In this episode, Pam sits down with Mandeep Singh Kundi, a seasoned consultant and leader in talent development and acquisition, to explore what it takes to create engaged, inclusive, and high-performing organisations. With over 30 years of experience across diverse industries, Mandeep shares actionable strategies for fostering deep relationships, breaking down silos, and driving cultural […]

In this episode of Thrive’s Leading with Impact, Pam Bateson sits down with Gavin Foley, a pioneering talent acquisition and recruitment marketing specialist from Rentokil-Initial. Gavin shares his journey from retail management to corporate success, discussing how he leveraged unconventional strategies and entrepreneurial drive to reshape his career. Through his inspiring stories—from launching a grassroots […]

In this powerful episode of Leading with Impact, Thrive CEO Pam Bateson is joined by Chris Lincoln, People Director at Vagabond and one of Culture Amp’s 25 Global Culture Creators. Together, they delve into the evolving challenges of workplace wellbeing. Are current strategies truly helping employees, or could they be unintentionally fuelling burnout? Chris shares his expert insights on […]

In this episode of Leading with Impact, we are thrilled to welcome Michelle Bury, Global L&D Lead at Keyloop. Michelle shares her remarkable journey from being a teacher to leading learning and development for one of the UK’s biggest tech companies. With a team spanning 90 countries, Michelle’s approach to leadership development, integrating acquisitions, and […]

Tune in and listen to Pam discuss with Robert Nunn, Head of Talent and Development at Colliers, about building a high-performance, inclusive culture in a post-pandemic world. Discover how to develop senior leaders, retain top talent, and create an environment where everyone can thrive.

Rob Peacock is the Global Head of Leadership and Performance at Merlin Entertainment. With a wealth of experience in developing talent and enhancing leadership capabilities, Rob has been instrumental in driving performance and fostering a culture of excellence within the organisation.

Tune in and listen to Pam discuss with Adam from LeadingEX about what the leadership and learning agenda needs to be for organisations over 2023. With details on how to retain your best talent and how do you captivate them and enable them to grow.

Neil is currently EMEA Head of Talent Services for Korn Ferry Digital. He is a self-confessed fanatic of all things people, culture and change and has been fortunate enough to play senior HR, Talent & LD roles on both client-side (Jaguar Land Rover, Network Rail and the OU) and in consulting with Accenture and Capita, where he headed up their Learning Consultancy.

Tune in to Pam and Dani. A senior, global people & organisational development professional with a proven track record in developing global people strategies, and designing and implementing global people programmes and interventions.

Join award-winning HR Director Catrin as she shares her successes, point of view for acquisition, and why L&D is the bedrock of her people strategy.

“Develop your people regardless of whether they stay with you, so as they leave, they will go on to develop the industry as a whole.

Steve Fensome is Head of Learning for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in the UK. His career spans 28 years in the pharmaceutical industry, with the majority of his career in commercial functions of sales, marketing, market access and commercial effectiveness.

In this episode, Stephen and Pam discuss how to build a compelling learning journey for people and how learning functions have got to wrestle with the way of working which is now hybrid.

Sandra gives a fresh perspective on people leadership and how you remember how good leaders make you feel, not what they said.

Talking to her unique experience from the world of marketing into people leadership, spanning multiple industries – most recently as Global Director of People, Strategy and Organisational Effectiveness at Howden, a Global engineering and technology business based in Scotland.

We discussed the many parallels from analysing the insights and behaviours of customers to your people and delved into Sandra’s passion for helping people create positive change and how this impacts organisational energy.

Clare believes, even with well thought out plans and strategies, organisations can’t succeed without a positive and healthy culture and happy, motivated people.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of wellbeing, happiness and sensitivity towards people’s needs as Clare explains her motivation to deliver senior leadership roles is the connection between people, performance and organisational success.

Byron Johnson drives the leadership agenda for Pepsico university.

He strongly believes in the democratization of coaching and personalised development coaching, giving everyone the opportunity and platform to grow and become their best selves.

In this episode, we discuss how to get leaders to be at their best.

Dr. Nick Taylor, Founder & CEO of award winning wellbeing and mental health app Unmind. Unmind is a workplace mental health platform that has clinically backed tools and training to create a happier, healthier and more human organisation.

Tim Bittleston, chairman of BGF – a growth funding investment company that inspires business leaders, innovators and value creators to build strong, sustainable businesses, shares his insights on leading in the post-pandemic world.