Value through Vulnerability podcast from HEXO Change

I loved this conversation with Doug Kirkpatrick as we explore deeply human, self-management organisations and practices. - “Working with our founder (during 1980s) we had some reservations about the organisation structure because we had kind of defaulted to the traditional command and control organisational structure that every other company used” – 02.10 - 

“We started collecting observations. One of the observations was that people drive into the parking lot, park their car and come into work. We realised that every one of these individuals is a manager already in his or her own personal life so every one of those individuals is making gigantic life-altering decisions on their own without a boss. Their deciding who to date, who to marry, what to do for a living whether to take out a mortgage or have kids or whatever” – 03.20 -

 “I am adding zero value to this process, in fact it is negative value because there is an opportunity cost associated with the time and effort involved so he (managing partner) came down the hall and dropped the checks off on my desk” – 04.50 - 

“The Morningstar team principles essentially boiled down to two very simple things. First, human beings should not use force or coercion against other human beings. The second principle is that people should keep the commitments they make to each other” – 07.25 - “We basically changed the cost structure of our entire industry at that moment and we did it without ever deviating from our two principles; don’t use force and keep commitments. We became the largest tomato processor in the world (Morningstar)” – 09.45 Bio: As a partner in NuFocus Strategic Group, I now speak and consult on self-management around the world. I also share the message of organizational innovation through my best-selling books ("Beyond Empowerment" + "From Hierarchy to High Performance"), my latest book with Forbes, "The No-Limits Enterprise", TEDx and numerous articles and posts. Gartner Research Director Mark McGregor wrote that “Doug is a leading expert in the field of organizational design.” NuFocus is a full-spectrum international consulting firm born in Canada, delivering client solutions for business strategy, marketing, operations, finance, international trade, infotech, entrepreneurship, HR, leadership, learning systems and organizational innovation (my personal calling). I also work with Great Work Cultures, Work Revolution and the Center for Innovative Cultures to co-create the organizations of the future. 

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“That organisation that did that work to shift to high performance flexibility, for the talent purposes, for the productivity reasons, for the leveraging of resources etc they are able to switch on a dime when they needed to in response to this crisis. I have heard this time and time again” - 21.25

“This man across the desk from me said ‘oh, I give my people flexibility and they stay with me forever, and it is all about good business.’ One of those moments where the angels sang, and everything stopped” – 02.30

Key invitations from Cali in advance:

- Being clear about what the priorities are

- Leveraging the technology, you already have

- Effectively communicating and coordinating together

- Helping your people be intentional

- Leverage what you have learned from that on the other side

“It (the current crisis) has got rid of these artificial barriers that we have put around these different parts of our lives. It opens up the door to realise we are all in this together, what’s your specialness that you are bringing to the table and et me show you mine” – 14.35

“Also it’s a shift in mindset, it’s a letting go that many leaders are afraid of as they feel it is going to be chaos, nothing is going to get done, how do you know people are working, how do you engage with them, it’s a whole new way of leading that many are not confident will be able to make that pivot” – 06.25

Cali can be found as follows:

Web - https://flexstrategygroup.com/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caliwilliamsyost/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/caliyost

Bio:

Cali Williams Yost is an internationally-recognized flexible workplace strategist and futurist. She is the Founder and CEO of the Flex+Strategy Group, a solutions company that helps leaders unlock performance and engagement by reimagining how, when and where work is done. 

For more than two decades, Yost has foreseen many early flexible workplace trends. She’s used those insights to help organizations build dynamic, future-ready cultures that attract and retain an engaged, diverse workforce; increase productivity and innovation; enhance employee wellbeing and maintain operating continuity when faced with unexpected disruptions.

Clients have included: Con Edison, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Quest Diagnostics, BDO USA, UBS Americas, National Institutes of Health, EY, Freddie Mac, the Singapore Government, the United Nations, Columbia University, NYU and Stanford University.

Mike can be found via the following means:

Email - [email protected]

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjvacanti/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/MJVacanti

Web - https://humansfirst.club/

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

A beautiful wide-ranging conversation was had today touching on bravery, vulnerability, leadership, culture, future of work, connection, growth and so much more. 

