Episode 16

Leadership rebooted

We meet Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director at The Equality Trust

How have you changed up your leadership style during the pandemic? When Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director at The Equality Trust agreed to come on the podcast we were keen to find out about the journey she’s been on over the last year, and what she’s learned from it.

We chat to Wanda about how leaders can bring their whole self to work but hold onto a work life balance, why the sector needs to focus on impact not optics for inclusion, and how charities can take advantage of recruiting a greater geographical range of talent when working remotely.

We also talk about social media as Wanda is currently the top CEO in the Social CEOs awards. Wanda tells us why leaders need to listen to opinions outside their social media echo chamber, and how a sarcastic tweet led to her charity winning funding. Finally, she shares how she dealt with trolling after appearing on Question Time.

Zoe and Paul discuss why the Super League plans are a failed digital transformation. Please note that this episode was recorded before UK clubs withdrew from the plan.

Notes and links -

Wired article on the Super League https://www.wired.co.uk/article/european-super-league-attention-economy

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Editing and production from Beth Donkin and Paul Thomas

Music by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music