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In this Transformation Leadership2050 series, Andrew White teams up with research partner and co-host Adam Canwell from EY to chat about the forthcoming series on transformation.

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In this bonus miniseries of the Leadership2050 podcast we’re taking a deep dive into transformation leadership.

In this Transformation Leadership2050 series, Andrew White teams up with research partner and co-host Adam Canwell from EY to explore the journey six global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change.

Throughout the episodes you will hear from leaders in Europe, Australia and the US working across a range of industries from healthcare and consumer goods to electronics. Along the way you’ll find out about the six key drivers that can lead to transformation success.

When a company looks at its current way of operating and realises it is unsustainable, radical change is needed. This can be a difficult process and the rate of failure for transformation projects remains stubbornly high. Andrew and Adam demystify where large-scale transformations go wrong and what organisations can do to get them right. And in these frank and revealing conversations you’ll hear how leading the emotional journey is key.

Sharing their experiences, insight and advice are Allison Rossiter from Roche Diagnostics, Rob Thomas of Mercedes AMG-Petronas Formula One, Christiane Wijsen from Boehringer Ingelheim, Geoff Skingsley of L'Oréal UK and Ireland, Gaude Paez from Riot Games and Paul Nanninga from Ricoh Global Services.

As a Senior Fellow in Management Practice at Saïd Business School, Andrew’s ongoing mission is to explore what i takes to be a successful leader in the modern age. Today this mission is more important than ever before given the scale of political, social and technological disruption we are facing. The need to transform successfully - and to do so continuously - is an imperative for all organisations.

Over the past year, Andrew and Adam’s research team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their Transformation Leadership: Humans@Centre research tells us that the success or failure of business transformation is rooted in human emotions and therefore putting humans at the centre can improve your odds of success by more than two

and a half times. Andrew's research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology change and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world.

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In episode 6, Andrew talks to modern mystic Thomas Hübl about the business benefits of personal spiritual work and trauma-informed leadership.

Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher and author whose work integrates ancient wisdom with the discoveries of science. He is the founder of the Academy of Inner Science, which studies the principles of human inner development. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programmes with more than 100,000 people worldwide.

He is at the forefront of bringing spiritual practices and teaching to the business world to revolutionise leadership. Trauma-informed leadership, believes Thomas, makes organisations more resilient, supportive, effective and less damaging to people and the planet. It’s a new way of doing business that puts moral values at the heart of a company’s work.

“Leaders can have a healing effect on their organisation,” says Thomas.

Originally a paramedic for nine years and a student of medicine for four, Thomas left his studies at the University of Vienna to spend four years on retreat, leading to a new path teaching meditation and mindfulness-based practices. Opening dialogue around some of the most painful atrocities and collective traumas our world has experienced is at the heart of Thomas’s work. His non-profit, the Pocket Project, works to support the healing of collective trauma throughout the world.

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Thomas Hübl (@ThomasHuebl), founder, Academy of Inner Science

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Thomas Hübl’s website

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Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds by Thomas Hübl

Conscious Business Summit 2022

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In episode 5, Andrew talks to circular economy pioneer Jessica Long about the big idea that’s revolutionising business, and what it takes to be a great leader.

For more than two decades Jessica has been helping organisations increase their competitiveness and drive profitable growth while creating positive economic, environmental and societal impact. She is the Chief Strategy Officer at Closed Loop Partners, a NYC-based investment firm that provides equity and project finance to scale products, services and infrastructure at the forefront of the circular economy. She is also co-author of The Circular Economy Handbook: Realizing the Circular Advantage.

In her conversation with Andrew, Jessica talks openly about her life and career and the personal and professional turning points that have shaped her as a leader. She shares her insights into how the circular economy model is reimagining business and business relationships, the recipe for great leadership, and why leaders have a responsibility to use their power to change the things that matter.

Says Jessica: “One of the marks of a great leader is being able to bring people who may not agree with you along towards the right thing.”

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Jessica Long (@jessicalongdev), Chief Strategy Officer, Closed Loop Partners.

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• More information on Rise and the fight for rights for survivors of sexual violence worldwide:

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In episode 4, Andrew talks to Paul Polman, one of the world’s leading proponents of sustainable capitalism, about using business to drive positive global transformation.

Paul has been called one of the standout business leaders of his generation. For ten years as the CEO at Unilever, he helped revolutionise corporate thinking. He proved that putting purpose and sustainability first was the right way to run a business – Unilever’s profits went up while simultaneously ranking number 1 for sustainability.

Paul was also a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel, which developed the Sustainable Development Goals, and as an active SDG Advocate he continues to work with global organisations and across industry to push the 2030 development agenda. He is Chair of the B Team and Saïd Business School, Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact and honorary Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, which he led for two years. 

In 2019 Paul co-founded IMAGINE, whose mission is to support business leaders in a “courageous collective” to build a sustainable future.

In conversation with Andrew he reveals everything he’s learned about moral leadership, and talks about his new book – Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take.

