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Expanding Possibility within Ourselves and IndustryThe myth of meritocracy and diverse recruitment slates :)Hi there,A really beautiful conversation happened recently which modelled, I feel, how we can tackle the thorniest issues of our times, without being pulled into binary, ideological divisions.Listening.Care.Curiosity.Connection.I have not always been great at holding all four of these elements together, especially in more heated scenarios, but to meaningfully embed change that works for all, we HAVE to be able to get uncomfortable, but within safe spaces of intentional design.Where do those spaces exist for you today...2025-02-0104 min
Expanding Possibility within Ourselves and IndustryFinding joy and release during multiple breakdowns - Radicality.co.ukAs we near the end of 2024, I wanted to share something deeply personal with you.I am going clubbing for the first time in a long time this Saturday 14th Dec 2024!!#NoJoke :)You may or may not know that my deepest happy place is being in a big open room with hundreds of people, most of them strangers, absolutely letting their inhibitions, thinking, and stories about who they ‘should’ be go.* How often do we allow ourselves to feel like that?* How often do you allow yourself to feel like...2024-12-1104 min
Expanding Possibility within Ourselves and IndustryA re-introduction to myself, Garry Turner, and re-clarified direction of this substack and podcastIt taken me some time to get to this point, but I do feel I am at the point where it is helpful for me to share more about how I see the world based on my past 47 years on the planet, and most importantly the past 3.5 years of current and ongoing, journey of decolonisation.You see, as of 10 years ago, I was very much 0.5X version of Garry. All that early years conditioning, my Western education, the social pressures, and then into the world of (massively oppressive and regressive) work, regardless of how much money we...2024-04-3014 min
Expanding Possibility within Ourselves and IndustryUnlearning Extractive Thinking & Patterns of behaviourThis podcast is a re-purposing of a 42 minute solo live-stream that took place at 0800am EST / 1300pm UK / 1400pm CET / 1730pm Indian time on Thursday 27th July 2023 and is an exploration of a piece of hand-drawn art that I, Garry Turner, created during July 2023 called 'In A Liminal Space Between Worlds.' It is now available on both Apple Podcasts and on Spotify if you are curious to listen and prefer to use either of those platforms.As someone myself that works consciously within the extractive industries, within chemicals, yet can at the same time...2023-07-2842 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 36 - Right Here, Right Now LIVE with Anna de NardinI am beyond excited for this exploration with Anna De Nardin who is a Brazilian based graphic design, regenerative strategist and consultant. Anna is the creative brains behind all of the HEXO branding, Right Here Right Now show design and so much more.
Anna has a quite incredible ability to take another human beings ideas and visions and create just stunning visuals that not only look and feel great, but fully represent the embodiment of the work that her clients are trying to do.
Anna is also part of the Possible Futures collective with a num...2021-12-1336 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 21 - Right Here Right Now LIVE with Lucy BramleyI am super excited about this conversation! (as always) :))
Lucy has recently set up her new business, Abundant Thinking, a sustainability coaching practice, after leaving Microsoft where she had a very successful career for over two decades.
I am super curious to learn about what is on Lucy's heart and mind in the moment that we go live at 0800am EST / 1300pm UK / 1400pm CET, especially how Lucy's work in technology may or may not inform/link to her passion for sustainability.
Also as my...2021-11-0137 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 19 - Right Here Right Now LIVE with Hung LeeIf you do not already follow Hung's work and his Brainfood community, may I invite you to check both out:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunglee/
Recruiting Brainfood - https://www.recruitingbrainfood.com/s...
I have had the absolutely pleasure to get to know Hung over the past couple of years and I am always inspired and impressed by Hung's desire to stay curious, to advocate for increased diversity, equity and inclusion and he curates a brilliant weekly newsletter called Recruiting Brainfood which has over 30,000 subscribers.
This weekly digest covers...2021-10-0132 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 18 - Right Here, Right Now LIVE with Sahana ChattopadhyayIf you are interested to receive a weekly digest including new blog/thinking, right here right now live stream shows, clubhouse rooms, events and other content, please do subscribe by email at https://www.hexochangenow.com.
Originally recorded LIVE on Monday 16th August 2021, may I invite you to check out Sahana's writing at this link -https://medium.com/age-of-emergence to get a sense of why I feel so grateful and excited that Sahana joined me for a live right here, right now conversation to explore what was on her heart and mind in the moment that we...2021-09-2347 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 17 - Right Here Right Here Now LIVE with Tara Furiani aka NOT the HR LadyIf you are interested to receive a weekly digest including new blog/thinking, right here right now live stream shows, clubhouse rooms, events and other content, please do subscribe by email at https://www.hexochangenow.com.
Originally recorded LIVE on April 22nd 2021, join Tara AKA Not The HR Lady and I as we have a deep and wide ranging in the moment exploration based on where we are right here, right now! Tara's awesome bio is as follows:
All Things People, No BS!
Visit www.notthehrlady.com to learn about our...2021-09-2139 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 16 - The No Blame Culture with Eduard Von BuschI was grateful to be introduced to Eduard recently who brings a unique lens to re-humanizing the workplace, as someone that was once in the Swedish royal marines and submarine flottilla, but now consulting civilian organisations, I found it fascinating to witness his progressive and also necessary work.
You can also find the video copy of this conversation on YouTube if you wish to see Eduard's slides here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI6RV4xOgWE
You can find out more about Eduard as follows:
L...2021-06-2224 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 15 - The Animals Have Figured It Out with Cornell ThomasCornell truly does not need any introduction but for those that may not know him he is a coach, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, positivity summit creator, dad, humanist and just incredibly rounded human being.
Cornell first joined me on the value through Vulnerability podcast over 2 years ago after a kind intro by Claude Silver https://open.spotify.com/episode/0l2toRzc4AlVyvL5IdHovY?si=e521b49eee454d88 and our friendship and my inspiration for him and has work has justsky rocketed.
There are fewer conscious humans in my world and as such...2021-06-0831 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 14 - The Wellbeing Economy with Natasha StrombergThis was a truly brilliant conversation that I learned just SO much through and from and I am sure you will do the same.
Have you ever thought about what a wellbeing economy could look and feel like?
“If I were to describe a wellbeing economy it is the economy of doing stuff rather than buying stuff, it is an economy based on experience rather than stuff”
“We dominate the planet because we collaborate, not because we compete. Going back to community is a fundamental pillar of the we...2021-06-0144 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 13 - Re-learning the value of curiosity with Lisa GillI absolutely loved this conversation with someone who has been a heroine in my world for a number of years now and indeed it was listening to Lisa's beautiful exploration with Nand Chaudhary that inspired me to connect with him and get him onto Ep 9 of this platform.
