Talking Leadership Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Talking Leadership is about sharing the leadership pathways adopted by leaders for the benefit of entrepreneurs, emerging and established leaders.
My thanks to Neil Tunnah the CEO of The Performance Chain for a great discussion regarding current leadership issues.
A great podcast featuring Dianna Anderson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Cylient regarding leadership and specifically leadership capabilities and mindset.
Another great discussion on a range of challenges facing leaders. My thanks to Donna Jones - Founder, Executive Director and Principal Consultant at Asheville Consulting Group Pty Ltd for sharing her insights.
Another excellent conversation regarding the challenges faced by leaders with Andrea Shaprut-Beil, Founder at WiseWave LTD.
I am glad to be podcasting in 2025 and I have been fortunate to be able to speak with today's guest Dr Samantha Worthington. Samantha noted three key areas of concern including (1) the impacts of a dynamic business environment, (2) organisational readiness and (3) lack of (poor) communication.
My thanks to Dr Oliver Greeves, Senior Partner at the Pharos Institute for sharing his insights regarding leadership and strategy.
Today's podcast guest is David Crisante, the director of Future Science Talks and the Sydney Comedy School. David shared his insights regarding leadership development and the critical importance of communication.
Welcome back to the Best Practice Network / Talking Leadership TV podcast series. Our guest today is Glen Fry, Founder at E42 Pty Ltd. Glen shared his insights on his leadership pathway, leader accountability, work/life balance, lifelong learning, maintaining a passion for your work and listening to and trusting your team.
Today's podcast guest is Jai Cornell, Founder and author at Permission To Flourish Magazine and Founder at JDM Women of Worth. We discussed challenges to leadership practice in a post-COVID work environment.
A great discussion with Beth Berghan on her views regarding the development of leaders and entrepreneurs. Beth shares sound advice on issues leaders and entrepreneurs should consider including the need to improve communication.
Our second discussion on the podcast for July focused on developing leaders and entrepreneurs. I am grateful for the insights of today's guest, Issabele Popescu, NLP Trainer and Hypnosis Instructor at Master Mind Coaching Academy.
Today's podcast guest is Justin Lippiatt, General Manager at Yandina Station. We discussed challenges to leadership practice with Justin focusing on the need to create a team centered culture.
Our last podcast for June features a great discussion with Antoinette De Barr and Dre Mclaughlin, Directors at Authority Branding regarding challenges facing leaders.
Today's podcast guest is Dr Adrian McCallum, a senior lecturer in the School of Science and Engineering at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Our discussion focused on Adrian's views on reflective leadership practice.
Today's podcast guest is Russell Harvey The Resilience Coach. Our discussion focused on reflective leadership practice. More importantly, Russell commented on the importance of understanding the 'why' of your leadership practice.
Welcome back to the Best Practice Network / Talking Leadership TV podcast series. Our guest today is Nathan Hedger, CEO and Magician at Omegan Entertainment. Nathan shared his insights on leadership and the growth of his business from an entertainment industry perspective.
Our guest today is Mark Gustowski, the Managing Partner and Chair Investment Committee at Mandalay Venture Partners. The discussion focused on the challenges in developing entrepreneurs from an Australian context.
Today's guest is Dr Wade Azmy, CEO, strategic leadership consultant, coach and senior lecturer, operating in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Dubai. Our discussion focused on reflective leadership practice and the importance of reflection as a personal and professional development exercise.
Today's podcast features a two part discussion with Corine Roesner, High Performance Mind Coach. The discussion focused on developing entrepreneurs and the challenges facing the development of entrepreneurs.
Our guest today is Wendy Thorsborne, Manager and Director Willborne Enterprises. Our discussion focused on challenges to leadership practice.
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0:00-1:24: Introduction
1:24-8:29: Pre-COVID / post-COVID leadership issues
8:29-10:52: Changes in leader thinking over time
10:52-22:18: Gaps in leadership development
22:18-29:30: Tips for leaders
29:30-32:17: Key leader challenge for 2024
Today's guest is Aneace Haddad, C-Suite Executive Coach and author of The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar: A Novel About Personal Transformation In Business Leaders. Our discussion focused on challenges to leader practice from a midlife perspective.
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0:00-0:50: Introduction
0:51-9:11: Key challenges facing leaders
9:12-15:44: Pre-COVID / post-COVID leadership issues
15:44-20:18: Culture
20:18-27:19: Changes in leader thinking over time
27:19-38:30: Tips for leaders
38:31-39:38: Concluding remarks
Welcome back to the Best Practice Network / Talking Leadership TV podcast series. Our guest today is Mark Hands, the CEO and Executive Principal Australian Industry Trade College Ltd and he shared his insights on leadership from an education perspective.
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Today's episode features a discussion with Karl Brockman and his views on developing leaders and entrepreneurs.
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0:00-1:22: Introduction
1:23-7:43: Is leader or entrepreneur development an important process? If the process is important why is that so? If not, why not?
7:44-33:42: In 2019 a Harvard Business Review article by Moldoveanu and Narayandas noted there are three main reasons for the disjointed state of leadership development: (1) A gap in motivations whereby organisations invest in executive development for their own long-term good, but individuals participate in order to enhance their skills and advance their careers, and they don’t necessarily remain with the employers who’ve paid for their training. (2) The second is the gap between the skills that executive development programs build and those that firms require particularly the interpersonal skills essential to thriving in today’s flat, networked, increasingly collaborative organizations. Traditional providers bring deep expertise in teaching cognitive skills and measuring their development, but they are far less experienced in teaching people how to communicate and work with one another effectively. (3) The third reason is the skills transfer gap. Simply put, few executives seem to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to their jobs and the farther removed the locus of learning is from the locus of application, the larger this gap becomes.
33:43-36:51: What’s your view of these gaps taking into account the impact of the pandemic?
36:52-42:47: In your experience, what does effective leader / entrepreneur look like?
42:48-48:43: What advice can you share to help develop leaders and/or entrepreneurs?
48:44-49:05: Concluding remarks
The Future of Leadership Development: Gaps in traditional executive education are creating room for approaches that are more tailored and democratic, Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas (2019), Harvard Business Review:
https://hbr.org/2019/03/the-future-of-leadership-development
This podcast is the first in a new series of leadership discussions based on the feedback of almost 250 discussions with leaders and entrepreneurs. Anita Hobson-Powell shares her insights regarding reflective leadership practice.
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0:00-4:00: Introduction
4:01-10:33: How do you grow your understanding of yourself as a leader?
10:34-18:35: Do you make time to reflect on your leadership practice or do you reflect after a decision or key event?
18:36-25:40: Reflective practice is sometimes considered an individual pursuit; do you take in external feedback to reflect on your leadership practice?
25:41-31:41: What tips can you provide other leaders that might assist them in reflecting on their leadership practice?
31:42-32:35: Concluding remarks
Today’s podcast guest is Jonathan Mamaril, Director at NB Employment Law (formerly NB Lawyers) the Lawyers for Employers. Today’s podcast revisits an initial discussion with Jonathan in January regarding changes to workplace.
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Our guest today is Avery Michaelson the Founder and CEO of Longitude Exchange and UCapture. The focus of our discussion was Avery's leadership pathway and being a digital nomad.
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Welcome back and we know you will enjoy today's podcast featuring the insights on leadership of Catherine Sayer, Chief Executive Officer at the Family Business Association.
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Welcome back and on behalf of the Talking Leadership Network thank you for your support of the podcast. Today's guest is Jim Willmott, Chairman of Property Rights Australia. Jim shares his views on leadership and the importance of developing your teams. Effective leaders can lead from the front or create environments where others can take a leadership role.
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Our guest today is Anita Hobson-Powell the CEO of Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA). With almost 2 decades of leadership experience with the ESSA, Anita shares her leadership pathway and learnings emphasising the need for leaders to rely on the expertise of teams to enable a focus on strategic issues.
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Welcome to our fourth podcast for October. Our guest today is Annette Taber, Founder and CEO at BoardSWAP. Our focus today is Annette's leadership pathway and her development as a Founder and leader.
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Welcome to the third podcast for October. Our gust today is Sam Trattles, the Founder of Other Side of the Table Pty Ltd. Sam brings both a Founder and negotiator perspective to her leadership pathway.
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Welcome to the second episode for October featuring a discussion with Sonya Law. We discussed leadership in the context of human resources drawing on her 25 years of experience in the field.
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Our first podcast for October features a leadership discussion with Andrew Sullivan. He has 20 years of experience in fisheries research and management, consultancy and most recently in industry representation which have shaped his thinking about leadership.
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Our last podcast for September features a discussion with Duncan Armstrong the owner and Director of Peak Impact Consulting Services. Duncan provides his perspectives on leadership based on his experiences as an elite athlete and his learnings from other leaders.
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Leadership, training and development and wellbeing are all critical elements of the modern workplace and a focal point of our discussion with our guest today Marla Albertie, the Founder and President of I/O for Teens Inc.
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Welcome back and I am pleased to share my discussion with Cliff Beach, musician and entrepreneur. The discussion is a great reminder that understanding your 'why' is important for leaders to consider. Engaging with mentors, learning from others and taking a lifelong learning perspective are discussed in the podcast.
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Welcome to our first podcast for September featuring a discussion with Penny Johnson the CEO of the Australian Horizons Foundation. Another passionate advocate for rural and regional communities and our discussion indicates that leadership remains a critical concern for the Australian agriculture sector.
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Welcome to the final podcast for August featuring our discussion with Daniel Fletcher, the General Manager Community & Livability at Western Downs Regional Council. Daniel shares his leadership insights and it’s an interesting conversation demonstrating the importance of leadership at the Local Government level.
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Our guest today is Renee Lahti who shared her views regarding the importance of being a Citizen of Data Science. Renee's insights should resonate with leaders, do we have a learning culture with regard to data and if not why not?
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Welcome to our second podcast for August. We would like to thank Matthew Pohl, Principal and Senior Business Adviser at The ReWild Group LLC for sharing his insights and the value of taking risks as part of leadership practice.
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I had the good fortune to work for local government early in my career and despite no longer working in the sector, I remain a supporter of our local government workforce and I admire their dedication to working for their local communities. Today's guest is a leader with the Queensland Local Government sector, Andrew Chesterman the CEO of Redland City Council. I spoke with Andrew about his leadership pathway and his focus on genuine engagement with the people he leads.
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Welcome to the final podcast for July and our guest today is Dr Leah Omilion-Hodges. Leah is an organisational and communication scholar. The discussion focused on the intersection of leadership and communication with Leah noting that leadership does not exist without communication competencies.
