Unprofessionalism
Professional performance is exhausting. Maintaining the mask. Editing ourselves. Pretending we know when we don't.
This podcast is about people who dropped the performance. And what happened next.
Each episode features someone who broke professional conventions and found something better on the other side: the executive who disclosed grief in a corporate setting and found it opened new ways of relating; the coach who realised her authority came from integrity, not compliance; the designer who ignored the 'approved tools' and saved thousands of hours.
Conversations circle around three questions:
- What does it cost us to perform professionalism instead of showing up as ourselves?
- How do we create spaces where people can bring their full attention and humanity to work?
- When is the “unprofessional” move actually the most responsible one?
If you feel the tension between who you are and who you're expected to be at work, this podcast shows you what happens when people stop managing that tension and just stop performing.
Hosted by Dr Myriam Hadnes—behavioural economist and founder of workshops.work. New episode every week.
Unprofessionalism
332 - From Corporate Slides to Human Connection with Emanuele Mazzanti
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We are human beings, not human doings! So how did we find ourselves doing more, more, more, when all we’ve ever needed exists here within us?
Emanuele Mazzanti is here to remind us of this. As a facilitator alchemist for EY and an energy-giver at heart, he carves out space for authentic human experience, playfulness, and emotional depth, in a highly results-driven, corporate world.
His approach is simple: connection before content, curiosity before questions, and presence before perfection, as he shows leaders how to show up in new, deeply connecting ways.
So if you’re ready to swap the PPT for something that feels a little more personal, this one’s for you!
Find out about:
- How to make more space to just be, in a culture obsessed with doing
- How to foster emotional presence in corporate settings to enhance performance, decision-making and meaningful depth
- Resisting the facilitative urge to fill workshops with content, tools and structure
- And why real transformation comes from simple, stripped back, human moments
- The mindset leaders must nurture to show up with empathy and curiosity
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