A podcast specifically created for mid-level leaders and supervisors working in various organisations. Produced in Australia, this podcast delivers accessible bite sized information immediately applicable to the listener. Each week we cover a full gambit of topics involving leadership, communication, performance management, conflict resolution, team building and more.
Welcome to the WE ARE GUERNSEY podcast page. Our podcasts bring you all the latest news and insight from Guernsey, the global finance specialist, as well as audio from some of our online events.
Aspiring to succeed in finance? Danny Camm spent 6 years working in finance and now operates as a specialist finance recruiter in London. Each week, Danny will speak to guests ranging from middle management up to the C-suite to establish what it takes to achieve success in finance. www.successinfinance.co.uk
Real estate investment specialist - Suraj Nambiar brings illuminating interviews with today's most relevant and motivating leaders throughout all corners of the real estate investment sector. Each episode will feature experts from across the globe, to learn about their professional journeys, understand current investment portfolio, strategy followed discussions around key trends and current affairs that shape markets, investment and business.
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The global economy and its impact on US investment funds
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Strengthening cyber security in uncertain times
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Why Middle Eastern private clients use Guernsey for philanthropy
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South African Shorts - Cannon Asset Management
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5 ways to manage a virtual team that will make your life better
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Sit back, relax and take plenty of notes as Colin discusses managing a virtual team. A “virtual team” is one where people are geographically separated... but work together in real time on a project. This is dramatically different than working with a group of people who are in the same physical location... and it requires a manager to adapt to the s…
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High performing teams share common values and beliefs about themselves and their work. High performing team members also believe they can accomplish great things as long as they focus on the right things, set realistic goals, and work together effectively. They set high standards for themselves and others, and understand the importance of strong wo…
Begin working on your emotional intelligence today. Mastering the abilities of self-awareness, self-management and empathy paves the way for attaining greater levels of emotional intelligence. it’s not enough that we simply want to be good at our jobs, in order to be truly effective in managing our teams, we need to bring these skills together to b…
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Guernsey's very first cryptocurrency fund
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SiF 38 - Gary Hanson - Audit Partner, BDO
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Joining me today is Gary Hanson. Gary started out his career with Winney Murray, who were then what we would class as a "Big 4" firm today (although there were 5 of them). He then went onto Binder Hamlyn and EY, progressing to Senior Manager level, before making the move to BDO, where he spent 34 years, many of which as Partner. During his time as …
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SiF 37 - Terry Reynolds - Senior Finance Practice Manager, RPC
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Joining me today is Terry Reynolds. Terry began his career straight out of school, choosing to dive directly into the world of law through a Legal Cashier Assistant role with Linklaters. Terry has remained in the legal space every since and over the last 10.5 years progressed to Assistant Financial Analyst with Linklaters before transitioning to RP…
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Guernsey Funds Forum 2021 Preview - Latest trends for Guernsey funds
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Managing for higher performance is something that managers can do both passively as well as proactively. The Shared Management Model discussed removes the entire task responsibility from the manager and divides it between both them and their employees. Ultimately, It is the employee alone who has the authority, the opportunity, and the primary resp…
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Guernsey Funds Forum 2021 Preview - The future of work
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To learn more about our Funds Forum, click here. The paper can be accessed here. You can find more about Hive Hackers project discussed here. Follow Nick on LinkedIn Follow Leyla on LinkedIn Follow PwC Channel Islands on LinkedIn Follow WE ARE GUERNSEY on Twitter: @WEAREGUERNSEY Follow Guernsey Green Finance on Twitter: @gsygreenfinance Follow WE A…
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SiF 36 - Elaine Darby - Director of Undergraduate Education, Royal Holloway
