Ep. 71 Marwa Farouq on new ways of working, diversity, equity and inclusion at Teach for All

Marwa Farouq leads the Global Operations Circle in Teach for All, which is a global network of partner organisations developing collective leadership to improve education and expand opportunity for all children. Marwa shares what she’s learned from exploring new ways of working at Teach for All, including dismantling the senior leadership team, moving decisions closer to the work, embracing tensions and liberating untapped leadership through their core value of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Marwa is originally from Egypt and over her almost 20-year career she has led organisational development, culture transformation, and change management initiatives as well as being a seasoned executive coach and Nonviolent Communication practitioner.

Resources:

• Teach for All’s website https://teachforall.org/
• A video where two Teach for All network leaders share ‘The Leadership Mindset Shifts That Have Enabled Progress in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion’ https://teachforall.org/news/leadership-mindset-shifts-have-enabled-progress-diversity-equity-inclusion
• About Frederic Laloux’s book, Reinventing Organizations https://www.reinventingorganizations.com/
• About Nonviolent Communication https://www.cnvc.org/