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Ian & JP meet one final time for this season and retrospectively review how things have gone before hanging up the keys and bolting the doors of the Beer & Butterfly.   00:00 - Intro01:13 - We've crossed the finish line03:36 - Pub quiz - Question 11 Answer05:31 - What went well?11:38 - What didn't go so well?16:14 - What can we do better?22:14 - Season Three?23:46 - Hanging the keys up for summer24:27 - Last orders

Ian & JP have hit the realisation that this is the last "full" episode of the season and are joined by Scott Robertson from SQWYZ consulting to talk about how strategy and transformation are two sides of the same coin.  JP has caught up with the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universal) by watching Black Widow and discuss why a Disney+ podcast deal hasn't been made yet, Ian has finally gets his gates up by sacrificing his trip to Wimbledon and Scott is planning to go on a UK holiday in the South West whilst avoiding the chaos that is the M5.  The trio jump into the conversation around aligning leadership and some of the "wasp nests" that can create, discuss how strategy & transformation are ultimately interwoven and round off talking around examples of offensive and defensive disruption strategies. 00:00 - Intro01:11 - Introducing our guest...Scott Robertson02:45 - Pub quiz - Question 10 Answer04:42 - What have we been up to?11:28 - Strategic leadership in transformation25:30 - It's also a mindset28:34 - Disruption strategies46:08 - Building transformation capability48:59 - Raising the bar through merging strategy with transformation50:08 - Pub quiz - Question 1151:42 - Thanking Scott52:15 - Question time58:09 - Last orders

As Ian & JP catch-up this week their next guest is just "passing by the pub" and decides to join them to talk all around behavioural change and mindsets when it comes to transformation.  Ian is still excited about going to Wimbledon tickets and finally has a plan for his aluminium gates but generally working more than having fun.  JP finally remembers that he went away for his wedding anniversary weekend when usually it's forgetting the date upfront and looking forward to his re-booked camping trip, updates on Loki and talks vampires in What We Do In The Shadows.  Simon reminds us of an important football tournament that's happening (Euros 2020 which was delayed due to COVID).  Simon then leads the episode and as a group we explore various facets of behavioural change, mirroring, aligning mindsets and change account management. 00:00 - Intro01:12 - Introducing our guest...Simon Woodhouse03:35 - Pub quiz - Question 9 Answer05:27 - What have we been up to?15:20 - Football & Business behavioural change20:30 - Culture, mirroring & negotiating24:13 - Behavioural change stairway model27:18 - Aligning and shifting mindsets34:32 - Measure and sustaining the change38:20 - Change account management42:53 - Change happens when it's fair51:13 - Talking points through rich pictures58:15 - Raising the bar through inviting people to change01:02:48 - Pub quiz - Question 1001:04:51 - Thanking Simon01:05:07 - Question time01:10:56 - Last orders

The end of the pub quiz is in sight and Ian & JP are wondering if they are going to get the wooden spoon award for coming in last place, however this evening they are joined by Rob Llewellyn from CXO Transform to discuss how individuals can leverage the digital economy.  The trio catch-up over a drink and Rob provides a background of his water-skiing days which enabled him to travel around the world as well where his fascination of travelling stemmed from.  The episode focuses on how Rob transformed his own business from being a consultant travelling to clients  to building a successful online business delivering education and business transformation knowledge across the globe. Useful Links: Linkedin Article - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-digital-experiment-ceo-salary-rob-llewellyn Digital Business Framework Program - A Step-by-Step Plan to Grow Your Digital Economy Prosperity Online - https://cxotransform.com/p/dbf-start PROMOTIONAL OFFER - Use discount code BEER35 in the checkout on cxotransform.com 00:00 - Intro01:13 - Introducing our guest...Rob Llewellyn04:06 - A bit of background on Rob07:20 - Pub quiz - Question 8 Answer08:41 - What have we been up to?13:07 - From consultant to leveraging digital18:13 - The bet20:20 - Learn and fail fast, resolve and progress23:33 - New challenges - scaling the business29:39 - What's next for Rob35:51 - Importance of giving value39:41 - Raising the bar through the digital economy43:00 - Advice to others leveraging digital50:51 - CXO Transform Promotional offer53:00 - Pub quiz - Question 954:15 - Thanking Rob54:46 - Question time01:00:50 - Last orders

Our hosts are feeling nostalgic in this episode as Ian and JP talk about why Business Analyst's are awesome in their role within business transformation.  As the pair catch up Ian talks about putting his gates off to go to Wimbledon and JP relays his experience of driving supercars around an abandoned airfield.  JP starts to explain why this episode was an important one for him to really shine a light on BA's and the importance they play, calling upon own experiences and highlighting key areas of why they are great. 00:00 - Intro01:13 - Pub quiz - Question 7 Answer03:04 - What have we been up to?10:35 - Why Business Analysts are awesome?15:11 - What BA's do?18:09 - How did JP become a BA?24:10 - This episode is for all the BA's out there25:31 - BA Topic 1 - Define the why26:33 - BA Topic 2 - Solution agnostic28:39 - BA Topic 3 - Uncover root causes30:23 - BA Topic 4 - Documenting requirements31:37 - BA Topic 5 - Process mapping34:23 - BA Topic 6 - Understanding the impact of change36:30 - BA Topic 7 - Ensuring solution is fit for purpose39:40 - How a BA raises the bar?41:24 - Pub quiz - Question 842:33 - Question time47:21 - Last ordersNote: Link to Prosci return on investment on change management as mentioned in the questions - https://www.prosci.com/resources/articles/roi-change-management

