Debbie Vavangas is the Global Lead of IBM Garage - the unit that is transforming the way work gets done inside IBM and with its clients. IBM employees hundreds of thousands of people Debbie is what she calls an “accidental lifer." Key takeaways : Keep learning Be the mistress of your own destiny. Make every step meaningful Don’t do what you’re told, do what’s smart Be brutally honest about what you’re good at, what you’re motivated by. Stick to your strengths even when people push you to...

Martin Wezowski, is Chief Futures Officer at SAP, one of the biggest companies in the world. In this high energy interview, he explains that he learned about the core tenets of real leadership from his teenage punk band.  He talks about how he embeds real and continuous innovation and growth by Leading from the future. Selling a clear vision, clear, common purpose that everyone in your team can feel and see Giving your people permission to be change makers and engineering relationships ...

Leanne Lynch is Director Of Technology and Cyber Defence at Heathrow and 100% Imaginal Leader. After working for telecoms, internet, manufacturing, FMCG she joined Heathrow. 9 months later she was asked to head up, not the one department she signed up for, but all four technology departments. This is the first time in this series that my guest Leanne, and I teared up. Her stories will resonate with every leader who fell victim to the unexpected and unwelcome explosion that was COVID. This...

Sir John Timpson has proved that CREATE Leadership absolutely works.  Timpson is the UK’s biggest retail service provider with 5,600 colleagues, 2,000 stores and 119 "Snappy Snaps" franchises across the UK . It turns over £330 Million every year. How did he get there ? At a time when less and less people were having shoes repaired, he bought back the network of retail outlets and set about proving that “just because it’s normal doesn’t make it right.” Realising that people who deal with...

Julie Doleman is the Managing Director of Global Expansion at Experian - and an unstoppable force of nature. She moved from California to the UK a decade ago and has set up new business units all over the world. She understands how different cultures work, and has learned how to get the best from people in those diverse cultures. Her three CREATE stories defy conventional wisdom. She talks about the power of work environments in which people feel safe to be 100% themselves, how being 100%...

Barak Berkowitz is the real deal. He has played a formative part in the evolution of Silicon Valley’s technology ecosystem ; ; 9 years at Apple, through Logitech, as CEO of Six Apart and heading up Operations and Strategy at MIT Media Lab. He’s been CEO to multiple startups and advises CEOs across the world. In his illustrious career, he has proved repeatedly that if you create an environment in which people thrive, you get better results. I’ve loved every one of the Humans Leading Humans...

John Hagel has grown and sold start ups in Silicon Valley, spent years as a senior exec in Atari, 16 years as a Partner in McKinsey and Co and most recently set up and led Deloitte Centre for the Edge. An deep thinker and best selling author, he  talks about how listening to your gut and confronting fear is the only way to achieve success. And that long term trust beats short term wins every time Be Inspired. Be Imaginal. Be more...

Harley Dubois, one of Burning Man’s founders. was responsible for designing the infrastructure that makes the week-long immersive experience possible. After 10 years of running Black Rock City, and now as Chief Culture Officer for the Burning Man Foundation, she has learned that robust frameworks that foster psychological safety are absolutely crucial to unleash the full potential of people.  Her authentic, provocative stories cover how she’s forged trust and lost it, what she’s learned from...

Vint is one of the "Fathers of the Internet" (No, dear People, Tim Berners Lee did not build the Internet) Vint, as Programme Manager at DARPA, then Stanford, then UCLA  was tasked to find the smartest people possible and give them the task of make the vision of an Internet into a reality. Then, when the Internet was switched on and working, guess what? … he started on an Internet for the Solar System of course. And succeeded. Some stories aren’t meant to be short. Some stories are sagas....

This weeks guest Isabel Naidoo is an imaginal inspiration. She heads up Inclusion & Talent at FIS Global : a company with 70,000 global employees. A woman on a mission, she explains how she found the courage to overcome naysayers and persuade Accenture to launch its CSR programme - and the impact of purpose and giving. If you suffer from imposter syndrome, her advice will help, and if you’re struggling with figuring out how to shift your culture, her tale of empowerment and co-creation...

Katz explains how changing the visualise the dynamics inside your company will accelerate your journey along the road to successful transformation. Her guest this week is Steven Roberts who is the Head of Culture and Chief Scientific Advisor of Barclays Bank. He shares stories of how he succeeded in driving transformation inside Barclays, a 330 year old behemoth of a company.  He will take you on an emergent, organic journey of trial, error, tears and unexpected partnerships. He’ll explain...

Carole Layzell, Senior, Director of Customer Transformation at Salesforce, shares three inspiring stories of how she’s empowered teams to win in 30 years of leading in the Financial Sector. She has proved the power of “treating everyone the way you want to be treated.”  of  “impressing down;” empowering teams, building trust,  rewarding and recognising even the smallest wins. She shares how she’s used technology and data to transform a struggling team into the top performing team in the UK -...

Lord Jim Knight, former MP and ex CEDO of TES shares warts-and-all stories from a colourful, change-making career: from salesman, through politician to business leader.  He has sold to roofers from the top of ladders, convinced a Catholic Cardinal on the merits of Sexual Relationship Education and delivered the first ever crowd-sourced speech in the House of Lords. He shares how his experience has showed that success comes from starting where people are. and from involving customers at all...

Coming soon - 1st episode on 6th May