Inclusion at Work

Interested in the State of Purpose in Australia today?

In this episode we are joined by Rich Hirst, CEO & Founder of Tenfold Australia and Dani Matthews, Chief Impact Officer at Tenfold Australia

In this wide ranging conversation, we explore...

- What's working in the world of purpose driven business.

- The biggest challenges faced by organisations trying to bring purpose to life.

- Some examples of positive change we see taking place.

We also hear some perspectives from past podcast guests!

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Atlassian

Canva

Jim Loehr

Salim Ismail

Singularity University

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl-

Patagonia

The Long Game by Dorie Clark

John Lydon

Pip Marlow

Nicky Sparshot

In this episode we are joined by Nicky Sparshott, CEO of Unilever Australia & New Zealand and former Global CEO of luxury retailer, T2 Tea. She has over 25 years of experience in developing and building brands, growing businesses, and transforming infrastructure and culture.

In this wide ranging conversation we cover:

- Some of the surprising benefits of focusing on organisational purpose

- Lessons learned in closing the 'saying-doing' gap

- The importance of progress over perfection

- The power of creating accountability for purpose at every level of an organisation

- The importance of creating belief that change is possible

- What factors helped in T2's rapid movement towards Bcorp certification

- Measurement and the power of public goals

And much more...

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Nicky's LinkedIn

Unilever

T2

BCorp

A Year To Live

Bokashi Bin

How can businesses and leaders evolve to create more value for all stakeholders?

John Lydon is a Senior Partner at McKinsey and was Australia's Managing Director for 6 years. In this episode John unpacks his experience of taking a one year sabbatical from McKinsey to deeply explore the world of purpose-led business. He reflects on how business can work to more fully embed purpose, and the role of leaders in that journey.

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John's LinkedIn

Cynefin Framework

Humble Consulting

Getting Naked

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iTunes

Spotify

How can we make real change towards more sustainable living?

Lottie Dalziel is the founder of Banish, an organisation focused on giving Australians all of the tools they need to reduce their waste and ecological footprint.

We discuss Lottie's personal journey into the world of sustainability, how attitudes towards sustainability have shifted in Australia, particularly during the pandemic, and what changes you can make in your own life.

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Banish

Lottie's Instagram

Lottie's LinkedIn

Citizen Wolf

Share Waste

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iTunes

Spotify

How do you drive systems change?

This episode we talk to Adam Verwey, co-founder and executive director at Future Super, Australia’s first 100% fossil fuel-free ethical superannuation fund. Future Super is one of Australia’s fastest growing super funds and manages over $1 Billion for 40,000 Australians.

We dive into how Adam thinks about taking action that creates momentum and drives positive systems change. We look at how Future Super thinks about evolving and maintaining it's diverse, positive culture. And we unpack the stories of some of the fantastic initiatives and projects championed by Future Super.

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Future Super

Adam's LinkedIn

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iTunes

Spotify

How do you embed purpose in an organisation?

We talk to Paul Sigaloff, Managing Director at Verizon Media about they think about embedding purpose into their organisation through what they call 'the weave'. We dig into how Verizon think about partnerships, how they bring purpose to life for their people, and how Paul and his team navigated the challenges Verizon have faced along the journey.

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Verizon Media

Paul's LinkedIn

Mood Tea

UnLtd

Musicians Making A Difference

Conscious Capitalism

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iTunes

Spotify

What does it take to run a purpose driven marketing agency?

Joel Trethowan is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Alchemy One, a purpose-driven media and partnerships agency challenging an industry to do better.

Joel unpacks how Alchemy One's approach to purpose has changed over time. Their journey to becoming a BCorp. How they think about hiring and attracting talent. Lessons from the phenomenal work they have done with Bank Australia. How they think about taking on new clients. The importance of passion, and much more.

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Alchemy One

Joel's LinkedIn

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iTunes

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How does The NRMA think about embedding purpose, responsible business and communication during a crisis?

In this episode of the LFG Podcast we get a fascinating look inside an iconic Australian Company. This comes courtesy of Tanya Brees, General Manager Communications, Policy and Reputation.

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NRMA

Tanta's LinkedIn

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iTunes

Spotify

Do the foundations of effective leadership hold true in a crisis? In this episode we speak with Christopher Paterson, founder of ALCHEMY, to answer that question. We focus on the recent research conducted by ALCHEMY on the impact of Covid-19 on leadership effectiveness.

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Alchemy

Research

Christopher's LinkedIn

[email protected]

Why We Sleep

Google poll on mental health

The Infinite Game

Starlight Foundation

Cowards Punch Foundation

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