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The most important leadership principle: be a good human
Every business has a particular context that requires a different approach to leadership. But there are leadership principles that are true for all. Barnie Van Wyck has led businesses in South Africa, the UK, and Australia and has an enormous treasure trove of experiences from which to draw useful insights. Through it all he is sustained by his commitment to others and community. In this uplifting interview discover his secrets to doing leadership well, in the toughest of circumstances.
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Why you should listen: distinctions to build your leadership mindset
Learn Barnie’s four leadership principles
Stop trying to save the day and start listening to how you can help instead
How to balance delivering on KPIs, fostering great corporate culture, and providing opportunities for team members to grow, without burning out along the way
We explore leadership frameworks that stand the test of time and stress
The Stockdale paradox as a useful paradigm for navigating a pandemic’s uncertainty
The people challenges that come up time and time again to test your leadership skills: communication, mismatch of beliefs, and a failure to experience growth opportunities
What to stop doing to get more done: doing other people’s jobs for them
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SHOWNOTES:
Books mentioned:
Stockdale paradox in Good to Great by Jim Collins
Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning
About CEO Barnie Van Wyck
Leadership principles with CEO Barnie Van Wyk
Barnie is the Chief Executive Officer of St Vincent de Paul Canberra/ Goulburn, and is on the board of directors of charities and housing companies providing transitional and affordable accommodation. Barnie formerly held executive positions in public, private and not for profit entities.
A native from South Africa he started his career as a Barrister and after managing financial services companies decided to call Australia, and Canberra in particular home in 2003. Married to a Wonder Woman called Annette and two awesome children, Reon (23) and Ane (20).
His family has been actively involved in supporting marginalised members of the community since childhood and he has been involved in counselling, managing and arranging charity events, food and accommodation drives, youth camps and coaching among other activities most of his life.
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E145 - Coronavirus: Make a decision today, change it later - with CEO Toni Pergolin
E17 - CEO Lifeline, Carrie Leeson: Compassion Trumps Competition
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About your podcast host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.