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 Employee Experience Is a Soul Journey
We talk a lot about employee experience as if it were a design problem: tools, processes, perks, and touchpoints. But beneath the systems lies something more delicate — the emotional and spiritual landscape people walk through every day at work.
In this episode, I tell the story of Luca, a rising star who, despite success on paper, felt like a ghost in his own career. We’ll explore why so many employees silently ache with disconnection, why engagement numbers remain stubbornly low, and why no tech stack can substitute for presence, meaning, and care.
You’ll also discover a simple but powerful team practice — Showing & Reflecting the Hidden — to help dissolve the gap between what’s said and what’s felt, what’s official and what’s true.
Because employee experience is not just an HR agenda. It’s the soul of the system. And when we meet people there, work becomes more than a transaction — it becomes a place of becoming.
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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