Restarting the Future: How Intangibles Can Fuel Productivity
Why has economic growth slowed down? Have we already exhausted the benefits from the digital revolution? Are the trusted institutions of the 20th century now failing in the investments most needed for...
27 Apr 202254min
Staying productive in uncertain times
How do we respond to uncertainties that crises create? Are they holding us back in investing, hiring and innovating? Or can crises make us more agile and resilient, perhaps even more creative and inve...
13 Apr 202255min
New business formation and productivity
Why do we need new firms? How important is business creation for employment and productivity? How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the churning of businesses? In this episode of Productivity Puzz...
23 Mars 202250min
The Links Between Productivity and Pay
Productivity is key to sustained economic growth, but how does it make each of us financially better off? Do productivity gains always end up in our pockets in terms of better pay? In this episode, w...
9 Mars 202252min
Levelling Up and Productivity: The Role of Industrial Policy, Institutions and Fiscal Mechanisms
How do we level up regions in a sustained manner - raising productivity and living standards, and reducing inequalities? Why do institutions matter and what should change to make it work? The govern...
12 Jan 202254min
Health and Productivity in the Workplace
Are healthy workers productive workers? And if so, why do companies still struggle to put health and well-being at the centre of good business performance? And how can this be changed? In this episo...
1 Dec 202150min
Can labour shortages help raise productivity?
How do we keep our shelves stocked for Christmas? Can we be sure our favourite restaurant will stay open? Does the NHS have the staff to reduce ever-growing waiting lists? Can productivity growth help...
17 Nov 202142min
Practical Productivity: How to Transform Performance?
How can companies transform their business by becoming more productive? What are the things stopping us doing this? What simple practical techniques are there to restore and increase productivity? In ...
13 Okt 202147min
