{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/614ca05429d566001531b58c/61a0d28738d53100138f7cb3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Wendy Spinks","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614ca05429d566001531b58c/1638271167792-e7bfb5ccd84f40bb2a368735f656220a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest today is Wendy Spinks, Wendy is the Commercial Director for High Speed 1, who own and operate the UK’s first section of high-speed rail, as well as the stations along the route: including St Pancras International, that connects London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam </p><p>In the podcast, we discuss how the volume around compassion in the workplace is being turned up, how the Me-Too campaign was a catalyst for this shift and how Wendy uses gardening to help her work life balance.</p><p>We talk about how the pandemic has impacted HS1, the difficult conversations held with stakeholders, and Wendy’s views on the future challenges for hybrid working. </p><p>Wendy believes transparency is increasing in business and we discuss why that’s a good thing and how having more balanced boards in the future will give businesses a different dynamic.</p><p>As my previous landlord Wendy was a great supporter of Prime Burger an independent business that I owned and operated at St Pancras for many years, it was a pleasure to meet up again and have a conversation about compassion in business. Enjoy the show.</p>","author_name":"Robert Tame"}