

Leadermorphosis
Lisa Gill and Tuff Leadership Training
Leadermorphosis is a podcast exploring the emerging world of self-managing teams and progressive organisations. Hosted by Lisa Gill, who was named on the Thinkers50 Radar 2020 list, each episode features a guest thought leader or practitioner offering a unique perspective on new and innovative ways of working.
"Turning self-managed teams from a good idea into reality is a big challenge and Lisa Gill is leading the way in making it happen."
– Thinkers50
Leadermorphosis is powered by Tuff Leadership Training, a team of consultants and coaches who specialise in transformational leadership training, shifting working climates and supporting organisations to become self-managing.
"Turning self-managed teams from a good idea into reality is a big challenge and Lisa Gill is leading the way in making it happen."
– Thinkers50
Leadermorphosis is powered by Tuff Leadership Training, a team of consultants and coaches who specialise in transformational leadership training, shifting working climates and supporting organisations to become self-managing.
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Jul 2, 2020 • 59min
Ep. 52 Jorge Silva on horizontal structures and participatory culture at 10Pines
Jorge Silva is the co-founder of 10Pines, a self-managing software development company in Argentina. We talk about three key practices they have as a horizontal organisation, what they're learning, and Jorge's vision to spread this way of working in South America. How to follow Jorge: Twitter: @jor_silva Resources: A web page about 10Pines' culture Jorge's blog about how 10Pines does recruitment More about Loomio, the tool they use for decisions The Leadermorphosis episode with Anabel Montiel from Nearsoft, a self-managing software company in Mexico

Jun 16, 2020 • 48min
Ep. 51 Lisa Gill and Mark Eddleston celebrate 50 episodes of Leadermorphosis
Mark Eddleston, new ways of working consultant and coach and cofounder of the Reinventing Work movement, interviews Lisa Gill as they look back on 50 episodes of the Leadermorphosis podcast. Which conversations have changed their thinking? How has the podcast evolved? What is the next phase of the new ways of working movement? How to follow Mark: Twitter: @marco_eds Resources: Reinventing Work website Mark's website The book Lisa Gill and Karin Tenelius have written, Moose Heads on the Table Leadermorphosis episodes we referred to: Margaret Wheatley Miki Kashtan Helen Sanderson Skeen Rathor Buurtzorg nurses Chuck Blakeman Gary Hamel

Jun 3, 2020 • 1h 10min
Ep. 50 Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng and Robyn Katz on sacred leadership
Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng is a Wakka Wakka Wulli Wulli Traditional Owner from Central Queensland, Australia, and Robyn Katz is the founder of Talkpoint, which curates peer-to-peer learning experiences to humanise work. We talk about Tjanara's PhD research which draws parallels between aboriginal culture and eldership, and Robert Kegan's psychological development research and the idea of "sacred leadership". Both women share what they have learned through their own personal transformation journeys, and what's needed now in the world in terms of leadership development. Resources: Talkpoint page featuring videos and other content about Tjanara's sacred leadership doctorate OneINMA Global (website for sacred leadership mentoring, programs and transformational leadership consulting) Tjanara's book "A Long Way from No Go" Leadermorphosis episode with Margaret Wheatley talking about warriors for the human spirit About Theory U

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May 6, 2020 • 1h 25min
Ep. 49 Peter Koenig on source, money and consciousness
Peter Koenig has spent the last decade researching principles for how founders organise and materialise their enterprises, projects and initiatives – what he calls sourcework. We talk about the role of source and source principles and the idea of seeing organisations as energetic fields. We talk about why his work has sparked debate in "new ways of working" circles, as well as how we can use the lens of source to diagnose decentralised organisations when we seem to get stuck. Peter also shares some insights from 30 years of running money seminars, and why money is such a great place to hide our deepest shadows. Resources: Upcoming money workshop (based on Peter's work) by Tim Malnick The Role of Source introduction workshop by Tom Nixon A website about source principles curated by Tom Nixon Peter's website Tom Nixon's blog about Reinventing Organisations and source (with a comment from Frederic Laloux at the end) Frederic Laloux's video on new roles for top leaders, including the role of source Peter's book 30 Lies About Money

