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 23 - Leadership with Spine
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There are mornings when you scroll through headlines—images of war, injustice, lives shattered—and then, minutes later, you’re in a meeting. Q2 priorities. Slides. Small talk. Like nothing’s happening.
This episode is about that dissonance.
About the silence that grows inside organizations when leaders choose to look away.
About the quiet mistrust that forms—not from what’s said, but from what’s not acknowledged.
This isn’t about making bold political statements.
It’s about staying human.
Even when there’s no playbook.
Giovanna D’Alessio offers a piercing reflection on what it means to lead with presence, empathy, and emotional courage in a world that’s visibly on fire.
Because leadership isn’t just about holding the line.
It’s about holding the human.
And this—Episode 23—is just the beginning. In the next episode, we’ll turn the lens to the other side: what it feels like to be the employee, navigating workplaces where reality is denied and humanity disappears.
But first: if you're in a position where others look to you... are you looking away?
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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