Beyond Coding14 Juni 2023

How to Change and Improve Organisations with Nilguin van Raad

This episode with Nilguin van Raad is one of my favourites.

Be sure to check it out and let me know what you think 🎙

A few quotes that stuck with me:

With pure intentions and zero judgement you can say anything
If things need to be said or done, you need to say or do them
Building a relationship can take time, but it can also be done in an instant
People act like the people around them

References:

Rose of Leary
Getting out of the Box - The Arbinger Institute
Cross the line
The Trust Equation

Connect with Nilguin van Raad:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilguin-van-raad

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/HemtS77T9T0

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:26 - First impressions

00:02:40 - Observe what happens

00:03:30 - Analysing root causes

00:05:53 - Trusting your intuition

00:08:32 - Pure intentions

00:09:12 - Leadership and feedback

00:11:12 - Moving without boundaries

00:13:06 - Difficult conversations

00:14:20 - Rose of Leary

00:16:23 - Building relationships in an instant

00:18:58 - Conversation mismatch

00:21:30 - Choosing how to deal with life

00:24:40 - People that are grounded

00:25:51 - Patrick's hardships

00:28:34 - People act like the people around them

00:30:03 - Organisational systems and patterns

00:32:39 - Systemic change and cross the line

00:35:25 - Inclusion and forming a team

00:36:22 - Nilguin's experience with interventions

00:39:47 - The trust equation

00:41:28 - Leadership teams vs. leadership groups

00:44:36 - Goals derive from the strategy

00:46:49 - Rounding off - check out Nilguin van Raad

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