Responsible Management - University of Bradford School of Management

Apr 26 2024 7
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Responsible Management is a podcast from the University of Bradford’s award-winning School of Management. It is hosted by David Spicer, Professor of Small Business Development and Organisational studies and Director of Business and Community Engagement in the school. In this podcast we bring together our academic experts and leaders from industry to debate and discuss issues concerning ethics, sustainability and responsibility in organisations today. This is part of the offer provided for SMEs as part of the school’s Knowledge Transfer Network. For more information please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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14: Episode 13: Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Apr 26 2024 42 mins  
In this episode host, Prof. David Spicer, is joined by Prof. Vadim Grinevich and serial social entrepreneur Steffan Lemke-Elms as they discuss what social and sustainable entrepreneurship actually means. The conversation covers a range of topics including academic entrepreneurship and how you can get started as a entrepreneur and our guests explore the idea of demystifying the phra

13: Episode 12 - Coping with Stress & Adversity

Mar 25 2024 35 mins  
As the podcast celebrates it's 1st anniversary Professor David Spicer is joined by author and coach Raj Soren and returning guest Dr George Madine. The podcast explores stress, adversity and anxiety in the workplace as George and Raj discuss topics including wellbeing, flexible working patterns and the concept of "good stress". Dr George Madine is an Assistant Professor in Leader

12: Understanding Neurodiversity

Mar 18 2024 27 mins  
For this bonus episode Dave is joined by Joyce Coombersewell. Joyce is a mentor and trainer and is one of a small minority of mentors and trainers who are themselves autistic. She has a BA in Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring, a MSc in the history of autism, and is currently undertaking a PhD on older women’s experience of autism and their relationship with diagnosis. The conve

11: Episode 11 - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Jan 31 2024 46 mins  
In this episode Professor David Spicer is joined by Dr Jack López and Dr Paul Taylor-Pitt as they explore Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the modern world. Jack and Paul explore EDI by discussing the complexities that businesses of all sizes face, the best way to take the next step forward in your organisation and some of the challenges they've face during their careers. Expl

10: Episode 10 - Responsible Finance

Dec 11 2023 39 mins  
In this episode Dave is joined by three guests as Esther Mallowah and Oliver Nelson-Smith from ICAEW join Dr Marizah Minhat from the University of Bradford. The conversation covers how businesses can apply responsible financial practices to their day to day business activities. The conversation provides a current perspective on financial expectations and management for SMEs in the

9: Episode 9 - Authenticity in the Workplace

Nov 27 2023 38 mins  
In this episode David discusses what it means to be an authentic leader with Ian and Banita, who share their insights on the roles and responsibilities of leaders in this regard, the relationship between responsibility and authenticity and the challenges of developing and maintaining this for leaders in organisations of all types. Ian Adams graduated from the University of Bradfo

8: Episode 8 - People as the Core of Responsible Management - 60th Anniversary Special

Nov 16 2023 25 mins  
In this episode alumnus Merel Olgers (Director of People and Culture, Universal Music Group) and Dr David Spicer as they focus conversation on responsible human resource management and how people are the core to responsible management. Merel and Dave explore Human Resource Management and how it needs to be considered and prioritised for a company to enact responsible management pra

7: Responsible Leadership

Oct 23 2023 44 mins  
In this episode Darya Belsner and Professor Cordula Barzantny discuss with David the relationship between responsible management and responsible leadership and what it means to be a leader in an environment focused of responsibility as well as the challenges to be faced when leading responsibly.

6: Representation and Diversity in Marketing

Sep 25 2023 32 mins  
In this episode David discusses diversity and inclusion in firms with Nicky and Eva and the importance and challenges of ensuring representation and diversity in our marketing as well. Both our contributors are Women in Marketing award winners and have a wealth of insight and experience that they share about the business.

5: Responsibility and Social Media

Aug 31 2023 38 mins  
Discussion this time focuses on what firms need to consider in respect of their responsible use of social media and when using social media to drive their responsible management agenda. The relationship between personal and professional uses of social media is explored to. Our contributors are Rachel Hatfield, Chief Operating Officer at Shoo Social Media and Rachel Sammut, Lecturer