In Episode 014 of REDD’s Business and Technology Podcast our hosts Jackson Barnes (Head of Business Development – REDD), and Brad Ferris (CEO – REDD) interview Stuart Leo, CEO and Founder of leadership platform Waymaker.io. Waymaker empowers leaders to diagnose, plan, & execute smarter growth with less effort. Stuart shares his insights from working with many leaders and leadership teams around the world.
REDD is a Waymaker client and advocate. The Waymaker platform and academy have helped the REDD leadership team move the needle towards achieving REDD’s 20x25 strategy. We would recommend the Waymaker platform and methodology to any SME looking to align their team and execute their business strategy.
Recorded Monday, December 19th, 2022.
00:00 - Start
00:51 - Stuart Leo Introduction
01:33 - Stuart Leo Background
06:37 - What is Waymaker?
09:32 - The Command Center
15:28 - What are the top 3 issues facing business leaders in Australia?
18:06 - Clarity
19:07 - Agility
20:05 - Its not the way the wind blows but how you set the sails
21:11 - Agility is the ability to stop and thing constructively together and then reset course
24:35 - Leadership
26:35 - What is Leadership?
28:47 - Getting Alignment of an entire team in a Small Business is hard
30:54 - Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
32:05 - Google and OKRs
34:04 - What are the things that if delivered this quarter or half will shift the needle?
35:17 - The building blocks of strategy and leadership is goal setting
35:59 - What are the biggest gaps you see in leadership teams? And how do you identify those gaps?
39:00 - A good leadership team is a team that is good at running the business
41:42 - Promoted beyond their competency
44:59 - Moving from reactive chaos to strategic agility
47:26 - The 7 Questions
55:20 - The benefits of the academy in waymaker
58:51 - The big mystery around organisational strategy…
59:24 - How to reach Stu at Waymaker
If you would like to discuss any of the topics discussed in this episode further with a REDD expert or if you would like to be a guest on the show, please get in touch either via our website, enquiries@redd.com.au or through any of the links below. https://redd.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/company/redd-digital/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-ferris/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksonpbarnes/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartleo/
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REDD is a Technology Success Partner business headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The Business and Technology podcast focuses on the commercial application of digital technologies in business. Guests will include industry experts, vendors, customers, business owners and anyone with unique insight to share. We discuss and explore current events, issues and stories relevant to business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists and everyone in between. The show will have a mix of hosts from the REDD leadership anchored by co-founding Director and CEO Brad Ferris.
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