Leadership Unlocked: Recent Episodes
Human Interactions Australia
Join us and hear from today's leaders. Whether they are running a privately owned business, leading a team within an organization, or heading up not for profits they all have people they lead and manage. What have they learned about leading a team? What are some of the techniques they have used to get the best from their teams? How have they handled the difficult conversations with team members? This podcast is a relaxed interview style format that is perfect to listen to whilst you are heading to and from work. We hope you love to learn from others and their experiences.
Dr Tim Baker helps organizations and leaders improve performance. Tim is a specialist in organizational performance, with a successful track record in transforming
leadership capability for 18-years. Organizational development and effectiveness are his forte.
Tim is very generous on this episode sharing his wonderful 5 Conversation Model.
The book I mention in this episode is Robert Bolton Phd - People Skills
https://www.amazon.com.au/People-Skills-Robert-Bolton
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Do you have a leader you would like me to interview? Email me at craig@craigbulmer.com.au
Larry is the author of "WHY listen to, work with and follow YOU"
He is a global leadership expert who highlights communication as the most critical yet least well-practiced aspect of leadership, using his 3 Qualities of True Leadership: Authenticity (AQ), Empathy (EQ), and Intent (IQ).
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the practical information that came from this interview. I am grateful that Larry reached out to be a guest.
Here is a link to his book
https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-listen-to-work-with-and-follow-you--larry-robertson/book/9781800817517.html
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Thanks for listening. Follow me on LinkedIn or check out my website.
Do you have a leader you would like me to interview? Email me at craig@craigbulmer.com.au
Oliver is quite an inspiring guy and this is evident in his approach when leading a team.
Oliver shares some wonderful concepts to help get your team on the page and keep them on the page. His three takeaways about Selfless, Clarity, and Inspiration are brilliant.
Enjoy the episode.
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Do you have a leader you would like me to interview? Email me at craig@craigbulmer.com.au
This is a delightful interview with the GM of Vision Personal Training. Bec has an amazing career and landed in a leadership role at an early age.
She talks candidly about her experience and shares some great insights that we can all learn from.
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Do you have a leader you would like me to interview? Email me at craig@craigbulmer.com.au
I met Daniel some years ago as we were both involved in a charity for orphaned children in Thailand. His background with CBA now sees Daniel on the speaking circuit and consulting with businesses to build Empathic Leaders. I particularly like the angle and perspective Daniel has in this talk on what it takes to be an empathic leader. I think you will glean some great ideas from this interview. Enjoy!
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Do you have a leader you would like me to interview? Email me at craig@craigbulmer.com.au
In this episode, I was fortunate to interview John Buchanan the former highly successful coach of the Australian cricket team. During his period as a coach (1999 - 2007) the team achieved a number of records including 16 straight Test match victories, 21 consecutive One Day International wins, and two world cup victories, including 24 games undefeated. His winning record of over 75% makes him the most successful coach in history.
If Better is Possible is the first book written by John and is popular with athletes, coaches, and corporate leaders. In his second book ‘Learning from Legends – Australian Cricket’, John focuses on leadership. I hope you enjoy this episode - I know I did - as we focus on Leadership.
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Do you have a leader you would like me to interview? Email me at craig@craigbulmer.com.au
In this episode, we hear from the Group CEO of Hammon Holdings - David Hammon.
Hammon Holdings are a 3rd generation family business that runs Scenic World, and Bridgeclimb and also is a cornerstone investor in Sydney Zoo.
David has a very relaxed style. He has really focused on building the team around him.
Enjoy!
What a wonderful episode has we hear from Steve Cox - CEO - Destination NSW and his thoughts and experience.
From doing an MBA at MGSM through to sharing the models that are powerful for him . He talks about Networking being a game changer. How having a clear purpose is crucial and the importance of getting the right people on the bus.
For Steve a High Performing Team is fundamentally about the people in the team. You have to celebrate successes and teach people to have a broader perspective.
He is passionate about people wanting to continually learn and people challenging him as a leader.
Enjoy!
This month I talk to Family business owners, Christian Harders & John Saunders. Christian heads up Henning Harders, an international freight forwarding company and John is the CEO of Warren Saunders Insurance Brokers.
While both are from different industries they have some interesting and similar views on leadership and in particular how you treat and view your team.
We hope you enjoy this episode with Christian and John.
In this episode, we meet Torrin Minutillo from Attergy. Torrin has a successful Real Estate Business however he has moved into a Business Coaching role where he helps leaders navigate their business journey.
The conversation around above-the-line and below-the-line interactions is particularly interesting as we discover the importance of courage.
A Seasoned Business Veteran, Proven Under Fire.
Torrin Minutillo began his entrepreneurial career back in 1989, cutting his teeth in the
retail space. The first venture at the tender age of 24 was in the video rentals business.
