Resources
Explore practical guidance and lived experience from across the Roots Inspire community – designed to help you think differently about career progression, leadership and the choices that shape both.
Podcast & Interviews
Engage with authentic stories and expert conversations tailored to your leadership development.
Watch and listen to real stories and expert advice from senior leaders.
Podcast
The Muddy Middle S2E7: Erlene Graanoogst
Today, we welcome Erlene Graanoogst, a Business Transformation and Change Consultant and leadership mentor at Roots Inspire. With over 14…
Podcast
The Muddy Middle S2E6: Frank Galestien
In today’s episode, we welcome Frank Galestien, Global Category & Marketing Lead at Unilever and long-term leadership mentor at Roots…
Podcast
The Muddy Middle S2E5: Rob Anarfi
In today’s episode, we welcome Rob Anarfi, Chief Risk Officer at the specialist insurer, Beazley and one of our long-standing…
Podcast
The Muddy Middle S2E4: Gitanjali Ponnappa
We welcome Gitanjali Ponnappa, Partner at EY and one of our longstanding mentors on our leadership development programme. Gitanjali’s career…
Podcast
The Muddy Middle S2E3: Justin Carty
In this episode, we welcome Justin Carty, Executive Director at CBRE. Starting his career in residential real estate in the…
Podcast
The Muddy Middle S2E1: Ference Lamp
We often hear from participants in our leadership programmes about a common challenge they face – feeling like they’re in…
Community Reflections
The experiences, choices and lessons that shape careers over time. What stays with us is often not the milestone itself, but what it changed in the way we see our work, ourselves and what comes next.
Interview
Evolve, Don’t Just Survive: Weiwei Liu-Schröder on Growth
Survival and growth aren’t always the same thing. In this interview, Weiwei Liu-Schröder, Data & Measurement Lead at Google, shares…
Interview
Sustainable Leadership: Shrikesh Sheorajpanday on Elevating Others
Reaching a leadership role you’ve worked years for is only the beginning. In this interview, Shrikesh Sheorajpanday, Lead Product Owner…
Interview
Never Assume: Frank Galestien on Starting Over
Certainty feels safer, but it rarely leads anywhere new. In this interview, Frank Galestien, Vice President Marketing and Digital for…
Interview
Embracing Uncertainty: Evgenia Bodaar-Molotova on Trusting the Process
Certainty is comforting, but it’s rarely where growth happens. In this interview, Evgenia Bodaar-Molotova, Partner, Value Creation at KPMG, shares what she’s…
Interview
The Art of the Pause: Sue Stephens on Career Breaks
Taking a pause without a plan is uncomfortable, even after twenty years of doing everything right. In this interview, Sue…
Interview
Choosing the Unknown: Jeffrey Kyenkyenhene on Leadership
Leaving what you’ve spent years building is rarely simple. In this interview, Jeffrey Kyenkyenhene, Statutory Director at Donatus Verzekeringen, shares…
Articles
Explore thoughtful perspectives to support your authentic leadership journey and career acceleration.
Dive into articles that inspire fresh ideas and fuel your leadership growth.
Articles
The Unwritten Criteria for VP Promotion
Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
Articles
Negotiating While Underrepresented
Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
Articles
Negotiating Senior Roles Is Not What You Think
Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
Articles
Authenticity as a Leadership Asset
Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
Articles
The Logic Behind the Sponsorship
Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
Articles
How Presence is Seen From the Top
Leadership presence is often treated as a stable competency. In practice, it is evaluated differently at each layer of the…
Quick Guides
Discover clear frameworks and tools to confidently apply proven strategies in your career.
Download actionable guides that bring clarity to complex management skills, making them easy to digest and implement.
Quick Guides
Building a Powerful Network
Networking is often framed as performance. In reality, the relationships that shape careers are built through integrity, presence, and consistency.…
Quick Guides
Master Career Negotiation
Negotiation isn’t just about salary—it’s about shaping your leadership trajectory. The most effective professionals position themselves strategically, engage in the…
Quick Guides
How to Strengthen Your Executive Presence
When your role evolves, how you’re perceived needs to evolve with it. Executive presence is less about confidence, more about…
Knowledge Bites
Quick, actionable ideas that fit your schedule and deliver immediate value to enhance your impact at work.
Try easy tips you can implement today to strengthen your influence and confidence in under 5 minutes.
Knowledge bites
Expectation vs Reality: Why it’s not enough to “Look the Part”
It’s 2023, and almost all businesses want to look like they are doing the right thing regarding Diversity, Equity &…
Knowledge bites
Failing up: why some climb the ladder despite mediocrity
Most of us know the frustrating feeling of watching someone ‘fail upward’: landing successively sweeter gigs even after professional…
Knowledge bites
Why diverse teams perform better
In numerous studies, diverse teams are associated with business success. The evidence shows that these are not mere correlations, but…
Knowledge bites
Performance and Empowering yourself
Contrary to common belief, how well you do your job has very little to do with how successful you are…
Knowledge bites
Why diversity programmes fail
The powerful article by Harvard Business Review on Why Diversity Programs Fail has a few surprising findings. It shows how…
Knowledge bites
Diversity in the work place is lacking at the top: Here’s why
In management positions across large companies, diversity in the workplace can be very difficult to achieve. BCG in partnership with…
Partner Perspectives
Discover how global organisations build diverse leadership pipelines.
Senior leaders share their perspective on partnering with Roots Inspire in practice.
Interview
“This partnership is about creating opportunities where they don’t naturally exist”
Creating opportunities where they don’t naturally exist takes more than intent. In this interview, Choy van der Hooft Cheong, Member…
Interview
“By investing in diversity, we enhance our collective expertise”
Investing in diversity takes conviction at the top – and the willingness to act on it. Jeroen Kroes, CFO at…
Interview
“Representation matters, because it shapes who feels able to contribute, grow, and lead”
Building a diverse leadership pipeline inside a leading organisation takes commitment. In this interview, Christina van Zanten, CHRO Europe, Africa…
Interview
“Access to senior mentors who have faced similar challenges matters”
Developing diverse talent into leaders takes more than good intentions — it takes the right support at the right moment.…
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