Send us a text Today’s episode is a recording of our recent mission-led government virtual event. Over the past six months we’ve been exploring with clients across the Civil Service what it takes to make mission-led government work, working with over 170 people. And so in today’s recording we share what we’re hearing and our insights, as well as hearing from you guys in the Mayvin community too. This session will provide valuable space to make sense of the mission-led approach in your context, a...
May 22, 2025•40 min
Send us a text Leadership and the new chaos. It's not just you. Leaders everywhere are overwhelmed, and not because they're doing something wrong. The world has changed. Chaos isn't the exception anymore. It's the norm. In this episode, we explore how to lead when the map keeps redrawing itself under your feet. Carolyn Norgate and Carolyn Parker revisit and expand on their earlier podcast about leadership in today's increasingly unpredictable world. Six months ago, they saw a glimmer of optimism...
May 12, 2025•28 min
Send us a text Sarah Fraser and Sophie Tidman discuss the varied responses to AI in organisations, noting a divide between those embracing it and those resistant. They highlight the importance of using AI as a stimulus for thinking rather than a replacement for human judgement. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter...
Apr 11, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Our Tony Nicholls has decided to stop working from the end of March 2025, he still finds it hard to use the R word, so we decided to make the most of him these last few weeks that we have him, and try to bottle his wisdom and experience, slash milk him for content before he goes. We're releasing these short 10 minute episodes for the next eight weeks, which will take us up to his last week with us. Each episode will focus on a different topic, a different element of his time at Ma...
Mar 31, 2025•12 min
Send us a text Our Tony Nicholls has decided to stop working from the end of March 2025, he still finds it hard to use the R word, so we decided to make the most of him these last few weeks that we have him, and try to bottle his wisdom and experience, slash milk him for content before he goes. We're releasing these short 10 minute episodes for the next eight weeks, which will take us up to his last week with us. Each episode will focus on a different topic, a different element of his time at Ma...
Mar 17, 2025•13 min
Send us a text 'Our' Tony Nicholls has decided to stop working from the end of March 2025 he still finds it hard to use the R word, so we decided to make the most of him these last few weeks that we have him and try to bottle his wisdom and experience, slash milk him for content before he goes. We will be releasing one of these short 10 minute episodes every week for the next eight weeks, which will take us up to his last week with us. Each episode will focus on a different topic, a different el...
Mar 03, 2025•16 min
Send us a text 'Our' Tony Nicholls has decided to stop working from the end of March 2025 he still finds it hard to use the R word, so we decided to make the most of him these last few weeks that we have him and try to bottle his wisdom and experience, slash milk him for content before he goes. We will be releasing one of these short 10 minute episodes every week for the next eight weeks, which will take us up to his last week with us. Each episode will focus on a different topic, a different el...
Feb 17, 2025•12 min
Send us a text 'Our' Tony Nicholls has decided to stop working from the end of March 2025 he still finds it hard to use the R word, so we decided to make the most of him these last few weeks that we have him and try to bottle his wisdom and experience, slash milk him for content before he goes. We will be releasing one of these short 10 minute episodes every week for the next eight weeks, which will take us up to his last week with us. Each episode will focus on a different topic, a different el...
Feb 10, 2025•14 min
Send us a text Sophie Tidman and Anna Iles explore the potential of futures thinking in a BANI world. Anna is a futurist life coach and facilitator supporting empowered mindsets and resilient strategies in challenging contexts. She's worked for over 10 years with sustainability and systems change consultancies, Forum for the Future and business for social responsibility, and authored two books on innovative culture and strategy, most recently, the innovation friendly organization. Thanks so much...
Feb 03, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text 'Our' Tony Nicholls has decided to stop working from the end of March 2025 he still finds it hard to use the R word, so we decided to make the most of him these last few weeks that we have him and try to bottle his wisdom and experience, slash milk him for content before he goes. We will be releasing one of these short 10 minute episodes every week for the next eight weeks, which will take us up to his last week with us. Each episode will focus on a different topic, a different el...
Jan 31, 2025•12 min
Send us a text This episode is part of a special new mini-series called Conversations with Tony. 'Our' lovely Tony Nicholls has decided to ‘stop working’ from the end of March 2025. (He still finds it hard to use the ‘r’ word...). So we decided to make the most of him for these last few weeks that we have him . and try to bottle his wisdom and experience / milk him for content before he goes. We will be releasing one of these short 10min episodes every week for the next 8 weeks – which will take...
Jan 27, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text In today’s episode you can listen back to highlights from our mission-led government event, hosted by Sophie Tidman and Carolyn Norgate. Who offered up our thoughts on the theory vs reality of a mission-led government, with some frameworks, techniques and methodology for how to begin implementing this new approach into the living system of the civil service and beyond. We were joined by lots of lovely members of our community for some rich discussions and sense-making around what ...
Dec 16, 2024•30 min
Send us a text In this episode we are thrilled to be joined by Kerry Smith - Chief People Officer and Julie Jones - Director of Talent and Organisational Development at the British Heart Foundation, who talk to Mayvin Director Sarah Fraser about the BHF's 'Leading Our Future' leadership development programme. Mayvin is very proud to have worked with BHF in the innovative design and delivery of this award nominated programme (the awards nights are coming up soon - please keep your fingers crossed...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Send us a text Sarah Fraser and Ed Shrager discuss the integration of AI into organisational practices. Ed highlights AI's potential in streamlining data crunching and reducing human bias, emphasizing its role in enhancing human collaboration rather than replacing it. They explore AI's use in job description creation, leveraging generative AI with retrieval augmentation (RAG) to improve consistency and efficiency. Ed stresses the importance of training AI to reflect organisational values and the...
