Inner Chief Podcast

Our topic today is how to finish the decade strong.   For more info check out chiefmaker.com/151   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: chiefmaker.com/scorecard   Today we will cover: We’ll discuss why you still have time to change some habits and finish 2019 strong; and The 3 areas of your life you can work on now that will set up 2020 with a bang.   And to celebrate getting to 150 Inner Chief episodes, I also mention a discount code for my Chief Maker Academy course titled Game Plan, which will help get your life back on track. Stay epic, Greg

Our topic today is How to Define and Leave a Legacy.   For more info check out chiefmaker.com/150   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: chiefmaker.com/scorecard   Today we will cover: We’ll discuss a few examples of others and how they have left a legacy; What legacy is and what it isn’t; and A few ways you can leave a legacy without turning your life upside down or quitting your job tomorrow.   And to celebrate getting to 150 Inner Chief episodes, I also mention a discount code for my course, Game Plan, which will help get your life back on track. Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Josh Ellis, Editor-in-chief of SUCCESS Magazine on Learning from other great chiefs, getting ahead quickly and keeping it simple.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com/149   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card   SUCCESS is an American newsstand magazine that since 1897 has been devoted to the personal and professional growth of its readers.   An accomplished sportswriter before joining the SUCCESS staff in 2012, he originally served as the magazine’s features editor before being named to the top position in 2015.   In the years since, he built a staff that has won industry awards, including two nominations for editorial team of the year, and in 2017 the trade journal Folio named him a 30-under-30 honoree and one of the 100 most influential people in the magazine industry.   In this episode we talk about:  What factors separate successful people from the rest; How to achieve balance in life, particularly as a leader; Why his age hasn’t hindered his achievements; a

Our topic today is Promotion Speed Formula For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com/148 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card Today we will cover: A formula that will help you or a colleague or mentee get promoted faster. We’ll discuss how your track record of achieving results is key to proving your measurable value; and The 5 elements of your entourage and why they are important in the context of promotion. Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Joe DeMaria, founder of Teach To Scale on the art of learning, career excellence and value creators.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/147   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Joe DeMaria is the creator of "Dynamic Ascension Training" which is an 80/20 teaching system that focuses on breaking down even the most complicated skill sets into simple digestible training programs.   He is one of the most sought after course creation consultants on the planet -- having worked to create dozens of Dynamic Ascension Training Programs for high-end entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants.   His company Teach To Scale also creates corporate learning and development programs to minimize training costs, recruiting costs, and ramp-up time for new or transitioning employees.   In this episode we talk about:  How an illegal soda can business at the age of 9 ignited his early entrepreneurial spirit; The art of learning and how he researched his theories which he put in

Our topic today is “No, it won't be better after we get through this!”   For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com/146   Today we will cover: How to create a pattern interrupt when times get busy; The framework I use that you can use too to manage your time and energy when you can’t see the wood for the trees; Doing your job well and doing it with grace, despite the hurricane happening at work. Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Greg Dickason, Managing Director Pacific of LexisNexis on career opportunities, getting out of your comfort zone and the future of technology in business.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/145   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   In July 2019, Greg took on the role of Managing Director Pacific of LexisNexis, the leading provider of Content, Analytics and Software solutions for Legal, Risk and Compliance.   His previous positions were as CTO with CoreLogic RP Data, while earlier in his career, Greg held senior management positions at Virgin Mobile UK and Unisys.   In this episode we talk about:  Taking career-defining opportunities by getting out of his comfort zone and moving countries; His top 3 tips for getting out of a stalling career; How he gets his executive team and their teams to focus on the most important tasks; and  The future of technology, particularly AI and big data, and what this means for business.   Connecting with Greg Dickason Yo

Our topic today is Don't do ordinary; do extraordinary!.   For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com/144   Today we will cover: Why you should focus on doing lots of small things extraordinarily well; How you can lift the lid on your thinking and come up with some great ideas to raise the bar on your output; How you can make being extraordinary a part of your daily operating system. Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Tracey Burton, Executive Director of Uniting on Experiential learning, 360 degree feedback and the future of the health industry.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/143   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Tracey has been the Executive Director of Uniting NSW/ACT since April 2018, having had more than 30 years’ experience in the Australian health and community services sector including leadership roles in public and private hospitals.   In addition to her executive management roles, Tracey has also served as a Board Director for aged care services, disability services in New Zealand and for a medical research foundation.   Tracey holds a Bachelor of Health Administration, an MBA, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has done an Executive program in Negotiation at Columbia University in New York.   In this episode we talk about:  Why being the smartest person in the room won’t help you lead; Experiential continuous learnin

This week we meet Stirling Mortlock, former Wallabies’ captain on going from amateur to professional, Rugby World Cup and connecting success. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com/142   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card   Stirling is an Australian Rugby Legend and now a Partner at Unio Advisors.   In this episode, we talk about: The transition from amateur to professional Giving and receiving feedback Being curious and the mindset to constantly be better Setting goals and his mentors Rugby world cup tips Some of his best and worst moments in the gold jersey Who he feared the most and how he looked to dominate the competition.   Connecting with Stirling Mortlock You can reach Stirlo via LinkedIn and his company’s website, Unio Advisors.

