Designing for Inclusion
One of my reflections from 2020, and from the experience of creating, leading and coaching virtual tribes and supporting organisations through the minefield of how to stay connected, engaged and productive has been to hone in on the importance of human systems in creating sustainable transformation…
Digital Society School and Transformation Design with Marco Van Hout
In this week’s episode of let’s talk Marco and I discuss how to create a digital and inclusive society in today’s complex world. The digitalisation of our world is a great opportunity to bring together design thinking, IT skills, technology, entrepreneurship and ethics, while asking: how can society benefit from developments in digital technology? Listen to us exploring how to create a culture of experimentation & inclusion and scaling the leadership skills for life long learning across organisations.We all need to be part of ‘team human’.
Building and measuring inclusion in today’s workplace with Amina Folarin
In this weeks episode of let’s talk Amina and I discuss the role of inclusion in today’s workplace. From an HR, business and leadership perspective, people must be at the heart of any organisation’s diversity and inclusion strategy in order to truly understand what an inclusive culture looks like.
The role of HR in rebuilding the employee experience in today’s world with John Wallace
In this episode of let’s talk John and I discuss how the pandemic has unlocked corporate thinking to think about different ways of working, networking and communication. We also look at the importance of balance in the different elements and what technology and human collaboration brings to the mix. The changing trends and expectations of the workplace from candidates and employees as we transition into newer, more hybrid workplace and operating models is a key driver of change and an organisation’s HR function must reflect the values and purpose of the organisation and act accordingly with a talent plan based on collaboration rather than competition. We finish by discussing what the ‘future normal’ will bring in terms of more inclusive ways of working and people centred HR moving forward.
Design for Inclusion with Suzie Lewis
Suzie was the featured speaker at Serenity in Leadership’s second dialogue/webinar where she explored how she sees the crucial importance of consciously and thoroughly designing an organisation to be inclusive and the benefits this will engender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64W0HVG6p4
Navigating uncertainty through times of crisis with David Lynch
In this episode of let’s talk David and I delve into his wealth of experience in dealing with uncertainty in times of crisis and look at the learnings that we can use for both leadership, and managing the current pandemic. We discuss building resilience, using cultural understanding as a lever for change and how we react to familiar structures and cultural codes in times of crisis. We look at the need for a more collective approach to changing for the better; focusing on values such as altruism, happiness, justice, empathy, compassion and honesty – qualities that authentic leaders embrace to ‘tell it like it is’ and make positive changes on the ground. As with any sustainable change initiative, starting small and amplifying throughout your given environment to create impact is the way forward.
Leading Agile ecosystems with Peter Stoppelenburg
In this episode of let’s talk Peter and I discuss Agile philosophy and leading Agile ecosystems. We discuss how organisations embrace the concept of being and doing Agile to create high performance culture and to move from a culture of fear to a culture of courage. We delve into Peter’s framework and his 5 drivers of Agile. We discuss how to leverage leadership and culture to lay the foundations for systemic change. Leaders need to create the conditions for humility, where they can take their masks off, and take the first step. One is never ready, there is always something to improve, but how can we help our respective businesses explicitly design for a more Agile organisation driven by purpose and values.
Transforming through fearless leadership with Deborah Abbot Moulin
In this episode of Let’s talk, Debs and I discuss leading fearlessly and how transformative it can be. We discuss showing up authentically, and what that means in terms of the “negotiables” and “non-negotiables” for you and the organisation. We explore demystifying organisational culture and understanding how you manage your energy not only to enable and co-create smarter working environments, but also to manage the other extremes such as heavy governance and excessive collaboration that can drain such energy from the system. It is time to move the needle on existing leadership paradigms and for leaders to boldly move into their values, and start encouraging more courageous and curious thinking, and lead fearlessly towards a more inclusive, purposeful and collective environment.
Changing the conversation on Mental health
Given the unprecedented pressure and change from COVID, mental health and resilience are more topical than ever.
Women in leadership and transforming systems with Angela Philp
In this episode of let’s talk Angela and I have a fun and insightful conversation about women in leadership and their role in leading transformation. The current pandemic has witnessed women leading transformation and systems, with a different and more effective leadership based on empathy and resilience. We need to actively build on this. We discuss the fact that all transformation starts with commitment, and how important your “why” is to what you do, and how you can use it to increase the power of the change you can enact in systems – both individual internal systems and external organisational systems . We also look at the effect of organisational culture and its unwritten codes on the way we lead, and finding our tribe to use different perspectives to push in the same direction and create things that are bigger than us.