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Do you think leadership matters? I do. But aren't you tired as I am of the glorification of a certain type of leadership, which seems to be good neither for people, nor for business, nor for the planet? What else can we do instead? How can we act effectively to lead teams, organizations, or any form of human collective in today's fragmented world?
Episode 1: Change in the workplace: living organizations thinker Myron Rogers
You just can’t “fix” an organization. Orgs are living systems, not machines. So how do we change them? Systems thinker Myron Rogers, an author and advisor in large scale social change, explains how to best approach transformation work in today’s organizations. You will learn about change principles that help improve corporate culture, quality, patient or customer care.
Episode 2: The fallacy and failure of leadership: work anthropologist Stowe Boyd
We need to debunk leadership – often, a toxic set of obsolete behaviors. How to end our addiction to this model? Work anthropologist analyses what’s going on in organizations and in society. You will learn about control, governance and democracy at work; the “woowoo” that fails to engage people; and promising new models. Our conversation opens unconventional ways to approach work in a changing world.
Episode 3: Power And Systems In The Workplace: Barry Oshry Fellow Jeff Boudro
Can we be free at work? For human systems thinker Barry Oshry, emancipation comes from seeing patterns of power dynamics arising in human collectives. His long-time working partner Jeff Boudro explains some of the main ideas Oshry brought to the world. Listen in and learn how we can empower ourselves and others for a better collaboration through system sight.
Episode 4: The Joys And Sorrows Of Rebels At Work: Change Mentor Lois Kelly
Good rebels just want to do great work. So why is it hard? Hostile work cultures, but also self-sabotage, hinder change makers. For a decade, Lois Kelly has been championing ‘people who think differently, work bravely, laugh generously, and live optimistically’. She reveals the keys to successful change, which always starts with oneself.
Episode 5: The Real Digital Transformation : New Work Designer Lee Bryant
New organizational operating systems help overcome inefficient vertical hierarchies and augment human work. When digital technologies are used to rethink organizations entirely – instead of simply automating old business processes – our enterprises and their people win, digital acceleration consultant Lee Bryant says.
Episode 6: The gender balance advantage: Storyteller & Change Advocate Susan Scrupski
Can we work together as equals when old social, gender hierarchies still pervade the world of work? Leadership skills now include self-awareness, humility, empathy and storytelling, says Susan Scrupski. A model of resilience herself, Susan explains what it takes to shape workplaces where people feel equally respected.
Episode 7: Thriving in the Wirearchy: Networks Trailblazers Jon Husband & Harold Jarche
Networks change how we work, lead and even think. Is hierarchy replaced by “wirearchy”? What new skills do we need to master? 25 years ago, Jon Husband was one of the first to perceive the transformational effect of networks on work and business; Harold Jarche envisioned that they require a new form of literacy. Leading figures of the "future of work," Jon and Harold discuss the implications of the networking phenomenon on our lives in the office and beyond.
Episode 8: social collaboration at work: Digital communicator Sharon O’Dea
Oftentimes the reason we aren’t taking action is because we’re worried about what could go wrong and how we will feel when it does. But if we accept that life is a 50/50 split of comfortable and uncomfortable emotions - no matter if we stay where we are or go for the goal - then it starts to shift the way we perceive doing new things. In order to achieve any goal we have to welcome the uncomfortable feelings that come with doing something new. And if you want to learn how to do this then have a listen.
Episode 9: Shaping Great corporate cultures: strategist Jennifer Sertl
Good leadership turns random collectives into high-performing teams, by enabling trust and collaboration. Strategist, author and advisor Jennifer Sertl shares thoughts on how to develop a culture of chosen togetherness and humane performance at work, for we desperately need workplaces in which people can thrive. Purposeful workplaces with a soul, which we can be passionate about.
Episode 10: Learning from movements: change strategist Helen Bevan
Strategize change from a social movement perspective: Helen Bevan’s approach to health and care improvement at the NHS UK has inspired me and many other change agents greatly across the world. An advocate for new power, agency and connections, a mega-influencer and a generous knowledge curator on line, Helen describes in this episode her practice and how it has changed over the years.
Episode 11: Creating Together The Future We Want: Author & Relational Activist Peter Block
How does community engagement serve our human needs, improve organizations and transform leadership? Author Peter Block has long been exploring relationships that enable collective action. In this moving conversation, he answers my questions around community building at work, (un)leadership, and about the opportunity we all have to get involved in creating together the future we want.
And join us for a collective conversation about this episode on June 29 at 7 am PT / 10 am ET / 4 pm CET. Click below to register!
Bonus Episode! The Voice of the Shopfloor
How to engage frontline workers? When the shop floor is seen as a partner in transformation, amazing results ensue. This bonus episode builds on the experience of Luis Maldonado, who works on the shopfloor in a US vaccine manufacturing facility, and Lavanya Madhuri Sethu, whose Quality Assurance work in India involves interacting with the shopfloor. So much to learn from these two change leaders!
