On a Limb
This podcast series interviews interesting people around the world representing a wide range of business, technology, political, and cultural professions.
Each conversation highlights the unsung work that goes into averting disasters related to business operations, reputations, even lives.
Episodes
9 episodes
Rekindling The Magic of Code with Samuel Arbesman, PhD
In this episode, Irene is joined by Samuel Arbesman, PhD, to discuss his new book, 'The Magic of Code'.With a Ph.D. in computational biology from Cornell University, Sam currently serves as Scientist-in-Residence at Lux Capital. He’s wel...
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Episode 9
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33:05
America's Great Infrastructure Challenge with Logan Allin
In this episode of On A Limb, host Irene Sandler chats to Logan Allin, founder and Managing Partner of global investment firm Fin Capital, about the critical state of America's financial IT systems and why he believes this is America's Great In...
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Episode 8
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28:15
The risk of the status quo with transformation expert, Dr Leda Glyptis
In this episode, Irene sits down with world-renowned financial services transformation expert, Dr. Leda Glyptis.With two decades of experience driving modernization in financial institutions, Leda unpacks the risks of resisting change an...
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Episode 7
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35:14
Retail modernization special with leading retail technology analyst, Paula Rosenblum
In this conversation, the celebrated retail analyst and ex-CTO, Paula Rosenblum, and Irene discuss the critical need for modernization in customer service systems across the global retail industry. They emphasize the importance of ...
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Episode 6
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21:47
The Risk of Inequality with the Right Honourable Liam Byrne
In this episode, Irene is joined by British politician Liam Byrne. Liam is a Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, a member of His Majesty's Privy Council, elected chair of the Global Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, and chair of...
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Episode 5
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32:44
Expect the Unexpected: Lessons in Boardroom Risk with Margaret Exley, CBE
Margaret Exley, CBE, is the Chairman and Founder of SCT Consultants, a management consultancy specialising in board evaluation and development. A highly sought-after change management expert, Margaret advises the most senior ...
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Episode 4
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30:23
Trust and reputation in a digital age with Peter Donald, Arena Advisory Group
In this episode, we sit down with Peter Donald, Founder & Managing Director of Arena Advisory Group, a leading reputation management firm.As former Assistant Police Commissioner at the New York Police Department (NYPD) and FBI Spoke...
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Episode 3
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29:54
A path to joyful modernization with Paul Gaffney, Transformational Technology Leader
Recent Mechanical Orchard research found that 71% of enterprise IT leaders find modernization stressful. In...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:58
The risk of poor quality software with Professor Herb Krasner
In our inaugural episode, we welcome Professor Herb Krasner, Founder and former Chairman of the Software Quality Institute at the University of Texas. Together, we delve into the concept of technical debt and the significant risks that ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:16