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SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
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!
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
Episode 192: Avy Leghziel on Navigating Chaos
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How do you keep performing and succeed in an increasingly chaos-filled world today? That’s the question our guest today, Avy Leghziel has been helping leaders answer. Drawing from psychology, business, and complex systems, then translating it into practical ways executives can think, decide, and lead under pressure, Avy helps leaders, executives and founders around the globe navigate chaotic transitions. After 15 years serving as a senior manager in global organizations, he launched his Executive Coaching and Consulting practice, and since then, he has worked with more than 120 executives and trained thousands of professionals. Avy’s newsletter, Masters of Babel, has 7,700+ subscribers.
Vinay digs deeper into Avy’s study of chaos and how it affects how we work.
[4:17s] Avy’s ‘journey into chaos’
[13:01s] Genesis of his consulting practice
[18:59s] Top themes among leaders navigating chaos
[31:45s] Preserving mental wellbeing amidst chaos
[38:46s] His PhD research on micro behaviors in executive performance in chaotic environments
[44:50s] Avy’s prediction of chaos navigation in near future
[48:59s] RWL READ: The Explorer's Gene by Alex Hutchinson; ‘There Is No Antimemetics Division’ by qntm; LISTEN: ‘Time Sensitive’ by Spencer Bailey; WATCH: ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Shrinking’ on Apple TV
More on Avy’s work at avyleg.com
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