Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy. Thriving is about going beyond sustainability to a net positive agenda of innovation and regeneration. Each episode is a dialogue with thought leaders and pioneering practitioners, capturing their perspective on the six great transitions to thriving: how to go from degradation to restoration of ecosystems, from depletion to renewal of resources, from disparity to responsibility in communities and workplaces, from disease to revitalisation of health, from disconnection to rewiring through technology, and from disruption to resilience in infrastructure and institutions. We also explore what kind of leadership are needed to create a thriving future, and how organisations can take action to integrate thriving into their strategies, products and services. This is not about false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and positive tipping points for change. The podcast builds on the foundations of my bestselling book "Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy." I look forward to having you join the movement for thriving and welcome your suggestions for who I should feature as invited guests on the podcast. Credits: Host: Wayne Visser. Podcast music: Amil Raja
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
19. Enabling Environments for Peak Performance in Work and Life, with Eddy Annys
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Season 1
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Episode 19
My guest this week is Eddy Annys, who is Managing Director of Randstad Belgium and a former Olympic athlete. Listen to Eddy talk about:
- His experience as a world class high jumper, and how peak performance by world class athletes is only possible by having an enabling system
- Why ensuring that everyone has an opportunity for meaningful work remains a challenge – even in times and places of economic prosperity
- How we need to challenge historical stereotypes of difference – such as gender and ethnicity – that stand in the way of diversity and inclusion
- Why resilience has become a key competence as the world gets more fast-paced and complex – and how this links to the Good Work Goals
- How cobots (collaborative human-robot interfaces) are a new, hopeful trend – and why job automation is not necessarily to be feared
Key links
Eddy Annys (LinkedIn)
Randstad (website)
Sustainability@Work (report)
Behind the Veil (poem)
AMS Sustainable Transformation (website)
Thriving (book)
Wayne Visser (website)
Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)