Three Peaks Leadership with Philip Levinson: Recent Episodes
Philip Levinson
Three Peaks Leadership: How to make it as a CEO (and beyond) is the book by CEO, CEO mentor and author Philip Levinson.
Want to make it as a CEO? It is a tough mountain to climb. In this podcast series, Philip Levinson brings his book to life with stories, tips, studies and interviews. If you aspire to be a CEO or just an effective leader of your own career, this is the book and podcast series for you.
Three Peaks Leadership: How to make it as a CEO (and beyond)
When you become the final decision maker, everything changes. We all know that it's tough at the top.
But nothing, nothing can quite prepare you for becoming CEO. Philip Levinson has experienced that "What now?" moment as a rookie CEO.
In Three Peaks Leadership, he shares the challenges he's faced and the lessons he's learned to help aspiring and new leaders prepare for life as a CEO.
The book charts a typical CEO journey, starting in the foothills, looking ahead to the role and how you can prepare for it, before scaling the three peaks:
- the first 100 days in role
- running the business, and
- preparing your company and yourself for your exit.
It's an expedition that needs the right preparation, mindset and approach, not to mention stamina, resilience and support. Three Peaks Leadership offers a unique route map for that journey.
It's a hands-on guide, a framework of strategies, tools and techniques that will inform the rest of your career. Whether you're in the foothills or already scaling your first CEO summit, Three Peaks Leadership will show you the way.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson looks at what happens when an organisation develops a toxic culture - whether it's one person, or the entire business, there are few things more damaging to growth and job satisfaction. Here's how to deal with it.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined by Sonia McDonald, the CEO and founder of LeadershipHQ. They discuss her latest book called First Comes Courage about the importance of leading with courage and kindness.
Sonia and her team will be hosting the Courage Conference in Brisbane on 6th October 2021 as well as live-steaming the most remarkable speakers across Australia including Christine Holgate, Paul Scurrah... and our very own Philip Levinson.
Seats are filling fast for this conference and it is bring brought to you by the Outstanding Leadership Awards 2022 where they continue to champion kind, courage and inclusive leadership. Grab your seat or livestream for the Conference and nominate today at https://www.outstandingleadershipawards.com.au/
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In this episode, Philip Levinson looks at the relationship between the CEO and the media. It's a guide to managing media interest in your company, from building relationships with journalists to preparing for a media conference.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined again by Brian Hartzer, the former CEO of Westpac and author of The Leadership Star, to look at some of the key principles of leadership from Brian's extensive career. They also discuss crisis management, and what happens when the CEO role comes to an end.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined by Brian Hartzer, the former CEO of Westpac and author of The Leadership Star. They discuss leadership and accountability in a high-pressure, highly visible role.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson looks at the relationship between the board, the CEO and the executive team. Should the executive team have a direct working relationship with the board? And what happens when they go around the CEO?
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In this episode, Philip Levinson looks at the accountability of the CEO. When things go wrong, the buck ultimately stops at the top.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined again by Tahnoon Pasha, an experienced CEO and an expert in executive search, to discuss the CEO search process. How does a CEO candidate give themselves the best chance of making the shortlist?
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined by Tahnoon Pasha, an experienced CEO and an expert in executive search, to discuss the qualities of a good Chief Executive. What makes a good hire for the top job, and what are some of the common mistakes that companies make when choosing a leader?
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In this episode, Philip Levinson talks to experienced company director Samantha Martin-Williams about micromanagement - why it's so problematic, and what it says about you as a leader.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson talks to experienced company director Samantha Martin-Williams about diversity in the workplace.
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Philip Levinson is joined again by one of Australia's most inspiring leaders, Rear Admiral Lee Goddard. Drawing once more on his time in the Royal Australian Navy, Rear Admiral Goddard shares valuable advice for all leaders, including the need to have trusted, honest confidants, and why it's okay not to be liked.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined by one of Australia's most inspiring leaders, Rear Admiral Lee Goddard. They discuss the concept of 'leadership as followship', and a range of lessons learnt in more than three decades in the Royal Australian Navy, including his service as Commander of the Maritime Border Command.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson looks at crisis management - how a CEO should plan for a crisis, and the steps a leader must take when one happens.
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In the final instalment of a three-part interview, guest John Poynton AO talks to Philip Levinson about the skills needed on an effective board. They also discuss the culture of the board, and how a company's culture starts at the top.
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Special guest John Poynton AO - an experienced and respected company director - joins the podcast for an insight into the operations of the board. In part two of this three-part interview, John gives a 101 on boardroom operations, including the roles of directors, the risk of dominant individuals and overly-compliant boards, and the flow of information between the chair, board and executive team.
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Special guest John Poynton AO - an experienced and respected company director - joins the podcast for an insight into the operations of the board. In part one of this three-part interview, John talks about the dynamics within the boardroom, and discusses his time on the board of Crown Resorts, following his recent resignation.
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Without a strategy for your business, what are you working towards as a CEO or leader? In this episode, Philip Levinson explains why strategy is so important - how to formulate it, communicate it, and know when to change it.
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We now know why self-awareness is so important in a leader. In this episode, we put the theory into practice with Philip Levinson as our guinea pig in a very frank, candid assessment of his own strengths and weaknesses.
Special guest is Daniel Martin, Transformational Leadership and People Insights Consultant at ICTransformation.
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You can't lead others if you don't know yourself - your strengths and weaknesses and how you're perceived. In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined by Daniel Martin, Transformational Leadership and People Insights Consultant at ICTransformation, to look at why self-awareness is so important for corporate leaders.
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Being a CEO is not easy job - and it's more than just turning up at the office each day. Philip Levinson explains how you make sure you're fit - both physically and mentally - for the most demanding job you'll ever have.
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In this episode, Philip Levinson is joined by John Churchill - lawyer, company director, chair and strategic counsel - for some crucial advice on one thing you can't afford to get wrong: the contract.
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In part 2 of the seven surprises, Philip Levinson looks at the rest of the shocks coming the way of a new CEO - valuable advice for anyone entering a senior leadership role.
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In part 1 of the seven surprises, Philip Levinson looks at some of the shocks coming the way of a new CEO - misconceptions about the job that will quickly change!
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So you've decided you want to be a CEO. Now comes the preparation - and it can start years before you've got the job. But how do you prepare for a role you even landed yet? And can any amount of work truly prepare you for that first day? Philip Levinson explains.
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What are the three peaks a CEO needs to climb? Philip Levinson explains how the challenges unfold even before you've got your feet under the desk.
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In the first episode of Three Peaks Leadership, Philip Levinson looks at why some people spend their careers working towards the role of CEO.
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