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Your leadership journey will always be busy; make sure it’s productive too.
Do you have too much on your plate? Looking for ways to cut costs and boost productivity? Do you have 26 projects going at once? Ishan Galapathy shares his approach to solving these chronic workplace stressors.
Why you should listen: leadership skills for improving effectiveness
Qualify your problems before you set about solving them
Identify the four types of problems and how to resolve them
Ask better questions to solve complex problems
We explore leadership principles for tackling the right problems
Focusing on problem selection instead of problem solving
Ishan’s X-Ray vision when it comes to seeing potential productivity gains in systems
The distraction of technology as a false fix to productivity
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SHOWNOTES:
Ishan’s book recommendations:
Klaus Schwab - The Fourth Industrial Revolution
About Ishan Galapathy
Ishan has a wealth of knowledge in the field of Organisational Productivity, working across six countries for over two decades, for multinationals such as Kellogg’s and Arnotts.
In his last corporate role, Ishan was responsible for Operational Excellence in Asia Pacific for Kellogg’s and was part of the global team that developed its global Manufacturing Excellence program.
An industry expert in Team Productivity, speaker and author, Ishan has appeared on several media platforms sharing his knowledge on all things organisational productivity.
Renowned for his simplified techniques, Ishan helps businesses and teams to move from chaos to excellence through productivity improvement programs and frontline leadership development programs.
When he’s not working, you can find him playing backyard cricket with his sons or sipping a cup of coffee with his wife.
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E31 - Don’t live in your inbox! Interview with Dermot Crowley, productivity expert
E69 - Productivity hacks from the Master of Implementation, Peter Cook
E63 - Increase productivity by 37% with great workplace design - Interview with Alisa Moss
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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.