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Catherine is a Non Executive Director (NED), Board Advisor, Executive Coach, Global CHRO and currently the MD People Perception Ltd (for the last 5 years)Catherine describes herself as in the portfolio stage of her career blending Non Executive Director roles, consultancy and coaching. As a Chief People Officer worked at board level on organisation transformation and people strategy. With board level experience within Plc, Private Equity, Public Sector and Charity sectors. Catherine also has a wide International experience including Far East, Middle East, India, Africa, South America and Europe.Ross and Catherine talk about studying, science, HR, people, consultancy, careers, disentangling chaos, helping organisations, strategy, hyper personalisation, engaging people, leadership, mindset, work flexibility and the future of work. The pair also discuss managing change, support, hybrid working, sparking creativity, dialogue, reimagining, experimenting, technology, imagination, capabilities, biases and perceptions. With their final thoughts on retirement, getting old, job roles, awareness, parallax, prioritising, looking after yourself, dancing and breakthroughs. Timecodes:00:43 Catherine's background01:31 Choosing a masters in psychology04:39 Things that have impacted Catherine's choices06:27 Catherine's methodology in transformation and change08:07 Challenges of leaving people behind with big change11:07 Possibilities and risks when redefining work14:49 Coaching through levels of uncertainty18:27 Advice on flexibility23:25 Organisations becoming porous and their future28:39 Opportunities for societal shifts 36:07 Essential skills for the future39:59 Practical tips to deal with the current world.43:34 The last time Catherine did something for the first timeConnect with Catherine:LinkedInEmil: [email protected] with Ross:WebsiteLinkedInMoonshot Innovation