Apr 29, 2020 • 50min
Ep. 48 Luz and Edwin from Ian Martin Group on adaptability in a crisis
Luz Iglesias, Director of Recruitment, and Edwin Jansen, Head of Corporate Development, work at Ian Martin Group, a self-managed, teal recruitment company with 400 employees across Canada and India. They share examples and stories of the initiatives, decisions and creativity that have sprung up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic without any central coordination, and how adaptability and humanity can flow freely in a self-organised system because of the mindset shift it facilitates. As former managers, they reflect on how liberating it is to distribute the responsibility of responding, strategising and taking care of people operations. How to follow Ian Martin Group: Twitter: IanMartinGroup Resources: Leadermorphosis episode with Edwin Jansen about Fitzii, part of Ian Martin Group Book: The Decision Maker by Dennis Bakke Video: Luz talking about decision-making and IMG's 'teal operating system' from Loomio About Patrick Lencioni's "thematic goal" concept Leadermorphosis episode with Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work

Apr 17, 2020 • 54min
Ep. 47 Skeena Rathor on Extinction Rebellion, paradoxes and transformation
Skeena Rathor, who co-leads the Vision Sensing circle in Extinction Rebellion, shares insights from inside this decentralised movement – how their Holacratic, Sociocratic structures support its collective purpose, the work they're doing with Miki Kashtan to transform power dynamics, and why Skeena's dream is for XR to become a touchstone for the work of co-liberation. We also talk about how XR is responding to COVID-19 and their AloneTogether campaign. How to follow Extinction Rebellion: Twitter: @ExtinctionR Resources: Extinction Rebellion's website and its AloneTogether handbook The Leadermorphosis podcast episode with Miki Kashtan Aimee Groth's article about XR that mentions 'shadow work' Palmer Parker's thoughts on paradox Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine Frederic Laloux's video on two types of pain along the journey

Mar 26, 2020 • 54min
Ep. 46 Learnlife learners on self-determined, lifelong learning
Devin Carberry, Director of Learning Programs, and two learners, 16-year-old Gerard Almenara, and 12-year-old Samir Shariputra Chopra, share their experiences of what it's like to be part of Learnlife in Barcelona. Learnlife is reinventing education by creating an open ecosystem for a lifelong learning paradigm. People of all ages are supported to become self-directed learners and develop the skills to be responsible community members. This is the future of education and the Learnlife model has much to teach us about how to upgrade our organisations, too. How to follow Learnlife: Twitter: @wearelearnlife Resources: Learnlife website

Mar 10, 2020 • 45min
Ep. 45 Amy Edmondson on psychological safety and the future of work
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School and the author of "Teaming" and "The Fearless Organisation". We talk about her journey of researching psychological safety and teaming, as well as the paper she co-wrote about self-managing organisations. Amy shares insightful and practical lessons about leadership, how to be a good team member, and the future of work. How to follow Amy: Twitter: @AmyCEdmondson Resources: Amy's profile on the HBS page including her work "Self-Managing Organizations: Exploring the Limits of Less Hierarchical Organizing" – Amy Edmondon and Michael Y. Lee's research paper See also the episode with Michael Y. Lee to hear more about the research he and Amy published about self-managing organisations

Feb 20, 2020 • 53min
Ep. 44 Vivek Menon on ambidextrous organisations
Vivek Menon leads a high growth business unit at Danfoss Power Solutions called eSteering. Their purpose is to build the future steering solutions for off road vehicles. He shares how eSteering works without managers and why he thinks the future of organisations, especially large ones, is building the capacity to be ambidextrous – creating ecosystems where traditionally structured and decentralised teams or units can coexist. Vivek believes there are three components to develop when it comes to self-management: structures, processes, and mindset and behaviours. How to follow Vivek: Twitter: @Menon_Viv Resources: Vivek's LinkedIn blogs on self-managed teams the eSteering Danfoss way, and how they work without managers An article about eSteering working without managers on the Danfoss website Videos about eSteering's "why", structures, processes, and mindsets

Feb 14, 2020 • 58min
Ep. 43 Bonnitta Roy on sensemaking and open, participatory organisations
Bonnitta Roy is an author, trainer and creator of the OPO (Open Participatory Organisation), which is a framework people are using to experiment with more collaborative ways of working. She is well-loved in the world of Agile for her approaches to complexity and thinking about human systems. Bonnitta shares examples from her work of moves we can make towards more open and participatory organisations. How to follow Bonnitta: Twitter: @bonnittaroy Resources: The OPO Manifesto You can preview Bonnitta's upcoming book, Our Future at Work, at Medium


