Derek Bruce on the importance of storytelling at work, and sneakers in life

If we want to be successful at work in the future, we all need to learn how to tell good stories, says Derek Bruce. He is an HR and talent-development senior, who has been working all over the world with market leading global organizations in the Fashion, Financial Services, Media, Retail and Technology industries. At this moment, he works for Signify as a Director of Leadership Development, as an independent learning and development consultant, ánd he manages the Extraordinary Mentors Network, a mentorship program which provides People of Colour with Mentors.

Derek met Roanne in the beautiful Amsterdam SOHO house to share his views on work and leadership of the future. In the episode, we talk about:

- Why we all need to become storytellers in order to be successful at work
- How writing can help you to communicate better to your colleagues (and boss!)
- Why sometimes, the best thing you can do for your company, is refuse that job
- Why the best leaders, are selfless leaders…
- And the boss-like, very green, very cool shoes that he is wearing. Obviously.

Roanne mentions the book ‘Weapons of Math Destruction’, by Cathy O’Neil: https://www.amazon.com/Weapons-Math-Destruction-Increases-Inequality/dp/0553418815
Derek tips the ‘10% happier podcast’: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast/


Find more information on Derek:
LinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekbruce
Instagram ->https://www.instagram.com/derekbruceassociates
Twitter -> https://twitter.com/derekbruceassoc

#21 Derek Bruce on the importance of storytelling at work, and sneakers in life

In this episode of the How to Hatch podcast, host Joris van Heukelom talks to Wes Adams,. Adams defines meaning as "understanding how the things that you're doing every day actually matter in your life and matter to others." He cites research showing that meaning at work is linked to a number of positive outcomes, including high performance, deep engagement, and increased fulfillment. Adams argues that leaders play a key role in creating a sense of meaning at work. He identifies three specific leadership practices that can help:

Creating a sense of community
Enabling employees to contribute to something larger than themselves
Providing employees with challenging work

Key Takeaways from this podcast:
Meaning at work is not about having a "huge world-changing purpose." Instead, it's about understanding how the things that you do every day make a difference in your life and the lives of others.
Meaning at work can lead to higher levels of individual creativity, organizational resilience, and overall profitability.
Leaders can create a sense of meaning at work by creating a sense of community, enabling employees to contribute to something larger than themselves, and providing employees with challenging work.

About the guest:
Wes Adams, Atlanta USA
Two decades of experience as a successful entrepreneur and strategic partner for Fortune 500s, startups, and NGOs providing leadership development, coaching, and organizational design.
 
Author of upcoming book Meaning at Work (PublicAffairs/Hachette) based on his research at University of Pennsylvania and Colorado State University. Featured speaker at many conferences including South by Southwest Interactive and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
Led teams winning multiple Webby awards, recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Brands, and nominated for two James Beard Awards.
Trained as a Master Facilitator for the Penn Resilience Program. Recruited and developed talent on five continents and has spent more than a decade building thriving hybrid teams globally.
Graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology from University of Pennsylvania.

How to Hatch the Power of Meaning

Binnaz Cubukcu is an established leader and a trusted advisor in learning, knowledge management and leadership within the retail world. During her 20+ years in the corporate world, she has led teams through change, driven learning agendas in digital transformations, created and facilitated relevant and even award-winning learning experiences. Since 2005, she has been working at IKEA, where she has fulfilled many different leadership roles in learning design, competence development and conceptualisation. And she is the learning experience advisor of Hatch. Today we talk to her about one of her areas of specialty: future capabilities and future leadership. 

In this episode, Binnaz explains: 
-	why, as a leader, it is super important to know what makes the people in your team tick 
-	why curiosity and conversation are the key elements to keeping your team creative and free in their thinking 
-	why value driven recruitment is the way to diversity and   inclusion 
-	why she believes that the times of bureaucracy, hierarchy, and strict organisations within companies are over 
 
More about Binnaz:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/binnaz-cubukcu-07040a5/?originalSubdomain=nl

Producer: Gabriella van der Linden

#2 Binnaz Cubukcu (IKEA) about Future Capabilities and Future Leadership

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#21 Derek Bruce on the importance of storytelling at work, and sneakers in life

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