Synergen Leadership Podcast

Colin Ellis is the author of Culture Fix – How to Create a Great Place to Work.  In addition to being a best-selling author of 2 books, Colin is also an award-winning international speaker and facilitator. His latest book, Culture Fix, is the world's first 'how-to' guide for building a vibrant team, department or organisation culture. Colin delivers speeches and programs around the world that inspire and motivate individuals to become role models for others, and to provide organisations with the skills to build cultures of success. Whether it's the way that projects are delivered, how teams work together or how to change the DNA of an organisation, Colin provides practical information on how to make change easy. Using case studies, experience and plenty of humour, Colin always ensures people are engaged and laughing! During the conversation Julian explores Colin’s book, Culture Fix, in detail. Episode highlights include Why Colin decided to write Culture Fix What culture really is The 6 pillars of culture an

David Banger is the author of Digital is Everyone’s Business – A Guide to Transition. In addition to being an author, David is an advisor, Adjunct Professor and speaker. An internationally recognised innovator, he is a thinker and pragmatist. His expertise lies in offering unique and concise insights that enable organisations and their people to realise their technology and digital potential. David founded his business, CHANGE lead, in 2018 and now works with CEOs, Executives, CIOs and their teams. His international career of three decades has spanned multiple industries, much of it involving transformation and the next stage of ‘something’. David lived in London from 2001 to 2010 and is now based in Melbourne. He has been employed across many industries including Construction and Engineering, Professional Services, Technology, Management Consulting and Financial Services. During the conversation Julian explores David’s book, Digital is Everyone’s Business, in detail. Episode highlights include: Why David de

Brad Giles is the founder of the strategic planning and coaching consultancy, Evolution Partners. He and is also the author of the book, Made to Thrive, The 5 Roles to Evolve Beyond Your Leadership Comfort Zone. Brad has more than twenty years’ experience as a serial entrepreneur, strategic planner and leadership coach, and has twice been recognised as a BRW Fast 100 founder and an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. He is also actively involved in the Entrepreneurs Organisation. During the conversation Julian explores Brad’s book, Made to Thrive, in detail. Episode highlights include: Why Brad decided to write Made to Thrive The importance of accountability for both employees and suppliers CEOs being an ambassador for an organisation The importance of strategy and succession planning   Links Brad's LinkedIn Profile Evolution Partner's Website Purchase Made to Thrive

Join Julian for The Synergen Leadership Podcast Season Finale as he reflects on Season 2 episodes and what it has meant for us, our guests and for you, our listeners. Subscribe or follow the Synergen Leadership Podcast now so that you don’t miss our return for Season 3 in January 2020. Links Julian's LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian's book Don’t miss Season 3 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast.  Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast listening app now!

Nancy Youssef is the founder of Classic Mentoring & Coaching. As a passionate mortgage broker and educator of new talent, she brings her love of service, teaching, learning and her commitment to the highest professional standards together to make a difference in the lives of her clients and the careers of her mentees. With a personal belief in practicing what she preaches, her ability to dig deep in business and in life to align her values with her Classic-branded businesses has seen Nancy grow into a unique position of professional leadership in the mortgage and business community. Nancy has been recognised by winning the MFAA Excellence Awards for Best Social & Community Champion in 2016 and 2017 as well as the Adviser magazine 2017 Better Business Award for Best Social Responsibility program. Episode highlights include: Nancy’s experience of starting her own business The lessons she has learned as a leader and how she has developed into the leader she is today Why Nancy decided to write her boo

Join Julian in this Synergen Group Content Ecosystem episode, where he introduces you to the framework called the 9 Box Grid. The 9 Box Grid is an approach to looking at people’s performance and potential, and can be used for succession planning, including identifying potential leaders within an organisation. This is a model which is gaining traction in organisations across Australia due to it’s simplicity and effectiveness. Episode highlights include: Background on the 9 Box Grid. The basis of the 9 Box Grid model - performance and potential How the 9 Box Grid model can be applied in a practical sense within a team environment How to use the 9 Box Grid to identify people as part of the succession planning process   Links:   Julian’s LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian’s Book Email Julian

Nigel Adams is the author of Match Fit for Transformation – Realising the Potential of Everyday Heroes. He is also the co-founder and director of Hetton Advisory, a boutique advisory firm specialising in building operational excellence capability and the governance to support it.  With significant experience as a passionate and innovative Chief Operating Officer, Nigel specialises in Service Operations Management and is known for driving performance and transformational change. After 15 years in consulting, Nigel has spent the last 14 years focused on Financial Services Operations. This has provided him with a level of depth and breadth of experience gained from working across a wide range of industries. During the conversation Julian explores Nigel’s book, Match Fit for Transformation, in detail. Episode highlights include: Why Nigel decided to write Match Fit for Transformation What transformation actually is, and why it’s important to be ‘Match Fit’ Individual performance metrics and understanding custome

