Leading Generous Teams: Recent Episodes
Clare Desira
Leading Generous Teams by Clare Desira (Top Five Movement) + Pro Bono Australia is a podcast dedicated to improving the mindset, resilience and mental health of people working in the social sector.
One of the biggest concerns for leaders in the social sector right now is the well being of their own teams. It’s a significant emerging issue.
In our first season we have real conversations with sector leaders about the impact COVID-19 is having on their staff - the pressure of changing service delivery, the challenges of delivering on the front line during a pandemic, the financial uncertainty in the face of growing demand; and the mental health challenges of balancing all of this with other challenges, like remote learning.
We focus on how leaders are supporting their staff through this time, but also where they are finding their own support, what tools they are turning to and what other leaders can learn from their experience.
We’ll leave you feeling hopeful and re-energised with ideas on how you can tackle these challenges and support your teams in new ways.
This podcast is presented in partnership by:
Clare Desira, founder of Top Five Movement - an organisation that has flipped the script on change mindset, resilience + leadership training for thousands of people across 40 countries.
Pro Bono News - Australia's leading news outlet for the social economy, keeping you up to date with what’s happening across the sector and why it matters for you.
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To immediately start building your team’s resilience on a daily basis with Top Five’s free toolkit head to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
For the latest social sector news head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Getting to the end isn’t good enough. Whether it’s to the end of the year, the end of a restructure, or the end of a transformation project. It’s not about transactions and checklists. It’s about how you lead.
This is what we talked about with Rohan Charrett, an Executive with Greater Western Water on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What’s more important than just getting to the end result
- How to build connected rather than burnt out teams through change
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
To supercharge your leadership, grab your free leadership audit now: Mindset Shifts to Crack Culture, Build Psychological Safety + Raise The Bar.
This free Leadership Audit download includes:
- Questions and prompts to help leaders create bigger impact with more ease
- Jam packed with insights from conversations we’ve had with Australian CEOs + leaders
- Fuel trust, communication, and culture in your team
Grab your copy now: www.topfivemovement.com/tools
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
Being a passionate leader is an outdated goal. In fact, trying to run your team on passion alone is akin to running a team on adrenaline. It’s just not sustainable. And it can get in the way of strong leadership.
This is what we talked about with Sacred Heart Mission CEO, Hang Vo on our Top Five Movement Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Within a second of meeting Hang, you know she’s a passionate force but Hang shares how she’s learnt to pace her passion as a CEO, because not everyone is encouraged and motivated by it alone.
As a self-diagnosed passionate leader, Hang shares how she keeps her passion in check as a CEO, because not everyone is encouraged and enthused by passion.
Hang has decades of experience in the for-purpose sector leading national and international services. Prior to joining Sacred Heart Mission, Hang was CEO of Whitelion Youth where she led the national organisation through transformational change and the COVID pandemic. Before this, she held various leadership roles at Australian Red Cross and EACH Social and Community Health.
In March 2023, Hang was elected as the President of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) where she previously served as Member of the Board and Vice-President. Hang is currently also Board Director with Respect Victoria, a statutory agency focused on family violence primary prevention. From 2021 to 2023, Hang also worked as the Chair of the Victorian Pride Centre.
Having come to Australia as a part of the Vietnamese refugee ‘boat people’ seeking asylum in the late 1970s, Hang has first-hand experience of dislocation and exclusion which drives her deep commitment to creating a more just, inclusive, and equitable society.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Hang fuels and engages her team.
- How to redirect your leadership from passionate and adrenaline fuelled to connected and curious.
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
To supercharge your leadership, grab your free leadership audit now: Mindset Shifts to Crack Culture, Build Psychological Safety + Raise The Bar.
This free Leadership Audit download includes:
- Questions and prompts to help leaders create bigger impact with more ease
- Jam packed with insights from conversations we’ve had with Australian CEOs + leaders
- Fuel trust, communication, and culture in your team
Grab your copy now: www.topfivemovement.com/tools
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
We work with a lot of teams in crisis. And where leaders are blindsided by incident after incident, we see the opportunity for people to find a performance edge and not miss the leadership lessons this crisis will bring.
This is what we talked about with Kelly Quirke, Royal Canin ANZ’s Vet Advocacy Director on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
We discussed how Kel has captured the leadership lessons after years of leading teams through issues and crises.
With more than 15 years’ experience in managing crises and communications for leading global organisations, Kelly currently leads the veterinary business for Australia & New Zealand. This includes managing health outcomes for pets and partnering with organisations to improve the long-term sustainability of the people working in the veterinary industry.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Kel fuels and engages her team and industry
- The one thing Kel does to ensure she never misses a leadership lesson
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
To supercharge your leadership, grab your free leadership audit now: Mindset Shifts to Crack Culture, Build Psychological Safety + Raise The Bar.
