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This show and everything else we Unbossers do is created to help professionals elevate corporate cultures. Our approach is immensely pragmatic.  Our content is influenced and inspired by a collective of seasoned executives and experts with real experiences, successes and failures in: 


  1. building meaningful organizations, making ‘doing good’ the constant
  2. with strong, responsible teams, delivering on their promises
  3. that focus on the customer
  4. Embrace transparency and inclusiveness in the workplace
  5. help each other and grow together cross team borders
  6. and promote peace, safety and connection in every interaction

 

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In this episode, we're inspired by the journey of Beetroot, a Swedish-Ukrainian company founded by students Andreas Flodström and Gustav Henman in 2012. From a humble backpack startup, Beetroot grew into a global tech ecosystem, all while staying true to its roots as a social enterprise. But their story doesn't end there. Amidst conflict in their homeland, Beetroot rose to the challenge, showcasing resilience, compassion, and innovation. 
For the past ten years Stuart has been working with investment and legal firms on a new framework for sustainable Total Stakeholder Value creation. In this episode, we discuss  Responsible Capitalism and the relation between tangible business value outcomes like PnL  or shareholder value and investments in well-being, environment, safety, trust, diversity, etc. 
In this episode, we delve into the extraordinary story of how a single LinkedIn post paved the way for raising 2 million euros and the establishment of a transparent booking platform poised to challenge the dubious practices prevalent in the realm of booking.com.Links mentioned during the conversation Steward-ownership Patagonia:https://medium.com/@purpose_network/the-patagonia-structure-in-the-context-of-steward-ownership-e9db3d260dc6Niels Blog about Steward Ownership (dutch)https://www.deondernemer.nl/blog/steward-ownership-is-voor-ondernemers-die-meer-willen-doen-dan-alleen-geld-verdienen-voor-aandeelhouders~08eda50Book 'Companies of the future' (dutch)https://www.managementboek.nl/boek/9789047017226/toekomstbedrijven-gijsbert-koren`Documentary on Steward Ownership (Dutch)https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/tegenlicht/kijk/afleveringen/2019-2020/goed-geld-verdienen.html
In this episode, we explain why we created the Unbossers Network, how you can leverage the collective power of this network for the value and the benefit of your people and your organization. 
In this episode, we have the pleasure of being joined by Delia Mensitieri, a distinguished clinical psychologist and a leading expert in the realm of diversity and inclusion within the workplace. Join us as we delve into insightful discussions on fostering a more inclusive and diverse work environment. You'll gain valuable perspectives and learn how to create a truly equitable and empowering space for all. 
In this episode, we're joined by Lizzie Penny and Alex Hirst, co-founders of WorkStyleRevolution.com and Hoxby. They share their insights on how work styles are evolving, and discuss the future of work in the context of changing technology and societal trends. Tune in to learn more about their innovative approach to helping individuals and organizations thrive in the modern workplace.
This episode is a conversation with Nico Moleman, founder & ceo of the steward-owned organization BuurtzorgT. They are active in psychiatric care and offer care at home instead of admissions for people with severe psychiatric disorders. They are proving in the field this prevents powerlessness and increases the chances of recovery at home.Nico and I zoom in: The first chaotic two years of the journey to self-managementWhy and how they had to adapt the Buurtzorg framework for self-managementWhy they made BuurtzorgT a steward owned company which is a legal structure that makes the people in the company owner of the companyBut also very operational stuff like how the planning process in a self-managing care organization works
In this episode, we get world-class insights on inclusive, participatory and responsive decision-making processes and technology from Wietse Van Ransbeeck, co-founder of Citizenlab, the number one online community engagement platform for local governments.Wietse is an impact entrepreneur, recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe leader, and determined to rebuild our (digital) democracies from the bottom-up. 400+ local governments trust CitizenLab with their community engagement project. They’ve supported 15,000+ Projects across all policy domains: from urban planning and climate action to mobility and participatory budgeting.
In this episode we learn from Viisi co-founder Tom van der Lubbe how they became  Netherland's best employer 4 time in a row and one of the best places to work in Europe applying the ancient wisdom of self-organization. Viisi is an expert in housing and mortgage advice. They want to realize dreams in a sustainable financial world. They do so by investing in lasting relationships and products that create freedom of choice, consciousness and transparency.
In this episode I talk to New York Times–bestselling author Daniel Pink about the transforming power of our most misunderstood yet potentially most valuable emotion: regret.  Or in other words, how looking backwards moves us forward.
This episode is an audio recording of our Unbossers Toolbox Youtube Show in which we dissect the Triangle of Trust. It's a super simple and effective tool to understand trust,  to facilitate though conversations and help each other improve in acting out trusted relationships.
In this episode, I have a conversation with award-winning consulting pharmacist Steven Adjei who has worked with Britain’s NHS and several pharmacy multiples in England and Africa about WAR and how it can trigger radical social innovation. 
In this episode, I talk with Bruno Sirletti, Fujitsu VP Cloud & Digital Business Western Europe. He's actually doing the radical transformation at Fujitsu and we discuss the day-to-day operational challenges and results that come with it. Learn more about Fujitsu's transformation and also listen to my conversation with Joao Domingos. He's Bruno's boss. We looked at their challenges more from a strategic perspective. 
We dissect the advice process, the most agile, inclusive, and collaborative decision-making process in business. This is the audio recording of the first episode of Unbossers Toolbox, our Youtube spin-off of this Unbossers Podcast. 
In this episode, we talk with Olga Potaptseva,  named amongst the Top 150 CX Professionals globally she invented the Agile CX Implementation Toolkit and is the Founding Director of European Customer Consultancy.  We talk about what exactly makes a great customer experience? 
In this episode we dissect whether leadership is overvalued? Are management schools and transformation consultants too much focused on the managers? Learn from Jos de Blok why this is a problem. It’s bad for for business, and for manager's themselves, he claims. Jos is the founder and CEO of Buurtzorg (neighborhood nursing), a Dutch organization with more than 10.000 employees, offering community based (home) care services to more than 70.000 patients a year. 
In this episode, we are blessed to talk with NK Chaudhary. Learn how he grew  a business with two looms and nine artisans in 1978 to a global social enterprise exporting to over 60 countries while providing sustainable livelihood to 40,000 artisans in 600 remote villages across five states in India, out of which 80% of them are women. 
Joe Justice "the guy who introduced Agile at Tesla". Learn from detailed insides into how Tesla is blowing away customers and competitors with unprecedented speed. Tesla is not just innovating cars. The transformed the he way they work. Still baffled by how extreme they are in their pursuit of their mission.
Kevin Nolan is CEO at GE Appliances, a 100-year-old billion-dollar company, with close to 15.000 employees, present in more than 50% of US homes and acquired by Haier in 2016. We explore the company’s adoption of the Rendanheyi business philosophy with its challenges and the outstanding results it allowed General Electric Appliances to reach, with the best year ever during Covid-19 times. In only four years, GE Appliances underwent a massive transformation taking inspiration from a model they were initially unaware of, not even knowing how to pronounce its name.
Find answers to the most fundamental questions about organizations: why do they exist? how do they function? how can they innovate? Andreas Holmer is a designer, reader, and writer. Occasional speaker. CEO at MAQE in Bangkok, Thailand.(http://www.maqe.com). He is just like myself a seeker of truth, mental models, and better ways of working. He's on a mission to (literally) change how the world works.Make sure to check out his amazingly inspiring newsletter "work matters" on Medium: https://medium.com/workmatters
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