Engaged in Conversation

We had the pleasure of chatting to Will Lankston - Managing Director of Timpson Direct, with over 12 years of experience across the Timpson Group. He and our CEO Phil Wedgwood discuss the differentiating factors which make the Timpson Group culture so unique and how they've maintained engagement with dispersed colleagues across 2100 shops in the UK. The meaning of upside-down management. Ex-offender resettlement and doing the right thing for the community, ethically and commercially. How to survive bad figures in a retail business and what really matters as a colleague in the Timpson Group culture.

Part 2 of #EngagedInConversation with Advita Patel, Jürgen Maier, and Phil Wedgwood.We continue the conversation on building inclusive cultures in business, asking why it is that business leaders often don't use their voices. How can we encourage current and future generations to speak up, inspiring courageous and inclusive conversations in team building, and the power of 'productive disagreement' - Advita Patel.If you enjoyed this episode - please click subscribe for our future episodes!If you have any feedback or would like to connect with the team, send us an email at: hello@engagesolutionsgroup.comConnect with Advita and Jürgen below -Advita Patel - CommsRebel: https://bit.ly/3TwkkrOA Leader Like Me: https://bit.ly/3DdkShdCalmEdgedRebels podcast: https://bit.ly/3TzGeKPJürgen Maier - vocL: https://bit.ly/3sdMlsNDownload the vocL apple app: https://apple.co/3DdrVq4Android vocL app: https://bit.ly/3sbhM6REngage Solutions Group: https://bit.ly/3yXcL5H

In this episode of Season 2's #EngagedInConversation, we talk with Advita Patel and Jürgen Maier.Advita Patel is the director of CommsRebel, co-founder of A Leader Like Me, a membership for underrepresented women looking to progress in their careers, and a co-host for an award-winning podcast, CalmEdgedRebels.Jürgen Maier is Chair of the Digital Catapult, Vice-Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and the co-founder of vocL – a platform empowering responsible business voices powered by Engage Solutions technology. Juergen is also the former CEO of Siemens UK, with 33 years of experience within the Siemens organisation.In part one of the conversation, we explore the true meaning of diversity and representation and what businesses can do to build truly inclusive cultures.Don't miss part two of this conversation in our next video.Connect with Advita and Jürgen below -Advita Patel - CommsRebel: https://bit.ly/3TwkkrOA Leader Like Me: https://bit.ly/3DdkShdCalmEdgedRebels podcast: https://bit.ly/3TzGeKPJürgen Maier - vocL: https://bit.ly/3sdMlsNDownload the vocL apple app: https://apple.co/3DdrVq4Android vocL app: https://bit.ly/3sbhM6REngage Solutions Group: https://bit.ly/3yXcL5H

Welcome to another episode in Season 2 of 'Engaged in Conversation'. This time Phil Wedgwood, CEO of Engage Solutions Group, sits down with Andrew Thorp to discuss the importance of storytelling in today's business world and how creating an effective narrative across your business, customers and community can have a positive impact both internally and externally.Andrew Thorp is a consultant, coach, storyteller, and Ted Talk speaker who's clients have included PwC, KPMG, Swiss Re, World Health Organisation, Coca Cola, and Unilever. He is also a podcast host of the 'Leaning Forward Podcast' and Ted Talk

For another episode of Season 2's 'Engaged in Conversation', we have Phil Wild, CEO of James Cropper PLC in the studio.As a leading manufacturer of advanced paper products we discuss how a business with over 200 years of industry experience has managed to sustain and remain relevant.

Filmed in our purpose-built studio, Season 2 of 'Engaged in Conversation' begins with a visit from Richard Fraser, CEO of the Frenkel Topping Group - an independent financial adviser who offers essential services and support to those with life-changing injuries.From digital and personal transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic to challenges in engagement across an ever-growing business, our very own CEO, Phil Wedgwood discusses the reasons why the Frenkel Topping Group do what they do, and what the future of change looks like. 

It's the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the second season of our podcast series, 'Engaged in Conversation'. For the opening episode of season two, we’ve turned the tables and put Engage CEO Phil Wedgwood in the hot seat to find out about his new book 'Destination Engage', and how his brush with death pushed him to put pen to paper.It’s a fascinating and personal story and really demonstrates the passion that Phil has both for engagement and for Engage. From a young age, Phil was a fan of technology and now describes himself as a “business technologist” who sees the value in combining tech with understanding and managing engagement to really make a difference.Phil also talks about how the COVID-19 era has heightened businesses’ view of engagement and how he sees the last two years as being a pivotal moment in time.So what are you waiting for?! And if you want to see the podcast in video form - you can watch it here: https://blog.engagesolutionsgroup.com/blog-test/engaged-in-conversation...with-engage-ceo-phil-wedgwood?hs_preview=PCzWJNqK-73690087608

In this episode we speak to Sharon Ashcroft, TrustFord’s HR Director. Sharon is actually the first HR director we’ve had on the series and as TrustFord is a regular in the Sunday Times Top 25 Best Companies to Work For list we were very keen to learn what it takes to keep performing internally at such a high level. We also wanted to understand just how engagement was viewed within the organisation, both at board and colleague level, and the impact digital enablement – through TrustFord’s Engage-powered app – has had on moving the engagement needle.

In this episode Engage CEO Phil Wedgwood talks to Rod Bulmer, formerly an investor in Engage, an executive in retail banking, and now co-founder of Hedgehog Strategy.They discuss why Rod invested in Engage, why he thinks engagement is so important for businesses, and how the pandemic affected organisations' relationships with their employees.

In this episode, Engage's CEO Phil Wedgwood talks to Juergen Maier CBE, Co-Founder of business social platform vocL, Vice Chair of The Northern Powerhouse Partnership, and formerly CEO of Siemens UK.Phil and Juergen discuss the ideas driving vocL and how Engage have provided the platform to enable it.

In this episode, Engage's CEO Phil Wedgwood talks to Natasha Jones, lawyer, entrepreneur and author, about her book Mandemic and what led her to focus on mental health and wellbeing based on her experiences in the legal sector. The book talks about 32 good habits to improve mental health and wellbeing.For over 20 years Natasha has helped organisations achieve success through their people as an employment lawyer and business owner.

In this episode, Engage's CEO Phil Wedgwood talks to the Managing Director of Soreen, Mark Simester, about how they think about and tackle challenges with internal and external engagement.When Mark isn’t at the bakery ensuring the smooth running of the Soreen business, he can be found spending time with his family or representing Soreen doing some form of sports activity – usually eating a Malt Loaf Bar to keep his energy levels up.Mark is a real people person and is obsessed with talking to anyone he meets about Soreen and looking for suggestions on how he can improve the business.

In this episode Engage’s CEO, Phil Wedgwood chats to Richard Clark, CEO, CFG Law, who shares his thoughts and insights on all aspects of engagement.Formerly a member of the senior leadership team at Irwin Mitchell and Berg along with a number of senior roles within the Banking industry, Richard joined CFG as COO in 2017 before his appointment as CEO in 2019. Richard and his colleagues are now focused on developing a business that has a genuine purpose of helping all those affected by injury. CFG is rapidly transitioning into a truly national digital law firm for those who need its support the most, opening a new office and three consulting offices during lockdown in support of these ambitions.