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Click on the images to access an overview of the key Insights from the work of our Purpose in Practice Community that explored how to build a shared understanding of what it means to be purpose-led, and the interactive Playbook to accompany our findings: the community’s initial ‘how to’ guide for cultivating shared understanding of purpose-driven business over time. A PPT version of the Playbook that you can use to complete the exercises can be downloaded here.
Agitating for Change
Watch our panel event – Agitating for Change – hosted by Dee Corrigan with Jo Alexander, bp, Lydia Hascott, Finance Innovation Lab, and Rishi Madlani, NatWest Group who discuss how they facilitate and enable change within organisations, their experiences, and their practical advice for others, before opening the discussion to attendees.
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In October 2020, fifty banking professionals from across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia participated in a peer learning conversation centred on the organisational and behavioural barriers to aligning bank lending with a well below 2°C increase in global temperature by 2025. This report, Climate Intrapreneurs – Insights from the front lines of bank climate action, produced by the Finance Innovation Lab, shares key insights from the convening and valuable learning about the experiences of those driving climate-focused change within banks and lending institutions.
In Margaret Heffernan’s leadership series, she explores three problems of power:
In this inspiring talk, Speaking Truth to Power, Megan Reitz, Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Ashridge, proposes strategies and mindful action organizations can take to ensure transparency and improved connection up, down and across their hierarchies.
In her Unlocking Us podcast episode Strong back, soft front, wild heart – Brene Brown discusses why “All too often, our so-called strength comes from fear, not love. Instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended front, shielding a weak spine. We walk around brittle and defensive, trying to conceal our lack of confidence.” She explores the practice that helps her when feeling fearful, worried, or wobbly, and why this work is the foundation for true belonging.
In Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within by Carmen Medina and Lois Kelly—once rebels themselves— explore a how to navigate your workplace, avoid common mistakes and traps. It draws on the work of their organisation Rebels at Work, a movement for empowering everyday people to challenge the status quo and stand up for positive change at work.