The Orange Twist - Shake up your thinking on leadership, culture, and change in 10 minutes.
The Orange Twist is a short-form weekly podcast for organizational leaders, HR professionals, and coaches navigating the complex terrain of leadership, culture, and change. Hosted by Giovanna D’Alessio, MBA MCC, a seasoned leadership advisor and executive coach, each under-10-minute episode offers fresh, thought-provoking reflections that blend professional insight with personal inquiry.
Rooted in the work of thinkers like Robert Kegan, Robert Anderson, Peter Senge, Byron Katie, and others, this podcast explores the hidden dynamics shaping teams, systems, and self. From unexpected tensions in the boardroom to the quiet signals of organizational stuckness, The Orange Twist reveals how expanding our inner awareness can transform how we lead and how we live.
Designed for busy professionals who want depth without fluff, The Orange Twist invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what really matters in your work—and beyond.
The Orange Twist - Shake up your thinking on leadership, culture, and change in 10 minutes.
Episode 22 - Where Attention Goes, Intention Grows.
Try this: fix your gaze to the left, then try walking straight ahead. You’ll drift.
Just like in life and leadership—where your attention rests, everything else follows.
In this episode, we explore attention not as passive noticing, but as agency. As commitment. As the silent force that shapes culture, relationships, and the future itself.
Intention may sound powerful. But without attention, it’s just a promise waiting to land.
We don’t drift into transformation. We focus into it.
With a simple practice, a real executive story, and a gentle provocation, this episode invites you to notice where your focus goes in the first hour of your day—and what that reveals about your true commitments.
Because attention is not just what we look at.
It’s how we lead.
And what we grow.
The Orange Twist is hosted by Giovanna D’Alessio, MCC — reflections on leadership, culture, and change for HR professionals and organizational leaders.
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