Team Guru Podcast: Recent Episodes
Team Guru: Leadership, Team Development, Professional Development, Organisational Development
The Team Guru Podcast brings to life the theory and principles of leadership and team development. Listen in as I talk to fantastic people who are part of some of the most interesting and successful teams across a range of disciplines. You'll hear about the way they manage and motivate their teams. How they have themselves developed as people and as leaders through their own professional journey. And what lessons any leader, in any industry, can take from the experiences they've had.
A lot of us feel that burning ambition - wanting to make something of ourselves, our career, our business and our lifestyle. Having a burning ambition is one this, knowing how to harness it and turn it into something valuable is quite another. My guest in this episode is here to provide a bit of inspiration and some solid lessons from his journey in harnessing his ambition.Justin Nelson is just one of those guys who seemed destined to have enormous success in business. He started making huge money - at a crazy young age - in his father’s business. He out-shone, out-worked, out-thought and out-earned all the older heads.But he didn’t linger there for long. He stepped out on his own and went big.Despite the cracking pace he’s set for himself, I found Justin incredibly thoughtful, reflective, honest and self-aware.If you’re looking for a bit of can-do inspiration - this is the episode for you.
The ChatGPT Revolution - there’s no bigger topic for us right now. We’ve long known that AI is coming to disrupt us - and it has, of course, in so many subtle and not-so-subtle ways. But is this, ChatGPT, the big one? Is this the moment AI has penetrated our every day life, to change humanity for ever?My guest in this episode is Donna McGeorge. Donna has written a new book, The Chat GPT Revolution. It's a how-to guide for anyone who wants to get up to speed on this new technology and use it to reclaim time for what matters most.In this episode Donna will help you quickly master the use of ChatGPT for day-to-day tasks from travel planning to letter writing ... and before you know it you will wonder how you managed your life (and life admin) without it. The future is now. Don't get left behind.
We all know that as we get older, more tied to our desk or workbench, our rate of exercise - even our basic movement - plummets to scary low figures. You might notice it in your step count if you have a fancy watch.Lots of authors and speakers sing the praises of regular movement - the importance of staying fit and active through all stages of life. But none of them, that I know of, are approaching the challenge in quite the same way as my guest in this episode.Brett Lillie is a chiropractor, a speaker and the author of a brand new book: Rediscover Your Athlete Within.Brett’s message, I must stress, is not limited to those among us whose youth was spent a swirl of sporting glory. It’s for all of us.Brett encourages you, me, anyone, to tap into the more active, enthusiastic, fitter, more competitive person we used to be, and update that view, making it a positive relevance for us today. Brett wants us to rediscover your athlete within!
My guest in this episode is author, speaker and facilitator Leah Mether.
Leah’s latest book, Steer Though The Storm, is a step-by-step guide to help leaders pilot their team through turbulent times, shifting priorities and massive change agendas. Whatever the challenge, Leah maintains that it’s the soft skills that really matter.
Too many leaders are tasked with leading significant organisational change without a clear understanding of the foundations of success.
And in this conversation, Leah will arm you and me with change leadership wisdom to help lift the fog and steer us through the storm.
The old models of team development, that we’ve been relying on for decades, have become outdated and unsuited to the challenges of the modern workplace.
We need something new. Something that is fit for the time in which we live..
My guest in this episode is author, speaker, executive coach and team development expert Adrain Baillargeon.
Adrain is passionate about developing effective and harmonious teams. He has recently published a book: Teams That Swear: By each other, not about each other.
He’s developed his own handy team development matrix.
And he’s here to tell us all about it.
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A tornado of change has descended upon the world of work. Leaders must navigate the unknown, armed only with an outdated roadmap, bad intel and obsolete operating systems. Whilst some leaders thrive on the edge of this precipice, many others fail. But what is it that makes the difference?
Vanessa Vershaw joins us to talk about her new book, Unreasonable Ambition: Renegade thinking for leaders to create impossible change
Vanessa thinks that the key to leadership success is living an ambitious and inspired life.
What does it all mean? How do we go about it?
Listen in as we discuss these big questions and much more.
Prepare yourself for the future of work!
We’re all aware of the rate at which the world is changing - and the workplace with it.
But what will it take for you and me to be successful professionally into the future? What does the future hold? And how can we prepare ourselves for it?
My guest in this episode is a regular on the show - Michelle Gibbings joins us for the fourth time!
Listen in as Michelle gives us some wonderful insight and helpful advice for preparing ourselves for a successful professional career now and into the future.
Master your mindset to do less and achieve more.Darren Fleming is concerned that popular self-help literature focusses too much on developing the muscle of discipline and creating habits to guide our behaviour. He fears this leads to us playing whack-a-mole with distracting thoughts and destructive behaviour.By being a slave to discipline and healthy habits, Darren says we’re setting up our day to be one long series of battles within ourselves.Instead, Darren says we might be better off learning how to deactivate what drives us to distraction so we can have greater inner peace, control and ultimately happiness in our day.Darren wants us to master our mindset.Master your mindset to do less and achieve more.
This is a topic we have not covered before on the Team Guru Podcast. Money. Or, more specifically, how to stop worrying about money.Jacqui is eminently qualified to steer us towards a world in which we no longer have to worry about the dollars.She’s had a long career as a chartered accountant and executive. And most interestingly, I think, is the work she has done over 3 decades working with high net individuals and families to manage their wealth.So how many of us worry about money? What are the most common mistakes we make? And of course, what are the tried and tested steps we can take to eliminate the money worry in our life?
Jade Green joins me in this episode to share her passion for helping human’s thrive.As leaders we play a huge role in the overall wellbeing of the people we work with. It's a massive responsibility that we should be acutely aware of. We must have a clear plan for how we positively impact the lives of the people we lead.Jade's talks us through her 7 humans needs of employees to ensure they’re productive and profitable plus a lot more!Enjoy!
BURNOUT!Sadly, the beast of burnout is one of the most relevant topics of our time.If you are not feeling the effects of burnout yourself, chances are you know someone who is.It’s important we are able to recognise the signs and understand what we can do to prevent it reaching a crisis point in our life.In this crazy modern world we’ve created for ourselves - lightening paced work environments, increasingly complex social obligations and our ubiquitous consumption of information - the old homo sapiens brain often struggles to find balance.We need to stay vigilant. We must be aware of the signs and understand the potential impacts. Most importantly, we need to know what steps we can take to ensure we beat the beast of burnout.
This episode is right in the sweet spot for the Team Guru Podcast.Moving into a management - or leadership - role is a significant step in your career. It requires a whole bunch of new skills, new things to focus on, relationships to be formed.Managing someone is a big deal - and you want to do it well.So - you’ll love my guest in this show.Dominic McLoughlin has just written a book called - Be a better manager in 5 minutes a day.Dominic is full of wonderful, clear, practical advice for those of us who are stepping up into a management role - and for people who just want to be better at.Dominic is a serious guy - he has a PHD in building trust within organisations, he’s a lecturer at UNSW and has done a bunch of research into what really makes an effective leader.
Part-time work is an essential ingredient for the modern workplace. Why has it suffered such a jarring reputation in the workplace? And most importantly - how can we design part-time roles so they are a valuable experience for employees and organisations.
After more than 7 years of podcasting, this might be the most important episode Team Guru has ever produced.Raising tech healthy humans is the biggest challenge parents face today.Technology is an unavoidable part of life. It’s difficult to raise kids who experience humanity in its fullness - because the online world has a gravitational pull. It’s like being caught in a riptide."The pull of culture is to draw us into being constantly online - particularly our kids. If we don’t do anything our kids will be sucked out to sea."Our challenge is to raise humans who have a love of life - a life that includes the tech world - but goes beyond the tech world. It’s hard for parents to find that balance. That’s the grand challenge.
How do you tell your life story in a way your family can keep forever?
If your family is anything like mine - the older generations share stories and experiences to the kids, who barely seem interested.
By the time we're mature enough to develop a keen interest in our family's past, it can be too late. The older generations have passed and family stories fade and eventually evaporate with the years.
I want to do something about that.
I've created Your Story Pod to help people tell their life story. We record it in quality audio and create a sound package they can share and keep in their family - forever.
In this special episode of the Team Guru Podcast I want to tell you all about it and share some snippets from the first few interviews I've done.
Real people. Real stories. For families to keep forever.
Check it out: https://yourstorypod.com.au
How can reading fiction make you a better leader?
This is a topic we have never covered before on the Team Guru Podcast - how reading fiction can contribute to our development as a leader.
Not only is it a convincing thesis - reading great stories really can help our personal development - but it was also a wonderful opportunity for me to geek out with a fellow lover of reading.
Melanie Bell is indeed a lover of literature. She is also a leadership expert who has honed in on this powerful concept. We had a fabulous chat.
How to reclaim your life from the hysterical demands of the modern workplace.
If you feel like your job is grinding you into dust - you are not lone.
An alarming percentage of us feel like our work is keeping our anxiety levels disturbingly high, keeping us from doing the things we love and spending quality time with the people we care about.
Our work is knocking our lives out of shape.
Sometimes it feels like we humans have taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way and we’re following a path where priorities are completely out of whack - the important things are pushed to the side for the hysterical demands of the modern workplace.
And often - and this is the worst bit - we accept it as just the way things are. And we struggle on.
It’s wrong and know it.
My guest in this episode is Mel Kettle. Mel knows about a life knocked into the wrong shape as well as anyone.
But she’s done something about it. Her brand new book is called Fully Connected - How great leaders prioritise themselves, reclaim their energy and find joy.
Scott Stein joins us in this episode to discuss his newly updated book, Leadership Hacks, which now includes a comprehensive section on leading hybrid teams —something that has become a fresh challenge for a lot of organisations since the pandemic forced many of us to work remotely.
Nuggets of gold:
- Always remember the three types of activity (i.e. work activity, recharge activity, relax activity), this ensures productivity and avoids burnout.
- Be clear about how you want to lead
- Anywhere you go, anyone you meet, increase the use of visuals to help others easily understand your message
Read the complete show notes here: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/episode-186-scott-stein/
For Rowena Millward, growth is an outcome. It’s an outcome of going through a series of challenges, despite the fear, as an attempt to better and “reinvent” ourselves — not only for us, but for people we care about. Rowena shares the formula on how to move past the fear and own your growth through her book, Uncomfortable Growth.
Nuggets of gold:
- You own your growth
- Don’t let fear hold you back!
- Always be kind to yourself
Read the complete show notes here: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/episode-165-rowena-millward/
How do you make it work long term, both for your team and your business? In the new book, Homeforce (Publish Central, $29.95), employment law specialist Jo Alilovic has written a practical guide to building a connected, engaged home-based team.
Mark Rosenberg knows that a lot of us put off having hard conversations. We all know the consequences of that problems aren’t nipped in the bud, they flower in ugly wounds. The good news that’s all about to change for you. Mark has a rock solid process that will help you plan and conduct those hard conversations with skill and confidence.
Telling the truth isn’t always easy. That’s especially true for leaders. But my guest this week Joe Hart believes that leading with the truth is always the right decision. His new book is titled True Perspective. He pours out his heart and soul on the page. He intertwines leadership wisdom with his own, fascinating life story. And oh, what a story it is!
Constant change is the new normal and ordinary leadership no longer cuts it. That’s the premise of Gerard Penna’s new book Xtraordinary: The art and science of remarkable leadership. In it, Penna provides a proven and practical guide for new, emerging and experienced leaders on how to become more remarkable.
Dr. Williams is an author, researcher and PhD in oranisational behaviour. And she believes that we are in the midst of an epidemic of underperformance and a lack of accountability is the root cause. But don’t worry, there’s a few powerful actions we can all take to address it.
Shane Hatton's new book it titled Let’s Talk Culture: The conversations you need to create the team you want.
It’s been a tough time to be a leader. The pandemic has unleashed a huge number of new challenges for organisations to contend with. Margie Ireland is a leadership expert, psychologist, coach and key note speaker. Her new book is called The Happy Healthy Leader.
Episode 177 | How to create powerful strategy | Rosie Yeo by Team Guru: Leadership, Team Development, Professional Development, Organisational Development
Leading data expert Dr Selena Fisk teaches us how to make informed decisions using the numbers around us in this practical and fascinating guide to understanding and using data in work and life.
My guest is Daniel See. He’s a productivity consultant, speaker, and author of a fabulous new book titled Space Maker: How to unplug, unwind and think clearly.
