Lon Wong is a tech founder turned nonprofit leader turned consultant who has been banging the drum of 'more human' for two decades. Lon joins Graeme to explore what it looks like for organizations to become more intentional and more connected in a season of rapid change. They discuss the epidemic of staff disengagement, the loss of institutional trust, why leaders are stuck in reactive triage mode, and the counterintuitive power of pausing when everything feels urgent. Lon's framework — 'souls before roles' — is one you'll carry with you long after the episode ends.

Block off one hour this week for uninterrupted strategic reflection — no agenda, no deliverables — just space to think about where your organization is really headed.

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References & Resources

• Anthem Creative
• Chisel Consulting
• Get Lon's Book
• Gallup State of the Global Workplace: 2026 Report

In this inaugural episode, Anthem Creative co-founder, Graeme Watt, introduces The Amplify Good Podcast and its driving thesis: in an era of rapid exponential change, the nonprofits that will thrive are the ones that adapt and learn to become more human. Drawing on a decade of working with hundreds of nonprofits, Graeme unpacks why now — at the collision point of multiple exponential trends and technologies — this conversation can't wait any longer. No playbooks. No perfect answers. Just honest, raw dialogue about what it means to navigate a world none of us have experienced before and a rallying cry to use technology to become more human.

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