Katrina Collier is an effervescent human being who is a human in every sense, and that shines through in the work she does. She wrote The Robot-Proof Recruiter, and runs workshops and gives talks on how we might humanise the hiring process. Together we explore a little of that and a lot of how we construct environments …
How to Create an Environment Where People Feel Safe to Innovate
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Peter Drucker This is a quote that many of us have heard a lot, but how often do we really take the time to think about just how real that is? If you are seeking to build an amazing product, you need to make sure you have a thriving culture …
Episode 44 | Embracing the change curve to design for the future of work with Claire Haidar
Claire Haidar is a human whose perspective on the future of work is truly thought leading. She leads WYNDR and Pattryn, both organisations focused on smartly crafting the future of work. If we want to see whether we can reimagine the idea of work together, considering the smart approaches that Claire mentions will stand us in …
How To Run An Employee Journey Mapping Project To Improve The Employee Experience
Remember in the olden days when companies would simply build products on a hunch without getting any feedback from the end-user… ? It led to AI that couldn’t recognize the user or their voice. Okay I know some still do. But, for the vast majority of companies, the idea of not designing for the user …
Episode 43 | Leading ourselves to lead others with Maylis Djikalou
Maylis Djikalou is a true thought leader in the human transformation space. We connected via our wild minds on a panel and have since become thought partners on life, love and the human condition. In this episode Maylis shares a powerful perspective on how we might lead ourselves to show up better for others. We spoke …
Sustainability Starts at Home
It’s a great thing to see people are becoming more and more focused on sustainability for our planet. Having worked at bp Launchpad, a business steeped in energy transformation, I am also hyper aware of the investment flooding into this area. I don’t just mean money, I mean humans too. It really is an area …
Episode 42 | The power of collective autonomy with Kevin Goldsmith
Kevin Goldsmith is a brilliant human who has led engineering teams with some phenomenal organisations. He’s someone who intentionally builds his teams to try to craft an environment where humans truly thrive and I love that about him. He’s been reimagining how people show up together in teams for a while, and has a tonne of …
Courageous Leadership for Beginners
As someone who has always found it easy to connect to people, earlier in my career I oversimplified the effort needed to create a great experience for others. I was wrong, hella wrong, but I didn’t know what I didn’t know at the time. Once I started to understand myself better, and create the structure …
Episode 41 | Why the way we do work isn’t working with Steve Cadigan
To kick off season two, I was delighted to host Steve Cadigan. Steve is an Author (of the brilliant Workquake), Speaker and Advisor on People, Culture and the future of work as we know it. When I first connected with Steve just over a year ago, I was immediately struck by his passion around this topic. If we …
Pancakes and Peacocks | The Relaunch
Welcome back to Pancakes and Peacocks 🥞🦚 2022 will see a little shift in focus for this podcast. The energy is still the same – to inspire people towards creating a life that feels truly joyful – but with the focus on reimagining the idea of work, to create the space for us all to …