Meetings are a core part of our working lives, and yet studies have found that 50% of time spent in meetings is often wasted.

When viewed as a whole that's often billions, if not trillions, of dollars wasted annually, which could be put to much better use.

But why do we spend so much of our precious lives clogged up in a confetti of mediocre meetings?!

With calendars full back-to-back often borne as a badge of importance, rather than being seen as a problem to tackle.

Here to talk about meetings and their untapped potential for productivity and transformation is today's guest, Dr Carrie Goucher.

Carrie is founder of Fewer, Faster, Bolder, an organisation which believes that meetings are a huge, wide space for improvement, and understands that they matter so much, because people spend so much time in them.

In today's inspiring chat, we discuss the problems with meeting culture at the moment, and how we got to where we are.

We also discuss what incredible meetings can look like, and how to create ones for yourself. Including practical steps on how to invite people, how to start a meeting, and how to capture what's discussed, agreed and parked up.

As a successful entrepreneur herself, Carrie also kindly shares her advice for budding ecopreneurs: people with a passion and an idea that could deliver profit and purpose in the world.

It's a meeting-transforming and impact-creating podchat.

Enjoy.

Have you considered going back to university and doing a Master's Degree in order to become more employable within the sector?

Perhaps you’ve looked at many programmes and wondered if they are tooling you up with the right skills employers value.

In today’s podcast, we’re speaking with Dr Stephen Green who’s the course leader for an exciting new Master's programme, designed and delivered in partnership with Conservation Careers, to train you in the core skills used by professionals day-to-day.

We discuss who the new MSc Conservation Project Management at Newquay University Center is for. We also chat about the emphasis on core conservation skills - such as project management, communications and fundraising - and finally explore the programme's flexibility; allowing students to pursue various conservation paths and receive career development support.

Stephen then discusses his career journey with us, explaining what it’s like to be a lecturer in zoology and course leader within a University, and how he got there.

Finally he shares his career advice for people like you who might be seeking to follow in his footsteps.

It’s a Master’s musing, snake studying and employment enhancing podchat.

Enjoy.

In this episode we’re speaking with the Deputy Global Conservation Director at WWF International, Cristianne Close.

Cris describes herself as ‘passionate about creating positive change in the world, especially aiming to make the impossible, possible’.

In this episode, we discuss how she gave up a fast-paced corporate career to follow her purpose and work in conservation.

Now, as a senior staff member at WWF, Cris explains how her business acumen is helping her tackle one of the most insurmountable problems facing humankind - namely, reversing the loss of nature.

During the conversation, we discuss her work at WWF and her career switch into the sector.

We also talk about the skills increasingly valued within conservation, and Cris shares her top careers advice for aspiring conservationists seeking to follow in her footsteps.

Finally, we discuss Earth Hour; a worldwide movement organized by WWF annually to encourage individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth. Scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd at 8:30 pm your local time, we discuss how you can get involved.

It’s a wide-ranging, inspiring and Earth Hour connecting podchat.

Enjoy.