Lisa has this incredible grace, energy and clarity around her life's work which is something that always impacts me when I hear he speak. With a focus on self-management and more progressive ways of leading and being withing the workplace, Lisa shares some absolute gems of insight as I w...2021-05-2541 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 12 - Conscious Communication with Tanya ObengWelcome back to season 2 of this activating consciousness podcast, and I am so excited to be bringing the important, powerful and inspiring voice and energy of Tanya Obeng to you.
Affectionately known as The Communication Doctor, Tanya is the creator and guide of The Communication Hub and an incredible creative.
Join us as we explore conscious communication and the difference that Tanya is making in the world to help elevate consciousness.
"In the Western world we don’t say ‘hey, can I have a chat,’ sometime have this fa...2021-05-1736 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 11 - The Art of Caring Leadership with Heather YoungerI have had the pleasure of knowing Heather for the past couple of years and she is just an incredible human being who has just released her new book The Art of Caring Leadership, a practice, acitonable book using a blend of over 80 real life leaders and her own lived experiences to guide you through 9 key traits of Caring Leadership, a leadership paradigm that will allow for increased inclusivity, more fun and better outcomes for all.
“Caring leadership is showing concern and kindness for those we lead in consistent ways, it showing it, its ex...2021-04-2535 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 10 - Starfish Brides with Marie-Pierre Bilodeau, Lorraine Smith and Samantha SuppiahThis is such a fascinating and important exploration of a Global North AND Global South conversation together.
The documentary that Marie-Pierre referred to is The Last Shaman - https://www.thelastshaman.com/
Marie-Pierre bio:
After twelve successful years creating and managing her “Organically Grown, Ethically Sewn” eco-clothing brand called Rabbit & Empee,
Marie-Pierre realized that her efforts to find sustainability, regeneration and fulfillment fell short of the life she aspired to live.
She studied permaculture and earned her PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) at Seven Ravens Permaculture Academy on Salt...2021-04-1253 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 9 - In The Business of Love with Nand Chaudhary, Founder and CEO of Jaipur RugsWhat a privilege it was to learn first hand about Mr Chaudhary's incredible vision and journey creating Jaipur Rugs.
You can find The Healing Organization by Raj Sisodia and Michael Gelb here -> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healing-Organization-Awakening-Conscience-Business/dp/0814439810 and you can also find my previous discussions with both Raj and Michael on my YouTube channel here -> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi25BCTiMJ0O0RzbzIJcl-6LAeDX_kZYh
“Too much knowledge developed without practice equals ego. Knowledge without practice can damage the business.”
“I often...2021-04-0528 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 8 - Exploring Transcontextual Coalescence with Dawna Jones & Stelio VerzeraThis was a just S E N S A T I O N A L conversation with systems thinkers and visionaries Dawna Jones and Stelio Verzera.
Here are a range of the insights in advance but please do dive in to gain value from the full experience, you will also find the video of this conversation on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi25BCTiMJ0OiM-PdVsZ-FYPVfZgkK6AG.
· “I’ve been working in organisational evolution for all my life since the internet became something to talk about and I was one of the k...2021-03-2950 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 7 - The Science of Consciousness with Carl CallemanThis was an incredibly fascinating conversation with chemist and philosopher Carl Calleman. “The first 25 years of my life were dedicated to solving chemical problems, there came a point in 1992 when a umber of circumstances made me shift and I started to focus on the Mayan calendar” “You cannot understand the evolution of consciousness and the universe without having a background in the Mayan calendar, that is what provides the quantum science of evolution” – 01.40 “If you have a mission you are compelled to do something specific in life, I believe. I had that” - 02.50 “Being in the presence of all these pyramids...2021-03-2228 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 5 - Through The Eyes Of Fish with Samantha Suppiah, Lorraine Smith & Garry TurnerToday's conversation was hosted and guided by Regenerative Design Strategist and Teacher Samantha Suppiah with myself and Regenerative leader B Lorraine Smith.
Here are a range of the insights in advance but please do dive in to gain value from the full experience, you will also find the video of this conversation on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi25BCTiMJ0OiM-PdVsZ-FYPVfZgkK6AG.
“There is really interesting literature that would say that the beginning of the industrial revolution was not the steam engine, it was the plantation economy, and that was ba...2021-03-0855 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 4 - We Are Infinitely Creative with Helen AmeryMy good friend and inside-out coach Helen Amery joins me for a rich exploration of our human condition, how our thinking shapes our reality and an alternative view on activating consciousness.
Here are a range of the insights in advance but please do dive in to gain value from the full experience, you will also find the video of this conversation on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi25BCTiMJ0OiM-PdVsZ-FYPVfZgkK6AG.
“Prior to our ideas as to who we think we are, there is th...2021-03-0139 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 3 - Seeking To Understand and Not To Invalidate with Reese Byrne & Madison ButlerThis was an incredibly rich exploration of identify, courage, awareness, power, systems, fear, diversity, equity and inclusion, and above all a reminder as to our share humanity.
This does not, however, discount the critical importance of folk that look like me doing our intentional part to turn around the out of date, archaic and patriarchal systems that actually promote mediocrity and not the meritocracy that so many wish to espouse.
