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In this episode Virgin Group CEO Josh Bayliss sits down with PwC's Global Workforce Leader Pete Brown to discuss the decisions and culture that have propelled the brand's trailblazing reputation for reinvention. How has that mindset and purpose been successfully infused across a broad portfolio that covers everything from finance to telecoms and health to holidays? We look at the role of leadership when it comes to finding the right path through today's challenges as well as how technology, GenAI and purpose are all playing a role in taking the Virgin experience forward.
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In this episode Virgin Group CEO Josh Bayliss sits down with PwC's Global Workforce Leader Pete Brown to discuss the decisions and culture that have propelled the brand's trailblazing reputation for reinvention. How has that mindset and purpose been successfully infused across a broad portfolio that covers everything from finance to telecoms and health to holidays?
How do you compete and win as a manufacturer in today’s challenging environment? For mattress manufacturer Sleepeezee, doubling down on quality and purpose has been their continued route to growth. Host Quentin Cole is joined by Sleepeezee managing director Steve Warren alongside Cara Haffey, PwC UK Automotive and Manufacturing Lead, to explore how purpose and brand factors into productivity, net zero and the sustainability agenda as well as recruiting and retaining talent in our latest In Conversation With episode.
How can a broader view of resilience not only protect your organisation but support taking advantage of opportunity? We explore how elevating resilience - to a mindset and culture that cuts across your organisation - goes beyond managing risk and empowers you, your people and supply chain to collaborate for better outcomes for all.
Digital and data offer insight into changes around how your customers shop, their needs and expectations. And when harnessed with the right blend of creativity and innovation, there are real opportunities to forge brand loyalty. Host Rowena Daines is joined by Tom Adams, our Experience Consulting and Marketing Transformation leader and Sam Tomlinson who leads our Customer Marketing and Media Insight team to explore how to stay on the right side of the personalisation vs privacy line so brands can carve out distinctive experiences for their customers.
Flexible working, talent and capability gaps, challenging decisions around pay and reward - how can business leaders unpick these complex issues to move forward in a way that works for their people as well as their bottom line?
Energy security and the societal impact of rising prices amid a cost of living crisis have added to the pressure facing the energy, utilities and resources sector as set out in our recent ten point response plan. How has the impact of recent events - from the geopolitical to the economic - affected the progress of a transition to a greener, Net Zero future? And where do we go from here?
This episode, we go behind the scenes of how that change works in practice - and the importance of relationships and trust in making sure everyone feels part of the journey.
Shifting consumer behaviours have been driving a case for change across the financial services industry for years - from the rise of mobile banking to demand for more active control over their investments. Having seen some of these trends accelerated first by the pandemic and now by the rising cost of living crisis, how can this wave of change be harnessed effectively and responsibly?
