When we think of an ideal company culture is one where we can bring our own full selves, be empathetic and enjoy working with others.

Ironically, that goes against the common idea that we have of leaders, who are meant to be firm, tough and untouchable.

How can we reach a commonality between these? To discuss this, we invited Carol Robert, who is currently heading up the UK and Ireland business for Suntory Food & Beverage.

As millennials and Gen Z gain influence in the workforce, the struggles of older generations to connect and understand a generation used to instant gratification become more exposed. In this episode, we speak with Chief Commercial Officer Sankalp Potbhare to reflect on his experience leading teams of these generations as well as his own leadership journey, starting with his own beginnings in India.

2020 has been a unique year, a tough one, with challenges for all of us. We wanted to share a story that's full of positives to wave goodbye to this year.

SVP Endre Szabo has been organizing and participating in bicycle-related group fundraisers for the last years. This summer, due to the challenges posed by the Pandemic, he decided to go solo and embark on an epic 1,700-km journey from Budapest to Amsterdam.

Here are the causes Endre has supported in his Fundraisers:

No More Walking

https://www.nomorewalking.ch/

Metadrasi

https://metadrasi.org/en/home/

Omoana House

https://www.omoana.org/asso/en/our-projects/child-care/omoana-house

Endre's page on Whydonate

https://www.whydonate.nl/fundraising/justcycling2020Solo/en/

According to the Harvard Business Review, Culture is the tacit social order of an organization: It shapes attitudes and behaviors in wide-ranging and durable ways. Cultural norms define what is encouraged, discouraged, accepted, or rejected within a group.

Our guest Volker Zöller, President of Consumer at Essity, is not only invested in company culture, but he also helped drive a significant cultural change in the last years.

Stepping into a leadership role has many challenging aspects: new company, new people, new culture... Elana Gold is an experienced brand-builder who has excelled in both Fortune 500, private equity and start up environments, including Abbott Nutrition, Novartis, PepsiCo, Yum Brands, Sabra, New Avon among others. We thought she would be the perfect guest to better understand which are the best steps to take when stepping into a leadership role.

2020 has changed the world in many ways. The workplace one of the areas of our lives that's been majorly impacted, with corporate offices having to close because of lockdowns and employees working from home. In this podcast, we invited McCain Foods' Mauro Pennella to understand how he led his organization during this historical period and how he kept his 300-people strong team engaged and focused.