David Pich is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Managers and Leaders and the author/curator of Leading Well – 7 Attributes of Very Successful Leaders. David has a strong and proven track record in the core skills of leadership that include setting strategy, defining culture and leading people. He has also worked with both the State and Federal Government on a series of significant funding projects. David feels truly at home in complex leadership roles, and in 2017 he authored the now bestselling book, Leadership Matters - 7 Skills of Very Successful Leaders. The book draws on his own personal leadership philosophy as well as on the experience of great local and international leaders to tell a compelling and interesting leadership story. David is the 2nd member to return as a guest on the Synergen Leadership Podcast, as we spoke about his leadership journey in episode 27 during season 1. During the conversation, Julian explores David’s book, Leading Well, in detail. Episode highlights include: Why David

Pamela Jabbour is the founder and CEO of Total Image Group, a uniform designer and manufacturer for some of Australia’s leading brands including Dan Murphy’s, Ford Australia and Fantastic Furniture. Pamela started Total Image group in 2005 straight after finishing university. To get the business started, Pamela jumped on the phone and made 100 phone calls a day for 12 months before she won her first customer. Her business really took off when she was invited to quote for one of the largest retailers in Australia who at the time had 30,000 employees. Pamela won the job and immediately Total Image Group began to grow as other brands started to enquire about the products and services they offered. Today, Pamela oversees the team at Total Image Group as they dress over 300,000 employees daily around the country as the business continues to grow and look at what the future holds. Episode highlights include: The early days when Pamela first started Total Image Group The lessons Pamela has learned as a leader and h

Join Julian in this Synergen Group Content Ecosystem episode, where he introduces you to the framework called the Johari Window. The Johari Window model is a simple and useful tool for illustrating and improving self-awareness, and mutual understanding between individuals within a group. The Johari Window model can also be used to assess and improve a group's relationship with other groups.  Synergen Group uses the Johari Window concept in some of our leadership programs, and the feedback from the participants has been very powerful. Participants have seen it as a very practical way to start building the relationships between those in the team. Episode highlights include: Introduction to the concept of the Johari Window The four quadrants of the window How to practically apply the Johari Window within a team environment How models like the Johari Window can be used to build deeper relationships Links Julian’s LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian’s Book Email Julian

Greg Smith is the author of Career Conversations – How to Get the Best from Your Talent Pool Early in his career Greg realised our motivations and behaviours determine the way in which we work with others, the way we lead, and whether we reach our career potential. In 2006 he completed his Masters in Career Development and later assisted Edith Cowan University in delivery of that program. Over a long and varied leadership career he has benefited from several major transitions. This included leading large international, merchanting and trading businesses at chief executive level, followed by leading various consulting businesses and finally, co-founding and leading the HR consulting firm, deliberatepractice, as Managing Partner and CEO. Greg’s extensive experience and strong track record of successfully shaping and driving business turnarounds, together with his expertise in career development, executive coaching and mentoring allows him to assist leaders to enhance their effectiveness and career satisfaction.

David Sharrock is the Managing Principal of Sharrock Pitman Legal, a thriving boutique Melbourne based commercial law practice where the credo is: ‘on your side’. David has over 40 years extensive business experience and provides business consulting to the owners and managers of small to medium enterprises. He also works with the executive and board members of not for profit organisations, advising on practical matters relevant to running their enterprises. A nationally accredited and experienced mediator and dispute resolution expert, David’s aim is to work with his clients on practical solutions to avoid the need for costly court proceedings. David is also an accomplished author, writing the book: Fighting for Enterprise Success: Through the Eye of the Tiger.  It’s a practical workbook comprising a 440-page journey through 44 years of personal and enterprise experience, with 68 self-assessment tools, samples and templates. Episode highlights include: David’s first leadership role and the challenges associa

Gihan Perera is the author of Disruption by Design – Leading Change in a Fast Changing World. Gihan is a futurist, conference speaker, author and consultant who gives business leaders a glimpse into what's ahead - and how they can become fit for the future. Since 1997, he has worked with leading thought leaders, change agents, business leaders and entrepreneurs, helping them with their strategy for thriving in a fast-changing world. Forbes magazine rated him the #5 Social Media Influencer in the world (and #1 in Australia) in his area of expertise. Gihan has always taken the lead in embracing emerging technologies and trends, from his university thesis in robotics and artificial intelligence, to leading a software development team building the infrastructure for the early Internet, founding one of Australia’s first Web development companies in 1996. On top of all that Gihan is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the only internationally recognised designation for professional speakers. During the convers