“When I talk about work like this, it’s a lot of looking in the mirror, which is what a lot of DEI...2021-02-2241 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 2 - Slowing Down To Unleash The Power of Difference with Sigrid Dalberg-KrajewskiPlease do ensure that you follow/connect with Sigrid and also check out DeliveryHero's own podcast here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSyuBPYa-XI
“The onboarding part has never been more important than it is now because the first impression is harder to alter if you get it wrong. You just have the virtual interface”
“We have an onboarding buddy for everybody that joins who is not their direct lead or part of the direct team, but someone who you can ask questions to like “what is the best approach if I want to b...2021-02-1548 min
Activating Consciousness from HEXO ChangeEp 1 - The World Made Us, We Didn't Make The World with Samantha SuppiahOne of my personal inspirations and my spiritual guide in Manila, Sam Suppiah is an incredible thinker, activist, and believer in all things nature by design, but also offers direct challenges to the, generally, Western ego and fear-based ways of being. Blending Global North and Global South is a critical leverage point that I continue to learn about and one that Sam and indeed myself increasingly, are seeking to bridge. Some of the golden insights shared include: "Every human system that exists on the planet today, there is nothing without injustice, nothing" "I don't see any other reason for l...2021-02-0833 min
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeBONUS Episode - Brooke Erol, author and founder of Purposeful Business hosts Garry Turner, Interpersonal Catalyst as they explore purpose & people-centered designThe weekly #HumansFirst open and inclusive calls can all be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/events
Find the Aequip team at https://www.aequip.co.uk/
I have written about the impact of people-centered design as follows:
https://www.hrzone.com/perform/people/do-we-really-need-to-measure-the-roi-of-our-people
HumansFirst rally talk -> https://vimeo.com/414682973
Brooke can be contacted via the following means:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozlemerol/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/BoErol12020-05-141h 06
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeGarry Turner - Solo episode - Role modelling vulnerability (my cancer journey)The weekly #HumansFirst open and inclusive calls can all be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/events
In addition, you can also find the online rally that is taking place and the 2-day retreat in the UK at the same link -> https://humansfirst.club/events
The upcoming HumansFirst rally on Apr 30th can be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/rally-day
During this solo episode, I share my experience of diagnosis, surgery and follow up of my testicular cancer journey, some of the...2020-04-2242 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 101 - Ian Braid, MD of DOCIAsport LtdYou can join the range of HumansFirst open and inclusive calls that take place every week at this link -> https://humansfirst.club/eventsThere is a UK 2-day retreat taking place across 30th & 31st July 2020 should that be of interest also -> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humansfirst-retreat-tickets-63324478219I enjoyed this really insightful and impactful conversation with Ian Braid, founder of DOCIAsport.We meandered through mental health, vulnerability, self-awareness and so much more with some of the...2020-03-3042 min
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeEpisode 100 Celebratory podcast with Mike Vacanti & Garry Turner - Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)The weekly #HumansFirst open and inclusive calls can all be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/events
Find the Aequip team at https://www.aequip.co.uk/
I absolutely LOVED this conversation with my friend and HumansFirst founder Mike Vacanti who kindly joined me to reflect ad signpost the next 100 episodes.
The podcast will remain as it has the past 99 episodes, grounded in our humanity, yet we wish to make an open invitation to the HumansFirst community and beyond to use the platform and myself/Mike...2020-03-2335 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 100 Celebratory podcast with Mike Vacanti & Garry Turner - Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)You can join the range of HumansFirst open and inclusive calls that take place every week at this link -> https://humansfirst.club/eventsThere is a UK 2-day retreat taking place across 30th & 31st July 2020 should that be of interest also -> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humansfirst-retreat-tickets-63324478219I absolutely LOVED this conversation with my friend and HumansFirst founder Mike Vacanti who kindly joined me to reflect ad signpost the next 100 episodes.The podcast will remain as it has the past 99 episodes, grounded in our...2020-03-2332 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 99 - John Featherby, Founder of Shoremount and a founding B CorpI really enjoyed this conversation with John Featherby who is a founding UK B Corp and speaks so eloquently and with such clarity about the opportunity that ay in front of us to become more humane, people-centric orgs that serve people, planet and profit. Some of the key reflections for me included: - “I spend as much time as I can in the countryside. I get most of my peace and my thinking when connected to natural landscapes” – 01.00 - “Problem-solving can only iterate the current reality, you can’t launch yourself into a new reality by...2020-03-1650 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 98 - Renee Smith, Founder and CEO of A Human WorkplaceI really enjoyed this conversation with Renee Smith who opens our conversation with one of the most vulnerable personal stories of vulnerability shared on this podcast so far. Renee really does role-model the change she wants to see in the world, bringing the importance of love to the workplace, however, people wish to name or adopt that. We also discuss leadership, culture, vulnerability, courage and much more. Some key highlights include: - “We want to contribute; we want to matter. We want to be cared about ourselves. Of course love belongs at work...2020-03-0850 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 97, Arlene Mendoza - Re-imagining life and Sr Innovation Program Manager @ AllumaI was moved during this conversation with Arlene. She epitomises humanity and oozes a desire to leave the planet and people in a better place than which she found them. We discuss human-centered design, innovation, her sabbatical, #HumansFirst, community, awareness and so much more. Some of the key highlights for me include: - “I’ve seen how the business idea, developed in isolation, iterated, but not always with the information of the user with that information of the user coming late in the game. I love the human-centred philosophy which flips that” 2020-03-0245 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 96 - Jeff Ikler of Quetico Leadership Coaching & Consulting and Kirsten Richert of Richert Innovation ConsultingI thoroughly enjoyed my first 3-way conversation on this platform and it really added some extra value.We discuss education, innovation, leadership, culture, language, purpose and so much more. Please find some of the key highlights as follows:- “One of the central, underlying themes of our book is the balance between smart and healthy. Smart is what we typically have a lot of training in. Yet much of our enjoyment, success and ability to pull off those things on the smart side, are really...2020-02-2449 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 95 - Toby Mildon, founder of Mildon, D&I expert, & author of Inclusive GrowthI absolutely loved this conversation with Inclusion Architect and export Toby Mildon.In what was a hopeful, constructive and forward-looking conversation, we touched on