Experience: Our Ally at Work

Matthieu is a highly regarded organisational consultant who works across various sectors.  A key part of his work is organisational strategy. He has a deep interest in regeneration in organisations as they live into the future.  Consulting to religious orders in relation to their relevancy, impact and contribution to the world has deepened his practice and opened up spiritual questions in work and life.  He recently published a book about his experiences of consulting to religious orders.  

Through her early experiences in both the family and living in Africa, Alison was inspired to study Medicine.  She went on to become a GP and did further studies in Homoeopathy.  Believing that health is about the whole person, their environment and relationships Alison has taken her learning and applied it to organisational life.  She currently leads in the National Health Service in the UK and continues to work with a systemic understanding of leadership. 

Martin is interested in the influence of unseen realms or forces on our experience of being human.  He is a priest in the UK, a community leader and has a keen interest in constellations and human systems.  He also designed a set of reflective cards, in the spirit of tarot, using Christian symbols and history.  The Orisons. In this episode, we explore his cards and the experiences he has had actively working in the context across various organisations.  Martin's capacity to access his own experiences, to learn and share is always inspiring. 

Marie's career began in social work and over time she moved into community development, eventually leading large collaborative social care organisations.  Her dedication to her own learning and reflection enabled her significant contribution to the social care sector in Ireland.  Today she serves on various boards, consults in systems psychodynamics and enjoys being able to continue to offer support to important social organisations in society. 

James learned very early on that certain types of environments enabled him to thrive, while others were not very useful.  His tenacity and openness to trying new things led to applying experiential learning approaches in his leadership.  Today James successfully leads a team as the CEO, enabling a large retail chain, and continues to apply insights with the people he works with.

At a young age, Liz observed people in society who were at the margins.  At its core, her work in the world has been about working toward social change.  Creating spaces, movements and organisations that are able to provide an environment for people to hear each other and connect in order to make progress together.  She is currently a DIrector with Collaboration for Impact, an organisation dedicated to developing the capacity to create a more equitable and inclusive society.  Liz's commitment to learning is both ongoing and inspiring, providing the impetus for her powerful impact through the roles she takes up in the world.  

Dan was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya.  He relocated to the United States and along the way lived and worked in Asia. Traversing such vast differences in culture, he navigated many challenges.   Upon arriving in the U.S, he had to forge a career from scratch.  Today he is the General Manager of a hotel, leading a large team to provide outstanding customer service. His capacity to listen to others and learn from experience is truly inspirational.