We are Steve and Julia Cummings and we are empty nesters who desire to maintain healthy relationship with our adult children. We have found that something needs to change in us, the parent, when our child becomes an adult. We need to ”pivot” from parenting, to partnering. What does that look like? When do I say something and when do I not? Why won’t they listen to me? We address these questions and host more in a real, raw an vulnerable way in real time. Tune in each week as we help you beco ...
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We explore what it means to be a woman. Discussing real life challenges from being a daughter, a wife, a mother, a single mom and beyond. Two friends with a few things in common, but living in worlds so very different. One is married with all girls, the other is divorced with all boys. We are perfect book ends to speak from opposite perspectives on all the things. Our common mission is to search out the heart of a woman and pour into you wherever you are with real life wisdom, actionable ste ...
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An insider’s guide to the laws dictating life within UK and EU financial services, the people influencing their development and policing finance workers’ compliance
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The Schneider Electric AI at Scale podcast invites all AI practitioners and AI experts to share their experiences, challenges, and AI success stories. Conversations maintained during the show provide answers to questions such as: How do I implement AI successfully and sustainably? How do I make a real impact with AI? The AI at Scale podcast features real AI solutions and innovations – all of them ready for businesses to harness and offers a sneak peek into the future.
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How Birthday Celebrations "Can" Impact Your Pivot to Partner
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30:10As we grew up as kids ourselves, we may or may not have good memories of how we were celebrated on our birthday. Then we get married and our spouse's experience plays into how we choose to celebrate our own kids birthday. Now they are adults. Whether you realize it or not, there "could be" some underlying issues your adult child is facing that aren…
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Best of the Parent Pivot Podcast: Navigating This New Season of Empty Nesting
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26:34Ecclesiastes 3:1 says "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." Often the season of the empty nest can leave us dealing with a number of issues. How can you make sense of it all? On this re-air episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia share some raw and vulnerable feelings about their relativel…
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Capstone's Mathew Gilbert on navigating Trump 2.0, and the regulatory changes needed to drive "tangible" growth in the UK and EU
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27:05Today’s guest outlines how he expects financial services regulators in the UK and European Union to react to President Trump’s increasingly erratic policymaking. He details the regulatory changes he believes are needed to ensure the UK government achieves its growth mission and he highlights what Brussels must get right if the EU is serious about r…
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Renée Cummings: Designing AI systems for high-stakes decisions
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27:16How to make the most competitive AI systems? Renée Cummings, a renowned Professor of Practice in Data Science at the University of Virginia and a leading voice in AI ethics, talks about the importance of trust, transparency, and accountability in AI development, making a strong case for why these elements are essential for businesses aiming to leve…
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One Symptom of How a Parent Gets Stuck Making the Pivot to Partner
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25:33There are instances where parents can get stuck making the pivot from raising a child as a parent - to releasing them into the world as an adult and becoming a partner. Today on The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia - after getting distracted again by the wildlife in their backyard - deliver a major symptom that prevents parents from pivoting w…
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"Mammas, Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up . . . NOT!"
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35:01Pivoting from "Mamma parent" to "Mamma partner" can be one of the toughest things you'll ever have to do - especially if you have an adult son. On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia discuss the unique dynamics of the Mother/Son relationship and what you want that to look like as they start their own life without you as the #1…
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Governance expert Vera Cherepanova on why ethics and compliance professionals need a more influential voice in the boardroom, and the obstacles standing in their way
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26:51Today’s guest is on a mission to bring ethics and compliance to the top table. She explains why ethics and compliance professionals should be given a seat in the boardroom and what’s stopping them from getting there. She also discusses how businesses and their compliance executives can best navigate today’s increasingly fragmented regulatory enviro…
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Where Does AI Governance Stop? Guess what? It doesn’t. AI governance extends far beyond setting policies and frameworks. In this episode we meet with Ania Kaci, Senior Principal, Responsible AI Leader at Schneider Electric. Ania shares her journey from AI research to leading responsible AI practices, explaining our comprehensive AI governance struc…
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"Messy Journey: How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way Home": Interview with Lori Wildenberg
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53:44Ever feel like you're walking a difficult road with a wayward adult child? On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia sit down with author and licensed parent-family educator, Lori Wildenberg, as she offers practical grace- and truth-filled ways of navigating your relationship with a detoured child—whether they are rejecting faith…
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TP ICAP's Nik Bunney on rethinking surveillance at the world’s largest interdealer broker and what the City needs from the FCA on non-financial misconduct
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32:20Today’s guest explains how the world’s largest interdealer brokers is rethinking its approach to surveillance. He outlines the benefits of adopting a more behaviourally led methodology to monitor financial services workers’ conduct, which he says provides a more holistic view of workplace culture when run alongside traditional surveillance. He deta…
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Peter Weckesser: Making an IMPACT with AI
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27:06"AI is today where the Internet was about 30 years ago," says Peter Weckesser, Chief Digital Officer of Schneider Electric, in this episode of the "AI at Scale" podcast. Just as the Internet revolutionized every aspect of business and personal life, AI has the potential to do the same, and it has already become a catalyst for transformation and inn…
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My Adult Child's Marriage is in Trouble: Now What?
