Virtue & Virtuosity

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Podcast by Stuart McSkimming

Virtue & Virtuosity

Hear from Charity Technology Guru, Stuart McSkimming, as he interviews CIO's, CTO's, Business leaders, Tech Experts and Industry Leaders about their experiences of how Charities and Not-for-profits are embracing the opportunities of Artificial Intelligence.

Latest episodes

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14 August 2025

How to Develop your Leadership Skills

This could be subtitled 'Holiday reading' - In this episode Stuart talks with Adam Scoot, leadership coach, and builds on some of the ideas from the previous episode. We talk about how aspiring leaders can develop their skills, and hear about book recommendations, and tips to improve your leadership style

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31 July 2025

What leadership skills are needed in Tech - with Vince Gratrick and Eleri Morgan

In today's episode, Stuart talks with a respected recruiter in the NFP Tech space - Eleri Morgan from Global Resourcing, and with Vince Gratrick who led Technology in Mencap, Age UK and United Response.

They discuss trends in Tech recruitment over the past 15 years, and identify the skills most in demand for Tech leaders in 2025.

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17 July 2025

Adapting to Change with Gerard McGovern

Stuart is joined by cohost Janani Sridharan where discuss the importance of really understanding your end-users, and not making assumptions.

The main interview is with Gerard McGovern who has led Technology for many charities and NFP's including the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Guide Dogs and the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Gerard shares his experiences including what he has learned around facing - and overcoming -difficult challenges.

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03 July 2025

Adrian Ruddock from National Citizen Service, with cohost Janani Sridharan

In the first episode of Season 3, we have an interview with Adrian Ruddock, Exec Director of Digital and Data at the National Citizen Service. We hear his experience over the past few months of shutting down an organisation - and hear some learning points.

I'm also joined by new co-host Janani Sridharan who has insights on tech and international development, alongside stories of village life in India!

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26 June 2025

Series 3 Trailer

A new season of Virtue & Virtuosity starts on 3rd July - listen out for more great interviews on Tech in the world of charities and NFP's

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31 January 2025

Are you getting value from what you do?

Stuart talks with Adam Scoot, an expert in Value Stream Mapping about how organisations can identify what adds value and what doesn't. We think about examples in the charity sector - and discuss what impact Generative AI might have in this area.

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