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 25: The Inner Architecture of Change
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Why do intelligent, capable professionals resist change — even when the strategy makes sense?
In this episode of The Orange Twist, we explore a deeper layer of transformation: identity.
Organizational change rarely fails because of poor logic. It falters when it touches something more intimate — the inner agreements people have made about who they are.
The achiever.
The expert.
The reliable one.
The one in control.
These identities were once adaptive. They secured belonging, safety, recognition. Over time, they fused with professional success.
And then change arrives.
A new structure, a new culture, a new expectation — and suddenly what once guaranteed relevance feels unstable.
Resistance begins.
In this episode, we explore:
- Why resistance is often protection
- How identity forms and solidifies over time
- What happens when professional roles merge with personal survival strategies
- How leaders can approach transformation with psychological awareness
- The powerful shift from “Who am I protecting?” to “Who am I becoming?”
Change is rarely just operational.
It is developmental.
And when held consciously, it can become an invitation — not to replace who we are, but to expand beyond who we had to become.
A reflective episode for leaders, HR professionals, and coaches navigating transformation in themselves and others.
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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