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Podcasts & Thought Leadership

Driving purposeful and people-centric change, I help unlock potential and drive business performance.

Latest podcast

Leading with Purpose

Delivering transformation at Swiss Re, The Nottingham and Leeds Building Society.

Uplifting colleague communication, recognition and engagement – with authenticity and social connection.

Conversations and articles that reflect how I think and work – on purpose, culture and putting people at the heart of change.

Article · LinkedIn

Why I chose purpose over hierarchy – and what stepping out of the corporate structure has taught me.

Article · LinkedIn

… and why our comfort zone might be costing clients, clarity and courage.

Article · LinkedIn

Strategic people planning that starts with purpose, stays pragmatic and moves at the pace the business needs.

Podcast · HR Leaders

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

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

Episode 101: driving sustainability through employees – a conversation on culture, engagement and leadership.

Conversations on purpose, leadership and change – with honesty, energy and a little humour.

Make change human – and make it stick.

Help good leaders become even better.

Build a People function the business actually needs.

Make the organisation work better.

New conversations, articles and ideas on purpose, leadership and change – as they happen.

What I believe

Purpose before policy.
Pragmatism before process.
People and performance before corporate theatre.

One good conversation will usually tell us where to go next.