Leadership lessons from Wavelength to kickstart your year!

As we enter the first couple of weeks of 2024 we are already (and yet again) reminded of the impact of the shadow cast or beacon lit by individual leaders, whatever role or sector they are in. From politics (where an astonishing 4 billion people, or half the world’s population, are eligible to go to the polls in more than 40 countries during 2024), to the localised impact of ongoing global?crises, leaders?everywhere at every level face continuing uncertainty and disruption.?Strong leadership has never been more keenly needed, nor its lack more keenly felt.

At Wavelength HQ, we are fully focused on helping leaders navigate these tough times and are getting ready to welcome our new?Wavelength Connect?cohort. These 50 leaders begin their nine-month Connect journey in February with their first Peer Working Groups, closely followed by On Your Marks (Class of 2023 pictured above!) Together we will explore?The Future of Business?and build the network, tools, and knowledge needed now and in the future.

February also sees the Wavelength Team head to India to deliver our?Power of Purpose?programme?to 18 leaders inside what we believe is the world's finest, most purpose-led organisation - the astonishing Aravind Eye Care System - and to explore and define their purpose. We will be joined by Wavelength speaker and former?Chief Learning Officer at Unilever Tim Munden , who will lead the group through a workshop that goes deep into an exploration and discovery of personal purpose.

Our new?Inside Alder Hey?immersive study tour, working with?Dr Iain Hennessey has proved to be a real area of interest, with a number of bespoke client visits planned already. In addition, get in touch with Annabelle Richards for details about our upcoming?Inside?Alder Hey Showcase Day?in April 2024.?

We've a?new?podcast?for you with?speaker?Oke Eleazu, former CEO of insurance unicorn ManyPets who is a vocal and passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, as well as a?case study?from WWF-UK Exec Director Kate Norgrove on the?impact of her?Wavelength USA?programme experience.

Lastly this month, our?Wavelength Inspire?session will be broadcast LIVE from the studio in Silicon Valley, as we welcome Todd Yellin , former VP Product & Innovation at Netflix, and?Danny Fortson, award-winning journalist and The Sunday Times West Coast Correspondent. For decades, Silicon Valley has been a byword for innovation and disruption. The Silicon Valley future machine never sleeps. It's the engine of global innovation. And its role has never been more important - and disruptive. In this session, we will showcase the latest frontier technologies, trends and disruptive business models and take a deep dive into the culture of innovation at Netflix - one of the world’s most iconic organisations.?We have?just 5 guest passes available - please let Claire Flawn know if you’d like one! It’s on Weds 24th Jan, 3.00pm UK.