Our topic today is Reframing Difficult Situations.   For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com/141   Today we will cover: How you can reframe difficult conversations and meetings; Thinking positively about the outcome you're trying to achieve; How to think about what’s great for the other people involved. Stay epic, Greg

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 from Sydney University and consults with companies and educational institutions both here and overseas on sleep health.   An internationally recognised sleep expert, she is amazed at the seemingly little importance given to sleep. Emerging research clearly shows that sleeping well is a key component to optimal performance and health and if we want to be at the top of our game we need to ensure we get the best sleep possible.   Dr Harrington is the Managing Director of Sleep for Health and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital Westmead. She has written two books "The Sleep Diet" (MacMillan Press 2012) an

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 startups   He also founded The Inspire Project, teaching young people Entrepreneurship, and has authored, crowdfunded and published a children’s book called A Little Penguin’s Guide to Life.   If that’s not enough, Ali has founded and launched a wallet, travel blog, pop-up burger restaurant, pub-crawl company, professional preparation program and number of smaller golf ventures.   He was a winner at the 2019 Telstra Business Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.   In this episode we talk about:  How an eager young Ali found a loophole in the system of selling The AFL’s matchday program, The Record,

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 performance improvement.   She is a non-executive Director of Uniting and committee member of Hunter Region Committee of the AICD.   Liz is an experienced executive and non-executive director, who is determined to improve the lives of others, particularly in the area of safety and wellbeing, and those who are vulnerable in our community.   She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, previous Chair of Leapfrog Ability, and Board member of St Philips Christian Education Foundation.   In this episode we talk about:  How she got into the industry and the experience she has gained in 20 years of busi

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 near Sydney, she was hit by a speeding truck. She broke multiple bones in her body, lost 5 litres of blood and spent the next 6 months in the spinal unit of a hospital where she began her long journey from probable death to recovery.   While learning to walk again, she gained her private and commercial pilot’s licences and has gone on to receive an instructor rating, an aerobatics rating and seaplane rating.   Janine has also completed multiple academic qualifications and written 6 books, inspired films and coached and spoken to millions of people.   She has 3 children, and received the Order of Australia (AM) in 20

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 years, he was CEO of Richmond, Melbourne and Fremantle, when those clubs were at their lowest ebb, both on and off the field. He is the second longest serving CEO in the modern game.  Having taken on some of the sport’s most difficult and daunting challenges, Cameron established a track record of building teams and organisations, unifying groups while navigating periods of genuine adversity and complexity.  In this episode we talk about:  The question you need to ask yourself to see if you’re ready for a promotion The lessons he learned from the hardest decisions you can make - firing a close personal friend How to imp

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 served as an Executive Director of ING's Australian banking operations, directly responsible for its retail banking revenue, the financial performance of its commercial banking unit and held global accountabilities for data and digital transformation strategies. Concurrent to her local Executive accountabilities, Lisa represented the Australian Retail Banking operations on the International Retail Council and chaired ING’s Global Mortgage Forum.  She is a former General Counsel of Mercantile Mutual, a member of Chief Executive Woman and a board member of Loreto Kirribilli.    In this episode we talk about:  How to exude

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 consultancy. Led by an all-female management team, Mia's team has created award-winning projects for some of the most innovative companies on the globe. Their values reflect those of an entrepreneurial spirit and a true creative, and their secret lies in finding the compelling sweet spot between innovation and practicality. In this episode we talk about:  What she learnt from being a singer in a girl-band that was lining up to be contracted by Sony and take on The Spice Girls; The power of being creative but also knowing the practical things; The importance of knowing your customer and what she learnt from a customer who

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 Wisdom Series with pure wisdom. The ultimate advice. A collection of answers to my favourite podcast question…  If you could offer the next generation one final piece of advice, what would it be? This question has been asked to more than 50 CEOs and Gurus. The words of our Chiefs and Gurus is nothing short of inspirational. I’d love to include all of them. But to make this a quick and easy listen, I’ve made a shortlist and I’ve identified 7 Key messages in the process. They are… The only constant is change Do what you LOVE, and LOVE what you do Take risks. It’s OK to fail It’s all about people and relationships Only