Episode 18 - Addressing the changing attitudes towards work
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The 18th Episode of "Work Is Not A Place'. the podcast from is an interesting conversation between , Cantium's CEO, and , Cantium's Executive Head of HR. The trio discusses the changing attitudes towards work and the emerging realisation that people need, and want to, meet face-to-face. It's an open and honest discussion about what this means to organisations and what changes are required to ensure staff are engaged, productive and happy with new working arrangements. The podcast also explores the challenges with the current job market and what businesses...
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Episode 17 - Cyber Resilience - Establishing national collaboration
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In this episode, Fred MacAuley chats to Cantium CEO, Mark Scott, Mark Cobb, Commercial Director and Many Haeburn-Little, Executive Chair at BRIM. They discuss the current state of play with cyber security and the progress in setting up 9 regional business resilience centres in England and Wales.
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Episode 16 - Waiting for mental health legislation, is completely missing the point
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In the latest episode, Fred MacAuley chats to Cantium CEO, Mark Scott and Cantium's Ross Miller, Head of Workplace Wellbeing Services. They discuss staff wellbeing and how Cantium is striving to make it part of the everyday conversation in the workplace.
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Episode 15 - Taking positive action in the face of adversity
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In Episode 15, Fred and Mark join Matt Johnson, Director at Cantium's sister company, KCS. The business is a procurement business primarily involved in Education. It comprises nine different brands that provide education supplies, recruitment, print and a frameworks service. They also offer education supplies to British overseas schools in 86 countries.
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Episode 14 - Cyber Resilience - Buzz words or business culture?
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An engaging and topical conversation with podcast host, Fred MacAuley, Cantium's CEO, Mark Scott, and Justin Torgout.
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Episode 13 - Making cyber security part of the everyday conversation
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Fred MacAuley is joined by Cantium CEO, Mark Scott and Nick Hunter, Cantium's Head of Performance Assurance & Governance. The topic is around data protection and the need to create a culture whereby data security and an awareness of the ongoing risks become part of the subconscious — the team highlight why data protection needs to become part of everyday conversation.
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Episode 12 - Returning to the office environment
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In Episode 12, Fred MacAuley joins Cantium CEO, Mark Scott, and Executive Head of HR, Gill Nye to discuss returning to the office environment. Understandably, Government guidelines updated continuously in response to the current spread of the virus; even so, Cantium is looking to the future and planning for the new working environment.
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Episode 11 - Changing insource to outsource
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In Episode 11, podcast host, Fred MacAuley welcomes back Cantium's CEO, Mark Scott and their Head of Strategy, Nick Hunter to talk about the increasing demand for outsourced back-office services.
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Episode 10 - The CEO's perspective
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In Episode 10, Fred MacAuley and Cantium CEO, Mark Scott take the opportunity to review the discussions so far, and to explore what they have learnt during this initial period.
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Episode 9 - The staff's perspective
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In episodes 1-8 we heard a great deal about the team at Cantium, in episode 9 we hear from them. We are joined by several people working with Cantium to discuss how they have adapted to home working during the lockdown.
info_outlineIn Episode 8, Host Fred MacAuley welcomes Cantium CEO, Mark Scott, Head of Marketing, Peter Fennell and Gordon White, Managing Director of Marketing Agency, fatBuzz. This discussions centres around marketing through pandemic events.
They begin with the consideration facing most businesses as to whether or not companies should reduce their marketing budget during disruptive times, such as the recent lockdown in the UK.
In Cantium's case, the decision was to expand the marketing activity and respond to the need to communicate effectively during the period. But, how did they achieve this and ensure the right messages were relayed at the right time?
The team discuss how brands can build a high level of Trust Capital by remaining true to their core values, rather than letting the pandemic become the story. Being aware of the messaging and the need to be empathetic to the situation as the situation developed was critical; but also be aware that the communication was not just for clients, it was equally important to get the right messages out at the right time for the benefit of the staff.
The team also look at how Agency/Client relationships have developed in the remote working environment and how this may alter the way they collaborate in the future.
Overall, the team agreed that the requirement to remain relevant and be highly aware of the customer needs was the key to quickly returning to a strong position.