‘Don’t change the people you love’ may be the single worst piece of relationship advice ever given. The stark reality is that if you don’t find a way to change those you love, there’s a high chance your needs will notbe met.
JAEMIN FRAZER is the founder of the Insecurity Project and specialises in helping entrepreneurs, leaders and business owners eradicate insecurity to improve their lives personally and professionally.
My guest in this episode is Marie-Claire Ross. She has written a brilliant book called Trusted to Thrive: How leaders create connected and accountable team.
In this episode we welcome back one of my all-time favourite guests Campbell Macpherson. I first spoke to Campbell last year in episode 161 where we discussed his book The Power to Change. This time, we’ll be talking about his latest book You: Part Two: Thriving in the second half of your life. And it is, I can confidently say, it’s another incredible read.
In this episode we’re going to make you feel better about not having an MBA. My guest is Alicia McKay. Alicia has been throwing hand grenades at the establishment. She articulates, in a sometimes brutal fashion, how and why MBA’s come up short when it comes to preparing leaders for the real world.
Vanessa McCamley believes we can use neuroscience to rewire our brain for success. By understanding our brain, we can successfully make behavioural changes that will result in a more purposeful, less stressful life. Vanessa is the founder of a company that creates neuroscience programs for companies. She is also the author of the book Rewire for Success.
My guest in this episode author Rob Pyne. Rob is the author of a book called Unlock: Leveraging the hidden intelligence in your leadership team. And in it, he asserts that there are three types of smarts an effective leadership team needs.
You don’t need a title to be a leader. That’s the central premise of Colleen Callander’s life and work. Colleen forged a career in the tough retail trade, culminating in 13 years as CEO of iconic Aussie brands Sussan and Sports Girl. During this time she crafted a clear and articulate leadership philosophy. And about how to juggle a busy home life with her career.
Burnout has become a crushing reality for many of us. The pandemic has made burnout an overpowering reality for millions of us. Thankfully we have wonderful people like Alison Coughlan thinking, talking and writing about it. Alison’s work is fuelled by a life-long desire to make a difference and almost 30 years’ experience in research and public health.
Sustainability is a hot topic these days. From personal development to corporate management, sustainability has become a by-word for progress. My guest this week Ingrid Messner has developed a definition of sustainability that encompasses the personal, society and business worlds.
Innovation is hard. But it’s critical to the success of your business. So figuring what to innovate and how to do it is so important. That’s why my guest this week Nathan Baird is so inspiring. Nathan is an expert in design and is the author of a new book called Innovator's Playbook: How to create great products, services and experiences.
Kay Bretz is an amazing guy. He’s a super-human runner and he’s an incredibly successful professional. He’s also a writer. His new book is titled Turning Right: Inspire the Magic. And as you’re about to hear he’s super articulate, kind and thoughtful.
Jaemin Frazer says his life mission is to help as many people as he can. His mission is to solve the insecurity problem. And I reckon he's doing an incredible job.
His new book is titled "UNHINDERED:The Seven Essential Practices for Overcoming Insecurity”. It’s an important work that I think can benefit everyone.
Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/episode-161-the-power-to-change-campbell-macpherson/
The inescapable change we are all contending with can feel overwhelming at times. But there is a way to harness change and make it work for you. That’s why we invited keynote speaker and author Campbell Macpherson onto the podcast this week.
Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/episode-160-elevate-a-new-path-for-leaders-to-navigate-uncertainty-ft-repa-patel/
In this episode we’ll chat with author, speaker and executive coach Repa Patel.
In her new book, Elevate: A New Path For Leaders To Navigate Uncertainty she draws upon decades of experience to provide a practical guide to mindful leadership.
Caroline Kennedy is an accomplished CEO and global thought leader on business and leadership. She’s just published her new book Lead Beyond 2030: The Nine Skills You Need to Intensify Your Leadership Impact. It encourages leaders to get ready for the next wave of change.
Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/158-how-to-use-neuroscience-to-build-a-thriving-team-ft-michelle-bihary/
People are every organizations greatest asset. But many organizations fail to recognize that basic fact. My guest this week, Michelle Bihary, is here to change that.
Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/157-fear-is-the-loudest-guest-ft-dr-amy-silver/
Dr. Amy Silver is a clinical psychologist, speaker author and expert in FEAR. She’s here to tell us all about it.
Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/156-learn-how-to-create-a-gift-mindset-ft-renee-giarusso/
Changing your mindset is never easy. But being able to reorient your thinking can have profound impacts on your life. That’s the message of my guest this week Renee Giarusso. Renée is a highly sought-after communication and leadership expert, leading teams and working with leaders for over 22 years. She is a keynote speaker, a professional educator, a mentor and a professional certified coach.
Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/155-no-sex-at-work-the-secret-to-gender-diversity-ft-judith-beck/
My guest in this episode is Judith Beck. Judith is the author of the salaciously titled book - No Sex at Work. But it’s not what you think. It’s not about the federal government’s famous “bonk ban”. Nope. This is more meaningful than that.
Amantha Imber is all about working smart. We spend up to a one-third of of our waking lives at work. That’s a huge percentage of our lives. Amanda asks the powerful, yet rarely considered question. “Shouldn’t our time at work be a rewarding?”
Mark Carter is an expert in human behavior. As such, he believes that all our lives can be enriched by understanding our own values
For generations, commerce has been shaped by a guiding principle: “the customer is always right.” Today, difficult customer interactions are seeing a recent spike for a variety of reasons. In a service industry facing the new reality of our times, maintaining a positive environment by managing customer behavior is a focal point. Against this backdrop, Monique Richardson wrote “Managing Difficult Customer Behaviour: A Practical Guide to Confident Conversations.” Today, she provides real-world insight on wrangling unruly visitors.
151 - Make your business a "Wise Enterprise" | Ft. Arash Arabi by Team Guru: Leadership, Team Development, Professional Development, Organisational Development
Social media intelligence is quickly being recognized as the lucrative skill set that it can be in today’s world, and few understand the potential of a platform like Nicola Moras. A social media advisor by trade, Moras has delivered impactful insights for her global base of clients, helping them connect with people and profits. On today’s episode of the Team Guru Podcast, Moras sits down to discuss the fine art of minimizing cringe in your online outreach.
More than most, celebrated keynote speaker Penny Locaso understands the complexity of being human in today’s world. Her book, “Hacking Happiness” offers a compelling new view on what it means to be fulfilled both in professional and personal pursuits. Instead of viewing happiness as a by-product of events, Locaso’s work suggests that happiness is something to be sought and seized. To do this, we must first learn to recognize happiness in its most enduring form, and today’s chat delves into a detailed description of this priceless bounty.
Zoë Routh has dedicated her career to the theory of leadership, but recent events have honed her perspectives into a daily practice. With her new book “People Stuff,” she aims to peer past easily identified personality problems to address the root of organizational issues.
SHOW NOTES:
In his last conversation on the Team Guru Podcast, Dermot Crowley discussed how a greater grasp of friction and flow could optimize organizational output. Of course, the world around us has undergone seismic shifts in the months since. And Crowley has responded to his latest professional challenges with aplomb and inspiration. Today, he returns to discuss the mixed blessing of urgency in the workplace.
SHOW NOTES: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/144-reimagine-change-awaken-your-creative-brilliance-ft-ciara-lancaster/
Ciara Lancaster has made a career of navigating uncomfortable spaces. In a sense, the "Change Fatigue and Resilience Specialist" has been preparing for a crisis like the one we face for years. Her new book, Reimagine Change speaks to the necessity of new and inspired solutions to these unprecedented challenges.
Sometimes we flood our minds with unhealthy “should have’s” and “what if’s.” Knowing how to let go of those thoughts will make us at peace with ourselves and others.
For this Podcast, we have invited the inspirational author Georgia Murch for a second interview in our show. In her previous appearance, we talked about the fundamentals of organizational culture. Today, we had a very healthy conversation regarding the steps on how to stop being the number one critic of ourselves. In the middle of an already chaotic world, we sometimes tend to add on life’s pressures by being too hard on ourselves.
However, we can be free from creating this internal pressure. We can do it by understanding that it is commonly brought about by our tireless urge to be the perfect version of ourselves.
Key Lessons
10:42 Have the courage to stop denying who you are
The first thing to do before you can change a bad habit is to understand that you have one. And it takes a lot of courage to say that you have a problem within yourself. You should stop denying that there is nothing wrong with how you act and how you think. It takes greater courage to be comfortable with that fact.
But after you have mustered that courage, you can now understand the root source of these issues. By following this healthy train of thought, you can prevent any future self-flagellation. For those first-timers, self-flagellation is a method of self-punishing because you have done the wrong thing. Instead, we ought to have self-acceptance. It takes courage to admit you have done wrong, but it is the right thing to do.
12:50 We are drawn on people who have made peace with their imperfections
Being at peace with your imperfections draws more people towards you.
Instead of consistently trying to do the right thing and decision all of the time, people who have made peace with themselves have acknowledged that they can do wrong things. And they accepted this fact and owned the repercussions.
Look outside for a tree. As Georgia beautifully related it, the tree is not embarrassed that it stands tall and casts a shadow. Nor does it think about how other trees are so much shorter or taller. Instead, it is just busy being a tree.
As individuals, we must not be embarrassed by casting a shadow of imperfection. We must embrace it as a part of our nature, so we can live harmoniously with others.
16:43 Being real is better than being perfect
The study that mentioned the Pratfall Effect is mesmerizing. In that study, they have tested several clients of a psychiatrist. The researchers have made the clients be entertained with different doctors. One batch of doctors has made common human mistakes, such as dropping their pens or spilling their coffee. The other one seemed to be the perfect version of how a doctor should be.
The result showed that the clients tend to choose the doctor who spilled their coffees and dropped their pens. This finding shows that we are more inclined, not to those with the perfect version, but to those we can relate to.
Showing a natural human mistake is not a measure of imperfection but a result of being real.
18:48 Understand who you are through your triggers
Understanding your stressor will help you defeat the stress.
Making peace with who you involves the great task of really knowing your triggers. You can do so by raising several questions such as, “What issues make me angry internally?” or “What are the things that give so much emotional burden to me?”
Classifying at least three stressors can help us be eye-to-eye with the factors which cause our unwanted stress. And by knowing them, we can work our way to defeat and crush them.
32:19 Be obsessed with learning, not with being right
If you are obsessed with being right, it is so much difficult to learn things from others.
This is because you see yourself primarily as the greater figure—the urge to be right clouds our vision to see things as they are.
Coming back for this another podcast is Dr. Jenny Brockis, who previously shared her valuable insights with us three years ago about the secrets to having a healthy brain. Now, she is back to help us develop a mind that thrives amidst the negativity surrounding us.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/141-quick-dirty-solution-staying-ahead-technology-curve/
David Banger took a long circuitous route to the pinnacle of the tech world. He never expected to find himself back in the Southern Hemisphere. But after a stint abroad, he returned to his native Australia - the culmination of a strange journey that somehow led right back to where he started.
He learned a lot of powerful lessons along the way. Especially about how to guide companies through a rapidly changing word. The digital revolution is not slowing down. But you don’t have to let that fact overwhelm you. David has some “quick and dirty” solutions that will ensure your team stays ahead of the curve.
We are a species of problem-solvers. Suzanne Laidlaw embodies this idea more than most. Placed into a seemingly impossible position, she was able to turn her personal tragedy into the spark of evolution, transforming her life as well as the lives of others. For this author and entrepreneur, our most valuable resources are the people that mold our lives and experiences we endure. In today´s conversation, Laidlaw speaks on her journey and explores the various ways every element of our existence is interconnected.
Full Show notes: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/everything-need-know-business-coaches-ft-suzanne-laidlaw/
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Despite the coarse language on the cover, Gary Waldon´s ¨Sort Your Shit Out'' I s a serious read. It challenges us to consider the world from the viewpoint of a child. The book is Waldon’s description of the human socialization process. He draws parallels between children and deeply self-actualized adults. Self-awareness is a learned behavior, and so to ¨sort your shit out¨ is to confront the influences that constantly suppress our true nature.