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Our guest today is Belle Binder, the Managing Director of Left Field. The discussion focused on Belle's leadership pathway but also touched on aligning your values as a leader to the people you work with and your customers.
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Today's guest is Fiona Passantino, the author of the Handbook for Post-COVID Engagement (comic books for executives series). The context of the discussion was the issue of disengagement in a post-COVID workplace and the importance of communication among leaders.
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Welcome to this week's podcast and our guest is Dr. Karuna Ramanathan Karuna Ramanathan the Founder and CEO of KR Konsulting. Our discussion focused on change management and business transformation and the role of the manager as a leader and leaders as key change agents.
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Welcome back to the Best Practice Network / Talking Leadership TV podcast series. Our guest today is Dr Stephen Morse, the Founder and CEO of Unchained Solutions Pty Limited. The focus of our discussion was leader understanding of and engagement with the issue of Modern Slavery.
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Our guest today is Terri Martin the CEO and Founder of The Business Bunch. Terri provided a breakdown between the General Manager and CEO roles as well as the implications of hybrid/remote work arrangements.
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Welcome to our first of seven podcasts during the month of July. Our guest today is Anthony Garcia, the Founder of Catapulting Commissions. The focus of our discussion was managing teams as a critical function of leaders with examples drawn from Anthony's experiences in sales and management.
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Welcome to the final podcast for June and we thank Jimmy Smart the founder of GiveBack for giving his time to discuss his leadership pathway. It is clear that Jimmy's leadership process is focused on the overall needs of teams. Jim discusses the importance of the individual working in the team context.
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Very glad to welcome back my co-host Kevin Bennett from the Best Practice Network. Our guest on today's podcast is Clint Strahan is an Organisational Psychologist at Strahan Consulting. Our discussion focused on the intersection of accountability and leadership. We are looking forward to bringing you more episodes discussing this thing called leadership.
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Our guest today is Rachel Waterhouse, the Chief Executive Officer at Australian Shareholders' Association. Rachel shared her leadership pathway and the importance of goal setting in your career while recognising opportunities as they manifest themselves.
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This podcast continues sharing the insights of an amazing group of leaders and today we catch up with a guest who gave up her time to speak on her leadership pathway almost 4 years ago.
Our guest today is Rebekah Ash, emerging leader, now PhD Candidate and Westpac Future Leader Scholar.
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Today's podcast extends a conversation with Brendan Logue regarding his facilitation of discussions at the 2023 MEGATRENDS Summit hosted by the Advisory Board Centre in Brisbane on 11-12 May. Our discussion focused on sustainability, governance and the stakeholder economy.
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Our first guest for June is Brendan Logue, General Manager - Advisory Talent for the Advisory Board Centre. Brendan shares his insights across a range of leadership issues. He is part of a community of independent advisory board professionals supporting CEOs, Entrepreneurs and Directors.
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This is the final podcast for May and our guest is Ruth Beran the founder of Career Storytelling. She is a career storyteller and has more than 20 years’ experience telling audio, online, print and television stories, Ruth helps other people tell their own stories to achieve their career goals. Our discussion focused on storytelling in the context of an interview. Ruth's insights underscore the importance of storytelling for leaders.
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Mary is a passionate advocate for agriculture and was raised on the land. She understands the diverse challenges faced by the rural sector.
Mary notes that it all started with an article – ‘Are you bogged mate?’ – which spread far and wide gaining international attention. Are you bogged mate? aims to boost awareness and start a conversation with the broader community about the rising issue of depression and suicide rates among men in rural areas.
Are you bogged mate? article link here
You can find out more or better yet support Mary's work here
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Our guest today is Carisa Mann, the founding partner at Growth Squad Consulting. She is a serial entrepreneur, business advisor and startup investor. We focused our discussion on her entrepreneurial pathway and insights she has gained.
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Today's guest is Ben Wheeler, Managing Director (Queensland) at people2people. The conversation focused on Ben's leadership pathway and his experiences in the recruitment industry.
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My guest today is Rachel Mackenzie the Executive Director of Berries Australia. Rachel shares her leadership pathway and insights in managing a geographically dispersed team.
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Today's podcast guest is Christina Ryan, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Disability Leadership Institute. The discussion focused on Christina's leadership experiences and her leadership practice.
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Matthew Rose is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Exquisine. Matthew shares his leadership pathway from the perspective of an early career CEO.
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Dr Shane Doyle is an organisational research specialist at Shane Doyle Consulting and an adjunct lecturer at Central Queensland University. I spoke with Shane regarding his leadership pathway in the context of a career in the police force and work as an academic.
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Welcome to the first podcast for April 2023 and our guest today is Barton Green, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Committee for Brisbane. Barton shared his leadership experience as a young journalist to work as a CEO for a not-for-profit.
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Our final podcast guest for March is Dominique Lamb, the Queensland Small Business Commissioner. Dominique shares insights from her leadership pathway from a retail and small business context.
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My guest today is Jack Cresswell, Manager at Annalara White Dorper and Founder of the Farms Advice Podcast. I spoke to Jack about his leadership journey and experiences working on a family farm.
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Today's podcast features the leadership pathway of Mark LeBusque. He is the Founder and Director at marklebusque.com. Understanding human and technical factors is critical to Mark in understanding the leadership process.
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Welcome to the first podcast for March. My guest today is Tom Dawkins, the Co-Founder and CEO at StartSomeGood. Our discussion focused on leadership and its connection with social enterprise and innovation.
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The final podcast for February returns to the topic of lifelong learning with my guest Robert Ginayrd. He is the Chief Dream Encouragement Officer at DiBi DiBi (Dream it. Believe it. Do it. Be it.) Nation.
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Neil Mann, the Founder of Future Horizon, spoke with me about the intersection of leadership and innovation from a technology perspective. The discussion regarding innovation in the IT context was great and I thank Neil for his insights.
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Steve Williams is the founder of Mind Flow Grow, a social enterprise and Program Manager at the Office of Social Innovation, CQUniversity, where he specialises in working with external clients to co-design, collaborate and develop innovative ways of addressing social and environmental problems. Our discussion focused on leadership and social enterprise.
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My guest today shared his experience of lifelong learning with me. Dr Wade Azmy is the Founder of the Pharos Institute (Sydney/Singapore) and brings decades of leadership experience in senior roles and leader development.
Welcome to the third installment of Talking Leadership TV. Kevin Bennett from the Best Practice Network continues to help build leadership conversations by considering leaders in a post-COVID 19 scenario and the issues they need to consider.
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Today’s podcast guest is Jonathan Mamaril, Principal and Director at NB Employment Law (formerly NB Lawyers) the Lawyers for Employers, discussing a range of changes to workplace laws worth considering. My thanks to Jonathan and more discussions on the way, have a great week.
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Welcome to the first episode of Talking Leadership TV. This podcast series builds on 200 audio podcasts focused on leadership.
I am grateful to Annette Demosthenous for sharing her learning journey. I know you will enjoy the discussion and if possible, please leave a like or subscribe to keep up to date with an amazing group of leaders.
You can also check out the fist series of leadership podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi6voDFS6Eo5eQE_Cxvqgw
Welcome to the final podcast for 2022, and my thanks to Fiona Manson, Manager - Global Procurement & Supply at GroundProbe, for her time and insights. Fiona shares her thoughts on leadership, and as an early career leader, it seems clear that a workplace that allows you to grow your leadership skills is important.
You can find out more about GroundProbe's services here.
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Today the discussion comes back to the importance of communication in the leadership context. I would like to thank Heather Hansen, the Founder and Managing Director at the Global Speech Academy. Why do people leave roles? It can be linked back to poor communication, which is not the only reason but a critical part of why people move on.
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Welcome to the final panel discussion for 2022. My guests are (1) Deb Gray, an Angus Beef producer, (2) Holly Ludeman, Managing Director at The Livestock Collective, (3) Elle Moyle, Livestock Manager at Moyle Pathfinder Angus and (4) Kate McBride, Parliamentary Liaison Officer at The Australia Institute.
The panel discussed: (1) their leadership pathways, (2) how each member of the panel defined leadership, (3) leadership challenges and opportunities from an Agriculture industry context, and (4) leadership and gender. My sincere thanks to the panel for sharing their insights, and a thank you to Deb for helping me organise the podcast.
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I am sure you will enjoy this podcast and the leadership journey shared by my guest Deb Gray, a passionate Aussie Angus Beef Producer at "Bellaringah Beef" in the Southern Tablelands of NSW. I was reacquainted with the critical connection between communication and leadership. Deb clarified that active listening is essential to her and a vital part of the leadership process.
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Today I publish a discussion with Robert Ginyard, the Chief Dream Encouragement Officer at DiBi DiBi (Dream it. Believe it. Do it. Be it.) Nation. It is great to get back to a deeper discussion regarding the entrepreneurial mindset. Robert outlines his thinking and experiences as an entrepreneur and how his focus has changed over time.
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I would like to introduce Jaleesa Hall, MPA, MDiv the Funder and CEO at Raising A Village Foundation. Our discussion was a mix of Jaleesa's experience as a social entrepreneur and leader. It was clear to me that what drives you, your purpose, is for leaders like Jaleesa, an integral part of leader practice.
You can find out more about Jaleesa's work for Raising A Village Foundation: Raising A Village Foundation
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My guest today is Chris Phillips, CEO at Grey Matta Solutions. I asked Chris what he considers key leader capabilities to be, and his list included creating an environment where people feel valued, heard, and safe. A key theme throughout the discussion was a focus on your people/team as part of effective leadership practice.
You can find out more about the Chris here: Grey Matta Solutions
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Today's podcast guest is Susan Broomhall, CEO at Bright Research and Insights. The discussion placed leadership in a behavioral science context. A key learning for me from the discussion was the role of those being led and their degree of control in the leader-led dynamic.
You can find out more about the Susan here: Bright Research and Insights
Susan's book can be found here - Bullying and Harassment: Understanding the psychological and behavioural tactics of the toxic leadership stronghold
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Welcome to the first podcast for October and my thanks to Dr Jo Lukins, Director at Dr Jo Lukins Pty Ltd. An amazing conversation melding Jo's views on leadership and considerable experience as a psychologist focusing on peak performance. I paraphrase Jo here - when we see ourselves as a work in progress, when we understand that we always have places to grow and to learn as leaders on our leadership journey is a good place to be and to able to forgive yourself for mistakes or when we don’t get something right is important. Knowing yourself, your values and being introspective are key themes raised in our discussion.
