Courageous Leadership for a Well-Nourished World with the Next Gen(d)eration Leadership Collective | Ep. 25

My guests this week are Corinna Hawkes, Shu Wen Ng and Rebecca Namara from the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective.

Food presents a huge opportunity to improve the health of people and the planet while also supporting the livelihoods of millions. Yet, despite growing calls to reform our food systems for the sake of human and planetary health, things aren’t getting better. 

What is missing is the bold and courageous leadership needed to put solutions to work. The Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective was established based on the belief that making transformative change to our food systems means transforming both how we lead and who leads.

In this episode with the collective's co-founders and task force members, we chat about:

• How their personal and professional paths led them to conclude that we need to transform leadership;
• The 8 courageous leadership practices outlined in the Manifesto for Leadership by the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective;
• How we can start working with these practices in our own work and lives;
• Why courage is the leading principle in the work of the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective;
• Their vision for this leadership movement and how you can get involved.

The 8 practices from the manifesto that we discuss are:

1. Prioritise social purpose
2. Persist by learning and adapting
3. Deviate from the norm
4. Lift others up
5. Listen with curiosity
6. Reflect individually and collectively
7. Connect with others for collective action
8. Speak openly and authentically

Further information:

Find more information about Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective on https://www.nextgenderationleaders.org/ You can find their manifesto here: https://www.nextgenderationleaders.org/our-manifesto

If you are looking for support on your own leadership journey check out Lead the Change, our 6 month leadership training program for women working in food systems and sustainability:

https://www.thegreatfull.com/leadthechange

Applications are now open for the next cohort, starting April 26 2023!

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