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Speaker: Russell Cosway

Russell has worked in and for Local Government ICT for over 30 years at all levels having been a programmer, analyst, project manager, security manager and in senior roles such as Head of Service, Programme Manager, Service Delivery Manager.

 

Having worked within the highly regulated UK Public Sector, Russell is no stranger to stringent social responsibility and environmental regimes. His expertise in frameworks such as ITIL, SFIA and others gives him insight into the many common aspects of managing and improving working environments for people.

 

Having transferred to the private sector in 2013, Russell remains passionate about public services and the power of collective action. Previously user forum chair and board member for SFIA, he is keen to develop Information Age Talent in organisations. Russell also likes to use his coaching and mentoring skills in bringing the best out in the teams with which he works.

Supermarket sustainability heroes or villains

004 Supermarket sustainability, Heroes or villains?

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Overview The last 50 years have seen a fundamental shift in the way we all shop for groceries. We used to go to the bakers, the butchers, the grocers, the chemists and the newsagents but instead we now go to Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainbury’s Walmart, Carrefour and Yonghui! In this episode Mike and Russell discuss …

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Green Elephant Sustainability News 24th July 2020

Sustainability News 24th July

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The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 24th July 2020. Top stories: The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time Reviews of hundreds of studies show that a growing number of chemicals—in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics—are linked to widespread health problems, including infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain …

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Green Elephant Episode 3 - Green Websites

003 Green Websites – Can a website ever be green?

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Overview Nearly everyone has their own or uses a website. But are these green websites? In this episode we delve into the world of internet and websites, discuss a little of what makes the internet function (and consume so much energy) before finally diving into individual websites. Sit back, listen and learn with us and …

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Green Elephant Podcast 002 Fact or Fake News

002 Fact or Fake News – 64% of statistics are wrong, 87% are right!

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002 Fact or Fake News - 64% of statistics are wrong, 87% are right!
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Overview Which facts and figures can you believe? Russell and Mike dissect some “facts” which are not as they seem at first sight. As a show all about facts it’s important that we and our listeners understand the pitfalls in the facts that are out in the wild. Thinking for ourselves, considering others peoples agendas …

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Green Elephant Episode 1 Working from Home

001 Working from home – Going home, when it isn’t away from work

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Overview In this episode Russell and Mike discuss the issue of the moment for many people – working from home! Between them your hosts already have 30 years of experience of working from home themselves and managing a home based/remote workforce. We discuss the implications for saving money, premises, flexibility and carbon reduction. However there …

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000: Introducing the Green Elephant

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Green Elephant Overview Your hosts Russell and Mike discuss the new sustainability podcast. What to expect and a little flavour of the fun that can be had with environmental and sustainability issues. Make sure to subscribe via your favourite podcast provider and of course, we’re always delighted to hear your feedback. We’re on: iTunes Spotify …

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Blue Sky Stinking Episode 11

BSS11 – I do, I do, I do, I do, I do – Business Regulation

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The mailshot has produced some unexpected interest that takes a toll on Sydeline.

Keeping track of everything that you need to do in your business is difficult. But there are some basics, like getting consent from people to use their data.

Mike and Russell introduce the acronym RESPECT and discuss the basics of becoming and remaining compliant to data protection and the vast array of other business regulations.

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BSS10 – Waterloo – Digital Marketing

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Finding leads… Where can you find them? What roles has social media got to play? How can you contact them? Let’s try some old-school mailshots… ut-oh!

Using social media and other digital methods to find your future consumers has it’s fair share of risks and issues. Russell talks with Amanda Williams, a consultant with Cloud Legal. Amanda is uniquely skilled to provide help on how to find leads and how make the most out of digital marketing, especially B2C.

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BSS7 – One of Us – Recruiting Staff

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It’s time to recruit – easy huh! Just hire a friend’s son you met in the pub. No right to work checks, no robust selection, no chance anything could go wrong!

Every growing organisation needs to be recruiting staff at some point. To many, this is a foreign experience with pitfalls and dangers, some of which do not raise their head until long after the interviews are over. Recruitment Consultant Oliver Watson and Employment Solicitor Donna Negus join Russell to discuss some of the issues in recruitment and offer some sound advice to those who are considering adding more people to their business.

A longer episode than normal, but worth it!

Blue Sky Stinking Episode 06

BSS6 – I Have A Dream – Setting up premises

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Getting into and setting up premises is proving… expensive and difficult. Some bad decisions has Jakob bailing out Zelda again.

With Zelda setting up new factory, warehouse and office facilities, it’s an opportunity for us to discuss the basics of setting up and running premises. Joining Russell for this episode is an experienced facilities manager, Dave Moore, who will provide an insight into some of the pitfalls Zelda is falling into and how to make premises work well.

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