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.
Episode 14: The Untaught Skill of Teaming
We say we value teamwork. But how many of us were ever taught how to team?
In this episode, Giovanna D’Alessio unpacks why real teaming — not just collaborating, managing, or aligning — is one of the most vital yet overlooked leadership capacities of our time.
Teaming is not a structure. It’s a living skill. A way of being in difference without disconnection. Of navigating complexity with presence, not performance. Of building trust not through strategy decks — but through small, daily acts of courage.
You’ll learn:
- Why psychological safety isn’t about being nice — it’s about being real
- How high-functioning teams disagree productively
- Six practices that bring teaming to life — from surfacing the unspoken to strategic silence
Whether you’re a leader, coach, or team member, this episode will help you see teaming not as a buzzword — but as a transformational practice.
Tune in. Reflect. And remember: teaming isn’t a role — it’s a choice we make, again and again.
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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