Oct 23, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text In today's episode, we have all the Carolyns, Carolyn Norgate and Carolyn Parker got together after our event leadership in a new era to discuss what came up and the insights we gleaned from it. We hosted the event just three weeks after the election, as we were already noticing a change in the ask from our clients with the new Labour government, our guests talked about feeling purposeful and hopeful and excited to see a shift happening. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch...
Aug 12, 2024•36 min
Send us a text In today’s episode our very own Operations Team talk about being a self-managed team. Our operations team cover a wide range of responsibilities (such as accounting, compliance, HR, programme accreditation and client management). They are the rhythm and base of Mayvin, which helps us to do our best work with clients. As Mayvin has grown, our operations team has grown too, and until last summer it grew with a traditional hierarchical structure. Last summer, we found ourselves with ...
Jul 31, 2024•46 min
Send us a text Carolyn Norgate and James Traeger discussed the challenges of leading in a world with increasing ambiguity, particularly in the post-pandemic workplace. They emphasised the importance of trust, culture, and leadership in creating a productive and engaged workforce, and highlighted the need for organisations to prioritise creating conditions that foster trust, creativity, and safety. They also shared their experiences designing and delivering a leadership development program for a ...
Jul 03, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text In this episode Our Principal Consultants Tony Nicholls and Carolyn Norgate talk all things programmes – when is a programme not a programme? A client came to us recently saying ‘we don’t have time or budget for a traditional programme and we have a large number of colleagues to reach. Could Mayvin create something with impact using just two short sessions?' The answer was yes! Tony and Carolyn explain how. Talking through the key elements of our programmes that are consistent fro...
May 16, 2024•34 min
Send us a text In this podcast episode, Carolyn Parker discusses her journey into OD and her excitement about joining the Mayvin team. She shares her background in psychology and HR, emphasizing the importance of pausing, reflecting, and fostering human connections in organisations. Carolyn highlights OD's focus on improving performance and relationships, as well as the personal and professional growth it offers. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscrib...
Apr 11, 2024•24 min
Send us a text Today we're joined by Ash Thomas, previously with the British Heart Foundation and now a principal consultant at Mayvin. We're revisiting our mini-series "Why OD" to delve into Ash's unique journey into organisation development. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter...
Mar 27, 2024•25 min
Send us a text Join Sarah Fraser and Steve Hearsum in this podcast episode as they talk about their time teaching a module on organisational change. They discuss the challenges of planning for the future when it's uncertain and touch on power dynamics, the need for sharing power, and the role of human behavior in shaping organisations. They share some surprising moments, like the idea of a group nap, and emphasize the importance of being fully present today to create a better future. Thanks so m...
Mar 14, 2024•38 min
Send us a text In our latest Mayvin Sofa Chats episode, Sophie Tidman and Tony Nicholls, are back for more talk about feedback. This time, they're chatting about how to handle positive feedback and why it can be tricky. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter...
Feb 28, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text In our first Mayvin Sofa Chats episode, our principal consultants, Sophie Tidman and Tony Nicholls, sit down for a chat about feedback. They talk about how to give feedback, what it is, and share their own stories. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter...
Jan 18, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text In today’s episode we are very grateful to be joined by two more of our current masters cohort – Jennie and Rachel. We asked if they would be up for sharing their experience of the Mayvin Masters programme with you and they sent us this. In this 20min conversation they talk about how their expectations differed from the reality (in a good way), fitting the programme in around full time work, feeling like they’ve really found their tribe in the other members of the cohort and the i...
Jan 09, 2024•24 min
Send us a text Tony and Martin recently went to the EODF conference in Lisbon and in this short podcast episode they discuss the conference's energy, innovative ideas, and the harmony between technology and people. They talk about artificial intelligence and how it influences how businesses are organised, blending tech tools with the human aspect in companies. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on L...
Nov 22, 2023•9 min
Send us a text In today’s episode, Sebastien de Morelos and Andrew Grenfell, participants from our MA programme, had a chat about their experiences. They talked about how the programme changed their professional lives and made them think differently about work and personal life. They also mentioned the importance of self-awareness, understanding power dynamics, and finding both joy and learning in the programme. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe...
Nov 01, 2023•24 min
Send us a text As promised Tony & Carolyn have recorded some exclusive content for you, our Alumni network. And as you might have guessed from the title, this particular piece is around Practice Based Learning in times of continuing disruption. If you have any questions or comments please do let us know - mail@mayvin.co.uk. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on mail@mayvin.co.uk Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter...
Sep 29, 2023•27 min
Send us a text In today's episode, James and Carolyn are going to be talking all things Mayvin Masters . As you may have heard, we're thrilled to be announcing the second cohort of our MA in people and organisation development starting March 2024. To celebrate, Carolyn and James got together and recorded this podcast, answering some of your most common questions. So why do it and why is it different? What will it do for me? And what will I get out of it? And a little bit about the structure and ...
Sep 05, 2023•22 min
Send us a text In this episode, we're lucky to be joined by client and now friend of Mayvin, Adrian Clarke, head of OD at Virgin Media O2. After Adrian read our Tony's book: " Managing Change in Organizations , he had some questions that he wanted to ask Tony, around: Leadership as a tool of management (rather than the other way around) Limitations of change and management tools The importance of embracing difference and challenge And how to find time for these practices The conversation highlig...
Jul 11, 2023•41 min
Send us a text Hello, Suria here! To celebrate pride Month, myself and my dear friend and colleague Charlotte have teamed up to record a special episode for the Mayvin Podcast listeners on how to ACTUALLY make workplaces LGBTQ+ friendly. As proud members of this amazing community, it's a topic that's naturally close to both of our hearts, so being given the platform to share our thoughts and feelings on how you can make your workplace a more LGBTQ+ friendly environment is both an honour and a no...
Jun 22, 2023•25 min
