Love Them or Lead Them? Managing the People You Like
Organised Influence is the event series by STUDIO 8095, dedicated to answering one question: What does it truly mean to lead well?
Agenda
6.30pm — Arrival
7.00pm — Fireside chat + Q&A
8.00pm — Networking and close
For the second edition of Organised Influence, STUDIO 8095's live event series in partnership with Maslow's, founder Dein Harry sits down with Louis Persent - Founder & Creative Director of Weirdo, a creative studio building radically human relationships between brands and their audiences, working with the likes of Arsenal Football Club, Lululemon, Bumble, Gymshark, Acast and Nike.
In close-knit creative cultures, colleagues become friends. But what happens when friendship collides with the need to lead, manage and give honest feedback?
Through vignettes and real-world scenarios, this is an unfiltered conversation about influence, accountability and what it really means to lead people you genuinely like - without compromising either the relationship or the work.
We'll be exploring three things that don't get talked about honestly enough:
Giving constructive feedback to peers and friends
Setting boundaries between the social and the professional
Spotting and avoiding favouritism and bias
Whether you're a leader who manages a team where friendships run deep, or a founder navigating the same tensions with the people who helped you build it — this one's for you.
Drinks and nibbles are available to purchase from the bar throughout the evening.
STUDIO 8095 delivers expert-led, experiential events designed to build the soft skills that matter most, across communication, critical thinking, collaboration and leadership. From strategic decision-making through poker to mastering small talk with improv.
Weirdo is a creative studio built on the belief that the best brand work puts real people first. They specialise in building radically human relationships between brands and their audiences, working across sport, entertainment and culture.
Maslow's is a collection of thoughtfully designed members’ houses that seamlessly blend work and wellbeing, inspired by Maslow’s theory of human motivation and happiness.