On this week’s show, Michelle and Matt are joined by Victoria Dioh to talk about personal purpose and how we are trained to not follow it. Find out more at https://www.victoriadioh.com/victoria Michelle’s book is available for a few more days on Kindle for 99p – get it now here.

On this week’s show, Julia and Michelle meet with Clara Bettina Behrmann to talk about how psychological safety can become performative.

For the first time all five regular WB-40 hosts are in the same show! This week Chris, Julia, Lisa, Matt and Michelle answer questions about the IT job market, AI regulation, first jobs and more besides! Here’s the chart Tony Harper shared with us… That’s it for the Summer – we are back in September!

On this week’s show, Chris & Matt answer a selection of questions raised by the members of the WB-40 Podcast Signal Group. If you would like to join the group drop us a line on Twitter.

On this week’s show we are joined by Matt Cockbill from Berwick Partners to talk about The Great Resignation, and changing tides in the world of technology leadership. This week we also have a special offer with 25% off tickets to Paul Armstrong’s TBD Conference at the end of March. Find out more here https://www.thetbdconference.com/ […]

On this week’s show, we are joined by Liz Moseley from Tortoise who talks about the origins of the Slow News idea, how it’s changed through the last three years, and where the Slow Newsroom is heading next.

On this week’s show we speak to Helen Philpot about the wonders of a diverse career path. Early in the show Matt mentioned Dan Olson’s brilliant talk on YouTube – The line goes up – the problem with NFTs. You can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g

On this week’s show Chris & Matt take a look at a couple of aspects of current crypto technologies – the weird bubble that is the world of NFTs, and the strange way in which the government seems hell-bent on banning end-to-end encryption. There’s also news about the forthcoming WB-40 Podcast Leadership Retreat.

On this week’s show, Chris and Matt are joined by Dr Zara Nanu from Gapsquare to talk about the challenges and the solutions to the gender pay gap.

On the last show of the year, Chris & Matt review the year that has passed, with help from questions from our listeners. A big thanks to Lisa Riemers, Chris King, Si Cornwell and Tony Harper for the wonderful questions.

On this week’s show we are joined by Tenable’s David Cummins to talk about some of the contemporary challenges that surround the world of cyber security.

On this week’s show we once again Ask the Audience and quick-fire answers to questions from the WB-40 Signal group. Don’t forget you can join the Signal group by direct messaging us on Twitter.

On this week’s show we are joined by CybExer co-founder Lauri Almann to talk about the world of Cyber Security, and how storytelling allows people to experience near real-world simulations of major incidents.

On this week’s show Michelle and Lisa are joined by polymath Minter Dial to talk about Artificial Intelligence, human self-awareness and the wonders of Padel tennis.

On this week’s show we are joined by Lee Cox to talk about the challenges of changing career when you are right in the middle of it.

On this week’s show Chris talks to Amy Low and Teresa Loftus from Abilitynet, about the wide variety of disability related digital barriers that can be removed using technological tools, many of which are already provided in the software we use every day. Abilitynet have their accessibility conference https://abilitynet.org.uk/techsharepro-2021 – you can get 50% off as a […]

On this week’s show we have a fascinating conversation with author and journalist Tom Standage about the what we can learn from the history of technology. His latest book A Brief History of Motion is published by Bloomsbury.

On this week’s show, the fifth anniversary of our very first episode, Chris & Matt take the podcast on the road and record live with an audience at the 2021 IT Directors’ Forum at The Grove, a very pretty hotel on the outskirts of Watford. We reflect on five things that we have learned in […]

On this week’s show Chris & Matt explore the world of imposter syndrome prompted by Adam Grant’s new book Think Again. We also look ahead to next week’s live shows at the IT Director’s Forum, and we check out the latest planet burning in the world of crypto currency. .

On this week’s show we are joined by Ethical Intelligence’s founder Olivia Gambelin to talk about ethics, technology and decision making.

On this week’s show Chris & Matt talk to Chris Yapp about the importance of watercoolers, the challenges of multi-disciplinary teams and why the strongest held views about the future are probably the least right. We’ll post a link to his latest blog article about education here as soon as we can.

On this week’s show listeners pose a series of questions that matter to Matt and Chris (and there’s also one about cheese). During the conversation Matt mentioned the charity Beyond Equality who can be found here: https://www.beyondequality.org/

On this week’s show Chris & Matt discuss future guests, topics and themes as the show enters into its sixth year…

On this week’s show we are joined by Red Hat’s Mary Provinciatto to talk about her work helping organisations to move into a truly Agile way of working. As it’s the last show before our summer break, we also have a quick look back at seven shows from the first half of 2021 that you […]

It’s Election Week in the UK, and so Matt and Michelle speak with digital news veteran Kevin Anderson about how the interaction between journalism, technology and news media has changed over recent decades.

On this week’s show we are joined by Julia Jones to talk about how the New Normal might need a new type of leadership.

This week we are joined by Defence and Security specialist Alex Woolfson to talk about the ways and means of contemporary warfare.

On this week’s show we are joined by Clare Johnson who talks about how she inspires children and adults to follow careers into Cyber Security.

On this week’s show we are joined by Dr Alaina Szlachta who helps us explore perspectives on learning. You can find Alaina on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-szlachta-phd-5a9ba594/ and her business can be found at https://www.bydesigndevelopmentsolutions.com/

On this week’s show we are joined by Nigel Walsh to explore the worlds of insurance and technology. You can find Nigel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nigelwalsh, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelwalsh/ and on his podcast at https://ii.11fs.com/.

