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For too long, work and leadership advice has focused on beginnings – how to make a great first impression, nail a new job, or start projects on the right foot. But what about endings – how can we successfully lead through messy transitions like redundancies, retirement or mergers?

In the current global environment of mass layoffs, ‘Good Bye: Leading Change Better by Attending to Endings’ is brilliantly timely, revealing how leaders can manage endings with care, respect and emotional agility. Our guests today is the dynamic author duo behind this book – top leadership coaches, Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas.

Distilled from two decades of working with leaders in transition, and born out of practice, this highly practical book guides readers in navigating the four steps of endings – Reality, Emotion, Accomplishment and Ritual – offering a powerful framework for working through past, present, and future endings.

Vinay traces Alison and Lizzie’s incredible journey to ‘Good Bye’. Hit play for the low down!

[4:30s] Their journey into coaching

[10:31s] Genesis of their book ‘Good Bye’

[17:29s] The need to attend to endings during transitions

[24:06s] Slowing down, breaking the ‘cycle’

[40:01s] Managing ‘goodbyes’ in the age of AI

[47:46s] RWL Read: Alison and Lizzie’s book, ‘Good Bye: Leading Change Better by Attending to Endings’

Alison and Lizzie’s recommendation to READ: ‘Transitions’ by William Bridges, ‘Daring Greatly’ by Brené Brown; ‘Emotional Agility’ by Susan David;

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Meet Laura Best, keynote speaker who helps global brands like US Bank activate passion as a science-back method to drive energy, motivation, engagement and performance in their people. She is the bestselling author of Born to Buzz and the founder of Passion Collective- a group of thousands seeking to embed more passion into their daily working lives. Today, Laura advises some of the world’s biggest passion-driven brands across sectors.

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[2:54s] History to PR: Laura’s genesis story

[5:25s] What first sparked ‘Born to Buzz’

[12:09s] Passion-led jobs versus passion-less ones

[19:47s] Purpose versus Passion

[32:55s] The generational aspect of purpose-at-work

[36:21s] Laura’s top tips for organizations to cultivate passion

[45:45s] Laura’s top tips for you to avoid burnout

RWL: Read: Laura’s book Born to Buzz: How to Spark Your Passions (Without Quitting It All)

Laura’s recommendation to read: ‘Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics’ by Dan Harris

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