SHOW NOTES: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/139-3-things-improve-communication-inside-team-ft-shelley-flett/ In this episode we’re going to talk really directly about the challenges of being a good leader. It’s easy to listen to a podcast where we talk about the concepts of leadership - communicating, developing great relationships and all that stuff. But our actual working environments can create barriers to being a great leader. Many of those challenges feel so ingrained that they may seem insurmountable. I’ve invited author and speaker Shelley Flett onto the show to talk about being a dynamic leader in a real world situation.
Myths abound on the concept of creativity. Far from being a skill afforded to a chosen few, creativity is an innate human attribute that expresses itself in countless ways. Indeed, it has frequently served our species as a survival skill. Mykel Dixon works to help people recognize this reality and discover what makes them uniquely suited to contribute...in his words, ¨find their magic.¨ Unlocking the potential of self-expression is the theme of today's conversation, as the author of ¨Everyday Creative” takes creativity out of the box.
Connect with Mykel Dixon: Website: https://www.mykeldixon.com/ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/mykeldixon Twitter: https://twitter.com/mykeldixon?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mykeldixon/?hl=en
A quick study of the self-help section at your local bookstore will reveal that vague guidance and banal platitudes have dominated team leadership literature in recent years. Fiona Robinson aims to pour concrete ideas around the concept of culture with her new book The Rules of Belonging. She strips away the pretentiousness and offers perspective on how ¨monkeys in shoes” somehow manage to navigate modern life.
SHOW NOTES: http://www.teams.guru/podcast/137-rules-belonging-ft-fiona-robertson/
Connect with Fiona Robinson: Website- https://fionarobertson.com/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/FionaSnp LinkedIn- https://au.linkedin.com/in/fionarobertson-culture
Jaquie Scammell has spent years studying the science of connecting with customers. Her new book ¨Service Habits¨ works to crack the code of excellent customer service as well as demonstrating its value to organizations of all types.
The ability to build and coordinate an effective remote workforce will only increase in importance as our new world continues to take shape. Alison Hill made her name writing and editing, but as the remote work legacy unfolds, she is now working to establish a legacy in virtual team building. In her return to the Team Guru Podcast, she shares some of her winning insights on steering a ship through uncharted waters.
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Casey MacKinlay is rarely found on the path of least resistance. After taking up the male dominated-field of bricklaying in her teenage years, MacKinlay was forced to balance her career with the added challenge of becoming a single mother. She rose to the challenge in fearless fashion, with her entrepreneurial drive empowering this indefatigable individual to transcend her circumstances. In this enlightening chat, she discusses her new book ¨Girls Don´t Lay Bricks¨ as well as her journey from ambitious adolescent to accomplished adult.
1:54 The Hero's Journey The multi-business owner´s rise to prominence was an arduous path, and MacKinlay speaks candidly about the challenges she has faced. Her book represents a running commentary on her experiences with the feel of a coherent narrative. The author goes into detail about the process of taking the book from concept to coffee table, stressing the importance of her support network in bringing the project to fruition. She also speaks on gaining a deep appreciation for concise storytelling. During the book´s two year development period.
6:13 Recognizing Opportunity It is said that the best ability is adaptability, and MacKinlay´s formative years cemented in her the situational savvy that has carried her career. She recalls a time during her teenage years when, having just transferred to a new high school, she quickly took note of a widespread fashion trend among her classmates. Making the direct connection between popularity and profitability, she immediately taught herself the skill. Not only was she able to earn income this way, but her newfound talent also gained her considerable influence among her peers.
7:42 Surviving and Thriving Despite the demanding physical nature of her work, perhaps MacKinlay´s most debilitating struggle was in escaping an abusive relationship. Just 17 at the time, she met the future father of her child and almost immediately fell pregnant. It was during this vulnerable time that her former partner began to show his true colors, engaging first in emotional abuse. Heavy drinking followed, and the relationship quickly deteriorated. Teaching through the pain, the author details how the lessons she learned shape her current perspective.
16:50 An Abundance of Initiative The thread that ties together Casey MacKinlay´s personal life and professional legacy is an abundance of initiative. In her view, creating our own opportunities is the best way to ensure that we have them. From ingraining herself into the population of a new high school to taking the first step out the door of an abusive relationship, the solutions started with her. Of course, outside perspective is valuable and support networks essential, but in the end we must make the most of our own circumstances.
20:57 Boundaries and Balance MacKinlay makes it clear that success in the entrepreneurial world comes second to her personal fulfillment. Finding the balance between the two took deep introspection and profound clarity about her goals in life. At first, she felt that her position as organizational leader meant being available to clients and colleagues around the clock. Of course, as her son got older, it quickly became apparent that a more nuanced approach was required. The entrepreneur believes strongly that quality time with loved ones is far more valuable than any professional accolades. As a result, her relationships have never been stronger.
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Executive Coach Dr. Karen Morley´s second appearance on the Team Guru podcast expands on the compelling themes that made the first required listening. She is the perfect listen for team leaders seeking to maximize their resources by emphasizing inclusion. Her latest book ¨Beat Gender Bias¨ highlights less obvious workplace dynamics that can prevent otherwise capable women from flourishing in the office environment, as well as outlining concrete strategies for women seeking to establish themselves as leadership candidates.
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You are about to hear from a really cool young lady. In a world where we often feel overwhelmed, Kaley Chu set a remarkable goal. She decided to have lunch with 100 strangers in just one year! As a raving introvert that makes me tired just to write those words. But Kaley actually did it. Why’d she do it? What did she learn about herself in the process? Who was her favorite? I just have so many questions for her. Kaley wrote a book about her experience. 100 Lunches With Strangers reveals why a shy and unassuming person decided to undertake such a mammoth task. The book features 15 eye-opening life lessons, an in-depth look at relatable life struggles, and inspirational tips that will offer any reader a way to forge their own happier way of living.
Kaley is based in Melbourne, and currently works at Equi Wealth, a wealth advisory firm where she helps clients create leverage and protect wealth without sacrificing their lifestyle. Her aim is to give her clients confidence, freedom, and control of their finances through simple solutions
Lessons Learned
The concept of a stranger
As a Hong Kong immigrant to Australia Kaley always felt shy about her English skills. She had this nagging feeling that people were secretly judging me. But that mentality caused her to go further and further into her own bubble. But after her 100 lunches experiment that has all changed.
“I think strangers are awesome,” she says. “Strangers are just friends that you haven't met yet.”
The secrets of success
Kaley had an impression that the rich and famous tended to be arrogant and rude. After lunching with several she changed her mind. Many of them spent a long time just chatting with her and encouraged her to do more. One of them emphasized that if you are at the top, you can't get there by yourself. Doesn't matter how smart you are, you still need a team of people to help you to achieve those big goals.
Weak people seek revenge…
One of the most powerful lessons in the book is all about dealing with trauma. “Weak people seek revenge, strong people forgive and smart people ignore.” I love that. That to me was just so powerful and smart. At the end of the day it’s family and the people that you love that really matters.
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This episode is brilliant. Literally. It’s all about you about being brilliant. This time we're joined once again by Janine Garner. Way back in episode 55 we chatted about creating a network that works for you. In this one, Janine gives us some wonderful insight into what it takes to lead a life of brilliance. It’s a practical guide on how to lead a successful, fulfilling life.
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Is your workplace culture insane? It’s a strong questions but for those of you that answered with an unqualified “YES!” we’re here to help. A toxic workplace culture is one that hurts the people involved and the business itself. Workplace culture is incredibly important. It sustains both the productivity and the profitability of the people who are a part of it. Great workplace cultures can be energising and rewarding. Bad ones can be toxic and soul destroying. Ross Judd thinks that we’ve been over-complicating our efforts to re-shape workplace culture. He’s come up with a simple and effective process for transformation. His company Team Focus has worked for decades to help transform corporate culture. His new book is titled Cultural Insanity. In it he reveals the mistakes companies make when trying to change a toxic culture. And he offers a simple solution based on the acronym A.D.A.P.T.
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Bad Bosses. We’ve all had them. Some of us work for one now. So what can you do about it? That’s the question my guest this week wanted to answer. Michelle Gibbings draws upon decades of experience in corporate leadership to provide a practical transformation guide.
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You've heard it said a million times. People are good at talking but very few of us are good listeners. That's about to change. My guest this week is Oscar Trimboli, the Jedi master of listening. Oscar Trimboli is on a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners in the world. He is an author, Host of an Apple Award winning podcast and a sought-after keynote speaker.
Doctor Mathew Donald is an expert in leading and managing change in this crazy age of disruption and artificial intelligence.
We have a wide ranging chat about the future and everything that might come our way - and importantly, how we as leaders can position ourselves strongly.
Unique and interesting are two words that definitely describe my guest in this episode. Chris Helder is a powerful motivational speaker - as you’re about to find out. He really got my attention with his statement: “It’s time to say goodbye to positive thinking”. Chris says he has a better way and I think you’re going to like it.
Chris Helder is a master storyteller whose presentations have radically transformed thousands of people worldwide. He is also the bestselling author of three books “The Ultimate Book of Influence” which has been published in five languages, “Useful Belief”, which is one of the highest selling Australian business books of all time and "Cut The Noise" which is about achieving better results with greater focus.
The era of the hero leader is over. For years the loudest voice in the room dominated corporate culture. Fortunately, that’s starting to change. Organizations are beginning to realize that the overlooked quiet member of the team has much to contribute.
That realization is the central premise of Megumi Miki’s new book. Quietly Powerful shares hew own experience of succeeding despite being a quiet professional. Her story is backed-up extensive research that reveals the power of quiet.
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Brad Giles thinks and talks about leadership lie an engineer. He’s used his time as an entrepreneur and leadership coach to break the profession of leadership into it’s fundamental moving parts. Brad believes that that mechanics of leadership can be taught. It's not a mystery!
Brad is the founder of the strategic planning and coaching consultancy Evolution Partners. He works with CEOs and leadership teams to build enduring, great companies.
In this episode we are going to strike at the heart of what it takes to develop a successful business. My guest is David Sharrock. Through his long career as a suburban solicitor, David has helped thousands of small business owners. He knows what works and what doesn’t. He has seen everything. From the woefully unsuccessful to the booming enterprise, and everything in between. And, of course, he’s learned a bunch of lessons about what separates the good from the bad. The winners from the losers. I love his calm wisdom. And the genuine care he has for people who run businesses. Because, he knows, the success or otherwise of small and medium business affects lives. It can set people up for a happy, fulfilled, secure life . Or it can plunge them into a spiral of worry and anxiety.
Everyone talks about corporate culture these days. Figuring out how to create happy, healthy workplaces has become something of an obsession. But my guest this week thinks we need to do better. Colin D Ellis was shocked by the lack of any definitive how-to guide for leaders who want to shape and enhance their workplace environment. So he set about fixing that.
In his new book Culture Fix Colin draws upon decades of real world experience to provide a practical guide on how to change the way you do things to create a winning culture that keeps your organisation relevant.
In this episode we are talking about the future. Gihan Parrera is a futurist, speaker and author. And the conversation you are about to hear is, in my humble opinion, really fantastic. Gihan's enthusiasm is infectious. He’s smart and articulate and he has some seriously clever ways of thinking about and understanding the future.
Since 1997, he has worked with business leaders, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and other change agents – helping them with their strategy for thriving in a fast-changing world. Forbes magazine rated him the #5 social media influencer in the world in his area of expertise. Disruption by Design is his twelfth book.
Are you sometimes paralysed by your own standards? Is your pursuit of perfectionism having an impact on your progress or the way you feel about yourself? My guest in this episode is here to help.
Lynne Cazaly is a reformed perfectionist. But now Lynne believes that close enough is often good enough. Put simply, hings just don’t matter as much as we think they do. She is going to help us all care less about more - and care more about less.
Lynne is an international keynote speaker, author and a master facilitator. She is the author of 6 books.She works with executives, senior leaders and project teams on their change and transformation projects. This includes working with agile practices, business agility improvements and digital transformations. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Lynne Cazaly.
We’ve all noticed it. When some people speak, others listen. They are engaged. Convinced. Ready to act while others bore their audience to tears. They're restless and unimpressive. So what’s the difference? What sort of impact does being a power speaker have on our relationships and careers? In this episode we’re going to explore the cross-section of communication and leadership.
My guest is Shane Hatton. He's a communication guru, author and all around interesting chap. I He has always believed that great communication is much bigger than ‘speaking’, that it must be viewed through the lens of leadership — and it’s through this lens that her wrote his latest book: ‘Lead the Room – Communicate a Message That Counts in Moments That Matter’
I’ve invited author and speaker Shelley Flett onto the show to talk about being a dynamic leader in a real world situation. Shelley is a coach, trainer and facilitator based in Melbourne. She is the author of two books including The Dynamic Leader.
