”Tea & Toast”. Series 4, Episode 3. Sophy Norris in conversation with Bobby Davis, MisChief Ripple Maker, Leadership Coach and Podcast Host

In this Episode, our host Sophy Norris speaks to Bobby Davis, who is most definitely a zig, not zag type of woman. Bobby is a coach and a champion of change. She works with individuals and teams to help them get unstuck, breathe a little easier, and step into who they want to be.

She has over 27 years of experience in organisational development, business transformation, and leadership. Her background spans the British Army, non-profits, professional services, and private equity-owned hotel groups. She’s worked within C-suite teams, led major people-focused transformation programmes, and built cultures where coaching and honest conversations drive real change. Bobby isn’t your typical executive coach. She’s a Chief, or even MisChief, Ripple Maker, stirring up just enough disruption to help people and teams shift what’s stuck, see new possibilities, and create lasting change.

Bobby also finds time (don’t all Dangerous Women) to speak on conference platforms and, through her podcast More than a Lumpy Jumper, to share her leadership stories (the good, the bad, and the downright ugly). And she is not done there, Bobby is also a school governor for two primary schools and is a proud member of the Military Wives Choir.

So, as you might imagine, we cover a lot in this Episode. where we cover Bobby's move from the military into the corporate world, to starting her own business. What great organisational culture looks like (and does not), and the impact, and starting point, or redundancy. Bobby shares practical and inspirational advice, and tells some pretty compelling stories on the way. Topics we touch on include:

• Matching a personal brand to the expectations of the board, and the power of being our own self, and what we think people expect of us
• Managing hierarchy to climb the corporate ladder as a dangerous woman
• Building a cohort of allies and mentors
• Leaning in, owning, and maximising our femininity and playing to our strengths
• Everything redundancy, from managing the "stigma", to what a good redundancy looks like (and yes, it is possible,) to managing the fears and drivers post-redundancy to make the next step
• The importance of adaptability, especially in a tricky job market
• How self-reflection should become a daily practice, and that the best place to learn is when we are sitting in our own discomfort
• Managing loneliness and the importance of purposeful tribes
• Why being uncorporate does not mean being unprofessional

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• Sophy Norris - LinkedIn
• More Than a Lumpy Jumper | Podcast on Spotify
• Bobby Davis | Executive & Management Coaching
• Bobby Davis - LinkedIn