inclusion, belonging, awareness, culture, leadership and so much more.Some key insights included:- “Diversity includes everybody. We need to make sure that everybody, every single person, is included and taken on the journey because it is only when businesses reflect the communities in which they’re based and the talent that’s around...2020-02-1746 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 94 - Laura Storm, Founder of Regenerators, TEDx speaker & co-author of Regenerative LeadershipI am so humbled and grateful to Laura for sharing such depth of wisdom and such hope in a challenging time. This is a direct talking, insight-sharing and optimistic conversation, but please engage with an open heart and mind. I am also grateful to Jenny Andersson for her leadership and connection to Laura. “Once I surrender to healing completely, I slowly started to see progress happen.” – 05.15 - “We see a massive collapse when we look around. Breakdown after breakdown of financial systems, human system, psychological systems, social systems. There is a lot of...2020-02-1052 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 93 - David Marquet, International speaker & author of 'Leadership is Language'I absolutely loved this conversation with David who is the first person to come back onto the Value through Vulnerability for a 2nd time.Please fond as follows some of the rich insights and their timings in the podcast:- “The realisation I had was all of my leadership training was about telling people what to do; telling them nicely, telling them precisely, telling them so they thought it was there idea, but fundamentally about telling people what to do” – 02.45- “First...2020-02-0354 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 92- Brooke Erol, Founder of Purposeful Business, co-author of From Hierarchy to High Performance and author of Create A Life You LoveThis was a beautiful conversation with my friend and peer Brooke who has dedicated the past decades to her drive to bring more purpose to the world of work. The upcoming #HumansFirst event in San Diego can be booked here -> https://humansfirst.club/the-sandiego-experience Brooke's wonderful end of 2019 article / 2020 reflection scan be found here -> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/9-practices-can-make-us-happier-2020-ozlem-brooke-erol/ Some of Brooke's key insights can be found as followed: - “In my early 20s nobody was talking about purpose, but I still felt like I needed to...2020-01-2947 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Epsiode 91 - Sara Nanayakkara, founder of Nth Level Consulting limited & Certified Dare to Lead™ FacilitatorThis is one of my favourite conversations EVER! Sara is a certified #DaretoLead facilitator having trained with Brene Brown after passing a rigorous application process.We discuss in detail vulnerability, shame, empathy, leadership, privilege, courage, risk and so much more.Some example insights shared by Sara include:- “It was a massive risk because the training dates are set for the year. There was huge risk if I got it, there was huge risk financially” – 05.102020-01-271h 00
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 90 - Aga Bajer, Founder of Aga Bajer & Associates, author, podcast host of The Culture Lab and keynote speakerThis was an incredible conversation that I was privileged to be part of as Aga and OI went deep into culture, leadership, courage, change, experimentation, personal agency, accountability and so much more.Some quotes from this brilliant conversation to pique your interest include:- "we are wired for choice and polarities"- "it is impossible to make a huge change and a major overhaul of these systems and world views. The only thing you can do is introduce...2020-01-2042 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 89 - Magdalena Bak-Maier, Founder of MTC, Grid Inventor, Author and Productivity ExpertThis was a wonderful conversation with any superb human who blends science and spirituality so beautifully. Topics meandered through include vulnerability, self-awareness, neuroscience, connection, fear, story-telling and so much more. Some example insights discuss during this conversation include: - "heart to heart connection in real genuine authentic presence with others saved time and created far better problem-solving" - "a lot of things can go wrong in life because we are too afraid to be vulnerable and be in a place of unpredictability of another human being - we come unpredictable" - "when we are seen, when we are connected...2020-01-1349 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 88 - Dr Tasha Eurich, New York Times Best-Selling Author | Organizational Psychologist | Executive Coach | Keynote SpeakerWhat an incredible start to 2020 this is.I was so grateful and inspired to be in conversation with New York Times best-selling author and wonderful human Dr Tasha Eurich as we discussed in-depth, self-awareness, vulnerability, leadership, emotion, feedback, experimentation and so much more.Tasha's free self-awareness quiz can be found here -> http://www.insight-quiz.com/selfquiz.aspx?z=0Tasha's TED talk can be found her - > https://www.ted.com/talks/tasha_eurich_increase_your...2020-01-0640 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 87 - Steve Foran, Author & Founder of Gratitude at WorkI was very grateful that Steve joined me for this conversation where we both share, openly and vulnerably, our respective experiences of stepping into gratitude.In addition, we meander through connection, belonging, fear and more.Steve can be contacted via the following means:Web - https://www.gratitudeatwork.ca/#home-1LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveforangratefulceo/Steve's bio:My...2019-12-1536 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 86 - Lubna Forzley-Badr, Story-teller, MD of Stories & TEDx speakerThis was a wonderful conversation with Lubna as we meandered through story-telling, purpose meaning, vulnerability, awareness, motherhood, culture, leadership and so much more.Her TEDx talk can be found here -> https://youtu.be/2QO8sV7AiUYLubna can be contacted via the following means:Website - http://www.lubnaforzley.com/Website - www.stories.co.aeLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com...2019-12-0937 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 85 - Heather Younger, Author, Podcast Host, TEDx Speaker & Founder of Customer FanatixI absolutely loved this conversation with Heather who shared rich context as to why she is as driven as she is to ensure everyone has a voice, especially those that are inadvertently silenced.We have a wide-ranging and flowing conversation that touches on vulnerability, awareness, mindset, adversity, leadership and so much more.Heather's TEDx talk can be found here -> https://youtu.be/-bp4-IHyf50Heather can be contacted via the following means:2019-12-0247 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 84, Bart Scholtissen, BackToYourNature Coach & www.wimhofmethod.com academy instructorThis was a simply sensational conversation that meandered through mindset, trust, vulnerability, mental health, culture and so much more.I especially loved being able to talk to someone that is both deeply academic AND fully awake spiritually, it made for an amazing conversation.Bart can be contacted via the following means:Website – https://bartscholtissen.nl/LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-scholtissen-04a7a630/...2019-11-2547 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 83, Amanda Johnson, Founder of True to IntentionI absolutely loved this conversation with Amanda, despite us having a battle with wifi throughout :-) We covered do much including creativity, story-telling, self-worth, relationships, vulnerability, awareness and much more. Email - amanda@truetointention.comWeb- https://truetointention.com/The Message Matrix program is recommended if people are interested in getting their stories out.Amanda's programme 'Character to Co-Author' is for people who wish...2019-11-1845 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 