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#IYKYK Goodbye my friend (I know you're gone, you said you're gone) (But I can still feel you here) It's not the end (You gotta keep it…
#IYKYK Goodbye my friend (I know you're gone, you said you're gone) (But I can still feel you here) It's not the end (You gotta keep it…
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I’ve always harbored an ambition to teach, so I’m absolutely delighted to be joining Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute as…
I’ve always harbored an ambition to teach, so I’m absolutely delighted to be joining Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute as…
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In the last few weeks, I've had the chance to dive into more hands-on engineering work in our EE lab. I've gotten to roll up my sleeves and smell…
In the last few weeks, I've had the chance to dive into more hands-on engineering work in our EE lab. I've gotten to roll up my sleeves and smell…
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Licenses & Certifications
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Certified DISC Practitioner
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Issued
Volunteer Experience
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Co-Chair London+Acumen
Acumen
- 4 years 1 month
Economic Empowerment
London+Acumen is a volunteer led chapter providing local support for Acumen in the UK. Acumen which is a pioneering not-for-profit venture fund that is changing the way the world addresses poverty.
My role entails working with my Co-Chair to coordinate and oversee a team of volunteers to raise funds of USD 10,000 and drive awareness and engage a community of 1,000+ by organising events to exchange ideas on the principles and values of patient capital. -
Fellow
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (The RSA)
- Present 12 years
Social Services
The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce): an enlightenment organisation committed to finding innovative practical solutions to today’s social challenges. Through its ideas, research and 27,000-strong Fellowship it seeks to understand and enhance human capability so we can close the gap between today’s reality and people’s hopes for a better world.
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Group Organiser
Amnesty International Australia
- 11 months
Human Rights
As part of a national team, I used my grassroots Group Organising skills, to work with a local action group to improve the health and sustainability of the Group. Together we made a big impact on the longevity of the Group, taking the pressure away from the Convener and encouraging new members to join the group.
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Volunteer Organiser
GetUp
- Present 14 years
Politics
Volunteer Organiser in the run up to the Federal Election. I coordinated stalls in the seat of Bennelong to spread the word on the campaign issues GetUp members thought were the most important to be talked about during the election
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Graphic Design and Communications
Acumen Fund
- Present 10 years 11 months
Economic Empowerment
Acumen is a brilliant non-profit that raises charitable donations to invest in companies, leaders, and ideas that are changing the way the world tackles poverty. I provided graphic design and communications support to the London Chapter. Most recently, to help them promote their Dignity Photography exhibition. Visit http://acumen.org/
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Design and Communications Support
Talk to me London http://talktomelondon.org
- 2 years 1 month
Social Services
At the moment London scores poorly on almost every 'happy city index' out there. Talk to me aims to change this, transforming London from one of the least friendly cities in the world to one of the most friendly.
It may sound like a grand aim, but it's really just a domino effect. If one simple conversation can inspire you, imagine how many lives you could positively impact in turn.
The heart of the Talk to me vision is simple: we want people to feel able to talk to each…At the moment London scores poorly on almost every 'happy city index' out there. Talk to me aims to change this, transforming London from one of the least friendly cities in the world to one of the most friendly.
It may sound like a grand aim, but it's really just a domino effect. If one simple conversation can inspire you, imagine how many lives you could positively impact in turn.
The heart of the Talk to me vision is simple: we want people to feel able to talk to each other.
One of our solutions is the Talk to me badge, which shows others you're up for a chat. Other ways include stunts, events and public art which help to get people talking
Publications
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The 10 Principles of Strategic Leadership
strategy+business
2nd most popular paper of 2016 in strategy+business magazine http://www.strategy-business.com/pictures/What-You-Read-The-10-Most-Popular-sb-Articles-of-2016?gko=02fdc
Why is it that although we can see that many top executives aren’t acting strategically, no one is willing to call attention to the problem? Why is it only when it comes to the do or die moments when an organisation faces a major challenge to its traditional way of doing business, that we are honest that the current…2nd most popular paper of 2016 in strategy+business magazine http://www.strategy-business.com/pictures/What-You-Read-The-10-Most-Popular-sb-Articles-of-2016?gko=02fdc
Why is it that although we can see that many top executives aren’t acting strategically, no one is willing to call attention to the problem? Why is it only when it comes to the do or die moments when an organisation faces a major challenge to its traditional way of doing business, that we are honest that the current leadership isn’t up to the task? It doesn't have to be like that. This article outlines how you can grow and retain the leaders organisations need to have access to when their organisation is challenged and they need to transform. Which today is more often than not.Other authors -
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Why you can't scare bankers into doing the right thing
PwC & London Business School
A get tough approach to poor employee performance in terms of behaviour and reaching targets risks creating a climate of fear and breeding more unethical conduct in financial services – the opposite of what regulators, businesses and the public want, according to our joint PwC and London Business School report, Why you can’t scare bankers into doing the right thing. Our study of 2,431 FS Managers found that:
Financial services managers are over twice as likely to behave unethically when…A get tough approach to poor employee performance in terms of behaviour and reaching targets risks creating a climate of fear and breeding more unethical conduct in financial services – the opposite of what regulators, businesses and the public want, according to our joint PwC and London Business School report, Why you can’t scare bankers into doing the right thing. Our study of 2,431 FS Managers found that:
Financial services managers are over twice as likely to behave unethically when they feel anxious when competing with colleagues
Rule enforcement systems have the unintended consequence of leading to the behaviour they and we are trying to avoid
Generating excitement about winning, rather than a fear of losing, is the key to innovative and ethical behaviourOther authors -
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The hidden talent: 10 ways to identify and retain transformational leaders
PwC, Harthill Consulting & OSCA
This paper outlines:
1. Why solving ‘wicked’ problems is beyond most high-achieving operational managers in public and private sectors
2. Why businesses face a stark shortfall of leaders with the capabilities to deliver successful transformation
3. Why only 8% of senior managers have the Strategist attributes required to affect change
4. Why the largest proportion of Strategist leaders are found outside organisations in advisory roles
5. And 10 ways to get more Strategists…This paper outlines:
1. Why solving ‘wicked’ problems is beyond most high-achieving operational managers in public and private sectors
2. Why businesses face a stark shortfall of leaders with the capabilities to deliver successful transformation
3. Why only 8% of senior managers have the Strategist attributes required to affect change
4. Why the largest proportion of Strategist leaders are found outside organisations in advisory roles
5. And 10 ways to get more Strategists leaders into organisations and keep them there.Other authors -
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Regaining Consciousness
PwC
This paper discusses the impact of often unconscious behavioural biases on conduct in financial services.
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The new winners: changing the rules of investment banking
PwC
Ingrained assumptions about what it takes to succeed may be resulting in bad outcomes for customers and market integrity. Is it time to redefine what it means to win in the industry? If so, what would the new rules look like?
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How to transform an organisation while keeping it ticking along
PwC
In March 2012 we kicked off a series of dinners. Organised with the support of Carole Stone from
YouGovStone we brought together a group of senior leaders, who had never met, from industries with, on the surface, very little in common and posed the question: how do you transform an organisation while keeping it ticking along? This publication brings together the conversations that took place at the dinners...
Projects
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Building change agility from the inside out
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Development of a paper for the Change Management Institute national conference outlining how for the complex, practically living organisations of today to be truly agile they must change from the inside out.
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Amnesty International Group Health Check
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Leveraging my work on organisational health, to develop a model to assess the health of grassroots action groups for Amnesty International Australia
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Honors & Awards
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The Spirit of 2012
The Times
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/multimedia_library/Spectrum/article1179735.ece
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