Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast

  In this podcast, we discuss: 3 work worries that are doing nothing to help you solve your biggest challenges How your worries are like repellent to clients and supporters Simple antidotes that will put you back in the driver's seat

  In this podcast, we discuss: 6 secret friction points that are hampering productivity and what to do about it The number one thing all productivity programs are missing, that you can fix right now The critical leadership skill you can learn today that does not cost you a cent.

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. Imagine being around the people you worked with 24 hour/7, for 12 months on an ice station. People could very easily drive you nuts and get under your skin! Imagine you are the leader - how do you keep the powder keg of tension going up in smoke? Station Leader Rachael Roberston shares her key insights on leadership and people in this fun and fascinating interview.

How we do leadership can change over time, as we (hopefully) mature and develop. These shifts are not always easy and can be quite confronting! The most challenging transition is going from expert to manager. When we get promoted because we are technically good at our job and then discover that managing others is a whole new ball game. What happens when how we see the world completely changes What kinds of things can trigger a stage transition The 3 skills to keep in mind as you move through a stage transition #boundlessleadership

CEO turnover is less than five years. How then do you stay relevant and fresh 13 years into the role? CEO of Australian Pork Limited, Andrew Spencer shares his key lessons from 13 years at the helm. How failure is essential to leadership The one thing that really gets you earning your money as a CEO How a simple shift in terminology changed an entire approach as an industry #boundlessleadership

  Ever been told that your behaviour was having a negative impact on others? This kind of feedback is confronting! None of us intentionally try to be a jerk. And yet we might be coming across as less than our ideal selves. There are important people reading maps to be mindful of, and language patterns to navigate. Dig below the surface and map read human emotions with this change trigger tool Be mindful of language patterns that are aggressive and passive aggressive (3 types to avoid) WHY you need to avoid dramatic and downplaying language #boundlessleadership

  Do you jam your day with back to back appointments? Do you have a crushing sense of not enough time in the day? Do you rush from one thing to the next? This is not helping. You don’t optimise productivity by squeezing more in your calendar. You become more productive when you manage the gaps better. The Boundless Leadership paradox: no borders and no barriers means we also have to work with limitations 5 reasons why gaps - and naps - help your brain defrag How to take an effective break #boundlessleadership

  Do you ever wonder, ‘Am I living a life well-lived? Am I doing enough? Am I living up to my potential? Or am I wasting my time, letting life slip me by…’ If you have, then this podcast episode for you! I share the 9 principles for being an AMPLIFIER - someone who looks beyond results to true transformation, and life well-lived. How being bored jolted me into a life-changing question: ‘what is a life well-lived?’ Jason Fried of Basecamp does not have goals or targets - he has 6 week improvement projects instead Why RESULTS are for transformation, not for goals. #boundlessleadership

  Do you have any bad habits? How many times have you tried to break them? New book by James Clear is an awesome antidote to intractable bad habits, and creating ones that nudge us towards what we really want. I walk you through the key points, and use myself as a guinea pig. (Nothing like fear of public shaming to create accountability!) How to avoid being a Sea Squirt and not eat your own brain Real behaviour change is identity change Four steps to real change: cue, craving, response, and reward. #boundlessleadership

  How do you deal with failure? Do you have a bunch of motivational quotes to help you reframe the experience? How do you process the deep shame and anxiety you feel with it? I think we need to RETHINK FAILURE. It’s not just feedback. We need to fail with a framework. Give yourself permission to fail How rejection is akin to physical trauma Two frameworks we need for failure: external risks like financials and safety, and one for ego and reputation. #boundlessleadership *** SHOWNOTES: The key frameworks: Ask so you can learn. Try so you can grow. Permission Granted Permission granted to be, indulge yourself, do the unexpected, stop with unrealistic expectations, get started, to not fit in, be alone, stop catastrophising, stop feeling sorry, break tradition, enjoy the weather. Stories of Failure Rejection Therapy Desensitize yourself to failure. Jia Jiang: 100 days of rejection Letitia Gasca: Failure Institute Leticia Gasca is co-founder of the movement Fuckup Nights and Executive Director for

  Habits and meetings: how we can move the dial 1% for more energy and more time. An update on implementing James Clear’s Atomic Habits and a book summary and review of Donna McGeorge’s 25 Minute Meeting. Cement identity with visual cues and celebrating small wins. Meetings for business as usual: 25 minutes,no more than 5 people, no more than 3 agenda items Use Scan, Focus, Act as the formula for meetings.