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Due to technical difficulties this podcast was delayed and I humbly apologise for that. Welcome to the final podcast for September and an amazing guest, let me introduce Heather Lowery-Kappes, CDANZ President, the Career Development Association of New Zealand (CDANZ) President. Heather shared many key learnings and two specific insights resonated for me, (1) making a decision not to do something is as powerful as making a decision to act and (2) leaders need to believe in the tasks/aims of the organisation in which they work.
You can find out more about Heather's work for CDANZ here: CDANZ
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My guest today is Mick Spiers, the CEO and Principal of The Leadership Project. I asked Mick what capabilities do leaders need in their leadership toolkit? His list included: (1) communication (articulating vision, values and beliefs, integrity, authenticity, active listening), (2) humility (openness and being vulnerable), (3) emotional intelligence (self-awareness and regulation of emotions), and (4) understanding your team and their needs.
You can find out more about Mick's work here: The Leadership Project
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My guest today is Brenda Bence, President of Brenda Bence International. I asked Brenda to outline what she considers are key leader concerns. The list was concerning but a reflection of the issues critical to leaders. Brenda identified the following issues: (1) uncertainty, (2) geo-political issues, (3) the Great Resignation, (4) both leader and team member burnout, and (5) leadership is becoming personal - leaders must engage with employees who are looking for work to meet their specific needs. Brenda connected these issues by arguing that leaders have no road map to help them engage with these issues.
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My guests for today's podcast are Annette Demosthenous, Nick Currie and Sofia Raven discussing leadership from a mature age student perspective. The discussion provided multiple insights into what we expect of our leaders. A common theme was the need for leaders to have experience and demonstrate competency in the roles they manage.
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Today's guest is Carmel Molloy, CEO and Co-Founder at NonProfit Alliance (NPA). You will get a clear understanding of Carmel's views on leadership in the way she defines it, 'True leadership is an alignment of personal values and lived purpose to make the world a better place. No matter how big or small that place is, it doesn't matter. It can be a small community, it can be a big world but harnessing your own strengths so that others want to be on the journey with you'. I particularly liked the process of aligning values and purpose - when these are not aligned, to what extent does this undermine the leadership process?
You can find out more about the NPA here: NonProfit Alliance
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What are the links between mentoring and leadership? Today's podcast, Daon Johnson, is the Program Support and Outreach Manager – DC Metro Market for MENTOR Maryland | DC and we discuss this question in the context of Daon's experience as both a leader and mentor.
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My guest this week is Mark McCrindle, the Founder and Principal at McCrindle Research. The primary focus off the podcast was to discuss the factors that have led to the ‘Great Resignation’. This is not why I reached to Mark, after reading an article where he used the term ‘Great Retention’ I wanted to know more about how these workplace phenomena interacted with leadership.
Mark discussed the great retention as being an alignment of culture, values and purpose and from a leader perspective, being intentional – that is, a triple bottom line framework that includes people, planet and profit. Among many critical insights, Mark outlined what our next generation of workers are looking for: (1) a role with purpose and meaning (2) a place where I can make a difference with my skills (3) social connection, (4) flexibility, (5) seeing the impact they could make.
You can read Mark’s article here: Turning the Great Resignation into the Great Retention
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Louise Fisher is my guest today and is the Founder of LunchFox. Louise discussed the importance of reflective leader practice. She also mentioned key leader capabilities that included being a visionary, collaborator (embracing the skills in your team) and being empathic.
For more information on the work Louise is undertaking, please use this link: LunchFox
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Welcome to the first podcast for August and today's guest is Matthew Rooda, President and Chief Executive Officer at SwineTech. An interesting conversation with Matthew, a leader and entrepreneur. I asked Matthew about the lonely road of leadership and an approach he used with his leadership team involved a feedback exercise that included the following question - share with us the areas that you think your strengths are helping you and where you think they might be hindering you?
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Today's guest provides an amazing end to July's podcast series. Marnie Jones, Director at Talent X - The People Agency. According to Marnie, a leader should be flexible, have an ability to pivot and when necessary, keeping the elements of what works in place and then building on your existing skill sets.
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I am continually amazed with the answer to the following question, how do you measure success as a leader? My guest today is Nick Bracks, Founder at Move Your Mind, who responded as follows – what impact do you want to make on the world? Nick described his definition of leadership as being self-aware and drawing on the experience of mentors.
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Welcome to Episode 11 of the Talking Leadership and Best Practice Network podcast series. Today's topic is - the changing role of HR and our thanks go to Catherine Dawson and Cheryl Jekiel for sharing their insights. Some key insight from our guests - (1) gaining buy in from your team and (2) involve your team in decision making.
This podcast series is co-hosted and produced by Kevin Bennett and Eric Perez. Kevin is the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network while Eric is the host and producer of the Talking Leadership podcast. For more information regarding the network, follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Welcome to the first of July's podcasts and my guest today is Bobby Semple, the Founder of Simplified Recruitment Solutions. Bobby provides an amazingly positive view of the leadership process and provided an extremely interesting response to the question - what would you say to a younger version of yourself about being a more effective leader? I won't spoil the response but what I sensed and have considered for some time is our life and work experiences shape the leaders we will ultimately become.
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My guest today is Dr Mary Retallack and according to Mary, being a leader requires building resilience. Mary also noted that persistence and grit are necessary components in a leader's tool kit. Making sure to create healthy boundaries (making sure you are ok), focusing your energies on those that want to hear what you have to say, valuing your time by setting clear boundaries and a continued focus and increasing the representation of women in leadership roles in the Australian agriculture context.
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So let me ask you – how much time and effort has your organisation placed in its human resource processes (HR) and policies like performance management? Why does this even matter? My guest on today’s podcast, Jonathan Mamaril, Principal and Director at NB Lawyers outlined the ‘why’ in the context of managing your business risks. To what extent has COVID-19 impacted HR processes in your businesses? I, like most of you are probably over the impacts of COVID-19 but taking a view that its in the rear view mirror is potentially a critical mistake. You’ll understand why in this podcast and my thanks to Jonathan for sharing his insights.
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My guest on today’s podcast is Liz Gillies, CEO at the Menzies Foundation. Liz provides a great framework for her views regarding leadership and she posed the following question - what’s your purpose and how do you live that purpose as a leader? Amongst a range of insights, Liz defines some key elements of leadership including (1) an ability to think in complexity, (2) to be adaptive, (3) to be comfortable with globalisation, (4) to be entrepreneurial, and (5) exploring by seeking new perspectives and new ways of thinking and working.
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My guest for the first podcast of June is Jarrod Graetz, Director and Consultant at Jarrod Graetz Media.
Leadership is about communicating ideas, so an inability to paint a picture or make a compelling argument will impact your effectiveness as a leader. Jarrod also noted that you adapt your communication style to the situation. During COVID he noted that his team changed how often they met, they had to be more intentional and concise in how they communicated. I am certain you will enjoy this discussion and I’m grateful to Jarrod for sharing his communication insights in the context of leadership.
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My guest today is Joe Ringer, the Founder and Managing Director Founder of Unitive. Our discussion was centered on leadership and communication and raised many issues including coaching. Jo made an interesting observation regarding a potential fear amongst leaders to act as coaches as there may be no clear understanding of the issues or mental health of team members. However, if someone has given permission to engage and communicate in this way, Jo argued that coaching can lead to an individual improving their performance but its core, coaching is predicated on good communication.
Unitive is a boutique B2B advisory and consulting firm specialising in organisational change, leadership development, market growth and education. For more information on Unitive please check out the website – Unitive
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Welcome back to the ongoing Best Practice Network and Talking Leadership podcast series. Today’s topic – the Changing Role of Finance.
Thanks to our guests Lara Oorloff, Nick Katko and Ed Coombes for sharing their insights regarding a the changing role of finance.
This podcast series is co-hosted and produced by Kevin Bennett and Eric Perez. Kevin is the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network while Eric is the host and producer of the Talking Leadership podcast. For more information regarding the network, follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au. You can contact Eric through LinkedIn or by emailing him at TLbyEricPerez@gmail.com.
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My guest today is Mandy Napier, is the founder of Mindset for Success. Understanding your values and who you are according to Mandy are fundamentals to empathic leadership. This conversation provides insights into how your life experiences can shape your approach to leadership. Mandy’s definition of leadership is founded on the ability to influence, impact and inspire with the proviso that the leader is self aware and reflective.
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Today's guest is Ricki Herbert CZNM, the Director of the Ricki Herbert Football Academy. Amongst many leadership roles in Football, I asked him to draw on his learnings as the former National Coach of NZ Football. Our discussion melded the critical issue of building a team culture (both staff and players) and leadership thinking across the team supporting the campaign to reach the 2010 World Cup. Ricki also mentioned the massive goals of being part of the leadership group guiding the New Zealand national team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and changing view of Football across New Zealand.
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Today's podcast guest shares her leadership insights as a CEO and Founder at Study Work Grow. Lucy Sattler is my guest today and I asked her what success looks like from a leader perspective. Lucy shared a range of questions extremely helpful to any leader looking to reflect on their leadership practice:
- Have I achieved something that's has had an impact?
- Have I brought people with me people with me and built a community?
- Have I provided a really great service for my customers?
- Have I served my entire audience and has my business been of use to them?
This link takes you to the great work of Lucy and her team - Study Work Grow
Welcome to the first podcast for May and a huge thanks to Cameron Hall for sharing his views on leadership and communications. Being present and really listening, simple and critical to good communication, more importantly, Cameron outlines why this is the case.
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0:00 – 02:17 – Introduction
02:18 – 19:39 – Why is communication in the leadership context important (the good, the bad and the ugly)
19:40 – 33:16 – Is communication a fundamental leadership skill?
33:17 – 45:15 – Roadblocks to better communication?
45:16 – 59:07 – Communication, leadership and impacts of COVID-19
59:08 – 1:02:09 – Conclusion
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My guest today is Paul Edwards, CEO and Founder at The Reluctant Thought Leader. A fundamental part of the leadership process is the ability to effectively communicate. Paul provides examples of where communication can go wrong and what he learned from his experiences. Paul’s views support the need for reflective practice when considering the way leaders communicate.
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Welcome to the ongoing Global Leaders edition of the podcast and my guest today is Don Schmincke. An ongoing issue in the podcasts is the issue of promoting technically savvy staff to leadership roles. Don posed a question well worth considering - to what extent do we consider the limits of the capabilities of those we might seek to promote within organisations? I really liked the following observation - two things that separate the great teams from other teams, are they willing to suffer and sacrifice together to achieve goals and ask, what’s next?
