Ep 153: IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes on Leading Sustainable Business Transformation

Send us a textWe know sustainability is good for business. But how can organizations really go about it, well beyond the green washing, to create lasting impact? Meet the experts from Institute for Management Development (IMD), Professor Julia Binder and Professor Knut Haanaes whose book ‘Leading the Sustainable Business Transformation: A Playbook from IMD’, brings together renowned IMD thought leaders to offer action-orientated, practical support to business leaders ready to move beyond understanding why sustainability is essential to tackling the critical question of how to achieve it. Julia is Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation at IMD and Director of the IMD Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Business. Meanwhile, Knut is IMD Professor of Strategy, Lundin Chair Professor of Sustainability and co-director of two programs: ‘Leading Sustainable Business Transformation’ and ‘Sustainability from the Boardroom’. Hit play for some brilliant actionable insights and tips to champion your sustainability business transformation. [05:50s] Their journey into the study of business sustainability[10:05s] Are organizations really getting business sustainability?[14:07s] Key research findings in emerging business trends [29:11s] ‘Not a single actor, but a movement’ for sustainability through leadership successions [44:31s] Top tips for leaders Get your copy of Leading the Sustainable Business Transformation: A Playbook from IMDConnect with Julia on LinkedIn Connect with Knut on LinkedIn More about IMD: www.imd.org Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textWishing you all a fabulous New Year! Welcome back and we are glad to kick off 2025 with our first guest of the year, Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte, the CEO of Finnish boutique facilitation agency Xpedio and an experienced facilitation professional. Mirjami has over two decades of experience in developing individuals and organizations across Europe and beyond. Currently, her focus as a facilitator is on supporting companies in strategic development, as well as helping leadership teams enhance their group dynamics and communication. She is also a long-term partner to select client organizations in developing their leadership culture. Mirjami has previously served on the Board of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and as Regional Director. She is a Certified Professional Facilitator | Master and has won two Facilitation Impact Awards. Mirjami is also author of Varmuutta fasilitointiin, which has become a key resource in universities and educational institutions across Finland. Hit play to listen to her conversation with Vinay. [03:54s] Journey into facilitation   [10:12s] Building the business – opportunities and challenges[15:03s] Pure process facilitation versus training facilitation in Finland[20:40s] Best practices to keep learning as a facilitator  [29:10s] Emergence of the next generation of facilitators [44:45s] RWL: Watch ‘A Man Called Otto’ ; READ ‘Loving what is’ by Byron Katie Connect with Mirjami on LinkedInFind more about Mirjami’s work at https://www.xpedio.eu/ Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, and more. This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textIt’s a year-end SHP tradition – where we bring you our top picks of the year. This time though, we invite our past guest hosts, Dhruti Shah(who, by the way, now has a podcast of her own ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’) and Sanjay Dugar to choose their top episode picks from 2024. You can listen to the full episodes of their top picks, by clicking on each episode title below. As we wrap up another wonderful year of podcasting, here is a big shout-out to all our listeners and our guests from across the world for being with us, tuning in each episode. We look forward to bringing you more exciting episodes with a new guest line-up next year. Do write in and tell us what YOU liked from this year and what you would like to hear about, at [email protected]. We will see you back in January of 2025! Wish you all a fabulous New Year! Dhruti’s top picksEp 141: Jack ‘Mr. Toilet’ Sim of World Toilet OrgEp 130: Rigzin Lachic on Sustainability in BusinessEp 128: Dhruv Joshi of Cloud Physician on Remote ICU Management Sanjay’s top picksEpisode 137: Ken Honda on the Art of ‘Happy Money’Ep 134: IAF Chair, Gerardo de Luzenberger on Future of FacilitationEp 135: Samuel H Kim of Center for Asia Leadership What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textA visionary leader on a powerful mission to humanise the world of work – meet Alex Bailey, Global CEO and Co-Founder of Bailey & French, who has redefined what it means to build purpose-driven organisations, placing human connection, wellbeing, and sustainability at the core of business success. For over 20 years, Alex has been a catalyst for change, driving large-scale cultural evolutions that blend ground-breaking research with innovative, people-centred approaches. Her work isn’t just about growth – it’s about creating environments where individuals and teams thrive, unlocking the full potential of organisations. Her bold vision of a more human world of work isn’t just an aspiration – it's a reality that is reshaping industries and empowering people across the globe. Alex recently won ‘Company of the Year’ and was a finalist for ‘Businesswoman of the Year 2022’ in the Dynamic Business Awards. Under Alex’s leadership, Bailey & French has become a global powerhouse. Alex also received the BAHBA Award for Innovation in 2019 and was a Sussex Business Awards finalist for Large Business of the Year 2021.Hit play to experience this powerhouse of a podcast! [04:05s] Genesis of a humanist psychologist  [10:30s] ‘Islands of sanity’ for leaders, human sustainability: Biggest shifts in organizational psychology [19:25s] Humanising the world of work[25:25s] Main levers for leaders for human sustainability [31:20s] AI and human sustainability [40:20s] Tipping point for that collective solutioning [45:41s] RWL: READ ‘Homo Prospectus’ and other books by Martin SeligmanConnect with Alex on LinkedInFind more about Alex’s work at Bailey & French at https://www.baileyandfrench.com/ Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music and moreThis podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textSomething a little different today! Last week, our parent entity, C2C Organizational Development in association with Take 5 Global LLC launched an innovative and visionary learning journey for leaders created by none other than the only person to have come on our podcast as a guest twice, Paul Dupuis! The launch featured an engaging conversation around future-ready leadership with Dhruti Shah, host of The Resilient Entrepreneur podcast and Director C2C-OD, Dr. Anurag Batra, Group Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld BW Group and Founder, exchange4media, and Paul and Vinay of course. The launch was supported by Business World People as Outreach Partner.Based on Paul’s bestselling book, ‘The Rule of 5’, Future Ready Leadership Gym© is a hybrid leadership development programme designed to equip leaders with the essential skills and insights to navigate and thrive in the ever-evolving business landscape of ‘today, tomorrow and day after tomorrow’. It address core leadership themes connecting concept with real-life examples, stories and ‘how to’ applications. The program features an 11-episode video series e-learning which culminates with a mastermind, one-day facilitated workshop in-person with Paul, followed by one-on-one coaching with Paul.  We are pleased to bring you this launch webinar with an exclusive sneak peek into the Future Ready Leadership Gym© conducted live on Zoom on November 12, as a Shiny Happy People special – hit play to tune in to the conversation and glean insights from the experts. WATCH the official trailer of Future Ready Leadership Gym©     DOWNLOAD more details about Future Ready Leadership Gym© READ Paul’s book ‘The Rule of 5’WATCH the full launch webinar on YouTube WRITE IN to us at [email protected] with your questions and interest.   Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram,

Send us a textWe are back with one of our favourite subjects – it’s time for facilitation! Our guest today is seasoned facilitator who started her journey in agriculture development and is today a leading force in the facilitation community in Serbia and the region. Meet Tamara Živadinović who specialises in designing and facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning, with more than 20 years of facilitation experience of working with different groups and cultural settings, from local communities to governmental bodies in Serbia, Europe and across the globe. Tamara is also the current Regional Director of Europe and Middle East Region of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and the president of Serbian Association of Facilitators. In January 2025, she will be taking over as Vice Chair of the IAF. Hit play for her incredible story! [02:57s] Journey into facilitation [10:06s] Working at the grassroots- Genesis of Mena Group  [16:23s] Facilitation and Rural Development in Serbia  [24:21s] Promoting the power of facilitation [30:43s] Insights as Regional Director of IAF Europe & Middle East[41:06s] RWL: READ Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline, Ingrid Bens’ ‘Advanced Facilitation Strategies’ , Maureen R. Jenkins & Jon C. Jenkins' ‘The 9 Disciplines of a Facilitator’     Connect with Tamara on LinkedInSpread the power of facilitation – join the growing global community of International Association of Facilitators (IAF) here: www.iaf-world.org/ Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textOn June 8, last year, on Episode 115, we had had a very special guest on this podcast – Joel Godi. The social psychologist, social entrepreneur and coach, whose life changed after discovering that he was neurodivergent, ADHD & Autistic (ASD1) in his early 40s, had been on a mission ever since to improve the quality of life of the neurodivergent community. Through his company NeuroGifted®, Joel worked tirelessly to create awareness and education, give voice to the neurodivergent community through advocacy, improve employability, help support neurodiversity initiatives and create value for individuals and organizations. On October 7 this year, the world lost a true gem of a person with Joel’s sudden demise. The Shiny Happy People podcast is committed now more than ever to take Joel’s legacy and his work on neuro-diversity to more people – we bring you this re-release of Vinay’s conversation with Joel from Episode 115 as a tribute to an extraordinary human being who touched the lives of many, many people, and more than that, gave a new meaning to their existence.     Rest in peace, Joel, you are sorely missed.  Write in to us at [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textOn this Shiny Happy People special, we shine the spotlight on a subject very close to our hearts: impact of training and learning effectiveness. And to bring home the point, we bring in the experts or, as they say, the big guns! Meet the President and CEO of Kirkpatrick Partners, Vanessa Alzate, and Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator, Jawad Ahmed, who together bring you fresh insights, solid cases, top tips and best practices on the world’s leading methodology in training evaluation, the New World Kirkpatrick Four Levels®. This episode goes out especially to all the HR and L&D leaders and their business counterparts – hit play to get the lowdown on how you can transform training programs for your organization and maximize their impact aligned to your business goals. [04:13s] Top myths about the Kirkpatrick Four Levels®[07:59s] ROE (return on expectation) versus ROI (return on investment); case studies [20:13s] Challenges: Why aren't more companies using the Kirkpatrick Model? [25:30s] Best practices: How can we enable training evaluation impact for more organizations?[35:15s] Future plans for Kirkpatrick Partners Connect with Vanessa on LinkedInConnect with Jawad on LinkedInMore on Kirkpatrick Partners at https://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com/ Get more impact stories on the Kirkpatrick Podcast Get Kirkpatrick Certified, see upcoming certifications by C2C-OD: https://c2cod.com/certifications   Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textDream. Believe. Achieve. That’s the lead-in on his LinkedIn bio, and sure enough, his work is moving worlds to make these three words a reality for thousands of children living in poverty. Our guest this episode is Paul McLean, Chief Learning Officer, Master Facilitator & Coach at IGNITE Performance, and Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, Dreams For Life. With over 15 years of sales acumen, Paul at IGNITE Performance, a boutique human learning & development consultancy, has delivered applied learning & enablement outcomes for over 5,000+ individuals, 300+ teams globally. Paul’s deep passion for learning and supporting human development sowed the seeds for ‘Dreams For Life’ which is working to eliminate poverty by making early education a reality for underprivileged children in Indonesia and now Australia. Hit play to witness the force that is Paul McLean![03:06s] The origin story [07:55s] Australia to Asia: The Cultural Transition[12:42s] Corporate to Consulting: The Career Transition[17:10s] ‘Dreams For Life’: Genesis and story so far[36:04s] RWL: Read ‘Be Your Own Leadership Coach’ by Karen Stein and ‘Never Split the Difference’by Chris VossConnect with Paul on LinkedInMore on Dreams For Life at www.dreamsforlife.org Join Dreams For Life’s mission. Volunteer. Sponsor. Partner. Connect: https://dreamsforlife.org/involved Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebo

Send us a textIn the midst of his travels between the Philippines, Singapore and India, Vinay gives you a quick update on our upcoming episodes - stay tuned next week for the next guest episode!   Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What would you like to hear about on our podcast? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook