How everyday people can become everyday leaders?
Alain Hunkins
Keynote speaker, facilitator, coach, and author
About Alain
A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, coach and author, Alain Hunkins helps leaders achieve performance goals, easier.
His work connects the science of high performance with the performing art of leadership. Leaders trust him to help unlock their potential and expand their influence, leading to superior results, increased engagement, higher levels of retention, and greater organizational and personal satisfaction. He has a gift for translating complex concepts from psychology, neuroscience and organizational behavior into simple, practical tools that can be applied on the job.
With his Master’s in Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Professional Theater Training Program, and a BA from Amherst College, Alain is on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education, ranked #2 worldwide in 2019 by Financial Times on its list of customized Executive Education programs. He also serves on the Academic Advisory Board for the New Delhi Institute of Management, and has lectured at UNC Kenan-Flagler’s business school, Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology, UMass-Boston College of Management and Columbia University. Alain’s was invited to Den Helder, Netherlands to give a TEDx talk called “The Basic Truth Most Leaders Neglect.”
Take home these learnings
1) Transcending from moments of pause
2) Inner reflections aligning with purpose, beliefs, and assumptions.
3) Sense of lack vs sense of awareness
4) How to create commitment rather than compliance?
5) Managing teams and cultivating leadership
Episode Transcript:
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Jules Goddard
Unpacking the notions of Self-ownership for practical application
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Jules Goddard
Independent Higher Education Professional
London Business School
About Jules
Jules Goddard is the author of Uncommon Sense and Common Nonsense (Profile Books, in press); recent publications include articles on futuristic models of management (Sloan Management Review), experimental marketing (Market Leader), the economic crisis (Business Strategy Review), mismanagement and core incompetence (Labnotes), cost strategy (Business Strategy Review), a new definition of accountability (Interconnections), as well as a monograph on employee engagement, social media, and management innovation (CSC Leading Edge).
He has been a contributor to The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology (Blackwell), The Complete Guide to Modern Management (Mercury), and Business: The Ultimate Resource (Bloomsbury). Over the last few years, he has worked with Professors Gary Hamel and Julian Birkinshaw to establish and promote The Management Lab (MLab) at London Business School, dedicated to partnering with chosen clients in the experimental pursuit of radically different ways of managing talent and organizing work.
Jules specialized in designing, directing, and teaching senior-level, enterprise-wide transformational programs for many companies, including one third of the FTSE 100; his special areas of interest are business creativity, strategic innovation, and leadership skills.
He taught MBA and Ph.D. students at London Business School, edited the London Business School Quarterly, worked part-time for J Walter Thompson as a member of their R&D group, edited The International Journal of Advertising, and set up The Planners Collaborative, a strategic consultancy.
He was the first doctoral student at London Business School (his thesis was on the mathematical modeling of brand choice behavior) and then emigrated to France to set up a construction company in the Dordogne restoring houses and chateaux, and employing 55 craftsmen.
After Wharton, Jules Goddard worked in advertising for David Ogilvy in New York, as a copywriter and an account director.
Take home these learnings
1) How to implement self-ownership in your life?
2) Different notions of self-ownership.
3) Defining and finding the meaning of success and purpose.
4) How to seize the moment for a better future?
Leon VanderPol
Exploring the Undefinable: Being, Love, and Consciousness
Leon VanderPol
Founder, Center for Transformational Coaching
About Leon
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Leon VanderPol (PCC) is an internationally known coach trainer, transformational coach, coach mentor, and founder of the Center for Transformational Coaching.
He runs the Deep Coaching Intensive, a professional coach training and personal growth journey developed to help coaches learn the art of deep transformational coaching and to facilitate profound inner growth and awakening. He has over a decade of experience as a coach trainer, and mentor.
He is the author of A Shift in Being: The Art and Practices of Deep Transformational Coaching, a new paradigm of coaching which invites people to drop below surface-level engagement, explore the boundaries
of their existence, and tap into their most authentic self.
Take home these learnings
1) Being aware of our authentic presence
2) Bringing shift in our state of Being
3) Understanding consciousness within the matrix of our connectedness
4) Letting go of self-constructing concepts of fear and ego
5) Keeping a watch on the reactive triggers
Peter Merry
Being a Human: Designing Synapses that shape Experiences
Peter Merry
Chief Innovation Officer, Ubiquity University
About Peter
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A creative thinker-doer committed to making the biggest possible positive impact with the least possible effort. Peter is co-founding Chief Innovation Officer at Ubiquity, founder of the Center for Human Emergence (Netherlands), and a founding partner of Engage!. He has worked in and across different sectors. As well as co-founding and leading the organizations above, his experience includes facilitating integral change processes in multinational corporations, and government ministries, and in multistakeholder initiatives with global stakeholders.
