Hiring ex-offenders | Peter Jones Meets

Unbossing: Can We Work Without Managers? | The Bottom Line

Can businesses operate without managers? It's an idea Amazon and Meta are exploring. Evan hears from the leaders o...

Approach to staffing | Peter Jones Meets...

Treating staff as an asset

Non-financial motivation | Just Business?

Working conditions, training and varied experience rather than pay. Hygiene factors.

Running Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

Owner John describes how he has always had to adapt to change and how visiting his stores keeps them ticking.

A Four Day Week: Less Work for More People? | The Bottom Line

Evan Davis explores if working the traditional five-day week could be replaced by working four eight-hour days....

Innocent Smoothie's culture (2) | Peter Jones Meets...

Peter gets more of an insight into why the founder of Innocent takes a relaxed approach to the workplace.

Job titles and department names | Peter Jones Meets

Owner of Timpson's talks about why he's changed the names of HR and how people get to decide their job title.

Jojo Maman Bebe | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura describes the beliefs of the company as well as revealing how personal wealth doesn't interest her.

Jojo Maman Bebe and team values | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura disagrees with Peter about the idea of "deadwood" and that business is not all about money.

Mixing business with politics | Peter Jones Meets

Mark and Mo, Lush co-founders, discuss charity within business and if belief systems are PR.

Pay: What If You Knew What Your Colleagues Earned? | The Bottom Line

Most of us would love to know what our colleagues earn, but would lifting the lid on salaries spark rese...

Are managers crucial for businesses? | The Bottom Line

The podcast hears from 3 different sides on whether managers are crucial or unnecessary in a business.

CEO wages | Talking Business

Discussion on the CEO value, wages and Elon Musk explaining the importance of a CEO.

Leadership | Just Business?

Giving credit, not taking credit.

New ways of working | Panorama

Charity campaigning for workers rights. Links to productivity and working from home since Covid changed working patterns.

Performance related pay | The Bottom Line

Interesting topic to debate, should we all be able to see what others are paid? Is performance related pay a good idea?

Strike action and Pay rises | Talking Business

How the worlds workforce is worse off, with employees putting more effort in and gaining less back. The impact of strike actio...

The working week | The Bottom Line

Discussion on whether a 4 day week would benefit production, employees and employers. A shorter working week and its advantages are debated.

Treating staff as a cost (HARD HR) | Just Business?

Treating staff as a resource and not satsifying emotional needs.

Treating staff as an aset (SOFT HR) | Just Business?

Motivating staff by meeting their esteem needs through communication and teamwork,