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Workplace Unplugged#7. Building Inclusive Workplaces: Balancing Real Estate Strategy with Flexibility and CultureThis session advocates for a people-first approach to real estate strategy, emphasising balance over rigid return-to-office mandates. Suggesting that each organisation is a unique "society" with its own culture and values, this discussion will explore how to craft flexible, inclusive workplaces that meet business needs without compromising employee well-being. Attendees will hear how aligning real estate decisions with organisational values fosters engagement, supports diversity and inclusion (D&I), and optimises space for purposeful, in-person work activities.Speaker:Sarah Audsley, Partner - Head of Workplace Strategy, Strategic Consulting - Knight FrankThis podcast was recorded live...
2025-12-1535 min
Vermont EditionFour local poets discuss their craft
Our region is home to celebrated poets from a wide variety of personal backgrounds. On this Vermont Edition, we revisit interviews with four local poets that we recorded in April to mark National Poetry Month. Bianca Stone of Brandon reflects on her first year as Vermont’s poet laureate, Geof Hewitt of Calais tells us about the roots of slam poetry, Alexandria Hall explains how she carries her Vergennes roots with her while living in California, and Sarah Audsley of Johnson discusses the influence of her personal identity on her poetry.Broadcast on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at...
2025-06-2548 minVermont EditionNew Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss and poet Sarah Audsley
Today on Vermont Edition, the celebrated cartoonist Harry Bliss discusses his new graphic memoir, You Can Never Die. It’s about his life, his relationship with his dog Penny, and his grief over her death. We’ll learn about his successful cartooning career with the New Yorker and collaborating with the comedian Steve Martin.Plus: April is National Poetry Month. For the final installment of our April poetry series, we’ll talk with Sarah Audsley of Johnson. Her poetry often reflects her experiences as a Korean American adoptee living in Vermont.
2025-04-3049 min
Leading for GoodSeries 2 - Episode 2: Valerie Brown, Co-Director of Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership chat with host, Elaine Herdman-Barker, to discuss her book, Hope Leans Forward, and how we might build upon our innate sense of belongingLeaning into Hope for Ourselves and Society Is there more to life than money? Have we built ourselves provisional personalities? What does it mean to be a whole person in society and what are the obligations we face? Elaine Herdman Barker, Co-founder of Global Leadership Associates, speaks with Valerie Brown, Co-Director of Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership, to address these questions. Together, they discuss her book, Hope Leans Forward, and how we might build upon our innate sense of belonging and connection, think for future generations, and leverage the strength of BIPOC people. Re...
2024-10-0343 minLeading for GoodSeries 2 - Episode 1: Mark Leishman, Executive Director of the Royal Warrant Holders Association talks about his proximity to power and what he’s learnt on the way.What is it to be a convener of people? Where do leaders find meaning in it all? Is there still room to talk about the place of character? Mark Leishman worked in the private office of the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles. His grandfather was Lord Reith, founder of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Today, Mark is executive director of the Royal Warrant Holders Association. He speaks with Elaine Herdman-Barker, Co-Founder of Global Leadership Associates, to talk about his proximity to power and what he’s learnt on the way....
2024-08-1835 min
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily1033: On Meeting My Biological FatherToday’s poem is On Meeting My Biological Father by Sarah Audsley.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “No adoptee’s experience is the same. Today’s poem portrays a meeting with a birth parent — the kind of encounter we seek to gain new information, but, it often does more to help us live, every day, with what we already knew.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp
2024-01-0205 min
Poem-a-DaySarah Audsley: "A Massive Aquarium Holding 1,500 Tropical Fish Bursts"Recorded by Sarah Audsley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 14, 2023. www.poets.org
2023-11-1404 min
Bread & PoetryChapati & Dictionary Poems with Sarah AudsleyOn this episode, we break bread with poet Sarah Audsley and talk about chapati, dictionary poems, and Tiana Nobile. Guest: Sarah Audsley, IG: @saudsley, Twitter: @saudsleypoet, Website: https://sarahaudsley.com/, Book: Landlock XBio: Sarah Audsley is the author of Landlock X (Texas Review Press, 2023). A Korean American adoptee, a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and a member of The Starlings Collective, Audsley lives and works in northern Vermont.Poem(s) discussed: "/ˈmīɡrənt/" by Tiana Nobile and "When My Mother Returns as X" by Sarah Audsley...
2023-10-2647 minLeading for Good7.Claire D’Abreu-Hayling, Chief Scientific Officer at Sandoz and a member of the Sandoz Executive Committee. Belonging, authenticity & the importance of intersectionality.Claire D’Abreu-Hayling, Chief Scientific Officer at Sandoz and a member of the Sandoz Executive Committee talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair & Partner for Mutual Growth…and the search for the common good at Global Leadership Associates about what bringing our whole person to work looks like. Together, Claire and Elaine explore what sits above and beyond our professional and technical capabilities. They ask, ‘How can we wholly embrace our authentic selves at work and collaborate effectively despite our personal differences?’ ‘Can we stay true to our identity, be acknowledged for the value we contribute...
2023-09-2834 minLeading for Good6. Dr Jan Birtle, Fellow and Specialist Adviser in Coaching and Mentoring to the Royal College of Psychiatrists examines living with risk; ripples of fear and the power of connectionLiving with risk. Ripples of fear & the power of connection – A view from Psychiatry. Dr Jan Birtle, Fellow and Specialist Adviser in Coaching and Mentoring to the Royal College of Psychiatrists talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair & Partner for Mutual Growth…and the search for the common good at Global Leadership Associates to discuss what it means to get alongside people who are experiencing trauma and distress. They look at facing into one’s own dilemmas and anxieties while stepping forward to make tough calls. Read our acc...
