The Inner Chief

In this episode, we meet  Dr Carmel Harrington, Executive Sleep Guru on the myths and factors that drive sleep for optimal health, joy and performance.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/140   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Dr Harrington has been working in the world of sleep for nearly 20 years. A former lawyer and educator, she has a PHD in Sleep Medicine fro...

Our topic today is Strategy and Project Reviews with the AAR Method (The After Action Review Method). For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/139 Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Ali Terai, Founder & CEO of Future Golf on turning lemons into lemonade, business gestation and value exchange.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/138   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Ali founded Future Golf , a passion-driven business launched with less than $200 and a Facebook post, which is now one of Australia's fastest growing star...

In this episode, we meet Liz Nicol, Co-Founder Safetyworks and Board Member on Leading Safety Change, 20 years of business ownership and how to get on a board.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/137   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Liz is Co-owner and Director of SafetyWorks Group , one of Australia's foremost providers of safety culture change solutions for pe...

In this episode, we meet Janine Shepherd AM, Resilience and Motivation guru on Cultivating gratitude, the 12 Pillars of Resilience and healing through laughter.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/136   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Janine was an Australian cross country skier, when in 1986, while training for the Winter Olympics on her bike in the Blue Mountains...

In this episode, we meet Cameron Schwab, 25 Year CEO of AFL Clubs on Leading in High Stakes Environments, Hard Decisions and Creating High Performance Systems. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/135 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Cameron was appointed CEO of the famous Richmond Football Club at age 24, the youngest in the history of the game.  For the next 25 yea...

In this episode, we meet Lisa Claes, currently the CEO of CoreLogic International , the world's largest property data and analytics company, accountable for the overall business performance of its operations across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/134 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Immediately prior to joining CoreLogic, she ser...

In this episode, we meet Mia Feasey, Founder and CEO of Siren Design .  Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/133   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Mia founded Siren in 2005 as a place for creatives to thrive. With ambition, hard work, and an ability to think differently, Siren has flourished from a disruptive start-up, into Australasia's leading interior design consul...

Welcome to the fourth and FINAL episode in our 2019 Winter Wisdom Series: a collection of the best of the best from our first 128 episodes of The Inner Chief podcast. In our first three episodes, we covered Reading Recommendations , How to Get Unstuck and Mentors .   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/132 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card We're closing out the Winter...

Welcome to the third episode in our 2019 Winter Wisdom Series: a collection of the best of the best from our first 128 episodes of The Inner Chief podcast.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/131   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   So far we've covered Reading Recommendations and How to Get Unstuck . And this week we're talking about Mentors.   In this episode, we'...

Welcome to the second episode in our 2019 Winter Wisdom Series: a collection of the best of the best from our first 128 episodes of The Inner Chief podcast. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/130 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Last week we looked at the Top 5 Reads , as recommended by our Chiefs & Gurus. Hope you've all added them to your reading list or your devic...

Welcome to our 2019 Winter Wisdom Series, which is a collection of the best of the best from our first 128 episodes of The Inner Chief podcast. Today's topic is Top Reads and we explore the 5 most recommended books by our Chiefs and Gurus. 1. Built to Last & Good to Great - by Jim Collins These books are not about visionary products or visionary leaders, they're about visionary companies and what...

In this episode, we meet Justin McNamara, Psychometrics Guru on improving recruitment selection, performance prediction and acing psychometric tests.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/128   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Justin trained as an Occupational Psychologist.   He has worked with a variety of businesses in most industries to improve the performance of...

In this episode, we meet Tim Oberg, CEO of parkrun Australia on escaping the rat race, building a community and dealing with anxiety. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/127   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Tim has a background in teaching and travel, having set up his own tour business in London in the early 2000s.   He stumbled upon the parkrun concept in the UK...

In this episode, we meet Nancy Slessenger, Founder and CEO of Vinehouse Hiring on scientific recruitment, the do's and don'ts of interviewing, and staff retention. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/126   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Nancy has a Bachelor of Physics degree from the University of Nottingham and her first job was as a Production Manager at Mars El...

In this episode, we meet Mike Schneider, the current Managing Director of the Bunnings Group on career diversity, genuine empathy, and the 4Hs of authenticity. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/125 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Before being appointed to the top role, Mike was the Managing Director of Bunnings Australia & New Zealand and had also led the store ope...

For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/124 Last week, our High Performance teams series concluded with part 25, namely Communication. Today, I share the 5 stages that will set up the foundational success of your High Performance Team. Philosophy, Frameworks and Analysis Form the Team Unite and Align the Team Strategy and Tactics Execute with Precision Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Neil Craig, AFL Coach and England Rugby High Performance Manager on high performance environments, your North Star and decision-making under pressure.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/123   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Neil is best known as being a former Australian rules footballer and as the Head Coach of the Adelaide Crows Footba...

For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/122   After 25 weeks our Our High Performance teams series now enters the final episode, finishing on Communications. In this episode we cover: The 7 Big Things you need to communicate Why you do what you do - Purpose What you're going to do - Vision & Goals How you're going to do it - Strategy and Tactics Who is going to to do what - Role clarity Your...

In this episode, we meet Megan Macedo, writer and marketing entrepreneur on authentic story-telling, knowing yourself and being an artistic entrepreneur.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/121   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Megan grew up in Northern Ireland at the tail end of The Troubles, an experience that has shaped her story and career.   She runs a marke...

For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/120 Our High Performance teams series now enters the fourth part of the Execution pillar of HP Teams: Business Acumen. While this is probably the least sexy trait of high performing teams, it might well be that it is the most underrated and hence single biggest indicator of results. So, in this episode we cover: The compound effect of bad acumen and go...

  In this episode, we meet  Ari Galper, the World's #1 Authority on Trust-Based Selling on trust and influence, eliminating resistance and being a sales magnet not chaser.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/119   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Ari is the World's #1 Authority on Trust-Based Selling and is one the most expensive sales growth advisors in the world...

For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/118 Our High Performance teams series now enters the third part of the Execution pillar of HP Teams: Optimising Risk. So, in this episode we cover: How to optimise risk and make it a more enjoyable and aspirational process; How Richard Branson uses Risk to make money; and The two opposing models of risk and why it's important to use both. For your copy...

In this episode, we meet Nicolette Rubinsztein, President of the Actuaries Institute and professional board member, on removing guilt, female confidence, and overcoming busyness. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/117 Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card You can also get hold of her book, Not Guilty . All the author profits go towards her charity, Missionvale Australia . Nicolette is a qua...

For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/116 Our High Performance teams series now enters the second part of the Execution pillar of HP Teams: Stakeholders. So, in this episode we cover: How one conversation saved a client $15M; Why not managing stakeholders is the number one cause of project failure; How it is the most important point of trust for accelerating your career. Stay epic, Greg