This free Leadership Audit download includes:
- Questions and prompts to help leaders create bigger impact with more ease
- Jam packed with insights from conversations we’ve had with Australian CEOs + leaders
- Fuel trust, communication, and culture in your team
Grab your copy now: www.topfivemovement.com/tools
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
If you require further information or support about issues raised in this episode please contact Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 or for dedicated mental health support for First Nations people contact 13YARN or 13 92 76.
When discussing imposter syndrome, it’s really common to find articles to “overcome it” but the truth is, your imposter syndrome can give you an edge.
This is what we talked about with The Brain Cancer Centre CEO + Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer GM, Sammy McGuane on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
We discussed how Sammy leverages his imposter syndrome to drive purpose.
In 2017 Sam became Director and General Manager of Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain
Cancer Foundation. Sam leads the business and it’s people which has generated over
$22M for brain cancer research.
Since 2021 Sam has managed his role at Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer Foundation alongside the position of CEO, The Brain Cancer Centre, where he is responsible for revenue generation, operations, collaboration initiatives, marketing/communications strategy, and stakeholder management.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Sam fuels and engages his team to focus on the long term
- How to leverage imposter syndrome to drive your team’s purpose
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
To leverage your imposter syndrome and supercharge your leadership, grab your free leadership audit now: Mindset Shifts to Crack Culture, Build Psychological Safety + Raise The Bar.
This free Leadership Audit download includes:
- Questions and prompts to help leaders create bigger impact with more ease
- Jam packed with insights from conversations we’ve had with Australian CEOs + leaders
- Fuel trust, communication, and culture in your team
Grab your copy now: www.topfivemovement.com/tools
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
As a leader, you bring a load of experience to the role. When people are looking for answers to problems, you naturally come up with ten of them.
But sharing your solutions too soon can send your team backwards.
This is what we talked about with Tanya Hendry, Deputy CEO of Whitelion Youth this week of our Top Five Movement leadership podcast, Leading Generous Teams.
Tanya has over 20 years’ experience as a senior organisational leader within the health care and non-profit sectors. She is passionate about social justice and being person-centred, with a strong focus on hearing the voice of those with lived experience and has presented at numerous national and international forums on this topic.
In this episode, we discuss:
- When Tanya does + doesn’t share ideas
- On meeting people at their pace
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
Find out more about the workshop + register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
Sometimes, it’s unavoidable. You’ve landed with a leader who isn’t generous. It’s bad but not bad enough to leave. So what do you do?
On the podcast with Ann-Marie Chamberlain, we spoke about how to make the most of a bad leader so you don’t miss a hidden opportunity.
Ann-Marie is a multiple award winning executive and community leader, board member and experienced coach.
In her “spare time” you’ll find Ann-Marie thinking strategically as the Chair of Volunteering SA/NT, as a Trustee for Kalyra Communities and a Director at the Police Credit Union.
Ann-Marie is a two time winner of the Telstra Business Womens Award, and a recipient of the Centenary Medal for Leadership in the Community.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Ann-Marie fuels and engages her leadership, even during change
- Lessons she’d share with herself as a young leader
- Insights having those tough conversations
Links:
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We’ve all heard the saying it’s all about timing, which eludes to waiting for the right time in the calendar or season. But what if it’s not about waiting. It’s about getting into the right mindset before you nosedive into those tricky and charged conversations.
That’s what we spoke about with John Thwaites in this week’s Top Five Movement Leading Generous Teams podcast.
John is a Co-Chair of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (“SDSN”) launched by the Secretary General of the United Nations to provide expert advice and support to the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
John is a Professorial Fellow, Monash University, Chair of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Chair Climateworks Centre and Chair of The McKinnon Institute for political leadership.
John is Chair of Melbourne Water and a Director of FairTrade Australia New Zealand.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How John fuels and engages his leadership across diverse + complex roles
- What “it’s all about timing” really means
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
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When you’re not feeling like you’re on your game, motivation’s waning, and you can’t talk yourself out of your funk, no matter how many positive affirmations you recite, it’s time to look towards your team.
In this episode with Patty Kinnersly, Chief Executive Officer of Our Watch + Vice President of the Carlton Football Club Board, we discuss a really powerful technique to use your team to change your mindset in an unexpected way.
Our Watch, a not-for-profit organisation established to drive nationwide change in the structures, norms and practices that lead to violence against women and their children. A leading health, welfare and education professional, Patty was Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Health Grampians for nine years, before joining Our Watch. Patty has extensive governance experience, serving on the boards of Ballarat Health Services, the Australian Women's Health Network, Rural Northwest Health, and Child and Family Services Ballarat.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Patty fuels and engages her team, even during change
- The lessons Patty draws on to keep herself and her team motivated, even on hard days
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
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A client recently shared that we’ve made their team unbreakable.
