The Communal Table: A New Way to Lead, Connect & Rehumanise Work

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Podcast by The Centre for Human-Centred Leadership

The Communal Table: A New Way to Lead, Connect & Rehumanise Work

Welcome to The Communal Table: A podcast about rehumanising work, reimagining leadership, and building businesses where people don’t just survive… they thrive. Hosted by award-winning human-centred leadership expert Deanne Boules, this podcast invites you to pull up a chair and explore what it truly means to lead with connection, courage, and care. From psychological safety to inclusive leadership, from breaking bread to breaking down barriers, each episode unpacks the stories, science, and strategies that help us build workplaces worth belonging to. Whether you're a founder, people leader, HR or safety professional, or a changemaker driving transformation, this space is for you. Because the future of business isn’t built in boardrooms. It’s built together—around The Communal Table. 🪑 Pull up a seat. There’s room for everyone. #TheCommunalTable #HumanCentredLeadership #RehumanisingWork #InclusiveBusiness

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30 September 2025

Food Mood and Performance - The Gut Brain Connection at Work

Have you ever wondered why stress gives you butterflies, or why anxiety can literally make you feel sick to your stomach? Science shows us it’s not just coincidence; it’s the gut-brain connection at work.

In this episode, I dive into how gut health shapes mood, memory, focus, and resilience, and why it’s the missing link in most workplace wellbeing strategies.

You’ll learn:

🔹 Why the gut is called our “second brain”

🔹 The role of hormones and neurotransmitters in energy and performance

🔹 How diet quality links to brain fog, anxiety, and depression

🔹 Practical steps leaders and workplaces can take to support thriving individuals and teams

Because when we look at people as whole humans, not just technical skillsets, we unlock the conditions for high-thriving individuals and organisations.

Tune in and discover why the path to better leadership and thriving workplaces might just start in the gut.

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18 June 2025

The Communal Table: A New Way to Lead, Connect & Rehumanise Work

What if the future of business isn’t built in boardrooms—but around communal tables?

In this powerful opening episode, Deanne Boules explores a radical shift in leadership, one where connection replaces control, and everyone has a seat. Drawing on neuroscience, lived experience, and human-centred leadership principles, this short talk challenges the traditional model of work and invites us to build businesses where people truly thrive.

It’s time to break down the barriers of the boardroom and build something more meaningful - together.

🪑 Pull up a chair. There’s room for everyone.

#TheCommunalTable #HumanCentredLeadership #RehumanisingWork #FutureOfWork

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