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30:10Probably THE hardest thing a partner of an adult child faces is when their child goes through some sort of suffering. It never changes because we never stop being Mom and Dad. We all feel deeply it and our knee-jerk reaction is to: Step in and fix it Make the pain go away And in the process - we make it worse. SO - what are we supposed to do? What …
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Eggshells and Confidence: When the Ground is Shaky with Your Adult Child
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22:45Does it seem like your adult child ignores you, talks down to you, or treats you in a negative way somehow? Maybe it even feels like you're walking on eggshells? On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia provide some insightful wisdom on how we can navigate that path with confidence toward a healthier relationship with our adult …
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Melissa Gallagher, JP Morgan's EMEA head of compliance, on future-proofing the back office amidst technological and regulatory change
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36:08Today’s guest outlines how the compliance function, and those working within it, can best navigate today’s rapidly changing technological and regulatory environment. She discusses the industry's response to increasing regulatory scrutiny around surveillance as well as on bankers’ non-financial misconduct. And she explains why in amongst all the cha…
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Taimur Rashid: GenAI and the art of the possible
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27:15The most value for businesses will come from domain-specific models, pre-trained on proprietary data, says Taimur Rashid, Managing Director of GenAI Innovation and Delivery at AWS. In this episode, you can learn how Taimur advices cutomers on identifying successful GenAI use cases, what's key in the design phase, and how his teams are monitoring th…
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One Adult Child and Some Unique Dynamics to Navigate
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24:38"One" is a song by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson that was made famous by Three Dog Night back in the 60's. You may be parents who have one adult child and may not realize there are some unique dynamics that play into what your pivot looks like. On today's Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia look at those dynamics after hearing from som…
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"One Choice Away from Change" - Interview with Justin and Trish Davis
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1:04:52We long for relationships to be joyful and life-giving, right? So why do they often leave us wounded, broken and exhausted? If you're looking to break the cycles that hurt your relationships with your adult kids and hold you back - you won't want to miss this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast. Steve and Julia sit down with Justin and Trisha Davis…
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Alan Houmann, Citigroup's former government affairs head in Emea, on navigating rising populism and what not to do in response to "disturbing" government policies
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29:27Today’s guest outlines how he expects the rightward shift in global politics, from Trump’s resurgence to Europe’s own populist movements, is likely to reshape financial services regulation in the UK and EU. He discusses how bank lobbyists and policymakers can navigate these shifting tides, why the industry’s “disturbing” response to the US ban on f…
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Audrey Hazak: The future of customer experience with AI
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21:40How is AI enhancing customer experiences and what’s next in this field? In this episode of the AI at Scale Podcast, Audrey Hazak, the SVP of Digital Customer Relationship at Schneider Electric, unveils how her teams are applying AI to drive digital transformation and what she thinks is the next frontier of digital customer experience.…
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You pour your heart and soul into raising your family. You kids grow up and become responsible adults and often times find their mate and get married. That's what we want, right partners of adult kids? Something that can suddenly impact and throw off your "Disney fairy-tale ending" often begins at the wedding. TWO families coming together and dynam…
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Pivoting to healthy relationships with our adult children requires: 1. Diving 2. Reflection 3. Processing Picture an iceberg. That's ALL we see in a person is what's above the surface. Unbeknownst to us is the other 90% brewing beneath the surface that stirs up our emotions and thoughts as we try to make sense of ANY situation or conversation. On t…
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London Stock Exchange CEO Julia Hoggett on the changes needed to boost the City and its capital markets
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47:30Today’s guest outlines why she believes the government’s efforts to boost the UK’s economic growth are more likely to succeed if they include a fundamental shift in how the City talks about its capital markets and a rethink of how the City’s regulators are incentivised to support the growth mission. She also discusses the remaining regulatory steps…
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Dominik Wee: AI and intelligent manufacturing
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24:25"The combination of human expertise and the right technology has always been the key to success in manufacturing," says Dominik Wee, Corporate Vice President of Industry Solutions Engineering at Microsoft who is today's guest of AI at Scale podcast hosted by Gosia Gorska. Dominik discusses transforming organizations with hardware and software integ…
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For Dads Only: How We Can Become the Hero with Our Adult Kids
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22:20Dads: What if you were told that "doing" LESS as a father when your kids turn 20, would actually raise your stock (i.e. respect) i their eyes? Would you listen? It certainly goes against the grain of what we have been taught, shown and modeled in our culture - even the traditional church. On this special edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve t…
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"We're Talking About Our Adult Kids . . . Again!": Interview with Author Gill Tillmann
