TRADING PLACES: Organisational Effectiveness – Theran Knighton-Fitt, Mygrow

April 24, 2025

TRADING PLACES: Organisational Effectiveness – Theran Knighton-Fitt, Mygrow

Ever wondered what it truly takes to build a thriving workplace culture—one where employees are not only high performing but genuinely engaged and supported? I’m excited to share something a little different for this episode of Beyond the Water Cooler.

This time, the tables are turned, and I’m the guest, joining Theran Knighton-Fitt on Mygrow’s Organisational Effectiveness Webinar for a deep dive into organisational effectiveness, leadership, management, and what really helps employees and businesses to flourish.

I talk with Theran about the vital link between workplace culture, leadership practice, and individual wellbeing—and how these connect to organisational performance.

Here is a taste of what we talk about:

Why effective leaders focus less on tasks and more on creating the right environment for their teams to succeed
How being clear about what ‘good’ looks like—at both team and organisational levels—sets the stage for meaningful impact
The shift from command-and-control to human-centred leadership, and what that really means in daily practice
How open, honest conversation unlocks team intelligence and drives collective achievement

Theran and I also get into the realities of modern work, including the loneliness that can arise even in busy workplaces, the challenges of supporting hybrid and virtual teams, and the critical role of emotional intelligence for today’s leaders.

Practical insights include:

How leaders can build trust by being vulnerable and modelling authenticity
The simple, powerful questions that spark meaningful change—like, “What do you need from me?”
Why clarity, recognition, and space for reflection are so vital for engagement and sustained performance
What it looks like in practice to move from measuring individuals to valuing and enabling the collective

Whether you’re a leader, a manager, or simply someone passionate about healthy workplace culture, there’s so much here to support you in building environments where people can do their best work—and feel good doing it.

Enjoy this special episode, and let me know your thoughts—how are you enabling your team’s collective intelligence and wellbeing? What works for you?

More about Theran:

People and words are two of Theran Knighton-Fitt‘s favourite kinds of things.

Theran thinks, writes, and speaks about humans— about our individual and collective potential.

In the world of work this means he take a keen interest not only in company culture but also in company character.

On LinkedIn and in his speaking engagements, he digs into topics and issues involving Capitalism, Organisational Culture, Behaviour, Values, Emotional Intelligence, Narrative Identity, Psychology and Social Science.

In his role as Chief Humanising Officer at Mygrow, Theran is interested in pioneering new ways of achieving collective flourishing and group cohesion through the powerful vehicles of companies and organisations.

His personal purpose statement in everything he does professionally is to “Realise Humanity.”