Helena Clayton - Creating the space for love and connection atwork

45m · ChangeStories · 17 Aug 00:30

In this episode, Susanne talks to Helena Clayton about her research into love and compassion at work.

We talk about how there is very little space for emotional connection at work and this has an impact on our wellbeing but also on innovation, collaboration and creativity.

Helena shares stories, ideas and questions to ask to build love into leadership practice and create an environment of radical inclusion and kindness.

Resources:

https://helenaclayton.co.uk/podcast/

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals. Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration. To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected] Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

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