Rawthentic Leadership

Today’s first episode for 2024 is a little different. I recently launched my White Paper – The Social Factor – The Science Behind the Future of Effective People Leadership and today I present it to you in audio format, as some people prefer to listen than to read. The White paper introduces you, the listener, to the concept of Social Leadership. It opens with the big picture and the challenges fac...

Episode 40 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast is a conversation jam packed with wisdom from lived experience and deep reflections. My guest in conversation is Danielle Ballantine, CEO of Your Side Australia, a not-for-profit organisation specialising in providing total care for vulnerable Australians, in particular the elderly and disabled. Our chosen topic of conversation centres on a much-need...

Episode 39 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast is an insightful exploration into the world of Diversity and Inclusion in leadership, with a focus on Inclusion. My guest is D&I consultant Toby Mildon, who I worked with when he was working at the BBC.  Our conversation has many levels of depth and covers a broad area, which makes it the perfect resource for any manager or leader wanting to get...

Episode 38 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast is a must for anyone who is looking to find or further develop meaning and purpose in their lives, be it personal or professional. My guest, Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal, MBA Director at Macquarie University shares her extraordinary story of family tragedy and what it meant to become members of a cult-like organisation and the trauma that ensued....

Today I bring you part 2 of my conversation with Yaser Naseri, an Iranian refugee with a story to tell. Please, if you happen to have stumbled on this episode and have not listened to part 1 – head now to listen to Episode 36 then come back here and all will make sense. What an honour it was to listen to part 2 of Yaser Naseri’s story as a refugee from Iran, part 2 starting with the day he arrived...

In this episode, Yaseri Naser shares part one of his extraordinary journey of arriving in Australia from Iran.  There are no shownotes today, the story unfolds itself and all the wisdom is held in Yaser’s words Once you have listened to the story you may find this article of value https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-19/hopes-fade-for-asylum-seekers/3737376 #hope #resilience #humanity #survival #le...

Episode 35 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast is a conversation of both depth and with wisdom on the topic of service in leadership and with local government Councillor Sue Baker. Sue shares how she transitioned from a career in learning and development to representing the City of Frankston in local Government and how she drew on her years of experience in hospitality and training to serve her c...

Episode 34 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast is a must for anyone who either wants to improve their networking capability, doesn't like to network but realises that it can be good for business, or simply wants to listen to someone who is passionate about their purpose in life. Today I bring you an exceptionally practical and often funny conversation with Charlie Lawson, a networking and promoti...

Note to self, when in conversation with someone who epitomises humility in leadership, don’t expect them to talk about themselves in a hurry! Meet Matt Cameron, Rugby League CEO of the Penrith Panthers, and my latest guest in conversation for the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast. The Penrith Panthers are a professional rugby league team based in Western Sydney and they have been on an incredible jour...

Meet Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM, leader, board member, journalist and bestselling author of ‘Head & Heart : The Art of Modern Leadership’ and my most recent guest for the Rawthentic Leadership podcast. Kirstin’s diverse career, attitude to risk and passion for diversity and inclusion makes for an enriching and lively conversation about what modern day leadership is and means, the stereotypes that need...

Meet Jenny Steadman, Acting Director of Potential Project and my first guest in conversation for Season 3 of the Rawthentic Leadership Podcast. The topic of our conversation was, in my opinion, the perfect choice for the start of a new business year,  ‘The Essence of Mindfulness in leadership’. Here are some of the many topics we covered. You can listen to the podcast on all major platforms and th...

Today I bring you a conversation with a difference, it’s with me. Over the past few months I have been approached by listeners with the odd question and so the idea emerged to answer them in a podcast. I approached the wonderful Trent Rosen, Learning and Development manager of Canteen Australia and asked if he would interview me as he knew me a little from work we had done together pre covid but h...

Today I bring you a fascinating and insightful conversation with Michael Henderson, corporate anthropologist, culture expert and my latest guest in conversation for the Rawthentic Leadership podcast on ‘Leading with Culture’. Michael has overseen or supported over 300 company culture transformations in countries around the world and in many different sectors, and our conversation delivers fascinat...

