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 Many Roles We Play
We often think of roles as fixed: titles, job descriptions, places on the org chart. But in this episode, we explore a radically different view — one inspired by the work of Arnold Mindell and Process Oriented Psychology.
Here, roles are fluid. They move between people. They rise and fall depending on what the system needs.
Today you’re the visionary. Tomorrow, the skeptic.
Sometimes, you hold the energy of joy.
Other times, you carry the quiet voice of resistance no one wants to name — but everyone can feel.
This episode is an invitation to look beyond personality, beyond habit, beyond identity — and into the deeper field of voices, patterns, and polarities that shape every team, every meeting, every change.
Because once you learn to see roles this way, you stop asking, “Why is this person acting like that?”
And start asking, “What is the system trying to say — and how can I serve it?”
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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New episodes released regularly. Stay curious.
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