Live Well in Turbulent Times: We delve into the ‘’best bits’‘ which our subscribers personally selected. This week we are talking to Susan Ní Chríodáin.
Chapters
04:55 Technology is a tool, we can’t outsource our ingenuity
06:20 People coming together is as old as civilisation, no one has achieved great things alone
08:04 We may prepare individually but we’ll survive together
11:00 Emotions are just guidance, they’re just data
12:47 Weaving numbers into storytelling, and excluding people
14:19 Leading by being present and bringing people with you on the journey
16:02 Susan and Martin’s connection as authors, in and behind their books and their writing
18:40 Things we’ve been thinking or feeling and cannot.now.un.know
20:19 What is the work that is mine to do? Article #9 What are you for?
20:35 Susan’s poetry and how she captured these words
24:53 What Living Well means to Susan
26:24 Being accused of being selfish; no reluctant compromises
27:16 Thinking of the world as a big jigsaw
More about Susan. Susan has worked where complexity, uncertainty and responsibility are part of daily life; across continents, cultures and contexts, from minefields to managing multi-million-dollar contracts. With this and in leading multicultural teams across multiple locations Susan has seen, again and again:
People are just people. Even under pressure. Even inside complex systems.
She has seen first hand that when people are given space to be themselves at work, it changes how decisions are made, how teams relate, and how work actually gets done. Susan has over 20 years in leadership, across accounting, operations and cross-sector work and now, coaching, facilitation and consulting,
Susan is the host of podcast Life Beyond the Numbers https://www.beyond-thenumbers.com/podcast If you’re curious about creating a more fulfilling work-life. Listen I’m to a lens on the human side of work-life. Yes, numbers matter, but people matter more. Susan’s conversations will inspire you to let your uniqueness shine through in your work-life.
Susan is also the author of the book: Leading Beyond The Numbers https://www.beyond-thenumbers.com/leading-beyond-the-numbers A book for leaders who know that who we are, and that how we show up influences performance, profitability and people. This is a book for leaders who want to lead beyond the numbers. Because numbers only tell part of the story, and they don’t make decisions. People do.
This Live Well in Turbulent Times series accompanies the best seller and idiosyncratic novel business book ‘Good Leaders in Turbulent Times: How to Navigate Wild Waters at Work which is packed full of practical advice - see what shines bright for you - for leaders going through crises and emerging stronger. A story of nine characters over seven years, with 41 drawings by Steven Appleby and 138 nuggets of advice (definitely some for you in there)
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