49: Organisational purpose and leadership in a post pandemic world with Nitin Mantri Group CEO of Avian WE and the President of International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO)

49: Organisational purpose and leadership in a post pandemic world with Nitin Mantri Group CEO of Avian WE and the President of International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO): As we navigate a world in a constant state of flux, there are questions around what organisational purpose actually means, not just as rhetoric for public consumption but the systemic actions organisations need to take in order to live their values. For the first time in decades we are also redefining leadership and the must have skills for leaders of today. In the 50th episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast I spoke with Nitin Mantri, Group CEO of Avian WE and the President of International Communications Consultancy Organization (ICCO) to explore the boundaries of purpose and leadership. We also spoke about 👇🏾👇🏾 👉🏾 What does it means for a brand to have purpose at its core 👉🏾 Redefining the business of business in the context of stakeholder responsibility and accountability 👉🏾 The role of the C-suite and CEO in articulating and living organisational purpose 👉🏾 Leadership in a post pandemic world and inclusive leadership 👉🏾 What comms practitioners are doing to step up to the challenges; trends in India 👉🏾 How aspiring leaders in our industry can keep pace with the change? 👉🏾 And actions agencies need to take to ensure they are future ready and fit for purpose? Want to know more, listen here 👇🏾👇🏾

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The Elephant in the Room Podcast is a curated safe space to have uncomfortable conversations about the pervasive inequalities in society and our workplaces. The idea of the podcast was born from my sense of conflict about identity, self and the concept of privilege and fuelled by my own need to understand how my overlapping identities and experiences had impacted and would continue to impact my life chances. Two years ago I decided to ‘opt out’ to find my own purpose and focus on passion projects including learning about the systemic biases that are endemic in business and society. The Podcast is my very own listening project, a step towards being more intentional in my learning. The Elephant in the Room Podcast is for people who want to be a part of the change, for those who want to step up & speak out, for those who want to learn more about biases, barriers and best practice, for business leaders and for individuals, anyone who is interested in a fairer, more inclusive and compassionate society and workplace. Each week I will interview inspiring speakers from across the world on issues that are taboo and deserve to be mainstream including(but not limited to) systemic and institutionalised racism, discrimination based on further eight protected characteristics, poverty, mental health, climate change. The podcast will also talk about cognitive inclusion, culture, purpose, ethics and the importance of empathy, cultural intelligence and how conversations on identity and disadvantage would be incomplete without considering intersectionality. With the podcast I hope to share stories of people with lived experiences, stories that may have never been told, stories that galvanise us to take action for change and keep the conversations alive by raising the decibel on issues of inequity, inequality in our search for a fairer and more inclusive world.