Nina Dar. The Change Troubleshooter

 Nina and her guest, Neil Randon, have taken inspiration from a George Bernard Shaw quote; "Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get." Brilliant, and sums up so many technology projects.   In this episode Nina and Neil discuss the highs and lows of technology adoption, both of them with a keen understanding of the psychology involved. The brain is the mos...

Can you turn a workplace into a fanbase? Nina and her guest, former FanatiCo employee, James Ashworth tried to do this. They take a look back to discuss what they learned from that experience. In this episode Nina and James discuss why we fake it when we talk about changing culture at work. In 2015, with Steve Smith (chairman of Ear to the Ground) they saw the opportunity to combine their expertis...

Can you turn a workplace into a fanbase? Nina and her guest, former FanatiCo employee, James Ashworth tried to do this. They take a look back to discuss what they learned from that experience. In this episode Nina and James discuss why we fake it when we talk about changing culture at work. In 2015, with Steve Smith (chairman of Ear to the Ground) they saw the opportunity to combine their expertis...

* Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the Coronavirus outbreak when we thought it wasn't going to happen to us! Therefore when Nina states that the biggest thing affecting us all in the UK right now is Brexit, that is obviously not the case now, although it is still a very important topic. In this episode Nina is joined by Yasmin Hurst and Peter Allen to discuss the question;...

 In February 2020 Adidas Originals launched a brilliant campaign called "Change is a Team Sport". Nina thought that this was the perfect discussion topic for her catch up with two former Cheeky Monkeys, Yasmin Hurst and Peter Allen.  For those of you who don't know, the Adidas Superstar is a shoe, trainer or sneaker, depending on where you are from. The campaign was directed by Jona...

This is a slimmed down 'DARector's Cut' of the original episode, Made of What Matters. The story is the same as in the original episode (description below), it's just 30% shorter for all you busy people who can't spare a full hour to listen to the full version! In this episode Nina and her parents, inspired by the personal and positive way Raheem Sterling, Gillette and Foo...

 In this episode Nina and her parents, inspired by the personal and positive way Raheem Sterling, Gillette and Football Beyond Borders tackle the sensitive issue of perceived differences, cover subjects such as role models in life, changing cultural attitudes and what it was like to be in a mixed-race relationship in Manchester in the late 1960s.  The collaboration between Raheem Sterling, Gillett...

Hello, I’m Nina Dar, The Change Troubleshooter. Sometimes when you think you’re scared, really, what you’re feeling is excited.  We all need to remember that. When scared is flipped to excited – everything changes. Channelled the right way, change for good is a positive, inclusive and enriching experience.  But for that to happen, your people have to buy in, believe in and be on the journey with y...

One of the biggest change challenges is still not resolved.   Racism.  Is it even evolving - has the colour-climate changed at all since the 60s?   The Change Trouble-shooter Nina Dar, daughter of a mixed-race marriage, interviews her number one role models – her mum and dad – who married in secret 50 years ago.  They share thoughts about how they overcame opposition and disapproval, made a succes...

Welcome to the 1st episode of The Change Troubleshooter, a brand new podcast from Nina Dar, founder of Cheeky Monkey Business Solutions Management Consultancy that created “A Human Approach to Innovation and Change” and author of Transform Your Business.  Since setting up Cheeky Monkey in 2004, Nina has been helping companies achieve their goals in some of the most exciting places on earth to do b...