Bio: Heather Younger is the best-selling author, international TEDx speaker on adversity, podcast host on leadership, facilitator and coach, she has earned her reputation as “The Employee Whisperer”. Her experiences as a CEO, entrepreneur, manager, attorney, writer, coach, listener, speaker, collaborator and mother all lend themselves to a laser-focused clarity into what makes employees of organizations and companies – large and small - tick. Heather has facilitated more than 150 communication style and leadership workshops, reaching +100 employers and their employees. Her motivation and philosophy have reached more than 20,000 attendees at her speaking engagements on large and small stages. Companies have charted their future course based on her leading more than 100 focus groups. In addition, she has helped companies see double-digit employee engagement score increases through implementation of her laws and philosophies. She has driven results in a multitude of industries, including banking, oil & gas, construction, energy, and federal and local government. Today, Heather hopes to empower and inspire you to change the experiences for your employees, your customers, and your community. 

Kimberly has more than 20 years experience in front of groups and audiences of all sizes. Since 2001, Kimberly has been leading development programs world-wide, around authentic leadership, purpose, presence, influence, presentation skills, communication skills, engagement, and customer experience. In March of 2008, Kimberly launched “OnStage Leadership,” which has received rave reviews and has made an impact on leaders across the country. Kimberly also teaches Authentic Influence and Executive Presence for SMU's Cox School of Business'

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

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Web - https://humansfirst.club/

During this solo episode, I share my experience of diagnosis, surgery and follow up of my testicular cancer journey, some of the lessons I have learned and my hopes for the future.

The two articles referenced can be found as follows:

https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/a-true-test-of-mind-over-matter/

https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/taking-my-own-advice/

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

“This experience will create more buying power for employees, a positive pressure on organisations that could be once leverage, if responded to you well” - Mark 

“If it isn’t serving you, it is holding you back. If we don’t recognise that this is the time to let go of it, I am not sure when that will be” - Hilton 

Mark's bio: Mark Edgar is a people-centric, strategic and innovative consultant, facilitator and coach with global experience developing and delivering impactful and business focused people strategies across a range of sectors. He has over 25 years’ experience building HR solutions across the broad HR agenda including transformational change, talent management, engagement and organizational effectiveness. Mark runs his own consulting Goat Rodeo Project designed to help organizations avoid train wrecks! He is the co-founder of future foHRward – a community for HR professionals to build their capabilities and confidence in leveraging the opportunities that come from the new world of work. He is also a board member of Strategic Capability Network. Most recently Mark worked for RSA for over 8 years in the role of CHRO with overall responsibility for HR and Communications for the Canadian business. Previously, he was based in the UK as Head of Human Resources within Centrica Plc; a major energy company operating in the UK under the British Gas brand. He has also worked for BSkyB, a TV, broadband and phone company, in an HR role responsible for their operational business units and customer facing teams. Mark lives in Canada with his wife and two daughters and spends his time playing, coaching and watching soccer – or what he calls football! Hilton's bio: My personal mantra is “Question Everything” Over the past 18 years I’ve been fortunate to put that mantra to task in a diverse number of settings, categories and markets. From global brands as diverse as IBM, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Enron, Hilton Worldwide and Ernst & Young to markets as unique as Canada, Japan, UK, Germany and Bulgaria, I’ve lead numerous brand, digital and business strategy engagements. And had a ton of fun doing it. My passion is create winning brands by helping businesses become more adept at handling change and more effective at creating extraordinary customer experiences. I am passionate about culture because, over the course of my career, I’ve seen time and again that culture is either an accelerant of growth – or an impediment. As a marketer, I believe that culture really is an organization’s only sustainable competitive advantage…and that winning organizations are the one’s that commit to their culture daily

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

Mike can be found via the following means:

Email - [email protected]

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjvacanti/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/MJVacanti