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I spoke with Nic Danko, CEO and Co-Founder of Symple 12 months ago. It was great to catch up with Nic and discuss leadership in the COVID context since the last time we spoke. The importance of reconnecting with customers and business partners without the use of video conferencing services may be more important than I had considered. Nic was clear that for him, making a face to face connection is critical in the payments solutions industry and a reminder that connecting with customers and business partners on a face to face basis is still a critical consideration for leaders.
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Today my guests continue the discussion of the following issue, ‘fit for future leadership'. This second panel was comprised of leadership experts sharing their collective experiences. Today’s guests include:
- Mandy Napier, high performance mindset coach at Mindset for Success.
- Catherine Walsh MAICD, a senior government executive with experience as an Air Force intelligence officer and a public servant within the Commonwealth and State jurisdictions.
- David Stewart, Principal at RYP International.
- Joel Tunstall, leadership, operations and logistics coach at Joel Tunstall Leadership Coaching.
This podcast continues an important discussion regarding the knowledge, skills and capabilities needed by future leaders.
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01:26 – 20:23 – What capabilities do future leaders need to be effective? Has COVID-19 impacted leadership practice?
20:24 – 42:39 – Ambiguity and change in the context of COVID-19
42:40 – 54:34 – Future challenges and opportunities
54:35 – 1:04:00 – Conclusion
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So what lives at the core of effective leadership? Our guest provides a simple answer, authenticity and values based leadership. Heston Russell is our guest today leader of the Australian Values Party and Managing Director of Veteran Support Force. Heston's critical leader capabilities - competence, character and compassion.
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Welcome to the 10 episode in the Australian Military series. Our guest today is Joel Tunstall. Joel is a leadership, operations, and logistics coach at Joel Tunstall Leadership Coaching (JTLC). His view on key leadership capabilities - (1) communication, (2) moral courage (leadership over likership), (3) motivating others, and (4) most critically decisiveness (effective decision-making). The concept of 'likership' was an interesting one and a hurdle facing many emerging and established leaders.
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Welcome back to the ongoing Best Practice Network and Talking Leadership podcast series. Today’s topic – leadership and a positive mindset.
Thanks to our guests David Stannard, Ricki Herbert and Mandy Napier for an amazing discussion.
This podcast series is co-hosted and produced by Kevin Bennett and Eric Perez. Kevin is the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network while Eric is the host and producer of the Talking Leadership podcast. For more information regarding the network, follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au. You can contact Eric through LinkedIn or by emailing him at TLbyEricPerez@gmail.com.
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Today’s guest provides support for a continuing conversation regarding this thing called leadership. Dr Libby Kemkaran is an executive coach, business accelerator, and keynote speaker with Kemkaran Consulting Ltd. Despite a massive physical injury, Libby re-imagined her career pathway underscoring the value of resilience and confronting change. She argued that the three things leaders should do: (1) help transform people, (2) inspire and (3) empower.
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Working in a field you have a passion for is a goal for many of us . My guest, Chandell Labbozzetta, shares her experiences of leadership and a view that leaders should inspire their teams. She discusses the impact of allowing the ‘itty bitty shitty committee’ to distort your leadership thinking. Chandell is an author, international speaker, sales trainer, business accelerator, and Master Trainer in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). I hope you enjoy the podcast and my thanks to Chandell for sharing her leadership experience.
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Does resilience, an ability to focus on the task at hand, being driven and accepting failure in the world of competitive body building translate to taking on leadership roles in other fields? The answer is hell yes and my guest today is proof that leadership skills are transferable. My thanks to Sarah Taylor for joining me to discuss her leadership pathway.
Sarah is the Chief Operating Officer at Conscious Education C. She has held roles as chief technical officer, a performance coach for business leaders, international speaker and the amazing achievement of being 21 x World Bodybuilding Champion.
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Today my guests and I discuss the issue of ‘fit for future leadership’ and in order to do the topic justice, I gathered a panel of leadership experts to help share their collective experiences and views. Today’s guests include:
- Melinda Muth, Board Member of the Australian Scholarships Foundation, Facilitator and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Lynne Strong, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at Action4Agriculture
- David Stannard, Owner Director at Paradise Rescued Sustainable Bordeaux Wine
- Kevin Bennett, Queensland and New South Wales - Regional Facilitator of the Best Practice Network
Thank you for supporting the podcast and I am certain you will take something away from the discussion.
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01:21 – 24:15 – What capabilities do future leaders need to be effective?
24:16 – 44:27 – Has COVID-19 impacted your view of what future leaders need to be successful?
44:28 – 50:22 – Future challenges and opportunities.
50:23 – 51:31 – Conclusion
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Today's guest is Melanie Colling the Founder and CEO of Purpose Driven Projects.
Melanie noted the different stakeholder groups leaders need to consider customers / clients which are of key importance to leaders. But you cannot ignore your internal stakeholders – your teams. She made the critical point which is coming up amongst my podcast guests that promoting technical experts needs a transition process. The big question is what are the costs of not helping new leaders transition within the business?
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I had the good fortune to speak with Neil Cordon, Head of Supply Chain & Quality Systems at GroundProbe. His leadership journey will sound familiar and Neil’s understanding of the context in which he operates as a leader is an important element of the leadership process. I liked the concept of being a shameless promoter of your team. I’d like to thank Neil for his time and for sharing his insights.
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Welcome back to the ongoing Best Practice Network and Talking Leadership podcast series. Today’s topic – customer service, customer excellence, customer success. the connection to our customers is explored in the context of leadership.
Thanks to our guests Paul Schmeja, Adam Moore and Baris Ozturk for their insights and contributions to the discussion.
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Today's podcast guest is Jeremy Streten, CEO at Business Legal Lifecycle. Jeremy shared a defining moment for him as a leader when he decided to pursue a goal - to make legal advice accessible to all small to medium enterprises (SMEs) around the world. Pursuing a vision is part of the leadership process and as ambitious as the goal might be, the discussion reminded me that linking up with others is a strategic decision to help achieve your vision.
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If I have absorbed anything from the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has tested leader appetite for change and ambiguity. Today’s guest highlights the benefits of embracing change as a leader. My thanks to Christopher Morgan, Head of Operations at Street Furniture Australia for sharing his leader experiences. Christopher makes a strong case for embracing change and to embrace the potential benefits of change.
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Welcome back and today continues a new series of video podcasts. My guest today is Dre Mclaughlin, business owner at Job Search Qld. Dre has over 20 years of sales and recruitment experience. I spoke with Dre in November of 2020 and this episode of the podcast provided an opportunity to continue our discussion on the leadership issue.
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Today’s guest is Rakhil Hirdaramani, Director at the Hirdaramani Group. Rakhil shared many of his insights but the standouts included (1) leadership in differing cultural contexts requires communicating purpose and values, (2) leaders are mentors and coaches, (3) effective leaders understand the shop floor and (4) key leadership development issues – how do you develop a leadership pipeline that is fit for purpose?
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My guest today is Ron Spiteri, Director at TXM Lean Solutions and Managing Director at the Best Practice Network. I am happy that amongst many topic areas, Ron spoke about the issues of technical experts moving into leadership roles. While the process is never perfect but I got the sense from Ron that leaders can be found amongst all levels of an organisation. It was also interesting to shift the leadership discussion into the context of organisational change.
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Welcome back to the ongoing best Practice Network and Talking Leadership podcast. Today’s podcast topic – sustainability leadership. There are costs and benefits of transitioning to more sustainable business practices and there are leadership challenges industry will need to consider. Those considerations can include aligning the values of the business, of senior leaders and the teams they lead.
Thanks to our guests Neil Cordon, Rachel Baigent and Charlotte Jennings for their insights and contributions to the discussion.
This series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network. This is the final episode of the 2021 leadership series, thank you for following the discussions and stay in tuned for more content in 2022.
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Welcome to the first in a new series of podcasts. I kick start this new adventure by speaking to the first guest on the audio podcast, Johnathon Davey. In between podcast episodes (over tow and a half years ago) Johnathon has moved from the seafood industry and is now working for the Australian horticulture sector as the CEO of Melons Australia. I hope you enjoy this podcast and plenty of content on the way.
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My final guest for November is Alan Muntz, Vice President, Executive Consultant with the Leadership Pipeline Institute (LPI) and Director at Arthingworth Consulting. I asked Alan to discuss his views regarding the people we lead. He mentioned five key areas important to employees including: (1) understanding the organisation’s goals, (2) their purpose within the business, (3) their contribution to the organisation, (4) is someone looking out for me at work, and (5) does someone have an understanding of my development needs? Not surprisingly, leaders play an important role in helping employees address these key areas.
You can find out more about the LPI here. Alan consults in relation to leadership development, executive coaching, human resources (HR) and he brings 30 years of experience in HR and senior leadership roles, his contact email is alanmuntz01@gmail.com.
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Being a leader is not easy and my guest today argues that leaders need to understand themselves and the people they lead. I spoke with Xanny Christophersen, the Chief Operating Officer at Priestley’s Gourmet Delights. She believes key leader capabilities include - emotional intelligence, understanding your people, the ability to influence others, self-awareness and resilience.
Note that from 9:27-11:00 Xanny discusses her learning from the Looking Glass Experience leadership course. So if you are intending to take part in the program please skip this segment of the podcast.
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Today’s podcast is an introduction to the discussion regarding leadership futures. There is no way a single podcast can address all of the issues raised by my guests – Bernie Kelly (Advisor, facilitator and Chair of the Australian Transformation & Turnaround Association) and Kevin Bennet (the Queensland and New South Wales Regional Facilitator of the Best Practice Network). Some key takeaways (1) leaders are operating in a global businesses / societal transition phase and (2) how can our leaders adapt to change?
Bernie discusses and shares his thoughts on business transformation, leadership, the future of work, and building change-fit leadership teams on his LinkedIn profile – Bernie Kelly or visit his website www.berniekelly.com. You can also find out more about the Australian Transformation & Turnaround Association here: www.austta.org.
For more information regarding Kevin’s work with the Best Practice Network please visit the Best Practice Network or contact Kevin on 0407 144 963.
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I work for the Queensland Seafood Industry Association and the role has presented me with many opportunities to speak with leaders in the seafood industry. I was fortunate to have a conversation with John Susman, owner of Fishtales and the conversation focused on the changing nature of leadership. According to John, leadership practice is changing and transitioning to meet the demands of a diverse industry.
You can find out more about John’s work via his LinkedIn profile or check out FishTales - a Seafood Podcast with John Susman.
