Matthew Syed on Why We Should Seek More Conflict at Work
Newton Talks - The Management & Consultancy Podcast for Curious Minds
Release Date: 02/26/2021
Newton Talks - The Management & Consultancy Podcast for Curious Minds
Newton Talks is back with an exclusive new episode after an enriching fourth season exploring what it takes to create and sustain an inclusive workplace how to bridge the gaps of an intergenerational workforce and the lessons businesses can learn from applying an anthropological lens to their office dynamics. 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....
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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....
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Meet , 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 , to discuss the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn.
info_outlineMatthew 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.
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