The Organisational Immune System: Protecting fresh eyes and new ideas

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LevelUp Leadership | Executive Coaching, AI and Management

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Navigating the complexities of modern leadership in large organisations. Join Author and Leadership Coach Lee Whitmore for actionable strategies on leading change, implementing AI, and managing team dynamics. Whether you are rewiring workflows or managing burnout, LevelUp provides the toolkit for senior leaders to drive performance without losing their balance.

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The Organisational Immune System: Protecting fresh eyes and new ideas

LevelUp Leadership | Executive Coaching, AI and Management

8 minutes 35 seconds

2 weeks ago

The Organisational Immune System: Protecting fresh eyes and new ideas

Learn how to prevent the 'organisational immune system' from snuffing out the fresh energy and innovation brought by new starters and newly trained staff. This episode explores your critical role as a leader in acting as a shield for positive disruption, creating psychological safety, and using reflective coaching to turn new insights into tangible, actionable pilots that drive real progress.In this episode of Level Up Leadership, Lee tackles a common frustration: watching the energy of a new starter or a newly trained team member disappear. We often see brilliant ideas 'battered into submission' by the prevailing culture. Lee explains how to spot this pattern and why it is a leadership failure to let it continue.

We discuss the 'organisational immune system' and provide a four-step framework to help you become a sponsor for innovation. Learn how to move away from mindless conformity and towards a culture where fresh perspectives are protected and tested.

Inside this episode:

The Power of Fresh Eyes: Why new starters see what you no longer can.
Reflective Coaching: The 30-minute investment that saves your training budget.
The Sandbox Method: How to test ideas without them being picked apart by cynics.
The Shield Role: Managing upwards and outwards to give your team the cover they need.

Chapters:

(00:00) The problem: Why new energy fades
(01:14) Identifying your change agents
(02:22) Why the culture attacks new ideas
(03:26) Setting the standard for innovation
(04:02) Psychological safety in practice
(04:52) Coaching questions for returning staff
(06:04) Creating a pilot program sandbox
(06:36) Taking the heat as a leader
(07:33) Excellence vs. Perfection
(07:58) Final challenge for the week

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