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Leading the way

The Responsible Business podcast series is produced with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). In this series, our host Professor Veronica Hope Hailey (the Dean of the Business School) and Katie Jacobs (senior stakeholder at the CIPD) speak with business leaders to explore the revolutionised responsible business movement and the topics that have influenced this change. Designed to guide, inspire and inform, we’ll hear from experts across a number of fields.

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Building responsible leadership for the future

While many leaders and businesses are attempting to put the pandemic behind them and focus on the ‘new normal’, have we thought deeply enough about what we’ve learned and what it means for future crises?

In this episode of 'Responsible Business: Leading the Way', Professor Veronica Hope Hailey and her guest Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol, discuss why everything is still to play for and the role we all have in co-creating a brighter future.

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Read the thought leadership article by CIPD if you are interested in finding out more.

Meet our host

Our responsible business expert Professor Veronica Hope Hailey hosts conversations with business leaders, facilitated by co-host Katie Jacobs.

Host: Professor Veronica Hope Hailey

Professor Veronica Hope Hailey is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and inaugural Dean of the University of Bristol Business School. Veronica is mainly known for her research on Trust and Trustworthy Leadership. For the last 30 years Veronica has worked all over the world to deliver leadership development at the most senior levels in the private, public and third sector. Her latest research, conducted in collaboration with CIPD, focused on responsible business and leadership through crisis (published November 2022).

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Facilitator: Katie Jacobs

Katie Jacobs is an award-winning business journalist and editor specialising in the world of work, HR, management and leadership. She is also senior stakeholder lead at the CIPD, responsible for the CIPD’s HR leader network. Katie regularly speaks about trends in the world of work and HR and chairs panels, events, webinars, and conferences. She is the co-host of the popular What If podcast from the CIPD’s Work magazine. Katie is the co-author with Professor Hope Hailey of the Responsible Business Through Crisis research series.

Previous episodes

Episode 1

What does it mean to be a responsible business in a post-pandemic world? The pandemic disrupted leaders on every level. It forced them to re-examine their assumptions about their organisation’s purpose and place in society.
Andrea Winfield
HR General Manager
Microsoft
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Episode 2

The psychological contract has changed since the start of the pandemic, with the balance of power swinging towards the employee. How should leaders should respond to the new challenges of engaging employees and creating a sense of ‘community’ around work?
Jane Cathrall
Executive Director of People and Culture
Bank of England
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Episode 3

Trust, from employees, customers and other stakeholders, is core to responsible business. And since the pandemic, people expect even more from businesses.
Brad Greve
CFO
BAE Systems
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Episode 4

A ‘storm Arwen for the mind’, the pandemic disrupted leaders on every level and has lead to the emergence of some new and welcome leadership styles.
Nick Hampton
CEO
Tate & Lyle
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Episode 5

As the rate of climate events increases, how do businesses respond, adapt and keep their staff safe? Explore the role of responsible business in tackling the climate crisis.
Sarah Kenny
CEO
BMT
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Responsible business in our research and education

 Explore how we put responsible business at the core of our research and education. We're passionate about supporting sustainable entrepreneurship, ethical decision-making, and leadership that takes into account social responsibility.

Worker exploitation in manufacturing

Dr Andrijasevic's research uncovers migrant workers exploitation in electronics manufacturing. Revealing malpractices including wage penalties, long working hours, random shift patterns and unpaid overtime, this led to changes to living conditions and policies to protect migrant workers’ rights.

Research on worker exploitation

Responsible approach to sustainability

Our PhD student, Violet Broadhead, has been working on a research on sustainable consumption in the charity retail sector, that looks at the impact of other priorities, societal expectations and responsibilities on charities’ approach to sustainability.

Research on sustainable consumption

Education

Our part-time Master’s in Strategy, Change & Leadership enables you to understand organisational complexity and equips you to lead through change and uncertainty. Veronica's research is explored in the leadership unit. Find out how this programme can help you become a responsible business leader.

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CIPD

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The CIPD has been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. It helps organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. It’s the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With almost 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using its research, insights and learning – it gives trusted advice and offers independent thought leadership. It’s a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone

Find out more about CIPD   Read the thought leadership article