A Better Way - The Podcast

Laura is the CEO at WWIN, a specialist domestic abuse service. In this episode Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…The destructive power of the labels we put on women

…The power of creating space where survivors of abuse are heard, believed and valued for themselves

…Holding consistency, empathy and boundaries in order to create trust and enable change

…Diminishing the impacts of a fear-based, high-stakes culture in order to develop clarity of purpose and innovation

Laura can be reached via: [email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

www.themindsetdifference.com

Nikki is the culture and transformation lead at ENCOMPASS SOUTHWEST. In this episode Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…How her early life honed her instinct for inclusion

…Why you have to work on yourself if you’re trying to help others change their behaviour

…Why justice and wellbeing are as important for service providers as they are to service users

…Keeping it simple and making time for change in our daily lives.

Nikki can be reached via:

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

www.themindsetdifference.com

Will recently began a new role as convenor the Better Way network, and has been thinking deeply about its next phase. In this episode Polly and Roger talk to him about…

…How his early life and first career in the City eventually led him to A Better Way

…Lessons from both commercial and charitable organisations

…How a highly damaging experience of workplace bullying led to a new direction in his life

…How A Better Way can apply its principles to itself.

Will can be reached via:

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

www.themindsetdifference.com

Jaki describes herself as a “Grandma in tech” and runs a community interest company called If Everyone Cares. In this episode Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…How Sir Richard Branson helped inspire a new way of mapping and joining up charities, volunteers and community groups

…How what Noel Edmonds called “A doddle” created routes into unexpected solutions to anxiety and loneliness.

…And a lot more!

Jaki can be reached via:

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

www.themindsetdifference.com

Benaifer is Chief Executive of Hopscotch Women’s Centre whose vision is a community where minoritised women are respected and safe, and can achieve their full potential. Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…Empathic leadership and safe spaces to give and receive compassion.

…Slowing down to find more effective answers.

…Trauma-informed local government

…Why booing at an awards ceremony revealed something important.

…Heartfelt change in our understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion.

…And much more

Benaifer can be reached via:

[email protected]

www.hopscotchuk.org

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

James is a leading light of the B Corp movement here in the UK and co-founded B Lab. He is also founder and co-chair of food business Cook, a non-exec at Panahpur, a charitable foundation and the founding partner of Snowball, an investment management firm.

In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to him about…

…Putting capital to work in the name of social progress.

…Why maximising shareholder wealth is meaningless.

…Decentralised power; making the local football club the hub where change happens.

…Broken government, trapped in an outdated system – and the need for evolution not revolution.

…And much more

You can contact James at...

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Alison is Race Equality Programme Director for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. In this episode Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…A lifetime in Liverpool’s social justice movement.

…Her experience as a young carer and mum.

…Layers of marginalisation and intersecting identities.

…Disrupting systems.

…Authentically modelling A Better Way’s behaviours and principles.

 …And a lot more!

Alison can be reached via: 

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Pavan is CEO of Revolving Doors, a ‘think- and do-tank’ dedicated to breaking the cycle of crisis and crime. Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…Leading a truly member-led organisation.

…Knowing from a young age that human rights was her thing.

…How her own experience made giving voice to the voiceless her driving force.

…Rethinking and resetting after the pandemic.

…The preventative state: meeting unmet health and social needs.

…Insights from a citizens’ jury on policing.

…And much more

Pavan can be reached via:

[email protected]

www.revolving-doors.org.uk

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Noel is the Founder & Managing Director at WEvolution UK – a movement inspired by his mother in India which nurtures small, powerful groups who save small amounts, to create big opportunities. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to him about…

…What happened when he took a group of women from Glasgow to the largest slum in Mumbai.

…The joy in human connection even in the darkest times.

…Male leadership of a charity for women – how does that work?

…How 100 new businesses grew from the harsh lives of 1000 women.

…Not letting “systemisation” dilute the essence of small, activist groups.

…Personal agency and collective action powered by economic activity.

…Escaping the stigma of ‘slums’ and ‘deprived areas’.

You can contact Noel on..

[email protected]

https://wevolution.org.uk/

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/

Lots of us know City Bridge Foundation as a funder but this conversation goes much further to understand the critical and challenging role of funders in Better Way leadership. Polly and Roger talk to Lara about…

…Her deep commitment to the idea of service.

…Turning “learning how to function in our dysfunction” on its head – and making a mess.

…The power of analogies, metaphors and acronyms in radical conversations.

…Not “sleeping on a dream” but doing all you can to bring it to fruition.

 …And a lot more!

Lara can be reached via: 

https://www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

https://hqcl.substack.com/