Leadership Decanted

Send us a message! Leadership development takes time. Sometimes it's a painstaking process where the results couldn't come fast enough, teasing us with the smallest of incremental results. But what if you could find a way to short-circuit that protracted process and see results sooner? And what if it wasn't just about improved speed? What if you could also unlock a number of leaders...

Send us a message! We want to stop talking about Covid. We really do. But it seems this pesky virus isn't done with us just yet. In this instalment of our Cheeky Half episodes, KG and Paul talk about how the persistence of Covid has shaped leadership responses, especially as many organisations are now negotiating with their people to return to their respective offices - even if for only a por...

Send us a message! Leadership is a tough gig at the best of times. And sometimes it's even harder than that! This is especially true when, having delivered a message to our teams or colleagues, we find ourselves having to rescind, and maybe even replacing it with a contradictory message. What's it like when you have to 'recant' a previous message? How can leaders maintain trust...

Send us a message! When it comes to understanding the impact and effectiveness of our leadership style, there's a fine line between confidence and delusion. In this instalment of our Cheeky Half episodes, KG and Paul discuss ways of getting a better handle on both, your leadership style and its effectiveness in your context, whatever that might be. To that end, we take a brief look into the r...

Send us a message! What does it take to write a book about one's Leadership journey and some of the tools that helped you along the way? Furthermore, how can you make those experiences and expertise resonate for a broader audience? We're glad you asked! Whilst in the grip of a delectable Tyrrell's 2006, Vat 1 Semillon , Paul unpacks KG's own literary journey in writing " 1...

Send us a message! As practicing leaders, sometimes it's a struggle to simply get out of bed, let alone contemplate the day ahead, with all the pressures leadership might bear down on us.   In this 'Cheeky Half' conversation Paul & KG explore some possible reasons why we might feel this way every now and again (or sometimes on quite a regular basis). How might we approach such f...

Send us a message! *(Formerly titled, "Leadership has no gender...") In this episode Paul & KG are excited to have Reyna Matthes as our conversational guest. Reyna is a Founding Director of Executive Central . But above all else, she is deeply passionate about building leadership capability for women. During the discussion, however, it becomes very clear that Reyna's passion for...

Send us a message! We've all heard it before: the 'great' managers versus leaders debate.    In this 'Cheeky Half' conversation Paul & KG try to dismantle the stubbornly persistent myths around what they consider to be a highly unproductive approach to thinking about management and leadership practices. And Paul gets rather worked up!    We'd love to hear what you...

Send us a message! Two middle aged guys harping on about leadership may be interesting to some, but clearly that is never going to be enough. If Leadership Practice is in any way forward looking, surely we need to look to those who are nipping at our heels. What do today's youth think of Leadership? What do they expect of those who claim to lead? And how do they aspire to practice leadership...

Send us a message! Do you prefer to lead with your 'Head' or with your 'Heart'? That's the conversation in the first instalment of our 'Cheeky Half' edition of Leadership Decanted ! We'd love to hear what you thought of this conversation. Is this a topic worth pursuing in one of our longer monthly episodes? Please let us know through either of the options be...

Send us a message! Sometimes a month between Leadership Decanted episodes feels like a long time between drinks, doesn't it?! To ease the anxiety KG & Paul will regularly be sharing some of their unfinished thoughts and ideas. Think of them as incomplete thought bubbles. By doing so we want to give our listeners a sense of how we process our ideas and how we come to choose our topics and...

Send us a message! In this episode Paul and KG are taken even deeper into the realms of Deep Listening. This is the final leg of a two leg journey, where we discover the Five Levels of Listening, and why they matter. They continue to be guided [virtually] on this journey by Oscar Trimboli - author, speaker, creator and presenter of the Apple award winning podcast, "Deep Listening." We ho...

Send us a message! This month's episode is a little different. Join Paul and KG as they are taken on a quest to the realms of Deep Listening. In this first leg of a two leg journey we set the scene by understanding a few broad principles and getting to the bottom of why deep listening is not just a courtesy, but a critical component of meaningful leadership practice. They are guided [virtuall...

Send us a message! Professor Michael Anderson joins us over a few glasses of wine to talk about his research and work in the areas of education and how some of the ideas, concepts and frameworks might be relevant to leadership practice. As usual, our conversation is helped along by a delicious bottle of wine. This time it's a 2004 Giaconda, Pinot Noir . We'd love to hear what you thought...

Send us a message! Paul & KG thought it might be an interesting exercise to synthesise their experience of Leadership in 2021 by choosing one word that, at least for them, best represents how they believe Leadership practice showed up throughout the year. As usual, our conversation is helped along by a delicious bottle of wine. This time it's a 2017 Running Horse , Hunter Valley Shiraz ....

Send us a message! When you hear or read the word "POT", what pops into your head?!? Yeah, figured as much. In this episode KG and Paul pull apart this little word to reveal a powerful acronym, and one worth remembering for anyone striving to stay focused in their Leadership practice. As usual, our conversation is helped along by a delicious bottle of wine. This time it's a 2001 Pic...

Send us a message! KG and Paul return after an unplanned hiatus to gently shine a spotlight on themselves. What does it take to persevere in the midst of adversity, serious or otherwise, to keep a passion project like this podcast going? How might looking through a slightly different lens help us understand leadership, and how we might lead ourselves, a little more? Join us over a delicious glass...

Send us a message! Yes, after a Covid induced absence we are back with a vengeance. Well, that's what we're promising, anyway. Thank you for your patience as you waited, device in hand, refreshing your podcast feed every few minutes. As of next week, we hope it will have been worth the wait! Are there any leadership topics you'd like us to discuss (or perhaps other books or podcasts...

Send us a message! Naomi Nash, from New River Leadership, joins us as our very first guest on Leadership Decanted . Over a bottle of wine we discuss the idea that leadership is, first and foremost, an action, and how that concept may inform our understanding of how we might exercise a more effective and transformative leadership practice. Today we really enjoyed a bottle of De Bortoli Rutherglen C...

Send us a message! Over the allure of a good bottle of red Paul & KG discuss some of the ideas in Brene Brown's 2018 book, " Dare to Lead: Brave work. Tough conversations. Whole hearts. " Grab yourself a glass of your favourite beverage and dare to join us in the conversation. Today our wine of choice was a 2003 Setanta  Black Sanglain Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon . Sláinte...

Send us a message! The old nature vs nurture question raises its controversial head as Paul & KG tackle the thorny question of whether leadership is something we're born with, or a skill we can learn. Over a bottle of wine, of course. Today's tipple of choice was a 2002 Castagna  'Genesis' Syrah . Sláinte! Disagree or agree with anything we've said? How wrong are we?!?...

Send us a message! What did we notice in 2020 about leadership in our own lives, our communities, our nations and around the globe? Paul  & KG share a glass of wine as they reflect on a year like no other. We kick this podcast off with a 2018 Tulloch  Cabernet Sauvignon . Sláinte! Disagree or agree with anything we've said? How wrong are we?!? Are there any leadership topics you'd li...

Send us a message! Happy hour with a difference. Two friends talk about all things leadership over a nice bottle of wine. Come join us! BYO. Are there any leadership topics you'd like us to discuss (or perhaps other books or podcasts that might set us straight!)? Maybe you'd like to recommend a favourite wine! Whatever tickles your fancy, we'd love to hear from you!! Please reach ou...