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As the summer holidays beckon, demands on employers increase. Whether its parents requiring greater flexibility or singletons wanting to spend more time outdoors with friends or at festivals. Regardless of needs, employees of all stripes will want the support of their organisation.

In this week's episode we discuss how employers should approach these demands. And taking inspiration from one such leader, James Timpson, CEO of the Timpson retail chain we explore the various options open to leaders.

So join us (and Arif's croaky, unwell voice), as we explore these issues in this week's episode

And if you want to learn more about James' inspirational leadership, then watch his interview with Channel 4 News' Krishnan Guru-Murthy

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Earlier this year in an interview with Adam Grant, Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky revealed his regret at describing his company as a family during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode we go deeper into why Brian believes this is problematic. We'll look at how true it is. We'll also explore risks with this approach and what can be negative consequences for employees if this becomes overemphasised.

Finally we'll discuss alternative approaches that may prove more effective and a bonus discussion on the benefits of group coaching to improve team relationships.

Enjoy the episode!

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This week more than 3,000 staff could get right to bargain collectively for rights and pay for the first time at Amazon's Coventry Warehouse here in the UK. With union busting efforts costing Amazon $14million dollars, how do these efforts help improve employee wellbeing, engagement and productivity?

Agile Leadership demands leaders are far more reflective and collaborative overall, so how should leaders deal with efforts from employees to unionise? And are there other ways leaders can make changes to their organisation to reduce the power gap between employees and leadership.

And as always, if you've listened to the episode, here are some of the resources we reference:

[1] The Guardian: Amazon workers begin historic voting to join a union
[2] The Hill: Amazon spent a record $14million on union busting consultants
[3] Time: The Case For Business Leaders to Work Collaboratively with Unions
[4] UK Govt: Union membership data 1995-2023

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