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What legacy do we leave as leaders? This question was prominent in my discussion with David Stewart, Principal at RYP International and Chairman of My Word. David argued that the leadership process includes coaching, influencing, supporting and guiding others. The discussion resonated with me as my belief that leadership is being of service to others.
You can find out more about David’s work via LinkedIn – David Stewart.
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Welcome back to the ongoing best Practice Network and Talking Leadership podcast. Today’s podcast topic – tomorrows leaders today. As the world evolves out of the fog of COVID, it is moving to a “new normal” most of which has never been experienced before. So how do we equip our future leaders today to lead a new normal that will involve?
Thanks to our guests Fiona Manson, Rebecca Harris and David Stewart. This series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network.
For more information regarding the network go follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Welcome to the start of a series of podcasts designed to continue the conversation around leadership. I spoke with Kerryn Fewster the Founder and Director of AdaptiQ Minds and Change2020. The focus of the discussion was ambiguity and its connection to leadership. Kerryn has argued that the development of leaders needs a greater focus on addressing ambiguity.
Kerryn has shared her work on her LinkedIn profile – Kerryn Fewster or visit AdaptiQ Minds or Change2020. You can also access a free, personalised tolerance of ambiguity snapshot which can be accessed here.
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Welcome back to the ongoing best Practice Network and Talking Leadership podcast. Today’s podcast topic – leading and navigating in uncertainty. A few key take away learnings from the discussion – (1) business cycle clocks are accelerating at both a macro and micro basis, (2) measuring what really matters and standards versus expectations and (3) trust is a key issue in terms of expectations amongst customers, staff and the community.
Thanks to our guests David Stewart, David Greaves and Rakhil Hirdaramani for participating in the podcast. This series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network.
For more information regarding the network go follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Today’s podcast is the third in the toxic leadership series and takes a diversion to focus on individual and organisational resilience. Our guest today is Jodi Woelkerling the Principal at Jodi Woelkerling Enterprises. The discussion was illuminating and considering that the benefits of building individual and organisational resilience could mitigate the impacts of a toxic workplace.
You can found out more about Jodi’s work at her website www.jodiwoelkerling.com or contact her via LinkedIn Jodi Woelkerling.
My thanks as always to my co-host Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised.
Podcast Timestamp
0:00 - 1:17: Introduction.
1:18 - 3:23: What is resilience?
3:24 - 8:41: Resilience and building it amongst leaders.
8:42 - 14:54: Physical impacts of stress.
14:55 - 17:00: Does vulnerability build resilience?
17:01:- 22:02: Building resilience and organisational culture.
22:03 – 29:43: What does a lack of resilience look like and its link to culture?
29:44 – 31:42: Promotion of individuals not yet ready to lead.
31:43 – 37:47: Leaders and leader development.
37:48 – 30:00: Final comments and Jodi’s views on leaders – are they born or made?
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The final topic area discussed in this podcast was the leader as a mentor, teacher or coach. The discussion is interesting and confirmed that leaders will wear multiple hats to meet the needs of their organisations but more critically their staff.
Our thanks again go to guests Alan Muntz, Ron Spiteri, Xanny Christophersen, Christopher Morgan and Neil Cordon for participating in the podcast. This series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Facilitator of the Best Practice Network.
For more information regarding the network go follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Today’s podcast continues a collaboration with the Best Practice Network. Our guests Alan Muntz, Ron Spiteri, Xanny Christophersen, Christopher Morgan and Neil Cordon were asked, are we developing future fit leaders? A range of issues were identified and discussed including diversity amongst leaders, effective communication, expectation of deliverables amongst leaders at different levels and willingness to invest in leader development.
This podcast series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Regional Coordinator of the Best Practice Network.
For more information regarding the network go follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Today’s podcast continues a collaboration with the Best Practice Network. Our guests were asked the following question- are leaders born or made? The discussion was broadened to discuss the role of leadership as a choice and the role of lifelong learning. This podcast series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Regional Coordinator of the Best Practice Network.
My thanks again to our podcast guests Alan Muntz, Ron Spiteri, Xanny Christophersen, Christopher Morgan and Neil Cordon.
For more information regarding the network go follow this link to the Best Practice Network, contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Welcome to the first part of an ongoing conversation regarding this thing called leadership. This podcast series is co-produced with Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales Regional Coordinator of the Best Practice Network. In Episode 1, Kevin and I facilitated a discussion exploring leadership and leaders our guests admire and their key leader characteristics. In Episode 2, due for release on 5 October, our guests were asked for their views on the following question - are leaders born or made?
My thanks to our podcast guests Alan Muntz, Ron Spiteri, Xanny Christophersen, Christopher Morgan and Neil Cordon.
For more information regarding the network go follow this link to the Best Practice Network or contact Kevin via LinkedIn or email Kevin kevin@bestpracticenetwork.com.au.
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Welcome to the third podcast for September and I promise a great conversation led by today’s podcast guest Bernie Kelly. He is the Chair of the Australian Transformation & Turnaround Association, an executive mentor, author and transformation advisor at Bernie Kelly Transformation Partner. I asked for Bernie’s key leadership capability list which included self-awareness, accountability, understanding other perspectives and curiosity. The discussion regarding curiosity was really about being a life-long learner. Bernie argued that life-long learning involves the process of learning, unlearning and relearning are critical elements of fit for future leadership.
Bernie discusses and shares his thoughts on business transformation, leadership, the future of work, and building change-fit leadership teams on his LinkedIn profile – Bernie Kelly or visit his website www.berniekelly.com. You can also find out more about the Australian Transformation & Turnaround Association here: www.austta.org
Leadership in the sporting context has been a regular theme discussed amongst leaders on this podcast. Today’s guest is Lisa Hasker, the Chief Executive Officer of Vicsport. Lisa posed some interesting questions in response to the nature versus nurture theme and well worth considering – (1) Have you been in situations where you’ve learned to be a leader? (2) Have you had leaders that have been role models for you? (3) Have you been in situations where you have had to cope with different stressors? I believe your life experience whether at work or outside the work context continually shape you as a leader.
You can find out more about Lisa and Vicsport here - Lisa Hasker and Vicsport
Today’s guest is Ishan Galapathy a productivity expert, speaker and author who reminded me of the many elements impacting on leadership, particularly the cultural context. He provides valuable leadership insights from his industry experiences and working across the Asia Pacific region. Ishan argued that making the effort to look beyond but still respecting the cultural context in which you work, allows you to engage in genuine dialogue with your team and colleagues.
For more information regarding Ishan's work here: Ishan Galapathy
My thanks to Kevin Bennett, the Queensland and New South Wales – Regional Facilitator of the Best Practice Network for his time and views on this thing called leadership. I asked Kevin to share his views on leadership given his exposure to a range of industry sectors and of course leaders. I posed a question - do we have fit for future leaders? He said leaders need to upskill themselves for industry sectors that may be disrupted for a number of reasons. In some ways I think this incorporates an ability to embrace ambiguity and change. The path of least resistance for leaders is an option that is no longer viable.
For more information regarding Kevin’s work please visit the Best Practice Network or contact Kevin on 0407 144 963.
Today’s podcast guest is an emerging leader working in the South Australian public service. Delahay Miller, is the Manager - Aboriginal Traditional Fishing at the the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions. Delahay's approach to developing his leadership skills has been the identification of skill gaps and working to improve them. I asked him about the contributions of emerging and existing leaders and his response - emerging leaders should build on the work of leaders that have gone before you.
You can find more about the National Seafood Industry Leadership Program here: affectus
Today’s podcast guest is David Stannard owner, director, chief vision officer, entrepreneur, wine trader, manufacturing leader. speaker and author. David reminded me of the critical nature leaders play in both managing and leading teams. He argued that the outputs of a team and its successes are achieved from both team performance and leadership.
You can find more about David's work by visiting The Vision Guy.
Today's podcast guest is Dr Jonathan Westover and this is the second part of my discussion regarding toxic leadership. Something I overlooked but was reminded of during the discussion is that overall people are not generally toxic human beings and essentially seek productive and safe workplaces. A small number of bad actors can create significant problems within an organisation, increase stress levels and will ultimately lead to dysfunctional work settings.
Dr Westover hosts the Human Capital Innovations (HCI) Podcast, well worth a listen with an amazing range of content regarding leadership.
Thanks for joining me in the first part of my discussion with Dr Westover. My co-host Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised will be back with us in later podcasts.
Welcome to the second podcast focused on toxic leadership and today's podcast guest is Dr Jonathan Westover and he shared his experiences of the topic from multiple perspectives. Why address toxic leadership? According to Dr Westover toxic leadership undermines and limits organisational and individual innovation. Not forgetting the impact on turnover, productivity, increased employee stress and potentially, workplace violence.
Dr Westover hosts the Human Capital Innovations (HCI) Podcast, well worth a listen with an amazing range of content regarding leadership.
Thanks for joining me in the first part of my discussion with Dr Westover. My co-host Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised will be back with us in later podcasts.
My podcast guest today is Cressida Cains, a farmer, cheesemaker, co-founder of Pecora Dairy and founder of Dairy Cocoon. Her passion and drive for the industry is one of many drivers of her leadership approach. Cressida made the following observation regarding leadership, 'you don't have to change the world to be a leader'. A great reminder that leaders work across many levels and can foster industry change.
Please visit Dairy Cocoon to access business planning and educational resources.
Welcome back to Talking leadership and my thanks to today’s podcast guest, Sandra Ireson, a self-employed beef producer. Sandra is a 6th generation farmer with an interest in issues relating to agriculture, youth and education as well as issues relating to women in rural and remote communities. I asked Sandra to share her definition of leadership which involved a combination of understanding who you are, encouraging others, engaging with others and being a good communicator. The importance of community to Sandra is clear in the discussion and a core part of her views regarding leadership.
Welcome to the second part of our discussion with Gillian. The focus of the discussion was how can you identify toxic leaders and strategies to manage toxic leadership.
Thanks to my co-host Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised for his help in producing this podcast series.
If the podcast has raised concerns regarding toxic leadership you can contact Gillian at Your Way Consulting & Coaching, M: 0407 304 683 or E: gillian@yourwayconsulting.com.au.
Podcast Timestamp
0:00 - 4:37: Is the existence of a toxic leader a failure of leadership?
4:38 - 10:22: How do you identify a toxic leader?
10:23 - 11:37: When does leader incompetence become toxic leadership?
11:38 - 14:50: Link between toxic leadership and leader vulnerability
14:51 - 31:40: Strategies to manage toxic leadership
31:41 - 33:33: Summary
33:34 – 36:07: Your Way Consulting & Coaching
Welcome to our second series focusing on toxic leadership. Gillian Manson provides a sobering assessment of the impacts on an individual and business level of toxic and destructive leadership. The mental health, morale and productivity impacts of toxic leadership should be a critical leadership consideration. I would also like to thank my co-host Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised for his help in producing this podcast series.
