Inclusive rugby with the Sheffield Vulcans, employment law and essential events – new radio show

Interviews with Ashley Martin, Michael Hudson and Felix Barr of the Sheffield Vulcans Rugby Club; Jay Bhayani and Tom Sutton.

Business acumen for artists PLUS responsible business – new podcast

Interviews with Tom Vickers of Stoneface Creative and businessman and mentor, Steve Eyre (who runs World of Superheroes), and with Kate Rawlings, CSR Manager at Irwin Mitchell LLP and Carolynn McConnell, Business Connector Sheffield.

How a perspective change can be crucial for progress

Sometimes a perspective change what it takes to make upward progress – in business, and in climbing, as I found after falling off a rock face on Sunday.

Sarah David: intentional leadership, positive habits, transformation and business books plus Dulma Clark

Anti-fragile Sarah David talks about intentional leadership, positive habits, supporting transformation and the business books she rates most highly; Dulma Clark runs Soul of Africa, which makes and sells “shoes that change lives.”

Disruptive? Yawn. Spreadsheets with stories for investability. And Science!

A rant about so-called ‘disruptive’ businesses, evidence of the power of spreadsheets and stories, and the wonder of the universe as explored by Stephen Hawking

Wishing you a Super Festive Season, a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018

Thank-you to the wonderful folk who’ve chosen to work with me this year, to listen to my radio show, to come to events and to read my emails.

8 December podcast: Employment Law and REACH Homes

New interview with Jay Bhayani with the latest need-to-know updates on employment law. Plus Jon Johnson of REACH Homes, the newly-crowned ‘outstanding business of the year’ in the Sheffield Business Awards.

6 different businesses with something great in common

What do the following have in common: a 22-year-old who makes cajons and other musical instruments in Northern Ireland; a chocolatier in Ely employing young people with autism to create delicious confections; Sheffield’s Real Junk Food Project; an Argyll artisan smoke house; the UK’s first purpose-built breastfeeding café; and a designer and manufacturer of climbing kit?

Can Blockchain reduce the ‘card tax’ on business – new radio show podcast

Barry James – an authority in crowdfunding, blockchain and FinTech – is angry about what he describes as an unjustifiable charge levied on small businesses to process debit and credit card payments. But he has a solution, revealed in this podcast.

Books for business and social enterprise leaders: your choices

I’ve read a fair few books about good business and effective communications. Some practical, some theoretical; some awful, some superb. So I loved hearing your comments about books that business owners and social entrepreneurs should read.