Podcast

we chat with Michelle Ensuque, Director at Meliusse Ltd, about: what is Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), how attitudes to change differ across industries, typical reasons for clients to work with a change management coach, barriers to change, how to address negative behaviours, top tips for creating successful change management. 

In episode 65 of Changing Construction podcast, we chat with Nigel Burton, Director of Acoustics at Temple about: the role of acoustics in sustainability consultant, what to look for when selecting an acoustics consultant, when you should look to get an acoustics consultant involved in a project, why acoustics is considered more now compared to previous, things people commonly overlook when making decisions on acoustics.

We chat to Stefan Prins, Partner Architect at Powerhouse Company, about: the expanding role of the architect, the need to move away from providing niche services and provide a full base product service, the benefits of a complete in-house service team,  and what digitisation means for the expanding role of the architect and how it will shape the industry.

In the second episode of season 2 on the Changing Construction podcast, we chat to James Carew, Digital Communications Manager at Tideway, about what storytelling is, its added value, ways to create content, working within a budget, getting people from all levels of the organisation to tell their stories, knowing your audience, attracting new people to the industry and best practices.​

Mail Manager's very own Liam Jones, Senior Client Manager, chats with Amy Hatton, Associate Editor at PM Today about rework and the cost of ineffective communication, covering: the current email landscape, challenges facing project teams, avoiding rework through complete email management, improving key stakeholder engagement and decision making, and the project management communication chasm.​

Jon Loveday, Director, Infrastructure, Enterprise & Growth at Infrastructure Projects Authority, joins us on the 'Changing Construction' podcast to discuss achieving ‘world-class’ delivery on projects, covering: what to do when a company is going into administration, understanding the difference of how contractors and clients think, the role of the Infrastructure Project Authority, challenges to the industry, how government mandates can provide new opportunities, and what we can expect to see next from the industry.

Félicie Krikler, Director at Assael, joins us on the 'Changing Construction' podcast to discuss how to boost wellbeing through good design, covering: how can we maintain positive feelings within our surroundings, changes since homeworking, the effects of elements on wellbeing, myths around density and wellbeing, and the need for post-occupancy evaluation.

Dr Torill Bigg, Chief Carbon Reduction Engineer at Tunley Engineering joins us on the 'Changing Construction' podcast to discuss the difference between carbon net-zero and carbon-neutral, covering: how this difference currently impacting the climate, what we can expect to see after the Paris agreement, misconceptions of net-zero, how the built environment needs to adapt, and the need to be proactive rather than reactive.

Jerry Tate, Partner at Tate + Co, chats with Mail Manager's Joseph Soper all about the golden thread, covering why it needs to be a legal part of an architects role, the benefits and implications, questioning when it will become a legal requirement, has there been enough change since Grenfell, the new perceived risks for architect resulting in rising insurance costs, and the need for newly qualified roles in dealing with the golden thread to reduce the risk.

James Morris, Partner at Mayer Brown, chats with Mail Manager's Joseph Soper about how to make joint ventures work. We cover the reasons for joint ventures, how joint ventures should be structured, what happens before a dispute, dispute resolutions, and the role of accessible information. 

Brian Ringley, Construction Technology Manager at Boston Dynamics, chats about the history of Boston Dynamics, why companies are automating and the impact of doing so, the role of 'Spot' in data capture, how the pandemic has acted as an accelerator, problems with BIM, and advice for adopting the use of robotics within Construction.

Michaela Wain, Founder and Managing Director at Framework Marketing, joins us to discuss marketing for non-marketing people in the Construction industry. We chat about why marketing is necessary for Construction firms, the industry's general appreciation of marketing and the common challenges, how firms can improve their outreach, real-life examples of marketing done well, advice for in-house marketers and leaders to scale the business, and more.

