Never Too Far Gone
The word “leadership” has become tired.
It’s been gentrified—repackaged as a job description, overselling its glamour whilst underselling its beauty.
Real leaders don’t chase titles. They stay in the hard places, where there’s pushback and limited resources. They endure the subtle and overt ridicule that comes with believing things can be different.
My podcast is for the weird and wonderful ones—the people who keep believing and keep building, even when the system seems designed to make them fail.
If that’s you, let’s be friends. Because the biggest threat to people like us is isolation. The second is never having the skills involved in rebuilding from the ground up taught to us, studied or recognised.
That’s why I created The Academy of Systemic Renewal: a place that champions the science of what we do.
http://systemicrenewal.com
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Heather shares the second of the Four Methods that encompass Systemic Renewal as a practice. This episode outlines why changing mindsets is fundamental to effecting lasting systemic change and why we need training in the science of how to do this. We currently live in a world that tries to change mindsets by changing personnel, policy and conversations. These are secondary outcomes of deeper changes that can't happen working purely from these levels. This episode dives into examples from Heather's experience of how to craft and peform renewed narratives within a system.
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Heather shares the first two of the Four Methods that encompass Systemic Renewal as a practice. This episode outlines why changing mindsets is fundamental to effecting lasting systemic change and why we need training in the science of how to do this. We currently live in a world that tries to change mindsets by changing personnel, policy and conversations. These are secondary outcomes of deeper changes that can't happen working purely from these levels.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Heather the Four Modes of Leadership that encompass Systemic Renewal. She terms these the Mountain, the Table, the Green Room and the Stage. She shares how effective change leaders move in and out of these modes in balanced and intentional ways, and once they get this right, specific methods for effecting change can be released effectively.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Heather answers a question about how to stay burning when serious setbacks and discouragements happen. This episode offers three tips and a guided reflection about how to metabolise experiences of feeling comprised or betrayed. First, acknowledge what was plain unfair. Second, assign oneself a grieving period. Third, repurpose disappointment so that it becomes a resource in the rebuilding process.
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Heather introduces Systemic Renewal, a methodology for changing the software and hardware of systems. She explains that changing software isn't soft, but practical, measurable, brave and sophisticated work. Heather introduces three reasons why changing mindsets can feel lightweight or fluffy, and four methods that make it not so.
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
In this first episode of Never Too Far Gone, Heather shares the personal story that started her journey towards becoming a 'Renewalist' and theorising Systemic Renewal. It begins with discovering an unlikely thirteenth century change leader, who began his journey in a 'Dilapidated Space.' This podcast offers you half an hour to be renewed in your own practice, and consider the experiences of Disrupted Narratives, Dilapidated Spaces and Disillusioned Corporates in your story.