I’m joined this week by Troy McKinna. Troy is an entrepreneur and brand building specialist. He is the co-founder of Agents of Spring and Quest Beverages and has worked with some of Australia’s most recognisable brands, including Mars, Snickers, Schweppes, Gatorade and Cool Ridge
Troy is the author of a new book titled “Brand Hustle: 4 critical foundations to accelerate brand growth.”
Yu Dan had one dramatic moment that shook her awake and opened her eyes to the way she had been living her life. Since then, she has been on a journey of discovery and has some incredible lessons and insights to share.
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I have a real treat for you in this episode. My guest is the CEO of the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand. His name is David Pich. David and I have a terrific, sweeping conversation about the the discipline of leadership and what it means and how we as individuals and approach our own growth and understanding. David is a man quite clearly used to engaging and entertaining an audience. I could have chatted with him for hours.
Lessons Learned
The accidental leadership
Of all the topics we covered - the idea of the accidental leader stands out to me. We all know it - and it’s a constant theme her on the podcast. The technical expert, promoted to a management position. It’s a well worn path - but not necessarily the best for individuals and organisations to take.
7 Attributes of a leader
- Respect
- Integrity
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ability to inspire
- Authenticity
- Self-awareness
- Decisiveness
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In this episode we are going to talk about one of the more difficult parts of being a leader. How to have quality career conversations. Greg Smith is an expert in cheer development, talent management and organizational leadership. Greg is a senior business leader who has thrived in challenging business environments for more than 25 years, achieving results that are in line with the required strategic and cultural transformation. His multiple industry experience and expertise in strategy formation, organizational design, leadership development and culture building combined with his HR expertise makes him an excellent Trusted Advisor.
He joined me to chat about the art of leading powerful career conversations.
I’ve got to tell you. I’m particularly excited about this one. Every now and then I stumble across a collection of words that are just so poignant, so powerful:
Play a bigger game.
For me, those four words say way more than a 500 page book ever could. There’s so much in those four words. It describes one of the most powerful concepts that can lead all of us to a life more satisfying happier life.
After stumblong accorss those words online, I tracked down their author and invited him on the show. It’s Rowdy Mclean. Rowdy is He is the trusted advisor to numerous CEO’s, companies and teams and the go-to guide for their bigger games and achievements. He is the author of Play a Bigger Game: How to achieve more, be more, do more, have more.
Nicola Moras is here to help. She is a social media advisor that has helped thousands of companies around the world plan and deliver their social media and marketing strategies.
Wendy Born is a leadership coach, facilitator and speaker. And she thinks that many of the challenges that exist within leadership can be overcome by mastering the languages of leadership. What are those languages? How do we master them?
Videos have eaten the internet. 80% of web traffic is now video content. Video marketing has become the most important way to market your business. But creating great content can be difficult. Especially if you haven’t had any experience creating videos in the past. It can be extremely intimidating for newbies. What’s worse is that creating bad videos can actually hurt your business.
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Gabrielle Dolan joined me more than 2 years ago to talk about how we can be better presenters. I remember it well because we had a great time laughing and scoffing about all the terrible habits we see that makes presentations awful. It’s a great episode.
But now she’s back, with a brand new book called Real Communication.
Again, we have a great time dissecting the world and highlighting all the painful and hilariously terrible communication habits that are all around us.
But in true Gabrielle style she brings it all back to the positive and gives us some wonderful ideas about how we can be better and more authentic communicators.
I hope you enjoy my conversation with Gabrielle Dolan.
In this episode we’re talking about coaching. Business coaching have become a huge industry over the last decade. Choosing the right coach and knowing when you need one are not easy questions. It’s also incredibly important to know what you will get out of the process.
Mike Adams has had a long and successful career in sales. So that means he has, over time, become an expert in building rapport with people. And Mike thinks that they key to building rapport comes from the stories we tell. Those stories allow us to influence and persuade. But it’s the way we tell our stories that really gives them power.
Coaching such an important part of leadership. But so many leaders don’t take the time to perfect that skill. Karen Moreley is convinced that a great leader has to be a great coach. Karen has delivered assessment, coaching, team and leadership development programs in organisations such as BHP Billiton, KPMG and the University of Melbourne. In this episode she reveals how you can be fantastic coach for the people you lead!
Today’s episode is another special episode recorded live in partnership with my good friends at Women in mining and resources. WIMARQ are in the habit of inviting wonderful guests to their lunches and this one is no different. Margot Cairnes is a bundle of energy. She’d had a long career in the corporate world. And had built up a huge, international consulting firm from nothing. But then she walked away from it all. Just stopped going. Turned off the lights and let it all fizzle out. In this episode you’ll hear why.
Michelle Sales has been thinking a lot about confidence. What is confidence? Where does it come from? Why do we lose it, and most importantly, how do we get it back? Michelle works as an executive coach for high-profile clients like Tennis Australia, Telstra and even the Department of Defense. She is also the author of the book The Power of Real Confidence. In it she shows how confidence is the backbone of a successful career.
Every now and then I invite someone on the show that has an inspiring personal story to tell. Cindy Hook certainly fits that bill. She is the chief executive for Deloitte Asia Pacific. Cindy leads 45 thousand professionals across 17 countries.
Last week I headed to Deloitte’s offices here in Brisbane to conduct this interview. While I was there I saw Cindy moving around the building, talking with some other senior people in the firm. I hadn’t met her yet, but I knew it was her. There was absolutely no doubt about who was in charge of that organization.
Cindy is personal. Clever. A powerful communicator and best of all, she’s acutely aware of the journey she’s been on to get to where she is. She understands the lessons she’s learned along the way. She’s clear about the big career decisions she had to make. And she’s open about her mistakes and completely in tune with the gravity of the position she holds.
Lessons Learned
Leadership starts small
Before she ran a huge division of a major organisation Cindy started at Deloitte as a CPA, managing small teams. As she progressed she learned that great leaders do a lot of the same things, no matter what level they're at. They provide a vision and they give people a purpose. It doesn't matter if you're leading a project team or leading an organization.
Take a risk Put yourself out of your comfort zone. That’s what Cindy did when she moved to her first big client as a manager in an industry in which she’d never worked. To succeed she learned to depend on the people in her team. Slowing down, reflecting and listening to different opinions proved to be the key to her success.
Don’t be too hard on yourself
You don’t have to be the perfect boss. Or the perfect parent. You’ll never reach perfection. What you need to strive for is to be the best you can for the people around you. Measure yourself against that standard. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good.
Jason T. Smith is a very impressive chap. He has done not one or two but three related but separate things in the professional world that are very impressive. You’ll hear a little about Jason’s story along the way but you’ll also notice that he doesn’t want to get bogged down patting himself on the back about what he’s achieved. He’s already looking to the next big thing. A function of who he is, I guess.
Through his career, Jason has noticed some fundamental flaws in the way we typically approach building a business and leading teams. Through trial and error he’s designed a better way. He’s turned things outside in and upside down. And he tells a fabulous story along the way.
Are you are a fully formed adult? Have you got your act together? Are you mature? Well developed? Easy to work with?
This concept of fully formed adult is a simple one. But peel back the layers and it becomes a powerful tool for thinking about ourselves.
My guest in this episode is Dominic Price. Dominic wrote a terrific, short article about the concept of fully formed adult that got my attention. What does it mean to be a fully formed adult? What are the traits, the elements, the themes.
In this episode we’re going to chat about something very close to my heart. Communication. It can be a tired, well-worn topic. But my guest today is going deliver some fresh insights about how to revolutionize communication inside your business. My guest for this conversation is Jen Jackson. She is the founder of Jaxzyn, a company devoted to improving how professionals talk to one another. We share a passion for what communication could be. Powerful. Engaging. Fun. Fresh. And we share a passionate dislike for what communication within organisations so often becomes. Rushed. Boring. Formal. It's jargon laden rubbish. Jen reveals what we can do to identify bad communication and how to re-think it. She believes we can create comms that makes people stand up and take notice and want to e involved. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jen Jackson.
Today is a very special episode of the show. After four years we’ve finally reached our 100th episode. And we have a special guest. David Frizzell!
David has a really unique story to share. He started his career as a teacher but ended up in the corporate world helping to create better teamwork through his company Team Guru. He has a lot of important ideas about how to make teams work better together. It's a simple idea but one that most companies are woefully bad at.
Over the next hour David and I are going to talk about some of those ideas. And we’re going to reflect back on the last 100 hours of podcast episodes he’s created. I hope you enjoy this special episode of the Team Guru podcast.
Everybody hates meetings. Everyone has experienced sitting bored wondering why you have to be there. How have we let them get so bad? Why are they so bad? My guest this week has some answers.Donna McGerge is a speaker and consultant and the author of a brand new book The 25 Minute Meeting.
My guest is author and advisor extraordinaire Bryan Whitfield. Bryan has designed a series of beautifully simple concepts and models that help us organise our thoughts, develop our awareness, and focus our communication. Being a trusted advisor - a person who’s insight is valued an acted upon, is an incredible professional position to be in. And Bryan is going to help you get there.
If only life came with a set of instructions. What a great concept. I’m not sure we’d all follow them or if many of us would even read them. But it’d be nice to know they were there.
But there not or perhaps, they we not, until now. Here at the Team Guru podcast I get a lot of books come my way. But the one belonging to Lisa Stephenson, my guest in this episode, jumped out at me from the moment I saw it.
It’s title Read Me First. Is simple and intriguing. So I read it. And found inside I found a fabulous story, wonderfully written about a women piloting herself through life. And learning a bunch of heavy lessons along the way.
Through the pages of her book, I could feel Lisa’s personality. Her tenacity, her intelligence, and her energy. And that’s exactly what I found when I chatted to her for this episode. Lisa has taken the lessons she has extracted from life. She’s made sense of them, and found a way to share them so we can make a little more sense of our own lives.
David has an announcement for our 100th anniversary special. We are going to record an episode featuring your questions! We're going to talk about everything from David's favourite guest, his most important lesson and how he puts the show together each week.
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In the first part of my conversation with Dr. Ron Ehrlich we talked about how unhealthy we have become. And he identified some of the main culprits behind those illnesses. He also did a good job of reigning in my frustration at te government authorities who are supposed to be protecting us from those causes. What it all comes down to according to Dr. Ron is that our health is our own responsibility. Growing frustrated isn’t going to do much to change things.
For decades Dr. Ron Ehrlich has made it his mission to help people to take control of their health. There are increasingly worrying signs about the state of our bodies. Rates of Cancer and obesity have reached near epidemic levels. Prescription drug abuse and autoimmune diseases debilitate or kill hundreds of thousands of Australians every years. Modern life has also taken a major psychological toll on all of us.
My guest in this episode is Darren Fleming and he can help you work it out. Darren has written a book called simply Don’t be a D!ck.
Not only does he describe the type of behaviour that puts you into that category he also gives us some really simple, water tight guidelines that we can all follow to ensure that we do not act like a dick.
What is your digital strategy? Today on the show we’ve invited someone who has some answers. Anthony Stevens has the ability to simplify the complex. Anthony is a former partner in KPMG and founder and CEO of Digital Asset Ventures. He’s also the author of the new book Chasing Digital: A Playbook for the New Economy.
Today we’re going to talk about one of the most important skill a leader can have. Asking questions. My guest is Corrinne Armour. In her new book Corrinne mounts an impressive case that leaders who ask questions build fearless team cultures. A culture where people take accountability for their work, develop their ability to think and grow as professionals.
We have all experienced the gap that exists between strategy and execution. There’s a big difference between the big wigs that sit in a room and dream up the future and the people on the ground who are going to make it happen. In fact, you could present a case that the gap between strategy and execution is the dominant dynamic in most organisations.
Help is on the way. Rose Bryant-Smith and Grevis Beard are the authors of a new book Fix Your Team. The book is subtitled the tools you need to rebuild relationships, address conflict and stop destructive behaviours. It’s chock full of fantastic insights into the way teams work. And it reveals the common things that can go wrong – and the things we can do as leaders to fix them.
Today’s show is all about customer service. I've invited Jaquie Scammell onto the show. Jacquie is a customer service expert and she’s been plying her trade all around the world.
