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Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali Social Entrepreneur, CEO of Pathway Group and proud Birmingham business leader, where he shares his insights and experiences on entrepreneurialism, having a growth mindset and getting the best out of people as well as useful information to help your grow your business, develop and build your team. Canny Conversations has now completed over 50 episodes making an impact on UK business Podcasts and demonstrating how sustainable business can benefit. In the

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35:17

Rachel Jagger-Thomas Part 1

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/10/19

In this week’s podcast we have the first part of Safaraz’s conversation with Rachel Jagger-Thomas from JTL, national training provider in England and Wales for the electrical, plumbing and heating industries, and a member of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance. Rachel is the Diversity, Safeguarding and Inclusion Advisor for JTL, she has over 13 years’ experience working in equality, diversity and inclusion roles across higher education, further education and now in industry

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41:27

Viren Patel, CEO Open University World Wide Part 2

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/10/16

In the second part of Safaraz’s conversation with Viren Patel CEO of The Open University Worldwide, They talk about Virens perspectives on leadership, diversity, and driving change. He discusses leading The Open University through the pandemic, embracing new technology like AI, and strategies to remain relevant in a rapidly evolving world.Viren stresses the importance of empowering teams, coaching rather than micromanaging, to help employees reach their potential. Other topics that Viran

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35:20

Viren Patel, CEO Open University World Wide Part 1

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/10/05

This week Safaraz is in conversation with Viren Patel, CEO of the Open University Worldwide Viren Patel, CEO of the Open University Worldwide and Director of Apprenticeships and Partnerships at the OU. In the first half of this two-part conversation, Viren shares his personal journey as a refugee who came to the UK in the 1970s and overcame the challenges to become the first in his family to graduate with a degree. He discusses the mission of Open University to increase access to higher

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39:20

Graham Hasting-Evans CEO, NOCN Group Part 2

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/09/28

In this second part of Safaraz's conversation with Graham Hastings-Evans of NOCN Group, they explore the state of play for the skills environment in more depth. Their chat looks at the speed of change and the current challenge for skills to keep up with the future needs of the economy when policy makers continue to plan for an economic past. Not only do employers, governments and training providers need to adopt more dynamic approaches in order for young people to leave college both more

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44:41

Graham Hasting-Evans, CEO NOCN Group Part 1

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/09/21

In today’s episode, Saf begins a wide-ranging conversation with Graham Evans, CEO of the National Open College Network Group.In the first part of this two parts conversation, Graham recounts how his farming childhood and early career as a civil engineer in the global construction industry provided invaluable lessons that are still as powerful and relevant today in his role as CEO of an academic organisation.It is clear that no experience has been wasted for Graham but it has led him to

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36:49

Jade Pearson, New Talent Manager from Seven Trent,...

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/09/14

In this second part of his conversation with Jade Pearson, New Talent Manager at Severn Trent, Saf and Jade explore good leadership and how to manage your own career.Jade draws on her own experience to explore culture and management styles, how to address performance, progression, challenges, and conflict at every level in the company. They look at the importance of how you can take control of your career and your situation, regardless of where you are.For any existing leader, those

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31:13

Jade Pearson, New Talent Manager from Severn Trent -...

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/09/07

In the first episode of this new series, (Series 5) of the Canny Conversations Podcast we hear Safaraz in the first half of his conversation with Jade Pearson, New Talent Manager for Severn Trent and member of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance. Their conversation explores apprenticeships as an important career option for young people, including practical advice and information about how to apply to Severn Trent. Saf and Jade explore how to stand out from the crowed in what can be a

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21:01

Series Review Part 3

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/02/17

In this week’s episode we take our final look back at some of the topics we have covered in the latest series of Canny Conversations,We have taken the important elements from these subjects and brought them down into a selection of bullet points for you to easily digest and guide you to the expanded versions in the relevant episode.We start with, where does emotional intelligence sit in your organisation? Is it valued? Does it make a difference? Then we touch on the power of coaching in the

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28:07

Series Review Part.2

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/02/10

In this week’s episode we take another look back at some of the topics we have covered in the latest series of Canny Conversations, Strategic Overview, Change has Changed Pt.1, Change has Changed Pt.2 and Lean, Agile and Responsive. We have taken the important elements from these subjects and brought them down into a selection of bullet points for you to easily digest and guide you to the expanded versions.