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1:08:54Let's face it . . . not only is there NOT instructions handed to new parents by the doctor explaining "what to do" when you leave the hospital and take your baby home. The same can also be said when your adult kids leave home. Where's the "partner manual"? Where do you go to find out how to make the pivot from parent to partner? We got you on this …
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Special episode: Smarsh's Kim Crawford Goodman and CallCabinet's Ryan Kahan on the regulatory trends set to shape communications surveillance in 2025
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32:35Today’s episode is a special one produced in association with Smarsh, a global technology firm providing financial services companies of all sizes around the world with the tools to capture, store, and monitor their communications. Today’s guests discuss the regulatory priorities they believe will have the greatest influence on financial institutio…
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Jeff Willert: Navigating sustainability data with GenAI Copilot
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28:26How to properly use AI in data systems? In this episode, host Gosia Gorska talks to Jeff Willert, the Director of Data Science at Schneider Electric, about the effective application of AI in data systems. He shares insights about the groundbreaking Resource Advisor solution and its newly integrated Copilot feature, designed to assist users in under…
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When TikTok Goes Viral: Steve & Julia Address Issues Related to Cutoff Relationships
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52:24We recently posted some TikTok short videos on a variety of subjects to see what would stick to the wall. One particular issue touched home with over 11,000 hits! (Huge for us!) Adult children and parents all chimed in with their hurt and pain seeking healthy answers to this question: "What do you do when relationship between parent and adult child…
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Your son or daughter is heading off to college - or currently in college - and you're finding it extremely hard to let go. It can be painful to not be needed as much as you used to. How do you make sense of this new season of life? Steve and Julia have a few small steps you can begin to take down this new road and start to make "the pivot" from par…
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FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi on his to-do list for 2025, the regulator's future, and life at the helm of the City watchdog
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50:57Today’s guest discusses the Financial Conduct Authority’s to-do list for 2025 and outlines what City firms should and should not expect from the regulator as it seeks to prioritise growth and competitiveness in the coming months. He details the challenges commensurate with this new approach that he would like lawmakers to be more aware of. He also …
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Rumman Chowdhury: AI red teaming and right to repair
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32:22How to identify risks in AI models? Red teaming is one of the options, says the guest of AI at Scale podcast - Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence, US Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence. Rumman guides us through her approach to detecting risks, ensuring transparency and accountability in AI systems. She emphasizes the importance…
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Sacred Partnering: Pivoting Includes Your Own Sanctification
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23:40It's easy to keep the focus on "how" our adult children are doing and who they are becoming, right? This podcast is designed to come alongside you as make the pivot to partner and validate, encourage, bring awareness and equip with tools to have healthy Partner/Adult Child relationship. But there is more to pivoting to partner than this. The sancti…
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It's happening more and more these days to pivoting parents and we are hearing about it more and more. When WE left the nest - breaking off relationship with parents really wasn't a thing. Today? Our adult kids have been swamped by an ideology that life is all about them. What's a pivoting partner to do? How can we re-establish relationship? On thi…
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IA's Chris Cummings calls on lawmakers and regulators to agree a 'common vision' with the investment management sector and outlines the rules that must be cut in the drive to boost UK growth
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42:12Today’s guest calls on the government and City regulators to agree a “common vision” with the investment management industry to better enable those working in the sector to generate long-term growth in the UK. He details the areas where he believes the Financial Conduct Authority “still needs to demonstrate that they have completely understood” the…
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How exactly do we innovate with AI? In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Gosia Gorska is joined by an expert from the Schneider Electric AI Strategy and Innovation team – Julia Peyre. Julia unveils the strategic decision-making process between developing AI solutions in-house versus finding ready-to-use, suitable AI products. What's more, we…
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Moving the Needle in 2025: 14 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Your Adult Child(ren)
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46:38Remember the old adage, "How do you eat an elephant?" One bite at a time? Well, the same also holds true with improving our relationships with our adult child(ren). There are so many things to remember it can be overwhelming. But what if you just chose ONE to work on this year? On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia share thei…
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"I Don't Want Your Faith!" A Father-Daughter Story to Learn From
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29:53Passing on a spiritual legacy to our kids is every Christian parent's dream. It says so in the Bible, right? But what happens when you've done everything "right" and they grow up to become adults and don't want any part if it? What then? On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve is joined by his daughter, Jamilyn Upchurch, and together the…
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Behavioural risk experts Dr. Wieke Scholten and David Grosse outline where the banking sector and its regulators are going wrong in their approach to managing their cultural concerns
