EY Talent and Henley Business School have come together to host a programme of work to examine how increasing skills in the UK economy can drive growth, for the economy, organisations, and individuals.

Following our article on how organisations can use The Great Reset to develop skills that will build organisations and economies fit for the future, in this podcast a panel of experts from EY and Henley Business School explore how educators and employers can best come together to support the class of 2020, and our top tips for recent graduates.

Panellists

· Josie Cluer – Partner in People Advisory Services and leads EY’s work on skills, education and learning

· James Gordanifar – Head of Student Recruitment at EY

· Dr Naeema Pasha - Director of Henley Careers and Professional Development and leading at World of Work at Henley Business School as well as staff engagement and development

EY Talent and Henley Business School have come together to host a programme of work to examine how increasing skills in the UK economy can drive growth, for the economy, organisations, and individuals. Following our article on skills-led organisational learning, a panel of experts from EY Talent and Henley Business School will discuss the employment and skills policies underpinning the Government’s approach to “build, build, build” and the wider levelling up agenda, and how investment in skills can help navigate unprecedented challenges.

Panellists

· Josie Cluer – Partner in People Advisory Services and leads EY’s work on skills, education and learning

· Mats Persson – Head of International Trade (Brexit)

· Nikolaos Antypas – Faculty member at the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Centre, part of Henley Business School

EY Talent and Henley Business School have come together to host a programme of work to examine how increasing skills in the UK economy can help weather the storm, for the economy, organisations, and individuals.

Following the first part of this podcast, EY’s Jo Aidroos speaks to a panel of experts from EY Talent and Henley Business School about how a focus on skills can help us to navigate and recover at an economic, organisational and individual level.

Panellists

· Josie Cluer – Partner in People Advisory Services and leads EY’s work on skills, education and learning

· Frankie Close – a Talent Consultant who specialises in the future of work

· Dr Naeema Pasha – Director of Henley Careers and Professional Development and leads World of Work at Henley Business School

· Professor Bernd Vogel – Founding Director of Henley Centre for Leadership and Professor in Leadership.

Next week, we’ll be exploring why it is the right time for organisations to build future-facing capabilities and what critical skills to develop.

EY Talent and Henley Business School have come together to host a programme of work to examine how increasing skills in the UK economy can drive growth, for the economy, organisations, and individuals.

Following our article on Why we need a skills-led recovery, EY’s Jo Aidroos speaks to a panel of experts from EY Talent and Henley Business School about the three phases of working as we face business disruption, and what our different journeys through these phases might look like.

Panellists

· Josie Cluer – Partner in People Advisory Services and leads EY’s work on skills, education and learning

· Frankie Close – a Talent Consultant who specialises in the future of work

· Dr Naeema Pasha – Director of Henley Careers and Professional Development and leads World of Work at Henley Business School

· Professor Bernd Vogel – Founding Director of Henley Centre for Leadership and Professor in Leadership.

Tune in next week for part two, where the panel will explore how we can use a skills-led approach to drive recovery.

Organisms that survive are not the fittest - they are the ones who are able to adapt best to their environment. But is there such thing as too much resilience? In this episode, EY's Jo Aidroos speaks to trained CBT therapist Mavis Dwaah from our Workforce Advisory team about the characteristics that make up resilience as well as organisational vs personal resilience and how leadership teams can foster a healthy approach to resilience.

We live in an environment that is constantly changing, which means that having the capability to adapt - or resilience - can be key to survival. In this episode, EY's Jo Aidroos and trained CBT therapist Mavis Dwaah from our Workforce Advisory team explore the characteristics of resilience and how being able to adapt the way we think can impact our ability to perform.

As part of the Digital Transformation series, this episode   takes a deeper look into digital transformation and how it relates to   culture, diversity and inclusion and leadership. A panel of EY specialists   discuss what ingredients a business needs to grow.

Panellists:

• Angela Rixon who leads on transformation;
• Bonnie Austin who leads on Culture;
• Shaun Scantlebury who heads up our sustainable business practice, and;
• Chris McCormack who heads up our Learning and Leadership practice.

What do we mean when we talk about resilience? There's a perception that it's just about being "tough" but that's not always the case. It's our ability to change and keep going in the face of adversity and begs the question: does adversity help us to be more resilient? In this very topical episode, Jo Aidroos is joined by trained CBT therapist Mavis Dwaah from our Workforce Advisory team to explore the subject of resilience and what it really means.

As part of the Digital Transformation series, this episode takes a deeper look into digital transformation and how it relates to culture, diversity and inclusion and leadership. A panel of EY specialists discuss whether technology transformation can really be separated from business transformation.

Panellists:

• Angela Rixon who leads on transformation;
• Bonnie Austin who leads on Culture;
• Shaun Scantlebury who heads up our sustainable business practice, and;
• Chris McCormack who heads up our Learning and Leadership practice.

As part of the Digital Transformation series, this episode takes a deeper look into digital transformation and how it relates to culture, diversity and inclusion and leadership. A panel of EY specialists discuss the impact of digital advancements and what a digital future could mean for businesses.

Panellists:

• Angela      Rixon who leads on transformation;
• Bonnie      Austin who leads on Culture;
• Shaun      Scantlebury who heads up our sustainable business practice, and;

Chris McCormack who heads up our Learning and Leadership practice.

As part of the Digital Transformation series, this episode   takes a deeper look into digital transformation and how it relates to   culture, diversity and inclusion and leadership. A panel of EY specialists   discuss skillset vs mindset and how important each will be for surviving in   the future.

Panellists:

• Angela        Rixon who leads on transformation;
• Bonnie        Austin who leads on Culture;
• Shaun        Scantlebury who heads up our sustainable business practice, and;
• Chris        McCormack who heads up our Learning and Leadership practice.