#190 - Caleb Gardner
Caleb Gardner-
Innovation Strategist and Change Management Expert
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Description
Today we spoke with Caleb Gardner - Innovation Strategist and Change Management Expert
Caleb is a founding partner of 18 Coffees (we now know what the company name means by the way!), a management consulting firm and community for forward-thinking leaders building more diverse, ethical, inclusive, and effective organisations. There is a core focus on change management, strategy, and communications to help companies grow. Author of 'No Point B', Caleb helps leaders navigate change initiatives, unpacks disruption, and innovation. His background includes digital leadership, entrepreneurship, and social impact; he ran the digital programme for President Obama.
We spoke about what it was like working alongside Barack Obama, imposter syndrome, and a willingness to engage with projects outside his comfort zone...how he even wrote the book! Caleb shares his thoughts on relationships with tech, what's coming, and change-making. Innovation is a central part of this dialogue, in relation to when someone is excelling but has the wherewithal to consider innovation to stay ahead, for that edge.
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Highlights
🎭 Coping and overcoming imposter syndrome
📘 His new book ‘No Point B’
🤝 Working alongside Barack Obama
➰Change management and innovation
📱 Digital leadership and our relationship with tech
Timestamps
(3:30) - Why his company is called 18 Coffees
(4:28) - Being an innovation strategist
(5:38) - Background in digital, tech, and communications
(6:15) - Interest in politics and working alongside Barack Obama
(7:58) - Potential and pitfalls of Web 3.0
(10:28) - Remain flexible and never rest with innovation
(12:38) - Creative thinking practical tips
(15:42) - No Point B - Caleb's new book
(18:22) - Ryanair and having an authentic voice
(20:40) - Working for President Obama
(22:25) - Finding the right people to work with
(25:00) - Creating a healthy relationship with tech
(29:27) - Remarkable tablets, kindles, and writing
(31:30) - What’s on the horizon for Caleb
(32:53) - Changemaker and activities to greet change
(34:35) - Caleb's personal measure of success
(36:00) - How to step outside your comfort zone
(37:25) - What does high performance mean to you?
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