Office Hours

Careers Coach and Consultant, Leslie Parsons speaks to students and alumni about their experience navigating the world of work, looking at the best hacks to help your career from applications to interviews. In this episode, she discusses spring week sometimes referred to as insight week, which occurs typically in the first year of undergraduate study as a placement for work experience during the h...

Are women better leaders than men? Not necessarily, according to Professor Rosie Campbell (King's Global Global Institute for Women’s Leadership) and Dr Maddy Wyatt (King's Business School). Rosie and Maddy consider the different leadership styles exhibited throughout the pandemic, how hyper-masculine leadership contrasts with more empathetic leadership styles and what that tells us about who has...

How do we enable neurodiverse workers to succeed in the world of work? Dr Madeleine Wyatt, Reader in Diversity and Inclusion, and Dan J Harris, CEO of Neurodiversity in Business explore the benefits that encouraging neurodiversity brings to the entire workforce, while avoiding pigeonholing people into harmful stereotypes. Learn more about Neurodiversity in Business: https://neurodiversityinbusines...

The last time you visited a hospital or primary care setting, it’s likely that you interacted with a health care support worker. Whether they are processing lab samples at the local GP surgery or promoting health education in local communities, 40 per cent of the NHS’ clinical workforce consists of a variety of support workers. Richard Griffin, Professor of Healthcare Management, and Anita Esser,...

Office politics has a bad name, and often excludes women and people of colour. But a politician's ability to influence, negotiate and advance the careers of others is part of the job description for senior leaders so politics can be vital for success at work. Dr Madeleine Wyatt and King’s alumna and Uma founder Rita Kakati-Shah discuss how women and people of colour can be supported in navigating...

Cafedirect was the first Fairtrade-certified business in the coffee industry, investing profits back into farmers while still being a successful B-corp and surviving the 1989 global collapse in coffee prices. Cafedirect CEO John Steel joins Juliane Reinecke, Professor of International Management & Sustainability, as they discuss how the company has faced challenges from the financial crisis to cre...

Ultra-blue chip names are great on your CV, but they aren’t the only route to career success and satisfaction says Douglas Board, author of the book ‘Elites’. He joins Professor Crawford Spence and Careers Consultant Kate Woods on our Connections podcast to share insight gained from decades working with business leaders as a headhunter and executive coach. He has advice for people at every career...

Networking and putting your ideas out there can often be anxiety-inducing, but it can change your circumstances as well as the work you do in the wider community. Dr Gillian Brooks, King’s Business School, Peggy Jean-Louis, King's Business School's Senior Global Partnerships Manager, and Alero Akuya, Vice President, Global Brands, for The LEGO Group, speak about their own personal journeys with pe...

How did the Covid-19 pandemic affect gender equality? By the end of this month, both the UK government’s job protection scheme and the £20 uplift to Universal Credit that were key to protecting jobs and income during the pandemic will be over. Our latest Connections podcast explores the evidence on whether women’s employment status, incomes and budgets were hit harder than men’s, and what the long...

Why do we sometimes feel like we have hit a dead end at work and why should it matter so much to our employers? Dr Wei-Ning Yang, Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour and careers consultant Kate Woods talk about the phenomenon of 'career plateau', the different forms it can take at different career stages and the steps individuals and managers can take to avoid it. Le...

After the financial crisis of 2007, the Dodd-Frank Act introduced a requirement that led lenders to tighten "payment to income" limits on new mortgages. In this podcast episode, Professor David Aikman (Director, Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance) is joined by Alessandro Lin (Brown University and winner of the Centre's 2021 Young Economist Prize Competition) to discuss Alessandro's resear...

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, exploded into the mainstream in March 2021, with art, music and memes, like ‘Disaster Girl’, fetching high prices for digital goods that have no physical ownership. Professor Alex Preda, is joined by Professor Sarah Green the Law Commission of England and Wales Commissioner for commercial and common law, and Ian Taylor Executive Director of Crypto UK, discuss the chal...