Today I bring you a thought-provoking and sometimes challenging conversation with Dr John Demartini, an incredible man who has inspired, and challenged, thousands of people to recognise their full potential. Our chosen topic is ‘Leading with Values’ and we cover it from multiple perspectives, including how to shift values in your hierarchy and dealing with conflicting values in relationships. Our...

Today I bring you an inspiring conversation with Daniel Flynn, co-founder of Thankyou, a for profit social enterprise selling consumer products* where 100% of profits go to funding projects globally that are aimed at ending extreme poverty and owned 100% by a Charitable Trust. The topic for today’s conversation is ‘Leading with Purpose’ and Daniel shares his story from the very first moment he kne...

Today I bring you a a value-packed conversation with Debra Corey, Chief Pay it Forward Officer of DebCo HR that focuses on the critical subject of recognition. Debra is so generous in her storytelling and sharing of case studies and also offers advice on how to create a recognition program on a shoestring   Here are a few of the golden nuggets gleaned from our conversation:- Debra’s first bucket l...

A highly upbeat and practical conversation with Nikki Beaumont, CEO of recruitment specialists Beaumont People on the topic ‘Leading people before profit’.  Nikki has been approached frequently to share her experience of implementing a four day work week (pre pandemic), a gender neutral parental leave policy and to share the successes of Beaumont people in the charity sector and with their awards...

Today I bring you probably the most rawthentic conversation I’ve had the honour to be a part of since the podcast began. Our topic is ‘Leading with your Truth’ and my guest Steven Crane shares the sometimes brutal reality of life that takes every ounce of self-leadership to get through to the other side and thrive. Though raw and at times confronting, this conversation is filled with hope and opti...

Meet Jane Hemingway-Mohr, founder, CEO and Head Coach of Leading Edge Professional Development. Our conversation today centres on leadership in action, focusing on building leadership and high performing team capabilities in real time and in a very special environment. All will be revealed as you listen to this episode. Here are a few of the golden nuggets gleaned from our conversation:- Jane’s ea...

Today I bring you an open and warm conversation with Toni Powell, keynote speaker, wellbeing wonder worker, gratitude expert and self-confessed worrywart. Our conversation focuses on the power of gratitude, what life was like for Toni before she discovered gratitude and why it’s an essential leadership capability.   Here are some of the key areas we covered:- How Toni discovered the antidote to de...

Meet Yvonne and Alex Kelly - Founders of Glow Up Careers, an award winning Social Enterprise and one I am proud to be a part of. Our topic in conversation is Leading for Social Good and it was a conversation I found inspiring, uplifting and of significant importance for 21st Century leadership. Theirs is a mission is to empower everyone to have the career of their dreams no matter who they are or...

Today I bring you a conversation jam-packed with golden nuggets from Andrew Butow of Earth2Mars. Our topic of conversation is Leading Successful change and covers so many aspects of change ranging from inclusion through to the role of technology. Our conversation begins with Andrew sharing how his growing up in South Africa shaped his whole philosophy on change and a warning – if you don’t like sp...

Today I bring you a conversation filled with insight and humour with Kim Taylor of Ultimate Communicator. From the get-go Kim epitomises rawthenticity by sharing her leadership lessons from a personally challenging time and our conversation weaves from assertiveness to empathy to owing how we communicate and who we are as communicators. Enjoy Here are some of the nuggets gleaned from our conversat...

Today I bring you a reflective conversation with Leesa Tongoulidis of Human Art. Our topic of conversation is Human Centred Design (or HCD), something that Leesa has been practising way before it had a label. Our conversation begins with me asking Leesa for her definition of HCD so we can demystify it and she gives me a simple, highly memorable response.   Enjoy Here are a few of the golden nugget...

Today I bring you an engaging conversation (pardon the pun) with Peter Voskuilen, on the topic of engagement. Our conversation starts with an interesting story about how Peter came to join Rentokil-Initial, the company with which he’s IT Pacific Director and continues on with Pete sharing some golden nuggets on the topic of and his passion with – engagement. Some of the things we covered include:-...