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.
The Team Is Not the Problem: It’s the Space Between
Today, we’re stepping into the invisible.
Into the subtle field that shapes every team interaction, every meeting, every moment of collaboration — whether we notice it or not.
You know the feeling.
You walk into a room with smart, kind people… and something just feels off. Tension lingers. Energy drops. Blame bubbles up.
And we wonder: Who’s the problem here?
But what if it’s not who… but where?
What if the challenge — and the opportunity — lies not within individuals, but in the space between them?
In this episode, we explore what team coaching pioneer David Clutterbuck and systems thinker Peter Hawkins call the relational field — the invisible, living system that holds our teams together… or quietly pulls them apart.
We’ll look beyond behavior to what those behaviors might be responding to.
We’ll uncover the spiritual maturity teams invite us into.
And I’ll offer you simple, powerful ways to listen differently, speak differently — and lead from a deeper place.
Because when we shift our attention from fixing people to tending the field, something extraordinary becomes possible.
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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