S5E1 Christmas Special 2023 Join James and Jon for a wild sleigh ride through the SurveYOUR Podcast Christmas Special 2023! Where did 2023 go? Nobody knows, but these two hilarious hosts are here to make sense of it all with their fun ramblings. Brace yourself for the rev of excitement as they explore Can Am Ryker 900 Sport’s and dive into the world of busy business. But that's not all! Get ready for the ultimate showdown in the Microsoft Excel Competition - it's way more thrilling than...

S4E3 The SurveYOUR Podcast – APC Assessor Feedback – Room for Improvement Phew! That felt good. James and Jon get the frustrations of poor final assessment attending APC Candidates off their collective Assessor chests. Some 40+ assessments between them this session (1, 2022) and the experience was not all good. The boys are seasoned APC Assessor/Chairs with some 35+ years of assessing experience between them and probably in excess of 3,000 assessments delivered. Plus, ...

S4E2 The SurveYOUR Podcast – RICS RoC Pt 7 – Professional Obligations At long last! James and Jon have revisited the RICS New Rules of Conduct and finished off the series in this episode picking up on Appendix A – Professional Obligations. This is a really important part of any APC Candidates' preparation and well worth the listen for anyone mentoring APC Candidates. It is also very relevant to all Chartered Surveyors so you don’t miss anything. You can find previous RoC podcast e...

S4E1 The SurveYOUR Podcast – Time Travellers Wow, where has the time gone! James and Jon are back in the podcasting seat and launching the new Series 4 with a gentle reflection on the last few months and some great plans for the future shape of the SurveYOUR Podcast As the boys reminisce they reflect on feedback received from the recent podcast series they have delivered and the exciting prospect of maybe taking the podcast on the road, once sicknote is better of course. So, jump onboar...

S3E18 The SurveYOUR podcast - RICS Consultation on the Future of RICS Modus and Journals with Anthony Walker Click to engage with the consultation https://consultations.rics.org/modusandjournals/consultationHome James and Jon pick Anthony Walker's brain on what the current Modus and Journal consultation is all about. They discussed: · The context and background of why we are where we are · Why is the journal important · &n...

S3E17 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 8 – Finale Simon and Bruce reflect and summarise the series questions and answers. Thank you for listening to the Good Governance series Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members who were sacked by RICS and exonerated in the Levitt Review The boys were delighted to host Simon and Bruce and ...

S3E16 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 7 – Regulator or member body? The risks of combination! ‘Should a professional membership body also be the profession’s regulator? What are the benefits and risks of self-regulation?’ Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members who were sacked by RICS and exonerated in the Levitt Review The boys we...

S3E15 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 6 – The role of the non-executive in a crisis. How to do the right thing? ‘What is the role of the non-Executive in a crisis and how to decide what is the right thing to do?’ Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members who were sacked by RICS and exonerated in the Levitt Review The boys were deligh...

S3E14 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 5 – Executive capture: what is it, how to recognise it and what are the risks? ‘What is ‘Executive Capture’? What are the warning signs and the risks?’ Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members who were sacked by RICS and exonerated in the Levitt Review The boys were delighted to host Simon...

S3E13 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 4 – No surprises! The first rule of good governance? ‘Is ‘no surprises’ the right principle to select as the first rule of good corporate governance and, if so, why?’ Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members who were sacked by RICS and exonerated in the Levitt Review The boys were delighted to h...

S3E12 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 3 – Corporate Governance: the dangers of complexity. Does culture trump structure? ‘There is a famous Peter Drucker quote that says: “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Does the same apply to corporate governance? Does culture trump structure?’ Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members w...

S3E11 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature Good Governance – Part 2 – Cover up: how to turn a problem into a crisis. ‘Is a cover up the cause of a crisis or just a symptom of a deeper malaise? There are numerous examples in business and politics about how a problem can be made much worse by how it is handled – particularly with a lack of candour or, worse still, an attempt to cover it up. So, what happened here and what are the lessons that can be drawn from what went wrong?’ Between January...

Good Governance – Part 1 – Introduction ‘Introduction to the characters and setting the scene for the next 7 episodes of this new SurveYOUR podcast series’ Between January and March 2022 James and Jon recorded our fantastic Good Governance Series with Simon Hardwick and Bruce McAra FRICS, two of the RICS Management Board members who were sacked by RICS and exonerated in the Levitt Review The boys were delighted to host Simon and Bruce and discuss not only some of the implications of the Levit...

S3E7 The SurveYOUR podcast Special Feature – Running the Gauntlet - Part 5 – The Finale ‘APC Final Assessment Preparation – Finale’ We revisit our series a few months since our last episode and follow up with Sam now he is on the other side of the assessment. Has he passed? What was it like?.. Any hints and tips? All will be revealed! It is always great to chat with Sam and James and Jon admire his work ethic and commitment to preparing for the APC Final Assessment. The suspense of not...

Working our way through our brand new series on… The New RICS Rules of Conduct James and Jon discuss Rule 5 of the NEW RICS Rules of conduct recently published and coming into force in February 2022. We hope you find this series interesting and informative over the coming weeks. As always, the SurveYOUR podcast is a joy to produce, and this episode is a brilliant opportunity for James and Jon to do what they do best… have a jolly good chat...

S3E5 The RICS New Rules of Conduct Pt 5 – Rule 4 Working our way through our brand new series on… The New RICS Rules of Conduct James and Jon discuss Rule 4 of the NEW RICS Rules of conduct recently published and coming into force in February 2022. We hope you find this series interesting and informative over the coming weeks. As always, the SurveYOUR podcast is a joy to produce, and this episode is a brilliant opportunity for James and Jo...

S3E4 The RICS New Rules of Conduct Pt 4 – Rule 3 Working our way through our brand new series on… The New RICS Rules of Conduct James and Jon discuss Rule 3 of the NEW RICS Rules of conduct recently published and coming into force in February 2022. We hope you find this series interesting and informative over the coming weeks. As always, the SurveYOUR podcast is a joy to produce, and this episode is a brilliant opportunity for James and Jo...

S3E3 The RICS New Rules of Conduct Pt 3 – Rule 2 Working our way through our brand new series on… The New RICS Rules of Conduct James and Jon discuss Rule 2 of the NEW RICS Rules of conduct recently published and coming into force in February 2022. We hope you find this series interesting and informative over the coming weeks. As always, the SurveYOUR podcast is a joy to produce, and this episode is a brilliant opportunity for James and Jo...

S3E2 The RICS New Rules of Conduct Pt 2 – Rule 1 Carrying on our brand new series on… The New RICS Rules of Conduct James and Jon discuss Rule 1 of the NEW RICS Rules of conduct recently published and coming into force in February 2022. We hope you find this series interesting and informative over the coming weeks. As always, the SurveYOUR podcast is a joy to produce, and this episode is a brilliant opportunity for James and Jon to do what...

S3E01 The RICS New Rules of Conduct Pt 1 Introduction Happy New Year and we kick off 2022 with a brand new series from the SurveYOUR podcasts… The New RICS Rules of Conduct James and Jon discuss the NEW RICS Rules of conduct recently published and coming into force in February 2022. There is plenty to discuss and chew over as the boys dissect each Rule and discuss their thoughts and views as well as reflecting on the impact to what APC Assessors...