Web - https://humansfirst.club/

Saki is a wonderful high-energy, people-centered human.  We meander through self-awareness, culture, navigating the current crisis, remote work and so much more.   - “The division I am working in is open to new ways of working, experimenting with ways of working and I love it as it brings people much closer together, it diminishes team boundaries artificial boundaries and in the end we all have a common call and need to work towards a common goal” – 04.05 - “What you are seeing right now is that we are all much more connected and need each other much more than we actually think. Nobody can operate on an island nowadays” – 05.05 - “I hate politics (at work) It makes you lose speed; it makes you focus on completely different stuff to execution” - 06.00 - “I think is boils down to self-awareness, knowing your own strengths and weaknesses” – 07.00 - “I am really hoping that this can be a reset for people. E.g if I was commuting 5 hours per day, now I can spend that 5 hours per day with my kids. I was making a lot of money, now I am making zero, was that money really worth it or is there something else that I really wanted to do but did not take advantage of?”- 12.10 - “We always thought that we were not ready for it (homeschooling) until you are forced to actually do it” – 12.20 - “Sometimes it enough to just sit. We have forgotten the art of just wandering, of doing nothing and just being in the moment” – 18.25 - “I get that there a lot to be said for being busy, but as long as we realise that they are all excuses and if you want to do something, you need to hold yourself accountable” – 21.25 - “There is a place for fear, but it should not paralyse you. Look neutral at whatever the facts are” – 32.10 Saki is active on LinkedIn and can be founder here -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/saki-arkoudopoulos/ Bio: My ambition is to positively influence the way of working and culture through my actions, results and words. 

I facilitate and serve my team members and love creating a densely connected environment that stimulates true teamwork across artificial borders, bridging the gap between departments and/or the business. I love guiding teams to successful delivery of their work while ensuring excellent customer satisfaction and involvement. Fast-growing organizations with a learning and continuous improvement culture energize me tremendously and “when can we start” is an expression I often use. I’m an activator at heart and I’m a big believer of continuous and relentless (self)improvement while having a kaizen mentality. I love actively and respectfully challenging people when I notice fixed mindsets around any topic, on any level. I do this not to provoke, but to accelerate change. While I have a masters in Computer Science, I stay within my professional lane, not assuming to be nor playing a technical champion. 

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

- “This is a collective meditation (C-19 crisis) A taking away of all of the layers of how people have wanted us to see the world, how people have wanted to keep us in control, have wanted to maintain our tunnel vision. This has taken all those layers away” – 16.15 (Sam)

- “It’s not just about the egoistic self, bottom line, finance and money, suddenly it becomes about humanity, the planet, how we are all together as one contributing for a better world” – 03.00 (Alex)

- “It’s not about fighting people, it’s about fighting ideas. Ideas come up in people’s minds through conversations” – 10.35 (Sam)

- “The focus is on not just public services, but basic services. The internet, supply chain for food etc” – 34.35 (Sam)

- “Freedom to travel, being in contact - these little things we should be grateful for them” – 14.10 (Alex)

- “Every individual can be a leverage point. Every individual needs to find their genius in order for them to be effective in fighting the war we need to fight, not against each other, but against our own undoing” – 05.45 (Sam)

- “Collectively we need to shift the mindset. In every individual there is the potential to take away those layers that may you blind. Uncover that truth, and ignite whatever that is for the greater good” – 31.25 (Sam)

Alexandra can be contacted via the following means:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-enke-4102b9107/

Bio:

Alexandra Enke’s mission in life is to help leaders to ignite their unique genius and use it for the greater good. Born in Leipzig in Germany, she has lived around the world inc in Mexico, Colombia, Egypt, Austria, Italy, India, Switzerland & Thailand.

Samantha can be contacted via the following means:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-suppiah/

Bio:

"Samantha Suppiah is a sustainability strategist and chartered engineer in the field of urban design, architecture, and engineering. An independent consultant based in Southeast Asia, Samantha is interested in climate resilience and regenerative leadership."

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

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Web - https://humansfirst.club/

I just loved this conversation with the inspiring Rina Goldenerg Lynch.  Pragmatic, hopeful and challenging of the status quo, Rina has offered some of the most inclusive insight around the inclusion agenda I have come across so far.

- “I realised that a lot of people around me have lots and lots to offer, yet the organisation wasn’t equipped with identifying what that extra value was that the individuals have to offer, therefore were not able to tap into it” – 01.20

- “Every disaster, if you will, has a silver lining. It absolutely questions the structure and the process that we adhere to as humans today, as a society today, and that is hopefully what we are starting to question and recognise that there is so much more we could be doing to unleash the human” - 13.45

- “One of the things that I have learned is people are far more complicated than we give them credit for. We are so much deeper than we think we are” – 30.30

- “It is no longer enough to have the smartest person doing the job, if that smartest person looks the like person right next to them and the person right next to them” – 03.20

- “I did notice that they (people performing a role) had a lot more to contribute and I felt like I had a lot more to contribute than what was being asked of me” – 07.10

- “Structure yes, but let’s loosen it up, lets shake up the framework and lets introduce a little bit of ‘flying by the seat of your pants’ and do things that we are not used to or are not comfortable with” – 17.30

Bio:

Rina Goldenberg Lynch, Gender Parity Advocate, Founder & CEO, has 20 years of experience as a lawyer. Having started her legal career in Washington DC, she then worked as a banking lawyer with Clifford Chance LLP in London and as a Director in the legal department of ING Bank London. During her career, Rina observed that most organisations had a dominant culture which required - directly or indirectly - every person to adapt. As a result, leaders often failed to realise the full potential of their colleagues, overlooking their colleagues' individual differences as strengths, leaving untapped much talent, dedication and commitment. 

