Is Silicon Valley still a role model for business?

As so many business leaders pull the plug on DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), we put it firmly back into focus. Is it a tough economy or is it just too hard?  This month we speak with Kaveri Sinhji Head of DEI at Telia. She tells her very compelling story of growing up in India and the experiences that informed her journey to authentically be the voice for DEI at Telia. Kaveri is a very passionate person. We hope you are as gripped as we were! 

How can we measure inclusion and what is the benefit when doing that? That is a question that we get from many leaders that we meet and in this episode we meet the founders of Jolint, Klaudia Mur and Faheem Shah, a tool and platform that do measure the inclusion in an organization. We talk about how they ended up in Gothenburg, Sweden and how their different backgrounds met in a common passion - to make organizations more inclusive. An inspiring and fun conversation where we all agree on one thing; let's remove the fluff!! Liz is sharing some interesting perspectives on AI and Katarina has worked with a client on Suppression techniques. We're happy if you want to tune in and listen!  

Making work meaningful is key to get organizations to thrive, and it's something that we agree on all over the world. In this episode we meet Prina Shah, for us on the other side of the globe - based in Perth, Australia - she is an author, coach, consultant, running her own podcast and much more! We discuss why we are not there yet, what is the business case and how do we avoid falling into the fluffy camp, and much more! Prina also shares some examples on how teams and companies can make work more meaningful, starting already tomorrow. And - as always - the latest weather report, research, data and much more from Liz and Katarina! Thank you for listening and sharing our podcast with your network!

We're back from a nice summer break and are thrilled to meet and speak with Sarah McLellan, who is the author of the book "Make it human", on how can we create cultures and workplaces where people and business thrive. Often we tend to think that it has to be one or the other, but Sarah is passionate and explains that we can have both! The trick is to explain the how. What are "cultural cracks" in companies and how do they affect the culture and work climate? And where could organizations who want to enable a human centric organization and leadership start?  Liz has some new interesting reading to share and Katarina has experienced interesting discussions during her time as a teacher in Equality in worklife at higher vocational education school.

This months special guest is Paul Mac, the author of the best selling book the F.I.R.E.D. Leader. After being fired several times for the disruptive qualities he was hired for, Paul now talks about how we really need to have open conversations about the leadership we have in organizations today to reinvent the leadership we need for the future. Liz and Katarina share their latest insights on what they have been hearing and reading recently. Enjoy listening!

We're thrilled to meet Loren Sanders, the author of "Empathy is not a weakness" where she talks about how she discovered the importance of empathy in leadership. Having been a goal focused, non people centric person, she suddenly realized she didn't achieve the results she wanted and thanks to an empathetic leader enabled her to develop and understand how important empathy is for business.  Empathy is one of the best leadership skills and emotional intelligence traits, and great leaders are willing to share their emotions and feelings with others, and allow them to share theirs. Loren comes from one of the leading Fortune 500 companies and is living proof that human centric leadership gets results! As always, we could have talked forever on this important topic! Enjoy listening!  

In our increasingly fast paced world with endless change, in order to survive and thrive we need to open up to new and different perspectives. Less than 16% of autistic adults are employed full-time, which is only a slight improvement since 2007. Today we talk to Unicus, who only hire people who have Asperger's. This IT consultancy firm is not only providing first class consultants, but are also enabling organizations to break down barriers. We are very excited to talk to Elin Blom from Unicus!    

We're really excited having a stimulating conversation with Tomas Chamorro Premuzic who is the Chief Innovation Officer at Manpower, author of 10 books and a regular contributor to HBR, Forbes and many more leading publications, including some very successful Ted Talks.    We could have talked for hours but restrained ourselves. There was so many good points raised during our chat:  AI is a bit like a dishwasher - frees up time for other things Humans with AI are better than each on their own Are we expecting too much from work - Come and work with me and you will be slightly less miserable than your current job?   Have a good Easter, if you are celebrating. Katarina and Liz  

Episode 11: Silicon Valley has gained a reputation as a role model for several reasons, primarily related to its impact on the technology and innovation landscape. From tech giants to innovation hubs to risk taking cultures. However, the picture isn't totally rosy, last year saw the crash of the silicon valley bank and we have just seen the tech social media giants undergoing a child safety hearing to address putting profit before safety.   Join us as we speak with Susanne Kleveros, Head of HR at Mojave Energy who has lived through the various transitions within the valley. Has the bubble burst? Will Silicon Valley reinvent itself?    Enjoy listening1

We’re full of energy and optimism at the start of the year and all interesting guests we have in our line up! We are very honored and happy to talk to Maryna Saprykina, CEO of CSR Ukraine - and discuss what organizations can learn about resilience. The world has never been more unpredictable and we can certainly learn from people who for a long time have learned how to train their resilience, which is actually possible to do. Both Liz and Katarina have read interesting studies and articles on different topics ranging from succession of family business from a gender perspective to strategies that help you to become more collaborative.  Enjoy listening!