Louise is based in London and constantly exploring what it means to live change. She's a loyal friend, partner, mother and curious human who loves adventure. Louise play multiple roles in different parts of the change ecosystem. and sees herself as a changemaker, facilitator, systems change designer, coach, process doula .
In her current 10 year cycle she's wanting to make a contribution to reframing, the culture and practices around how we view and value loss, grief, death and closures as part of the natural cycles of life and the overlooked part of transformation. Louise currently has a role at Thirty Percy Foundation, is seeding The Decelerator as well as being a freelance pollinator and connector between spaces around governance, endings and the wider funding ecosystem. Louise is also an aspiring and reluctant writer.
Main quote:
What does the funeral party for capitalism look like? How do we have some fun with this as well and not make it so serious? Yes, it's serious. Yes, it's hard. Yes, it's sad, but oh my God, it's going to feel so good when we're freed of some of these things.
Additional Quotes:
I think the most courageous leadership decision you can make right now is to intentionally close something down.
I've worked with hundreds of people over the years who were looking for radical transformation, for system change. We can't do any of that if we don't face into what is going away. When you're creating anything new, something else is going to be displaced or fall away as well.
We're going to have a bit of a Leadership reckoning coming. I can see the beginnings of it already actually blow up organizations as a form completely. Bring in inequality, racial dynamics into that as well and we've just got a pressure cooker that shows our current organizing models are not fit for where we are right now.
To connect with Louise or learn more about her work:
Louise's work and practice
The Decelerator
To take the Workplace Transition Archetype Quiz
To learn more about Leaving Well
This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley
