A Spanner in the Works

The Nuts & Bolts of Business and Technology by A. Spanner. This podcast covers current developments within the business and technology landscape globally, and when applicable with a focus on the impact in Australia & New Zealand and the APAC region.

Todd Wilson - Director, Enterprise DevOps British Columbia, Canada

Hosted by our New Zealand Host Mandi Buswell. Meet Todd Wilson, and hear about lessons learned throughout the journey of delivering digital transformation and introducing new way of delivering digital citizen services in British Columbia, Canada. Todd and Mandi cover topics like: How do you ensure successful sustainable delivery of services through any organisation? What to do with automation, AI, x-as-code? How to tackle fear of job loss and change resistance? What ...

04-10
24:37

State of Burnout Report - The 2023 Update with Dr John Chan and Sally Clarke

Just in time for the new and from 1st April 2023 enforceable Code of Practice and Regulation "Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work" this in January 2023 recorded episode about the 'State of Burnout 2023' is going live. Dr John Chan and Sally Clarke are taking us back to the origins of burnout, what has changed with regard to awareness, what the pandemic did to us with regard to burnout and what's necessary to get the lasting change needed.

04-02
33:34

Dominica DeGrandis - Making Work Visible

The author of the bestseller book Making Work Visible shares valuable insights from executive coaching to where the rubber hits the road. This episode is really about how to make the buzzword of the industry work in your organisation. Dominica distills in a lighthearted and easy to understand way the learnings of decades of transformation work at the coal face. She explains why less is more, slowing down is smart and her favorite time thieves. You'll even get to know what Dominica does to get...

01-21
33:36

Trailer: Making work Visible with Author Dominica De Grandis

Finishing 2022 with a BANG! That's exactly what this episode is about! Enjoy this episode#37 trailer with the author of one of the most practical change and transformation books of this decade: Dominica DeGrandis shares her insights of many transformation journeys as well as why her 2nd edition got the changes it got. At the same time this podcast wants to start strong and that's why the full episode will be released early 2023! So stay tuned!

12-30
01:57

IdeaSpies Edition - Crazy Can Work! By David Hauser, Ideation Editor of IdeaSpies

In this episode David Hauser, CEO Silicon Beach Australia and Ideation Editor of IdeaSpies, will tell you how crazy can work. The ideas David posts on IdeaSpies are very popular, often appearing in IdeaSpies Weekly. These are ideas David has posted, explained simply.

12-07
12:04

Field CTO at HashiCorp Michael Wood on Psychopaths at Work

This is an award winning episode winning the 'Employees Choice' award of the New York Podcast Network! Hear from Michael about Psychopath at work, the importance of Open Source cloud 'mediation' layers and components companies like HashiCorp and Red Hat and what exactly a Field CTO does at HashiCorp. We also explore how your vendors culture affects yours simply by buying products from Oracle, IBM or Google.

10-31
31:15

HeartAI - The Cloud Native AI platform improving Australian Health Care with Lukah Dykes, Founder & Managing Director

Lukah walks us through the challenges in the health care sector and the approach the HeartAI platform is taking to tackle those challenges. The deep dive sections cover: The birth of HeartAIThe data and integration challenges in the Health Care sectorHow compliance and audit requirements are met for highly sensitive patient informationThe applicability of the platform for other industries re-using existing AI based pattern recognition and real-time data ingestion combined with legacy system ...

09-29
26:19

IdeaSpies Edition - What makes an idea artistic? By Gillian Corban, Artistic Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 7th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Gillian Corban, Co-Founder Corban and Blair and Artistic Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on what's new and exciting in the creative industries. Corban and Blair search for new opportunities, processes, materials, and techniques to engage customers and design for their needs. The ideas Gillian posts on I...

09-21
12:39

Dr Timothy Boyle - Director of Innovation & Commercialisation at ANSTO

A super interesting episode learning from Tim a multitude of new things on different topics, for example - How IP-based R&D is different to software innovation and why patents are still important - How ANSTO provides world-leading research infrastructure - How fungi research literally solves world hunger by increasing the output of crops and many more...

