Inner Chief Podcast

“All the best leaders of change I've noticed, bring their people with them.” Chief, today we continue with Part 4 of our Think like a CEO Series, and we’re going to cover how to overcome resistance to change. This is one of the most difficult and stressful parts of running a business. Getting people on the train, keeping them inspired and creative, and not slowing momentum down can be an incredibly difficult journey. I've been involved in a lot of transformations now, and I've seen every mistake under the sun. And what I've learned is that the CEOs and the senior leaders who successfully drive change happen to do a few things that others seem to skip. So I want to share with you five things that I know that if you apply them properly, it will make an immediate, tangible difference to the momentum you are getting in leading change in your organisation.

“Correctly diagnosing your people’s performance issues will mean you enjoy the benefits of watching your people grow and thrive, and they will never forget that you did that for them.” Chief, today we continue with Part 3 of our How to think like a CEO Series, and we’re going to look at how to build confidence in your people. I believe that one of the biggest problems in both sport and business - and I have seen this over and over and over again - is misdiagnosis of performance issues. Leaders will talk about their people not having the right capability, but they simply lack the skills. Luckily, misdiagnosis of performance issues is something we can fix, and I will take you through this process in this episode.

“They're thinking I must be really famous and know what I’m doing, but I'm just laughing because I wrote 20% of the content I'm sharing and 80% I'm sharing other people's.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Ted Prodromou, America’s #1 LinkedIn Coach. His full episode is titled Perception, connecting properly with purpose, and standing out online. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“A strong track record earns you a network. As a result, you get called upon straight away to solve a problem and that is the power of having a great network with ambassadors.”   Chief, today we continue with Part 2 of our How to think like a CEO Series. And we’re going to cover something that is 100% linked to your ability to get promoted faster, and that is the size and value of your network. I’m going to outline five core principles that CEOs and leading executives use to leverage their network fully and these will help you to get your network to work for you when you're not in the room.

“A positive brand can mean opportunities for promotion. It can mean a lack of resistance when you're trying to get results, and an endless list of positive outcomes for you and your family.”   Chief, today we are kicking off Part 1 of our How to think like a CEO Series. And we’re going to cover something that is one of the most crucial elements to career progression and outcomes, and that is personal branding. Every single time you turn on a Zoom or you walk into a meeting room or every single time you send an email, people have a filter and a bias for or against you. Your reputation enters the room before you do. People are always watching.

“83% of people will look at your LinkedIn profile now before they take a meeting with you.” In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Ted Prodromou, America’s #1 LinkedIn Coach, on perception, connecting properly with purpose, and standing out online.

“I define speak-up culture as an environment in which members of a team feel that it is both psychologically safe and worth it to raise ideas, as long as it’s to make things better.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Stephen Shedletzky, author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up. His full episode is titled How to foster a speak-up culture where people feel safe, trusted and worthy. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“Without these 3 strategies, your peers will start saying things about you like you’ve hit a glass ceiling or you’ve gone as far as you can. And you absolutely do not want that, Chief.”   Chief, in today’s minisode, I’m going to discuss three incredibly powerful tactics that you need to implement immediately when working in a leadership role. As a manager of people, you need to be doing less in the weeds and more driving strategy and coaching those who report to you. That doesn't mean losing your finger on the pulse, but it does mean you now need to spend a good portion of your time working on the business and getting results as an organisation.

“The soul of the business was maintained because I drove the culture of the business so passionately.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Cliff Gale, former MD of Lite ‘n Easy for over 20 years. His full episode is titled Leading with passion, respect for your people and keeping the soul alive in your business. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“Know that if you are a leader, you have an impact on the health and wellbeing of the people around you. That's why leadership is either a life-depleting or life-feeding line of work.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky, on how to foster a speak-up culture where people feel safe, trusted and worthy.

“There's been too much focus on profit outcomes in business rather than maybe building the process along the way through empowering people, through effective delegation.” In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Cliff Gale, former Managing Director of Lite n’ Easy for over 20 years, on leading with passion, respect for your people and keeping the soul alive in your business.

“The truth is, these 5 traits are disappointingly quite uncommon amongst leadership teams, but if you follow them, you will be closer to outsmarting the competition.”   Chief, in today’s minisode, I’m going to discuss five leadership lessons from a powerhouse executive team with whom I have worked for around five years. Having played just a small part in their journey, I wanted to share with you five traits that each of us can take from this group.

“There's no faster way to learn than to do. And the beauty of VR is that it allows you to learn through experience without the physical or emotional risk.” This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Angus Stevens, Co-Founder and CEO of Start Beyond. His full episode is titled Taking learning by experience to new frontiers, putting guardrails on innovation, and creating useful technology for tangible real-world problems. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“One of the great pitfalls is that we just throw them in the deep end and assume they're going to swim. And when they fail, we say, oh well, they just weren’t up to it.”   Chief, in today’s minisode and YouTube video, I’m going to dive into some reasons for why so many people struggle with the shift from a technical, hands-on role into a leadership role, and how you as their leader can ensure a more smooth transition. The reality is that a lot of leaders are promoted based on their technical abilities and not so much on their leadership capabilities, the misconception being that you ‘earn your stripes’ through being hands-on and experienced. This approach so often leads to poor outcomes and staff turnover, and for the promoted person feeling hopelessly out of their depth.

“If you can simulate a problem by removing all of the normal, easy, well-travelled roads, then you're forcing yourself to be truly creative in getting to the end result."   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Roland Frasier, CEO of All Channels Media. His full episode is titled Pulling off creative business deals with no money down, and modelling your mentors. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“There's no faster way to learn than to do. And the beauty of VR is that it allows you to learn through experience without the physical or emotional risk.” In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Angus Stevens, Co-Founder and CEO of Start Beyond on taking learning by experience to new frontiers, putting guardrails on innovation, and creating useful technology for tangible real-world problems.

“My mother has this wonderful saying: Tell the time, don't build the clock. Many of us are clock builders when we communicate, but if we can structure our messages to be concise and clear, we can be much better communicators in any situation.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Matt Abrahams, author of ‘Think Faster, Talk Smarter’. His full episode is titled Managing your reputation before you enter a room, thinking on your feet, and getting to the point. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“I believe that everything that you want to accomplish can be accomplished with mentoring, modelling and masterminding.”   In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Roland Frasier, CEO of All Channels Media, on pulling off creative business deals with no money down, and modelling your mentors.

“I just want to make sure the right people get the right things in the right way. And I also want to make sure that people like you and me could have a direct impact on a disaster event that's happening overseas."   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Juliette Wright OAM, Founder & Director of GIVIT and Recovere. Her full episode is titled Revolutionising misguided charitable giving, having a million conversations, and leaning into anxiety. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“My mother has this wonderful saying: Tell the time, don't build the clock. Many of us are clock builders when we communicate, but if we can structure our messages to be concise and clear, we can be much better communicators in any situation.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Matt Abrahams, author of ‘Think Faster, Talk Smarter’ on managing your reputation before you enter a room, thinking on your feet, and getting to the point.