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The Wellbeing Rebellion

Ngozi Weller & Obehi Alofoje

Welcome to The Wellbeing Rebellion, an award-winning podcast. We’re Ngozi Weller and Obehi Alofoje, Directors at Aurora — a leadership and organisational effectiveness consultancy. This podcast explores how the way organisations are led shapes performance, trust, wellbeing and culture over time. The challenge with many approaches to wellbeing and culture is that they place responsibility on individuals to cope, rather than examining the leadership decisions, behaviours and systems that create the

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47:28

The Leadership Decisions That Shape Culture with...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/10/01

Culture is shaped in the small decisions leaders make every day. Who gets heard, who gets supported, and whether people feel safe enough to be themselves at work.Yetunde Dania, a Partner at international law firm Trowers & Hamlins, shares what she’s learnt about leading with authenticity, building trust, and creating an environment where people can contribute without feeling they have to shrink themselves. We also get into difficult conversations, sponsorship, visibility, and what helps

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14:30

What Your Team Needs From You This September

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/09/17

Before we ask more from our teams this September, it’s worth asking what they need from us first.For me, it comes down to four things: reconnection, clarity, presence and the emotional tone we set as leaders. None of them require another initiative, but they can make a real difference to how people experience work as the pace picks up again.I also share a simple question to help you look at your own leadership through your team’s eyes, because trust and performance are shaped in the everyday moments

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13:27

September Reset: The Kind of Leader You Want to Be...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/09/03

September has a habit of pulling us straight back into busy routines. Meetings return, inboxes fill up, and before long we’re back on autopilot.So rather than starting with targets, I’m asking a different question: what kind of leader do you want to be over the next few months?I share a few simple prompts to help you think about how your team experiences you, the leadership habits worth protecting, and the everyday behaviours that shape culture more than we sometimes realise.A useful reset before

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23:25

The Leadership Stories You're Overlooking (And Why...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/08/20

We tend to remember the big career moments. The promotion, the crisis, the major project, the thing that looked impressive from the outside.But some of the experiences that shape us most as leaders are much quieter.I reflect on a few of those moments from my own career, from getting performance concerns wrong, to learning how to hold space for emotion and recognise perspectives I might otherwise have missed.The challenge here is simple: look back at the ordinary moments that changed how you lead

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43:59

Judgement, Courage and the Reality of Leadership...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/08/06

Good judgement isn’t about having complete certainty. It’s about using evidence, experience and other perspectives to make the best decision available, then taking responsibility for how it’s carried out.Vanessa Blackburn and I unpack what separates good judgement from great judgement, particularly when decisions affect people, careers and organisational change. We look at where instinct helps, when it needs to be challenged, and why data should inform rather than replace human thought.We also

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42:47

Beyond Good Intentions: Turning Inclusion into...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/06/11

Good intentions matter, but they don’t change much on their own.Joanne Vazquez-Kirby, a global DEI & HR Leader at Skyscanner, joins me to explore what helps organisations move from aspiration to something more tangible. We get into accountability, leadership, and the gap between saying inclusion matters and building it into how a business actually operates.There’s also a useful look at what this means in practice across global teams. From local context and data to community networks, executive

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01:17:37

Beyond the Spectrum: What Workplaces Still Get Wrong...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/05/28

Awareness of neurodiversity has grown, but understanding still has a long way to go.Too many workplaces still rely on narrow ideas of what neurodivergence is supposed to look like, who gets recognised, and who gets support. That leaves a lot of people misunderstood, missed entirely, or expected to fit a picture that was never built with them in mind.Dr Chloe Farahar brings a much more nuanced lens to this, from observer bias in diagnosis and recognition to the role of race, gender, culture, and

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26:00

Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: A Practical Guide for...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/04/30

A lot of organisations still explain the lack of racial diversity in leadership as a pipeline problem. It sounds neat, but it doesn’t hold up.In this episode, I unpack why progress on race equity so often stalls the further up an organisation you move, even when there’s effort, investment, and a genuine desire to improve.I look at what the data actually shows, why the pipeline story keeps sticking around, and what’s really happening to ethnically diverse talent once it enters the workplace. From

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49:40

The Quiet Power of Learning: How Leaders Build...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/04/16

Learning can’t be treated like an extra anymore. Not when the pace of change is this high.Kerri O’Neill, Chief People Officer at Ipsos UK & Ireland, joins me this week, and we look at what it takes to build capability in an intentional and useful way, especially when strategies, markets, and tools keep shifting.We talk about why organisations need to focus less on big learning programmes and more on clear outcomes, everyday practice, and the human skills that still matter no matter how much

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42:26

Global Culture, Real Accountability: How Leaders Turn...