09-02
28:42

Idea Spies Edition - The Why behind Israel as the Startup Nation of the World with Jeremy Ungar, Israeli Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 6th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Jeremy Ungar, Senior Trade Officer of the Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Sydney, Australia, and Israeli Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on how Israel became the Startup Nation - the one to watch! Why Israeli Ideas for Idea Spies? Israel is a little country in land mass with a relatively small po...

08-01
09:46

IdeaSpies Edition - How PropTech is transforming the Real Estate Industry with Jennifer Harrison, PropTech Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 5th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Jennifer Harrison, Vice President of the Proptech Association Australia and and PropTech Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on what's new and exciting in PropTech and how it's transforming the real estate industry You can see PropTech ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspie...

07-05
11:35

Head of Technology & Cyber Security Simona Dimovski on Mental Fitness in Leadership & Team Boundaries

-5:00] - To step into a first-time CIO role - expectations VS reality - 11:00] Covid, VPN, remote working, softphones, transformation in 6 weeks while not leaving the people behind emotionally, socially, financially, and physically - 15:00] Things you can do and don't do to create the culture you want to protect your team & yourself - 20:00] Team and individual boundaries to reduce overwhelm - 22:00] Quick tips: Mindful leadership, self-care, personal resilience, well-being, resilience, p...

06-15
27:23

IdeaSpies Edition-Transformation in the Legal Industry with Karen Finch, LegalTech Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 4th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Karen Finch, CEO of Legally Yours and the LegalTech Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on how legal tech is transforming the legal profession and why it matters! You can see LegalTech ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspies.com/sort/LegalTech

05-04
11:42

Meet Kevin Behr - Author of The Phoenix Project talking about his personal life, why innovation in process oriented environments is dumb, cloud strategies, and why there is no skills shortage

[00:00] Kevin, Gene Kim & the making of The Phoenix Project [05:00] Tampa General Hospital, Obama Care, Losing his mind & getting arrested [06:00] True innovation is rare & rarely needed [07:00] Innovation in process-oriented environments is dumb [09:00] Why behavior change is key and tribes are counter to innovation [10:00] Cloud First strategies and other wishy-washy word salads [11:00] There is no talent shortage [12:30] Analogies are low-fi, that's what we DON'T need when we c...

04-25
31:31

IdeaSpies Edition - Climate Change Challenges and ideas to address them with Jeremy Wright AM, Climate Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 3rd episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Jeremy Wright AM, IdeaSpies Climate Editor, will give you a passionate update on Climate Change Challenges and how they should be addressed. You can see Climate ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspies.com/sort/Climate

03-25
14:01

Burnout during a Pandemic - The 2022 Update from Dr John Chan & Sally Clark

Learn about the latest findings around burnout and how the organisational culture is having a big impact. The new findings are especially focused on the pandemic environment and cultural aspects that might lead to or help prevent burnout. Also, find out how the Red Hat CEO does when writing emails to counter burnout.

02-24
32:43

IdeaSpies Edition - What's New & Exciting in the Space Industry with Michael Sharpe, Industrial Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 2nd episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Michael Sharpe, Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) and Industrial Editor of IdeaSpies will give you a passionate update on what's new and exciting in advanced manufacturing, especially in the space industry. You can see Industrial ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platfo...

02-17
14:50

IdeaSpies Edition - What's New & Exciting in Energy with Kylie Hargreaves, Energy Editor of IdeaSpies

Welcome to the 1st episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies. Kylie Hargreaves, Chair of the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) and Energy Editor of IdeaSpies, will give you a passionate update on what's new and exciting in the energy field. You can see Energy ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspies.com/sort/Energy

02-03
15:15

Get inspired by Matt Levy - Olympian, Gold Medalist, World Champion & legally blind

Born at 25 weeks, 40+ operations on heart, lungs, ears, brain and cerebral palsy didn't stop Matt from becoming a world champion swimmer, world record breaker, gold medalist representing Australia and simply pure inspiration. Meet Matt Levy OAM in this episode and find out more at https://mattlevyoam.com.au/

01-15
15:44

Flow Metrics & Transformation at Bank of New Zealand with BMK

As part of our 3R Series (Recurring Rants & Rambles) BMK shares his experiences over the last 12 months of learning and transforming his organisation with flow metrics.

10-26
21:25

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