Michelle Gibbings spends a lot of time thinking about how to make more of our careers. n this conversation Michelle shares with us her thoughts about the way careers are changing but most importantly the things we can do to prepare ourselves for those changes.
This episode is interesting for a couple of reasons. We’re talking about workplace flexibility which has became an obsession for many of us. Our lives our full and we live in a time when expectations are very different from when the 9-5 was invented. If rigid workplace expectations were ever relevant those days are long over. The other reason this podcast is interesting is that for the first time ever I’m speaking with my wife. Sally Rayner is a general manager in a large resource company and has a global role spread over multiple time zones. She is also the mother to three children and it’s that reason that has inspired her quest to build a different kind of working life. We were invited to speak at an event sponsored by Women in Resources and Mining Queensland. The WINMARQ audience was really receptive to the discussion and I hope you enjoy it as much possible.
In this episode of the team guru podcast we are going to get down to the nitty-gritty of being a great leader. Scott Stein is the author of a brand new book called leadership hacks. It's a clever shortcut to boost your impact and results. These leadership hacks will make you a more impressive and effective leader.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be on a board. A serious corporate board. Alison Kitchen is the National Chairman of KPMG to join me for a conversation about her 35 years with that company.
I love to day dream about all the magnificent changes to technology that are and will affect our lives. Concepts like autonomous cars, personal assistants and any of the myriad things that will become normal within our life time.
I marvel at the fact that in all likelihood, my kids will probably never drive a car and humans could be banned from driving on our roads completely. I love to ponder the social and political implication of it all. Therefore, I never pass up an opportunity to chat with someone who actually knows what they’re talking about.
Michael McQueen is an award-winning speaker, business strategist and trend forc aster. He recently allowed me to fire all of questions at him about the future and what we can expect. It’s a wide ranging conversation we get technical, social and even a little political.
Do you create time and space for new ideas? Or are you crushing your ability to be creative? I’ve spoken many times on this podcast about the three evils of the workplace. An inbox overflowing with emails, day after day of back to back meetings and stilted, awkward and ineffective conversations with colleagues. The three evils of the workplace have a profound impact on the time we spend at work.
I’m proud to once again offer a new episode of the podcast in conjunction with Woman in Mining and Resources Queensland. WIMARQ is a group that works to support and promote women across all areas of the primary resources industry. Back in in episode 76 I spoke with Tim Crossley, the former COO of BHP. In episode 57 I spoke with Jenny Purdie a longtime WIMARQ member who is currently the CEO of Adani’s renewables operation in Australia.
In this episode I speak with the 2018 winner of WIMARQ’s Exceptional Women in Mining Award, Jo-Anne Dudley. Jo-Anne has been working in the mining sector for 25 years. She has worked in FIFO roles, spent years of her life underground, been the only women working on site and survived not one but 2 near fatal workplace accidents. It has been a colourful and energetic career.
Promises are important - we all know that. But it’s the promises we make to ourselves that are the most important of all. When we break those promises we are really good at dreaming up excuses to go with them - and worse still, we play all sorts of mind tricks to convince ourselves that they’re real. I want to share with you a very blunt truth about the world. Excuses are for losers.
Is your team working well? You know the answer immediately. But figuring out why some groups of people work well together while others don’t can be a mysterious thing. My guest is week is team expert, author and speaker Dermot Crowley. At the heart of his work is a really powerful concept. Teams are either in a state of Friction or flow.
So you want your online business to be a success ? Of course you do. Why else would you be doing it? In this, episode I’ll be chatting with Bernadette Schwerdt, one of Australia’s leading speakers and writers on the topic of .com success.
They call themselves “Seasteaders” and this month their dream took another big leap towards reality. The plan is to build a floating nation near French Polynesia. Expected to be completed by 2022 the island will include 300 homes along with hotels, restaurants and offices and more. The total cost is $50 million and it’s being bankrolled by PayPal founder Peter Thiel. The Floating Island Project is being guided by The Seasteading Institute. I spoke with the President of the Seasteading Institute, Joe Quirk
How healthy are the relationships at your office? The stats on this are scary, ugly and worrying. We are so bad at developing relationships at work despite being the place we spend almost a third of our life. That’s it’s hurting productivity and it’s hurting the bottom line. But worst of all it’s hurting us. Especially our mental health. It’s a terrible state of affairs. We are so bad at developing healthy workplace relationships that it is making us disengaged and bad at our jobs.
A new war has broken out in countries all around the world. In years past divisions based on class and religion tore societies apart. But this new factionalism is based on something we've rarely seen before. We are at war over the year of your birth. Inter-generational anger is growing across the developed world. A recent poll of Americans found that 51% of millennials blame the baby boomers for ruining their lives.
Have you ever spent time thinking about your personal brand? The concept of a personal brand might sound a bit superficial. At first blush it trivializes character in favour of an image. I shared many of those views for many years. So, this week, I invited Debbie O’Connor to convince me otherwise. And I have to say she did an excellent job. Debbie is a …..
In this conversation Debbie shares with us the importance of personal brand. And she makes the case that a personal brand runs much deeper than simple image management. She also gives away her secrets including the five steps to better understand their personal brand. Follow along, ask yourself these questions, and see if you are convinced.
We’ve all been to one of those feel good business culture days. They can actually be quite enjoyable. You get to know your colleagues in a new way. You have the opportunity to learn some new stuff and put a few concerns on the table. They can feel great. But the next day, you're hit an overflowing inbox and a day of back to back meetings. Before you know, that great cultural day is but a blurred memory. My guest is here to make sure you, your team and your organisation doesn’t become another statistic.
Ask most people how they are – especially at work – and they will invariably answer that they’re busy. So busy. But that’s good, right? Wrong. It’s not good, and we know it. The habit our society has developed, the obsession with being busy – or at least appearing to be busy – is doing us untold damage. To us, the quality of our work, our teams and our families.
If you could guarantee just one trait for your child what would it be? Kindness? Intelligence? Enthusiasm? Those are all good choices but my guest this week says the most important human gift is curiosity. It's the key to creativity, innovation and personal growth.
Evette Cordy is the author of Cultivating Curiosity: How to Unearth Your Most Valuable Problem to Inspire Growth. A healthy dose of curiosity allows us to be both problem solvers and problem finders. The ability to ask the right questions and devise clever solutions are products of the curious mind.
Delete Facebook. You've been thinking about it for a while now. And you're not alone. But that private thought became a full blown civic movement this month. The Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed the extent to which our personal information has been sold by Facebook to a variety of unscrupulous third parties.
Angela Lockwood joins me to talk about how people can learn to disconnect. Angela is the author of the book Switch Off : How to find calm in a noisy world. She told me that most people think that it's nearly impossible to reduce their use of social media.
Recently I was invited to host an event sponsored by Women in Resource Mining Queensland. I interviewed Tim Crossley who has had a long career with some of the biggest companies in Australia, including BHP Billiton. We discussed how he made the transition from technical doer to technical leader through the various levels of senior management. We discussed his strengths and weaknesses in the C-suite. And Tim was very open and honest about the price he paid in his personal life to achieve his professional goals.
There's been a relentless stream of news coverage over the last few years about how the robots are about to change everything. We are headed into uncharted waters when it comes to artificial intelligence and automation. But there is a tremendous upside to living in a world freed from subsistence labour. Human creativity will be the last thing to be replaced by robots. Those that are prepared for that change will be the first to succeed.
Capitalism is on the brink of significant change and a new new horizon coming into view. That's the view of Mike Edmonds who joins me this week to discuss this powerful concept. Mike is the chairman of Meerkats, an advertising company based in Perth. As a veteran of the marketing world he’s seen capitalism up close. He says change is coming and it is now possible to see what the new economy will look like. In his new book Truth. Growth. Repeat. Mike details how a company based on authenticity and honesty is the best way to ensure long term profitability.
Welcome to the first of a new format we're test driving here on the Team Guru Podcast. For the last couple of years I've been posting a new episode every two weeks. Starting today I'm going to release a minisode on the alternate weeks – bringing our total releases up to four per month. I've been lucky enough to amass over 70 hours of interviews since 2015. There are a lot of great lessons in there. In each of these minisodes I want to pluck out one of those lessons that will have a particular resonance with the issues of the day. Today it's all about great coaching.
Its February and that means many of you have already failed to live up to your New Year's resolutions. Don't worry you're not alone. Statistics show that 40% of people will have failed to maintain our resolutions after four weeks. By six months that number rises to 60%. Maybe you wanted to lose weight or spend more time with family or just to put the damn phone down.
Let's be honest resolutions are hard! Setting goals and trying achieving more in our personal and work lives is laudable. But without the right structure in place you're bound to fail.
I've discussed how to create that structure many times on the Team Guru Podcast. Today, I want to share some of the best lessons I've learned over the last two years.
You're about to hear a very timely conversation. In the last episode we spoke with Kerry Boulton about the importance of creating a sales mindset. Thinking big enough to develop our business in a way so that it has some value on the open market. My guest in this episode is Stephen Barnes who is an expert in turning around businesses. He's all about changing the corporate culture from labour-intensive stress factories into high-performing value machines. At this time of year when we are all full of enthusiasm for the opportunities ahead Stephen tells us the top five things we must have to ensure a flourishing company.
I want to start this episode with a simple question – why are you in business? What's your plan? Is it just to make a good living? To grow and expand? That's all great but what is your exit strategy? A responsible investor always knows when they will sell but many business owners don't do the same. Most are just working really hard to make their companies successful. Long-term planning seems like a luxury.
Today's guest wants you to think bigger. Kerry Bolton is a serial entrepreneur and is the author of a new book titled Million Dollar Pay Day: How To Get Rich and Get Out. In it she describes the end game strategies of the rich and famous. Key among those strategies is the development of an exit strategy early in the life cycle of your business. There are some hugely important aspects that potential buyers want to see in any business. Those need to be in place well before you are read to sell.
I’ve had an incredible opportunity over the last 71 episodes of the Team Guru podcast to speak with some truly inspiring women. In the course of those conversations the topic of women in the workplace often came up. I wanted to share some of those with you this week. I think they help to illustrate just how profoundly modern women are changing the economy and politics for the better.
It’s been a remarkable journey to get to episode 70. When I first started the Team Guru Podcast two and a half years ago I wanted it to be a place where I could take the theory of leadership development and bring it to life. I’ve been lucky to be able to talk with some of the world’s best authors, CEO’s and leaders. Now that we’ve entered the Christmas season I thought it would be a great opportunity to look back at some of the lessons I’ve learned over the last few years.
The science of the brain has been revolutionized over the last decade. Here on the Team Guru Podcast we have regularly discussed the implications of being constantly bombarded with information. It produces stress, burn-out and a profound sense of unhappiness. But we have never fully investigated why that is. My guest this week Kristen Hansen is a neuroscientist who has been helping people for years to improve their performance by better understanding the brain. She is the author of Traction: The neuroscience of leadership and performance. She provides a fascinating insight into how our brains tick.
The global economic revolution is coming. But it’s not about technology, or innovation or the latest app. It’s all about women. Woman make around 70% of domestic purchasing decisions. Despite that fact advertising companies have ignored this fact. That’s because the ad industry is one of the last bastions of male domination in the corporate world. That means there is a huge opportunity for innovative ad agencies to take advantage of. Bec Brideson is an advertising guru and a pioneer in female targeted advertising. She has made it her mission to help companies to get a slice of this $28 trillion consumer pie.
In this episode we talk about that illusive concept – work-life balance. My guest, John Drury, says that not only is it a myth, but searching for it can really be quite harmful. Trying to be everything to everyone can leave us feeling drained and unfulfilled. But there is a healthy alternative - integration. Finding a way to integrate the important parts of your life so that they are not competing, but complimenting...and it all starts with purpose!
Purpose and meaning. It’s what we’re all seeking. But too many of us work for organizations that exist only to squeeze out as much profit as possible. Today’s guests Nicholas Barnett and Rodney Howard explore how to reorient our working lives in their new book Why Purpose Matters. They believe that finding purpose extends beyond the personal and can reshape organizations as well. Rodney and Nick came together when they realized they shared a similar philosophy. That is that people need meaning in their life. Organizations that treat their employees like cog in a wheel will suffer from poor productivity. People need to believe they are part of something bigger than themselves.
