Success leaves clues, as they say. Mike Goldman has made it his life’s work to work with leaders and teams to help them be successful. He has distilled this wisdom into his latest book, Breakthrough Leadership Teams, and shares his insights with us on the podcast.
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175 How to overcome your leadership challenges with Dr Alan Watkins
How we do leadership needs to change dramatically, now. The rate and pace of change is creating all sorts of quandaries for business leaders. The pandemic accelerated all of it. What do we need to do? In this far reaching and amazing interview, neuroscientist Dr Alan Watkins walks us through cutting edge approaches to solving our trickiest problems.
Read More174 Leadership strategies to improve diversity and inclusion with Stephen Frost
We are wired to be wary of the unfamiliar: it helps us to stay safe. When this wariness goes unchallenged, it can turn into unhelpful bias. Sometimes this bias can be deadly, as shown by the rates of incarceration and death in custody of aboriginal people. To unwind bias, we need to address the systems that perpetuate it. Expert Stephen Frost has some simple and powerful ways to do just that.
Read More173 Leadership lessons from Antarctica with Rachael Robertson
Imagine being around the people you worked with 24 hour/7, for 12 months on an ice station. People could very easily drive you nuts and get under your skin! Imagine you are the leader - how do you keep the powder keg of tension going up in smoke? Station Leader Rachael Roberston shares her key insights on leadership and people in this fun and fascinating interview.
Read More172 The importance of empathy in leadership with Sharon Tuffin
You’d be hard pressed to find a more composed and humble leader than Sharon Tuffin, CEO of Karralika, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation service. Challenged by a coach to align values and behaviour in all aspects of her life, Sharon ended up serving on the Board of Karralika, then became staff, then CEO. She gravitated towards the values of the place, and helped consolidate her own in doing so. In this interview be inspired by Sharon’s no frills insights into leadership and the tough stuff.
Read More171 Leadership lessons from a global pandemic with Dr Audrey Tang
Dr Audrey Tang is a Chartered Psychologist, mindfulness expert, and a completely joyful bundle of energy! As a fellow people stuff expert, we took a deep dive into cool stuff like shadow work, how to develop self awareness, and leadership insights from Covid-19. A must listen.
Read More170 The leadership qualities that are important to Cameron Schwab
Cameron Schwab grew up around footie. It’s all he ever wanted to do - run a football club. At the age of 24 he became the CEO of Richmond Football Club, and his real education began. 25 years as CEO, including at other clubs Melbourne and Fremantle, with the ups and downs in public life (like getting sacked), Cameron knows a lot about failure and rising again. He has struggled with mental health, parenting a transgender kid, and more recently, getting through cancer. His is a life of leadership deeply layered, rich and textured. Enjoy!
Read More169 Culture is the number one leadership responsibility for James Bergl
James Bergl is the VP of Sales for APAC at Datto, an IT service provider. I was curious about how a sales professional goes about becoming a team leader who builds an awesome culture - what are the shifts and insights required? What are the key mindsets of a sales professional and how can that be leveraged into leadership? James shares some awesome practical insights from his experience building a team from zero to 80 in just a few short years.
Read MoreCanberra leadership expert Zoe Routh on how to deal with office politics
How do you handle the irritating and problematic behaviours in the workplace? We take a dive under the surface at what causes the Four Devils of People Stuff from my latest book of the same name, and what we can do to reduce the likelihood of triggering them.
Read More168 The importance of kindness in leadership with Rory Byrne
Former CEO of Seafood and Maritime Training, Rory Byrne, has simple leadership approaches: be kind, listen more, and don’t be too hard on yourself. In an industry that can be volatile and complex, these simple approaches have proven to be the best way to handle complex people stuff. In this interview we unpack the nuance of these approaches and see how difficult it is to ‘do simple’.
Read More167 Leadership insights from the tertiary sector wtih VC Nick Klomp
How do you lead culture when you have 16 campuses across five different states, 2500 full time staff and 16,000 more students? It’s a tough gig! In this highly energising interview, Vice Chancellor of CQ University, Nick Klomp, shares his insights on what you need for great leadership, how to measure and monitor culture, what he does daily to connect, and what he finds the toughest in leadership.
