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How do you keep performing and succeed in an increasingly chaos-filled world today? That’s the question our guest today, Avy Leghziel has been helping leaders answer. Drawing from psychology, business, and complex systems, then translating it into practical ways executives can think, decide, and lead under pressure, Avy helps leaders, executives and founders around the globe navigate chaotic transitions. After 15 years serving as a senior manager in global organizations, he launched his Executive Coaching and Consulting practice, and since then, he has worked with more than 120 executives and trained thousands of professionals. Avy’s newsletter, Masters of Babel, has 7,700+ subscribers.

Vinay digs deeper into Avy’s study of chaos and how it affects how we work.

[4:17s] Avy’s ‘journey into chaos’

[13:01s] Genesis of his consulting practice

[18:59s] Top themes among leaders navigating chaos

[31:45s] Preserving mental wellbeing amidst chaos

[38:46s] His PhD research on micro behaviors in executive performance in chaotic environments

[44:50s] Avy’s prediction of chaos navigation in near future

[48:59s] RWL READ: The Explorer's Gene by Alex Hutchinson; ‘There Is No Antimemetics Division’ by qntm; LISTEN: ‘Time Sensitive’ by Spencer Bailey; WATCH: ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Shrinking’ on Apple TV

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It’s back to the GCC conversation – this time on the bourgeoning world of GCCs in India! And we could not have had a better guest for this than the man who is in the thick of things. Meet the one and only Saurabh Mehta, a business leader with over 20 years who has been helping global enterprises establish, scale, and transform Global Capability Centers (GCCs), with a strong focus on workplace strategy, infrastructure, operations, governance, and business transformation, in his current role as Head of Corporate Services – GCC at Zinnov. His expertise spans GCC strategy, operational excellence, workplace transformation, corporate services, and the intersection of technology, talent, and real estate in enabling enterprise growth.

With experience spanning global consulting, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and corporate leadership, and known for his execution-oriented leadership style, Saurabh believes that sustainable competitive advantage comes from disciplined execution, strong operating models, and building organizations that create long-term value. He is a regular speaker at industry forums, where he shares perspectives on the evolution of GCCs, the future of work, AI-driven enterprise transformation, and India’s role in the global business landscape.

[3:27s] Saurabh’s origin story

[06:18s] Culture differences across sectors of tech, banking, private equity, venture fund

[9:13s] From venture capitalist to entrepreneur

[14:55s] Growth of GCCs in India: The tipping point

[26:12s] Potential risks to the growth of GCCs in India

[33:22s] Innovation as the next wave of GCCs in India and impact of AI

[40:05s] Predictions for future trends for the GCC landscape

[47:50s] RWL READ: ‘Good to Great’ by James Collins; ‘The Psychology of Money’ by Morgan Housel; LISTEN: Acquired Podcast

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Bringing us incisive insights from inside the world of CEOs is international CEO mentor and author of the book, ‘Discipline Beats Vision: How to be the leader your company needs - starting Monday’, Dane Hudson. A seasoned international leader, Dane provides coaching, mentoring and advisory services to CEOs, Founders and C-level leaders through his company, Impactful Leadership. Dane is APAC’s most respected CEO mentor and has over 25 years of experience as a CEO of companies including the world’s largest restaurant company Yum! Brands, managing over 63,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries including KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and The Habit Burger & Grill.

[2:54s] Dane’s origin story

[10:34s] From running companies to starting his own

[14:08s] 3 things that CEOs struggle with that people often don’t talk about

[22:48s] Why Discipline Beats Vision and being ‘Monday-ready’

[29:19s] Evolution of leadership in the age of AI

[43:48s] Future for Dane Hudson

[46:53s] RWL Read: Jim Collins books; Listen Bloomberg Technology Podcast

RWL Read: Dane’s book ‘Discipline Beats Vision’

Find out more about Dane’s work at https://impactfulleadership.com/

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Our guest today is Winnie da Silva, a leadership strategist who has enabled senior leaders and leadership teams to achieve results at a high-level during moments of growth, transition, and increased complexity over the last two decades. Winnie partners with leaders to drive meaningful shifts in leadership behavior, team dynamics, and organizational performance. Her work integrates executive coaching, leadership development, and team effectiveness to achieve measurable business impact. She began her career at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and later served as National Director of Learning and Development at Bovis Lend Lease.

Winnie is also the host of Transformative Leadership Conversations, a podcast for leaders who want to elevate their own leadership thinking and skills. Through in-depth conversations with executives and subject-matter experts, the show explores the shifts required to drive sustained performance.

[5:29s] ‘An accidental consultant’: Her genesis story

[12:44s] On her work in leadership coaching

[23:09s] Most gratifying and most challenging moments from her work

[34:27s] A common theme across leaders she’s worked with

[40:05s] AI in leadership

[47:32s] RWL Read: ‘Tiny Experiments’ by Anne-Laure Le Cunff; RWL LISTEN: Winnie’s podcast ‘Transformative Leadership Conversations’

Explore her work at https://www.winniedasilva.com/

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Grounded in change psychology, resilience and neuroscience, her work in Change Management and leadership spans over 20 years partnering with leaders to enable high performance sustainability, the kind that strengthens people and mindsets, adaptability, culture and results. Meet our guest today, Mona Momtazian the Change Management and Leadership Consultant who has worked with leaders in Australian and global organisations through some of the hardest moments at work. Restructures. Redundancies. Teams falling apart and shifting to completely different ways of working.

Mona is the founder of Change Capability and the creator of the ReFocus Method™ and the Change Support Stack™ framework. Drawing on behavioural neuroscience, she has developed an online learning store designed to make the language of self-care and emotional intelligence a norm in the workplace.

[3:30s] Her journey into Change Management Leadership

[14:12s] Evolution of leaders’ understanding of change and its complexities

[27:06s] Doing change right versus doing it quick

[33:12s] On change projects she’s led - digital transformation, AI

[39:00s] Top learnings and insights on Change Management

[45:21s] RWL Read: Mona’s book ‘The Many Hats of Resistance’; ‘Appreciative Inquiry’by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney; ACMP resourcesfor Change Management; Human Centered Design Thinking; SCARF® NeuroLeadership; Listen to Brené Brown’s podcast

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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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