US Fighter Pilot Dominic ‘Slice’ Teich knows a thing or two about peak performance and, as a recovering workaholic, has had to intentionally reframe what success means in order to step off the ‘hamster wheel of achievement’. As well as being a full-time fighter pilot, Dom is an entrepreneur and publisher of the Single Seat Mindset series of books that shares leadership stories from the cockpits of 40 fellow pilots. These are combat proven strategies that can be leveraged by any peak performer and in this conversation, Dom shares his journey to Single Seat Wisdom and leadership lessons from the third dimension!
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Podcasts
299 Finding the leadership sweet spot with authors Anne and Heather Dranitsaris
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?
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, there’s no leadership without followership.
Read More298 Three megatrends for the future of leadership
Inspired by our Future of Leadership event we’re looking at the megatrends that will shape the future of leadership and considering the skills and perspectives we need for successful meta-modern leadership. In short, what are our buoyancy aids that will help us swim in the soup of uncertainty?!
From A.I. tools that will facilitate our creativity and curiosity to mastering and managing energy these are the leadership skills we need to maximise the opportunities we are being offered.
Read More297 Leadership principles for being (not doing) agile with Anthony Coppedge
Anthony Coppedge is a business transformation specialist with a background in sales and marketing who had a major ‘ah-ha’ moment while working at IBM and witnessing the software team’s agile approach to work. Now Anthony helps people leverage marketing agility with a focus on outcomes, not outputs. His pragmatic and people-centric approach is built around leaders who create safe environments for experiments, delegate in service of outcomes, and genuinely care about their teams. He wants the future of leadership to involve better questions and better listening, less stupid work and a lot more impact! In this episode he shares his insights into how that is achievable for all leaders.
Read More296 Mastering self-leadership with author and coach Daryl Urbanski
Buckle up for a wide-ranging conversation with author and business coach Daryl Urbanski! With an unconventional voice that cuts through the noise, Daryl has helped businesses to be more successful, published five books and studied the science of business success - and then studied the studies. (Very meta!) Acutely aware of the realities of business today and what the future of leadership might look like, he embraces technology from a foundation of people and connection and advocates for self-awareness above all else! Daryl shares where he thinks leadership of the future is heading and the work we will need to do to get there.
Read More295 Rachel Audigé’s leadership strategies for busting biases
Rachel Audigé is a bias buster! Working with organisations and teams, Rachel makes the invisible, visible by scanning for conscious and unconscious biases that create resistance to innovation and new ideas. Through her writing, speaking and facilitation, Rachel helps businesses take off their blinkers so they can imagine the future, plan for it and confidently lead the way towards it.
Read More294 Three Leadership Priorities for 2023
Welcome to the first episode of 2023! In this solosode I’m contemplating some big themes - from what does it mean to be Australian (or any nationality!) to the challenges we are facing down this year and the leadership priorities that will help us navigate them.
Read More293 Flipping the script - an interview with leadership futurist Zoë Routh
In this week’s solosode and final episode of 2022 we are reflecting on the year, across leadership books, podcasts, work and personal journeys along with the events that made the news and will continue to impact us in 2023. Let’s leverage what we have learned this year to create a roadmap for a better future.
Read More292 Leadership reflections and the trends to watch for in 2023
In this week’s solosode and final episode of 2022 we are reflecting on the year, across leadership books, podcasts, work and personal journeys along with the events that made the news and will continue to impact us in 2023. Let’s leverage what we have learned this year to create a roadmap for a better future.
Read More291 Nano bubbles - Nick Dyner’s leadership perspective on a better future
Nick Dyner and his company, Moleaer, are on a mission to unlock the power of water and help organisations and industries do more with less through pioneering nano bubble technology that has applications across food, energy and healthcare. In fact, identifying the opportunities for this technology and the humble H2O is one of Nick’s major leadership priorities as he seeks to build a wider understanding of how everything we use in our lives is either grown or mined - with water being the vital connector. Solving the problem of finite resources is front of mind for Nick as he scales the business, learning leadership lessons along the way, and drawing on his own deep belief that this is one bubble that is not going to burst.
Read More290 From ‘bossyboots’ to Buddhism - Wendy Nash’s mindful leadership journey
Wendy Nash has confronted many beliefs about herself in her leadership journey from corporate life to meditation coach. From considering herself an effective and empathetic communicator to convincing herself that a job was just about paying the bills, no stone has gone unturned in Wendy’s pursuit of balance and self-awareness. Having done the emotional work required to change entrenched habits, Wendy now helps others to do the same in life and leadership. In this episode she shares her mindfulness insights, provides examples of behaviours and biases to watch out for and reminds us that while it’s great to press play it’s also important to press pause and savour the kindness in our lives.
Read More289: Unsolvable problems and the real future of leadership with Phillip Ralph
There’s no going back to the old ways or days for leadership coach Phillip Ralph - in fact he’s impatient for the changes we need to see that will spearhead the future of leadership. For Phillip that progress includes embedding emotional intelligence early and broadly in organisations - no more waiting until someone is in a leadership position before they are developed.