How do you move from management to leadership? It’s a key question for every emerging leader, and for every Boundless Leader to keep in mind. There are key distinctions as well as overlaps in management and leadership. The key things are ripples, questions, and frames. How simple decisions can have a cascading effect How questions might have prevented unwanted repercussions Sample questions to guide you into the leadership space

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. You’d be hard pressed to find a more composed and humble leader than Sharon Tuffin, CEO of Karralika, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation service. Challenged by a coach to align values and behaviour in all aspects of her life, Sharon ended up serving on the Board of Karralika, then became staff, then CEO. She gravitated towards the values of the place, and helped consolidate her own in doing so. In this interview be inspired by Sharon’s no frills insights into leadership and the tough stuff.

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. Dr Audrey Tang is a Chartered Psychologist, mindfulness expert, and a completely joyful bundle of energy! As a fellow people stuff expert, we took a deep dive into cool stuff like shadow work, how to develop self awareness, and leadership insights from Covid-19. A must listen.

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. Cameron Schwab grew up around footie. It’s all he ever wanted to do - run a football club. At the age of 24 he became the CEO of Richmond Football Club, and his real education began. 25 years as CEO, including at other clubs Melbourne and Fremantle, with the ups and downs in public life (like getting sacked), Cameron knows a lot about failure and rising again. He has struggled with mental health, parenting a transgender kid, and more recently, getting through cancer. His is a life of leadership deeply layered, rich and textured. Enjoy!

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. James Bergl is the VP of Sales for APAC at Datto, an IT service provider. I was curious about how a sales professional goes about becoming a team leader who builds an awesome culture - what are the shifts and insights required? What are the key mindsets of a sales professional and how can that be leveraged into leadership? James shares some awesome practical insights from his experience building a team from zero to 80 in just a few short years.

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. How do you handle the irritating and problematic behaviours in the workplace? We take a dive under the surface at what causes the Four Devils of People Stuff from my latest book of the same name, and what we can do to reduce the likelihood of triggering them.

What KPIs should CEOs have? Should they have KPIs at all? Performance measurement specialist and business consultant Mark Hocknell says they shouldn’t. At least not in the way we currently understand KPIs - ones developed by gut feel instead of a thorough and rigorous process. We also talk about the perils of performance bonuses and why legal and accounting firms should stop measuring staff performance based on billings alone. How giving people targets to meet is a surefire way for people to manipulate numbers or jimmy the system How a CEO increased a company’s bottom line by multiple BILLIONS by focusing on safety, not revenue The best way to develop comprehensive measurement plan that generates teamwork instead of divides it. #boundlessleadership *** SHOWNOTES: About Mark Hocknell: Mark had a 14 year career with Suncorp, starting in sales and then into management. He completed an MBA while at Suncorp and was then asked by QUT to develop two courses for the MBA program, Sales Management and, C

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. How are you starting 2019? Have you got a theme word? What boundaries, rituals, habits are you using to shape an extraordinary year? Have you got goals? Or are you using intentions? In this episode, I share the nitty gritty strategies, habits, rituals, and resources I am using to RESET my energy and focus. The theme this quarter on the podcast is ‘Personal Excellence’ and this is the perfect start to that. Why a theme word is useful for shaping your year Six nitty gritty tactics to build personal excellence for the year A special give away as this is episode 100! #boundlessleadership *** SHOWNOTES: EDGE OF LEADERSHIP UNCONFERENCE, 21-22 March 2019:  Details here. Six Focus areas for an extraordinary year of personal excellence: 1. Boundaries: put time containers around your addictions (like work, or  exercise, or social media) 2. Routines or Rituals: start of day and end of day rituals are the most important. My mornin

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. Former CEO of Seafood and Maritime Training, Rory Byrne, has simple leadership approaches: be kind, listen more, and don’t be too hard on yourself. In an industry that can be volatile and complex, these simple approaches have proven to be the best way to handle complex people stuff. In this interview we unpack the nuance of these approaches and see how difficult it is to ‘do simple’.