Es Chats

I talk to Simon Cohen, IT consultancy expert on the impacts of Zoom in the workplace, working from home, workplace productivity, technology service, cyber security threats, data risks, cloud collaboration, business agility, technology strategy. #Timestamps here: 1:35 - How are businesses responding to Covid-19 5:12 - Massive contraction Vs Opportunity 6:29 - How Zoom will change business forever 8:19 - Working from home - Productivity, Culture & Trust 11:55 - An opportunity to service clients better with Technology. 18:45 - The changing nature of Cyber Security threats 21:22 - Australia’s coronavirus tracing app’s data risks and Amazon 22:40 - Culture of security within your organisation 24:32 - How leaders can be more connected to their teams. 26:58 - Cloud based collaboration 28:08 - Long-term effects of working from home. 29:36 - Companies need to be more agile 32:06 - Zoom has increased the speed in which new business is done. 35:02 - Is your current technology hindering or enabling your business? 38:01 - The right technology strategy 41:58 - Having the right budget balance along with capability gaps

On this episode I chat to Dr Joe Kosterich about how concerned we should be around the Coronavirus / COVID-19. We discuss the hysteria around Social Media and how to look after our mental health & by choosing when to switch off to the news. We also touch into the economic impact the virus will have vs the impact of lives lost and whether Australia has moved fast enough as a nation. Fear and anxiety is also a contagious factor and as individuals we can take control by becoming aware of negativity, showing more gratitude and kindness in order to escape the herd mentality.

On this episode I chat to Leadership and Culture expert Brad Raynor. Brad chats about the key differences between 21st century leadership and the old way to lead. We also delve into what allows a CEO to be successful in the modern age. Leaders need to demonstrate that they are leading by example in the modern age and ensuring our ‘Shadow Leadership’ is in line with our leadership objectives. Technologies may change in an organisation, but people will always require leadership that makes them feel empowered. This way, no matter how tough things get or how the landscape changes, organisations can continue to build that transition to a more ‘tech’ driven & agile culture. We also chat about how to develop future leaders within your organisation, and that promoting experts in a field of profession doesn’t always translate to successful leaders! We need to clearly define the boundaries between ‘Middle’ management & ‘Micromanagement’. Ultimately we want a customer centric culture within our companies, which involves tech companies needing to attract the right talent, building the importance of ‘why’ whilst adapting for agility & change.

On this episode I chat to Sales Transformation expert Leigh Farnell. Leigh explains what sales transformation is all about in an organisation. We also chat about the negative connotations around the word ‘sales’ and how we now need to change our mindset in order to sell ourselves whether it be our career or our business, especially in a business to business type scenario. We delve into why and how exactly data is going to play a role in sales in the future, and how it can matter when it comes to applying emotion and power in your sales process. Along with strategies on integrating a CRM into your business. We get a bit nerdy and chat about sales related metrics and what matters in regards to the future of sales with predictive KPIs & real time dashboards.