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Joining me today is Elaine Darby. Elaine graduated from Southampton University with a degree in English and decided to join PwC's grad scheme. Having qualified as an ACA with PwC, Elaine moved on to a Consultancy role at Arthur Andersen before becoming a Senior Consultant at KPMG and then joining Deloitte. She spent 6 years at Deloitte, progressing…
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Using a Situational Approach to Leadership
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In this weeks episode of the Middle Management Podcast... One key element of leadership to note, are the situational variances. Each person on your team has a different set of needs due to personal work histories, knowledge and expertise. Work situations will also vary, from high-pressure environments, seasonal influences and general organisational…
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Why global finance centres are the best at facilitating philanthropy
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SiF 35 - Amit Lakhani - Investment Director, The Zeal Group
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Joining me today is Amit Lakhani. After graduating from UCL with a degree in Economics & Statistics, Amit explored a few potential career opportunities, with roles as Investment Assistant at Thomas Miller and then Data Analyst at Geonomic and Arriva Bus respectively. Having settled on Data Analytics, Amit moved to The Zeal Group, where he has spent…
In this episode of the Middle Management Podcast, we will be looking at some different leadership theories. Trait Theory Behavioural Theory Situational Theory And then we will be focusing on the five practices of effective leadership.By Colin
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Your Responsibility as a Manager is to Delegate Work (Part 2)
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A continuation of workplace delegation part 2 Whatever the field of work or area of expertise, one area of leadership that all managers need to understand fully is how to delegate. An incredibly valuable – and often underrated – skill, using this tool as and where necessary can be the difference between an average leader and a great one. On this ep…
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SiF 34 - Ibrar Raja - Group FC, The Restaurant Group
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Joining me today is Ibrar Raja. Ibrar joined Deloitte having completed a degree in Management & Systems. He also spent some time at Wilson Wright & Co, a smaller firm, before moving into industry with TJX Europe. Here, he undertook roles as a Senior Internal Auditor and European Corporate Accounting Manager before moving to Telecity Group. At Telec…
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Your Responsibility as a Manager is to Delegate Work - Part 1
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Whatever the field of work or area of expertise, one area of leadership that all managers need to understand fully is how to delegate. An incredibly valuable – and often underrated – skill, using this tool as and where necessary can be the difference between an average leader and a great one. On this episode we take a closer look at why some manage…
Leadership is an essential component of success for managing your department, to the running of an entire organisation. Not having someone to lead the way is like driving to an unknown destination without a map. However, there is a difference between influential leadership and using a traditional style of management. Enjoy this weeks episode on bec…
In today's podcast Colin shares two core management practices that will see you significantly enhance your ability as a leader. These concepts include conducting one-on-one meetings and giving feedback. So sit back, relax, learn and enjoy.
Becoming a manager and taking over a new team can be exhilarating and frightening. By following these strategies, you can put your best foot forward when you begin your new role. It may seem counter-intuitive, but one reason new managers have difficulties when they take over an existing team is that as part of their approach they only focus on raw …
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SiF 33 - Mat Steer - Associate Director, Deloitte
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Joining me today is Mat Steer. Mat joined PwC on their Consulting & Audit split scheme, having graduated from Warwick with a degree in Politics with French. During his time at PwC, Mat spent time both in audit and consulting, as well as undertaking a client secondment. After joining PwC's New Law team and being a key part of the team's growth, Mat …
Do you as a manager, find it challenging and confronting to have difficult conversations with under-performing staff or with employees who are disruptive in the workplace? Having numerous staff of different cultures, backgrounds, values and personalities makes efficient and effective leadership and management skills more important than ever.…
3 in 5 new managers fail in their appointment within their first two years. It’s a sombre set of statistics that needs to be addressed. the need for effective managers to lead organisations and people in an ever- evolving business landscape is crucial. So let’s discuss what makes a good manager.
Welcome to our official launch of the Middle Management podcast. During this podcast-we discuss everything to do with leading and managing others. From new and seasoned supervisors- frontline management- to mid level leadership, we've got you covered.