If the podcast has raised concerns regarding toxic leadership you can contact Gillian at Your Way Consulting & Coaching, M: 0407 304 683 or E: gillian@yourwayconsulting.com.au.
Podcast Timestamp
0:00 - 2:30: Introduction
2:31 - 4:04: Why work in the toxic leadership space
4:05 - 6:58: How is toxic leadership defined?
6:59 - 10:56: The toxic triangle
10:57 - 18:25: Physical and psychological impacts of toxic leadership
18:26 - 28:38: Impacts on the organisation
28:39 - 28:54: Concluding remarks
My thanks to Ryan Grilz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ry&D Enterprises for sharing his leadership insights. An interesting discussion regarding the importance of empathy as a critical leader capability. I asked Ryan to share what he considered the most critical leader capabilities. His list included empathy, communication (including active listening and being present), being resilient and influence.
You can find out more about Ry&D Enterprises or check out Ryan’s LinkedIn profile.
A simply excellent conversation with Catherine Walsh MAICD MAHRI who provided a range of insights regarding decision-making, the importance of your people and being willing to do what your team does. Her views on leader capabilities have changed over time and a critical learning - recognising that leadership is not about you but everyone else and accepting that real leadership is about helping others to shine irrespective of any recognition you might receive. As always, my thanks to my co-host Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised.
Today’s podcast guest is Dr Victoria Herrington, Director Knowledge at the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM). She describes leadership as a process of creating coalitions and developing support for ideas. Dr Herrington defined leadership as addressing problems, about making progress and challenging the status quo. We discussed the issue of fit for future leadership and she added the following - do we have (work for) fit for future organisations? If you subscribe to the idea that leadership does not take place in a vacuum, her observation is profound and adds a further level of complexity to understanding this thing called leadership.
You can find out more about Ryan on AIPM website or on Facebook.
Welcome back to Talking Leadership which takes a slight detour from speaking from with Australian military leaders to exploring the leadership topic from a global perspective. Today’s guest is Charlotte Hayes CEng MIMechE, a Major in HM Forces. My co-host, Ben Deverson, Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised asked Charlotte to identify what she considered to be her list of key leader capabilities. These included - resilience, being authentic and self-awareness. I sensed that Charlotte holds the relationships amongst her team as important to her professionally and personally, an approach well worth emulating.
Ben also asked Charlotte too share her finals thoughts on the leadership topic which she noted as - being your authentic self, know your team and what drives them, explaining and communicating the ‘why’ of a task or decision, building resilience and demonstrating grit.
Thanks again for following the podcast and stay tuned for more content.
My guest today is Ryan Castle the Managing Director of The Breakthrough Company. Amongst the many insights shared by Ryan was an important reminder that achieving a work and life balance is critical for the longevity of leaders and organisations. He also provides a compelling rationale for sharing leadership responsibility across your business by empower staff in decision-making.
You can find out more about Ryan on The Breakthrough Company website or on Facebook.
Let's begin the podcast with an observation from today's guest Julie Englefield, Executive Director of Ausdance Qld. Julie noted that during COVID, leadership has meant being prepared to do things no one has done before. Taking action in this context is based on the use of no template, an example from other leaders or accessing a rule book. My thanks to Julie for her time and you can find out more about Ausdance Qld on their website Ausdance Qld or Facebook.
It won't go without saying, I am very appreciative of the support from leaders and entrepreneurs that have helped create this podcast.
Good morning and welcome to the third installment for May of Talking Leadership. My thanks as always for following the podcast and in particular my podcast guest Cleveland McGhie, a Wiradjuri man, that was born in Wollongong and was raised in the Dharawal community in the Illawarra. Cleveland is an AEC Practice Manager with Curijo Pty Ltd.
Cleveland shares his thoughts on leadership, his connection to his community and culture and fundamentally that leadership is a choice. Two brilliant quotes to start the day, ‘Its not about me, its about others’ and ‘Its not about what I’m doing but what I’m doing to inspire or empower others’. These quotes reflect a leadership perspective that is about service to others.
You can find out more about Curijo Pty Ltd or check out Cleveland's LinkedIn profile.
Welcome back and as always thank you for following the podcast. Today’s guest is an amazing story teller and makes a strong case that failures are opportunities to learn and are critical for building your leadership skills. Daniel makes a brilliant observation about the world of work - chaos breeds success. My thanks to Daniel Hall, Founder and CTO at Impulze for sharing his views on this thing called leadership.
Thanks for joining me for the first podcast in what is a year that seems to be moving much too quickly. A very big thank you to Connor George, a licensed Futsal coach and owner of Precise Futsal Academy and my guest today. My take away learning from Connor is if you commit to being part of team you need to do so being fully committed to the task of leadership. You need to adapt to the environment in which you work. Finally, you need to respect those you work with and really concentrate on a skill we can all improve, just listen. Don’t offer advice just listen and let the person know they have been heard.
You can contact Connor at precisefutsalacademy@outlook.com or check out his Facebook Page: Precise Futsal Academy
If I have learned anything from this podcast series it’s that communication is an essential component of effective leadership. Dr Jen Martin, Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at the University of Melbourne is today’s guest. Jen provides a compelling rationale for the ongoing development of effective science communicators. For me, the leadership lesson is that communication is a critical leader capability.
I would like to thank Mike House (speaker, facilitator and mentor) for sharing his views on his leadership pathway. He discussed his views around key leader capabilities and his response – engaging hearts and minds, creating alignment which included grouped as direction, purpose, meaning and developing a shared understanding. Mike provided an interesting response to the question – are leaders born or made? His response - leaders are both born and made but he added two additional elements, individual choice and a capacity for lifelong learning. Mike's new book is (Un)shakeable: More than resilience a very interesting read based on interviews with leaders from the State Government agencies, emergency services, not-for-profits, start-ups, small business, publicly listed businesses and schools both public and private.
Today’s guest, Dr Melinda Muth, educator, consultant, keynote speaker and facilitator shares a compelling story about her leadership pathway in Australia. I am grateful for Melinda’s time and like my previous guests, she has an amazing talent for storytelling. As usual I asked Melinda to identify what she believed are critical leader capabilities and her list included but not limited to understanding people and human behaviour, the ability to communicate amongst groups and individuals and being a strategic thinker.
Welcome to the first podcast for April 2021 and my thanks to Nic Danko, CEO and Co-Founder of Symple. It seems Nic missed his true calling as a motivational speaker, he expertly sells the idea of creating your own future by starting a business I asked for his list of key leadership capabilities which included vision, inspiring others, communication, collaborating and demonstrating humility. Nic also outlined how he draws on the experience of others to improve his own leadership approach by asking (1) where have you been, (2) where are you now and (3) where are you going?
Thanks again for following the podcast and please share through your networks. I am always looking for leaders from across Australia and the world who want to talk leadership. You can contact me through LinkedIn or by emailing me at TLbyEricPerez@gmail.com.
Today’s podcast guest served in the Australian military for 15 years and joined the Army at age 17. She is a keynote speaker specialising in the fields of leadership, resilience and change. It was great speaking with Major Matina Jewell (Retired) CSP and she clearly articulates her views of leadership. She also identified key leader capabilities which included (1) identified empowering people through delegation, (2) communication, and (3) knowing your people. A great storyteller and you can learn more about Matina's Army experience at www.matinajewell.com.
I would like to thank Ben Deverson my podcast co-host, the Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised for helping me produce the podcast. Ben and I will continue to record these podcasts, stay tuned for more content.
For the existing and emerging entrepreneurs out there, this is a podcast you will find enlightening. As always a very big thank you to Sarah Prime. Sarah is a Mentor in Residence with the Westpac Foundation W100 network, a Program Mentor with AgriFutures Australia and the Managing Director of Shadowbox Enterprises Ltd. Sarah’s key entrepreneurial capabilities – being an astute observer (incorporating being a problem hunter, thinking like a designer and systems thinking), the ability to be a deep thinker, the ability to collaborate and learning to deal with rejection.
Welcome to another fantastic podcast made possible by today’s guest Chrissy Symeonakis. Chrissy is the Founder and Managing Director at Creative Little Soul.
Chrissy provided a compelling argument for leadership being a process of service to family and others. She mentioned a continual passion for learning and making the most of a network of formal and informal mentors to help develop her business. It was interesting to hear her views on engaging with potential clients and going through her own due diligence process to assess future business relationships.
Welcome back to the Leadership & the Australian Military podcast and as always a big thanks to my podcast co-host Ben Deverson, the Founder, Director and Chief Organiser at Lawganised. Ben and I were extremely fortunate to record a podcast with Brigadier Mark Ascough, CSC, DSM.
Amongst many insights, Brigadier Ascough identified four key approaches to managing his teams including, (1) seeing the bigger picture, (2) brilliance of the basics, (3) working as a team and (4) relationships matter. Ben asked Brigadier Ascough to identify what he considered key leader capabilities which were building trust and respect, being prepared to act and listening. As always thank you for listening.
Welcome to the March series of podcasts and today’s guest demonstrates what can be done if you choose to follow what you have a passion for. Natalie Wade, is the Founder and Principal Lawyer at Equality Lawyers and her pathway to establishing a law firm that focuses on providing legal services for people with disabilities, their families and supporters. As I tend to do in the podcasts, I asked Natalie for her views on what constitutes key leadership capabilities. She indicated that communication was the most critical leader capability supported by identifying talented individuals, time management, goal setting and developing a strategic vision for the business.
This week’s podcast guest provided me with an opportunity to ask questions from a leader and entrepreneur perspective. Andrew Barrett is the Executive Officer of the Rural Safety & Health Alliance and chief connector, coach and host of Safety on Tap. As someone with significant expertise in health and safety, the discussion regarding leadership turned to discussing metaphors for how people interact at work. He provided three examples - individuals interact as parts in a machine or viewing the organisation as an ecosystem or the most useful metaphor… humans interact through dialogue and create shared meaning through a collection of conversations.
Previous podcast guests have discussed the need to develop a leadership narrative. My guest for today’s podcast is Adam Goern, the Director of GFA & Associates Tasmania. Adam noted that experienced storytellers (leaders) make people want to be part of the narrative. More significantly, they feel like they are missing something important from not being a part of the story. Adam reminded me that the use of storytelling is a part of the toolkit of effective leaders.
