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Vanessa Miler-Fels: Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Sustainability & Strategy, Schneider Electric

Leading by Nature··11 September 2026·35 min

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On this episode of Leading by Nature, Vanessa Miler-Fels, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Sustainability and Strategy at Schneider Electric, joins Giles Hutchins to talk about future-fit leadership, volatility and what it really takes to thrive amid constant change. Vanessa explains why constant volatility call for a more regenerative, "sensing" style of leadership, not just stress management. She and Giles discuss the shift away from command-and-control leadership, and why empathy and trust matters. Vanessa also shares how her connection to Springwood shaped her move back to the UK, and how the book Leading by Nature was formative to her approach to future-fit leadership and the perspective of organizations as living-systems.For more information on Leading by Nature, you can follow Giles Hutchins on LinkedIn, or visit gileshutchins.com for free downloads of tools and practices for regenerative leadership and future fit business. And watch out for his book, Leading by Nature: The Process of Becoming a Regenerative Leader. Giles' latest book is Keys for Future Fit Leadership - From Coping to Thriving Amid Rising Complexity, which can be purchased directly from the sustainable/local publishers here and shipped globally, and you can watch a short video about it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.