The last decade has seen the rise of cryptocurrencies, decentralised digital assets that are ‘mined’ and, supporters say, more secure than traditional currencies. But increasingly, regulation designed to curb illegal use of the currencies and concerns about the impact of cryptomining on the environment have taken centre stage. Professor Alex Preda, is joined by Professor Sarah Green the Law Commis...

Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Building Culture and Diversity Asking the tough questions might be uncomfortable, but it can lead to better outcomes in solving the gender pay gap. Dr Ylva Baeckstrom, of our Economic Equality Impact Group, Marisa Hall, of the Thinking Ahead Institute, and Catriona Watt, of Fox & Partners, continue their discussion on breaking down barriers for women and ethnic minorities...

Why is there still a wider gender pay gap between the sexes in the financial services industry, half a century after the Equal Pay Act? Dr Ylva Baeckstrom, of our Economic Equality Impact Group, Marisa Hall, of the Thinking Ahead Institute, and Catriona Watt, of Fox & Partners, discuss the factors that differentiate pay between men and women, the limited data from new Gender Pay Gap regulations, a...

The skills financial advisors have used in the past will need to change if they want to keep up with changes in society. How can emphatic language and active listening help advisors reach diverse populations? Dr Ylva Baeckstrom, of our Economic Equality Impact Group, James Penny, Managing Director and Head of UK International Bank at Barclays, and Martin Gronemann, Partner - Financial Services at...

The way financial institutions communicated with women in the past could be off-putting. So how can the industry tackle any unconscious bias? Dr Ylva Baeckstrom, of our Economic Equality Impact Group, James Penny, Managing Director and Head of UK International Bank at Barclays, and Martin Gronemann, Partner - Financial Services at ReD Associates discuss why it is important to get gender right and...

Professor Douglas West and Dr Gillian Kingston, Research Director, M&C Saatchi World Services discuss how social marketing can change behaviours. Why is behavioural change a bonfire, not a firework? What makes a successful campaign? What research techniques matter? And why is it just as important to understand your competitor as it is in commercial marketing? Learn more about King’s Business Schoo...

To many people, bats are a source of fear and disease. But how much of that is true? Dr Anna Dubiel, along with our International Marketing MSc students, worked alongside the British Bat Conservation Trust and its Spanish sister organisation SECEMU as part of their #DontBlameBats campaign, to fight the misinformation that bats spread COVID-19. This podcast is an exploration of the student’s projec...

Sotiris Vanderos, Reader in Health Economics at King’s Business School speaks to Professor Mauricio Avendano, Head of Global Health & Social Medicine at King’s College London about why past recessions may not be a perfect guide to Covid-19’s spill-over effects on physical and mental health. They explore the possible impact of a short sharp crisis and unprecedented government support packages on me...

Dr Kamini Gupta and Archana Jagannathan, Snr Director Sustainable Packaging, PepsiCo look at the complexity of building sustainability into every aspect of a global food business, from farming to packaging. How does the company’s acquisition of Sodastream further its environmental ambitions? This podcast was recorded in December 2020. Learn more about King’s Business School at https://www.kcl.ac.u...

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance proudly presents the Women in Central Banking episode for the Connections Podcast from King’s Business School. In recent years, women have risen to the most senior roles in central banking, with Janet Yellen becoming the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve in America and now the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary and also Christine Lagard...

Professor Katie Bailey speaks to Dr John Lang of the employee wellbeing measurement experts Shape Global about maintaining working wellbeing during the Covid winter. Dr Lang explains the science behind hitting the wall, why devising strategies to create habits is more sustainable than relying on motivation, and shares his personal tips based on more than five years’ working from home. Learn more a...

Professor Crawford Spence; Anthony Gahan, Founding Partner of Wyvern Partners and Aoifinn Devitt, Head of Investment, Ireland at Hermes Investment Management discuss why working from home makes it harder to build new relationships, and conduct due diligence, and why the office is so key to professional identity. Learn more about King’s Business School at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business This podcast...