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What's it like being a senior B leader in an organisation but not realising you hold privilege in that position? This was Collin's experience and the basis of our conversation, a fascinating exploration of what it means to be a POC in a senior leadership role today.

Collin reveals the impact of a post BLM era and how expectations on leadership for change has affected him, a revealing conversation which you definitely don't want to miss.

Some of our key talking points:

• Not appreciating that you hold a position of privilege irrespective of your colour or background. That you are being seen as a role model without you knowing.
• What's the implication of being a role model? How does it affect your leadership stance? It's important to focus on what's achievable in your sphere of control. Otherwise it can be overwhelming!
• Are there risks to publishing diversity data? Could it affect people's perceptions of why they've been hired. Transparency is always important and changing the system requires courage.
• Getting external support with DEI efforts needs to be treated with care but much needed expertise to hold space for all viewpoints within an organisation is equally important.

Guest bio

Collin spent the last 11 years at ustwo, an award-winning a digital product studio. He has been a member of their Executive leadership team for the last 9. He has recently left ustwo to start his independent consulting practice. His focus is on helping teams and organisations radically improve their capability to create and delivery digital products. During almost 30 years of industry experience, working in London, New York, Tokyo, Bangalore and San Francisco, he’s helped organisations like Three, Sky, JPMorgan, HSBC, and Nissan, as well as start ups, to create cultures where people can thrive in their work. He advises and trains senior leadership teams to support their adoption and use of modern ways of working. He even wrote a book about it called Make Learn Change.

To connect with Collin and learn more about his work visit his website and connect with him on LinkedIn

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This week we don't have a guest, but we do have a topic that TK's been thinking about for a while. The unpredictable and unconventional journeys our careers take, and more importantly how this affects the nature of work within organisations.

So many CEOs and business leaders in the world today have taken non-linear paths to reach where they've got to in their careers

- How the future of work is changing, hiring for skills will be a future priority for organisations, at the expense of specific role definitions.
- The importance of taking ownership of your career direction, positioning yourself for success.
- Tensions between generations in the workforce and the impact of AI on hiring decisions.
- How models like Ikigai can help you figure out what you'd like from your career going forward.
- How taking risks with your career direction is a very personal personal choice, Arif reflects on his own story.

And you can learn more about Ikigai here, and Gartner's Human Deal framework here.

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This week we host Carolyn Shepherd, an AI expert, Author, HR professional and author of the 'ChatGPT Advantage' who is leading the charge to equip organisations to adopt AI tools. She's also the founder of Emmeline AI through which she delivers her expertise.

The free-flowing conversation meant we covered a great deal around ethics, merits and the value of AI to organisations, specifically in the world of HR. Key discussion points include:

• Is AI here to replace work or will it augment roles?
• How Carolyn has leveraged AI to boost her own productivity
• How AI is disadvantaging women and how sh'es helping to address the gender imbalances
• How to make AI more accessible for everyone

A fantastic conversation all round with so many inisghts to draw from!

Guest Bio

Founder, Emmeline AI | Host, Emmeline Odysseys a safe space for non-tech women to get comfortable with AI. LinkedIn Top Voice: Mentoring and Change Management. 20+ years as a tech enthusiast and domain specialist in HR, law, and the white knuckle end of entrepreneurship.

Carolyn empowers professionals to harness AI confidently by prompt engineering for job security and career advancement, productivity boosts and cost savings.
Carolyn also built a LinkedIn Training titled: 'Demystifying AI: Boost Your Confidence at Work.'

To learn more about Carolyn, feel free to connect with her via LinkedIn.
Or to find out more about her work, visit her webiste, Emmeline AI.
Her book, 'The ChatGPT Advantage' can be found on Amazon.

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