoneurope.com/workplace-culture Newton is a recognised specialist in strategic delivery across highly complex environments, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

We’re back for a fourth season and with a brand new host! Quench your curiosity as we explore the modern workplace culture, where no question is left unasked. We’ll be speaking with Mario Moussa on how we can use organisational anthropology to better understand and shape workplace cultures; Dr. Eliza Filby on the trials and tribulations of a multi-generational workforce; and Geffrye Parsons on the benefits of creating a culture of care. Newton is a recognised specialist in strategic delivery across highly complex environments, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. z4RXI9A8RrP2XNASTIOL

Professor John Amaechi OBE is a respected organisational psychologist, an award-winning, international (Sunday and New YorkTimes) best-selling author, a sought-after public speaker, an executive coach and the Founder of APS Intelligence Ltd. After a ground-breaking career in basketball (becoming the first Briton to have a career in the NBA), he has gone on to become one of HR’s most influential thinkers and founded APS Intelligence Ltd., an organisation of thought leaders in inclusive leadership that builds high performing teams. A LinkedIn Top Voice since 2020, Amaechi’s book, the Promises of Giants, has been reviewed by the New York Times’ Adam Grant as “one of the most powerful books ever written about leadership.” In the first ever LIVE recording of Newton Talks, John sits down with Shyam Radia, one of Newton’s Business Managers, to discuss leadership in the modern world; how we can build a culture where we don’t compare individual successes, whilst pushing us to think about what a ‘team’ really means. With an audience of over 500 Newton team members, John draws on his sporting and leadership successes, encouraging the audience to push for useful feedback in their roles whilst reminding managers of the difference between ‘useful’ and ‘cruel’ feedback. John argues that the way organisations are run has now evolved and leaders and employees must embrace this shift by being both adaptable to processes and handling this change with an agile and welcoming mind. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood, with additional editing by Jarek Zaba. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR. Our beautiful set design was courtesy of the home and business interior design services of MKM Luxe Suisse in Eton. MKM Luxe Suisse style your home and business creating an environment that you only thought you could dream of. They guide you through the plethora of quality brands delivering high end products for inside and out. Their complimentary interior designer service working with over 70 manufacturers customises perfect product selection at unbeatable value. Find them on instagram @mkmluxesuisse_eton and at mkmluxe.com

In this episode American futurist Ari Wallach introduces Longpath, an applied mindset he uses to cultivate future conscious thinking and behaviour and also the title of his new book, Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs – An Antidote for Short-Termism. During this conversation, Ari and Julie discuss this period of great change we’re in, what Ari calls the ‘intertidal’, and the opportunity this offers. Ari outlines the three pillars for cultivating a better tomorrow – telos (the ultimate aim), futures thinking, and transgenerational empathy – and urges Julie, and us listeners, to move away from short-termism and to embrace long-term thinking, in and out of the boardroom. In encouraging us to think 50, 100, even 200 years in the future, Ari delineates what it means to be a great ancestor, one that keeps future generations in mind with every decision that we make. He shows us how going fast means going alone, while going far requires going together. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production produced by Lina Prestwood with additional editing by Jarek Zaba. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Professor Amanda Kirby is an academic, professor, author, medical practitioner, and the CEO/ co-founder of Do-IT Solutions. Having authored nine books and published over one-hundred academic research papers, Professor Kirby is a leading expert in the field of neurodiversity. In this episode of Newton Talks, she sits down with Newton’s very own Ed Bailey, Business Manager across Local and Central Government and co-founder of Newton’s Disability Network, to unpack what neurodiversity really means. They discuss moving beyond the neurodivergent-neurotypical divide, to an understanding that all human minds are different in their own way. The two discuss neurodiversity in the workplace and how businesses can do better at championing diversity of thought. Amanda and Ed really delve into the different ways of thinking, moving, acting, processing, and communicating that exist all around us. It's a real lesson in respectful curiosity and in how to be more understanding of this human variability so that as leaders, we can be sure everyone’s in an environment where they can succeed. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production produced by Lina Prestwood, Phil Sansom, and Kate McCall. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Mo Gawdat is an entrepreneur and best-selling author, most famously known for his books Solve for Happy and Scary Smart. After an illustrious career of nearly 30 years in tech, which included a stint as Chief Business Officer at GoogleX, Mo turned his focus to the business of happiness, not a business at all but a fundamental feature of human life. His extensive research and dedicated written work led Mo to embark on his most recent journey, One Billion Happy, which is not just the name of his foundation, but his guiding principle and mission. In this episode, Mo sits down with Justin Geldof, Newton’s Technology Director, to discuss AI in the modern world, pushing us to think about our role in its evolution. Mo argues that instead of thinking of AI as simply technology we should be thinking of it as the newest form of sentient life. Life that we are responsible for raising. In addressing the question of whether AI will develop to have humanity’s best interest in mind, Justin and Mo discuss ethics, our role in nurturing ‘good’ AI, and happiness as a social mission. All of which are more connected to each other than one might think. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios produced by Lina Prestwood, with additional editing by Jarek Zaba. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

With four new guests and a new monthly release schedule, this season goes deep with some of the world’s most exciting thinkers and experts; Mo Gawdat, Amanda Kirby, Ari Wallach and John Amaechi Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn.