Why?
As a team of award-winning mindset coaches, we deliver innovative leadership programs that disrupt unhelpful thinking + patterns, develop new perspectives, raise the bar on solutions, and help your leaders create high performing teams.
Led by Clare Desira, International Coach of the Year and Fellow of the Centre for Sustainability Leaders (now Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Top Five has worked with thousands of people across 40 countries to flip the script on mindset, resilience + leadership. They don’t call us the most refreshing take on mindset, resilience, and leadership for nothing.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How we make teams unbreakable
- Who we work with + why
- An invitation - find out more about the free workshop + register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
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When leaders encourage their team to “switch off” they don’t always realise it can be demotivating and inaccessible.
For many, the idea of switching off is actually daunting. Like a void of space and time that could be used to be making a difference.
Also, you’re not a lightbulb. You don’t have an on and off switch.
It’s not that black and white.
The best thing you can do is learn to go from “on” to “recharge.”
This is what we discussed in the episode with Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS).
Cass brings public policy expertise in economic, social and environmental issues, civil society, social justice and human rights. Voted one of the most influential people in the Australian social sector, Cass has spent decades representing the interests of people who are disadvantaged, and civil society generally,
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Cass fuels and engages her team, even during change
- Key lessons from decades of influencing and impact in the social sector
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
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Role clarity. It seems so simple it’d be easy to miss.
Of course there’s a job description when the contract is signed, but how do you use that as a tool to support mental fitness and wellbeing in your team?
One of the most important ingredients for a successful team is when they know what their role is and how it fits into the purpose of the organisation.
This is what we spoke about with Barb Brown, Executive Manager of People & Culture from St Lukes Health on the podcast this week.
Barb is an award winning HR leader who has worked across health and aging for decades. Barb’s known for motivating high performing teams and shifting them towards a continuous learning culture. She’s also a terrific car trip buddy!
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Barb fuels and engages teams
- The team questions to ask to amplify purpose
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
Find out more about the workshop + register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
Leaders are often looked to as experts. But they’re not. The strongest leaders surround themselves with experts, which means, you don’t know the answer a lot of the time.
When leaders feel like they should know, they miss the opportunity to invite their team to step into their strengths, rally around you, draw out their skills and talents to solve the problem in ways you couldn’t imagine.
This is what vulnerability looks like practically, at the highest levels of leadership.
This is what we discussed with Alex Badenoch, Telstra’s former Group Executive – Transformation, Communication and People on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Known for her change management skills and ability to deliver strong commercial outcomes across various executive positions, Alex has designed and implemented key initiatives to drive successful change across multiple organisations.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Alex fuels and engages teams and amplifies performance and outcomes
- What vulnerability looks like practically, at the highest levels of leadership
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
Find out more about the workshop + register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
People think that a collaborative team is being a yes person, never disagreeing, and singing kumbaya in a circle.
But actually, leading a collaborative team takes some hard decisions.
This is what we talked about with Kelly O’Shanassy, CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
We discussed how she fuels herself and her team/ to make the hard decisions and stay focussed on the goals that matter.
Kelly is experienced in executive roles in business, government and the community sector. In her career, Kelly has led the charge to boost clean energy, save water and protect Australia’s rivers, reefs, forests and wildlife. She believes strongly in building people power and unusual partnerships to advocate for a better future.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Kelly fuels and engages her team, even during change
- How to release the excess adrenaline that comes with for purpose roles
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Links:
If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.
Find out more about the workshop + register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
Inherited a team that is stuck in old ways of thinking + working?
The ol’ “Hire for attitude, train for skill,” doesn’t cut it anymore.
We’ve all heard the saying “Hire for attitude, train for skill,” and that’s nice, but how often do you get to build a team from scratch?
More often than not, our teams are a patchwork of other people’s decisions and history. So when you inherit a team, the “hiring for attitude” ship has sailed.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why this happens
- Why it’s important to train for attitude?
- How to get some complimentary resources + invite to help you with this
Links:
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Shallow or strategic?
What comes to mind when you think of the highlight reel of your work?
It’s shallow. Like you’re glossing over what still needs to be done. You just don’t have time for it.
And yet, in my conversation with Lyn Morgain, CEO of Oxfam on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week, we discussed the strategic importance of learning how to share the joy and those moments of highlight.
Lyn Morgain is the Chief Executive of Oxfam Australia. As leader of Oxfam Australia, Lyn oversees the delivery of a broad range of long-term development programs, advocacy campaigns and humanitarian responses.