Power professionals need to be great presenters. The simple fact is that you need to inspire if you are going to lead. You have to connect to your audience no matter what the size of your organisation. Most of us go into a presentation terrified that we are going to make fools of ourselves. The goal is to not look bad. Today, I’m joined by Emma Bannister who is going to inspire you to do better. Emma is the founder and CEO of Presentation Studios which helps professionals to craft powerful stories.
Intuition forms a vital part of how we make decisions in life, yet many of us don’t know how to use it properly. My guest today Craigh Wilson has devoted his life to helping people understand what intuition is and how it can benefit their lives.
For the first time ever on The Team Guru Podcast, we welcome a repeat guest, Lee Caraher. Lee is has a brand new book. The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from Your Employees. We talk about the paradox of retaining your workers even after they leave your company
Jeremy Streten tells us about how to navigate the sometimes murky world of the law. The biggest issue is that you don’t know what you don’t know. For fifteen years Jeremy has been helping small business owners better understand the legal help they need. He wants to demystify the process for entrepreneurs who sometimes have to deal with lawyers.
Dr. Jenny Brockis goal is to become the Jamie Oliver of brain fitness. Are you constantly agonizing over how much exercise you’re getting? Are you overly concerned with your diet? Brain health is just as important.
We are in the midst of a change more profound than any other in human history. Technology is the great disruptor but my guest this week Paul Broadfoot thinks that word is terribly overused and misunderstood, especially in business circles. Paul is a management consultant based in Melbourne and on today’s episode we get to the heart of what true disruption really is.
Emotional intelligence is one of my favourite things to talk about. It’s something I spend thinking about more than just about any other concept. Muffy Churches shares my passion on this topic. She works as an executive coach but she likes to think of herself as a “thought therapist”. In this episode Muffy and I discussed our belief that emotional intelligence is as important for leaders as athleticism is for sportsman.
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Every entrepreneur knows that the hardest thing about running a business is keeping up with all the work. This week’s guest Matt Malouf has a radical solution: stop doing that work. Matt isn’t saying that you should ignore your responsibilities. In his new book The Stop Doing List, Matt explains how to rid of yourself of all that time-wasting work so that you can focus on the tasks that will make you happy and wealthy.
Rising to the top of corporate Australia hasn’t been easy. Jenny Purdie has worked in the mining and resource sector for over thirty years. Earlier this year she was appointed CEO of Adani Australia Renewables - a major player in the burgeoning green energy sector.
In this episode of the podcast Jenny talks about her rise through the corporate ranks and details the challenges of entering the C-Suite from an engineering rather than a business background. She also discusses how the energy and mining sector has changed for women over the last three decades and why having a family made her a better executive.
There are few things worse than being bored into catatonia by a PowerPoint presentation. No one really likes PowerPoint but everyone uses it. Why? It’s a crutch, pure and simple.
Gabrielle Dolan is here to rescue us from this plague of stultifying presentations. It’s time, she says, to chuck out the overhead projector and replace it with a low-tech alternative: good old-fashioned storytelling.
Is your network working for you? Are they pushing relentlessly to ensure you become the very best you can be? Chances are they are not - but you’re not alone. In this age of social media, where ‘friends’ and ‘connections’ come easily, many of us have made the mistake of valuing quantity over quality. We have drifted off track in our approach to networking. Janine Garner is an expert in developing purposeful relationships and she’s here to help you create your perfect network. She calls it your ‘Core Four’ - your personal board of advisors that will bring out the best in you.
We live in 2017 and there is lots to celebrate. We’re richer than at any other time in history, information is at our finger tips, medicine and the essentials of life literally pour out of a tap. Yet amongst all this apparent wealth we find ourselves slipping further and further into depression - our mental is plummeting. My guest in this episode is here to tell us why - and more importantly, what we can do about it. Angela Lockwood is the author of Switch Off and she has a bunch of ideas that will help us all live a calmer, more fulfilling life.
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Is this the future of mankind? Is Seasteading the answer to all of humanity's most pressing challenges?
As we battle to hold duopoly governments to account, reverse the damage of climate change, reduce inequality, and provide health care to the disadvantaged - perhaps it’s time to accept that our old system is broken beyond repair.
Rather than try to fix the irredeemable, it might be time to try something new.
Seasteaders are convinced that their vision will provide the innovative platform to launch the civilisations of the future - and my guest in this episode makes a pretty good case.
Joe Quirk is an author and Seavangelist at The Seasteading Institute. His enthusiasm will infect you and leave you with fresh hope for the future of humanity.
Seasteading promises to restore the environment, enrich the poor, cure the sick and liberate humanity from politicians.
In Part 2 of my conversation with former Australian cricket coach John Buchanan we talk about John’s legacy in Australian cricket. I ask him if his place in the game today matches the contribution he made as national coach. We talk about way top level coaches are selected in Australia - are ex-players really the natural choice for almost every top level coaching role across the country? We explore the changes that are taking place in the game of cricket. And finally, I pin John down on one of my favourite topics - the schizophrenic nature of Australian cricket selections.
John Buchanan is a deep thinker, a philosopher and a leadership expert. He also happens to have coached the Australian cricket team during one of the most successful periods in the history of the game.
In fact, you can mount a pretty serious case to argue that John is the most successful big time coach in the history of professional sport. He has a better coaching record than Vince Lombardi, Alex Ferguson and Phil Jackson.
Why then is he still considered somewhat of an outsider of Australian cricket? Is it because of his relationship with key players such as Shane Warne? Is it that he did things differently - the mad scientist of coaching? Or is it that many see him as a ‘boffin who rode his luck’ - stumbling across a team full of great players at the peak of their powers.
Join me for Part 1 of my conversation with John. I ask him about his coaching style, his rise to the top job, his relationship with Shane Warne and other great players of that era, and his philosophies on excellence.
Part 1 - Thursday 16 March 2017
Part 2 - Thursday 23 March 2017
Why should women rule the world? Well, according to my guest in this episode, it’s for the survival of our species. And she makes a pretty solid argument too. Fabian Dater is a leadership activist - and in her own words, she’s not messing around any more. Women fill between 9% and 17% of global leadership roles - and the world is burning. Since the beginning of time the game has been rigged in favour of men and if that doesn’t changed quickly, we’re all doomed. ‘It’s not about gender equity, it’s about the survival of our species’
Whether we like it or not, most of us are in sales. Why do so many of us want to deny it?
In this episode of the podcast Glenn and I chat about the terrible reputation of sales people and where it comes from. And Glenn does an incredible job or opening my eyes to the art of sales.
He lays out come tangible concepts that separate cheesy, ineffective product pushers from professional who forge respectful and productive commercial relationships.
We are all in sales - so we might as well be awesome at it!
In a world where ‘busy’ has become a badge of honour, the emotional state of overwhelm has spread like a virus.
Alison Hill is here to help.
In her work as ‘Australia’s coolest psychologist’ Alison has noticed in our work environments that some people are coping with the era of perpetual change much better than others.
What’s the difference? Why do some survive and thrive in the face of restructures and disruption - while others drown emotionally.
In this episode of the podcast we explore the reasons for overwhelm. We break it into 3 common cognitive states - not all overwhelm is the same!
And, of course, we share some practical advise for moving forward in your life with clarity and purpose.
Anders Sorman-Nilsson is a futurist. He travels the world helping organisations spot trends and design strategies that will ensure they survive and thrive in our rapidly changing world.
In this episode of the podcast Anders talks us through some of the most impressive digital disruptions that are taking place - and he helps us to understand the formula for working out which industries will be next. We talk about robots - which jobs are they going to take from humans and how can you position yourself to ensure that there’s a role for you in the modern world. And he shares with us his vision of utopia.
Tapping into the ‘real’ culture of an organisation is the Holy Grail for a leader - and Steve Simpson has cracked the code.
No matter what is written in HR documents, mission statements or value statements - UGRs are what really drives an organisation.
Unwritten Ground Rules.
UGRs are the culture of an organisation - they are people’s perception of how we do things around here.
In this episode of the podcast Steve talks us through the process of identifying UGRs, understanding the impact they are having on your organisation’s culture and bottom line - and then, of course, the process of impacting them a way that is positive and sustainable.
It’s the perennial question for leaders - how do we get people to buy in to our ideas? To work with us because they want to, because they believe in the cause - not because it’s in their role description.
Mastering the art of buy-in is what separates leaders from managers - and my guest in this episode is here to convince you of the power of ‘win me’ over ‘decree’ and to offer a heap of insights and advice that will help you identify and develop the skills to take your leadership to the next level.
We talk about what it takes turn an idea into action. How you go about enrolling the enthusiastic support of the people around you to enhance your ideas and bring them to life.
Leaders don’t tell people what to do - they inspire and encourage them to want to take action.
Stepping from a technical role to a leadership position. From doer to influencer. It’s the start of an incredible journey. Michelle Gibbings is the author of ‘Step Up’ - a terrific new book that helps us fulfil our potential in the workplace and in our career. In this episode of the podcast she joined me to discuss the common traps for new leaders. How to plot a thoughtful and deliberate course that will allow us to rise above the noise at work and be noticed, become influential and lead in way that fosters trust and respect from the people around us. If you are stepping up in your career - planning your next move, making the leap from technical expert to leader and influencer - this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.
Paul Oosting is the National Director of Get Up! He took the reins about a year before the 2016 federal election and brought a brand new clever, aggressive and effective strategy to an organisation that was already playing a leading role in the national political conversation. Paul is an incredibly impressive guy. Going in to this conversation I was hoping to understand how he landed such a high profile job, at the head of one of the most important progressive organisations in the country. It didn’t take long before that question was answered. Paul’s gift is his ability to balance brilliant strategic planning, personal and organisational values and a deep ambition to make a difference across the political landscape. If you’ve ever wondered what lies at the heart of Get Up! - Australia’s most successful grassroots organisation - you are going to love this episode of the Team Guru Podcast.
Grant Dale played a crucial role in the much needed cultural refresh that took place in the Navy over the past few years. Grant spent more than 30 years in the Australian Navy - much of it at sea as a Commander of a ship. During his long career Grant experienced the entire gamut of leadership styles. From robustly authoritarian to thoughtful engagement. A powerful experience with a formal feedback tool sent him on a path of discovery that saw him fall in love with the discipline of leadership development. In the late stages of his Navy career he was part of a team that was tasked with developing an organisation-wide leadership program that would change the dated culture of the entire Navy. Cultural reinvigoration on a grand scale…this is an intriguing story.
This episode 2 of the Pat Farmer story. If you haven't listen to Part 1 yet, head back to episode 39 before you listen to this one - you won't want to miss a moment of Pat's story. In this episode Pat takes us inside his 9 years in Canberra as a Federal MP. He also gives us some tremendous tips on running and training, answers some audience questions about running and shares his philosophies on life.
If Pat Farmer’s story was a movie you’d think it too far fetched to believe. For more than 20 years he has been running ultra-marathons. Crazy, long runs - the length and breadth of entire nations. Continents. Even the globe. Among his epic journeys, Pat has run the length of India and Vietnam. He’s run from Lebanon to Jordan. Across the entire USA. He has even run a lap around Australia. And - believe it or not, he has run from the North Pole to the South Pole. More than 20,000km - averaging 65km per day for more than 10 months. Amongst all of those incredible events, he found time to spend 9 years in Canberra as a Federal Member of Parliament. During our conversation Pat tells us all about his running career, how he got started, how he trains, what he eats and drinks, why he loves running for charities and how running has shaped his philosophies on life. He also tells us - with astonishing honesty - about his time in politics. The lessons he learned and the forces that really drive our political system. And, as a huge bonus for the podcast, Pat gives us the scoop on the next epic run he has planned. This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience at an event in Pyrmont hosted by Techni-Clean Australia and Bounce Rehab.
We are only days away from the Rio Paralympics and our guest in this episode will be there. And what an incredible story she will take with her. After experiencing degenerative hearing loss from a young age, Katie Kelly learned in her 20s that she was also going blind. A few months before her 40th birthday, she was declared legally blind. Katie’s response - get on the phone to Triathlon Australia to and learn about paratriathlon eligibility. That phone call sparked a remarkable journey - from Weekend Warrior to competing on the world stage, winning events and becoming a world champion. And now Katie is on her way to compete in the pinnacle of her sport - but not before she dropped in to the Team Guru Podcast to tell us all about it. Katie’s story is probably the most uplifting I’ve ever heard - and she is certainly the most positive person I have ever met.
