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Realistic optimism is a required leadership ability in uncertain times
What kind of leadership skills do you need to take a leap of faith? What strategies can you deploy when leading through massive uncertainty? What’s the most important thing to keep in mind when leading through change? Stuart Althaus is an experienced CEO and senior executive with a career that spans some forty years in the military, information and communication technology, and not for profit directorships. His hard-earned wisdom helps him to be an optimist even as we face down some of the biggest uncertainties of any generation.
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Why you should listen: practical leadership skills for the tough stuff
How to put certainty in to uncertainty
What you need to have in place when assessing the risks in chaos - an important leadership model
How to manage a passive aggressive employee - essential leadership skills
We explore leadership models for communication
How burning the boats is not the best way to lead and why being a measured risk taker is way more reassuring
The two-up, two-down communication strategy that has worked for centuries in the military and works just as well in contemporary business
The best pieces of advice always come back to looking after your people.
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SHOWNOTES:
Mentioned in the show:
Major General AB Stretton - read his amazing biography here.
Books by Stretton
The Furious Days: The relief of Darwin
About CEO Stuart Althaus
Leadership strategies for uncertain times with measured risk-taker, Stuart Althaus
Stuart is an experienced CEO, Senior Executive and Company Director specialising in Information Communications Technology (ICT), strategy and Defence. His career commenced as an Army Officer (full time and now part time) and continues after 40 years. Stuart’s background has spanned many successful and large international and domestic projects.
As the CEO of SME Gateway Stuart leads an exceptional team responsible for the collaboration and successful provision of services to Defence, Primes and Federal and State Government entities. This is achieved through leveraging the capability and expertise of its capable and diverse Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) member community. SME Gateway provides a Fundamental Input to Capability (FIC) to government but more specifically to Defence and the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) with many areas requiring niche skill sets.
Stuart plays a significant role in the greater ICT and Defence marketplace including an active role in the National Board for the Australian Industry Information Association (AIIA), the Chair for the ACT Australian Industry Defence Network (AIDN) and other special interest groups and industry bodies. His extensive experience and wide professional network have assisted in the forming of State and Federal Government policy, management of organisational direction and providing strategic advice for his clients.
Stuart on LinkedIn.
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Related Episodes on leadership strategies
E146 - Uncertainty in Coronavirus: Create a new normal with Barry Pogorel
E145 - Coronavirus: Make a decision today, change it later - with CEO Toni Pergolin
E106 - Make better decisions, less risk, more peace of mind - Interview with Bryan Whitefield
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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.