Dr Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj on Leadership Transformation, Authenticity, Values, and Evidence-Based DE&I

About this episode

Dr. Russell Thackeray interviews Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj about leadership transformation, authenticity, and the impact of diversity in organizations.

Dr Russell Thackeray interviews Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, an executive advisor, adjunct business school faculty member, and author focused on leadership transformation and human potential. They discuss how introductions differ across Western and other cultures, and how women leaders may adopt “masculine” communication to gain credibility. Both critique “bring your whole self to work,” arguing authenticity is often a loaded, double-edged term; she reframes it as clarity and consistency with values, while Russell emphasises observable behaviour and results. They explore disconnects between stated values and real conduct, and debate DE&I as either policing or a business-driven transformation agenda; Dr Shaheena stresses data-driven, impact-focused diversity, especially cognitive diversity and leadership that enables challenge and innovation. They address leadership courage, psychological safety, stewardship, short CEO tenures, contextualised leadership models, and Dr Shaheena’s books Future-Proofing Your Career and Take the Lead. 00:00 Introductions 02:18 Gendered Introductions 04:40 Authenticity At Work 09:19 Values Versus Behaviour 14:12 DEI And Innovation 19:45 Conflict…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Russell Thackeray

Guest: Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj

Topics covered

• leadership transformation
• authenticity
• values
• diversity, equity, and inclusion
• psychological safety
• cognitive diversity
• innovation

Keywords

• leadership
• authenticity
• diversity
• psychological safety
• communication
• values
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Future-Proofing Your Career, Take the Lead

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