Richard Davis, Director at Kier, and Richard Dickins, Managing Director at Social Value Business, join us to discuss achieving Social Value Quality Mark Level 2. We chat about Kier’s journey, how you can measure Social Value Quality, and the benefits companies can see if they choose to make it a business priority. Topics include pledges during the bidding process, examples of what Kier does in achieving Social Value Quality Mark Level 2, standard measurements required for the future, how the audit works, and more.

Jim Heverin, Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, joins Stuart Rowe, CEO at Mail Manager, to chat about the remarkable world's first all-timber football stadium for Forest Green Rovers, as well as the use of timber as a sustainable resource. We cover why it's happening and why we're seeing the first timber stadium now, the importance of using timber as a low carbon building material, the challenges involved, the impact of Grenfell Tower on timber as a viable building material, and sourcing timber from Europe.

Roger Platt, Senior Vice President at U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), joins us to discuss the role of  USGBC, what the future looks like for Commercial Real Estate and office employees, the creation of greener and healthier workspaces, security in the workplace, the relationship between landlords and tenants, and the use of technology to improve efficiency.

Anthony Fasano, Trainer, Author, Speaker at Engineering Management Institute, join us to chat about the most important skills an engineer needs to succeed. We cover the importance of good communication skills when working in project teams, and how to improve those communication skills, being able to present non-technically and speak with the public, and the three core skills needed to succeed - technical skills, project management and people management.

Salla Eckhardt, Director of Transformation Services at Microsoft, joins us to chat about rebranding traditional Construction processes and the digital building lifecycle framework. We discuss the disconnect between AEC & O, the top innovations happening in the built environment right now, such as open innovation, how the digital building lifecycle framework improves the profitability of projects and helps decide what needs to be delivered, when, and the biggest obstacles in adopting the digital building lifecycle. 

Ian Small, Innovation Champion at AECOM, joins us to chat about the future of civil engineering and infrastructure. We discuss the role of AI and automation, the challenges in using massive amounts of data, what is driving innovation, what are the main barriers to innovation, and what civil engineering and infrastructure looks like in 2030.

Nissa Dann, Principal Digital Operations Coordinator at Hoare Lea, joins us to chat about what innovation actually means, the business need for change, generating additional value, how to implement new technologies and change, and the future of Construction.

Mail Manager's Guy Seaward is joined by Suibhne (Siv) Cullen, Director of Digital Delivery at Mott MacDonald in the Asia Pacific Region, to chat about the Digital Fluency in AEC. We cover digital deniers and whether they are willing to adapt, why there can be no shortcuts to change, assessing digital fluency, and what is it that is driving digital adoption.

We are joined by Fred Mills, Co-Founder and Managing Director at The B1M, to chat about his mission to change the perception of the industry. We cover The B1M's use of engaging video content, contrasted with other industry approaches and an established status quo around how the sector communicates, how we should communicate more outwardly with different generations, and when people first think of the value of Construction, what are they missing?

Syndey-based Jeames Hanley, a Digital Business Strategist & Technologist, joins us to chat about the importance of a digital strategy in a pandemic. Jeames goes through his experience of the pandemic and how moving his whole team to work remotely enabled them to still accelerate and bid for projects. We also chat about how the pandemic was accelerating the speed of change, rather than being a barrier, and how this can be underpinned by having a digital strategy, which helps businesses prepare for when something like this happens.

Podcast co-hosts Jacob and Chris discuss the death of document management, covering topics on how to get rid of a legacy system, why document management systems have low user adoption, the challenges associated with where data resides, and the barriers to change. 

Dan joins Chris to chat about 'Digital Fluency', covering the challenges associated with the digital skills shortage, how businesses can implement change, what skills are important today, and more.

Paul joins Jacob and Chris to provide his thoughts on how the Construction industry can digitise better. We cover the challenges with digital initiatives, the business case, examples of digital transformation done well, change management tips, and more.

Sarah Fox joins us to discuss the problems faced by companies in Construction administering contracts, getting paid on time, best practice examples, and a simplified approach to the traditional Construction contract.