Derek Gaunt is a lecturer, author and trainer with over 20 years’ experience in law enforcement as a leader and commander of hostage negotiation teams in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. As a member of the Black Swan Group, he now works as a trainer and personal coach, instructing businesses on how to apply hostage negotiation practices and principles to their world. In this episode, Newton’s Katie Quarmby talks with Derek to explore how effective negotiation is less about conversational hardball and in fact requires empathy, listening, and understanding Together they discuss some of the negotiation tactics that can help you have better, more valuable, conversations as a leader; and how accusations audits and the five stages of listening can foster more candid conversations. Plus, why leading with curiosity and seeing the issue (not the person) as your adversary, can drive true resolution in the face of a challenging conversation. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood, Phil Sansom and Kate McCall. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Patrice Gordon is a reverse mentoring guru, whose efforts to build an inclusive environment at Virgin Atlantic have been recognised by her boss Richard Branson, and internationally by the TED Talk leadership community. In this episode, Newton co-founder Andy Hawes sits down with Patrice to talk about what it takes to excel at reverse mentoring. How can Andy, who found the process both illuminating and challenging, ensure that reverse mentoring is truly successful? What does ‘good’ really look like? Should the experience, as Andy asks, be scary to actually work? And, ultimately, does the success of reverse mentoring lie in how vulnerable leaders allow themselves to be? Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood, Phil Sansom and Kate McCall. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood, Phil Sansom and Kate McCall. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.

Doug Gurr is Director at The National History Museum, previously Country Manager at Amazon UK and President at Amazon China. He is also a former Scottish international triathlete, 12 times Ironman and keen ski mountaineer with over 20 first ascents. In this episode, Newton’s Toby Ashong chats with Doug about, not only his impressive personal and professional achievements but why the real secret to digital transformation is not technology, but people. The two discuss the importance of leadership in galvanising people behind a shared vision, the role of storytelling amid company-wide change, the taxonomy of decision-making as well as three key lessons Doug has learned from a lifetime of deploying digital and data technology effectively. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn. Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood, Phil Sansom and Kate McCall. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR

Sara Sanford’s TED talk “Designing gender bias out of the workplace” has been watched over 2 million times. Sara’s groundbreaking research at GEN (Gender Equity Now) has identified 212 cultural levers within an organisation that can foster or counter the impact of gender in the workplace. These can be as simple as the position of a gender tick box on a job application form, or introducing thinking time in meetings. Understanding and pulling these levers creates business results. By integrating the top five set of inclusive behaviours, tech companies, for example, have ended up creating 18% more patents per year. In this episode of Newton Talks, Sara speaks to Newton’s Camilla Wigmore about how companies can do more than make pledges to address gender equity, and use data to drive meaningful action to tackle gender bias, why over-representation is the real problem we should be talking about, and in turn create positive commercial impact. Sara also explains to Camilla, and us, what ‘designing gender bias out of the workplace’ means in practice, why every company already has the tools to do it and why treating gender equity like any other business critical function is the only way to walk the equity walk. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really tough challenges . Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, join the discussion with #NewtonTalks by following us on Linkedin.

Kim Scott is the author of ‘Just Work: Get Sh*t Done Fast and Fair’ and Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want By Saying What you Mean’. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics and Twitter plus a faculty member at Apple University and before that led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. Kim joins Newton’s Rosanne Furniss to discuss why leaders shouldn’t have to choose between being direct and being compassionate. The phrase ‘radical candour’ can inspire fear at first hearing, with many concerned that people will use the principle as an excuse to act “like a jerk”, as Kim says. But in reality, it’s a principle that should be used as a guiding compass, allowing you to hit the sweet spot between caring personally and challenging directly. In this episode, Kim explains how to introduce radical candour as a navigational framework into your organisation; how to create a shared vocabulary so that people are comfortable differentiating between radical candour and obnoxious aggression; the struggles around being radically candid when working remotely; and how radical candour can help you and your team bring your whole selves to work. Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really tough challenges. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, join the discussion with #NewtonTalks by following us on Linkedin.

Matthew Syed is the acclaimed author of six-best selling books on high performance, including his celebrated Black Box Thinking and more recent Rebel Ideas - both of which are some of the best-thumbed books on the Newton bookshelf. In this debut episode of Newton Talks, Matthew sits down with Brad Jennings, Newton’s “Change Guru”, to dig even deeper into cognitive diversity, the subject of Rebel Ideas. He argues that once we start to see conflict and disagreement as a contribution to the dynamism of a team, the sooner we can break free from group echo chambers and aid the benefits of cognitive diversity in solving complex problems. Possibly one of the world’s most famous mindset experts, Matthew brings insights from psychology, anthropology and data science, whilst drawing on a dazzling range of intriguing case-studies, reveals his pick of the world’s best meeting hacks, explains how to work out if your office is an echo chamber and uncovers the best-kept secrets of the world's most successful teams. PLUS, Matthews tells Brad the surprising subject of his next book... and how to win your next game of table tennis. His work with leading organisations has helped those including Premier League footballers build a mindset of continuous improvement and he is the host of new BBC audio series Sideways. Newton Europe is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really tough challenges. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, join the discussion with #NewtonTalks by following us on Linkedin.

Take a listen to find out what happens when Newton’s Director of People, Kate Mills, challenges her most inquisitive colleagues to step out of their day jobs and have a one-to-one with an author, thinker or innovator whose work is blowing their professional minds. Newton Europe is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really tough challenges. Find out more about the way we work at newtoneurope.com, join the discussion with #NewtonTalks by following us on Linkedin.