Transformation Unfiltered
Transformation Unfiltered
Podcast Description
The Transformation Unfiltered podcast is where HR professionals hit fast forward on change and build legacies as world-class people leaders and change-makers. This is your launchpad for accelerating transformation—learning from executive leaders who have already walked the path and delivered massive wins for their organizations.
Join hosts from The Axela Group as they sit down with senior and executive HR change-makers to uncover hard-earned lessons, pitfalls to avoid, and strategies to hit fast forward on change and drive results faster. Plus, tune in for bite-sized episodes packed with quick, actionable solutions to the challenges you’re facing today.
New episodes drop every Wednesday—be sure to subscribe and join our Axelarated Transformation Community on to continue the conversation.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of themes including emotional intelligence, resilient leadership, and proactive workplace strategies, with episodes like Unlocking Emotional Intelligence discussing authenticity in leadership and Resilient Leadership focusing on maintaining team engagement amid change fatigue. Other topics explore leadership burnout, effective decision-making, and the importance of feedback, providing listeners with tangible strategies for improved leadership dynamics.
The Transformation Unfiltered podcast is where HR professionals hit fast forward on change and build legacies as world-class people leaders and change-makers. This is your launchpad for accelerating transformation—learning from executive leaders who have already walked the path and delivered massive wins for their organizations.
Join hosts from The Axela Group as they sit down with senior and executive HR change-makers to uncover hard-earned lessons, pitfalls to avoid, and strategies to hit fast forward on change and drive results faster. Plus, tune in for bite-sized episodes packed with quick, actionable solutions to the challenges you’re facing today.
New episodes drop every Wednesday—be sure to subscribe and join our Axelarated Transformation Community on to continue the conversation.
Summary:
This episode is a masterclass in leading transformation without gutting the soul of the organization. Elizabeth unpacks how to honor identity, bring stakeholders along early, and make smart, reversible bets (pilots!)—all while balancing business outcomes with human realities.
Elizabeth Lepkowski is a Chief Learning Officer operating at the intersection of strategy, learning, and culture. She oversees education programs, clinical standards and guidelines, and publications—translating complex, stakeholder-heavy work into real-world impact.
Chapters:
00:00 – When change feels like an identity loss
04:00 – The messy middle of transformation (and why it’s worth it)
08:00 – Balancing business decisions with relationships that matter
12:00 – Onboarding into a storm: listening tours and context gathering
16:00 – Mapping stakeholders and sequencing engagement
20:00 – The inner circle: finding trusted truth-tellers
24:00 – Rethinking “how things have always been done”
28:00 – Culture as a constraint—and an accelerant
32:00 – Pilots, reversibility, and creating safety for change
36:00 – Lessons learned: courage, feedback, and the long game
Host Alexa Beavers: linkedin.com/in/alexabeaverspmp
Guest Elizabeth Lepkowski : linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-ball-lepkowski
Executive Producer Jim Kanichirayil: linkedin.com/in/drjimk
Music Credit: “Lost in Dreams” by Kulakovka
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