Mick Spiers is the founder of The Leadership Project and the author of You’re a Leader: Now What? where Mick brings to fruition his passion for modern leadership that is a match for our fast-paced world. From a first career in aerospace defence where he learnt the good, the bad and the ugly of leadership and culture, Mick moved into urban mobility and had a life changing epiphany: it didn’t matter how stress free the commute was if most people were spending most of their time in jobs they didn’t love for leaders they didn’t believe in.
Does your corporate culture treat people like they matter?
How had we got it so wrong and how could we do it better? These were questions Mick sought to answer with his research, writing, coaching and training in human-centred leadership. In this episode Mick shares the experiences that have contributed to his leadership philosophy and offers strategies for flipping our traditional notions of organisational design on its head.
Why you should listen: drill down on your leadership philosophy
What does a modern leadership mindset look like for you?
We explore liberating leadership experiments
Could holacracy help your corporate culture amplify talent?
A leadership perspective on the human needs that drive us all
Leadership strategies for empowering people to say ‘no’
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About Mick Spiers:
Author of You’re A Leader: Now What? Mick Spiers shares leadership tips for great corporate culture.
Mick Spiers is the Founder of the Leadership Project and host of The Leadership Project podcast. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as an industry-leading executive and thought leader in the world of urban mobility, leading multiple global business units and brands for multinational companies.
Mick’s ultimate goal is to create a world where people have purpose and meaning in their work; where people feel that their opinions are valued; and ultimately feel that they matter.
His latest book is You’re A Leader Now What?
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*Special mention*
Mick is a huge fan of Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers, and a previous guest on the podcast. Check out the interview with Liz here: 207 Leadership skills for developing others with best selling author Liz Wiseman
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About your podcast host, 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.