Think Big Act Small

In my experience, it’s almost impossible to consistently lead a team in a sustainable way without first knowing how to lead yourself. This super-short solo episode explores the idea of leading ourselves so we can better lead our teams. I share a 4-pillar framework I use to better lead myself which I now use to teach and support leaders like you. Enjoy! Tristan ___ Join the April 2021 Culture Is Ev...

Episode 88 explores part two of my chat with Kimberlee Hughes, Director of the growing team at Kool Katts - Kids and Teens Therapy Services. Kim has prioritised doing the hard yards of creating a strong team culture as the foundation of a great place to work. In this episode, we dive deeper into Kim's leadership transformation as well as hearing more about her team at Kool Katts. Enjoy! Trist...

Building a strong team culture is one of the most useful things we leaders can do for our businesses. It’s also something that business owners from all industries put off (or avoid entirely).   Today we get to hear from someone who’s prioritised doing the important long-game work of creating a strong team culture as the foundation of a great place to work. Kimberlee Hughes is Director of...

In this episode we learn about the wins, challenges and never-ending leadership lessons of Shaun McCambridge's journey. Stellar Recruitment is an award-winning recruitment agency that was founded in Brisbane, Australia in 2006 and has grown to a team of 90 people across Australia and New Zealand. Over those 15 years, Shaun has been on a transformational journey to become the best person and leader...

Episode 85 is part two of an interview with Matt McEwan, CEO of Parkside Sports Physio in Sydney. Matt’s an inspiring business leader and a member of the Culture Is Everything Club who has done an incredible job to transition himself from an always-busy, not-that-inspired business owner that was mainly working IN his business to the calmer, more in control leader who now works ON the business 100%...

Creating a long term vision for a team is one of the most powerful things us leaders can do to build a strong, empowered and aligned team culture. It’s also one of the scariest and most difficult things we can do too. In episode 84, we get to hear from someone who’s been brave enough to document the future in their team. Matt McEwan is the CEO of a growing team at Parkside Sports Physio in Sydney...

Creating a strong team culture is hard. Building a culture of positive discipline and accountability is even harder. But it’s not impossible. With the right systems, communication and relentless execution, building a strong, empowered and disciplined team culture is entirely possible. This super-short Leadership Lessons episode explores something I’ve learned to create a stronger culture...

As leaders, we’ve been hearing over and over that learning and understanding how to use empathy is more important than ever. At the same time, we have ever-increasing workloads and demands that need to get done. How do we balance connecting with empathy AND being a leader that keeps others to account in an inspiring and sustainable way? This short solo episode 82 looks at embracing this ever-prese...

The leadership theme we're working through this month both in the Culture Is Everything Club and on the Think Big Act Small podcast is 'Creating strong personal & professional connections with team mates.'   This week's episode is an encore of the Episode 23 interview with entrepreneur and TV personality Jules Lund.   Way back in Season 2, Jules was very vulnerable about his lea...

Being a leader AND connecting deeply with team members can be difficult and definitely takes time. How much of yourself do you give and how do you get the most from your relationship with each team member? This short solo episode provides some tips to help you build strong personal and professional relationships with your teammates, including my 4-step process to build trusting team connectio...

Building deeper and more meaningful relationships with team mates is a non-negotiable foundation of a trusting team.  In this short solo episode - the first official episode of 2021 - we explore building deeper personal and professional connections with team mates, with my own recent challenging experience as an example. I believe that vulnerably and genuinely leaning into personal and profes...

After the great reaction to last week's throwback, this week we're going waaay back - all the way back to Episode 1 in fact! It was great to revisit my chat with Dr Glen Richards of Shark Tank fame.  Glen is also a successful leader and entrepreneur in his own right, having built a successful group of veterinary practices in Queensland, Australia before thinking EVEN bigger and bringing toget...

As a treat to ease into 2021, we're kicking off with a throwback episode - throwing all the way back to Episode 5! I'm excited to revisit my chat with Emma Isaacs, the founder and global CEO of Business Chicks and author of Winging It . If you're new to the podcast, you're in for a treat; and if you've been on the journey since Episode 5, you'll enjoy revisiting the many gems in this episode. Emma...

