In this episode Dom, Jen and Cat are in conversation with change practitioner and engagement influencer Céline Schillinger.
Author of the 2022 critically acclaimed book ‘Dare to Un-Lead’, Céline tells us what led her to write the book, why organisations need to shift tack and why building inclusive, engaged communities of practice at work is key to organisational agility.
All community building requires world-class communication. This episode highlights the opportunity for internal communicators.
Leading an organisation has never been more challenging. As the forces impacting business performance grow ever more complex, trading conditions are increasingly tumultuous. Traditional management tools are no longer effective. Leaders must find different ways to explore the unknown and shore up operating resilience. In this episode, Cat, Jen and Dom are joined by entrepreneur, CEO, writer and keynote speaker Margaret Heffernan to explore the power of conversation in unleashing fresh thinking.
As the global economy grows ever more complex and uncertain, new skills are needed. Endless streams of new enterprise technology, deteriorating international relations, the rise of populist leaders, climate chaos, misinformation and disinformation – there’s no shortage of issues confounding modern leaders. In this episode, leadership advisor, coach and futurist Louise Mowbray sets out the new skills for future-focused leadership.
The forces impacting 2025 operating conditions continue to confound organisational leaders and managers across the board. Workplace stress, anxiety, and burnout are at record levels and global analytics firm Gallup estimates disengagement cost the global economy US$438 million in the past year. In this episode, Jen and Cat welcome world-renowned organisational psychologist John Amaechi OBE. They discuss his new book It’s Not Magic and dive into the communication skills that underpin exceptional leadership.
Today, a constant stream of corporate scandals show the extent to which a lack of oversight causes chaos, disruption, sizeable financial losses or worse, loss of life. But in the lead up to such events, how many people will have been privy to impropriety but felt unwilling or unable to speak up? This episode, Jen and Cat are joined by Shaun Keep and Paul Adams, co-founders of Say-So, an organisation helping employees voice legitimate safety and wellbeing concerns, safely and anonymously.
Discover how empathetic, authentic leadership can transform trust, engagement and loyalty – at a time when only half of UK employees feel truly understood by their leaders.
As uncertainty rises, employees are rejecting old command-and-control models. Discover why internal communication is now a meta-skill for organisational success — and how you can harness it to deliver real strategic value.
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