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2026/04/02

Accountability sounds simple, but it gets complicated quickly in fast-paced, global organisations.In this conversation with Aaisha Knights-Ihediwa, we talk about what accountability actually looks like in practice. From hiring the right people to creating space for individuals to speak up when something isn’t working.We also explore how values hold up under pressure, and what happens when there’s a gap between what’s said and what’s lived.There’s a focus on leadership too. Managing global teams,

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43:46

From Intent to Access: How Leaders Turn Inclusion...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/03/19

Career progression is often presented as straightforward. Work hard, perform well, and opportunities will follow. For many professionals, especially women and migrants, the path is rarely that simple.In this conversation, I’m joined by Elham Fardad, founder of Migrant Leaders. We explore the hidden barriers that shape career mobility and why talent alone does not always translate into opportunity.Elham reflects on her journey from investment banking to building a global leadership platform

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53:17

Business As a Force for Good with Anwar Ali

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2026/03/05

Can business genuinely be a force for good, and if so, what does that actually require in practice?In this conversation, I’m joined by Anwar Ali OBE, CEO and co-founder of Upturn Enterprise. We explore what sustainable impact really looks like when you’re trying to balance commercial discipline with social purpose.Anwar shares how his upbringing shaped his values, from growing up in a family of ten in a three-bedroom house to leaving a successful private sector career to build a social enterprise

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38:17

Leadership, Culture and Responsibility in Further...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/02/19

Further education sits under constant pressure, balancing funding constraints, public scrutiny, safeguarding responsibilities, and rising learner need. This conversation explores what leadership really looks like inside that reality, not in theory, but in day-to-day decisions that shape culture.I’m joined by Hayley Ross, Head of HR and Organisational Development at Salford City College Group, to talk about the emotional load leaders carry in vocational systems, where people care deeply about

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52:15

Born of Two Worlds: Leadership, Identity & The Future...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2026/02/05

This conversation felt deeply personal. Not just because Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie and I share a name, but because her story touches on identity, leadership, resilience, and what it really means to navigate systems that were never designed with you in mind.We talk about growing up between the UK and Nigeria, the impact of family belief, and the early messages she received about what was and wasn’t possible. Dr Edi-Osagie reflects honestly on being told not to come to the UK because success would be

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25:26

Winding Down for Christmas Without Burning Out

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2025/12/12

As Christmas approaches, it’s easy to keep pushing even when you’re already exhausted. This episode is about slowing down when your energy is already low, not forcing yourself to power through just because it’s the end of the year.I talk about why rest doesn’t need to be earned, how boundaries can help before the break begins, and what it might actually be helpful to stop doing over the holidays.There’s also space here for neurodivergent people and parents of neurodivergent children, because this

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39:45

Money, Mindset & Missed Opportunities: What’s Really...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2025/11/27

Money shapes the way we dream, plan and build our lives, yet it is also one of the hardest topics to approach with honesty.In this conversation with Clive Black, a Director at Shore Capital, we explore why so many UK entrepreneurs struggle to scale their businesses, and why racially underrepresented founders face even higher barriers when it comes to investment, visibility and confidence.Clive brings a thoughtful and surprisingly hopeful perspective. He talks about the cultural narratives that hold

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39:57

Leading Well in the GenAI Era: Ethics, Creativity &...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2025/11/13

Artificial intelligence promises efficiency, creativity, and innovation, but what happens when the speed of progress outpaces our humanity?In this episode, I’m joined by Professor Andy Miah, Chair in Science Communication and Future Media at the University of Salford. Andy has spent more than two decades exploring where art, science, and technology meet and what that means for how we live and work.We talk about what it really means to lead in the Gen AI era, how to embrace new technology without

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53:33

Breaking Tradition - How REACH is Redefining Law with...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2025/10/30

If you think the legal world is all stiff suits and old traditions, think again.My guest today, Bridget Tatham, is shaking things up from the inside.She’s a partner at Browne Jacobson, heads up their Birmingham insurance team, and leads on all things inclusion - but what really stands out is how she’s changing the game for future black lawyers through REACH, the firm’s mentoring programme.Bridget’s story is full of honesty, humour, and heart, and it shows exactly what happens when you use your

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50:04

Special Episode with Kofi Josephs - The Courage to Stay

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2025/10/09

In this special episode, we’re joined by professional basketball player and mental health advocate Kofi Josephs.Kofi’s story takes us far beyond the game - from the pressure of performing at the highest level, to the loneliness that can come with chasing a dream across continents.He opens up about loss, identity, and what it really takes to stay when walking away would be easier.This is an honest, powerful conversation about resilience, purpose, and learning how to find yourself in the moments that

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43:05

The Silent Struggle - Why Men Still Can’t Talk About...

The Wellbeing Rebellion ·

2025/10/01

Men’s mental health is still one of the hardest conversations to have, both at work and at home.Despite all the progress in recent years, too many men continue to stay silent, with devastating consequences.In this episode, I’m joined by Tim Wotton, who’s faced more challenges than most, living with cystic fibrosis and type 1 diabetes, and yet has built a life defined by resilience, discipline and hope.Tim shares what he’s learned about strength, survival, and why it’s time we change the way men are

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