Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast

I met Craig Dower through LinkedIn when he commented on one of my articles about culture. I was intrigued by his global accolades as CEO: President of Avanade Asia Pacific out of Singapore, CEO Salmat, CEO Xenith Ip, and now CEO of Qantm IP. It’s not the titles but the work he did: growing the business three-fold at Avanade, leading the largest transformation program in the company’s 40-year history at Salmat, and leading through a period of substantial change and steady earnings growth at Xenith IP. His secret? Focus on People First. This rings true for me on every level, so I wanted to mine his experience for more wisdom. Why you should listen: Why you need to reward values and behaviour as well as outcomes How to transformational change fast, at scale: Get the people right, then identify three priorities: Focus, Simplify, Grow As the CEO you need to be the chief change sponsor and chief storyteller The hardest part about building high performing teams is getting the people right: a fit for behavi