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The Green Room: Questions That Matter Most In Business

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Feb 18, 2019 • 29min

What makes a great career? With David Cruickshank and Lowri Jones

Careers matter. Not just in terms of livelihoods, but how we define our identities.  What matters to you at work? From a good boss and great benefits, to being recognised and making an impact. This week we ask: what makes a great career?  George and Ethan are back in the host seat. They catch up with Deloitte’s Global Chairman David Cruickshank between his travels, and apprentice Lowri Jones who travelled to see us from Cardiff, for an inspirational career chat.  Headphones in to find out:   David’s favourite breakfast cereal How Lowri felt taking the leap and leaving university If millennials really are that into purpose as it seems Whether David secretly is a millennial   Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth Guests: David Cruickshank, Deloitte’s Global Chairman and Lowri Jones, Analyst Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio Original music: Ali Barrett  
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Feb 3, 2019 • 21min

What can we learn from the underground economy? With Alex Cole and James Maude

Tired of the same old advice from the same old places? How about some innovation lessons from narcos, pirates and hackers? We’re not encouraging you take up illegal activities, don’t worry. But being proficient at new technologies is key to the success of underground economies. For these innovators on the edges of society, innovation isn’t a choice, but a matter of survival. This week we ask: what can we learn from the underground economy? In this episode you’ll discover:   Why this is about more than a hooded hacker in their bedroom How emojis are being used as code for suspicious purchases Whether something fishy is going on within Snapchat What Alex has looked up on a company laptop without being fired   Hosts: George Parrett and Lizzie Elston Guests: James Maude, cyber-crime expert and Alex Cole, senior consultant at Market Gravity Technical support: Deloitte’s creative studio Original music: Ali Barrett  
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Jan 18, 2019 • 31min

What will be the last job on earth? With Matthew Howard and Anne-Marie Malley

Would you trust a robot to lead an interview? Operate on you? Make your lunch? It’s happening already. The way we work is changing. Technology is advancing at an unprecedented speed and many of us already work with robots every day. But what happens when the bots become more useful than us? Automation could take 30% of our jobs in the next 30 years. Some will disappear faster than others. This week we ask: what will be last job on earth? In this episode you’ll find out: Why Anne-Marie would have loved being a florist Whether we should still be teaching kids how to code What organisations need to know about recruiting robots Whether there’s a future in cat surfing instructing Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth Guests: Anne-Marie Malley, UK human capital lead, and Matthew Howard, UK director of artificial intelligence Technical support: Deloitte’s creative studio Original music: Ali Barrett  

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