Bravery, Imagination and Humility // 28 April 2021 16:00 - 17:00
A Zebra leadership conversation: 28 April 2021 16:00 – 17:00
“What is now proved was once only imagined.” William Blake
The challenges of the past 12 months have starkly revealed the strengths and weaknesses of our economy and society. It may seem that short-term survival has taken precedence over long-term people, purpose and planet-driven strategies. Yet isn’t this the time to Build Back Better?
To take stock of these leadership challenges, we are holding Zebra’s first virtual campfire event – Bravery, Imagination and Humility: A Leadership Conversation on 28 April.
As we know from our Zebra cohort and clients, many businesses have displayed incredible ingenuity and imagination during the pandemic, embracing new ways of working, communicating and engaging with all stakeholders.
With remote working, a mass migration online has accelerated a cataclysmic shift in the future world of work. Business infrastructure resilience has been tested to the limit, while technology has rapidly become integral to many more lives.
Can the pivot be permanent?
The ubiquitous phrase ‘Building Back Better’ reflects the collective desire to seize this initiative and shape the future. How can business leaders best catch and ride this wave of change and innovation?
A crucial review
For Bravery, Imagination and Humility: A Leadership Conversation, we have gathered key contributors from the Zebra cohort that we know will offer insight and guidance on how to best respond to this moment of both fragility and enormous opportunity.
As we discuss and reimagine a better future and better businesses, we will address questions such as:
Do we need new kinds of leadership and thinking to seize this moment and innovate better, faster and equitably?
Can we maintain purpose-led ambition and a focus on lasting stakeholder value, when it seems short-term survival is dominating?
How has the pandemic altered our understanding of well-being, inclusivity and vulnerability, at work and across society?
How can the Zebra Project energise the businesses that can really shape a brighter and more resilient future? What might be our shared goals?
Key contributors
Celia Hannon
Director of Discovery, Nesta
Celia leads Nesta's in-house strategic foresight function - the Discovery Hub.
Celia focuses on how organisations can best think about the future - using strategic foresight to anticipate and prepare - facilitating creativity and experimentation to capitalise on future opportunities. She is interested in challenging fixed, 'standard' narratives of the future and tapping into the imagination which exists within organisations and employees.
Nancy Hey
Executive Director, What Works Wellbeing
Nancy Hey set up the world’s first What Works Centre for Wellbeing that aims to understand what governments, businesses, communities and individuals can do to increase wellbeing. The Centre's priorities for wellbeing improvement in the UK are Working Age, Community & Connection including Loneliness and Methods & Measures.
Currently Specialist Advisor to the House of Lords Life Beyond Covid Committee, holding a wide range of advisory roles across numerous sectors, Nancy is an experienced policy professional and coach who has worked with the UK’s top Civil Servants to introduce wellbeing into public policy. Having worked in eight government departments including on Constitutional Reform, Nancy and the What Works Centre for Wellbeing are the driving force behind the future of wellbeing in the workplace and beyond.
Kevin Pojasek
President and CEO, Enara Bio
Kevin is a C-level Biotech Executive with experience founding and leading companies in the US and UK, playing a pivotal role in Research and Development programs - ranging from discovery through to mid-stage clinical trials, Kevin is passionate about the innovation journey. A seasoned leader specialising in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors - Kevin has shaped corporate, R&D and growth strategies across the sectors.
Sharing his own leadership experiences of the last 12 months, Kevin will be discussing the challenges Enara Bio and its people have faced and how they have adapted to continue their ground-breaking research during a pandemic.
Register your interest
Complete the form below to register your interest for our virtual campfire event. Spaces at this event are limited to facilitate greater depth of discussion - register now to avoid disappointment and we will be in touch to confirm your place.
Please note that the session will be recorded for use in promoting the discussions and outcomes of the event - if you wish not to be included within our recording, please let us know via the message section of the above form when registering your interest.
When
28th April 2021
16:00 - 17:00
Where
Using Zoom, from the comfort of wherever you are. Full joining instructions will be provided in advance.
Zoom is a third-party platform. Please bear in mind we don’t control Zoom’s terms of service, so are unable to take any responsibility for your use of Zoom.
Who should be involved?
Senior business leaders including those responsible for the strategic direction of their business - CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CTOs, GCs, Global HRDs, founders.