The Voice of the Shopfloor: professionals Lavanya Madhuri Sethu & Luis Maldonado

How to engage frontline workers? When the shop floor is seen as a partner in transformation, amazing results ensue. This bonus episode builds on the experience of Luis Maldonado, who works on the shopfloor in a US vaccine manufacturing facility, and Lavanya Madhuri Sethu, whose Quality Assurance work in India involves interacting with the shopfloor. So much to learn from these two change leaders! See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. Connect with Luis Maldonado and Lavanya Madhuri Sethu on LinkedInCurious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does community engagement serve our human needs, improve organizations and transform leadership? Author Peter Block has long been exploring relationships that enable collective action. In this moving conversation, he answers my questions around community building at work, (un)leadership, and about the opportunity we all have to get involved in creating together the future we want. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Peter:Learn about Peter Block on his Wikipedia pageFind out more on Peter’s website PeterBlock.comGet in touch with Designed Learning, Inc. They offer training and consulting in Flawless Consulting and Community: The Structure of Belonging or Leader as Convener.Read/listen to Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block. It is available as an audiobook Watch Peter Block speak about the Six Conversations that matter to build community among citizensWatch this 2018 Weaving Influence webinar about Community with Peter BlockRead any book by Peter Block, you won’t waste your time :)Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strategize change from a social movement perspective: Helen Bevan’s approach to health and care improvement at the NHS UK has inspired me and many other change agents greatly across the world. An advocate for new power, agency and connections, a mega-influencer and a generous knowledge curator on line, Helen describes in this episode her practice and how it has changed over the years. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Helen:Watch Helen speak about Power for Change on YouTubeFollow Helen Bevan on Twitter and LinkedInFollow Helen’s cat Rolf on TwitterSign up to the School for Change Agents Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good leadership turns random collectives into high-performing teams, by enabling trust and collaboration. Strategist, author and advisor Jennifer Sertl shares thoughts on how to develop a culture of chosen togetherness and humane performance at work, for we desperately need workplaces in which people can thrive. Purposeful workplaces with a soul, which we can be passionate about. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Jennifer:Read Jennifer Sertl’s article “The usefulness of being human or intuition is our killer app” in Troublemakers: Trends & advice from nexxworks & friends about surviving and thriving in turbulent times (Nexxworks, Dec. 2022) Watch Strategy, Leadership and the Soul on YouTube Read Strategy, Leadership and the Soul: Resilience, Responsiveness and Reflection for a Global Economy - find it on Amazon Connect with Jennifer on the Agility3R website, on Twitter @jennifersertl, by email and on Medium Listen to the 360 Pulse Podcast and the ThinkBuildLaunch Podcast both hosted by Jennifer Sertl. I was interviewed by Jennifer about Dare to Un-Lead in March 2023 here (Apple podcast) here (Podcaster) and here (YouTube)Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So. many. workplace tools. For better work, really? Or mental overload, low productivity, disengagement? Sharon O'Dea has immersed herself in online communications since she was a teenager. Now an award-winning digital strategist and a powerful voice on effective communications, Sharon explains what it takes to foster effective collaboration and create an optimal employee experience. An experience that is enhanced, not ruined, by digital tools.See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links.More about Sharon:Learn about 300 Seconds – Sharon’s initiative in favor of public speaking skills in under-represented populations, to increase a diversity of perspectives in digital conferencesRun the DWXS survey among your employees to collect their insights and improve your digital workplaceWatch and learn more about Sharon in this conversation with Tom McCallum on WhatComesNext.LiveWatch Sharon speak with Hanna Karppi about human-centred future of work (Camp Digital 2022)Read about Sharon’s views on AI hereConnect with Lithos PartnersGet in touch with Sharon O’Dea on her website and on Twitter and LinkedIn and InstagramCurious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Networks change how we work, lead and even think. Is hierarchy replaced by “wirearchy”? What new skills do we need to master? 