Lyn has spent her career advocating for the rights of structurally disadvantaged people and communities. She is passionate about peer-based activism and community mobilisation.
Within the global Oxfam community, Lyn holds the role of executive champion for the collective work on race, representation and equity. Lyn is a member of the Australian Council for International Development Board. She is a member of the Trust Board for Oxfam in the Pacific.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Lyn fuels and engages her team, even during change
- How those moments of highlight can change our brain and fuel more helpful, encouraging and productive culture.
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
Register for our upcoming complimentary workshop: Unstoppable Leadership: Fuel your mindset for a strong start to 2023.
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To learn more about Oxfam see: https://www.oxfam.org.au/
INVITATION: Unstoppable Leadership with International Coach of the Year Clare Desira
Positive thinking won’t cut it.
To lead today, it’s not just about equipping your team with the right technical skills, it’s about knowing how to fuel a helpful, encouraging, and productive culture, even during change.
Described as the most refreshing take on mindset, resilience, leadership and productivity, Top Five Movement’s award winning work draws on motivation and neuroscience research to approach mindset, mindfulness and resilience with practicality.
Not that sugar rush of unrealistic motivation that peaks quickly but leaves us exhausted as soon as we’re faced with the daily grind.
In this new workshop you’ll:
- Future proof your team with change mindset and resilience skills that move them from catastrophising and treading water to moving projects forward even during times of change and uncertainty.
- Retrain, rewire + reset your brain in as little as 20 seconds.
- Get to apply case studies from generous leaders including Australian Red Cross, Greenpeace, Oxfam (and more) to your mindset + thinking patterns in 2023.
Mindset + resilience training isn’t just a nice idea, it gives you a better return on investment on the energy you put into being a generous leader every day.
To find out more + to register (limited places) to https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
To join the mailing list to hear about future events: https://topfivemovement.com/resources/
We’d love to see you there.
Don't hire us...
Have some fun with this idea around 7 Reasons NOT to hire Clare Desira as a speaker or Top Five Movement to work with your team .
And book some time with our team here: https://topfivemovement.com/lets-chat/
You can read the reasons over here: https://topfivemovement.com/building-team-resilience-and-wellbeing/
That’s what I discussed with Sheree Lowe, Executive Director, Social and Emotional Well-being of Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Sheree Lowe is a Djab Wurrung and Gunditjmara woman with a strong connection to South West Victoria, she has lived most her life on Wadawurrung Country in Ballarat. Sheree has been advocating within the Aboriginal Community in Victoria for over 25 years. . Sheree has spent her personal and professional life living, supporting, and advocating for Aboriginal people to be seen and heard across a range of different injustices including justice, education, health and wellbeing. She previously worked as a management consultant on projects related to organisation transformation through an Aboriginal lens and cultural safety program design.
At VACCHO, Sheree is leading the establishment of the Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Sheree Lowe fuels and engages his team, even during change
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
- How she circuit breaks in those times where leadership feels lonely
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To learn more about Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) see: https://www.vaccho.org.au/
Hope.
It’s usually reserved for 11th hour miracles and when you’ve surrendered to exhausting all options.
Broad hopeful thinking doesn’t create change however, used strategically, hope can supercharge your bigger picture and your energy on a daily basis.
That’s what I discussed with Dermot O'Gorman, CEO of World Wildlife Fund on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Dermot is a global sustainable development leader with 25 years’ experience in envisioning, ideating, and implementing solutions to protect wildlife and the environment.
He has worked with WWF for more than two decades, serving as the CEO of WWF-Australia, WWF-Pacific, and WWF-China and several board positions, including the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID). Following the devastating bushfires of 2019-20, he oversaw the launch of the largest wildlife and landscape regeneration program in the nation’s history, Regenerate Australia.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Dermot O'Gorman fuels and engages his team, even during change
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
- How he circuit breaks to bring more hope to his leadership
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To learn more about World Wildlife Fund see: https://www.wwf.org.au/
Quick episode + invitation today for you.
We’d love to take you behind the scenes of how we leverage neuroscience to do just that.
To lead today, it’s not just about equipping your team with the right technical skills, it’s about knowing how to fuel a helpful, encouraging, and productive culture, even during change.
In our 45 minute workshop, we’ll fuel your mindset so you can lead your team + life through the rest of 2022 + to recharge ahead of 2023.
This complimentary opportunity is for leaders of teams + we have a few places left.
You’ll see some familiar faces there, including at least one of our recent pod guests.
To find out more head to https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
To join the mailing list to hear about future events: https://topfivemovement.com/resources/
We’d love to see you there.
One of the biggest lessons for people working in leadership and for-purpose roles is the need to be able to navigate uncertainty and work within ambiguity.
The stock standard advice is to learn how to get comfortable during change. But that’s outdated thinking.