2023-08-0933 min
Adoptees OnSarah Audsley255 Sarah Audsley We are thrilled to introduce you to Sarah Audsley today! Sarah's debut poetry collection Landlock X is our June Adoptees On(ly) Book Club pick. Today Sarah shares about how a reunion with genetic family in Korea only opened up more questions for her. We talk about cultural differences, context that can be lost in translation, and how she may be an anomaly with accurate records from the adoption agency. We talk through several of Sarah's poems and our excitement surrounding the growing body of adoptee literature. Full Show Notes Here
2023-06-0250 min
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFreedom With Trauma With Sarah AudsleyHave you spent a lot of your life trying to be free from trauma? I know I have! What if you could be free with trauma? Poetry can take where we've never been before. Listen as adoptee and poet Sarah shares a couple of her poems and we discuss peace, trauma and healing.Sarah Audsley is the author of Landlock X (Texas Review Press, 2023). A Korean American adoptee, a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and a member of The Starlings Collective, Audsley lives and works in northern Vermont.https...
2023-05-1653 min
AlpinistConnected to Place: Sarah AudsleyPoet Sarah Audsley has an elevated point of view, even when her feet are on the ground. While the Vermont-based writer and climber believes she was indeed born to write poetry, she didn’t start pursuing it professionally until age 29. Before that, she traveled the world, from Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro to Turkey’s Mt. Ararat to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, before making her way back to Vermont, the state where she grew up. Audsley’s work has been widely published, including her debut collection titled Landlock X. Her poetry and writing has also grac...
2023-04-1941 minLeading for Good5. Kate Isler, Co-Founder and CEO of TheWMarketplace celebrates women’s contribution to societyKate Isler, Co-Founder and CEO of TheWMarketplace - an e-commerce platform supporting women-owned businesses - talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth....and the search for the common good, about celebrating women’s contribution to society. She also speaks to the imbalance in their access to senior decision - making roles. Setting this disparity in a global context, she discusses whether gender equality is a vital part of a healthy society. Are we, she questions, seeing, in regard to women’s participation, the giddying pace of chan...
2023-03-3029 minLeading for Good4. James Cameron CBE, VP of Global Leadership and Learning in Walmart reflects on what ‘leading into your best’ really meansJames Cameron CBE, Vice President of Global Leadership and Learning in Walmart talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good to reflect on what ‘leading into your best’ really means. In an immense organisation, like Walmart, leaders have the opportunity to better the environment and shift global thinking, on sustainable ways of living. At the same time, they need to deliver as retailers. How do they find themselves in such a large system? Is it possible to harmonise a no-nonsense business approach with a more holistic regen...
2023-03-0123 minLeading for Good3. Andrew Wallis, Founder and CEO of Unseen, talks about how to disrupt a system of human exploitation, the scale of which the world has not seen before“Breaking up baked-in systems”; Andrew Wallis, Founder and CEO of Unseen, an organisation working towards the eradication of modern slavery, talks to Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good about how to disrupt a system of human exploitation, the scale of which the world has not seen before. With minimum estimates of 50 million held in slavery, it took a long time for things to get this far. How can it be brought to a stop? What can leaders, from all walks of life do, to alter the prog...
2022-12-1423 minLeading for Good2. Andy Samuel, CEO of the North Sea Transition Authority discusses what is required of leaders if they are to face their social, economic and planetary responsibilitiesCan leaders plan for a future in which the true wealth of energy is shared? Do they have the skills and support needed to take hold of a complex situation, keep the lights on and transition towards net zero? Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good and Andy Samuel, CEO of the North Sea Transition Authority discuss what is required of leaders if they are to face their social, economic and planetary responsibilities.Read our accompanying article to this episode here.
2022-11-2926 min
Leading for Good1. Leslie Dighton, Trustee for the Foundation of the Common Good, examines how leading for the common good can expand and enrich our thinking for the benefit of us allIn this launch episode, series host, Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair of Global Leadership Associates and Partner for Mutual Growth and the search for the Common Good chats to Leslie Dighton, Trustee for the Foundation of the Common Good, Founder of the Chairman’s Club & Governor of the LSE. Together they examine how leading for the common good can expand and enrich our thinking for the benefit of us all. Read our accompanying article to this episode here. These are the words and views of Leslie Dighton. To find out more about the Common Good Foundation and some of the...
2022-11-1515 minLeading for GoodEpisode 0: Leading For Good with Elaine Herdman-Barker. Coming Soon...Welcome to the Leading for Good Podcast series with Elaine Herdman-Barker, Chair & Partner for Mutual Growth...and the search for the common good at Global Leadership Associates. Join us as we gather with people who are transforming leadership. The series aims to stretch how we think about “a leader's footprint.” We’ll ask, can leaders tip the world towards the good and contribute in ways that both feel good and are profitable? With strategic thinkers from organisations worldwide, we’ll investigate what Leading for Good means.
2022-10-2400 min
Vermont Studio Center"Swarm" by Sarah AudsleySarah Audsley has received support for her work from the Rona Jaffe Foundation and residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and the Banff Centre’s Writing Studio. Recent work appears in Four Way Review, The Massachusetts Review, Memorious, Scoundrel Time, Tupelo Quarterly, and is forthcoming in New England Review and Pleiades. She is a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and serves as the Staff Artist, Writing Program Coordinator at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.
2020-04-2802 min
Vermont Studio CenterSarah Audsley - "Anatomy Of A Chickadee"SARAH AUDSLEY has received support for her work from the Rona Jaffe Foundation and residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and the Banff Centre’s Writing Studio. Recent work can be found in Four Way Review, The Massachusetts Review, Memorious, Scoundrel Time, and Tupelo Quarterly, among others. She is a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and serves as the Staff Artist, Writing Program Coordinator at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.
2019-12-0401 min