Social Mastery Podcast: Recent Episodes
StriveStronger
A podcast for MAS based around the Social Mastery Program designed to help Navy personnel in their professional and personal lives across Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management.
This podcast will have 3 different types of audio content:
- Interviews with MAS personnel
- Interviews with high performers from all walks of life, including sport, science and business
- Coaching corners with Social Mastery participants.
New episodes released fortnightly so check back regularly!
Worldwide godfather of slow turned anti ageing expert Carl Honoré chats with Andrew on how he believes the world tries to shove older people into a certain stereotype and how he plans on fighting those stereotypes by simply doing whatever it is he feels like doing without making any apologies.
Carl also touches on the idea of being ashamed of growing older and lying about your age, whereas he has taken the exact opposite approach and treats every year added to his age like a milestone or the next level in a video game.
In this episode, we revisit the podcast with the First Assistant Secretary Stacie Hall.
During our interview with Stacie, one of the things that left a lasting impression was her serene demeanor. Although gauging someone's energy through a video call can be challenging, Stacie's calm composure emanated through the screen, is it nature or nurture that fuels her composure? Listen to discover the secrets behind Stacie’s tranquil energy as she shares her journey, including a memorable job interview gone awry (though she still landed the job), and the practical sensory techniques she uses to maintain serenity amidst the chaos of life.
In the latest episode of the Social Mastery Podcast Commander Dean Thompson joins Andrew and Angela to discuss the origins of the Social Mastery Program: where it came from, its goals and the legacy Dean hopes it will leave.
Dean also tells us about his personal story of growing up in the Navy and what that has taught him about being a follower as well as a leader, and how the Navy and the overall Defence Force has changed and evolved over the years while also keeping their traditions alive.
Kamal Sarma is the monk who didn’t sell his Ferrari, that’s because he never had one! Born in the East Indian state of Assam, Kamal came to Australia when he was four. He turned into a “rugby hungry, girl hungry, fiend”. Not happy with this iteration, Kamal’s parents sent him back to India when he was 13 to live in an ashram and study to be a monk, for seven-long-years.
Back in Australian at 19, Kamal studied an honours degree in Economics then joined McKinsey & Co. Following that he worked as Head of Strategy at St George Bank, then he held roles at AMP Capital Investors and Eli Lilly, before launching his own VC.
Life for Kamal was going great, until he had his ‘empty heart experience’ – the death of his first daughter. Kamal struggled with depression, couldn't get out of bed, and by his own admission he could easily have become an alcoholic. But his past life provided a set of skills that Kamal could lean into – he clutched onto something to believe in and found his calling, the prevention of youth suicide.
Over the past 20 years Kamal has delivered significant results for people and companies around the world with his customised framework and teachings. On top of that, he is one of the warmest, most compassionate humans on the planet.
Stacie Hall joins the Social Mastery podcast and together with Andrew May and Angela Poon they discuss why Stacie left a rapidly rising but unsustainable career in accounting firms for a more fulfilling and manageable role in the APS, Stacie's lessons from working with her mum and the values she was imparted and what she got out of the first social mastery program.
That's only a fraction of what's covered so listen in as they also talk about her life lessons from watching her cats, balancing work and home life and much much more in this episode of the Social Mastery podcast.
Are you a slave to your digital devices?
Dr Kristy Goodwin joins Andrew and Angela Poon, StriveStronger Operations Director on the podcast to discuss all things digital wellbeing.
Dr Kristy takes us through why we find it so hard to put our devices down and why we always feel the need to check them - no matter what we are doing!
(Hint: Behavioural scientists have purposely designed devices and apps to hijack our attention. You won't beat them, so instead use habit-beating strategies to get control back of your attention)
We discuss tips and strategies based on neuroscience to set boundaries with our technology and to still enable us to experience life to the fullest.
Learn about Productive Work Arrangements (PWAs), Techno Tantrums, the Zero Cost of Inclusion, Social Intimate Distancing, Digital Guard Rails and Family digital Wellbeing Plans.
Dr Kristy Goodwin is a former school teacher who now educates people around the world on the effects technology has on your brain and behaviour.
Using cutting-edge research she seeks to improve her clients lives both at work and at home.
When was the last time you came close to burning out?
In this podcast Andrew is joined by Dr Tom Buckley and the pair talk all things burnout, from Dr Tom’s experience with burnout working in the healthcare industry to the 5 factors they emphatically state will prevent you from burning out if you build them into your life.
The 5 factors include Purpose Alignment, Active Recovery, Restorative Sleep, Physiological Capacity and Social Connectedness
Andrew and Dr Tom have been working together for 17 years under 5 different business iterations, with a mutual interest and desire to bridge the gap between the science of human performance and the reality of the human experience.
They have discovered a fine dance between pushing the body’s physical and psychological resources to stretch and not snap.
You can download the Burnout Proof whitepaper by visiting andrewmay.com/burnoutproof
In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:
4:40 What is burnout?
11:00 Burnout is more than just work
16:15 Andrew and Dr Tom's work with burnout
29:30 Has Dr Tom been burnt out?
44:45 The 5 factors to inoculate you against burnout
In the inaugural Maritime Domain Social Mastery Podcast, Andrew May interviews DEPSEC Tony Dalton on what it took to get to his current position as Deputy Secretary National Naval Shipbuilding and how his time as a pilot helps him cope with the different pressures put on him.
Tony talks about how his experience in the Navy has helped him be a successful member of a team, both at work and home. He also shares what levers he pulls on to turn off work mode when he is with family and be present when it matters.
These are just a few of the things Andrew and Tony discuss, so stay tuned and subscribe to get every episode of the Maritime Domain Social Mastery Podcast as they are released.
When was the last time you came close to burning out?
In this podcast Andrew is joined by Dr Tom Buckley and the pair talk all things burnout, from Dr Tom’s experience with burnout working in the healthcare industry to the 5 factors they emphatically state will prevent you from burning out if you build them into your life.
The 5 factors include Purpose Alignment, Active Recovery, Restorative Sleep, Physiological Capacity and Social Connectedness
Andrew and Dr Tom have been working together for 17 years under 5 different business iterations, with a mutual interest and desire to bridge the gap between the science of human performance and the reality of the human experience.
They have discovered a fine dance between pushing the body’s physical and psychological resources to stretch and not snap.
You can download the Burnout Proof whitepaper by visiting andrewmay.com/burnoutproof
In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:
4:40 What is burnout?
11:00 Burnout is more than just work
16:15 Andrew and Dr Tom's work with burnout
29:30 Has Dr Tom been burnt out?
44:45 The 5 factors to inoculate you against burnout
In the inaugural Maritime Domain Social Mastery Podcast, Andrew May interviews DEPSEC Tony Dalton on what it took to get to his current position as Deputy Secretary National Naval Shipbuilding and how his time as a pilot helps him cope with the different pressures put on him.
Tony talks about how his experience in the Navy has helped him be a successful member of a team, both at work and home. He also shares what levers he pulls on to turn off work mode when he is with family and be present when it matters.
These are just a few of the things Andrew and Tony discuss, so stay tuned and subscribe to get every episode of the Maritime Domain Social Mastery Podcast as they are released.