The halfway point has been reached with Season Two and Ian & JP catch-up once again to try something new which they call "Transformation Speed Dating".  After catching up the hosts embark on an episode which is unplanned and randomised by splitting the conversation into "personal / getting to know you topics" and "business transformation topics from the BTM2 framework (Business Transformation Management Framework)" that are driven randomly by spinning the wheel. 00:00 - Intro01:12 - We are half way there02:43 - Pub quiz - Question 6 Answer04:51 - What have we been up to?12:50 - Transformation speed dating16:04 - Spin the wheel41:41 - Pub quiz - Question 743:39 - Last orders

As Ian & JP meet up in the Beer & Butterfly we explore how serious gaming is transforming how we educate people through change & transformation.   We are joined at the table by Tim Dew from GingrTech and as everyone catches up over a drink, Ian is watching Falcon & The Winter Soldier, JP finds out he's far to old to go trampolining with the kids and Tim explores a TV show "Succession" and isn't quite sure about it.  They continue to then explore how Tim created "Rocket",  why serious games have an important role to play in the transformation space and our hosts reflect on their experiences when they played a game of Rocket recently. 00:00 - Intro01:13 - Introducing Tim Dew02:57 - Welcoming Tim to the table05:24 - Pub quiz - Question 5 Answer07:13 - What have we been up to?15:06 - What are serious games?21:35 - Capturing the emotion of an organisation thats failing & successful24:38 - What is Rocket?41:22 - Time in transformation50:03 - What is Concord?56:39 - Pub quiz - Question 659:04 - Thanking Tim1:00:13 - Question time1:04:12 - Last orders

Ian & JP return and review their current progress on the pub quiz (not going well) and devote an episode to a question provided by Debbie Evans on whether we should do AS IS Analysis or not.  Our hosts recall the joys of the bank holiday weekend and enjoying the recent weather and talk about some films & TV (Army of the Dead & Taskmaster) and we get an update on Ian's aluminium gates.  This episode essentially unpacks the recorded question from Debbie and poses a "for" and "against" argument for doing AS IS Analysis within transformations. 00:00 - Intro01:13 - Pub quiz - Question 4 Answer02:53 - What have we been up to?10:11 - Framing the episode11:24 - Question from Debbie Evans12:35 - Unpacking the question18:41 - Arguments for AS IS28:18 - Arguments against AS IS34:15 - A view of the way forward39:00 - Circumstantial and just enough approach44:15 - Pub quiz - Question 545:43 - Last orders

The third seat is filled again as our hosts are joined by a very special guest "Patricia Morris" to talk all about scaling up small & medium sized businesses.  The trio catch-up as and discuss Trish's glorious week away and JP's misfortune to cancel a camping trip as the weather turned.  Trish takes the lead in the episode to bring to life what change means for SME's (called Scale Ups) and ensuring that terminology we use as consultants needs to be right. 00:00 - Intro01:13 - Introducing our guest...Patricia Morris02:29 - Trish introduces herself05:55 - Pub quiz - Question 3 Answer07:41 - What have we been up to?15:03 - Scale ups17:57 - Getting the terminology right21:17 - Scale up boot camps23:28 - Difference in language28:49 - Company culture31:53 - Change ownership33:01 - Working remotely & trust37:20 - You can involve everyone in an SME50:24 - A reminder on translation51:31 - Pub quiz - Question 453:56 - Question time01:02:07 - Last orders

The pub quiz is going strong, it's neck and neck but Ian & JP check in and discuss why it's important to put value first in transformations.  JP talks about finally going surfing again in north Devon and actually catching some waves, discusses the new Mortal Kombat film reboot and preparing to go camping but is nervous about the windy and wet weather due.   Ian is getting into a new album by Myles Kennedy "The Ides of March" whilst stacking the dishwasher.  Our hosts continue to discuss the importance of putting value first and bringing to life around what value is, the various forms of value and how it needs to be applicable to everyone impacted by the changes. 00:00 - Intro01:14 - Pub quiz - Question 2 Answer03:21 - What have we been up to?12:25 - Transformation starts with value15:41 - Difference between change and transformation18:18 - Putting value into context21:33 - Elements of value25:25 - Value for everyone28:23 - Driving new value34:20 - Continuously hunt value38:29 - Track, realise, stretch. optimise and grow value40:43 - Where do you start?45:29 - Manage value through delivery46:51 - Value first doesn't just mean at the beginning49:50 - Evolution of new value51:16 - Pub quiz - Question 301:02:10 - Last orders