Having experienced this first-hand and learning how to break the corporate mould, Rina developed a passion for endowing her experience and knowledge onto other women, helping them attain sustainable career satisfaction by contributing fully and authentically. Rina mentored many women to break through their own limiting beliefs and to become agents of change for other women and colleagues. Separately, 

Rina also began to help her own employer to realise women's untapped contribution by modelling how to value difference and turn it into a useful resource for the business. This was the catalyst behind Voice At The Table. The consultancy helps organisations succeed by learning how to appreciate and harness diversity of thought.

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What a way for the first collaborative podcast to lift off.

Mike Vacanti and I had the pleasure of hosting a conversation with Viisi co-founder Tom Van Der Lubbe.  We meandered across such a wide range of topics including culture, self-management, leadership, vulnerability, innovation, talent and so much more.

Some of the key insights include:

- “I wanted to become a diplomat, but I found out pretty quickly that I am not that diplomatic” – 01.40

- “We became entrepreneurs by accident after our subsidiary was closed down” – 02.20

- “We had more or less a recession scenario in place. We just had to take out our crisis scenario from the past” – 04.05

- “During normal times we always have a clear hierarchy. It starts with purpose. The business is not meant to maximise profit, but it should be a multi-stakeholder approach” – 05.50

- “On top of purpose, we want to change the financial sector. It should become more sustainable, more long-term orientated etc We always had a second purpose which was to create a better work environment, putting people first” – 06.00

- “We always have a ‘virtual bench.’ We were always in talks with people that we did not need at that moment, but now is a great time to activate this as we navigate the crisis” – 35.00

- “What I like is no bosses and that everybody is a leader. if you try and create an environment where people feel safe, in their teams, people will all, in the end, become leaders as they act in normal life as well” – 41.25

- “Try to take all the financial bonuses and incentives out of it so people can be vulnerable. Normally you can’t be vulnerable because it has a negative effect on your own salary or bonus or on the salary and bonus of your team” - 42.10

The book that Yom referenced during our conversation can be found here -> https://evonomics.com/why-garbage-men-should-earn-more-than-bankers/

Tom can be contacted via the following means:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomvanderlubbe/

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry

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Web - https://humansfirst.club/

I enjoyed this really insightful and impactful conversation with Ian Braid, founder of DOCIAsport.

We meandered through mental health, vulnerability, self-awareness and so much more with some of the key insights being:

- “Who’s looking after the people looking after the people?” – 03.35

- “A lesson I had to learn the hard way was that duty of care belongs to the individual first and foremost” - 05.50

- “I’m making it up as I go along. When I set up DOCIA Sport I was still poorly. If I had set it up when I was well, I would have had a 5-year plan, umpteen KPIs, I’d have blinkers on. Because I didn’t have the blinkers on, I have had opportunities and met different people that I otherwise would not have met” – 08.35

- “I am (now) more self-aware and therefore feel that I can make better intuitive decisions, if it feels right” – 15.25

- “When you talk about your vulnerability it gives people, at worst, permission to themselves to think more deeply about their own stuff and at best to engage in a conversation” – 21.55

- “Is it (role modelling vulnerability) courageous, is it brave I don’t know, but it feels intuitively right” 22.20

Ian can be contacted via the following means:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-braid-fmhc-484238/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Imbraid

Bio:

Ian has brought together his significant experience in sport and his passion for helping others under the umbrella of DOCIAsport the company he founded in 2017. He brings a refreshing and independent view to all aspects of duty of care in sport from the perspective of coaches, officials, athletes, administrators and the sector itself. Ian is acknowledged as a trusted leader whose opinions are widely sought after in sport, higher education, government and business.  He is recognised as a champion of mental health education and has given acclaimed keynote presentations throughout the UK. These include a guest lecture at Edge Hill University, a partner in mental health in sport.

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Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry