What ELS?

Her early career as an elite athlete has shaped Rebecca Rolls’s approach to leadership ever since. Rolls, the inaugural CEO of the Sport Integrity Commission - Te Kahu Raunui, reflects on the importance of knowing your own limitations, surrounding yourself with people who know more than you, and remaining committed to learning new things. This episode offers the highly personal story of a leader whose diverse career has shaped a very grounded and authentic approach to leadership. This episode is part of ‘Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand’, a collection that features the stories of six acclaimed New Zealand change-makers and their personal journey of ethical leadership. Together, these stories offer a great breadth of voices that reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s diversity: leaders from various cultural backgrounds and upbringings, who are anchored in different communities, and who are making a positive difference to Aotearoa’s future by shifting the dial in various sectors of the economy. By sharing these real-life stories in a way that is humble, authentic and meaningful, we aim to demystify ethics, and make ethical leadership a concept we all become more fluent in, and a skill we all become more nimble with. What ELS? is a podcast by the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership | Aritahi,  at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It is curated and produced by advisory firm Pocketknife. 

Guy Ryan recently made the big decision to step away from the organisation that he founded and poured his heart and soul into for so many years (Inspiring Stories) to become the new CEO of the Wellington Hospitals Foundation. This episode offers the honest and humble story of a leader who invented himself as a successful social entrepreneur at the age of 24, and has had the recent experience of reinventing himself as the CEO of a very different type of organisation. ---This episode is part of ‘Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand’, a collection that featuring the stories of six acclaimed New Zealand change-makers and their personal journey of ethical leadership. Together, these stories offer a great breadth of voices that reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s diversity: leaders from various cultural backgrounds and upbringings, who are anchored in different communities, and who are making a positive difference to Aotearoa’s future by shifting the dial in various sectors of the economy. By sharing these real-life stories in a way that is humble, authentic and meaningful, we aim to demystify ethics, and make ethical leadership a concept we all become more fluent in, and a skill we all become more nimble with. What ELS? is a podcast by the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership | Aritahi,  at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It is curated and produced by advisory firm Pocketknife.

Caren Rangi has over 25 years of experience as a professional Board member for organisations across the private, public, non-for-profit and community sectors. Rangi speaks beautifully about the role of Boards and good governance, and about the process of forging and strengthening relationships, in line with the Māori process of whakawhanaungatanga - which is about creating space to connect with each other, build connections, and define shared aspirations. This episode offers the insightful story of a highly experienced governor whose unique lens on ethical leadership has been shaped by layers of indigenous wisdom, personal worldviews, and real-life experiences.This episode is part of ‘Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand’, a collection that features the stories of six acclaimed New Zealand change-makers and their personal journey of ethical leadership. Together, these stories offer a great breadth of voices that reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s diversity: leaders from various cultural backgrounds and upbringings, who are anchored in different communities, and who are making a positive difference to Aotearoa’s future by shifting the dial in various sectors of the economy. By sharing these real-life stories in a way that is humble, authentic and meaningful, we aim to demystify ethics, and make ethical leadership a concept we all become more fluent in, and a skill we all become more nimble with. What ELS? is a podcast by the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership | Aritahi,  at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It is curated and produced by advisory firm Pocketknife.

Julia Pahina is a self-declared ‘walkout’ and ‘trailblazer’. An award-winning social entrepreneur in the space of technology and Artificial Intelligence, she is dedicated to transforming the technology sector through digital equity and diverse representation, specifically by creating pathways for Pacific peoples. Pahina mentors others to build their own autonomy, agency and self-determination, and to remain guided by their values, their culture, and what she calls ‘Ancestral Intelligence’.This episode offers the energising story of a passionate and dedicated leader whose early career in the corporate world led her to a place that’s much closer to home, physically and emotionally.---This episode is part of ‘Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand’, a collection that features the stories of six acclaimed New Zealand change-makers and their personal journey of ethical leadership. Together, these stories offer a great breadth of voices that reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s diversity: leaders from various cultural backgrounds and upbringings, who are anchored in different communities, and who are making a positive difference to Aotearoa’s future by shifting the dial in various sectors of the economy. By sharing these real-life stories in a way that is humble, authentic and meaningful, we aim to demystify ethics, and make ethical leadership a concept we all become more fluent in, and a skill we all become more nimble with. What ELS? is a podcast by the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership | Aritahi,  at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It is curated and produced by advisory firm Pocketknife.

When John Berry co-founded Pathfinder, a successful ethical KiwiSaver and ethical investment fund, back in 2009, the industry was not quite ready. It was really hard to get private investors’ interest and traction in this new way of thinking. But Berry persisted with his vision, and Pathfinder continued to expand its strategies for inducing positive investment and amplifying good through the way they invest.This episode offers the authentic story of a visionary leader whose contribution has turned a whole industry on its head, led by his dedication to the wellbeing of people and planet.This episode is part of ‘Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand’, a collection that features the stories of six acclaimed New Zealand change-makers and their personal journey of ethical leadership. Together, these stories offer a great breadth of voices that reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s diversity: leaders from various cultural backgrounds and upbringings, who are anchored in different communities, and who are making a positive difference to Aotearoa’s future by shifting the dial in various sectors of the economy. By sharing these real-life stories in a way that is humble, authentic and meaningful, we aim to demystify ethics, and make ethical leadership a concept we all become more fluent in, and a skill we all become more nimble with. What ELS? is a podcast by the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership | Aritahi,  at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It is curated and produced by advisory firm Pocketknife. 

Bruce ‘Pic’ Picot is well-known for making some bold decisions at Pic’s Peanut Butter, which he started almost a decade ago, for championing radical changes, and for using provocation to trigger positive outcomes. He strongly believes that business leaders should be using the means at their disposal to inspire others, to pass on the gift that others previously passed onto them, and to care for the community. This episode offers the bold and courageous story of a leader who doesn’t shy away from making radical business decisions to benefit communities and trigger change in others.This episode is part of ‘Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand’, a collection that features the stories of six acclaimed New Zealand change-makers and their personal journey of ethical leadership. Together, these stories offer a great breadth of voices that reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s diversity: leaders from various cultural backgrounds and upbringings, who are anchored in different communities, and who are making a positive difference to Aotearoa’s future by shifting the dial in various sectors of the economy. By sharing these real-life stories in a way that is humble, authentic and meaningful, we aim to demystify ethics, and make ethical leadership a concept we all become more fluent in, and a skill we all become more nimble with. What ELS? is a podcast by the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership | Aritahi,  at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. It is curated and produced by advisory firm Pocketknife.