The landscape has shifted and we’re living in a constant state of change. Rather than wanting to get comfortable, it’s time to get confident during change.
That’s what I discussed with Sasha Courville, Chief Impact Officer of Bank Australia on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Sasha has spent decades working on international social justice and environmental sustainability issues as an academic, consultant, director, corporate executive and in many more roles as you’ll hear.
Sasha was deeply involved in setting up the Fairtrade labeling system in Australia and New Zealand and was a post director for theUN Global Compact Network Australia. Sasha was Executive, Social Impact at NAB where she led efforts to embed sustainability into group strategy, focusing shared value responses to society’s biggest challenges
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Sasha Courville fuels and engages her team, even during change
- Insights into techniques for getting confident with change
- The ingredients for bringing people on board for large scale change
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Upcoming workshops for leadersLearn immediately actionable neuroscience hacks for leadership. Find our more and register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
Links + ResourcesAnd if you can’t wait to start building your team’s resilience with our free tools, head to www.topfivemovement.com/tools to get started.
To learn more about Bank Australia see: https://www.bankaust.com.au/
Reflection feels like a void, or a nice idea that other people have time for. But not leaders who are working in spaces where social opportunities never end and the resources are already stretched.
But did you know that reflection can give you access to untapped resources and better decision making in as little as 30 seconds?
That’s what I discussed with Doug Taylor. CEO of The Smith Family on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Doug Taylor was appointed CEO of The Smith Family in August 2021. Doug has built a 25-year career in the social sector with national and international experience in leading innovative social impact initiatives in partnership with the not-for-profit, government, philanthropic and corporate sectors.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Doug Taylor fuels and engages his team, even when delivery such complex work
- Insights into how a CEO personally and professionally reflects throughout the week
- How he circuit breaks in constant change
Never miss an episode…
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Upcoming workshops for leaders
Learn immediately actionable neuroscience hacks for leadership. Find our more and register here: https://topfivemovement.com/leaders-workshop/
Links + Resources
And if you can’t wait to start building your team’s resilience with our free tools, head to www.topfivemovement.com/tools to get started.
To learn more about The Smith Family see: https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/
What advice would you give a humanitarian leader who’s in the thick of change? A leader who spends their days seeking and promoting human welfare, bringing aid to those in need, alleviating suffering, and maintain and protect human dignity.
That’s some pretty heavy stuff. And yet, that’s who Bec Ridings, Organisation Development Lead of Red Cross, supports on a daily basis.
We went deep with Bec on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week around the insights and questions we can learn from supporting these extraordinary leaders.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Bec Ridings fuels and develops these leaders even during change
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
- Her go-to tools for circuit breaking while maintaining focus on the bigger picture.
Never miss an episode…Hit subscribe now to never miss an interview or bonus episode.
Links + ResourcesAnd if you can’t wait to start building your team’s resilience with our free tools, head to www.topfivemovement.com/tools to get started.
To learn more about Red Cross see: https://www.redcross.org.au/
What happens when you lead a team that delivers 86 million meals to charities across Australia every single year? You quickly learn how to set boundaries and personal policies.
That’s what I discussed with Brianna Casey, CEO of FoodBank on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
Brianna is the CEO of Foodbank Australia, the country’s largest hunger relief organisation. Brianna joined Foodbank in July 2016, following her successful term as CEO of Australian Childcare Alliance NSW. Prior to that, she spent 14 years in agri-politics, both in NSW (as Policy Director) and Queensland (as CEO). Brianna has served on a number of Ministerial Advisory Councils throughout her career, is an active volunteer in her community and recently received a Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 Award.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Brianna Casey fuels and engages her team, even when delivery such complex work
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
- How she circuit breaks in constant change
Never miss an episode…Hit subscribe now to never miss an interview or bonus episode.
Links + ResourcesAnd if you can’t wait to start building your team’s resilience with our free tools, head to www.topfivemovement.com/tools to get started.
To learn more about FoodBank see: https://www.foodbank.org.au/
Hey first name,
Detachment gets a bad reputation. People assume it means caring less. But as we learned from our conversation from David Ritter, CEO of GreenPeace Australia Pacific , detachment can bring the perspective you need to focus on making the most impactful decisions.
That’s what I discussed with David on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
David leads a talented and determined team campaigning to fulfill Greenpeace's mission to secure an earth capable of nurturing life in all of its magnificent diversity.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How David Ritter fuels and engages his team, even during change
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
- How he uses detachment as a key circuit breaker + to have a bigger impact
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To learn more about Green Peace see: https://www.greenpeace.org.au/
For system reform and social change, there are two types of boundaries you need to understand.
The ones that you can push for better outcomes. And just as importantly, the ones you need to set for yourself.