I am continually surprised by the leadership pathways individuals can take. Sam Refshauge is currently a Program Manager with Young Change Agents and Regional Liaison with Sourdough Business Pathways. I asked Sam to identify what he thought were key leader capabilities and his response: self-awareness, authenticity, empathy, understanding of self and demonstrating vulnerability. Leader openness and transparency featured throughout the discussion with Sam as central to better leadership practice.
Welcome back to Talking leadership. I hope you have all had a break and like you, I am very much looking forward to a better 2021. I enjoyed speaking with today’s podcast guest a leader and entrepreneur in the education and leadership space. Damon Joseph is the owner of Character Builders, Eco Educate, Character Care and Web Cred.
Damon is one of those rare human beings that you will meet in your travels that is a born leader but more importantly a genuinely humble and positive human being. He mentioned empowering others as a way of lifting their performance and confidence. This fits in with the idea of leadership being of service to others and having met some of his colleagues I can see how he has applied his leadership style in the workplace.
Welcome back to the final Talking Leadership episode for 2020. A big thanks to Colin Lea who is a Partner at the Carey Group. The takeaway learning for me, not everyone wants to be a leader. Colin identified that in both the military and civilian contexts, many highly skilled individuals want to work in a technical / operational role and have no desire to progress to leadership roles. The ‘however’ that Colin points out is that people being people – our priorities can change and maybe a technical expert in your business wants to move into a leadership role but does not know how to go about it. A situation that leaders really need to be aware of in order to grow their teams and businesses.
This interview adds to the amazing insights provided in this series focusing on leadership in the Australian Military context. The process of hosting was made easy with the assistance of my co-host, Ben Deverson the Founder and Director at Lawganised. A lot more to come in this series in February 2021 and a huge thanks to Ben who will stay on as co-host.
The topic of mental health remains a concerns across many industry sectors and today’s podcast guest provided valuable insights and a simple message – conversations around mental health are important.I spoke with Dan who, along with Ed Ross are the Founders of TradeMutt.
The key learning for me from this podcast is the more we talk openly about our mental health with others, we demystify the topic and help others and ourselves have what can be difficult but necessary conversations.
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You can support Dan and Ed by purchasing workwear at www.TradeMutt.com, support their podcast at 120 Grit the Podcast for the Working Class or donate to www.tiacs.org.
Leadership and leader development in the hospitality sector has intrigued me and so I reached to a fellow podcaster who is the host of The Open Pantry Podcast. Shaun de Vries has more than two decades of experience in the hospitality sector and is the Founder and Director of Open Pantry Consulting.
This podcast was an amazing insight into Shaun’s leadership pathway through a highly demanding industry. He made reference to leadership by example and that the leadership function is not a single person’s concern but that of all employees. I am sure you will enjoy this podcast as Shaun provides a detailed overview of his leadership experience.
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I would like to thank today’s podcast guest, Jennifer Luke. She is the Divisional President (Queensland of the Career Development Association of Queensland, a Career Development Practitioner and Educator and the owner of Clear Outlook a career and workforce development consultancy. Our conversation focused on measuring success from a leader’s perspective. A key learning for me was when considering success, to think about the people around me not so much the process that led to success… whatever that might look like.
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Today’s podcast confirms my own view of the value of speaking about leadership. I would like to thank Drew Horsell, the Owner/Director at Horsell. The podcast would not be what it is with the help of my co-host, Ben Deverson the Founder and Director of Lawganised.
Drew is a big believer in being open and honest in his dealing with stakeholders and holding the proper treatment of his staff as a paramount concern. He also stated that he would rather lose a contract than maintain a business arrangement that is detrimental to his employees. Drew also mentioned that aligning values and purpose sends a clear statement about what your organisation supports and the kind of leaders you are likely to encounter.
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Today’s guest is Dre McLaughlin the Director of Job Search Qld. He is a career development expert, coach and podcaster. It seems a common denominator amongst the leaders I have spoken with is to set a goal. Dre is aiming to help kick start the careers of 100,000 people by the end of 2023. I have met some very driven leaders in my time and Dre stands out amongst those I have met which peaks to another common leader characteristic, passion for the work you do. As always, thank you for following the podcast. Please share on YouTube or subscribe to support the channel.
Welcome back to talking Leadership. Today’s podcast guest provides amazing insights into this thing called leadership. I would like to thank Colin James, Co-Founder of the Colin James Method Pty Ltd, speaker, facilitator and coach. I would like to thank Colin for his eloquence in providing a context for leadership that is much more nuanced than it first appears. A few great take away quotes, “The real, exceptional leader, is the one that knows when to delegate and when to let go”.
My final take away statement from Colin, “It comes down to intent, do you want to lead – and if you want to lead you will find your space”. As always thank you for following the podcast. Please share on YouTube or subscribe to support the channel.
Today’s podcast guest is Dr Adam Smith the Co-Founder and Managing Director at Reef Ecologic. I have asked and will continue to ask whether leaders are born or made. After my discussion with Adam I am more convinced that leaders are made. He also mentioned his passion for his work in the marine environment, so does the nature of your work shape the kind of leader you will become? As always please share this podcast and thank you for listening.
To start, I apologise for the late posting. Welcome to the third episode of leadership and the Australian military. The podcast would not have been produced without the help of Ben Deverson my co-host, the Founder and Director of Lawganised. Today’s guest is Jonathan Clark, Director at The Eighth Mile Consulting. The conversation has been split into two podcast sessions so please do yourself a favour and settle in for what is an amazing leadership story and yet another reason to consider the Australian military as a career option.
Episode 3, Part 1 – What does ‘good’ leadership look like? Jonathan asked this question and suggested he was well aware of what good is from his time in the military. How many of us working in the civilian world really know what good leadership looks like?
Episode 3, Part 2 – Jonathan made the following statement, ‘vulnerability is not a weakness’. Letting others you work with know you are human is only one part of developing a culture where leaders earn respect not demand it.
Please share these podcasts. Jonathan has advice around the leadership topic well worth considering. As always thank you for following the podcast and catch you all again next week.
There is always risk in sharing an opinion. Today’s podcast guest, Sam Trethewey, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Tasmanian Agricultural Company provides some unique insights into a young leader / entrepreneur who has not only shared his views on agriculture but is now invested not only in his industry but as a leader in the sector.
As always thanks for following the podcast. Please share the podcast and stay tuned for many more discussions on this thing called leadership.
Welcome back to Talking Leadership and the sixth guest in the Global Edition of the podcast. Today’s podcast guest is Vicki Saunders the Founder of SheEO.World. Stand out elements of the podcast was Vicki’s drive to succeed, sharing her knowledge and assisting other entrepreneurs. She has helped to mentor over 1,000 entrepreneurs, a truly remarkable achievement and is very much consistent with her views about sharing what she has learned with others.
Thanks again to Vicki for sharing her views on this thing called leadership and thank you for listening.
Welcome to the second episode in the new series focusing on leadership and the Australian military context. Thank my co-host Ben Deverson, Founder and Director of Lawganised. Today’s podcast guest is Dr Adrian McCallum an academic in the science and civil engineering field at the University of the Sunshine Coast, a specialist recruiter for the Australian Army and consultant.
Adrian asked the following: what is leadership? To constantly communicate, keeping people in the loop, understanding how people think and relationship building and influencing others. Ben asked a question regarding Adrian’s work in extreme environments which led to a discussion around crisis management. The ability to step back assess the situation and seek views from others seems counter to a typical panicked reaction. I hope you enjoy this podcast and a lot more content on the way.
Welcome back to Talking Leadership. Today’s guest is well worth listening to and she provides a link between her passion for what she does and being an authentic leader.
A big thanks to Leanne Hardinge, who is the Founder and Senior Service Designer at Passions-n-Profits. Liking maybe even loving what you do is important to Leanne and a helpful piece of advice given most of us will have several careers and potentially leadership roles in our lifetimes.
Today’s podcast guest is Tynan Coles the Chief Executive Officer of Soltaro. What I took away from my discussion with Tynan is that leadership is, in many respects about how you engage with people within or outside of your organisation.
I asked Tynan about his key list of critical leadership capabilities and not surprisingly he said each team member is motivated by different things, you need to adapt your leadership style to people and your market, staff have different personal and work goals and keeping staff motivated is a pathway to success. I hope you enjoy the podcast and as always more content on the way.
A fantastic first podcast and a big thanks from me to my co-host Ben Deverson, Founder and Director at Lawganised.
Today’s podcast guest is David Neal, Director at The Eighth Mile Consulting. David began discussing a link between self-awareness and selflessness he then made the following statement, ‘Leadership is not about you’… let that sink in for a moment and added, ‘a lot of people don’t know what good [leadership] looks like’, again let that sink in.
We have a two-part set of podcasts, well worth a listen and as always thanks for your support and feedback.
So here we are and I welcome you back to the Australian entrepreneurs podcast. My podcast guest was David Masefield, the Founder and President of Canvas Coworking Inc based in Toowoomba. Why listen? David provides a template for how he developed Canvas by driving its development from a community foundation. I asked David about key entrepreneurial skills and the list was an interesting one including the ability to accept failure, tenacity, the ability to walk away and try something again and learn how to pivot.
Welcome back to the podcast. If you can set aside some time this podcast is well worth the time if you are contemplating a career as an entrepreneur. I asked both Sarah and Matthew what drove them to entrepreneurship with both mentioning family as the basis of their pathways.
Sarah and Matthew provide a mini-master class in why entrepreneurship is a viable option for Australians considering an alternative to working for someone else’s business. Sarah reminded me in simple way what business is about – ‘business is a people game’.
Today’s podcast guest has an extremely interesting background working across the political, corporate and start-up spaces. Mark Gustowski was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of QUT Creative Enterprise Australia. I asked Mark about measure of success he found to be critical and he was very focused on the fit of employees to the business environment in which they work. He noted that leader success for him is developing functional and cohesive teams.
I hope you enjoy the podcast and as always much more content on the way.
Ben Deverson is the Founder and Director of Lawganised. His business focus is the business management field across legal firms. As usual I began the interview by asking Ben what put him on the leadership path and like many former guests he has a military background. A particularly telling part of our discussion was that he mentioned being a servant leader.
A brilliant and follower focused question posed by Ben was - ‘What can I do today to make your life easier’. As always thank you for following the podcast and more great content on the way.
I am proud to present another Australian Entrepreneurs podcast. Today’s guest is Scott Douglas, the Start up Founder and Principal Designer at Green Lab Futures and a lecturer at Federation University Australia. Scott was introspective and candid about his pathway to entrepreneurship. Scott discussed his entrepreneurial pathway as being shaped by a sense of service to others and a deep respect for community.
