Leading From Purpose Podcast

In the holiday spirit, we’re dropping back to back episodes on the Leading from Purpose podcast (Incase you missed it - Maarten van Beek, HR Director of ING Bank dropped last Wednesday). This week, meet Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited and President of Unilever South Asia.  Sanjiv whose purpose is to “make heroes out of ordinary people,” shares his journey o...

On this episode of the Leading from Purpose Podcast, Nick Craig is joined by one of the biggest Purpose advocates we know, Maarten van Beek, Human Resources Director for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg at ING Bank.   Purpose has become really popular these days but how you bring it to all employees is something big organizations are just beginning to think about. At ING, they started back...

In June of this year, Ben & Jerry's statement on racism in America, “Silence is not an option,” was trending. For decades the company has been at the forefront of social and climate issues. On this week’s Leading from Purpose Podcast episode, Nick Craig is joined by CEO of Ben & Jerry's , Matthew McCarthy , to talk about the role that Purpose plays in taking a risk to do what is...

On this episode of on the Leading From Purpose Podcast, Nick Craig is joined by Global Head of Reward at @Unilever, @ConstantinaTribou, to talk about removing credibility from social barriers. @ConstantinaTribou uses her #Purpose to make what can be a complex corporate world about people, both the customers @Unilever serves, and the employees she oversees. 

On this week’s #LeadingfromPurpose #Podcast, we’re talking chocolate! Joining Nick Craig this week is Pablo Perversi, the Chief Innovation, Sustainability & Quality Officer as well as the Head of Gourmet, for @BarryCallebaut to talk about being the world leading chocolate and cocoa manufacturer in the midst of world crises including climate change and COVID-19. @BarryCallebaut is a $7.4 billio...

On this episode of the Leading from Purpose Podcast, Nick Craig is joined by Willem Pruys , former #CHRO for Bunnings , the most successful retailer in Australia. Willem Pruys joins Nick to talk about his time with Bunnings and how the company leveraged #Purpose to drive transformational strategic alignment and engagement. Today, the company is a $14 billion industry giant focused on investing in...

From constructing the Boeing 787 to operations at a luxury Italian Hotel, Andrea Pomo, joins Nick Craig on the Leading from Purpose Podcast this week to talk about transforming vs. adapting through challenging times. The hospitality industry has been severely impacted by COVID-19. Yet, via the lens of purpose, Borgo Egnazia didn’t lay one person off and has used this time to do what few have imagi...

On the Leading from Purpose Podcast this week, Nick Craig is joined by former CEO of Ben & Jerry's , Jostein Solheim , who is now at the heart of the COVID-19 crisis. How does he run Unilever ’s $4 billion U.S. food business to keep up with demand from U.S. grocery stores while also keeping his 8,000 employees safe? Jostein Solheim finds himself leaning on his Purpose to make the shift fr...

On this episode, Nick Craig is joined by Stacey Tank, who was recently appointed as the next Chief Corporate Affairs and Transformation Officer at Heineken. Stacey is truly one of the most inspiring leaders. She shares her incredible journey of ups and downs and what it really takes to rise to the top as a powerful women in business today. From home improvement to beer, listen to hear how she’ll t...

Listen in as Michael and Nick discuss the transformational power of individual purpose on a team and the team dynamic.

Both of Nick Craig's guests this week experienced being diagnosed positive for COVID-19 and living through the mental and physical challenges that came next. They share a very intimate side of the experience - facing the isolation, the worry, and the physical manifestations. Having to think through their life and come to peace with the chance of death is something most of us do not experience...

If a crisis can create social excellence without leadership, can leadership create social excellence without crisis? This is the fundamental question Nick Craig and Robert Quinn explore in this chapter.

Listen to a conversation between Nick Craig and Harry Hutson, author of Navigating an Organizational Crisis, as they discuss the power of purpose in times like we are living through currently. What lessons from others can we lean into during this coronavirus pandemic we are all facing today?

Join Nick Craig as he interviews Bill George, best-selling author, Professor at Harvard Business School and former CEO of Medtronic. They discuss Bill's personal journey to unlocking the fundamentals behind Authentic Leadership. Bill and Nick transition their discussion to why Authentic Leadership is so critical in times of crisis such as what the world is experiencing currently.