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25:11

Series Review Part 1

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/02/03

In this week’s episode we take a look back at some of the topics we have covered in the first four episodes of this series, Who What Why, What We Deliver, Core Values and 15 Skills and Traits. We have taken the important elements from these subjects and brought them down into a selection of bullet points for you to easily digest and guide you to the expanded versions in the relevant episode

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17:18

Focus and Resilience

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/01/27

In this episode Safaraz looks at, what we mean by focus and resilience and how important do we think these qualities are. There are occasions where you may have lost focus in your business life and here, he looks at ways to help you regain and remain focused. He also talks about how you would you define business resilience and can resilience result in stubbornness and failure to live in the real world.

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31:31

Entrepreneurship, Business and Culture

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/01/20

In this episode, Safaraz is in conversation with journalist Adrian Kibbler. They look at culture in all its forms and its effects on the way business is done, both for good and bad. They also look at how ethnic culture can affect career paths and busting some common myths regarding ethnic minorities and higher education.

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31:42

Canny Bites - The Books

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/01/13

In this episode we once again move away from our usual format in order to focus on Saf’s Canny Bites business books. We hear extracts from the introductions from three of the Canny Bites audio books, read by Saf himself, 52 Bites of Business Wisdom, Another 52 Bites of Business Wisdom and finally Attract retain and grow your team to grow your business.Remember all these titles are available from Amazon of cannybites.co.uk/buy-the-book.

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16:28

Beliefs, Views and Methods in Business and Life

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2023/01/06

In this episode Saf talks about his Beliefs, views and methodology and how they relate to not only business but life too. Looking at yourself using the mirror approach helps avoid blame and excuses and enhances accountability for your own actions; how your reaction when things go wrong impacts on the people around you, both to the good and bad, and how knowledge, in the wrong hands can be detrimental to everyone. Saf is a great believer in empowering people to become the best they can be

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33:00

Apprenticeships- an opportunity for all?

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2022/12/23

In this episode we step away from our normal format with a session recently recorded at the National Liberal Club in London in front of a live audience. Here Safaraz speaks with journalist Adrian Kibbler about the apprenticeships and skills landscape. He explores the impact of under representation of Black and Asian minorities within the apprenticeships route and how to address this in order to increase employment along with the Pathway Group’s role in driving better engagement with the

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20:39

External Stakeholders Feedback

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2022/12/16

In this episode Safaraz takes a look at the value of feedback from external stakeholders. Pathway regularly gets feedback from stakeholders and quality standard frameworks such as Investors in People, Matrix Standard, Awarding Organisations and funding and regulatory bodies, which Pathway Group review and act on. Here Safaraz explores the process and actions Pathway Group takes using examples of recent reviews and inspections to develop a roadmap for improvements and ensure the organisation

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19:37

Peer Coaching and Support #peercoaching

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2022/12/09

“When one person teaches two people learn” In this episode, Saf touches on the power of coaching in the development of individuals from new insights to new perspectives, peer learning is an important part of supporting colleagues and teams. Here he explores how powerful questions, the follow up questions and the role of peer support delivers stronger people, both individually and collectively.

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37:40

Emotional Intelligence

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2022/12/02

Building trust in the workplace is essential for the success of the company. Being able to build strong relationships that you can rely on is at the core of every professional relationship. Trust is the currency and is absolutely necessary in order to establish not only your own reputation but that of your department and grow a strong network of people who will help you throughout your career.No one person is responsible for the success of a company; it's a team effort. In order to achieve

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18:43

Lean, Agile and Responsive.

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2022/11/25

Creating High Performance in business by Safaraz Ali My go to quote for everything about team work and therefore peer challenge and support is:“we are not a team because we work together, we are a team because we make each other better” Each one of us has three key groups of people for leaning on for learning and supporting:Those ahead of us in a specific areaThose at the same level as usThose behind us in a specific areaWhen you get involved in peer challenging and supporting, it allows

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18:38

Change has Changed Pt.2

Canny Conversations Podcast by Safaraz Ali ·

2022/11/18

In this second part of Change has Changed, Saf explores if there is a right time for change and the challenges businesses face when they have no choice but to change: the way to manage risk, manage communications and to celebrate the journey too.

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