No one knows this better than Nada Nasser, State Director - NSW/ACT/VIC of Mission Australia.
And this is what we talked about on this week’s Leading Generous Teams podcast.
In her role at Mission Australia, Nada Nasser leads 260 services across homelessness; child, youth and family; employment; mental health; AOD; strengthening communities and other community services. She has a deep commitment to improving outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Nada Nasser fuels and engages her team, even during change
- Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
- How she balances pushing boundaries of system reform + the boundaries she needs to set to managing her own resilience + bring her team hope.
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To learn more about Mission Australia see: https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/
How do you keep your team motivated when the work never ends?
Welcome to Leading Generous Teams. A podcast dedicated to making leadership easier.
We bring you insights from leaders who are having an impact where
- resources are stretched,
- resilience is constantly tested,
- and the social issues and opportunities are never ending.
Hosted by Clare Desira, CEO of the Top Five Movement. Top Five Movement are a team of award-winning coaches with a vision to support generous leaders to have a bigger impact.
Our expertise lies in the practical application of neuroscience for sustainable behaviour change in the workplace.
We’re so excited to have Indi Clarke, Executive Officer of the Koorie Youth Council (KYC) as our guest today.
Born in Naarm (Melbourne) on Wurundjeri Country and raised in Mildura on Latji Latji Country, Indi Clarke is a proud Mutti Mutti, Wemba Wemba, Boon Wurrung, Trawlwoolway and Lardil man.
Indi is a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the power of strength-based approaches and Aboriginal knowledge systems. Indi believes that the path to positive change starts with empowered families and communities as well as a holistic approach to healing and wellbeing.
Indi is an award winning leader who sits on several governance committees and boards including as a board member of the Koorie Heritage Trust and is currently enjoying study, as one of the inaugural cohort members studying at Monash University completing his Masters of Indigenous Business Leadership.
Indi takes great pride contributing to work that gives back to his communities.
In this episode
- Indi shares how he fuels and engages his team, even during change
- Indi gives insight into his own techniques for resetting + recharging his leadership
- Indi reflects on how he circuit breaks those times where leadership feels lonely + isolating
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Indi's insights + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
Since recording, after 5 + years as the Executive Officer at the Koorie Youth Council, Indi has shifted roles and now works with Abstarr Consulting.
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Learn more about Indi + Koorie Youth Council
Visit https://koorieyouthcouncil.org.au/
Life Without Barriers is one of Australia's largest charitable organisation and supports around 25,000 people each year in the areas of disability support, aged care, mental health drug, and alcohol services, services for refugees and people seeking asylum and support for some of Australia's most vulnerable children, young people and families in the child protection system in out of home care.
During the pandemic, Life Without Barriers' CEO Claire Robbs was sought out by various government committees to provide guidance and advice on the impact of COVID on vulnerable people in our communities, like the Charities Crisis Cabinet.
In this episode
- Claire shares what what it really takes to build strong, confident + resilient leadership
- Claire shares was she does to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to her team
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Claire's most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams
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Click here to learn more about Life Without Barriers.
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
In this episode Tanya Armstrong , General Manager at Launch Housing, talks about refuelling team resilience when the work feels very, very hard.
Launch provide high quality housing and an innovative range of support, education and employment services. They bring together solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands of people who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, the crisis and trauma of homelessness. Tanya cares fiercely and deeply about fair treatment for people who face disadvantage, and for almost a couple of decades she's held leadership positions in the community housing and homelessness sectors.
In this episode
- Tanya shares how the right boundaries fuel team resilience
- Tanya shares how she supports her own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to her team
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Tanya's most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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Click here to learn more about Launch Housing.
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
In this episode we chat with Ben Schramm from Cube Group about why investing in a growth mindset pays off. As founder and managing partner of Cube Group, a purpose-driven consultancy with a strong vision for a better future, Ben works with clients to develop bold strategic plans, strengthen leadership performance and design operating models that achieve real, enduring change. Ben is a strategic planning and business performance expert with over 20 years experience consulting to for-purpose clients across Australia.
In this episode
- Ben talks about how Cube approached the pandemic with a growth mindset and looking for positive change
- Ben shares how he manages his own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to his team
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Ben's most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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To learn more about Cube Group see: https://cubegroup.com.au/
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
In this episode we caught up with Damian Griffis, CEO at First Peoples Disability Network Australia. Damian is a descendant of the Worimi people of the Manning Valley in New South Wales. He's an award winning human rights leader and has been a central figure in the establishment of both the Aboriginal Disability Network of New South Wales, and also the national organisation that represents the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities and their families.
