(345) Data Maturity

(345) Data Maturity

Author: Matt Ballantine & Chris Weston March 19, 2026 Duration: 53:14
On this week’s show, Matt Ballantine and Julia Bellis meet Sian Basker, co-founder of Data Orchard, to discuss what data maturity actually means for organisations — and what a decade of benchmarking data reveals about who’s doing it well and why. Sian explains how Data Orchard‘s assessment tool, now used by nearly 20,000 people across […]

Every week, Matt Ballantine and Chris Weston sit down to untangle the complex and often surprising ways technology reshapes our daily work. Their WB-40 podcast isn't about shiny new gadgets or abstract theories; it's grounded in the practical reality of how tools, platforms, and digital strategies influence leadership, team dynamics, and organizational culture. While they often bring in insightful guests from various fields, the core of the conversation always returns to navigation-figuring out how to steer through the noise and implement change that actually sticks. You'll hear discussions that blend thoughtful analysis with relatable anecdotes, moving seamlessly between big-picture business trends and the granular details of management. This is for anyone who feels caught between the relentless pace of technological promise and the human realities of making things work. Tune in for a candid, nuanced exploration of work's evolving landscape, where the focus is less on having all the answers and more on asking the right questions.
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(286) Heat Exchange [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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(285) A new era [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:23
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(284) Good Girl Deprogramming [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:00
On this week’s show we are joined by psychologist and author Michelle Minnikin to talk about her new book, Good Girl Deprogramming. You can find out more about Michelle’s work at https://michelleminnikin.com/
(283) Accessibility [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:20
On this week’s show we speak with Lisa Riemers about challenges of digital accessibility, and what to do about it. You can find Lisa’s collection of useful links here: https://lisariemers.com/index.php/2023/05/12/accessi…
(282) Psych Safety in Action [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:55
This week’s guest is Equal Experts Psychological Safety Lead, Julia Bellis. We talk about the misconceptions associated with psych safety, building safety in client-facing teams, and the challenges of hybrid and global w…
(281) Intelligent Agents [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:09
On this week’s show we are joined by Equal Expert’s Lewis Crawford to talk about his experiments in building autonomous teams of AI agents. AI Generated transcript follows… Matt: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome to episode 2…
Ask 2024 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:04
On this, the penultimate show of 2023, Chris and Matt answer audience questions about the year ahead… Automatically created transcript… Matt: at the beginning of 2023 on show 248 no less if you want to go back and listen…
(279) Transitions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:11
On this week’s show we speak with Railsware CEO Yaroslav Lazor about moving from being a business building software for others to being a product company. You can find out more about their BRIDGeS framework here: https:/…
(278) Collaborating [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:00
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