The Orange Twist - Shake up your thinking on leadership, culture, and change in 10 minutes.
Giovanna D'Alessio, MCC
19 episodes
2 days ago
Every organization runs on stories. Some inspire. Others quietly control. In this episode, Giovanna D’Alessio invites us into the mythscape of modern workplaces—the inherited narratives that shape culture, behavior, and identity, often without question. From “we’re like a family” to “we never fail,” these myths aren’t always wrong—but they’re rarely neutral. When left unexamined, they become constraints. How do we spot them? And more importantly, how do we evolve them? Join us as we explore t...
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Every organization runs on stories. Some inspire. Others quietly control. In this episode, Giovanna D’Alessio invites us into the mythscape of modern workplaces—the inherited narratives that shape culture, behavior, and identity, often without question. From “we’re like a family” to “we never fail,” these myths aren’t always wrong—but they’re rarely neutral. When left unexamined, they become constraints. How do we spot them? And more importantly, how do we evolve them? Join us as we explore t...
The Orange Twist - Shake up your thinking on leadership, culture, and change in 10 minutes.
9 minutes
2 months ago
The Empty Chair and the Cost of Pretending
In Episode 9 of The Orange Twist, Giovanna D’Alessio shares a striking moment inside a Dutch boardroom: a sleek space, a leadership retreat, and an empty chair placed—deliberately—for the Customer. That silent gesture becomes the thread that pulls us into a deeper exploration of purpose: not as branding, but as an operating system. What happens when purpose is real? What happens when it’s fake? Drawing on examples from Patagonia, Wells Fargo, Volkswagen, and McKinsey, this episode challenges ...
The Orange Twist - Shake up your thinking on leadership, culture, and change in 10 minutes.
Every organization runs on stories. Some inspire. Others quietly control. In this episode, Giovanna D’Alessio invites us into the mythscape of modern workplaces—the inherited narratives that shape culture, behavior, and identity, often without question. From “we’re like a family” to “we never fail,” these myths aren’t always wrong—but they’re rarely neutral. When left unexamined, they become constraints. How do we spot them? And more importantly, how do we evolve them? Join us as we explore t...
