TesseTalks

Life changing is achieved by a map to happiness. Jane Gunn points to a compass of North, East South and East and West with a link to personal and professional values. N in North, what we're trying to do is to say, what's going on Now? What is the immediate challenge? Essential, even if you're starting up a collaboration. E in East stands for "Explore". Where am I with this? What am I thinking? Wha...

Dreams can become a reality. The dream you hold is what bears fruit. Tenacity and patience can make a difference to stay with our intention. Shortlisted three times for the Championship Award , for Tesse Akpeki, it is third time lucky. She has been crowned Champion for Governance 2023 by the Chartered Governance Institute for United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland . "I would like to thank everyone...

"Brown Girl in the Ring came from a place of desperation" says Olukemi Ogunyemi . "Though my recollections are pretty harsh, the memoirs reflect my reality. All of us were in some kind of pain. People feel judged sometimes when you ask them to change something without any understanding of why they could consider doing so. If we understand things, we are more inclined to make changes" says Olukemi"...

Stephen Sidebottom brings a refreshing take on transformations.   " People are actually extraordinarily adaptable. The idea that people don't like change is, I think fundamentally false. What I think is true is that organizations don't like change. The construct people are asked to operate is rigid and fixed, and the mechanism for adapting and changing those constructs, whether they're social cons...

"I asked an audience what they are passionate about just before the pandemic. Then as well as now, they admitted running the hamster wheel so fast that they have lost complete touch as to who they are, what matters to them, and what they want for themselves in the world. When we can create workplaces where people can feel like I'm doing work that enlivens me. I'm learning, I'm growing, I'm reachin...

How can elements make a difference? Erin Randall explains how. "Magnesium" is work each person is going to be doing towards crafting better things. Each voice is a voice of a system. What does this system need now? Ad Meliora means to better things. The catalytic question is "what do I want to create? ". The Quest 1.What is the purpose of a system? Is it to protect or is it to create? "If we want...

Ray Martin , author of " Life Without A Tie, Finding Your Path Amidst the Noise, Chaos, and Pressure to Conform " says - "I won the Daily Telegraph Business Leader of the Year award, so I had public recognition. So I had all the trimmings and trappings of success. But I have to say that honestly, for quite a few of those years, I wasn't feeling like I was really, truly happy. And I felt like it so...

Erin Randall elaborates on The Funky Monkey. Listening to Erin, the key considerations are: "Whose responsibility is it? How can I hold you accountable? What can you hold me accountable for''? These questions can bring about alignment in our organisations in our teams and in our personal lives. Why do boundaries matter? Boundaries are essential to build and sustain healthy relationships, to make g...

Sade Marriott and Max Ekesi share their views in this recording that shines a light on a post covid world. There has been a raised awareness, especially in the last three years - of the importance of mental health. There is a lot of PTSD. People have gone through one of the most shocking experience with the pandemic They have rearranged their lives, becoming detached from a lot of things that they...

"Life cannot exist without death. New life springs up, depending on the time of year. If we all talked about death as much as we talked about birth, the world would be a very different place" says Jane Duncan Rogers, a TEDx speaker , an author and end of life expert. "Life happens and we have a choice to go with it and make the best of it or not".

"I was highly paid, but I was miserable and my health was suffering. And as I have gotten older, happiness and health and wellness are so much more important to me. I was just miserable" says Lisa Hammett. "Life had no colour. I like to equate it as being devoid of colour. It's just gray. If you don't have your health, you don't have a whole lot. Happiness helps you to just get up in the morning,...

Sara Ramsey defines co-leadership as" leaders coming together to make joint decision making and taking shared responsibilities". Co-leaders may be co-founders, co-CEOs or leaders who jointly support self-managing and self-organizing organizations. " I get to work with all sorts of inspiring people, you know, wanting to do positive things in the world. They want to try and do things differently as...

Failure's not just unavoidable, it's necessary, important and an unavoidable part of life. This is a common theme of the book, "Get On The Bull" - a giant leadership analogy based on bull riders. They fall a lot. They get thrown off bulls in dramatic and painful fashion. When you're going to do stuff, you're going to get it wrong and you're going to mess it up. If you aren't failing, you probably...

"We are keeping things real by leaning into the context out guests are operating in. We are curious about their situations while encouraging them to find solutions and approaches tailored to them. We are holding this open safe space for them as a mirror where they are arriving at their own solutions." "We are going online as much as possible because even though we are podcasting, podcasting in its...

Max Ekesi's favourite phrase is, "I never made the mistake of taking life too seriously". Max's diverse multicultural and multiethnic background and experiences are proving to be core assets to his highly adaptable nature. " I grew up in Nigeria, but my first language was Italian with a Roman accent. My adaptive mindset is my super power. I am fluid, respectful, able to connect with various cultur...

Our guest Mick Rogers a consultant at Client Centred Consulting spoke passionately about the lens that make a difference. As Mick explains, " Client Centred Consulting leans away from being prescriptive. Instead of asking the question, how can we help and be useful when we're not the expert in the problem or in the subject? Client centeredness is a way of maintaining, respecting and working with t...

"A Beautiful mind connecting her different worlds "are some of the words that can be used to describe Marta Maretich. Marta seamlessly combines her creativity with problem- solving. In many ways her approach shapes order out of messiness. She likens this to coding and building websites. "Behind a perfect website, there's a messy code. "You have to be able to face complexity and know what to do abo...

"In order to be okay in the world and to belong I need to be certain things. The ego tends to protect ourselves. We want to prove we are extraordinary, and we have to hide our weaknesses. Exploring ego touches on our sole identities and being able to speak about our identities." Carole's personal mastery journey helped her to reclaim my voice, her agency, her creativity, and her sense of confidenc...

"It's about how can we come together to do really good important things in this world " says Sharon Newport. Sharon has authored content, and provided consultation, expertise and facilitation across four continents supporting and inspiring cultural and strategic transformation. Through the experience of being in sync with each other, I am curious and passionate about what are we getting done toget...

"Unlock Your Chains And Unleash Your Greatness. Let's share our voices together". invites Renee. "You don't have to wait for a new year or a new day. How about the next minute and the next minute and the next minute to do different and be and become different, to who you aspire to be. When you're present in the moment you are stepping into the future, and that very next moment to build the momentu...

Philip Kirkpatrick, deputy managing partner of Bates Wells London LLP offers hope to strengthen governance and balance in expectations of trustees. He feels that an assured unitary governance model offers assurance for boards and organisations they governance. "We all love change as long as it's happening to someone else. No one is very keen to change themselves." There's not one only one way of d...

Working on or in the business? Offering hacks for entrepreneurs, Deborah Barker FRSA, Director at Field and Folk is a natural dyer and works on regenerative Fibre Projects. Deborah makes a useful distinction between working in the business and working on the business. She explains "Working on the business includes anything strategic. It is when you take a step back and look at the bigger picture....

Balancing Act: Teach, Coach, Mentor, Inspire reminds us that success without balance is often more disastrous than failure with balance. "I'd rather see a fail and learn something from it. Then I can pick myself back up and do better next time rather than build a huge ego that is going to lead to some future disaster that I don't know yet. So opened Dr Andrew Temte CFA. Andrew likes to coach the y...

Steve Morris says "If you want a bit of wonder then think about the people who've loved you and who love you. Be kind because your kindness might be the only book people read today. Hollywood might be able to find something that's a bit more sustainable and that might mean having the camera closer in rather than further out". During the COVID lockdown it was possible to feel more wonder that lasts...

Desiree Anderson helps others find their purpose in life and their purpose in work and she specializes in business relationships and burnout.