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Choosing Happiness: A Journey with James Dwan

In this episode of the Agile Diaries podcast, Niamh Trundle speaks with James Dwan, CEO of Catalyst Consulting, about his journey into business agility.

James Dwan is shown in a headshot-style photograph. He's shown wearing a suit jacket and shirt and smiling straight at the camera.

About this episode

Series 1: Episode 12

In this episode of the Agile Diaries podcast, Niamh Trundle speaks with James Dwan, CEO of Catalyst Consulting, about his career and journey into business agility.

They discuss the influence of James’s formative years, the importance of resilience and perspective in business, and how the pandemic has reshaped the landscape of work. James shares insights on the role of AI in the future of work, the significance of neurodiversity, and the necessity of fostering a positive organizational culture.

The conversation also touches on the impact of Latin studies on James’s thinking and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead in the tech landscape. 

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Key Discussion Points

02:55

Young James – The impact of being a young carer on who James is now.

08:47

Optimism in business – How James’ upbeat attitude helps him to be adaptive.

44:30

How AI is giving workers their power back adn empowering innovation.

“There’s never really been a plan. The plan has always been to adapt and seize opportunities… a whole sequence of happy accidents.”

James Dwan

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  • A black and white headshot photograph of James Dwan
    CEO, Catalyst Consulting

    James has successfully partnered on enterprise-wide transformations from C-Suite to team level across multiple sectors including Financial Services, Local and Central Government, Space Industry, STEM, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. He favours a people-first, systems thinking approach, which blends the very best of Lean and Business Agility thinking to develop purpose-led, motivated, nimble, and innovative organizations driven to deliver excellent services and products to their customers.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dwan/
  • A black and white headshot photograph of Niamh Trundle
    Learning Designer, Agile Business Consortium

    Niamh is an experienced learning designer and educator with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry, designing, developing and delivering training programmes for a variety of clients – both abroad and in the UK. Niamh is passionate about creating engaging and interactive learning experience using the latest technological innovations to facilitate learning.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamh-trundle-4380b7111/
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