Jayne Price is all about making work work better. She is the Transformation Director and Head of Continuous Improvement at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Jayne discusses her journey to her current role in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the strategies she employs to foster human-centered, purpose-led change in the organization. She emphasizes the importance of leadership that is grounded in trust, accountability, and psychological safety, and the role of experimental and agile approaches in driving systemic transformation. Jayne also shares practical examples, including the implementation of Holacracy and continuous improvement initiatives. The conversation highlights the challenges and successes in transforming our traditionally bureaucratic research culture into a more effective and innovative environment. Jayne offers valuable insights for leaders at all levels and showcases the value of empowering teams to do their best work.
00:29 Introduction to the Episode
03:41 Introducing Jayne and her Career Journey
06:52 Understanding Project versus Program Management
07:59 From Change to Transformation
12:14 Implementing Experiments and Measuring Change
14:10 Challenges in the Academic and Research Sector
19:54 Innovative Approaches to Leadership and Management
27:21 Designing Alternative Promotion Routes
29:21 Challenges to Identity and Developing Leaders
35:50 Moving from 'I' to 'We' as a Leader
37:53 The Mindset to Move to 'We'
40:13 Humility, Vulnerability and Authenticity in Leadership
43:26 Shadow Sides, Blind Spots and Experimenting with Different Approaches
47:31 Starting to See the Benefits
50:53 Creating Workplaces For People to Flourish
53:04 The Holacracy Experiment - Creating Clarity
55:42 Doing Meetings Differently
59:22 Empowerment and Autonomy with Accountability
01:01:47 Corporate Rebels and Other Inspirational Resources
01:06:31 The Critical Importance of Leadership Buy-In
01:08:01 Everyone Can Choose Leadership Behaviours at Any Level
01:09:51 Encouragement for Change Agents
01:11:39 Outro
About Jayne:
Jayne Price https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-price71/
UKRI https://www.ukri.org
STFC https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/
Related links:
Cynefin framework for making sense of complexity
Corporate Rebels
Diederick Janse and Marc-Peter Pijper from Corporate Rebels supported the Holocracy Trials
GlassFrog: “the cutting-edge self-management platform that empowers teams with clarity and autonomy”
Tuff Leadership Training
Books:
Aaron Dignan, Brave New Work, Portfolio, 2019
Daniel Pink, Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us, Riverhead Books, 2011
Joost Minnaar and Pim de Morree, Corporate Rebels: Make Work More Fun, 2020
Jon Alexander, Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us, Simon and Schuster, 2023
Diederick Janse & Marco Bogers, Getting Started With Holacracy: Upgrading Your Team's Productivity, 2020, AbeBooks
Robin Sharma, The Leader Who Had No Title, Free Press, 2010.
Harvard Business Review
Related CAL Podcasts:
Fostering psychological safety in research environments 30 Oct 24
Elizabeth Churchill on creating culture, leading teams, loving challenges - she talks about Cynefin Framework ~6:30 mins