It means leadership from anyone, anywhere - empowering people to take action where they are, to nudge the system instead of trying to dismantle it overnight. Phillip shares his leadership perspective on where we are going wrong, how not every problem needs a solution, the simple power of human connection and his ultimate vision for the future - organisations that are as smart as the people in them!
Read More288 David Mattin’s powerful questions to shape the future of leadership
What is universally human? What changes and what never changes? How does technology meet our human needs and what are the implications for businesses? These are the huge questions that occupy the mind and keyboard of David Mattin - founder of the New World, Same Humans newsletter that is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our planet, ways of living and working.
Reluctant to call himself a futurist, David writes, speaks and consults on the trends that are reshaping the human experience. He does this by balancing perspectives of the past, the present and possible futures to plot a way forward that is sustainable and equitable. David shares his thinking on the future of leadership, the decisions organisations need to be making and suggests a radical solution for reinvigorating democracies.
Read More287 Workforce changes need these two leadership skills
In this week’s solosode, we look at workforce trends that are shaping opportunities and threats for us as humans. The new workforce is networked creators! We will need these new leadership skills and perspectives to engage in this environment.
Read More286 Five shifts to make for leadership of the future
In this week’s solosode, we consider the shifts we need to make for leadership of the future. Changes are happening rapidly in the workforce, the workplace, and the world. These trends are causing us to reconsider fundamental values. These trends are causing us to EXPAND. Opportunities abound!
Read More285 Author and lecturer Alex Budak’s leadership principles for being a changemaker
Alex Budak believes we are all capable of leading positive change - no matter sector, seniority or stage of life. With an infectiously positive yet pragmatic outlook, Alex lectures, teaches, speaks and writes about the concept of ‘Changemakers’ - the people who not only identify pressing challenges but are willing to step up and take action. Recognising that we all have the potential for positive impact but face barriers along the way, Alex co-founded StartSomeGood.com - a platform to help people start projects that matter with partnerships, programs and early stage funding.
With his new book, Becoming a Changemaker, and his work with executives and organisations to embed 21st Century leadership principles, Alex shares his vision of what modern, inspiring leadership looks like and how we can all be part of a movement to make changes for the better.
Read More284 How to create an award-winning culture with Kapitol Group’s Alice Hanna
Alice Hanna is the People and Culture Manager at Melbourne based Kapitol Group, recent winner of a 2022 Best Place to Work award - the first time a construction company has ever topped the list. Kapitol’s award winning culture is no accident and Alice has leveraged her people, culture and psychology background to evolve a feedback rich workplace that is challenging industry norms. Driven to leave places better than she found them, throughout her career Alice has gravitated towards traditionally male-dominated industries where she has championed diversity, normalised the conversation around mental health and leveled-up leadership skills around self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Alice shares how she approaches the challenges of male dominated industries with optimism, making small changes that have a big impact.
Read More283 Sailing into the hurricane - Manley Hopkinson’s unique leadership journey
Compassion is what motivates Manley Hopkinson. He sailed a crew into a hurricane and not only lived to tell the tale but emerged with his team of amateur sailors stronger, more confident and more determined than ever. A born adventurer, Manley has served in the British Navy and the Hong Kong Police, skippered a crew in the world’s toughest yacht race and won the first skiing race to the Magnetic North Pole. But he is not drawn to these experiences for the accolades. Manley is compelled to create teams capable of achieving great things - turning those first time sailors into fearsome mariners for example - and does this through first understanding each individual and their motivations. Manley is the author of Compassionate Leadership: How to Create and Maintain Engaged, Committed and High-Performing Teams and in this episode, shares why leadership starts with self-compassion, gaining commitment and aligning interests.
Read More282 Three insights for leading change and creativity
In this week’s solosode, we address three big questions: What stops us from bringing our full selves to life and being more creative? How much is enough? And what kind of world are we facing? There are social conditions and leadership mindsets that hamper us that we can address. I share big ideas for everyday leadership.
Read More281 What is the future of food? A leadership challenge with Food Futurist Tony Hunter
Tony Hunter is a Food Futurist and Strategic Foresight consultant grappling with one of humanity's most pressing problems: how to sustainably and equitably feed our growing global population (projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050). This is also a major theme in my new novel The Olympus Project so I was especially excited to hear Tony’s worldview. Through his work Tony has become convinced about the potential of agrifood tech to be part of the solution - leveraging both technology and changing food habits to reduce the reliance on land and water in food production and to support widespread food self-sufficiency. Tony has seen firsthand what the technology is capable of achieving and believes the future of food lies in dissolving the divide between traditional and technological food production, opening minds, hearts (and mouths!) to a reimagining of where our food comes from and why. This points to some fascinating leadership challenges from rethinking relationships with traditional competitors to truly tapping into next generation customer desires.
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