Joe Sejean is the founder of Eleven (1+1=11) – The People Engagement Network, based in the UAE. He is also the host of the podcast People, Not Numbers. Joe specialises in customer and employee engagement, culture transformation, retail, luxury, omnichannel and digital adoption. He talked to me about the profound impact the pandemic is having …
Nadine Touma is an independent consultant in Insights, Strategy and Innovation based in Dubai. She shared with me her optimism, and pessimism, about the impact the pandemic is having upon society and relationships. ‘The purpose of the workspace has to be completely reinvented to foster trust, collaboration and empathy’ I’ve always done my best work …
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Andrew Firmston-Williams is CEO of EVMI Solutions, specialising in zero emissions last mile deliveries. He talked to me about how growth in the home delivery market has been accelerated by the pandemic. ‘The traditional shopping model is blown’ We’ve seen a tremendous hit to the high street during the pandemic. This coincides with a fundamental …
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Sam Gregory is joint CEO of Tangerine Communications. She talked to me about how the pandemic has changed the focus of marketing for many brands. ‘A swing in spend from other areas of marketing to social’ It’s been really positive to see the change in clients and their thinking around communication. Since the pandemic, the …
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Christian Hunt is founder of Human Risk. He applies Behavioural Science to ethics and compliance, by understanding decision-making drivers. He talked to me about the risks and opportunities the pandemic has created for organisations. ‘The tide’s going out, we’ll see who’s not wearing any trousers’ The pandemic was a huge shock – like a tsunami. …
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Fiacre O’Donnell is Director of Sustainability at Vidrala. He described to me how the company has learnt and evolved as a result of the pandemic. ‘We are no longer a ‘business as usual’ company’ People had more time to think, research and learn more about sustainability. That switch has been flipped in the last 18 …
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Shai Albaranes is VP of Innovation and Ventures at Orbia. He shared with me his optimism about how the pandemic is stimulating investment in innovative climate technologies. ‘The pandemic has created a huge tectonic shift’ There are some irreversible changes taking place. Covid has shown us that people can change and adapt their behaviour very …
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David Willans is a sustainability professional and founder of BeingDads. He discussed with me how the pandemic will shape our attitudes towards parenthood, work and climate change. ‘The big question is – What really matters to me?’ One of the big themes from the last 18 months that stands out for me is fragility. We’ve …
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Jeremy Hollow is the Founder and MD of Listen + Learn Research. He shared with me his thoughts on how the pandemic may change how we interact with each other, our work and our suppliers. ‘It’s made the hybrid model a reality’ The biggest change has been around the nature of work – the pandemic …
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Ladeja Godina Košir is Executive Director at Circular Change and Co-chair of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. I talked to her about how the pandemic has caused us to question what we value most and created the opportunity to prioritise human and natural capital over financial capital. ‘Everything is interdependent and interconnected’ ‘Science fiction’ …
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