Start The Week With Lorna & Lottie
Lorna Leeson and Lottie Dahl from Woodreed start each week with a heavily caffeinated Teams call. What began as a way to share some energy from their home offices became them shooting the breeze on all things Culture, Change, Communication and Coaching. Join them for their reflections every Monday and start the week with fresh insight to help you build Creative, Courageous, Compassionate Cultures.
Episodes
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Do you have a say-do gap when it comes to culture? What did the CEO of Ford mean when he said their values are 'non negotiable?' What does Lorna mean when she warns against toxic dumps in the cultural water? How many times can Lottie and Lorna say 'Mind the gap' in 30 seconds? Discover this and more in 28 minutes on Values, Behaviours and why Culture is an ecosystem.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Join Lottie and Lorna as they explore the Red Bull scandal through the lens of power. Why ignoring power dynamics is risky business. How Gen Z are making power moves. And why Lorna and Lottie should probably never enter a pub quiz.
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
After a week's hiatus, Lottie is back from her skiing adventure with new skills and fresh insight into the sometimes misunderstood world of Coaching. Join Lorna and Lottie as they dissect why tough love on the slopes is exactly the kind of coaching you need.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Oof. This one was uncomfortable. Lottie and Lorna gather their courage to talk about why we are STILL talking about sexual harassment in the workplace, why it's so hard to talk about, and why if you want to prevent it, you can do worse than listen to Rudy Giuliani. Yes, really. Who knew?
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Do Lottie and Lorna trust one another? Do your employees trust you? Do you trust them?
Ruminating on the state of global trust, why CEOs are in a uniquely privileged and precarious position, and where in the world is Lottie. Also, what did she say to Lorna?
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Join Lottie and Lorna as Lorna introduces Lottie to the guilty pleasure that is The Traitors TV show and they dissect how it is a perfect portrayal of the Toxic Cultures leaders can create if they don't spot the pitfalls. Featuring lots of fan-girling of Claudia Winkleman and love for an owl amongst the deeper reflection on how leaders can inadvertently create traitors in their midst.
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Last in the three episodes examining the Horizon scandal. With Jo Moffatt, MD and Founder of Woodreed and Richard - Lottie's Dad and former Sub Postmaster offering their reflections on the scandal and Richard's view from 16 years inside the Post Office.
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Part 2 of our focus on the Post Office Horizon scandal. This week looking at why storytelling was the key to bringing this scandal to a nation's attention and galvanising people to action.
Why do stories move us in ways facts and figures do not? What's the story of Charlotte's childhood Saturday evenings? Does Lorna have the most useless Gladiator name ever?
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Listen as Lorna and Lottie reflect on the Post Office Horizon scandal that has captured the nation's attention. The first of three episodes looking at this through the lens of Culture and Leadership.What was Paula Vennell's role as CEO in this catastrophe? Was she the problem? How do other CEOs avoid the same trap? How has Lorna managed to shoehorn a Taylor Swift lyric into all this? Is Lottie really singing?
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Join Lottie and Lorna as they start the week talking about all the things they will be consigning to the bin at the end of 2023. Including, it would seem, Lorna's new jumper. Feedback, as we say, is a gift.