In this episode
- Damian's insight into how he keeps a sense of perspective when the work will never end
- Damian shares how he supports his own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to his team
- Clare expands on some of Damien's most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams
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To learn more about First Peoples Disability Network Australia see: www.fpdn.org.au
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
In this episode we caught up with Michelle Murphy, from Ambulance Victoria shares resilience lessons from the frontline. As an award recognised paramedic who’s work both in the frontline and in leadership positions at Ambulance Victoria for almost three decades, Michelle knows a thing or two about resilience in both emergency and strategic environments.
In this episode
- Michelle shares what holds her steady and focused.
- Michelle shares was she does to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to her team
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Michelle’s most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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To learn more about Ambulance Victoria see: https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
In this episode we caught up with Simon Griffiths, CEO of Who Gives a Crap. You're likely to know this Aussie brand that sells good looking, forest friendly toilet paper, paper towels and tissues direct-to-consumer. Who Gives A Crap donates 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in need. As much as Simon loves toilet paper, Simon started the business for it’s impact, with the company on a mission to improve access to hygiene, clean water and basic sanitation in developing countries. Since founding the company back in 2013, Who Gives A Crap has donated more than $10 million.
In this episode
- Simon shares how Who Gives a Crap leaders innovated early (as always) to support their global team through their biggest growth opportunity (and some fails, wins and revolutions along the way)
- Simon generously shares what he does to support his own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to this team
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Simon's most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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To learn more about Who Gives a Crap see: https://au.whogivesacrap.org
One of the biggest concerns for leaders in community organisations is the wellbeing of their staff. From Top Five Movement, this is the Leading Generous Teams podcast and I'm Claire Desira.
As the founder of the Top Five Movement, I've worked with thousands of leaders across 40 countries, and I've seen how exciting it is to lead teams, but also how challenging it can be, let alone right now. The pandemic's had a seismic impact on community focused organizations and it is, of course, taking its toll on the people working within them.
In our first season, we spoke with social sector leaders about the impact the pandemic is having on their team. We talked about how leaders are supporting their teams and also about where they're finding their own support, the tools that they're using, and also what other leaders can learn from their experience.
In season two, we're expanding our guests to include some incredible for purpose businesses and B Corps. We're talking to Simon Griffiths from Who Gives A Crap. And we're also expanding our guests to include incredible emergency and frontline services leaders as well. That includes talking to people like Michelle Murphy from Ambulance Victoria.
We'll leave you feeling hopeful and re-energized, and with some new tools to tackle these challenges and to support your teams in new ways. Hit subscribe now to never miss an episode. And if you're ready to start building your team's resilience or to help them reset, refuel and recharge, head on over to topfivemovement.com and see what we have to offer.
In the meantime, we're wishing you the strongest mental health, mindset and resilience as you head into the rest of the day. We'll see you soon.
In our sixth bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.
In this episode, Clare shares:
- A waiting zone that we often don't realise we're stuck in
- A few things Clare has learnt in almost 20 years working in this space
- Three ways to get out of the waiting zone
- Why mindset + resilience training isn't a nice idea
If you can't wait to start building the resilience of your teams with our free tools or learn more common workplace re-framing examples, head over to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
To book a chat in Clare's diary head here: https://topfivemovement.com/lets-chat/
For all of your social sector news, head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
Today we talk to Rhian Miller, who heads up AIME's programs across 6 countries. AIME (formerly Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) is now bridging the gap across the world.
In this episode
- Rhian generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience
- Rhian shares how this is extended to her global team at AIME
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on one of Rhian's most important tips
- Clare leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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Head over to www.probonoaustralia.com.au for all the latest sector news.
To learn more about AIME see: https://aimementoring.com/
In our fifth bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.
In this episode, Clare explores:
- An approach for when we're so close to burn out - it's not holidays!
- How we can support our teams to not reach burn out in the first place
- A five part model for bringing more meaning into our work for you and your teams
For more on Beyond Blue and WHO's tips for pandemic wellbeing and how they stack up against longer term models for wellbeing, see this link: https://topfivemovement.com/how-do-pandemic-wellbeing-tips-stack-up-against-long-term-wellbeing-models/
If you can't wait to start building the resilience of your teams with our free tools or learn more common workplace re-framing examples, head over to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
To book a chat in Clare's diary head here: https://topfivemovement.com/lets-chat/
For all of your social sector news, head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
Today we talk with Michael Graham, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS).
As a heads up this episode includes a mentioned of self-harm, suicide and drug use. Please see the numbers below if you need immediate support.
In this episode
- Michael generously shares what he is doing to support his own mental health, mindset + resilience
- Michael shares how this is extended to his team at Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS)
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on one of Michael's most important tips
- Clare leaves you with two questions and a practical tip to try yourself and with your teams.