82, Steve Keith, Founder & Chief Behavioural Officer of The Branding ManToday was another wonderfully engaging, varied and inspiring conversation, this time with Steve Keith, founder of The Branding Man.We discussed inclusion, culture, vulnerability and young people at depth, whilst also meandering into mental health, listening, curiosity and so much more.Steve can be contacted via the following means:Web - thebrandingman.co.ukTwitter - https://twitter.com/thebrandingmanLinkedIn - https://www...2019-11-1154 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 81 - John Stamler, Techstars multiple mentor, marathon runner & believer in human ingenuityI absolutely LOVED this conversation with John who has such a diverse background in distressed debt and finance, but now mentors tens of new startups.We cover a range of topics, directly and indirectly, including leadership, innovation, mindset, community, mission, inclusion, diversity, awareness, mentoring and lots more.The charity that John supports via his crazy marathon's and Ultras includes -> http://bensfriends.org/John can be contacted via the following means:LinkedIn - https...2019-11-0439 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 80, Joey Price, Founder & CEO of JumpstartHR & Business, Life & Coffee podcast hostI really loved this conversation with Joey who is one of the most matter of fact, inspiring and congruent people I know in the HR leadership space. We discuss current and future challenges & opportunities of HR leveraging their unique position, whilst meandering into Joey's early life influences, leadership, vulnerability, empathy, trust, mindset and lots more. The event that Joey will be speaking at this week can be found here https://events.economedia.bg/event/135 I include Joey's podcast with Cecile of Ultimate Software that he referenced: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-life-coffee/id1031048631?i=1000452776391 2019-10-2838 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 79 - Olga Piehler, Director, Programme Manager and Founder of MyWyI absolutely loved this conversation with Olga who blends a wonderful mix of deep experience in neuroscience and a deep passion for developing love-based cultures.Olga offers a wonderful description of vulnerability, we go deep into emotion, fear, self-awareness, mindset, loyalty, purpose and just so much more. I learned so much from Olga during this discussion and I am confident you will also.Olga can be contacted via the following means:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in...2019-10-2148 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 78 - Nuria Rojo, Organization Transformation ChampionI really enjoyed learning about Nuria's unique gifts of blending her engineering expertise and a deep passion around rehumanising work.Nuria covered so much ground in a super accessible way including hitting all the key elements of this podcast such as vulnerability, leadership, mindset, inclusion, courage, and awareness whilst speaking to leadership, culture, systemic shifts, #HumansFirst, personalisation of work and service and so much more - just a fantastic conversation.Nuria's Hacking HR event in Zurich takes place on Oct 24th with tickets available here...2019-10-1449 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 77 - Christine Locher, Author, Coach and Leadership ConsultantI really enjoyed going deep into a conversation around values with Christine today.Christine truly has a wonderful grace and presence and was an absolute joy to talk to. We had a diverse conversation touching on core values, leadership, culture, self-talk, being good enough and she offered some great ideas and insights to live a more values-aligned life.Christine can be contacted via the following means:Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChristineLocher2019-10-0749 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 76 - Neil Mullarkey, Founder of The Comedy Store Players, Author & Communications ExpertI was grateful and inspired to spend 40 minutes with Neil Mullarkey during this podcast.I have watched Neil in action in the past, however back then 5-6 years ago, I was not myself 'awake' to the importance of our deepest, innate humanity. Neil uses his expertise in Improv to help organisations step back into their innate creative and innovative selves, whilst having some fun along the way.We discussed a range of topics including vulnerability, leadership, listening, body language, presence, thinking, learning and so much...2019-09-3046 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 75 - Oleg Lougheed, 2 x podcaster & Founder of Overcoming OddsI just loved this conversation with Oleg who has dealt with his own range of challenges as he grew up to become the motivator and agent for positive change that he now is via his work and live events.We had a wonderfully rich and deep conversation around beliefs, vulnerability, awareness, mindset, belonging, courage, curiosity and so much more.Oleg's upcoming events include 'The Courage to be You' which is just one of the best names of an event I have heard and I would...2019-09-2339 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 74 - Eleanor Snare, Business WitchI really enjoyed this deeply insightful and diverse conversation with Eleanor Snare who has the wonderfully affectionate title of Business Witch who focuses on Getting Artists and Writers Organised with mindset coaching, operations advice + marketing expertise.Eleanor's insight, however, crosses every profession and every human being for me. She shares what vulnerability means to her; we discuss the power of intuition, non-violent communication, awareness, courage, emotions, leadership and so much more.Eleanor can be contacted via the following means:2019-09-1658 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 73 - Gethin Nadin, Director of Employee Wellbeing at BenefexThis was a wonderful conversation with Gethin, the 2nd time he has joined the podcast after being part of the #selfcareweek 10 x 15 mins podcast series back in Nov 2018 - a summary an be found here -> https://my.visme.co/projects/9079jz0k-self-care-week-2018-10-x-15-mins-podcasts Gethin and I had a great discussion around leadership, wellbeing, vulnerability, love and lots more. Gethin can be contacted via the following means: Twitter - https://twitter.com/WorldofGoodBook2019-09-0941 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 72 - Mary Freer, Director of Freerthinking, Changemaker & leader of the Compassion RevolutionI absolutely loved this conversation with freelance social change maker Mary Freer.We discussed at depth vulnerability, courage, awareness, compassion, leadership and lots more.Her live event, Compassion Revolution Conference, takes place across 10th and 11th Sept 2019 - You can still gets tickets here -> https://compassionrevolution.care/Mary can be contacted via the following means:Twitter - https://twitter.com/FreerMaryWebsite...2019-09-0638 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 71 - Renata Porter, Leadership CoachI really enjoyed this conversation with leadership consultant and middle manager advocate Renata Porter.I had the pleasure of meeting Renata via the #HumansFirst movement a few months ago and since then have really enjoyed her open, direct and thoughtful contributions to improving leadership impact.During this conversation we go deep into leadership, vulnerability, accountability, courage, awareness, mindset and much more.Renata can be contacted via any of the following means:...2019-09-0244 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 70 - Lee Lam, Blindspot Consultant, Adviser & Speaker - Lee Lam AssociatesI really enjoyed speaking with Lee who has a varied and interesting background with a fascinating toolkit to help serve clients out of their own way by uncovering their blind spots. I loved the range of topics that Lee and I covered including vulnerability, leadership, self-awareness, inclusion, energy, fear, startups and so much more. Lee's FREE Blindspot check can be found here -> https://www.leelam.co.uk/blindspothealthcheck Lee can be contacted via the following means: Website - https://www...2019-08-2756 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 69 - Jo Menon, Founder Menon AssociatesI really enjoyed talking to Jo Menon who delivers large scale, global technology projects with a grace and presence that is honestly, incredible. Jo talks candidly about some scary personal life situations that were the catalyst for her shifting her approach to work and life. We discuss mental health, vulnerability, courage, leadership, horses, mind, boundaries and so much more. Jo can be contacted via the following means: Website - https://www.themojoproject.co.uk/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-menon-5b12025/ Twitter - https://twitter...2019-08-1949 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 68 - Minda Harts, Author of 'The Memo,' founder of The Memo LLC and Adjunct ProfessorThis was a sensational conversation with Minda Harts who is an author, speaker and adjunct professor, helping women of colour secure and own their seat at the table.We had a wonderful, meandering conversation that touched on inclusion, leadership, vulnerability, courage, volunteering, legacy, mindset and so much more.He book The Memo comes out on August 20th and can be pre-ordered here -> https://www.amazon.com/Memo-Women-Color-Secure-Table/dp/1580058469 Minda can be contacted via the following means:2019-08-1235 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 67 - Cornell Thomas, Motivational Speaker, Social Entrepreneur, Mindset Coach & moreCornell is an International speaker, multiple title author, social entrepreneur, corporate trainer, mindset coach, former basketball coach, player, and trainer. He also runs an Executive Coaching Program for CEO’s that focuses on EQ, team building, and culture. This was one of the most impactful conversations, not only of this podcast, but my life.Cornell shares openly and vulnerably his personal journey as we meander though resilience, growth, vulnerability, mindset, family, inclusion, spirituality and so much more. This truly was one of those WOW conversations.2019-08-0845 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 66 - Anil Dharni, Co-Founder & CEO of SenseWhat an awesome conversation this was.For the first time on this podcast, I had a conversation with a serial entrepreneur in Anil Dharni, who has set up multiple tech startups including his latest Sense. Our conversation covered a range of topics including teamwork, leadership, culture, values, awareness, courage, purpose and much more. I was particularly impressed, and inspired, by the fact that Sense's purpose is to help humanise the contingent labour market, thus tech enabling humans rather than what tends to happen, especially in...2019-08-0535 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 65 - Katrina Collier, Author of 'The Robot-Proof Recruiter' and founder of The Searchologist & 5 DisruptHR UK eventsI absolutely loved this deeply inspiring conversation with Katrina Collier.We went deep on vulnerability, courage, recruitment, volunteering, HR, talent and so much more including Katrina bravely sharing her personal journey and the influence that has had on her drive and passion for inclusion, voice and community. Bio: Katrina Collier shows companies how to solve the problem of candidate engagement; HR, talent acquisition and hiring leaders don’t have an issue finding people, they have an issue evoking a response and keeping people...2019-08-0243 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 64 - Chris Lovett, Performance Coach & MinimalistI loved this conversation with Chris about a topic that I have spent little time understanding; Minimalism.Chris offers some wonderful insight and actionable steps to help us reduce our clutter and free our mind. We touch on mindset, courage, awareness, values, work and so much more.Chris's article that I referenced during the conversation is -> https://minimalism.life/journal/the-start?cookie=accepted Chris can be contacted via the following means:2019-07-2952 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 63 with Michael Gelb, Keynote speaker & author of 16 books and co-author of the upcoming book, The Healing OrganizationI am so inspired to share this recent conversation with the awesome Michael Gelb who is not only served the world with his thought-provoking work covering a span of 16 books, with a 17th to come, heavily based in operating at a higher level of consciousness, thereby improving innovation, creativity and outcomes for all, but he does all this with a fantastic humour and passion for the future.I love the absolute clarity that Michael has that by creating the healthy environments for people to thrive, by alleviating suffering and elevating joy, everybody...2019-07-2045 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 62 - Mike Jones, Founder of Leadership by InspirationI really enjoyed my conversation with Mike Jones, founder of Leadership by Inspiration who is on a mission to enable senior leaders to create a culture where their employees and teams can thrive.Mike has a fascinating background spanning time in the forces, working with the English Rugby Union and is now serving organisations to rehumanise their leadership and cultures. We had a great conversation crossing self-awareness, vulnerability, mental health, leadership, culture and so much more.Mike can be contacted via the following means:2019-07-1353 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 61 - Tanya Obeng, The Communications DoctorI really enjoyed this conversation with Tanya as we meandered through mental health, leadership, spirituality, vulnerability, listening, mind and so much more.I was particularly inspired to understand communication through a new lens; the lens of speaking our truth. Tanya offers two deeply impactful courses which she shares with us during this conversation and I cannot recommend connecting with Tanya enough so which not reach out to her via any of the following means:Web - https://www...2019-07-0646 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 60 - Rebecca-Monique Williams, heart-led leader & Head of People at AttestI was so inspired by my recent conversation with Rebecca-Monique Williams who is head of people at tech startup Attest and one of the most authentic heart-led leaders I have had the pleasure to meet.I first met Rebecca-Monique after watching her deliver her first Disrupt HR talk in London in March 2019 - you can find that here -> https://vimeo.com/325942049 Rebecca-Monique is a deep thinker, a pragmatist and believer in the value of humans to transform themselves and the organisations they work...2019-06-2956 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 59 - Dr Jarik Conrad, Sr. Director of Human Capital Management Innovation at Ultimate SoftwareThis was an incredibly rich and insightful conversation with Jarik as we flowed between a wide range of topics including inclusion, awareness, vulnerability, leadership, technology and so much more.We even learned about a new Equity at Work council which is a super exciting development bringing together major thought leaders across multiple disciplines.Jarik can be contacted via the following means:Web - http://conradconsultinggroup.com/ Web - https://www.ultimatesoftware...2019-06-2255 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 58 - Mike Vacanti, Leadership & Culture Transformation; Speaker & Founder of the #HumansFirst ClubI just loved having this discussion with the passionate and inspiring Mike Vacanti.Mike shares openly that he has only stepped into his vulnerability and sought feedback from a range of data points in recent years. In a very open and free-flowing conversation, we discuss vulnerability, leadership, organisational design, culture, love, the #HumansFirst club and so much more.The #HumansFirst Playground is now open and can be accessed here -> https://www.humansfirstplayground.com/ Mike can be...2019-06-1552 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 57 - Nilofer