Unbossing Leadership

In this episode of Unbossing Leadership we dive deep into NER approach with Montse Espuñes, a transformation consultant who helps organizations adopt self-management through the 𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵.We’ll talk about:• How self-management transforms more than just workflows• The link between trust, wellbeing, and business performance• And how CEOs and entrepreneurs can become stewards of systems where people and society thriveMontse's Book Project:The planned book she is currently working on covers her many years of experience with the NER approach, which is based on self-management. It will present 34 years of expertise and practical knowledge that has already been implemented in over 100 organizations. The goal is to provide entrepreneurs and CEOs with tools to transform their organizations into places of well-being and sustainable growth. Montse's work aims to transform organizations into places where people, businesses, and society can thrive, which she also emphasizes in her role as author of an upcoming book on self-management and disruptive transformation processes.

Viele 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿:𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻 stehen vor derselben 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗪𝗶𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗭𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀 – jenseits von Erbfolge oder Verkauf an Investoren, die Kultur und Menschen nicht bewahren?Genau hier öffnet sich ein historisches Fenster: 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, wie sie im NER- und Krisos-Ansatz seit über 20 Jahren erfolgreich erprobt wurde.Um diesen Weg greifbarer zu machen, spreche ich mit einer 𝗣𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁𝘀- 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲-𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴: 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗟.𝗠.👉 𝗝𝗼 𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘 (𝗩𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻), Rechtsanwältin und selbst Gesellschafterin eines Purpose Unternehmens, für das sie ein globales Netzwerk von Purpose-Anwält:innen aufgebaut hat. Sie zeigt, wie Recht und Zusammenarbeit neu gestaltet werden können und wie 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗻 und 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?In this conversation, I speak with 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼, a 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 and 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 working at the forefront of people-centered change within the 𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘙 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 — 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴.Laura brings a unique blend of psychological depth, lived HR experience, and transformation wisdom to one of the thorniest topics in business:𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴.We’ll walk through:  • How Laura helped implement the first 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 model at Findasense — and what happened when the pandemic hit mid-rollout.  • Her current work with 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼, where she facilitates a team of employees redesigning their own 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 — including tough trade-offs, system overhauls, and real-time recalibration.  • What it actually takes to move from individual interest to systemic responsibility in 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.  • Why 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 often reveal the emotional and cultural maturity of a team — and how to hold that space.  • Concrete insights, common pitfalls, and tools to bring to your own organization.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 — 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀?What if it could be… 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮?Join me in conversation with 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀, author of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲, known as the 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿, and co-leader of 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.Patrick is a rare voice at the 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘄, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 — and he brings decades of experience questioning and transforming how companies are owned, governed, and led.In this episode, we’ll explore:  • Why the way 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 quietly 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 — from culture to burnout  • The invisible 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 — and what alternatives are emerging  • Stories from 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 — and how it feels on the inside  • 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, not fragmentationThis is an invitation to look deeper: at ourselves, our systems, and what kind of work might actually nourish life.Whether you’re a 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿, or simply curious about the 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 — you’ll leave inspired to ask better questions and reshape the circle we’ve inherited.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸.When unbossing gets real, it doesn’t just shake up structure — it shakes belief.In this Unbossing Leadership episode, 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 shares what happened at Earthshot Labs when a bold shift toward self-managing teams led to one of their most respected colleagues walking away.And then — months later — reaching out to return.𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗘𝗢𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.Together, we’ll explore:• The unfiltered ups and downs of leading real-world 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁• How to 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 when early results shake your confidence• What it actually takes to 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, and leadership 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀• How to support a CEO through 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, and 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲• What internal change-makers need to hear when they’re about to give upThis isn’t theory. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

In this next episode of Unbossing Leadership, I’m thrilled to be joined by 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹 - 𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, and host of the acclaimed Leadermorphosis podcast.Lisa is a pioneer in helping organizations unlearn outdated hierarchies and step into self-management, distributed leadership, and radical responsibility.If 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗛𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 hungry for more human, more adaptive ways of working — this is your invitation.Come with your questions. Leave with clarity and courage.We’ll explore:  • Why most “new ways of working” fail — and what to do differently  • The mindset shift from leading with control to leading with presence  • Stories and lessons from real teams making self-management work  • What it really takes to unboss your organization — without chaos

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲?𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆: beyond business-as-usual, toward conscious capitalism with backbone.Join me for another powerful conversation with our guest Svetla Parmakova, Impact & Finance Expert at Krisos, to 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 — not compete.From her disillusioning years in banking to her leadership in steward-owned business transformation, Svetla will share her raw, real journey of burnout, courage, and reinvention. Together, we'll unpack:• Why common sense and humanity often disappear in bureaucratic systems• How Krisos proves that decentralized, self-managed organizations outperform traditional ones — financially and culturally• What “impact” really means when employees co-own the business, make decisions, and feel safe• How Bulgaria is becoming an unexpected playground for next-generation ecosystems of self-managed companies• And what it takes — emotionally, practically, and structurally — to make the leap from hierarchy to wholeness

What happens after you redesign the structure of an organization?How do you move beyond systems into soul — working with identity, survival, culture, and consciousness?This is an in-depth conversation with Xavier Costa, a core member of Krisos Spain, and one of the pioneers of radical business transformation through company acquisition and cultural reinvention.Whether you’re a CEO, investor, coach, or practitioner — this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.In this powerful conversation, Xavier will share:-What most transformation efforts get wrong about individual and cultural change-Why listening — deeply and humbly — across cultural and survival lines is non-negotiable-What Krisos is learning from buying and transforming companies one at a time-Why they’re choosing to stay small — and what that means for scaling systemic changeXavier’s purpose for doing what he is doing:“I help build conscious, fair, and sustainable organizations where people can thrive — preparing the ground so future generations can lead from a better place and grow true planetary prosperity.”

What if leadership meant letting go of control — and trusting your people to lead?Join me for a powerful conversation with Karin Tenelius, the pioneering mind behind Tuff Leadership Training and one of Europe’s most respected voices in self-management and radically human workplaces.Karin has coached leaders for over two decades, dismantled hierarchies, and built teams that thrive on real ownership, trust, and adult-to-adult collaboration. Her work has transformed companies in over 20 countries and inspired a new generation of leaders to ditch the script and lead with openness, presence, and courage.We’ll talk about:-The hard truth about letting go of control-Why self-management is not just about structure, but about mindset-What it really takes to build trust and psychological safety in teams-And the “moose heads” — those real, raw issues that most leaders avoid.If you’ve ever wondered how to build a workplace where people feel safe to be real, take charge, and grow, you don’t want to miss this.Leave your comments and questions here.

What happens when an aerospace company with 50+ years of tradition meets a radical new way of working?Join me in this LinkedIn Live session with Dunia Reverter, Co-Founder of the Krisos Impact Fund and transformation lead at Indaero, a Sevillan manufacturing company now in the midst of a groundbreaking transformation.In just 7 months, Indaero has gone from hierarchy to self-management, from bosses to elected reps, from secrecy to transparency, and is now breaking records in sales, engagement, and growth.We’ll explore the highs, the lows, and the human stories behind the radical change.This is not a theory session. This is real. Raw. And already reshaping the future of work.