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Head over to www.probonoaustralia.com.au for all the latest sector news.
You can find out more at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service at vahs.org.au
And in particular their Yarning Safe and Strong service. Yarning safe and strong is the free and confidential counselling service that Michael mentioned for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
This service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for people and families who need to have a yarn with someone about their wellbeing. The number is 1800 959 563
If you need immediate support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14
In our fourth bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.
In this episode, Clare shares:
- A common myth about "finding our purpose"
- A personal story about finding purpose during challenging times
- An easy framework + reflection questions for bringing more purpose into your work and life
If you can't wait to start building the resilience of your teams with our free tools or learn more common workplace re-framing examples, head over to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
To book a chat in Clare's diary head here: https://topfivemovement.com/lets-chat/
For all of your social sector news, head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
Today we talk to Ronni Kahn, accidental activist and CEO of food rescue charity Oz Harvest.
In this episode
- Ronni generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience
- Ronni shares how this is extended to her team at OzHarvest
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on one of Ronni's most important tips
- Clare leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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Head over to www.probonoaustralia.com.au for all the latest sector news.
To learn more about Oz Harvest see: https://www.ozharvest.org/
In our third bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.
In this episode, Clare shares:
- A common behaviour loop for change
- A personal story about pandemic change
- Three reflection questions to support you when you're next stuck on a treadmill of "busy-ness" or fear
If you can't wait to start building the resilience of your teams with our free tools or learn more common workplace re-framing examples, head over to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
To book a chat in Clare's diary head here: https://topfivemovement.com/lets-chat/
For all of your social sector news, head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
Today we talk to Jane Hill, CEO of Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA).
In this episode
- Jane generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience
- Jane shares how this is extended to her team at OCA
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on one of Jane’s most important tips
- Clare leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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Head over to www.probonoaustralia.com.au for all the latest sector news.
To learn more about OCA see: https://www.ovariancancer.net.au/
In our second bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.
In this episode, Clare shares:
- Our most common coping mechanisms for stress.
- A personal story about standing at the stress crossroads.
- Her belief that positive thinking is boring and what to try instead (helpful, encouraging and productive thinking).
- Three practical takeaways to help you and your team next time stress strikes.
If you can't wait to start building the resilience of your teams with our free tools or learn more common workplace re-framing examples, head over to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
For all of your social sector news, head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
Today we talk to Caroline Liuzzi, CEO of Creative Art Therapy Australia (CATA).
In this episode
- Caroline generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience
- Caroline shares how this is extended to her team at CATA
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on one of Caroline’s most important tips
- Clare leaves you with three practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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Head over to www.probonoaustralia.com.au for all the latest sector news.
To learn more about CATA and their free offer of online art therapy for you or your team see: www.cata.org.au
In our first bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, wellbeing and mental health and extend this to their teams.
Clare shares:
- Questions to help us understand and challenge our picture of mental health.
- An overview of the mental health spectrum or continuum
- Reasons leaders may seek mental health proactively
- Five practical takeaways you can start implementing today.
If you can't wait to start building the resilience of your teams with our free tools, head over to www.topfivemovement.com/tools
For all of your social sector news, head to www.probonoaustralia.com.au
Welcome to the first episode of Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.
Today we talk to Mat Tinkler, the Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and International Programs at Save the Children.
In this episode
- Mat generously shares what he is doing to support his own mental health, mindset + resilience
- Mat shares how this is extended to his team at Save the Children
- Host, Clare Desira, expands on one of Mat’s most important tips
- Clare leaves you with three practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.
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To learn more about Save the Children, Australia's largest aid and development agency dedicated to helping children see:https://www.savethechildren.org.au/
One of the biggest concerns for leaders right now is the well being of their own teams. It’s a significant emerging issue, especially in the social sector.
We want to help, so we’re partnering with Australia's leading community news organisation, Pro Bono Australia, on a podcast that will be launching on 1st September.
I’m excited to host the podcast and speak with incredible social sector leaders about the impact COVID-19 is having on their staff – the pressure of changing service delivery, the challenges of delivering on the front line during a pandemic and the financial uncertainty in the face of growing demand.
Let’s not forget the mental health challenges of balancing all of this with other roles we play, which for many have also changed in lock down (hats off to the remote learning parents, those feeling lonely in isolation or those who are spending too much time with loved ones… you know what I mean!)
We’re focusing on how leaders are supporting their staff through this time, but also where they’re finding their own support, what tools they’re turning to and how other leaders can learn from their experience.
We’ll leave you feeling hopeful and re-energised with ideas on how you can tackle these challenges and support your teams in new ways.
The first episode will drop in two weeks on 1 September.
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Head over to www.probonoaustralia.com.au for all the latest sector news.