In true 2020 style, the last episode for the year is a short socially-distant solo episode. This time of year is a great opportunity to reflect on what you achieved for the year, and to look ahead to your goals for 2021 - and that's exactly what we do. I'll also share some of my favourite quotes and concepts from our amazing array of guests across 2020. Thanks again for your support this year - yo...

Today's solo episode is the super-short second part of the two-part Two lessons from two sessions with Simon Sinek series. This episode is simple: it's you, me and a few important ideas from week two of the virtual event that I spent with Simon Sinek. In particular, we explore how Simon's notion of a 'Just Cause' fits with Jim Collins' concepts such as Core Purpose, Core Values and vision. I also...

Andrew de Lautour is a quietly-spoken, quietly-confident, people leader that's making impressive progress in his career inside one of Australia's big four banks. Right now, Andrew is State General Manager of Business Banking in NSW and ACT at the ANZ bank, where he leads a group of 170 team members.  For more than 20 years, Andrew has grown himself, his career and the people around him at ANZ...

Today's episode is the first in a two-part series of learnings from attending two online workshops with Simon Sinek. Return guest David Carroll and I discuss the things we both learned from attending a 3-hour online event with Simon. Specifically, we explore the learnings we’ve both picked up from Simon’s most recent book that he presented during the event: The Infinite Game. Enjoy! Tristan ___ Jo...

One of the most powerful things leaders can do is set the vision for their team, and then put in place a process of accountability to ensure the team focuses on the goal that has been set. In my experience, to truly transform your business, to take it to the next level and beyond, you need to do more than just the basics. You need leadership that can view the bigger picture with passion, clarity a...

Luella Whalan is a seasoned entrepreneur, business owner and business coach with plenty of experience to share. Luella cut her teeth working in hospitality while at Uni before starting, growing and exiting The Professional Bar and Restaurant school over 15 years. Under her leadership, that startup education business grew to a team of 54, became New Zealand’s leading hospitality school and was the...

Through his books, blog, courses and podcast, Seth Godin has curated heaps of ideas, experiences and inspiration that have helped me over the last decade or so. To celebrate the recent 100th episode of TIME OUT, the live-streamed daily huddle that I host on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and now LinkedIn, I invited Seth to join me in a 5-min interview to share some of his important ideas with us. In t...

Jade is CEO of Western Region Health, a Melbourne Australia-based health business with two osteopathic clinics and a clinical pilates studio. Under Jade’s leadership, Western Region Health has grown from a start-up one-person business to a thriving 40-person team with a strong and systemised team culture. Jade is also founder of GrowthRx which is a fast-growing community of allied health professio...

This short solo episode is the third in a series of three episodes where I’ve shared my three learnings from the 3 hours I’ve spent online with Jim in the last few months. Episode 68 dives into the third of those learnings with a focus on Jim’s practical, scientific and I reckon unusual approach to becoming more self aware. Today, we're exploring his idea of studying ourselves like a bug... Enjoy,...

Ben is Managing Director of The Project Lab, a business in Tasmania, Australia that helps larger organisations deliver projects and deliver them well.   Under Ben’s leadership, The Project Lab has evolved and grown into a team of project managers and business analysts that work closely with their clients to make sure their projects are executed on time and on budget. In the interview, Be...

Matt is co-founder, COO and CFO at a global online business SPI Media. Matt’s years of experience and self-directed learning, often supported by a mentor, has created the space for him to grow as a leader, communicator and team builder which has led to his current job leading the entirely virtual team at SPI Media. In the interview, Matt and I discuss the importance of psychological safety, commun...

This short solo episode is the second in a series of three where I share three learnings from the three online learning events by Jim Collins I’ve attended recently. Jim is turning out to be one of the most important influencers of my adult life; and the team at The Physio Co has embraced his ideas that we then tailor to fit the unique culture we’ve created and continue to refine. This episode div...