Enjoy!
Positive phycology. Positive leadership. Who wouldn’t want a piece of that? In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast Michelle McQuaid treats us to a masterclass; a brilliant guide to understanding and pursuing a life defined by the positive. Michelle defines, in an incredibly real and accessible way, positive psychology and the science that sits behind it. We talk explicitly about what it means to be a positive leader, the common barriers well-meaning leaders will face in the workplace - and how to deal with them. And we delve in to Appreciative Inquiry - a strength based approach that guides change on a personal, professional and organisational level.
Wow - what a response to Part 1 of the Andrew Mewing story. The timing was pretty good - coming as so many Australian swimmers failed to convert their dreams into gold at the Rio pool. But from the feedback we got, listeners were just so impressed with Andrew’s story and the way he told it. This is Part 2 of that story. Andrew talks us through his experience at his second Olympic trials - Beijing 2008. He tells us about the expectation he placed on himself, the way his races played out and he gives us the inside story of the events that led up to his challenge of Swimming Australia in court. And of course we talk about Andrew’s post-swimming career. His work as a lawyer and his path to founding his own law firm.
As we soak up all the colour and thrills from the Rio Olympics, it’s worth spending a moment to consider that every athlete that flashes across our screens represents scores of would-be-Olympians who didn’t quite make it. Those who pursued their Olympic dream and failed. They each have a story to tell. My guest in this episode of the podcast is Andrew Mewing who has one cracking yarn to share about his path in swimming that took him to every major international meet - except for the Olympic Games. A medalist at multiple World Championships and the Commonwealth Games, Andrew fell agonisingly short of his Olympic dream on three seperate occasions and at one point he found himself in the court of arbitration challenging Swimming Australia over his non-selection for the 2008 Beijing Games. But this is not a story of doom and gloom. Andrew is impressive in the way he is able to constructively reflect on his career in the pool and process what many would see as heartbreak. In this conversation he talks us through, blow for the blow, the physical torture of a high-stakes 200m freestyle final. He tells us what it’s like to get caught in the wash of a determined Ian Thorpe. He tells us of the physical toll of backing up to swim through heats, semi finals and finals in multiple events over consecutive days. And he talks us through how he managed to juggle studying two degrees while training full time and traveling the world to compete. This is an incredible insider’s story of everything is takes to strive, to succeed, to fail and then to pick yourself up and do it all again.
Innovation. It rates pretty highly as a business buzzword of our time. So I wanted to dig into it. To find out what it means for organisations. For individuals. And in the context of the modern commercial environment. My guest in this episode is Gaia Grant who - along with her husband Andrew - published 'Who Killed Creativity' in 2011 and this month will release 'The Innovation Race'. I hit Gaia with all the big questions - Who killed creativity? Is it even dead? What’s the link between creativity and innovation? Is innovation a race - and if it is, who’s winning? And most importantly, what can leaders in organisations do to ensure they are giving themselves the best possible chance to create an environment that supports purposeful innovation? Not only does Gaia provide some impressive responses to these questions, she provides a tangible framework to help you assess, develop and monitor the critical innovation enablers amongst your people and your organisation.
Any conversation worth having about Millennials must equally delve into the characteristics and workplace habits of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers. For at least another 15 years these three generations will share the workplace. The survival of many organisations will hinge on their ability to work out how they will play nicely together – to form positive intergenerational teams. Lee Caraher is an expert in managing Millennials – mainly because when she first tired she failed miserably. She realised how significant the challenge was to the future of her business so she dug into it. Deeply. What Lee first discovered was a bunch of bitter Boomers and Xers whinging about Gen Y in an unconstructive way. So she went about doing her own research and creating her own model for intergenerational success. And she joins me on the podcast to share the story what she discovered and tips for making intergenerational teams work in your organisation.
The statistics around employee engagement are startling. A huge percentage of us are not satisfied with the work we do or the environment in which we do it. And given the amount of time we actually spend at work, it’s a hugely concerning issue. Caron Rounds is an expert in workplace wellness. In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast we talk through the issues that are affecting employee engagement and we outline some practical steps that we can take as individuals and leaders to contribute to a more fulfilling professional environment.
This is Part 2 of the Ben Ikin story. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, I suggest you head back there and have a listen before you dive into this one. It's not as though this part won't make sense without it - it's that Ben Ikin's is a fabulous story. You won't want to miss a second. In this episode: marrying the coach's daughter; career end; transition to the media; leadership and the corporate world; Paul Kent and Paul Vautin
Measured, insightful and colourful. Ben Ikin is the youngest person to ever play State of Origin. He played rugby league for Australia and won a premiership with the Brisbane Broncos. And these days he hosts Foxtel’s NRL 360. As impressive as all of those achievements are, it’s his thoughtful, reflective nature and his ability to extract lessons about life and leadership from his experiences that is most valuable. Ben is a deep thinker about the game, about leadership and his life-long pursuit of excellence. This is the first instalment of a 2-part episode. It’s filled with stories about the biggest names in sport, the characters Ben played with and worked with. You don’t want to miss it.
We all have difficult people in our lives. It’s a real skill to be able to manage our own emotions in the face of aggressive or spiteful behaviour - and to know how to respond rationally and constructively. Eleanor Shakiba is an expert in dealing with difficult people. In her book, Difficult People Made Easy, Eleanor helps us to understand the different modes and patterns of toxic behaviour. She outlines a suggested response to each of them - and as luck would have it, she joined me on the podcast to tell us all about it. If you have difficult people in your life and you are often stuck for how to respond, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!
Entrepreneurs, wantrepreneurs and siderepreneurs – this episode is for you. Jim Palmer is an ultra-successful entrepreneur. He has created huge revenue that flows through multiple streams. But it wasn’t always that way - he began his business with enormous credit-card debt and a ‘revenue-free’ 12 months. Jim shares with us the lessons he has learned through the tough times and the good times. He opens up about the things that are holding most entrepreneurs back – the self-inflicted wounds - and gives some powerful advice about avoiding those traps and generating momentum in your business. If you are building your own little empire, or you have an itch to do so, don’t miss a second of this free coaching clinic from one of the best in the game. Enjoy!
We live in the age of content marketing. ‘Publish or Perish’ is its mantra. But who should publish? What should they be publishing. How? My guest this episode of the podcast is Jeff Herman. It’s his mission to help people and organisations adjust and thrive in this brave new world. Whether you run a small business, think of yourself as an entrepreneur or work in a large organisation, Jeff will convince you of the importance of becoming a creator of useful, authentic content. He tells us who – individuals, businesses, industries - should be creating content and what they should be producing. And he gives us some key insight into the difference between someone who publishes to create value…and someone who is a desperate product pusher. Enjoy!
The world of professional sport has changed at lightening speed over the past few decades. From an era in which players at the highest level were expected to crack open a beer straight after the match - through to the scientifically crafted players of today. From the joy of winning premierships with the Brisbane Broncos and a World Cup with the Wallabies to the heart thumping pressure of avoiding relegation with Fulham in the EPL - Steve Nance has been a major player in the incredible evolution of athletic performance. He’s been a performance director in the NRL, International & Super rugby, the English Premier League and a host of other professional sporting outfits. He’s worked with some of the most legendary coaches and players across multiple sports. He’s been part of teams that have performed well beyond expectations and he’s seen teams rip themselves apart with poor attitude and inept leadership. If you’re a fan of any sport or if you’re interested in revolutionary changes in thinking and the art of enhancing performance, you’re going to love this episode of the Team Guru Podcast. Enjoy!
Craig Ballantyne is a man who simply wants you to have the perfect life. In his book, The Perfect Day Formula, Craig outlines a set of simple, practical steps to help you imagine, design and live the life that is perfect for you. In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast he talks us through those steps, the principles they are based on and his philosophical approach. And he addresses the thing that he sees as the paradoxical truth about life: Freedom = Structure. Craig is a lively, genuine, passionate communicator. His advice is practical and his philosophies are benevolent. If there is any part of your life that you long to improve, this is the episode for you. Enjoy.
Trent Grimsey is the fastest person to ever swim across the English Channel. In this episode Trent tells us, in his incredibly humble and unassuming way, about his path to swimming immortality. His development as a young swimmer, his incredible training regime, the terrible misfortune that prevented him from ever becoming an Olympian - the tough times that only made him more determined. He tells us about the time in his life where, as the number one marathon swimmer on the planet, he dominated the world circuit. You’ll hear the fascinating story of the mind games played by the former English Channel record holder – how his efforts to ‘get inside’ Trent’s head backfired spectacularly. He explains why in 2012, at the age of 24, at the very peak of his powers, he chose to hang up his goggles and retire from the sport. And how these days he’s using his experience to help people from all walks of life realise their dream of conquering the toughest swim on earth.
Steve Rodgers barely graduated from high school and didn’t go to college – but at the height of his corporate career he was the CEO of one of Warren Buffett’s most profitable real estate companies, turning over annual revenue of $25 billion. He then built his own billion-dollar real estate empire. Then, he gave it all up to peruse what he describes as his higher calling. Steve’s is a story of ambition, aggressive corporate ladder climbing, financial largesse, alcoholism and the search for personal clarity. In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast he will tell you about it all – with incredible honesty, candour and wisdom. Enjoy!
Imagine being able to read someone’s personality the minute you meet them – just by observing their facial features? The benefits would be incredible – you’d know how to approach them physically, engage in the type of conversations they’d most enjoy, predict how they make decisions and much more. My guest in this episode is Alan Stevens – better known as the Celebrity Profiler. He’s Australia’s leading personality and business profiler. Alan can read almost everything about someone’s inherent personality type, their mood and their life experiences just by looking at them. And in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast he’s going to give you some hot tips on how you can do the same. And of course, I put him to the test. Before the show I sent him some pictures of me and you will hear live, in real time, as he uses those images to break down my personality. Enjoy!
What do parenthood and leadership have in common? Where did helicopter parenting come from and what has been the impact on the Millennial generation? What is the age of the Façade – and how is it impacting us? How are Millennials performing in the workplace and how should they be led professionally? In my conversation with Dr Joanie Connell we’ll tackle these questions and much more. This episode of The Team Guru Podcast resides in the intersection of parenthood and leadership. Dr Joanie Connell is the author of Flying Without a Helicopter – How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life. She is an organisational consultant and leadership coach – and a great podcast guest.
Enjoy!
Storytelling in the business setting is a dying art – and that’s a terrible shame. Stories are so incredibly powerful for connecting, sharing information, motivating actions, clarifying direction, enjoying success… But we have become slaves to PowerPoint, charts, dot-points and theoretical lenses. My guest in this episode wants to change all that. Shawn Callahan is a storytelling consultant. He talks us through the benefits of telling great business stories and he steps us through a process that will help us all be better storytellers. And, you guessed it; Shawn is a great storyteller himself. He brings to life all of his insight and advice with the use of powerful, memorable stories. Hang on to your hats - once you listen to this episode you will never see business communication the same way again.
Trent Patten is one of Australia’s leading age group triathlon coaches.
At any one time he is helping hundreds of athletes – of all ability ranges - achieve their personal goals.
He trains world champions, national champions and has helped countless novices prepare for their very first event.
Trent has a unique ability to tap into the things that drive individuals and use them to motivate commitment, effort and performance.
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast we talk about Trent’s philosophy on coaching.
He tells us about the lessons he learned from his time coaching elite swimmers and his transition to age group triathletes.
He steps us through a week in the gruelling life of triathlon training.
And he tells us about that moment he realised he was no longer just a coach – but a small businessman too.
Thinking is fundamental to the human condition. But how well do we do it?
My guest in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast is Peter Ellerton – lecturer in critical thinking.
Throughout this chat we talk about the basics of rationalism and critical thinking - and its foundation in philosophy.
We explore the nature of public debate and the rhetorical devises used by political leaders to subvert the process of effective thinking amongst the voting public.
And, of course, we talk about how an effective thought process can affect our lives – our personal relationships, our teams at work and the society we live in.
Peter brings this wonderful topic to life – he makes it accessible, intriguing and powerful. And he guides us in the steps we might take to improve our own thinking process.
Leading and developing their team is the core responsibility of anyone in a leadership position.
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast I speak with Chris Burton. Chris has been working with teams and training team facilitators for nearly 20 years.
Chris oozes passion and knowledge about team development.