On this week’s show it’s a welcome return for Tracy Keogh from Grow Remote who talks about how the pandemic has influenced their work, and how organisations need to think Remote First.

On this week’s show we have a return visitor in Amanda Brock from Open UK. We talk to Amanda about open business models, a research project on the UK Open Technology market, and COP26. You can find our more about Open UK’s work at https://openuk.uk/ This week’s automated transcription: Intro Chris: Welcome back everybody. After […]

On this week’s show we are joined by poet Mr Gee who helps us explore the world of words, and the advantages of crossing disciplines. You can see his most recent performance for the ODI here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7p2kJX3nTE

On this week’s podcast we speak with IDC CIO whisperer Marc Dowd about how the role has developed, where it is now, and where it might be heading.

On this week’s show we are joined by Claire Selby who talks about her project with Kingston University students Not My Beautiful House, and combining work and experience into higher education. You can find out more – Links : https://www.spacehive.com/spaceforkingston Twitter : https://twitter.com/NMBH_KUSInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/notmybeautifulhousekingston/ Studio KT1 : https://www.studiokt1.com/KUS : https://www.kingstonstudents.net/creative-meanwhile This week’s automated transcript… Intro Matt: We are back. […]

On this week’s show, Michelle and Chris are joined once again by OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock to talk new agendas for Open with new governments, remote working, diversity and AI in the Open Source world.

On this week’s show we are joined by music artist, designer and story-teller Timo Peach to explore the history of music technology, and ask what we might learn from it to apply to other realms of tech? You can find out more about Timo’s work at https://www.momotempo.co.uk/ This week’s automatically generated transcript… Intro Chris: Welcome […]

On this week’s show we are joined by Linda Chandler to talk about the rise of hyperlocal working. You can find her Digital High Street eBook series – first 2 books on Retail Experience and Mobility The Digital High Street eBook Series | TLA Education Working Group And last week’s – 4 Digital High Street […]

On this week’s show we talk to Marcus John Henry Brown about his latest work Hanging in There. You can also find his previous work on his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarcusJohnHenryBrown/videos This week’s automatically generated transcript… Intro Matt: Well welcome once again to WB 40 and you join us in the bubble, that is the […]

On this week’s show we are joined by Matt D’Ancona to talk about his forthcoming book Identity, Ignorance, Innovation. You can find out more about it here:https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/matthew-dancona-5/identity-ignorance-innovation/9781529303995/?v2=true And you can pre-order it through your favourite local independent bookshop here. The machine-generated transcript starts here: Intro Chris: Hello, and welcome to the latest episode. You join […]

On this week’s show we are joined by David D’Souza to talk about the Human Resources profession, multi-skilled business enabling teams, and how he might have rumbled the whole world of the CIO. The week’s automatically generated transcript… Intro Matt: Once again we find ourselves recording at least I think that’s what we’re doing. Hopefully […]

On this week’s WB-40 we talk with Antony Slumbers about the commercial property market and the way that the pandemic might change who provides office space in the future. The Automatically Generated Transcript… Intro Chris: So, hello and welcome to another episode of WB 40. We are here today with as Matt said in the […]

On this week’s show we talk with Tech Monitor‘s Ed Qualtrough about the ways in which people are rebelling against the tech giants, and how the CIO might be the most adapt to change in the C-Suite.

On this week’s show we are joined by Julia Hobsbawm to talk about how the pandemic and lockdown may prove to be a catalyst to change more about work than just the physical workplace. You can find more about Julia’s work with the Demos Workshift Commission here:https://demos.co.uk/project/the-workshift-commission/ Show Transcript (Automatically generated) Intro Matt:  Once again, […]

On this week’s show we speak to Roland Harwood about liminal things and places. You can find out more about Roland’s business Liminal here: https://www.weareliminal.co/ And his podcast On The Edge is here: https://www.weareliminal.co/ontheedge Transcript This is an automated transcript, so there may be errors, some of which might be hilarious. That’s just the machines […]

On this week’s show we are joined by Richard Sage to explore the murky world of IT strategy. You can subscribe to Richard’s newsletter at https://resage.substack.com/ And there is more about his IT Strategy course here: https://howtoitstrategy.com/ This week’s show transcript: Intro Matt: [00:00:00] So once again, we find ourselves on the precipice of another […]

On this week’s show, Michelle and Chris meet with Martin Sadler to talk about his new book about being a CIO –Aspirationally Idle. You can get your own copy at https://aspirationallyidle.sumupstore.com/ Header image Roland TB-303. (2024, February 21). By Steve Sims – Steve Sims, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53932063

On this week’s show Chris and Matt talk about why big tech social networks have been in the news again. Chris is also quizzed on his tech company history knowledge. This week’s transcript: Introduction Matt: [00:00:00] So just the two of us this week very sadly Charlotte G who was supposed to be joining us. […]

On this week’s show we are joined by Adapt2Digital‘s Mel Ross. More information about the online networking session for people looking to provide online access to people can be found here: https://accesswy.org/digital-access-national-network-meet-up-thursday-14th-jan-1830/

We’re back for a new year and a look at what technology leaders might need to be concerning themselves in the 12 months ahead.