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! See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links.  Connect with Luis Maldonado...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links.  More about Peter: Learn about Peter Block...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Helen: Watch Helen speak about...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Jennifer: Read Jennifer Sertl’s...

So. many. workplace tools. For better work, really? Or mental overload, low productivity, disengagement? Sharon O'Dea has immersed herself in online communications since she was a teenager. Now an award-winning digital strategist and a powerful voice on effective communications, Sharon explains what it takes to foster effective collaboration and create an optimal employee experience. An experience that is enhanced, not ruined, by digital tools. See the show notes on my website for quotes,...

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. See the show notes on my website...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Susan Scrupski: Learn about Change Agents Worldwide here https://changeagentsworldwide.com/ and on...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Lee Bryant: Check out Postshift https://postshift.com/ Watch Lee’s keynote on Distributed Digital...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Lois Kelly: Find inspiration from Rebels at Work https://www.rebelsatwork.com/...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links.  More about Jeff Boudro: Check out Power + Systems, Inc....

We need to debunk leadership – often, a toxic set of obsolete behaviors. How to end our addiction to this model? Work anthropologist Stowe Boyd analyzes 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 operating models. Our conversation opens unconventional ways to approach work in a changing world. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and...

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. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. Connect with Myron on LinkedIn...

Goodbye leadership? In a fast changing world, we must reinvent how we lead. After a landmark book, this podcast explores ways by which organizations, executives but also any worker can transform collective work and achieve better outcomes. Join Celine Schillinger’s guests as they unravel old beliefs and offer new ways of leading - or unleading!  Curious to know more?  Read Dare To Un-Lead: The Art of Relational Leadership in a Fragmented World.  Read the book reviews...