Canny Conversations - Series 1
Canny Conversations - Series 1
Safaraz Ali
Why did a table cleaner in a staff canteen embody the ethos that got a man on the moon and why does a Chinese bamboo tree provide a crucial lesson for aspiring entrepreneurs? These are just some of the things that social entrepreneur and author Safaraz (Saf) Ali shares in a series of 10 conversations with journalist Adrian Kibbler. The topics covered in these conversations include the importance of people, how to recruit them and get the best from them. It explores what makes a good leader and how to build strong teams within a winning culture. ‘It all starts with you’ is one of Saf’s favourite catch phrases and he sets out the importance of mindset including having a willingness to listen, learn and grow. He deals with the best ways to cope with and overcome adversity, recognising that we learn more from our failures than our successes. For Saf the Canny Conversation podcast is a logical next step, taking his insights, and experiences and packaging it in audio bites of business wisdom with context and background.
Pause to reflect
A chance to revisit some of the key themes such as the importance of people, effective leadership, recruiting the right people and getting the best from them and for them. And finally, why mindset is so important and why it really does ‘all start with you.’
May 14, 2021
27 min
Reputation and brand
It’s not only businesses and organisations that have a brand but people as well. But it is crucial to understand what brand is and what it is not. It is not a logo but a set of values and behaviours that are lived out every day.
May 7, 2021
26 min
Bamboo tree thinking
A Chinese bamboo tree spends six years underground but sprouting to the height of a multi-story building in months. Why patience and perseverance are behind almost every successful business. We explore how keeping going and never stopping believing has brought its rewards to many special entrepreneurs.
Apr 30, 2021
30 min
It all starts with you
Mindset is at the core of what we are and what we can achieve. But how many of us have the right mindset and is it something that can be changed.? Everyone will have set backs but with the right mind set it is not the setback but the bounce back that makes all the difference.
Apr 23, 2021
27 min
The new normal
Some experts do not even regard a virus as a living organism. Yet Covid-19 has changed the way we work forever. It has made remote working from home commonplace so is the traditional office ready for the museum? What have we learned and how will the world of work look in the ‘new normal?’
Apr 16, 2021
28 min
Fine tuning talent
Having got your man or woman the next step is to get the best out of them. Understand the difference between motivation and dedication and why brilliant individuals are often not great team players. Getting the best from people should be a win-win process for employer and employee.
Apr 9, 2021
33 min
Getting hiring right
The devil is in the detail and this applies very much to the recruitment process. How to make sure that the talent pool you are recruiting from is as wide and diverse as possible. Steps that will not exclude and put some of the best potential candidates off.
Apr 2, 2021
31 min
Talent spotting
Why it is important to be able to spot talent and what ‘potential’ based recruitment is all about and why it is a new way of improving the team. Is experience an over rated commodity and is it more important to focus upon what people can do rather than what they have done?
Mar 26, 2021
31 min
Are Leaders Born?
Are leaders born or can they be made and what are the qualities of great leaders? A good leader makes an okay team good and a good team great by getting the best out of people. How it is possible to ‘lead from the back?’
Mar 19, 2021
31 min
People Power
Why people really are the biggest asset that any business or organization has and why putting people at the heart of any business is a key to success. Having and supporting special people can be a game changer and take a business to the next level.
Mar 12, 2021
31 min
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