Leading Generous Teams

What advice would you give a humanitarian leader who’s in the thick of change? A leader who spends their days seeking and promoting human welfare, bringing aid to those in need, alleviating suffering, and maintain and protect human dignity.  That’s some pretty heavy stuff. And yet, that’s who Bec Ridings, Organisation Development Lead of Red Cross, supports on a daily basis. We went deep with Bec...

What happens when you lead a team that delivers 86 million meals to charities across Australia every single year? You quickly learn how to set boundaries and personal policies.  That’s what I discussed with Brianna Casey, CEO of FoodBank on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.  Brianna is the CEO of Foodbank Australia, the country’s largest hunger relief organisation. Brianna joined Foodb...

Detachment gets a bad reputation. People assume it means caring less. But as we learned from our conversation from David Ritter, CEO of GreenPeace Australia Pacific , detachment can bring the perspective you need to focus on making the most impactful decisions. That’s what I discussed with David on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week. David leads a talented and determined team campaigning...

For system reform and social change, there are two types of boundaries you need to understand. The ones that you can push for better outcomes. And just as importantly, the ones you need to set for yourself. No one knows this better than Nada Nasser, State Director - NSW/ACT/VIC of Mission Australia. And this is what we talked about on this week’s Leading Generous Teams podcast. In her role at Miss...

How do you keep your team motivated when the work never ends? Welcome to Leading Generous Team s. A podcast dedicated to making leadership easier.  We bring you insights from leaders who are having an impact where  resources are stretched,  resilience is constantly tested,  and the social issues and opportunities are never ending. Hosted by Clare Desira, CEO of the Top Five Movement . Top Five Mov...

Life Without Barriers is one of Australia's largest charitable organisation and supports around 25,000 people each year in the areas of disability support, aged care, mental health drug, and alcohol services, services for refugees and people seeking asylum and support for some of Australia's most vulnerable children, young people and families in the child protection system in out of home...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. In this episode Tanya Armstrong , General Manager at Launch Housing, talks about refuelling team resilience when the work feels very, very hard.   Launch provide high quality housin...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. In this episode we chat with Ben Schramm from Cube Group  about why investing in a growth mindset pays off. As founder and managing partner of Cube Group, a purpose-driven consultan...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. In this episode we caught up with Damian Griffis, CEO at First Peoples Disability Network Australia. Damian is a descendant of the Worimi people of the Manning Valley in New South W...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. In this episode we caught up with Michelle Murphy, from Ambulance Victoria shares resilience lessons from the frontline. As an award recognised paramedic who’s work both in the fron...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. In this episode we caught up with Simon Griffiths, CEO of Who Gives a Crap. You're likely to know this Aussie brand that sells good looking, forest friendly toilet paper, paper...

One of the biggest concerns for leaders in community organisations is the wellbeing of their staff. From Top Five Movement, this is the Leading Generous Teams podcast and I'm Claire Desira. As the founder of the Top Five Movement , I've worked with thousands of leaders across 40 countries, and I've seen how exciting it is to lead teams, but also how challenging it can be, let alone...

In our sixth bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.   In this episode, Clare shares:  A waiting zone that we often don't realise we're stuck in  A few things Clare has learnt in almost 20 years working in this space  Three ways to get out of the...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. Today we talk to Rhian Miller, who heads up AIME's programs across 6 countries.  AIME (formerly Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) is now bridging the gap across the w...

In our fifth bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.   In this episode, Clare explores:  An approach for when we're so close to burn out - it's not holidays! How we can support our teams to not reach burn out in the first place A five part model...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. Today we talk with Michael Graham, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). As a heads up this episode includes a mentioned of self-harm, suicide and drug use. Please...

In our fourth bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.   In this episode, Clare shares:  A common myth about "finding our purpose"  A personal story about finding purpose during challenging times An easy framework + reflection questions for bringi...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. Today we talk to Ronni Kahn, accidental activist and CEO of food rescue charity Oz Harvest.   In this episode Ronni generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental hea...

In our third bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.   In this episode, Clare shares:  A common behaviour loop for change A personal story about pandemic change Three reflection questions to support you when you're next stuck on a treadmill of "b...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. Today we talk to Jane Hill, CEO of Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA).  In this episode Jane generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental health, mindset + resilience ...

In our second bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, well being and mental health and extend this to their teams.   In this episode, Clare shares:  Our most common coping mechanisms for stress. A personal story about standing at the stress crossroads. Her belief that positive thinking is boring and what to try inst...

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. Today we talk to Caroline Liuzzi, CEO of Creative Art Therapy Australia (CATA). In this episode Caroline generously shares what she is doing to support her own mental health, mindse...

In our first bonus episode, host Clare Desira, expands on opportunities for generous leaders to proactively build their own resilience, wellbeing and mental health and extend this to their teams.   Clare shares:  Questions to help us understand and challenge our picture of mental health. An overview of the mental health spectrum or continuum Reasons leaders may seek mental health proactively Five...

Welcome to the first episode of Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support. Today we talk to Mat Tinkler, the Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and International Programs at Save the Children. In this episode Mat generously shares what he is doing to support...

One of the biggest concerns for leaders right now is the well being of their own teams. It’s a significant emerging issue, especially in the social sector. We want to help, so we’re partnering with Australia's leading community news organisation, Pro Bono Australia, on a podcast that will be launching on 1st September. I’m excited to host the podcast and speak with incredible social sector le...