Within a few short years he was part-owner in 3 locations. This was a time before
mobile phones and internet instant communication.
By building businesses in those times, he began to understand the power of
connection and creating a customer experience which was to become the
foundational platform for his success in years to come. Of course, no one could know
how the world would evolve – as we know from history, video library stores went the
way of the dodo.
Fast forward a period of 18 years after starting, buying, and selling 8 different
enterprises. Torrin arrived at a career in real estate, establishing his own agency in
2007 that focused on commercial real estate sales, leasing and property
development. At the age of 44 with a young family and business going very well, he
ran into the global economic crash of 2008, which almost wiped him out.
Upon reflecting, he realized he did not deal with the crisis very well but learnt some
huge lessons. Torrin managed to keep the real estate business afloat, then got back
in the saddle with renewed vigour and a mindset geared around growth and change.
Rather than being a reactive business owner, he began to use his research,
observations, and experiences to create different habits, behaviours, and responses.
The result was dramatically increased success and a new way of doing business
using an inner game operating system created from internal strength. More
importantly, this newfound success gave rise to an idea.
Over time, Torrin developed it into a system, one that he now refers to as The Inner
Game. It was through the process of rebuilding the commercial real estate company
and meeting a lot of business owners from every part of the spectrum that sparked
his interest in wanting to know what made the high performers achieve what they did
and what made the strugglers stay in that position.
Through many years of observation, study and experimenting with his own business,
Torrin uncovered the invisible barrier that was holding owners back. Now after 32
years’ experience in business he devotes a lot of his time, while still running his
successful real estate company, to helping other business owners pull down their
invisible barrier.
He developed this into a simple coaching model that reveals the hidden
determinants that will empower your business life to whatever outcomes you’re
looking for.
Torrin is now, through his business Attergy Coaching System helping many other
business owners discover their own pathway to a fulfilled business life.
Empowering Achievement with Courage.
Take the time to talk to Torrin about your business journey – you’ll be better for the
experience.
Greg has an interesting story to tell about Leadership. He has written the book The Leader - The Mortar That Defines The Leader and is in the process of writing two more books on leadership. His view on the difference between Leadership. Management and Command is intriguing and well worth a listen.
David Keane Ph.D. became fascinated by the idea of success and the study of successful people. He spent five years studying the lives of ten successful senior managers and concluded that the most successful did not seem very busy in their day-to-day lives. He discovered that success has more to do with what you don’t do, rather than activity and achieving things.
In this episode David discusses what he has discovered about leaders and the behaviours that are common amongst successful leaders.
This month's guest, Melissa David has a wonderful story but an even more interesting take on women taking their seats at the table in the boardroom. Her energy and passion for women in leadership are infectious.
Jonathan is a very humble man yet talks about his leadership thoughts with great passion. He and his twin brother run a great business, Freight Safe, and they are very clear about what each person's role is in the company. Jonathan is the Commercial Director. As always we hope you enjoy this podcast. It aims to reinforce your thinking, educate, and challenge the way you do things as a leader.
Note: The zoom sound on this episode is fine but it's not the best quality we have had.
Enjoy!!!!!
In this episode, we talk to the two amazing women running Careseekers. This organisation, whilst only 5 years young, has two sisters, with huge experience in large corporates and some great insights on the importance of leadership. Their open and honest interview shares views on how they see themselves as leaders and what they believe they can focus on to be even better leaders.
Carla is the head of growth and strategy for PWC Private Clients. She brings a wealth of experience to this interview and shares an interesting take on High Performing Teams.
In this episode Michael Schneider, the General Manager of Bunnings Group talks about his 4 philosophies of leadership, how they provide opportunities for growth in Bunnings and what it's like managing a fast-growing business,
Simon is the Head of Accor Hotels -Pacific. In this episode, he shares his experience of managing teams throughout Australia and New Zealand, how he sets his teams up now, and what his tips are to be a great leader.
Steve is the Director of Taronga Western Plains Zoo. He shares his view on leadership. talking about your power base as a leader, the 3 C's in leadership and managing a diverse team of people. This is a fascinating interview with some interesting insights into the zoo as well.
Jason has headed up TAPS for 18 years and has been involved in the business for 25 years. He has a slightly different approach to leadership that he shares so eloquently on this episode.
The first episode has us chatting with Mimmo about his role as a leader in a family-owned business. Both he and his brother run the business albeit they have very different roles. Mimmo has some gems in this podcast that you will get value from.
Karen has a great story to share as a leader in corporate who joined forces with her partner to set up an iconic Australian brand - Kurrajong Kitchen. Manufacturers of Lavosh products found in major retailers this brand is 28 years young. Karen shares openly about her lows and highs as a leader manging people.