Says Paul: I’ve always felt that business should profit from solving the world’s problems not creating the world’s problems.

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Paul Polman (@PaulPolman), Co-Founder and Chair, IMAGINE.

Resources:

Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take

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In episode 3, Andrew talks to Audette Exel, the founder and CEO of the pioneering Adara Group – one of the world’s first businesses for purpose.

Audette Exel is not afraid to rip up the rulebook. In fact she’d positively encourage it. Because now is not the time for “business as usual”, and it’s the rebels who are doing things differently.

When she left the world of activism to become a lawyer and then a corporate finance magnet, critics said she’d sold out. But by connecting the world of finance with humanitarian development, she has shown a new way forward for the business world.

It’s been said of Audette “she makes money to make change”.

25 years ago she set up the Adara Group, with a radical new model – a development foundation funded by a financial advisory business. To date, Adara businesses have donated nearly £10million (AUD $18million) to Adara Development, which provides health and education support to remote communities in Nepal and Uganda. Donors have contributed a further £30million (AUD $54million) to the projects.

Corporate philanthropy is, Audette believes, the way of the future. “I am a social justice business person,” she says.

Says Audette: “I believe the next ten years are going to be the most important in all of our lives, facing existential threats to humanity. And business knows that. Companies that are not purpose-led are not going to be in existence in any significant way within a decade.”

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Audette Exel, founder and CEO, Adara Group.

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In episode 2, Andrew talks to Dr Vivienne Ming, theoretical neuroscientist and AI visionary, about the power of sacrifice, and using science to make a positive difference in the world.

Vivienne calls herself a “professional mad scientist” who is dedicated to solving some of the world's most pressing problems. In 2017 she created Socos Labs, which she calls a “philanthropic laboratory”. Socos is an independent think tank and incubator that uses machine learning, neuroscience and economics to explore the future of human potential.

Says Vivienne: “People bring me problems and if my team and I think we can make a meaningful difference we try to come up with a solution. And then if we succeed we just give it away. Turns out it’s the worst start-up idea ever!”

Her path to being on the vanguard of new thinking has not been straightforward, or always easy. But it has made her a leader who puts the wellbeing of others at the heart of everything she does.

“I know what it’s like to not to know where your next meal is coming from or to have given up entirely, so that gives me a different perspective on what it means to be a CEO or someone in a position to make a difference.”

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Dr Vivienne Ming (@neuraltheory), CEO, Socos Labs.

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In episode 1 of Series 2, Andrew talks to Toto Wolff, the CEO and Team Principal of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, about life and success in the fast lane.

Toto Wolff is perhaps the most powerful man in motorsport. Since he took the helm as Team Principal, the Mercedes Formula One team has achieved an unprecedented seven consecutive World Championship doubles to become the most successful team in F1 history. 

It’s a record born from Toto’s unique combination of racing, investing and business acumen.

In conversation with Andrew, Toto shares the secrets to his success. And he talks openly about overcoming childhood tragedy, the need to show weakness, admit your mistakes, and how sensitivity can be a superpower.

Says Toto: “I need to objectively show my weaknesses and the mistakes I make. Never feel a sense of entitlement and perform better tomorrow than today.”

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Toto Wolff ( @TotoWolff ), CEO, Team Principal and co-owner, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.

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In Series 2 Andrew White meets six more vanguard leaders – F1 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff; AI visionary Vivienne Ming; former Unilever CEO Paul Polman; entrepreneur and philanthropist Audette Excel; circular economy pioneer Jessica Long; and spiritual leader Thomas Hubl.

How are they rethinking business for the 21st century?

Leadership2050 is a podcast bringing you leadership lessons from the frontlines of positive change.

2050 is a critical date. By then we will know if we have solved the existential risks humanity faces. We will know if current and future company leaders can transcend these risks and turn them into opportunities.

Dr Andrew White is a Senior Fellow of Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. His research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world.  

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In episode 6 Andrew talks to Jeremy Oppenheim, co-founder and senior partner at systems-change company SYSTEMIQ, about the new leadership required to set a sustainable course for global industry.

SYSTEMIQ is a B-Corporation dedicated to accelerating delivery of the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with business, finance, policy-makers and civil society to make economic systems truly sustainable. It combines high-level research with high-impact, on-the-ground work. SYSTEMIQ describes itself as a “think-and-do tank that sparks good disruptions and operates with purpose at our core”.

SYSTEMIC builds coalitions, incubates new ventures with the potential to benefit people and the planet, mobilises large-scale capital for climate action and the SDGs, and evolves new sustainable business models that will outperform the old. From helping to turn the tide of ocean plastics, to creating businesses that safeguard Indonesia’s rainforest, SYSTEMIQ is reshaping the connections between economic and natural systems.

Says Jeremy: “I look at what’s going on with climate, with Covid, with challenges we have on the UN Sustainable Development goals, as a tremendous moment where we can learn to do things differently.”

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Jeremy Oppenheim, Co-Founder and Senior Partner at SYSTEMIQ.

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