Changing Conversations

Why spaciousness matters for leading in speed—and how to create it
These are the key questions we discuss in this episode of Changing Conversations with Megan Reitz.
Megan Reitz is Associate Professor at Saïd Business School, Oxford, and Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Hult-Ashridge Executive Education. A leading voice on leadership, speaking up and organisational dialogue, her latest research explores spaciousness: a quality of attention that reveals relationships, interdependencies and possibilities hidden in constant doing mode.
In this conversation, we share:
That leaders operate in two modes of attention: doing (instrumental, narrow) and spacious (open, curious, unhurried)—and why “spaciously doing” integrates both
How your presence shapes others’ voice and performance—and practical micro-pauses to shift how you show up
Why we often avoid space (fear, success = activity) and the myth that spaciousness means doing nothing
How to design for creativity and safety in fast-paced systems (rituals, metrics, environments)
A practical framework: SPACE—Safety, People, Attention (speed bumps), Conflict (dissonance), Environment
We’d love to keep the conversation alive. Reach out to Katrina and Stig to challenge us, ask a question, recommend a future guest and give us feedback.

Why is consciousness important for leading in complexity? And how do you grow your consciousness?
These are the key questions that we discuss in this episode of Changing Conversations with Lisa Doig.
Lisa Doig is a pioneer in the field of values and consciousness, designing, facilitating and training practitioners in profoundly transformational leadership development programs that are accessible to business leaders. Lisa founded Corporate Evolution in 2002 and her background includes 20 years in the oil and gas industry, and 15 years working as an external facilitator for McKinsey & Company. 
In this vulnerable conversation, we share:
That consciousness is expanding your view and your ability to navigate uncertainty and complexity
How expanding consciousness is related to the fears that limit your ability to see
A values-based approach to personal development
How consciousness links to organisational development
We’d love to keep the conversation alive. Reach out to Katrina and Stig to challenge us, ask a question, recommend a future guest and give us feedback.

To what degree do you lean into conflict at work?
If you’re like most of us, it’s not always the most natural tendency – but there are business results to be gained for getting the balance right.
In this episode we are joined by Amy Gallo. Amy is a workplace expert who writes and speaks about effective communication, interpersonal dynamics, gender, difficult conversations, and feedback. She is the best-selling author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, as well as hundreds of articles for Harvard Business Review.  
In this conversation we discuss:
Why both getting along and healthy conflict are important in driving transformation
What level of conflict to strive for in high performing teams
How to surface tensions when you are working together with others
We’d love to keep the conversation alive. Reach out to Katrina and Stig to challenge us, ask a question, recommend a future guest and give us feedback.

How do you find comfort in the discomfort of uncertainty?
In this episode we are joined by Susan David, PHD, and will bring her research and perspective to life on this topic.  
Susan David (link: https://www.susandavid.com/) is a renowned psychologist and the author of the best-selling book "Emotional Agility". (link: https://www.susandavid.com/book/) Susan is a co-founder of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and a frequent contributor to publications like the Harvard Business Review. Her groundbreaking work focuses on the role of emotions in psychological resilience, leadership, and personal growth.
As business leaders, most of us operate and lead in complex and uncertain environments – and emotional agility has an important role to play in how to find comfort in the discomfort of uncertainty. 
In this conversation, we discuss:
·        What it means to be emotionally agile
·        How emotions are data points in leading transformation 
·        How you can authentically be in your emotions without oversharing
We’d love to keep the conversation alive.
Reach out to Katrina and Stig to challenge us, ask a question, recommend a future guest and give us feedback.

How can you build a stronger connection with others during conversation?
In this episode, we are joined by guest Charles Duhigg to explore this question and share several practical examples of things you can do to build a deeper connection with the people around you.
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author of the books The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better, and, most recently, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.
In this episode, we discuss:
Three categories of conversation: Practical (What’s this really about?), Emotional (How do we feel?), and Social (Who are we?)
The importance of matching categories to build stronger connections
The types of questions that can deepen our conversations and relationships with others
We would love to keep the conversation going, so feel free to reach out to Katrina and Stig to challenge us, ask a question, recommend a future guest, or provide feedback.