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SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

By: Vinay Kumar
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In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!

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  • Episode 188: Mona Momtazian on Change Capability in Leadership Today

    Episode 188: Mona Momtazian on Change Capability in Leadership Today
    Jun 25 2026

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    Grounded in change psychology, resilience and neuroscience, her work in Change Management and leadership spans over 20 years partnering with leaders to enable high performance sustainability, the kind that strengthens people and mindsets, adaptability, culture and results. Meet our guest today, Mona Momtazian the Change Management and Leadership Consultant who has worked with leaders in Australian and global organisations through some of the hardest moments at work. Restructures. Redundancies. Teams falling apart and shifting to completely different ways of working.

    Mona is the founder of Change Capability and the creator of the ReFocus Method™ and the Change Support Stack™ framework. Drawing on behavioural neuroscience, she has developed an online learning store designed to make the language of self-care and emotional intelligence a norm in the workplace.

    [3:30s] Her journey into Change Management Leadership

    [14:12s] Evolution of leaders’ understanding of change and its complexities

    [27:06s] Doing change right versus doing it quick

    [33:12s] On change projects she’s led - digital transformation, AI

    [39:00s] Top learnings and insights on Change Management

    [45:21s] RWL Read: Mona’s book ‘The Many Hats of Resistance’; ‘Appreciative Inquiry’by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney; ACMP resourcesfor Change Management; Human Centered Design Thinking; SCARF® NeuroLeadership; Listen to Brené Brown’s podcast

    Connect with Mona on LinkedIn

    Connect with Vinay on LinkedIn

    What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com

    Subscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.

    This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

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    52 mins
  • Episode 187: Alison Lucas and Lizzie Bentley Bowers on ‘Goodbye’, the Art of Leading Change Better

    Episode 187: Alison Lucas and Lizzie Bentley Bowers on ‘Goodbye’, the Art of Leading Change Better
    Jun 11 2026

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    For too long, work and leadership advice has focused on beginnings – how to make a great first impression, nail a new job, or start projects on the right foot. But what about endings – how can we successfully lead through messy transitions like redundancies, retirement or mergers?

    In the current global environment of mass layoffs, ‘Good Bye: Leading Change Better by Attending to Endings’ is brilliantly timely, revealing how leaders can manage endings with care, respect and emotional agility. Our guests today is the dynamic author duo behind this book – top leadership coaches, Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas.

    Distilled from two decades of working with leaders in transition, and born out of practice, this highly practical book guides readers in navigating the four steps of endings – Reality, Emotion, Accomplishment and Ritual – offering a powerful framework for working through past, present, and future endings.

    Vinay traces Alison and Lizzie’s incredible journey to ‘Good Bye’. Hit play for the low down!

    [4:30s] Their journey into coaching

    [10:31s] Genesis of their book ‘Good Bye’

    [17:29s] The need to attend to endings during transitions

    [24:06s] Slowing down, breaking the ‘cycle’

    [40:01s] Managing ‘goodbyes’ in the age of AI

    [47:46s] RWL Read: Alison and Lizzie’s book, ‘Good Bye: Leading Change Better by Attending to Endings’

    Alison and Lizzie’s recommendation to READ: ‘Transitions’ by William Bridges, ‘Daring Greatly’ by Brené Brown; ‘Emotional Agility’ by Susan David;

    Connect with Alison on LinkedIn

    Connect with Lizzie on LinkedIn

    Connect with Vinay on LinkedIn

    What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com

    Subscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.

    This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

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    55 mins
  • Episode 186: Ash Sedeek on Strategic Leadership Communication

    Episode 186: Ash Sedeek on Strategic Leadership Communication
    May 28 2026
    Send us Fan MailMeet Ash Seddeek, a globally recognized executive coach and change leadership advisor with over 15 years of experience helping leaders drive transformation through compelling communication and strategic influence. Ash has coached senior teams at Cisco, Uber, Google, Boston Scientific, San Francisco International Airport and Doosan Bobcat. A former leader at Deloitte, Oracle, and Cisco, Ash blends deep expertise in executive presence, strategic facilitation, and change sponsorship. Ash is also an Amazon bestselling author and creator of leadership frameworks such as Chief Excitement Officers (CExOs) and Exponential Value Moments (EVMs) through which he equips leaders to lead with clarity, align stakeholders, and inspire action. Ash is a two-time Fulbright Scholar, linguist, AI fintech inventor, and entrepreneur. Ash is currently also working on a passionate AI startup Intelligent Context AI. Hit play for the lowdown! [4:26s] Fulbright Scholar to Leadership Communication Coach[6:48s] The Top 1 % for Sales Leadership [9:36s] Strategic Communication in Leadership [16:10s] On his book ‘Meaning: How Leaders Create Meaning and Clarity During Times of Crisis and Opportunity’ [19:33s] What makes a great coachee[31:48s] On AI in the world of coaching[41:46s] On his Intelligence Context AI launch plansRWL Read: ‘Meaning: How Leaders Create Meaning and Clarity During Times of Crisis and Opportunity’ by Ash Sedeek and Leslie Rubin; ’The Path of Least Resistance’ by Robert FritzRWL Listen: Jim Rohn Motivation Connect with Ash on LinkedIn or email him at ash@executivegreatness.com Connect with Vinay on LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.comSubscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more. This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook
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    48 mins
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