He outlined the stumbling blocks facing entrepreneurs and argued that there is a shift in the traditional view of leadership to forms of leadership that are shared within organisations. Well worth a listen and again I thank Scott and all of the leaders and entrepreneurs that have given their time to speak with me about leadership.
The fifth podcast in the Global Edition series of the podcast. Today’s podcast guest is David Shapiro CEO, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership. David provided amazing insights from his travels as a leader and in particular I asked him what he considered to be the key leader capabilities. His response – communication, authenticity and discipline or as you’ll hear in the podcast listening, being open and transparent and being focused.
David also provides an interesting perspective around the function of a leader and that is, in his view, to be of service to others. I hope you tune in and enjoy the leadership pathway David shares and as always stay safe and more great content around this thing called leadership.
As always hope you enjoy the wisdom imparted by my podcast guest. Today’s guest is Yasmin Grigaliunas the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the World's Biggest Garage Sale. I was inspired by her story and how she came to be in the leadership / entrepreneur space.
A few elements stood out for me during the discussion. The first being that leaders have a responsibility to do more for their communities. I took this to mean that leaders have influence and by the nature of their roles they can get things done and in her case, Yasmin outlines the passion for her business which she states is about people, planet and purpose or put another way - building people, impacting communities and encouraging conscious consumption. As always I hope you enjoy the podcasts today and I hope you are all keeping safe and well through COVID-19.
Welcome back to the Talking Leadership podcast. Today’s episode is focused on a discussion around self-leadership and emotional intelligence expertly defined by Dr Michelle Bakjac. Empathy has been a common theme amongst the podcasts and Michelle defined empathy as understanding (1) what makes you tick? (2) your values and (3) your beliefs. Being empathic and an awareness of your values and beliefs will lead to better self-leadership and better organisational leadership.
I hope you enjoy this podcast and as always stay tuned for more discussion around this thing called leadership.
Today’s podcast guest is Leanne Hodyl, the Managing Director at Hodyl & Co. During the podcast she identified as a leader and introvert. At the time of recording this did not immediately resonate with me. Once it did sink it I started to think about how leaders engage with the world of work as either an introvert or extrovert. Leaders will fall somewhere on the spectrum and as Leanne noted it may impact how you conduct yourself as a leader.
I hope you enjoy this podcast and be sure to access the leadership stories shared by Australian and international leaders.
Welcome back and I am extremely happy to have reached episode 5 of the Australian Entrepreneurs podcast. Today’s podcast guest is Larissa Rose, Director / Consultant at Glowing Green Australia. This particular podcast sheds some light on the issues faced by entrepreneurs and I am extremely grateful for Larissa’s candour regarding her journey as an entrepreneur.
I asked Larissa about what she considered to be key capabilities of an entrepreneur and her response is reflected throughout the podcast – (1) feeling the ‘fear’ and progressing anyway, (2) being solutions oriented and (3) intentionality. I hope you enjoy the podcast and please stay tuned for more great content regarding the issue of leadership and entrepreneurship.
Is there a perfect time to take on a leadership role? Taking on the responsibilities associated with leadership is one thing but to move from one professional arena to another to apply your leadership skills presents a range of challenges. Today’s podcast guest Belinda Wilson, CEO at Bravery Trust provides a unique set of insights with regard to her leadership pathway.
As always I hope you enjoy the podcast, please stay safe as COVID-19 remains an ongoing concern and I’ll catch you all on the next podcast.
Welcome to the fourth in the Global edition series of Talking Leadership. Today’s podcast guest is Armin Catovic is an intrepreneur at Ericsson ONE and Founder RadioSense at Ericsson. Armin provides a breakdown of the difference between an intrepreneur and entrepreneur and his role as a leader within Ericsson. During the discussion he mentioned that he was not comfortable with the title of leader yet his description of his role as an intrepreneur suggests otherwise. Armin provides some great insights into his leadership pathway. As always thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the podcast.
I am firm believer that we can learn something from other people’s experiences. I have known today’s guest for almost 35 years and I am pleased he agreed to speak on key elements of his leadership experience. Nick Dore is the Managing Principal of Fisher Dore Lawyers a highly respected criminal legal firm.
A key message I took away from this podcast was Nick’s focus on consistency, assertiveness and transparency when dealing with clients which also applies as part of his leadership approach. These leader attributes are referenced throughout the podcast and give you a very clear view of the leader and professional you are dealing with. I hope you enjoy this podcast, stay as safe as you can in this COVID-19 period and I’ll catch you all on the next podcast.
Welcome to the third podcast of the global edition of the Talking Leadership. My podcast guest is Donna Wells, the Chief Executive Officer at Finestkind Limited. Being a leader can sometimes feel isolating and Donna’s response was interesting. On the one hand she noted that leadership is like being a long-distance runner. She also argued that the leadership pathway does not have to be a lonely one if you can develop networks. I hope you enjoy the insights shared by Donna and again thank you for listening.
I have worked across all three levels of government in Australia – Federal, State and Local. I am a strong supporter of Local Government and as a result many podcast guests have worked for or continue to work in the sector. Today’s guest, Mark Ogston is the Director and Principal at Leading Roles a Local Government recruitment business.
The discussion provided some interesting insights into the ‘why’ underlying Mark’s pathway as an entrepreneur. What resonated for me was his drive to determine his own agenda within his business based on his values in addition to aligning with the purpose of Local Governments to develop and enhance local communities.
More episodes of Talking Leadership are heading your way and again thank you for listening.
Welcome to the second episode of Talking Leadership’s global edition series of podcasts. I was fortunate to speak with Piyush Patel the founder of Digital Tutors about his journey as an entrepreneur. Piyush provided his experiences on his road to being an entrepreneur and outlined the importance of understanding your purpose.
He posed some interesting questions – Is your purpose about making money? Or is it about changing an industry? Or is it about creating opportunities for others? Money was definitely not Piyush’s motivator and what I found his focus on valuing the contributions of his family, team and colleagues is that in the end, success will come from a purpose that is positive and informed by experience.
As always I hope you enjoy the podcast and for those outside Australia I am always looking for the next conversation around the leadership topic. If you are interested in speaking with me please email at TLbyEricPerze@gmail.com.
Dr Adrian McCallum is a senior lecturer in the School of Science and Engineering and also holds a position as Manager - Defence Industry Engagement at the University of the Sunshine Coast. I'll open this podcast description by focusing on elements of Adrian's response to the question of what he might say to a younger version of himself about being an effective leader including - (1) a need to listen more than speak, (b) be less hasty in decision-making, (3) grasp opportunities and (4) empower others. Adrian's background as an officer in the Australian provides an interesting context in which he developed his leadership skills.
As always I hope you enjoy the podcast and I thank Adrian and all my previous podcast guests for their fantastic feedback regarding their leadership journeys.
Thanks again for joining me on the podcast and I was fortunate to secure some time to speak with Ben Hart, Founder and Managing Director at Fireside.
We all have different measures of success as leaders. Ben's response was nuanced, positive and people focused. Ben outlined some key questions that are worth sharing regarding measuring success as a leader including: Have I been living out my purpose? Have I been aligning that to the people I am leading? Are they doing the same?
I hope you enjoy the discussion and as always thanks for listening and your support of the podcast.
I have nothing but respect for the teaching profession as I have family and friends that are teachers which has given me a different perspective on what teachers do. I enjoyed speaking with Courtney Bailey, agriculture teacher, regarding her views on leadership as an emerging leader.
Courtney's response regarding whether leaders are born or made was brilliant - anyone can become a leader and that people have a capacity to learn, change and grow. Well worth a listen from an emerging leader in the teaching profession.
As always, thank you for following the podcasts and I hope you enjoy this final podcast for May 2020, with a lot more content on the way.
The third podcast in the Australian Entrepreneurs series which features the thoughts regarding entrepreneurship from Ben May, the Managing Director of The Code Company. I have had the privilege of seeing the growth of his business ventures of the last 10 years. Two things stood out in our discussion – the first and most critical is finding a way to balance running the business and life outside work and secondly, that a part of Ben’s learning strategy is to engage with people with skill sets different to his and to adapt what he can to suit his needs.
So if you are an emerging entrepreneur please invest some time to listen to Ben’s perspectives. As always thanks again for listening and I hope you enjoy this podcast.
Welcome back. I can say with some confidence that no one knows every leadership story or those of leaders that have worked above and beyond their role to make life in an industry or profession that little bit easier. Today's podcast guest Gunilla Burrowes FTSE HonFIEAust melds the role of leader, engineer, enabler and advocate which made for a great discussion around this thing called leadership.
Gunilla's work to build women's participation in engineering and its connection to her leadership experiences made for a compelling discussion. Hope you enjoy the podcast - a lot more content to come in the next weeks and months.
One of the best decisions I have ever made was to volunteer at Shailer Park State High School. I have had the privilege to meet incredible human beings and leaders. Today's podcast guest is Annette Demosthenous the school's Industry Liaison and Career Adviser who's pragmatic approach to leadership is a great sign that future leaders will have her as a leader role model.
Welcome to the first of many new Global Edition leadership podcasts. My first guest is Cory Miller, Co-Founder at Leader.Team. An extremely honest appraisal of the entrepreneurial pathway taken by Cory and his perspectives on some of the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur.
I am keen to speak with leaders and entrepreneurs - if you are interested in sharing your leadership or entrepreneurial pathway please email me at TLbyEricPerez@gmail.com.
The second in my new podcast series focusing on entrepreneurship.
Kath and Tom Long have established both TomKat Line Fish and TomKat Global Solutions. A very interesting entrepreneurial team based in north Queensland. As always I hope you enjoy the discussion.
It was great to speak to a leader who has led his own small businesses and returned to legal and business studies at Griffith University. As always a big thanks to Mark Jackway (entrepreneur and final year university student) for his time and I hope you enjoy the podcast.
An important milestone for me has been reached, 50 episodes of Talking Leadership. Much more content on the way and again thanks for your support.
An intriguing discussion on the leadership topic with Dr Luke van der Laan, Associate Professor & Director (Professional Studies) at the University of Southern Queensland.
Luke unpacks links between the leader capabilities of strategic thinking, foresight and decision-making.
Welcome to Talking Leadership: Australian Entrepreneurs. My first guest on the podcast is Alex Thomas FGLF the Director and Principal Consultant of Alex Thomas Pty Ltd.
A very open and frank discussion regarding her journey and views as an entrepreneur in South Australia.
Hope you enjoy the podcast - more content on the way and thanks for listening.