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SiF 32 - Catherine Marks - Head of Group FP&A, O2
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Joining me today is Catherine Marks. Catherine joined Deloitte having undertaken a degree in Management with German at Nottingham University. After 7 years at Deloitte, including stints in Birmingham, London and Zurich across audit, reorganisation services and Transaction Services, Catherine joined RBS. Here, she spent a further 6 years in Global R…
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Why investing in women is the best way to make an impact, with Cherie Blair CBE QC
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Fulfilling fiduciary duty and director's duties in the 21st Century
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ILS - Connecting Guernsey and the Rest of the World
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Cat Bond issued via Guernsey ILS structure - another world first
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Enrico and Nard (Equity Estate) on Successful Partnerships with Middle Eastern Capital
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Suraj speaks to Enrico Van Erklens - (CEO) and Nard Schuddebuers (COO) of Equity Estate. The Amsterdam based firm is a ‘boutique practice’ for asset management. In close cooperation with JV Partners, EE develop unique, intelligent, and solid solutions and services in asset management. Enrico and Nard elaborate on 'Core Deep Value' as a strategy and…
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Nael Mustafa (GFH) on Investing into and alongside Strategic Asset Managers
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Suraj catches up with Nael Mustafa who is the co-Chief investment officer of GFH. GFH is an active global investor in private equity and real estate particularly. GFH holds US$ 12 billion of assets and funds under management, and holds c. US$ 1.5 billion of assets in several yielding real estate investments in the US and the UK. Nael is an experien…
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Guernsey - the jurisdiction of choice in the South African private wealth space
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SiF 31 - Daniel Pembroke - Pricing Specialist
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Joining me today is Daniel Pembroke. Daniel joined Macfarlanes straight out of school and transitioned into a Credit Controller role as the concept of asking clients to pay money that they owed developed. After 8 years at Macfarlanes, Daniel joined Ince & Co via a brief stint at HFW. He went on to spend almost 20 years at Ince & Co, progressing thr…
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Round the Table With Mike Johns and Kate Storey
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Joining me today is Zoe Cooke. Zoe graduated from LSE with a degree in Government and a Masters in Political Science. She decided to join GroupOn who were the fastest growing company ever at the time and on the verge of IPO as a Junior Finance Manager. Over her 5.5 years here, Zoe spent 2 years in Switzerland and completed the CIMA qualification. W…
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SiF29 - Billy Green - Finance Director, CentralNic
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Joining me today is Billy Green. Billy graduated with a degree from Oxford in English before embarking upon a career in audit with PwC. Over his 10 years with PwC, Billy specialised in the audit of Tech and Media clients, with a 3 year stint in LA seeing him develop a strong understanding of US GAAP, SOX and SEC guidelines. Having left PwC as a Sen…
Joining me today is Lauren Murphy. Lauren is a CA qualified accountant having trained in South Africa before moving to London. During her time in London, Lauren attended an event for entrepreneurs at Google HQ and shared an idea with fellow attendees giving her and her partners the confidence to go ahead with the concept of Adludio. 9 years later, …
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SiF 27 - Chris Newman - VP Finance Mergers & Integrations, Fiserv
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Joining me today is Chris Newman. Chris graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in Business Studies and decided to pursue the CIMA qualification through his role with London Stock Exchange. He went on to work for Pearl Assurance and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society for the next 8 years before joining Ascential. Here, Chris…
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SiF26 - Louis Tuttle - Head of Finance, SurfStitch
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Joining me today is Louis Tuttle. Louis graduated from King's College London with a degree in Geography. He decided to pursue the ACA as an Audit Trainee within BDO's Consumer Markets team. He spent 3.5 years at BDO, including a secondment to Brisbane, Australia, and some time out to travel afterwards. He joined Busaba, initially as a Finance Manag…
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SiF 25 - Laura Crespi - Finance Director, Elsevier
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Joining me today is Laura Crespi. Laura graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from Nottingham before joining Deloitte as an Audit Trainee. She stayed at Deloitte until Audit Manager level and undertook a secondment to the IFRS centre of excellence, where she honed her technical accounting knowledge. Having completed her secondment, the opportunit…
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Sameer Kazi (AW Rostamani) on Middle Eastern Investor interest in Western Markets
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Sameer is the Head of Strategy and Investments at AW Rostamani Real Estate that is a part of a multibillion dollar UAE family business with wholly owned and partnership interests spanning a broad assets spectrum of automotive, real estate, lifestyle, logistics, travel, lighting, consultancy, and investments. Sameer brings over 20 years of experienc…