Read More166 The leadership skills you need in a crisis with David Inall
Remember the Live Export expose on Four Corners in 2011? Imagine being the CEO of the Cattle Council and handling the fallout. That was David Inall, today’s guest. In our conversation he shares his insights from leadership in agripolitics and agvocacy across the meat, milk, and eggs industry.
Read More165 Surprising leadership lessons with Adrian Armitage
What can you learn from a 6 foot 7 ex-KGB agent? Adrian Armitage shares his experience with said ex-KGB dude turned educator. It turns out that Russian culture has its norms, just like Australian culture, and they are not all that dissimilar. With leadership roles around the world, and now as Executive Officer of the Australian Medical Students’ Association with some 250 staff and 17,000 members, Adrian, has a wealth of insight he shares generously in this interview.
Read More164 The leadership mindset that has worked for 30 years with Martin Fisk
How much experience do you need in order to drop the impostor syndrome? CEO of Menslink Martin Fisk shares his three decades of leadership and answers the question this way, “do the best you can with what you’ve got’. I loved this interview! Martin has a unique perspective born of humility and deep conviction in his work. Enjoy the fabulous insights from culture to success to mental health.
Read More163 The best leadership principles work anywhere with Barnie Van Wyk
Every business has a particular context that requires a different approach to leadership. But there are 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.
Read More162 Leadership attributes needed for calm under pressure with Jenny Kitchin
Working in government and the social services sector, CEO of Woden Community Service Jenny Kitchin has seen a lot when it comes to people stuff. Then, just when she thought she had seen it all, something horrendous happened. How does a leader deal with surprising behaviour? How do we deal with generational gaps? How do we stay calm and composed when our staff want to see us raw and vulnerable? Jenny shares wonderful insights on how to tread in these interesting lines.
Why you should listen:
What to do in a crisis that helps us to stay calm and centered, and our teams too
How to share vulnerability without losing control or respect
How to balance material business outcomes with values of care and compassion
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Read More161 The leadership skills needed to build trust with Edwina Hayes
One of the toughest things to deal with is people who are resistant and do not trust you or your role. CEO of Regional Development Australia for the Murray region, Edwina Hayes, shares her astute people stuff skills to showcase how you can win people over.
Why you should listen:
How to avoid a big mistake when it comes to trying to get buy-in
How to build connection with people who are highly resistant
How to shift a negative status quo by creating positive new experiences
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Read MoreCanberra based leadership expert Zoe Routh on personality conflicts
Have you got people on your team who just don’t seem to get along? They’re at each other’s throats? They rub each other up the wrong way? It’s easy to think it’s a personality conflict. The problem with THAT is that it makes us feel helpless: “Oh well, that’s just the way they are.” The truth is more complex. The good news is that we can get beyond these challenges to build a better team, even with different personalities.
Why you should listen:
How the crisis in leadership is making things hard for leaders
Avoid the big mistake leaders are making in staff conflicts
3 Myth-busters when it comes to handling “personality conflicts”
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Read More160 Leadership skills for a successful start up with Karen Porter
Divorced with 5 kids, and launching a startup, Karen Porter thinks that there are a lot easier things to do than run a business. Nine years later her business is worth 7 million plus, and she has a boatload of experience about what works and what doesn’t. She has very practical tips on what it takes to work through the tough bits of business.
Why you should listen:
How sharing problems helps the team step up and buy in
How to balance compassion for someone you fire and looking after the business
Why getting to know your numbers is a game changer
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Read More159 Top leadership principles learnt from recruitment with Sarah Rajic
80% of people leave their jobs because of a poor manager. So says recruitment specialist, Sarah Rajic, co-founder of Capital Recruit and Staff Check, who has spoken to thousands of employers and candidates. She has seen when it goes right, and when it goes wrong. How do we make it better and unwind that terrible statistic?
Why you should listen:
How to set up team members for accountability and ownership of their own targets
Why communication and expectation management is the secret ingredient to sorting out issues before they escalate
How to keep developing as a business leader through expanding perspective
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