Essenta Insights

This episode we have travelled across the ocean again to virtually invite Lucy Sorrentini as our guest speaker, Founder and CEO of Impact consulting, a minority and woman owned professional services firm focused on talent and organisational development, D&I consulting, leadership development and executive coaching. 

After two episodes about Diversity we will move on to the powerful connector of Diversity – Inclusion. After all, you can have a hugely diverse senior management team yet if the Culture is one that is not inclusive than we are missing out on the created potential. Lucy will share her insights on the ‘secret sauce’ to increase inclusion within and across organisations globally. Specifically trust as the key enabler of inclusion.  

Trust is the conduit through which new ideas, innovation and inclusion will travel. So being on the right side of trust is a must have. It continues to be a key enabler of successful relationships and strategies. 

What does Trust specifically mean, where and how does it show up in our personal and professional relationships? Additionally, how can organisations improve overall trust levels to enhance levels of inclusion?  

Lucy will share her valuable recommendations and we hope you enjoy this session. 

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This episode we continue to stay close to home in terms of subject matter expert as Johanna Kriisa is today’s guest speaker discussing "Why Diversity Works & How To Make It Happen" covering seven fundamental measures to improve gender diversity levels. 

Based on Johanna’s strategic consulting experience she will zoom in on gender diversity specifically and she will share some interesting insights in terms of the why but also the how to increase gender diversity levels. 

She presents seven fundamental measures that have been proven successful in organisations across industries and markets in order to increase diversity in organisations. 

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This episode we have stayed close to home in terms of subject matter expert as Nanda Veldink is today’s guest speaker.

She will share her insights on future talent strategies, Talent 2.0, to provide food for thought when forming leadership teams to drive an organisation forward. 

What is the secret to unlocking innovation and drive bottom line results? How can cognitive diversity enhance innovation and prevent blind spots in senior management teams? How does culture and inclusion play a pivotal role in creating the platform for success? How can we benefit from the true talent review that Covid-19 has offered organisations? 

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In this episode we have the pleasure of inviting not one but two guest speakers in an engaging dialogue regarding how the uncertainty of the pandemic has impacted leadership behaviour.

Jenn and Karen are the founders of KickStart your Edge, a disruptive leadership & coaching consultancy,  where they help executive leadership teams build play to win cultures especially in uncertain situations.  

Many of our clients have commented Covid-19 has offered a True Talent Review and Jenn and Karen share more insights in terms of default leadership reactions one can find amongst senior leadership teams. 

What is your default reaction when uncertainty feels huge and how to prepare your organisation for the uncertain future? How do you proactively prepare your organisation for uncertainty and ensure high levels of engagement from your employees?

We hope you enjoy this insightful session and feel free to share your feedback with us at  [email protected]

About Kick Start Your Edge:
Jenn Barley and Karen Sullivan are co-founders of KickStart Your Edge, a revolutionary, straight forward, disruptive organisation focused on building Play To Win Cultures for bold distinctive brands, such as Coty, Philosophy, The University of Texas- Austin, BMW, Facebook, and more. 

KickStart Your Edge uses an innovative, sustainable framework, focusing on three key Play to Win Strategies:

·       Developing a Play to Win Internal Coaching Culture 

·       Creating Play to Win Brand Relevance Turnaround

·       Producing Play to Win Leadership

With Jenn’s background in Silicon Valley and Karen’s background of 25 years in law enforcement and retiring as a Chief of Police in Monmouth County, NJ, KickStart Your Edge brings a ‘we don’t even have a B game’ approach to all their engagements.

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Today we are joined by a transformative HR professional, Keri-Lynne Shaw, Chief People Officer at Global Brands Group. She will share a great success story of how Global Brands Group has transformed to a more agile organisation, embracing latest technologies in order to include employee feedback in future business strategies, enhancing engagement levels as well as innovation.

About Keri-Lynne Shaw:
Keri-Lynne is a seasoned executive with 20 years of automotive experience, much of it in the sales arena and has translated this expertise to the People arena. First at BMW, followed by Coty and now at Global Brands Group where she is supporting the global transformation.

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Over the past months, many companies have applauded agile transformations and initiatives due to Covid-19. They have led to greater efficiencies, more creativity and innovation.

The question of how to remain agile and not go back to a more bureaucratic culture is one that many of our clients are contemplating. In our second episode of Essenta Insights, Gillian Fox, CEO of OptimalPeople, will share her insights and advice.

About Gillian Fox:
Gillian has nearly 25 years' experience in senior global HR and talent roles. Her career has spanned many different sectors, and she has worked with companies such as Allen & Overy, RBS, Friends Life Plc, Reckitt Benckiser and latterly Euromoney PLC, where she was Group HR Director. She is now CEO of her own company, Optimal People, focusing on business transformation and talent development.

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In this first episode, Imogen Joss will share her views on the importance of strategy in post Covid world based on her experiences working directly with CEOs and executive teams throughout the pandemic. 

About Imogen Joss:
Imogen took up a portfolio Non-Exec career fin 2016 and currently works with quoted businesses and professional services firms.  People, growth and transformation are her key areas of input and she chairs Remuneration Committees for most of her Boards - aiming to encourage purpose, action and delivery.

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In this episode, Nanda Veldink and Johanna Kriisa share more about about why and how this podcast came together.

About Nanda:
Nanda has worked in the international consumer market for 10+ years. A Dutch national, she has lived and worked in eight countries and has an innate global view on executive talent and a successful track record of sourcing across borders. She has a strong focus on Marketing, Digital, General Management, Supply Chain and Transformation assignments and is passionate about working in partnership with her MNC and PE portfolio clients to deliver great cultural alignment and leadership outcomes. Outside work, Nanda loves to explore new countries, cultures and cuisines and enjoys yoga, meditation and reading.

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About Johanna:
Johanna is founder of the strategy consultancy Kriisa&Co. She has worked with companies like JLR, McLaren, Morris Commercial and several start-ups. Throughout her 16-year career, Johanna has focused on business strategy, innovation and change management. In parallel, she has co-founded a new exciting transportation tech start-up. Previously, Johanna was Head of Strategy at Rolls-Royce Motorcars. Before, she held management positions within sales, marketing and finance at BMW Group in Munich, the US and Sweden. Johanna was also a member of the board for Swedish business women in UK. Outside work she is an avid runner (New York Marathon in 2019) and relaxes with yoga.

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