Podcasts & Thought Leadership
Driving purposeful and people-centric change, I help unlock potential and drive business performance.
Recent conversations
I help organisations unlock human potential and turn it into real, measurable advantage. Below are some of the conversations and articles that reflect how I think and work – on purpose, culture and putting people at the heart of change.
Podcast · HR Leaders
The Power of Purpose
How co-creating a purpose – and “Our Little Book of Why” – changed HR at Swiss Re, and what it did for the business and its people.
Podcast · Talent Equals
Values to Support Strategy
Purpose-driven leadership and putting purpose at the heart of HR, from my time leading HR for Swiss Re’s group operations.
Podcast · Inspiring Change
Building Better Cultures
Episode 101: driving sustainability through employees – a conversation on culture, engagement and leadership.
Article · People Management
Putting HR Front and Centre
Why Swiss Re put HR at the heart of its change programme – and why purpose should start at home. (CIPD members.)
Article · LinkedIn
Skiing Off-Piste in Pursuit of Purpose
A white-out on a black run, and what it teaches about holding on to a shared purpose when the path isn’t clear.
What I talk about
Purpose & culture
Make change human – and make it stick.
Leadership
Help good leaders become even better.
The People function
Build a People function the business actually needs.
Organisation
Make the organisation work better.
What I believe
Purpose before policy.
Pragmatism before process.
People and performance before corporate theatre.
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