Extend your view of what risk is. Managing risk from a safety perspective is important, however, we need to look beyond safety and explore areas such as customer risk, people risk and competitor risk. Episode highlights include: How we view risk A 4 Step framework for managing risk The risk of relying on one customer – a case study from Synergen Group How we can control risks and why we must always be thinking about risk Links Julian’s LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian’s Book Email Julian

Julia Steel is the author of Buy-In – How to Lead Change, Build Commitment and Inspire People. Over the last two decades Julia has worked with leaders around the world to plan and execute strategy in their business. She knows that frameworks and PowerPoint are not enough to deliver results on their own. That success depends on the buy-in of people, their ability to deliver, and lead change. When organisations and people struggle to execute, it affects confidence at every level. Values like trust, passion, and integrity, are replaced with tension and frustration that ultimately deliver a lack of results. During the conversation Julian explores Julia’s book, Buy-In, in detail. Episode highlights include: Why Julia decided to write Buy-In What buy-in looks like and why it matters Competence killers, and confident competence Why engagement isn’t enough and how we can build commitment Links Julia's LinkedIn Profile Julia's Website Purchase a copy of Buy-In

Shane Hatton is the author of Lead The Room - Communicate a Message that Counts in Moments that Matter. Shane has spent more than a decade of his consulting and working in in-house marketing and communications gaining a deep appreciation of effective messaging that enables you to not only be heard but remembered. He spent seven years leading, speaking, coaching and mobilising volunteers in the not for profit sector where he was responsible for building and nurturing the health, growth and culture of a rapidly expanding membership. It's this experience at the intersection of people, communication and leadership, along with his studies in business and psychology, that formed the foundation for his work today as a trainer, author and speaker to leaders and teams. Shane knows the deep satisfaction of standing in front of a team of people, watching the lights go on, knowing they are with you; at the same time, he understands the sense of panic that can take hold when all eyes are on you in the crucial moments. He

Troy McKinna is the author of Brand Hustle – 4 Critical Foundations to Accelerate Brand Growth. Troy believes in the power of building brands because brands connect products and services with consumers. Brands strengthen P&Ls and drive growth. Brands attract the best talent and provide a beacon in the sea of choice. At his business, Agents of Spring, Troy builds brands by creating disruptive, consumer led products and services, by leveraging the creative problem solving framework. Troy helps organisations curiously seek out and creatively solve their customers most valuable problems. Problems, that once solved, create value for both consumers and organisations. The problems that motivate consumers to pay brands to solve. As a start-up entrepreneur and co-founder of Quest Beverages, he practices what he believes and is inspired by the journey of building the Calm & Stormy brand from nothing. A brand with a mission: Healthier people living on a healthier planet. During the conversation Julian explores T

In many cases, organisations what higher levels of performance from their leaders, but they do not have the systems in place that support better performance. This is what makes leadership enablement so important. Episode highlights include: What is leadership enablement? Why leadership enablement so important and how it is practiced Who owns leadership enablement? A framework for exploring leadership enablement through both a people and process lens Links Julian's LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian's Book Email Julian

Tony Holmwood is the author of Best Behaviour – Empowering managers and HR leaders to coach and align employee behaviours to supercharge growth. Tony is the founder of Outperf4m Consulting who offer a unique approach to improving business profitability by partnering with HR or management teams. Tony is passionate about human behaviour and people development. He is a commercially focused chartered accountant with substantial business performance experience in large local and global organisations.  He is also a qualified motivational, behavioural and emotional practitioner. He has gained a solid appreciation that people drive business and in the absence of people, there is no profit. He has worked with organisations such as Bega, Fonterra, American Express and KPMG. During the conversation Julian explores Tony’s book, Best Behaviour, in detail.  Episode highlights include: Why Tony decided to write Best Behaviour The new world of HR and management, and how we can develop ourselves Forging deeper relationships,

Sandra Hills is the CEO of Benetas, a leading not-for-profit organisation with a mission to provide older Victorians, their families and carers with a full range of quality community-based services and residential homes and apartments. Sandra joined Benetas in 2009 with career experience in health, business management and public policy. Under Sandra's leadership, Benetas has diversified its services to meet new and future demand with a specific focus on innovation, research, workforce development and sustainable fiscal growth. Sandra has also held senior roles at the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Whitehorse City Council. Episode highlights include: Sandra’s first leadership role and its associated challenges Challenging working environments Succession planning and how Sandra builds the capability of her executive team Economic and societal challenges that are on the horizon Links Sandra's LinkedIn profile Benetas Website