He has also spent many years in the not-for-profit sector. He is a recognized expert in the field of evolutionary systems dynamics and Spiral Dynamics Integral in particular. His first book was published in English and Dutch (Evolutionary Leadership, 2005) and his second in 2019 (Why Work? on designing work for people and planet - www.whyworkbook.com). His third book Leading from the Field (https://leadingfromthefield.com) is due out at the end of November 2020. . He has an MSc in Human Ecology from Edinburgh University and a Ph.D. from Ubiquity’s Wisdom School on volution theory (see www.volutiontheory.net). His personal website is www.petermerry.org.
Take home these learnings
1) Designing your life aligning with your purpose
2) Leading a purposeful life
3) Implementing Evolutionary Leadership
4) Acknowledging diversity within yourself
Will Sullivan
A Peep In the Heart & Soul Of A Kindness Advocate Who Happens To Be Gay
Will Sullivan
Purpose-driven Leader, Kindness Advocate and Founder
About Will
Will Sullivan is a purpose-driven leader, kindness advocate, communicator, community builder, and the founder of aspiring better human. He has 25+ years of experience building successful large front-of-house teams. He is also a key member of the task force that successfully reopened NYC Cultural Institutions without issue.
Being a leader in an ecosystem which ultimately welcomed over 150,000,000 guests has taught Will much about leadership, hospitality, service, and most importantly, human kindness. Having the honor and privilege to lead thousands of colleagues is an amazing gift and one he truly cherishes. He is the leader who makes the impossible POSSIBLE, the insanity of high-pressure environments SANE and the team UNDERSTAND what they do matters!
Take home these learnings
2) Challenges while facing the society
3) Gifts of life
4) Ways we can spread kindness
Dave Ulrich
Thriving in Uncertainty: A Discussion on Abundance, Certainty, and Identity with Dave Ulrich
Dave Ulrich
Speaker, Author, Professor, Thought Partner on Human Capability
Dave Ulrich
Dave Ulrich is a renowned author, speaker, and management expert who has made significant contributions to the field of human resources and leadership development. He is a professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group, a consulting firm that helps organizations create value through leadership, talent, and HR. Dave has authored over 30 books and published hundreds of articles in prestigious journals, and he is known for his research on human resource management, leadership, and organization design. He has been named as the "#1 Management Educator & Guru" by BusinessWeek and one of the "Top 10 Influential Business Thinkers in the World" by Thinkers50. Dave has also received numerous awards for his contributions to the field, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Federation of People Management Associations.
Take home these learnings:
2. How can your commitment to learning create value for others?
3. How can you prepare for the future by anticipating settings where your identity and values can be played out?
4. How can you focus on caring, nurturing, and compassion in your interactions with others?
5. How can you validate and reinforce your brand and identity?
6. How do you balance the liability of success?
Abhishek Gupta
We Are Entitled To Nothing
Abhishek Gupta
CFO at Myntra
Abhishek Gupta
Abhishek Gupta, currently serving as the CFO at Myntra, is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 18 years of rich experience in the FMCG and Consumer Tech sectors. With Myntra being a leading fashion e-commerce platform, Abhishek plays a pivotal role in driving financial excellence and strategic decision-making for the organization.
Throughout his career, Abhishek has showcased his expertise in finance lead roles, partnering with functions such as Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Categories, and commercial operations for Manufacturing and Retail Business. His strong business acumen and keen understanding of the industry have contributed to Myntra's success and growth in the highly competitive market.
Abhishek's extensive experience spans across core finance and commercial areas, including Risk Management and Internal Controls, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Performance Management, and Global Shared Services. He brings a data-driven and analytical approach to decision making, prioritizing process optimization and efficiency.
Known for his exceptional business partnering abilities, Abhishek combines thought leadership with execution rigour, enabling the setup of scalable business models. He possesses strong interpersonal skills and is adept at effective stakeholder management.
Integrity and Ownership are the pillars of Abhishek's professional ethos. He embraces an inclusive leadership style, prioritizing the growth and well-being of his team members. Abhishek strongly believes in a "People First" approach, fostering a collaborative and nurturing work environment.
Prior to his role at Myntra, Abhishek has held leadership positions at renowned organizations such as ITC Ltd, Unilever, and Flipkart. His extensive experience and track record of successfully leading large teams make him a highly respected professional in the industry.
With his deep industry knowledge and exceptional financial expertise, Abhishek Gupta continues to drive Myntra's financial success and contribute to its position as a leader in the fashion e-commerce space.
Take home these learnings:
2. Embrace the uncertainty and develop resilience to navigate through it.
3. Acknowledge our own mortality and confront our deepest fears.
4. Develop a mindset of appreciation, adaptability, and inner strength.
5. How executives can be helped by coaching