25 years ago, Jon Husband was one of the first to perceive the transformational effect of networks on work and business; Harold Jarche envisioned that they require a new form of literacy. Leading figures of the "future of work," Jon and Harold discuss the implications of the networking phenomenon on our lives in the office and beyond. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links.For more on Jon Husband and Harold Jarche:Read Jon Husband’s ebook Wirearchy - Sketches for the Future of Work (2015) Watch Jon Husband’s talk at SocialNow Lisbon (2019): “Wirearchy: Strengthen Your Organisation by Creating Stronger Connections” Read Harold Jarche’s Perpetual Beta e-book series and subscribe to his blog Register for a Personal Knowledge Mastery (PKM) workshop hosted by Harold Jarche Read the books & articles mentioned in our conversation, as well as Jane McConnell’s The Gig Mindset Advantage: Why a Bold New Breed of Employee Is Your Organization s Secret Weapon in Volatile Times (2021)  Connect with Jon Husband on Twitter and on LinkedIn  Connect with Harold Jarche on Twitter and Mastodon and on LinkedIn Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can we work together as equals when old social, gender hierarchies still pervade the world of work? Leadership skills now include self-awareness, humility, empathy and storytelling, says Susan Scrupski. A model of resilience herself, Susan explains what it takes to shape workplaces where people feel equally respected. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Susan Scrupski:Learn about Change Agents Worldwide here https://changeagentsworldwide.com/ and on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/chagww/ & Slideshare https://www.slideshare.net/chagww Connect with Susan Scrupski on Twitter, on Instagram and on LinkedIn Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New organizational operating systems help overcome inefficient vertical hierarchies and augment human work. When digital technologies are used to rethink organizations entirely – instead of simply automating old business processes – our enterprises and their people win, digital acceleration consultant Lee Bryant says. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Lee Bryant:Check out Postshift https://postshift.com/ Watch Lee’s keynote on Distributed Digital Leadership at SocialNow 2019 https://socialnow.org/lee-bryant-distributed-digital-leadership/ Connect with Lee Bryant on Twitter https://twitter.com/leebryant and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leebryant/  Read “Lateral layers and loops: Why managers need to curate the fabric of the digital firm in a post-lockdown world” by Lee Bryant (subscription needed) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02663821211035039 Read “Repeating the mistake of abstracting social connections in system design” by Lee Bryant https://postshift.substack.com/p/repeating-the-mistake-of-abstracting Read Post*Shift’s newsletter: Link*Log by Post*Shift https://postshift.substack.com/  Read “How Chinese Companies Are Reinventing Management” in Harvard Business Review (March-April 2023) https://hbr.org/2023/03/how-chinese-companies-are-reinventing-management Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good rebels just want to do great work. So why is it hard? Hostile work cultures, but also self-sabotage, hinder change makers. For a decade, Lois Kelly has been championing ‘people who think differently, work bravely, laugh generously, and live optimistically’. She reveals the keys to successful change, which always starts with oneself. See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Lois Kelly:Find inspiration from Rebels at Work https://www.rebelsatwork.com/ Connect with Lois Kelly on Twitter https://twitter.com/LoisKelly and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lois-kelly/ Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can we be free at work? For human systems thinker Barry Oshry, emancipation comes from seeing patterns of power dynamics arising in human collectives. His long-time working partner Jeff Boudro explains some of the main ideas Oshry brought to the world. Listen in and learn how we can empower ourselves and others for a better collaboration through system sight.See the show notes on my website for quotes, more info and links. More about Jeff Boudro:Check out Power + Systems, Inc. https://www.powerandsystems.com/ Connect with Jeff Boudro on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-boudro-4440a66/ Curious to use these ideas in your work? Get in touch with me!Website weneedsocial.com/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/celineschillingerInstagram instagram.com/dare_to_un_lead/Twitter twitter.com/CelineSchillMastodon https://mastodon.social/@CelineSchillYouTube youtube.com/c/CélineSCHILLINGER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.