He has a deep theoretical understanding of the phycology of developing, leading and participating in a team environment – and you’ll hear that oose out of him.
But just as importantly, Chris has a clear understanding that although it is lovely, rewarding, and it feels good to be part of a happy and healthy team – the only reason leaders and organisations spend time and money developing team culture is to improve the bottom line.
Healthy teams produce higher quality work. They are more efficient, collaborative and creative.
Everything Chris talks about is linked back to the work that a team does – the value they add to the organisation
Whether you’re in a formal leadership position or not – if you’re interested in understand a little more about the way teams work and how they can improve their performance, this is the episode for you.
Workplace bullying can be enormously destructive to a workplace and devastating for individuals.
But what exactly is bullying? How do we recognise it? What do we do about it? How can we prevent it?
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast Maureen Kyne – an expert in workplace behaviour –takes us through the working definition of bullying and talks about some of the industry’s in which bullying is most prevalent. She gives us tips on how to recognise it. And she helps us understand the impact it can have on us as people and on an organisation’s bottom line.
She also gives us some handy tips on what we, as leaders, can do to deal with it effectively and put measures in place that will prevent it from happening again.
Brendan Cannon is a former Wallaby. He spent time working as a TV rugby analyst and is now well into a corporate career. And to add to all of that, Brendan is a man who was born to be interviewed. With a great voice for radio, Brendan indulged my fascination with the inner working of life as a professional sportsman. He drew on his 10 years as a fulltime rugby player, reflecting on the lessons he learned about himself and life, leaders and team dynamics. He talked about his near death experience as a 19 year old, how it changed his approach to life and how he feels driving over the Storey Bridge. If you’re a rugby fan, or even just a fan of sports in general, this episode will fascinate you. If you have no interest in sport, you’ll love it too. Brendan is a high achiever who has a gift for extracting the lessons of life, rationalising them and putting them into new contexts. He gives wonderful insight into leading and being part of a healthy team environment. There's something for everyone in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast…enjoy!
Astrid Jonelynas is one of Australia’s brightest young innovators and entrepreneurs.
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast we talk about her recent tour of Sillicon Valley – what she saw, how it inspired her and the barriers she sees to Australia biting off its piece of the tech start up pie.
I ask her a whole bunch of old man questions about coding and we muse about the future of technology and the way it will change our lives.
But most of all, Astrid gives us tremendous insight into the way her generation - Millennials or Gen Yers - view the world and think about technology. She talks about what they have to offer workplaces and the value they can bring to organisations.
Ted Kwartler has worked across the spectrum of corporate America – from an iconic dot com success, to a hundred year old financial institution, to his current role in a VC funded start up.
Ted also happens to be someone who embodies the essence of Emotional Intelligence.
Listen in as someone with a gift for personal reflection and awareness of others talks about his leadership philosophy, the lessons he’s learned, his terrible mistakes and his hopes for the future in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast.
Resilience in leadership is the hot topic and in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast I ask why.
Why is resilience more relevant now than ever before? What is it? Can it be learned? How? And what can it mean for our lives?
Today’s guest answers all of those questions and more.
Stacey Copas is a key-note speaker, coach, author, and resilience consultant. And through her business, Resiliency for Results, she is in seriously high demand.
She is known for her direct and practical approach, and in this episode Stacey gives us a step-by-step guide for how to build resilience into our lives.
And if you think it sounds like a fairy tale –seeing negative events as an opportunity - you probably should know that Stacey is a quadriplegic.
And while she’s been through tough times, she now says that the accident she had as a 12 year old is the best thing that could have happened in her life.
Among many other things, it has given her clarity of purpose.
Stacey’s mission is to bring awareness of reliance to the world. She wants people to know that like any skill, resilience can be developed and she wants to teach us how to do it.
JV Crum is the man behind the Conscious Millionaire empire.
At 5 years of age he decided he wanted to be a millionaire and he told anyone who’d listen.
By 25 he’d made his first million…
…and then realised it hadn’t made him happy.
Thus began the quest for authentic professional and personal fulfilment.
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast, JV Crum shares his thoughts about wealth creation, creating the right business for you, living a virtuous live, motivating yourself and others and being part of a great team environment.
J V Crum III helps entrepreneurs grow six and seven figure conscious businesses that combine making high profits with making a positive impact. He is a speaker, coach, Huffington Post Columnist, and best-selling author of “Conscious Millionaire: Grow Your Business by Making a Difference.” He hosts the top-ranking Conscious Millionaire Podcast and is Founder of ConsciousMillionaire.com, a global coaching and wealth product business. He holds an MBA, JD, Masters in Psychology, and has built and sold successful companies.
Bob Katter has spent more than 40 years in state and federal parliament.
He was a long serving minister in Queensland’s notorious Bjelke-Peterson government.
He was one of the three independent MPs who held the fate of the Australian government in his hands during the 2010 hung parliament.
Bob Katter has styled himself as one of the most colourful, opinionated, passionate and controversial members of Australian public life.
His opinions are loathed by many and loved by just enough people to get him re-elected – at every single election since 1974.
This conversation is jam packed with passionate opinion and intimate stories about some of our country’s most controversial and colourful characters.
Bob speaks candidly about the leaders he admires and the philosophies that guide his thinking.
Depending on who you listen to, Bob is either a heroic defender of Australian tradition and values – or he’s a case study in cognitive bias gone wild.
You be the judge.
Michael Blucher talks about life inside the bubble of professional sport and the lessons about performance and personal growth we can all learn from the trails and tribulations of the stars of the athletic world.
Michael is an author, blogger, keynote speaker and professional advisor to high profile sports men and women and business leaders.
His latest book - Bubble Boys – takes readers into the strange world of professional sports – the highs and lows, the enticing trappings and the perilous pitfalls.
Michael has spent 28 years in and around professional sport - within the media, corporate partners and playing organisations.
He has relationships with some of the best-known names in Australia and he works with some of the biggest names you’ve not yet heard of.
He’s witnessed the shifting landscape of professional sport - the changing role of the mainstream media, the impact of social media, big money, the bright lights and the dark times.
In some ways this conversation is just two guys who love sport, gossiping about players past and present, incidents, achievements and falls from grace.
But there’s a serious thread to it. Talking with Michael opened my eyes to the complexity of a life played out in front of a crowd.
He gives us great insight into work he does through his company - The Third Half – giving people the support they need to ensure what they do in the office or on the sporting field does not define or limit them as a person.
He is a deep thinker about values, behaviour and the challenges we all face. And he gives some wonderful, practical advice that many of us can use to enrich our own lives.
I could literally have talked to Michael for hours. Absorbing. Salacious. Serious. And wise.
A good dose of sports talk and some serious links to the lessons we can all extract and inject into our own personal and professional journey.
If you enjoy listening to this conversation half as much has I did recording it, you’re in for a real treat.
Who is leading our democratic process?
Is it the media, the voting public, or the politicians we elect?
Here in Australia we’ve just found ourselves with a brand new prime minister – our 5th in five years.
It’s been a fascinating few years– powerful personalities and a revolving door of leadership.
It’s been nasty, divisive and hyper-partisan.
Whatever the changes have meant to you, we all have one thing in common – it's been incredibly interesting to watch.
Dr Stephen Harrington is the perfect person to chat with about all things politics, media and the future of the democratic landscape.
He has a PhD in philosophy, he’s a senior lecturer in journalism, media and communication at the Queensland University of Technology.
He’s the author of a book - Australian TV News: New Forums, Functions, and Futures.
And he has an incredible ability to make the weighty and often bland issue of political discourse relevant and thought provoking.
This is not just the story of Australia’s recent political theatre, this is the story of the changing relationship between the political class, the voting public and the media that connects them.
Prue Mackenzie is quite simply one of the most impressive people I have ever met.
Beneath her easy going manner and quick wit lies formidable intelligence, a wickedly competitive streak and lofty ambition.
Prue graduated from her commerce degree with honours and at the very top of the class.
At 29 she became a vice president at the global financial giant Credit Suisse.
She’s a Harvard Business School Graduate.
Currently she’s a vice president at Aurizon - Australia’s largest freight company.
All that is very impressive – especially when you consider that she’s only 35.
But as you know, being impressive isn’t enough to get you on the Team Guru Podcast.
The thing I most like about this chat with Prue is her keen awareness of herself as a person and as a leader.
In this episode you’ll hear her talk explicitly about her journey as a leader, what she’s learned from mentors, the value she places on being part of a team, her thoughts on learning about the theory of leadership, and the challenges she has faced putting it into practice.
This episode of the team guru podcast is custom built for anyone who wants to be inspired in their career, to pursue the best version of themself and to overcome the obstacles that might get in the way.
Johannes Fritzsch is a rockstar of the orchestral world.
Last year he finshed his tenure as the chief conductor of the Queensland Sympanthy Orchestra – where he oversaw the most challenging time in their long history – a merger with the Queensland philharmonic orchestra.
In his role as chief conductor he very much sees himself as a leader of people.
Johannes was born in Meissen East Germany. He grew up, was educated and began his professional career under communist rule.
This and his 35 years experience performing with orchestras and opera companies all over the world has shaped his approach to leadership.
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast Johannes gives us amazing insight into the way a professional orchestra puts together their performances and recruits their members.
But most of all – he takes us deep wthin is own personal philisophies on leading people and producing beautiful music.
Jason Maloni is a crisis communication expert.
Environmental disaster. Transportation accident. Celebrity mishap. Corporate take over.
Have you ever wondered about the type of thinking behind the response of a company, celebrity or nation when they find themselves in a sticky situation?
Chances are Jason Maloni is in the war room working it out.
Crisis communication is a specialised art and our guest on this episode of the Team Guru Podcast had been playing this pressure packed game for 25 years.
As well as some tantalising inside stories about major disasters you have heard of, Jason gives us some top tips about taking charge and communicating in tough times.
Boo Holmes is a modern day Lionel Logue – Geoffrey Rush’s character in The King’s Speech.
Except he’s a polite Englishman
A trained actor – who has of course appeared in The Bill – Boo now spends his time helping people master the art of communication with his company Speak the Speech
His clients include delegates from the United Nations, Formula 1 drivers, international cricketers, rugby league and union players, professional golfers, barristers and a host from the corporate world.
In the true spirit of the Team Guru Podcast, Boo masterfully brings to life the topic of public speaking and effective communication.
He gives us expert insight into the depth of the art of communication - a full body experience that defines the human experience.
If you’ve ever wanted to improve your communication skills, and become a more effective public speaker, this episode of the Team Guru Podcast is for you.
Are there any teams that work under greater pressure, for higher stakes, than an emergency department at a hospital?
Have you ever been part of a team that thinks the work it does is too important to ‘waste’ time thinking about the way its members interact – a team that thinks its technical skills and knowledge gives it immunity from having to think about human interaction?
Then this episode is for you.
Colin Myers carries the ultimate responsibility for hundreds of emergency patients everyday. He is the Executive Director of Critical Care across four hospitals. He is a specialist doctor with decades of experience.
He is a man enormously aware of himself as a leader and the power of effective teamwork.
In Colin’s world healthy leadership and team dynamics save lives – and he gives us an amazing insight into that world right here, in the third episode of the Team Guru Podcast.
Pat Howard has had a pretty incredible career. He played 20 tests for the Wallabies during a decade-long professional rugby career. He has been a first grade coach, a rugby administrator, a high performance director for Australian Rugby, a Chief Operating Officer for a property funds management group – and right now he’s the General Manager of Team Performance with Cricket Australia.
…and he’s learned a truckload along the way about how to manage himself and other people. He knows a thing or two about goal setting, decision making, dealing with pressure and working out what’s important in life.
Pat has consciously extracted lessons about life and leadership on every step of his journey – and he was only too happy to share them during this episode of the Team Guru Podcast.
Have you ever wondered how a professional rugby league team operates?
How do they develop a healthy team culture? What are the leadership habits of the game's top coaches?
In this episode Team Guru speaks to Steve Hooper. Steve has been on the strength and conditioning staff at the North Queensland Cowboys, Catalan Dragons, Queensland State of Origin Team and his current role at the Brisbane Broncos.
Steve talks about his role at the Broncos, how the players and staff go about preparing for a match - their routines and their performance philosophy.
He gives us some great insight into the way professional football teams develop their healthy team dynamics as well as the masterful approaches to leadership from some of the game's best coaches.