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.

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 to grips with this critically important topic and also hear from Toby’s lived experience.

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. This is a story with a dramatic upturn and hence the topic of our conversation, the essence of meaningfulness in leadership.

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 Brisbane. You cannot not be moved by Yaser, not just his story but his attitude, his determination to make a life worth living, his desire and need to be a voice for all those who have lost their lives fleeing war, persecution and discrimination, and above all his hopes for the future. You can help his hopes and dreams become a reality by considering Yaser as your next Keynote Speaker.

In this episode, Yaser 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

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 constituents in the very ways possible.  

An exceptionally practical and often funny conversation with Charlie Lawson, a networking and promotion expert with a twist. We redefine and reframe networking, ditching its negative stereotype and Charlie then fires nugget after nugget of practical tips for anyone wanting to build meaningful business relationships.

An insightful conversation with Matt Cameron, Rugby League CEO of the Penrith Panthers Rugby League club discussing the essence of humility in leadership

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.

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’.

In this last podcast of Season 2, I am interviewed by Trent Rosen, Learning & Development Manager of Canteen Australia, sharing stories, tales from the trenches and lessons learned from my career and personal life.

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’.

Today I bring you a thought-provoking 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.

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.

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.

Today I bring you a highly upbeat and practical conversation with Nikki Beaumont, CEO and Founder of recruitment specialists Beaumont People. The topic of conversation is ‘Leading People before Profit’ and how a ‘Placing People First’ culture creates both the business and people success.

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.

Today I bring you a fascinating conversation with Jane Hemingway-Mohr, founder and Head Coach of Leading Edge Professional Development. Our conversation centres on leadership in action, focusing on building leadership and high performing team capabilities in real time and in a very special environment.

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 […]

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.

A conversation jam-packed with golden nuggets from Andrew Butow of Earth to Mars. Our topic of conversation is ‘Leading Successful Change’ and covers so many aspects of change ranging from inclusion through to the role of technology and Human Centred Design.

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.  

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 […]

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 […]

Today I bring you a lively conversation with Stephanie Christopher CEO of The Executive Connection,  a dedicated community of business leaders sharing diverse thinking with a trusted circle of advocates, and an organisation I speak for. Our conversation begins with a question I’ve never asked my previous podcast guests and takes on a journey of […]

An insightful conversation jam packed with tips, tools and tales from the trenches on leading teams virtually, maintaining team morale and culture. We also find out more about Coach M – an artifially intelligent coach bot!

An enlightening conversational exploration of the role of curiosity in leadership. Stella is a superb storyteller sharing how curiosity shaped her career and life. We also do a deep dive into the role of curiosity in leadership.

An energising conversation with the founder of the About my Brain Institute, scientist, leader, author and pioneer in bringing neuroscience into leadership

A thought-provoking conversation with Raf Seymus, Founder & CEO Stellar Labs Belgium, on the topic of intuition in leadership and life.

Gunnar shares his stories kicking off our conversation on 2 journeys – from Switzerland to Australia and from Accidental Manager to Intentional Leader

An insightful conversation where Jeanette openly and honestly shares the challenges and triumphs of carving a deliberate varied leadership career and all with Grit and Grace!

An exploratory conversation with Marcus van Vugt unpacking what enablement means to a good leadership practice and why it’s an essential 21st Century Leadership skill.

An inspiring conversation around influence, integrity and resilience with Bill ‘Sully’ Sullivan that takes us from helicopter search and rescue missions in Afghanistan to inspiring teams in Corporate Australia

An uplifting conversation with a woman who is on a mission of epic proportions – to end sex trafficking in Cambodia. Nicky shares with us valuable leadership lessons for business and life.

From the field to the boardroom Wayne shares his wisdom and insights on building and leading High Performing Teams in an accelerated way and how our communication preferences are often misunderstood

Will takes us on a journey sharing relevant stories from his 34 year career as a Captain in the Australian Navy and how he uses his experience to coach leaders and teams alike in the practice of generous leadership.

An enlightening conversation that explores how we can build truly inclusive cultures and packed with practical strategies for minimising conscious exclusion and building a workplace where people are more than included, they FEEL included

A conversation filled with hope. Shelagh Brennand shares her story of being in the police, becoming a private investigator then experiencing a life changing event. How she deals with that event contains lessons for us all.

An uplifting conversation with Ronnie Altit, CEO and co-founder of Insentra who shares how creating a heart-centred culture in business results in a workplace where people just LOVE to come to work. Click on the title for show notes.

An insightful conversation with Andy Holmes, Global Leadership & Capability Director of Reckitt Benckiser, who shares with us how being a lenschanger has influenced his attitude to leadership and life. Click on the title for show notes.