Dr Simona Carbone

The Lead Candidate

Science EN ↓ 30 episodes

In science we are taught how to become competent researchers. If you are talented and lucky enough to build a strong research profile, you become a leader in your field. This does not, however, automatically make you leader of people and yet so many roles that use science require real leadership. This podcast aims to understand what qualities and experiences make a great leader in different fields of science. What are the differences between those that fall into the role, versus those who were made for it?

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Dr Simona Carbone

Episodes

Leadership with Prof Fiona Stanley- Leading Paediatric Epidemiologist 27.06.2021 54:13

Send us Fan Mail Today we have former Australian of the Year and Australian Living Treasure, Professor Fiona Stanley on the show! Fiona is patron of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Western Australia, a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Western Australia and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. She is here to talk about her passion...

Leadership with Leigh Farrell Non-Executive Director and Senior Executive 30.05.2021 50:36

Send us Fan Mail Today we have Leigh Farrell on the show! Leigh is a Non-Executive Director and Senior Executive leading many companies particularly in the medical technology and pharmaceutical sectors. He is here to talk about the importance of mentoring and receiving mentorship. He’s sharing his advice on how to find and invest in the next leaders in your group or company. If you are trying t...

Leadership with Flavia Tata Nardini - CEO of Fleet Space Technologies 05.05.2021 50:12

Send us Fan Mail Today we have Flavia Tata Nardini on the show! Flavia, is CEO of Fleet Space Technologies and is here to talk about her role at Fleet, as well as being a mentor for others in the start-up scene. She shares examples of how she creates a positive workplace culture. If you have plans to launch a start-up, she shares what she believes is important to achieve this goal. I came away...

Leadership with Dr Chris Langmead - Head of Drug Discovery at Monash Uni 23.03.2021 53:46

Send us Fan Mail Today we have Dr Chris Langmead on the show! Chris is currently a researcher based at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and leads a drug discovery program in collaboration with Servier Laboratories. He is here to talk about his differing experiences in leadership in the pharmaceutical industry, biotech and academia. He has a wealth of experience across all 3 scenes a...

Leadership with A/Prof. Sebastian King - Paediatric Surgeon at RCH 25.02.2021 54:42

Send us Fan Mail Today we have A/Prof Sebastian (Bazz) King on the show! Bazz is an academic paediatric surgeon at the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Melbourne Australia. He’s also the director of the Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital and co-leader of the Surgical Research group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Bazz shares his thoughts on bei...