Events At FirstHuman

Executive Roundtable – Everybody Matters

7 June 2023

This Executive Roundtable will focus on Truly Human Leadership - a people-centric approach where his employees feel valued, cared for, and an integral part of the company’s purpose.

“Leading Extraordinary Performance™” Programme

4 July 2023 – 8 November 2023

In this programme, you learn how to create Potent Environments, expand your view of what’s possible, and equip and mobilise your teams to deliver the extraordinary. We don’t transfer knowledge to you. Instead, you’ll get lasting, life-altering personal insights that will empower you to lead and deliver results beyond what you currently know how to do. You’ll engage in deep enquiries to release you from your current limitations. Your insights will be immediately valuable. Plus, they can’t be ‘unseen’; you’ll create a lasting foundation for a new level of leadership.

Executive Roundtable – Driving Performance From the Boardroom

13 December 2022

This Executive Roundtable this year will explore what levers non-executive board members have available to pro-actively drive performance when they no longer have executive powers. The roundtable will be co-hosted by Simon Bowen, who is the Chair of Devonport Royal Dockyards and a NED at Rolls-Royce Submarines.

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Executive Roundtable – Beyond Budgeting

6 September 2022

In 2005 Equinor (formerly Statoil - the Norwegian State oil company), decided to abolish traditional budgeting and Bjarte led this effort, called ‘Beyond Budgeting’. The effects of this decision and what they learned has gained international attention and Bjarte became the Chairman of the Beyond Budgeting RoundtableEurope.

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Executive Roundtable – Leading By Letting Go

14 March 2022

What would happen if you literally lost your voice as a leader? Kevin Hancock was the traditional boss of his family lumber company, knowing the business inside-out, having a well performing team and a successful company. One day he lost his voice and could barely exchange a few words with his people. Changing his leadership approach completely as a result, he experienced a team and business that flourished like never before. What did he do and what were his learnings?

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Executive Roundtable – What is Inclusive Leadership?

16 November 2021

Cassi Mecchi describes himself as “A social activist who's secretly infiltrated the corporate sector”. Over the past 10 years he has led on Diversity and Inclusion in companies like Google and Spotify and is currently Netflix’s Director for Inclusion for EMEA. Guided by Cassi, we inquired into questions like “What does inclusive leadership look like on a daily basis?” and “How do I foster a culture that promotes inclusive leadership?”.

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Leading Inside Out – The 5 Intelligences Foundation Workshop

7 October 2021

We believe that you have hidden powers as a change leader. By exploring all 5 of your intelligences, you’ll open the door to unleashing more of your potential as a leader of change.

Executive Roundtable – Running a Boss-Free Business

7 September 2021

Luke Kyte helped Reddico go all the way with self-management. They have no managers, no approvals, no budgets and you can pick your own coach. This was a chance to take a peek into a world of ultimate employee empowerment and ask ourselves as leaders where we could be loosening the reigns in our own organisations.

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Lean Change Agent

14 October 2021 – 15 October 2021

A highly interactive two-day in-person workshop to learn how to apply Lean-Agile principles to change management.

Executive Roundtable – Turning The Trust Dial To 11

15 July 2021

This Executive Roundtable looked at a question that our co-host, Tom van der Lubbe, Co-Founder & Viisionair at pioneering financial firm Viisi, has been exploring throughout his career, what happens when we trust all the way? Having handed over virtually all decision making to the staff themselves, Viisi is one the Netherlands fastest growing companies and a winner for the Greatest Place to Work for the last three years running.

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Executive Roundtable – What is ‘Recovery’?

27 May 2021

This Executive Roundtable explored a key board and executive question that our co-host, Andy Samuel, Chief Executive of the Oil & Gas Authority, has been in action addressing: From a year of dealing with crisis how now to best work at a systems-wide level and spot the new opportunities - how do we support the recovery whilst addressing issues such as the climate emergency, social injustice and loss of biodiversity?

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Executive Roundtable – Leading on Shifting Group

9 March 2021

This Executive Roundtable is responding to a request from our co-host, Charlotte Eimer, Head of Change for BBC News, where we will explore how we can keep up the momentum and team morale when the road to recovery is constantly shifting. Charlotte will share her own experience of being in the midst of this at BBC and we would love to have your participation in our inquiry.

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Executive Roundtable – Fostering Intrapreneurs

17 September 2020

An Executive Roundtable with Salesforce and FirstHuman exploring:
- How do you find, retain and support the intrapreneurs in your organisation?
- How do you create a culture of intrapreneurship?

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Global collaboration transforms safety

18 November 2020

As CEO of HeliOffshore, Gretchen brought together a set of fierce competitors and in 5 years created a global collaborative environment to deliver a breakthrough in safety. She has just stepped down from this position to take a seat on the board. She is also on the board of the Flight Safety Foundation and was a member of the “US DoT Special Committee Review of the FAA Certification of the 737 MAX”.

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“Leading Extraordinary Performance™” Programme

18 April 2023 – 20 October 2023

Senior leaders are contending with a world that is becoming increasingly interconnected and complex. This programme will have you elevate your impact in an environment that demands a new level of agility to succeed. Over four intense sessions we will go on a journey of discovery. You will inquire at depth into some of the key aspects of leadership in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments.

Events

A league of extraordinary people

Executive Roundtable – Everybody Matters

“Leading Extraordinary Performance™” Programme

Executive Roundtable – Driving Performance From the Boardroom

Executive Roundtable – Beyond Budgeting

Executive Roundtable – Leading By Letting Go

Executive Roundtable – What is Inclusive Leadership?

Leading Inside Out – The 5 Intelligences Foundation Workshop

Executive Roundtable – Running a Boss-Free Business

Lean Change Agent

Executive Roundtable – Turning The Trust Dial To 11

Executive Roundtable – What is ‘Recovery’?

Executive Roundtable – Leading on Shifting Group

Executive Roundtable – Fostering Intrapreneurs

Global collaboration transforms safety

“Leading Extraordinary Performance™” Programme

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