Let's talk Transformation : The business leaders podcast

"Question everything, get curious, every learner should be a seeker of truth.." Ferose and I discuss learning in the digital age, what it means for humans and for technology, and for this evolving partnership of digital and human. To remain relevant in today’s world, we must be lifelong learners. Every learner should question everything, and not simply accept what we are told and what we have hear...

"you are everyone you've ever met and you learn something from every encounter however brief..." A fun conversation with John about the power of lived experiences, sharing stories and understanding different perspectives around the Human side of business and indeed of life. How can we make life better for our customers ? how can we create more human centred practices in organisations ? how can we...

"We must own disruption and our "unknown unknowns" in order to be able to adapt sustainably" A great conversation with Brant about dealing with uncertainty and how to make your organisation disruption proof. We discuss how organisations can be more Resilient, Aware and Dynamic to deal with the uncertainty of today's world. Today market risk is higher and more volatile - can we attract customers’ a...

"we need to create a pipeline of female founded companies that are well built and investor ready..." A great conversation with Fernanda about how to set female founders up for success and create a system that works for them too. We discuss the challenges women founders face and how to create a system that is designed for them as opposed to them having to ‘fit into the male-designed programme’ to b...

"lead more powerfully by being more human" Karolin, Minette and I delve into the world of being more human at work. We discuss how leaders can create these conditions in their work environment, as part of the normal ways of working. Where does safety show up and how can they enhance it through their understanding of more human centred management practices ? There is safety within collaboration; it...

"The starting point must be that AI is built by human intelligence - how do you get a machine to think and act like a human ? " Lomit and I discuss how AI, the future of work and growth, and how to scale this growth and the necessary people strategy effectively. The challenge for growing startups is how to get more done with less. Lean is about being resourceful and engaging, retaining and monetiz...

"inclusion is about leadership - it is a verb not a noun.. " A great and fun conversation with Stephen about inclusion and accountability. How we can make it a natural part of the system : both in operations, decision making, leadership and culture ? How can senior leaders create the conditions for inclusive decision making to be the norm ? It all starts on the inside. Leaders must do their own in...

" We need to create organisations for the people in them, and for society, not just for shareholders and the money." Jardena and I delve into the world of transformational leadership. What is transformational leadership, why do we need it and how can we constantly hold the balance between the soulful and the practical ? We look at the 3 different lenses of me, we and the system and get curious abo...

"The concept & construct of leadership as we know it is fundamentally a male developed, created construct.. so how would women thrive ? " Susan and I explore women navigating leadership in a world that is still designed for men, and how we can intentionally nudge the system and create more inclusive leadership and decision making practices for sustainable change.  How can we change the co...

"imagine that your job is designed, not around roles & processes & competencies.. but around business - a business within a business" A rich and insightful conversation with Dean around his vision of a Market organisation : the design and engineering of an ecosystem in which we can all work and thrive. Dean walks us through the idea of a hierarchy that houses a network of entrepreneurs, us...

"One of the top four drivers of happiness at work is the freedom to take opportunities .. happiness is what your heart needs, engagement is what your brain needs " A fun conversation with Matt about what happiness actually is, what it means for employee engagement and how we can intentionally leverage our own sense of happiness. Emotions are generally not spoken about in the workplace but wearing...

"We can't have the benefits of a diverse & vibrant company without acknowledging when it gets hard... Everett and I delve into the leadership of global business and societal issues and the need to constantly navigate uncertainty, and solve complex problems creatively. This starts with leading from within first and foremost. How do we navigate when we don't know the answer ? How do we do 'sense...

"We have an almost unlimited capacity to deny data that doesn't fit with our own view. It is therefore important to master the constant paradox of facts and feelings. " Why do we so often fail to lead and sustain transformational change ? All transformation is change, but not all change is transformational. Ian and I discuss the power of us : 200 voices in under 200 pages - how does this contribut...

"..as with any technology, the question must always be: is the decision to be made good for humanity?" A fun conversation with @JeremyWilliams around the bridge between technology and human, as we explore the blockchain landscape. We journey through use cases and understanding of how blockchain will change business and the way humans do business in the future.  The fact that blockchain is imm...

"nobody can "demand respect", because respect has to be earned, but everyone can demand to be treated with dignity.. " Great conversation with Donna as we explore the concept of dignity and how to put it into words and actions. Donna underlines the power of giving a label to profoundly emotional human reactions that are impossible to articulate in difficult/conflict situations. Using the right lan...

"we always try to do everything, but we must let go, and look at how we occupy the present moment" Steve and I delve into his model of different depths of practice and the idea of unfoldment to learn to navigate complexity more effectively. Taking a more holistic and integrated ecology of coaching practice to open up channels of wisdom and looking at the different ways human beings have learnt to...

"There is no point in embracing agile unless you know what problem you’re trying to solve” We now live in a complex world and we’ve got to be able to operate in a different way to stay competitive, and every context is different but everyone is facing similar challenges.  Natal and I delve into Agile HR and how it is evolving in the more hybrid workplace. Agility is inextricably linked to dig...

"it's not just about presence, it's about culture and intentionally looking at the full spectrum of the employee journey " Sam and I delve into the world of dynamic work and the different strategies available to organisations to create an equitable, inclusive and adaptable work policy as we come out of the pandemic and into a different world of work. What models do we nee d? How do we cater for ev...

"Building data driven industries is about transforming relationships : it's strategy in a digital world. " Digital transformation is a buzzword but is taken for granted, and therefore it can mean everything, or nothing. Marc and I have a great discussion about the art of turning traditional companies into data driven companies .. particularly focusing on unlocking the potential of data, and drivin...

"Sustainable inclusion is not successful overnight and requires patience and intentional development of the right conditions in the workplace" Lamé and I explore how to leverage inclusion to create sustainable transformation in the way organisations approach the topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Developing women and pioneering D&I along the entire industry value chain requires inclusiv...

"Wellbeing must be applied throughout the entire organisation and have equal weight across functions" A great discussion with Andy about understanding the strategic approach and integrating wellbeing into the strategic objectives and measurement of an organisation. The more digital load increases, the more visible and important the qualities that keep us human. We need patience and deliberate desi...

"inclusion is about recognising everything that is inadequately connected with everything else and increasing the connectivity" A very insightful conversation with Graham on what inclusion is and how it can encourage ecosystem thinking. We discuss the structures and interactions in a process of constant flux as opposed to a more rigid model, and the fact that as the world changes, inclusion change...

An insightful and rich conversation with Linda about understanding and speaking out about psychological harassment and bullying in the workplace.  How can we change the conversation in organisations ?  How can we move away from normalising this to creating awareness and action ?  We must self-monitor, and have self-insight, be aware and respectful of our environment and peoples...

"Digital technology is great, but digital profiles also need to include human science to enable sustainable innovation." A great discussion with Geoff where we explore a myriad of different subjects from self discovery, to digital profiles, rubiks cubes and the myths of modern agile for sustainable innovation. We discuss how to constantly question the orthodoxy, and hold different perspectives sim...

Rahaf and I discuss hustle culture and why it is so harmful. We focus on the underlying belief systems of the "people" working in this culture because this isn't a new phenomenon - we were burning out before the pandemic, but COVID brought a rush to digitise and increased this 'scope creep' of "doing more with less", and presenteeism became digital (overload). We also discuss the big disconne...