Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard are a mother-daughter team with an incredible backstory and a refreshing approach to leadership that blends psychology with systems to advance the potential of individuals, teams and organisations. Together they have co-authored three books, most recently So, You Think You Can Lead?
Anne and Heather’s relationship is unique (you’ll have to listen to find out why!) and makes their professional collaboration even more remarkable. The synergy of Anne’s developmental psychology background and Heather’s systems thinking and transformation expertise enables them to help executives - and especially emerging and entrepreneurial leaders - do and be better. In this episode they share the bad habits even good leaders can fall into, shine a light on a fundamental leadership principle for the hybrid world, remind us that leaders cannot, and should not, be all things to all people and, perhaps most importantly, that there’s no leadership without followership.
We need astute and attuned leadership
Why you should listen: leadership traps to avoid
Leadership hubris versus permissiveness
We explore: leadership principles for high performance
Get comfortable being uncomfortable in your leadership
Mastery of task and expectation is a leadership priority
Get the leadership development you need to succeed
Key moments
An incredible story of connection [2:50]
Personal resilience in a time of chaos [7:00]
So, You Think You Can Lead (book) [12:00]
The leadership non-negotiables [23:00]
Systems design and skill development [25:00]
Bad leadership habits [30:00]
Intentional check-ins post COVID [36:00]
All things to all people is not a leadership strategy [45:00]
About Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard
Anne and Heather are on a mission to provide an authentic, enlightened, meaningful, and powerful approach to human development. They are accomplished coaches, mentors and speakers and together host the Dismantling Dysfunction podcast. Their latest book, So, You Think You Can Lead is out now and offers a step-by-step framework for developing leadership competencies and mastering the complexities of leading people.
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is a leadership futurist, podcaster, and multiple award-winning author. She works with leaders and teams to navigate future horizons.
She has worked with individuals and teams internationally and in Australia since 1987. From wild Canadian rivers to the Australian Outback, and the Boardroom jungles, Zoë is an adventurist! She facilitates strategy and culture sessions with audacious teams.
Zoë's fourth leadership book, People Stuff - Beyond Personality Problems: An advanced handbook for leadership, won the Book of the Year at the Australian Business Book Awards in 2020. Her fifth book is a near future science fiction dystopian novel, The Olympus Project.
Zoë is the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast, dedicated to asking “What if…?” and sharing Big Ideas on the Future of Leadership.
Zoë is an outdoor adventurist and enjoys telemark skiing, has run six marathons, is a one-time belly-dancer, has survived cancer, and loves hiking in the high country. She is married to a gorgeous Aussie and is a self-confessed dark chocolate addict.