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Tech success is all about the people stuff
It’s fabulous to meet engaging people like Simon. His straightforward manner and humility has a big gravitational pull. Some quotes that stick out for me in the interview:
“In the end it’s all about people.” This was in response to what makes great leadership.
“The secret to Boundless Teams is finding the right balance on developing individuals, creating learning and growth opportunities for the team, and achieving the business goals.” It’s a balance between task and people.
“It’s easy to be the leader you want to be when things are going well. It’s much tougher to be the leader you want to be when things go wrong. That’s where I focus my growth edge.” Keeping composure and focus in tough times is the real test of leadership.
Why you should listen: leadership under pressure is how you grow
How to create and maintain a high performing team, a boundless team, when you are on the leading edge of IT development
Challenges ahead for the ICT sector
3 books that changed his perspective on life, work, and leadership
Leadership strategies for finding the balance between people and tasks
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Shownotes:
Books Simon mentioned:
Steven Pressfield - Do the Work
Scott Pape - The Barefoot Investor
About Simon Julian:
SitePoint GM and Head of Business Simon Julian shares leadership strategies for finding balance and growth
Simon is the General Manager and Head of Business at SitePoint, Melbourne. Founded in 1999, SitePoint is for web professionals, by web professionals: developers, designers, programmers, product creators and entrepreneurs alike. The company has 21 employees across Melbourne, Manila, and San Francisco, with an additional 450 contractors globally. Simon is an experienced leader and manager with a wide background in business management and leadership, start-up, publishing and blockchain business and tech, product management and strategy, business and partnership development and more. He's worked for some very interesting companies like Spin Communications and Lonely Planet. He's a key talent in the startup and tech space and has been a judge at the IAwards - which recognises the achievements and innovation made in ICT across all facets of the economy.
Check out SitePoint here.
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Related episodes on people stuff:
E178 - How to have high trust in remote teams with CEO Faith Rees
E160 - How to go from startup to 7 figures with CEO, Karen Porter
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About your 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 staff 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.