In this episode of Work’s Not Working… Let’s Fix It!, Siân Harrington sits down with Tom Kegode – former People & Places Culture Transformation Lead at Lloyds Banking Group – to challenge one of the most overused ideas in corporate life: transformation.

Despite the slide decks, the roadmaps and the change programmes most organisations aren’t actually transforming. They’re stuck in cycles of exhaustion, over-promising and initiative-fatigue. Tom argues that the real fix lies somewhere very different: evolution.

Across his career – from innovation teams to workforce design to hybrid work strategy –Tom has learned that change doesn’t happen through grand programmes. It happens through curiosity, co-creation and short, sharp experiments that shift how people work in the real world. And sometimes it starts as simply as walking into an executive meeting in a green Adidas track top and a baseball cap – his signature signal of “friendly disruption” designed to open up new conversations.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why the idea of “transformation” gives leaders false confidence
• How evolution reduces burnout, boosts wellbeing and creates psychological safety
• What Tom learned from redesigning Lloyds’ hybrid model – including why the first iteration didn’t work
• How “unboxing your week” helps people use office time intentionally
• Why learning cultures aren’t built through hours-tracking but through collective, experiential learning
• The real lever for culture change: co-creation, agency and protected learning time
• What Kenya’s young, optimistic workforce taught Tom about adaptability and the future of work
• Why curiosity is a muscle that anyone – at any stage – can build

Whether you’re leading a transformation programme, navigating hybrid work or simply trying to make change stick inside a large organisation, this episode offers practical insight into how work actually evolves and how leaders can make that evolution faster, healthier and more human.

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In this episode of Work’s Not Working… Let’s Fix It!, Siân Harrington sits down with Steven D’Souza – award-winning educator, executive coach and senior partner at Korn Ferry – to explore a question few leaders dare to ask: what if the problem isn’t our systems or strategies… but ourselves?

Because as Steven explains, every leader carries a “shadow” – the unseen habits, fears and defences that quietly shape decisions, relationships and culture. When ignored, these shadows can derail even the smartest leaders. When understood, they can become a source of wisdom, empathy and real change.

Drawing on psychology, biology, culture and meaning, Steven reveals how our past shows up in the present – from childhood messages that still drive our behaviour, to toxic corporate patterns that reward overconfidence and silence feedback.

Together, we unpack:

• Why strength under stress so often becomes a weakness in disguise
• How organisational cultures create their own “blind spots” and ethical drift
• What leaders can do to confront their shadow and build healthier, more human workplaces.

Key Takeaways

• Every leader has a shadow – the part they suppress or deny – and it always shows up at work.
• Most derailment isn’t about incompetence but about unexamined patterns under stress.
• Toxic culture thrives when leaders reward results and ignore behaviour.
• Emotional literacy, self-awareness and courage to receive feedback are core leadership skills.
• The future of leadership isn’t perfection – it’s wholeness: knowing both your shadow and your light.

Whether you’re a CEO, manager or HR leader this episode will change how you think about leadership maturity and what it really means to be whole at work.

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In this episode of Work’s Not Working… Let’s Fix It!, Siân Harrington sits down with Michael Moran, founder of 10Eighty, career coach, former CEO and author of Going Portfolio, to explore why the ‘job for life’ is over and what comes next.

Michael argues that clinging to one job as a source of security is no longer realistic and may even put us at risk. Instead, the future of work is portfolio: combining paid projects, community contribution and personal time to build freedom, purpose and resilience.

From redundancy to burnout, from generative AI to cost-of-living pressures, more of us are working in multiple ways to make careers add up. And yet most organisations remain slow to adapt, risking talent, innovation and wellbeing.

In this candid and practical episode Michael shares:

• Why job security is a myth today and how real security comes from designing your own path
• How portfolio careers are reshaping wellbeing, purpose and engagement at every stage of life
• The three practical steps you can take now to start building a sustainable multi-strand career.

Whether you’re an HR leader rethinking talent models, a manager considering your next move, or simply someone who feels one job isn’t giving you enough this episode will spark new thinking about what work can be.

💡 Key Takeaways

• The ‘job for life’ is gone. Portfolio careers are the rising alternative.
• Employers who ignore this trend risk losing top talent, innovation and agility.
• Security today comes from skills, networks and self-investment.
• Portfolio work can boost wellbeing but only with planning and discipline.
• Three essentials: plan ahead, invest in yourself and build your network.

Interested in insights about people leadership, HR and the future of work?
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• Sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter on the future of work, human-centric organisations and people-first leadership
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