Merchant; Innovation requires tapping #Onlyness, the source of all ideasI was blown away by the insight and clarity with which Nilofer deliveries her inspiring messages around our unique Onlyness.Nilofer and I have a lovely conversation touches on vulnerability, courage, collaboration, innovation, power and how Steve Jobs taught her an interesting lesson by swearing at her!I cannot recommend her incredible book Onlyness enough which you can buy from here -> http://nilofermerchant.com/books/the-power-of-onlyness/ I also wrote about the impact that this book had...2019-06-0836 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 56 - Andy Davies, Head of Global Enablement at PeopleFirstI was so grateful to Andy for his time today as we explored the PeopleFirst platform, vulnerability, HR, learning and so much more.The book FLOW that Andy referenced can be found here -> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flow-Psychology-Happiness-Classic-Achieve/dp/0712657592Andy advised that he is inspired by Dave Ulrich. Dave kindly joined me as part of my previous Have Courage summit here -> https://anchor.fm/valuevulnerability/episodes/Have-Courage-Online-Summit-Special-Ep-1-with-Dr-Dave-Ulrich-of-RBL-Group-e33pf9 This...2019-06-0141 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 55 - Nick Mcclelland, Sales & Growth Leader at Mercer Marsh BenefitsI loved chatting with Nick, especially as a fellow international sales professional who has a passion for human-centric work.Nick and I had a great conversation touching on leadership, D&I, sales, vulnerability, culture, job-crafting, education, coaching, networking, mindset & more.Nick can be contacted via the following means:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Nick_McClelland His charity - https://www.ride2recovery.org/ 2019-05-251h 02
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 54 - Jordan Gross from Cloud Nine LivingI am super excited to introduce to Jordan Gross, an entrepreneur, coach, activist and game-changer (all my words) I am so impressed by Jordan's clarity of vision, his focus on helping others see that they have choices and how he supports them to experience every possible emotion to make the most of the richness of life.We discussed a range of topics including choice, origin stories, emotion, growth, accountability, vulnerability, awareness and so much more.You can contact Jordan via the following means:2019-05-1841 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 53 - Oscar Trimboli is on a mission to help 100m people listen more deeplyAll I can say is wow - Totally impromptu, Oscar gives me a live coaching session, the first that this has happened on this podcast! We touched upon a wide range of topics including Oscar's 5 levels of listening, story-telling, vulnerability, courage, energy, sales & so much more. Oscar can be contacted via the following means: Web - https://www.oscartrimboli.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/oscartrimboli LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscartrimboli/ Oscar Trimboli is a coach supervisor, speaker and author of...2019-05-1152 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 52 - Kevin Green, Author, Strategic Advisor, Non-Executive Director & SpeakerI could have spoken to Kevin for another hour! What a rich, insightful and learning fuelled conversation.We discuss a wide range of topics including vulnerability, leadership, his constructive challenge to HR profession, effective change / fascinating case study re : Royal Mail (39 Astras given away!), transparency, accountability, recruitment and so much more.Kevin can be contacted via the following means:Twitter - https://twitter.com/kevingreenwnc LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com...2019-05-041h 15
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 51 - Tim Roberts, Founder of Enthuse Coaching & TrainingI really enjoyed this flowing conversation with Tim as we meandered through his work history, mental health, leadership development, learning & development, psychological safety and so much more. Tim is a 2 x Disrupt HR speaker and passionate advocate for increasing employee voice and contribution.Tim can be contacted by any of the following means:Web - https://enthusecoaching.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/TimRoberts78 2019-04-271h 04
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeEpisode 50 - Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 CompanyThe weekly #HumansFirst open and inclusive calls can all be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/events
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I am so grateful to be able to share my recent conversation with the awesome servant-leader, Garry Ridge.
Garry offers just so much wisdom as to how to lead with heart, yet at the same time drive exceptional performance as a result. There are just too many insightful takeaways for me to even start...2019-04-1926 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 50 - Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 CompanyI am so grateful to be able to share my recent conversation with the awesome servant-leader, Garry Ridge.Garry offers just so much wisdom as to how to lead with heart, yet at the same time drive exceptional performance as a result. There are just too many insightful takeaways for me to even start to share here, so please have a listen and share with us what resonates the most.As chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of WD-40 Company...2019-04-1925 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 49 - Stephanie Barnes, Chief of Creativity & Analytics at EntelechyI really enjoyed this conversation with Stephanie as she walks us through her interesting and eclectic work history from accountancy, to IT to innovation & creativity. I absolutely love her idea of an in-house artist studio. I can well imagine losing, in a good way, 30 mins over lunch painting. Stephanie can be contacted via the following means: Website - https://www.realisation-of-potential.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieabarnes/detail/contact-info/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MPuzzlePiece "My background is as a painter, knowledge management...2019-04-1338 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 48 - Kevin Monroe from X-Factor ConsultingWhat can I say? I can talk to Kevin for hours, such a deeply present, caring, passionate person around bringing #HumansFirst to the masses.I really enjoyed how Kevin shared a mix of his own origin story, his personal journey throughout the world of work through to how he has found reignited energy to push on with his podcast following the resounding success of the HumanFirst movement gaining traction in Q1 2019.I am genuinely inspired by Kevin's considered words, his deep presence, his care for...2019-04-061h 01
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 47 - Bobby Umar, 5x TEDx, Inc Mag Top 100 Leadership Speaker │Personal Branding, Authentic Networking & Digital ExpertI really enjoyed this conversation with Bobby which meandered through vulnerability, personal branding, speaking, empathy, values, accountability and so much more.Bobby can be contacted via the following means:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyumar/Twitter - https://twitter.com/raehanbobbyHis first TEDx talk that really inspired me was from 2011, but it is still as, if not more relevant today in 2019 -> https://youtu.be/piKHZWhzTYU 2019-04-0135 min
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeHave Courage Online Summit reflections with Rich Cooper, Coach, Job-Crafter & Financial AnalystRich Cooper, the ultimate example of someone that intentionally job-crafts their role across coaching, financial crime and a passion for education, kindly suggested and offered to record a reflective episode of the Value through Vulnerability podcast following my recent Hvae Courage Online Summit (I played with re-branding the podcast to Have Courage, but Value through Vulnerability feels the right focus).