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35:16Today’s guests explain where they believe banks and their regulators are going wrong in their efforts to “fix” the sector’s cultural issues. They detail how lawmakers, financial bosses and their supervisors can best ensure that ongoing and increasing efforts to loosen rules governing behaviour in the industry don’t lead to a repeat of previous bank…
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Alexander Chia: Going underground with AI
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21:03What's happening underground in New York City? Gosia Gorska meets Alexander Chia, Engineer from Con Edison, to explore the challenge of detecting faults in underground power system across the area of 700 km². What’s at stake? The risk of not finding the fault and not repairing it on time, can put the low voltage grid in a very stressed state, and i…
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Heart & Life Cleanse: Becoming a Healthier Version of You
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26:31We have a tendency to think that we have to do extraordinary things to change things about ourselves. That's a lie and it prevents us from growing in every aspect: physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia lay out for us what it looks like to improve these area's of ou…
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UK Finance's David Postings on what should follow the government's drive to bolster the City's growth and competitiveness, and why it's time for Meta to step up its efforts to combat fraud
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28:08Today’s guest discusses how finance executives and their regulators can best support the government’s efforts to drive growth and competitiveness in the UK’s financial services sector. With that in mind, he outlines why he believes it is important to debate whether the Financial Conduct Authority has taken the right approach in its recent efforts t…
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Manu Sharma: How AI models learn with data labeling
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30:16What does it take to create a well-operating AI model? In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Gosia Gorska welcomes Manu Sharma, the Founder and CEO of Labelbox, the leading data factory for building next-generation AI. Manu starts with explaining what data labeling is. He highlights the critical role of data labeling in AI development, the ev…
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The holidays are upon us and that can mean stress when we gather with extended family, right? Our past experiences for Thanksgiving can bring great, family memories - or stressful conversations, especially when alcohol is involved and everyone is sharing their opinions. Pivoting from parent to partner just went to the next level. How do we steer cl…
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None of us like a detour. It messes up our timing, our plans, and causes stress and anxiety. Can I get an "AMEN!"? Detours are never convenient. They take us out of our way, and they are LONGER than than we originally planned to travel. "But God . . . " On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve shares what has helped him by his Bible Apps …
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Special episode: Smarsh's Shaun Hurst and Paul Taylor on the mistakes finance bosses are making in their efforts to better track non-financial misconduct within their workforce, and how to avoid them
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24:08Today’s episode is a special one produced in association with Smarsh, a global technology firm providing global financial services companies with the tools to capture, store, and monitor their communications. Today’s guests discuss how organisations are responding to increasing regulatory pressure to improve their awareness of any non-financial mis…
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Natalya Philogene: GenAI: your new finance mate
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20:23In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Natalya Philogene, Head of Internal Control at Schneider Electric, describes the Finance Assistant Chatbot, winner of the 2024 Digital Finance Awards by Future of Finance in the Innovation category. Natalya explains how using a finance chatbot transformed the work of her team, and inspired them to drive m…
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How We Can Use Social Media to ENHANCE Relationship with Our Adult Children
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26:13Now that we have your attention, there IS a path toward healthy social media use that can actually draw your adult kids closer to you. WHAT?? It's true. When it comes to how we use social media, there are some changes in how we use it that requires a pivot as well. On this podcast of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia outline what those chan…
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The Best Thing We Can Do for Our Adult "Offspring" is . . .
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28:15You know that feeling. The one that causes your chest to puff out when someone tells you something about your character they like or something you did that was AMAZING, right? We were given respect and what did that do to the relationship? It enhanced and deepened it. Why? Respect is so important in relationships because it helps us feel safe and e…
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Natixis' Britt Johnston and portfolio NED Tina Mavraki on the common mistakes finance bosses make when addressing conduct failings, and how regulators can stop cultural 'window dressing'
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35:16Today’s guests outline where financial institutions are going wrong in their efforts to address their cultural shortcomings. They discuss the practical steps that those managing finance workers can take to meaningfully improve the culture within their organisations and they outline how regulators could best support their efforts. They also explain …
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Emily Reid: AI for all: mitigating bias in AI systems
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28:08The mission of a non-profit organization AI4All, headed by our guest Emily Reid, is to create the next generation of change makers. In this conversation we tackle the topic of bias – what it is, how it may influence our life when baked into AI applications, and how to mitigate it.By Schneider Electric
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