Rich was keen to hear what the main themes were that emerged from the summit, whilst creating a space for me to stop and reflect on the process and the impact of the summit...2019-03-2941 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Have Courage Online Summit reflections with Rich Cooper, Coach, Job-Crafter & Financial AnalystRich Cooper, the ultimate example of someone that intentionally job-crafts their role across coaching, financial crime and a passion for education, kindly suggested and offered to record a reflective episode of the Value through Vulnerability podcast following my recent Hvae Courage Online Summit (I played with re-branding the podcast to Have Courage, but Value through Vulnerability feels the right focus).Rich was keen to hear what the main themes were that emerged from the summit, whilst creating a space for me to stop and reflect on the process and the impact of...2019-03-2941 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 46 - Mark C Crowley; Author, Leadership Speaker, Consultant & Change AgentThis was an amazing podcast with one of the most sincere, authentic heart-led leaders around.Mark goes deep on vulnerability, courage, his own lived experiences, leadership, teamwork, self-discovery and so much more.Mark can be contacted via the following means:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markccrowley/Twitter - https://twitter.com/MarkCCrowleyWebsite - http://markccrowley.com/2019-03-2446 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 45 - Dawna Jones, Chief Provocateur at InSight Out ConsultingI am more than excited to share this awesome podcast with you which flowed across a wide range of topics including complex adaptive systems, courage, mental health, homelessness, curiosity, fear, leadership and everything in between.I am always energised by conversations that stretch our thinking, yet are also not out of grasp. I feel Dawna has a wonderful gift for making the complex understandable - do you agree?Dawna can be contacted via the following means:LinkedIn...2019-03-1650 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 44 - Kirsten Holder, Owner of Kickstart DevelopmentI loved my recent conversation with Kirsten Holder.We discuss teams, leadership, vulnerability, trust, psychological safety, education and so much more and a wonderful, super shout out to the UK's National Health Service (NHS). We needed another hour!I really enjoyed learning about one of Kirsten's approaches to team & leadership development focusing on reflection and emotion.Some of the researchers that she cited during our discussion can be found below:...2019-03-0949 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 43 - Steve Browne, VP Human Resources at La Rosa'sI am so excited to share this podcast with you. I have been hunting Steve down for a number of months now :-) and finally managed to get him onto the podcast and boy, was it worth the wait. We have an in-depth, wide-ranging discussion covering vulnerability, mindset, his passionate human-centred approach to HR (no it is not obviously common!), who is inspiring him the most right now and so much more. Oh and PS, he does have lava-lamps in his office, amazing! Steve can be contacted via the following...2019-03-0248 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 42 - KoAnn, Founder & CEO of Sustainable BrandsI am more than excited to introduce KoAnn to you, a true innovator and champion in the field of sustainability. KoAnn founded SB on the back of a 40k loan and has grown it to be a > $1bn enterprise.I was taken aback by KoAnn's drive, optimism, passion and energy, but from a beautiful place of presence, to work at the intersection of purpose and profitability. You will take so much away from this conversation as I did.2019-02-2536 min
Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO ChangeEpsiode 41 - Colin Smith (The Listener) from Dexterity Solutions LimitedThe weekly #HumansFirst open and inclusive calls can all be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/events
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I really enjoyed having Colin onto the podcast today.
He really is an impressive man, calm, present and generous of spirit. Colin serves individuals and leaders with one of the biggest gifts of our time - space and time to think.
We discuss the difference between passive & active listening, vulnerability...2019-02-0354 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Epsiode 41 - Colin Smith (The Listener) from Dexterity Solutions LimitedI really enjoyed having Colin onto the podcast today.He really is an impressive man, calm, present and generous of spirit. Colin serves individuals and leaders with one of the biggest gifts of our time - space and time to think.We discuss the difference between passive & active listening, vulnerability, awareness, Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment, mindset and so much more.Colin wrote a very interesting article recently which can be found here -> https://www.bizcatalyst360...2019-02-0354 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 40 - Meg Peppin from MP Partnership LimitedI was lucky to have the pleasure of Meg's company on this latest edition of the podcast. Having only 'met' Meg via social media over the past 18 months, Meg is a wonderfully empathetic, engaging & thoughtful person. I really enjoy that she intentionally takes her time to offer considered responses to questions or reflections, a rarity in this super charged, always-on world that can lead us to distraction. We discussed her vision for a more considered and intentional world, Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment, coaching, inclusion, awareness, social media & more. 2019-01-2651 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 39 - Denise Sanderson-Escourt, HR Business Partner, Entrepreneur & TrusteeI had the pleasure of welcoming Denise onto the podcast today.Denise's presence & grace coupled with drive, passion and ambition is truly a wonder to behold. Running 4 concurrent roles keeps her very busy, but the golden thread of serving people and organisations to improved versions of themselves keeps here centred.She offers so many nuggets of wisdom with one right near the end related to a fitbit.Denise can be contacted via the following means:2019-01-1948 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 38 - Abdul Shakur, Community Builder & CEO at EticaI have to say, I was absolutely blown away by the care, authenticity, vulnerability and passion of this 24 year old visionary.Abdul is what, I feel, is a great example of what our next generation of business, political and world leaders will and needs to look like.Abdul can be connected via the following means (unfortunately the hyperlinks at the time of publishing are not working):Website - http://eticalondon.strikingly.com/2019-01-1233 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 36 - Dr John Mervyn-Smith, Chief Psychologist/ DirectorI had the pleasure of welcoming Dr GC Index. John Mervyn-Smith, onto the podcast today. I thoroughly enjoyed our discussion which covered self-awareness, leadership, vulnerability, inclusion, an area of personal passion for John. I was also interested as I felt that psychology was intersecting with a spiritual angle to some extent. Did you see this? Did I make it up? John can be contacted via the following means: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-mervyn-smith-7337116/ Website - https://www.thegcindex.com/2019-01-0545 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 35 - Louise Karunwi, Talent Development, Leadership Coach & Entrepreneur at The Juntos GroupI had the pleasure of welcoming Louise onto the podcast today. We had a really interesting discussion covering inclusion, belonging, leadership, culture, personal development, vulnerability & more. The article that Louise wrote for the CIPD can be found here -> https://www.cipd.co.uk/news-views/changing-work-views/future-work/thought-pieces/future-diversity-inclusion If you a women within any job role in the finance or tech sectors, please do reach out to Louise to assist her with her Masters dissertation. Louise can be contacted...2018-12-2934 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 34 - Jennifer Brown - Founder, President & CEO of Jennifer Brown ConsultingI was grateful to welcome Jennifer Brown onto the podcast today to discuss all things inclusion, diversity and the future of work. Jennifer has worked in the D&I space for many years and as well as being a trained musician, she was first a soft skills trainer where she believed that with good design, a facilitator can do anything. Jennifer can be contacted via the following means: Website - https://jenniferbrownspeaks.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin...2018-12-2252 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Epsiode 33 - Lorna Leeson from Little TentI had the pleasure of welcoming Lorna Lesson from Little Tent onto the podcasts. I learned about the origin of Lorna's company name, the importance of inclusion & vulnerability to her practice, the variety of artistic talent that sits within her and her new innovation to help leaders (it sounds amazing!) I found it fascinating to draw on other parallels such as the move to more agile working, which in essence, is exactly what Lorna will support from a different angle. Lorna can be contacted via the following means: 2018-12-1649 min
Value through Vulnerability (boosted by HumansFirst)Episode 32 - Hung Lee, Founder of Workshape & Curator of Recruiting BrainfoodI had he pleasure of welcoming Hung Lee, Founder of Workshape & Curator of Recruiting Brainfood onto the podcast. I really enjoyed how this conversation flowed between Hung's education in Anthropology, his passion to make recruitment more humane, his big picture thinking and his challenge & awareness-raising around what inclusion & exclusion looks like - it may surprise you at first. I have listened back twice to this podcast and I am still getting new realisations & takeaways! Hung can be contacted via the following means: Website...2018-12-0849 min