Synergen Leadership Podcast

Dr Karen Morley is the author of Lead Like a Coach – How to get the most out of any team. As an expert in coaching, collaboration and connected leadership Karen’s work focuses on the areas of leadership identity, transition and transformation, leadership styles, inclusive leadership, gender equity and unconscious bias. She works at individual, team and organisational levels with her purpose being to reset leadership. Typically, she works with clients who are CEOs and executive teams, to develop organisational capability and work better together.  She also works with individual executives, to increase leadership capability, build presence, step up, increase engagement and be more balanced. Karen is particularly motivated to work on eliminating barriers to potential. These might be barriers that individuals place on themselves, that organisations place on how they choose leaders, or that society places on who can be a leader. Her vision is to reset leaders so that they are energised, amplified and connected.

Join Julian as he introduces part 1 of a special content series on Emotional Intelligence – Awareness of Self. Emotional Intelligence is becoming more and more accepted as a critical component of effective leadership and management and in today’s episode Julian explores how we can work towards being more aware of ourselves and the impact this can have on others. Episode highlights include: ‘Trigger to Impact’ - how this process can lead us to better understand ourselves The distinction between self-awareness and self-management The value of exploring your emotional strengths and weaknesses 360 Degree reviews - a valuable contributor to your own self development Links: Julian's LinkedIn Profile ​Purchase Julian's Book, Give Back. Lead Forward

Michelle Gibbings is the author of Career Leap – How to reinvent and liberate your career. As a recognised expert in organisational change and leadership, Michelle is passionate about working with leaders and teams to unlock high-impact choices so they accelerate meaningful progress, and are able to thrive in a complex, changing world. Her work and reputation extends globally as a keynote speaker, advisor, expert facilitator and executive mentor of choice for many leading edge global organisations. With more than twenty years’ senior executive experience across multiple industries, Michelle knows how to successfully navigate uncertain and ambiguous environments to secure sustainable outcomes.During the conversation, Julian explores Michelle’s book in detail. Episode highlights include: • Why Michelle decided to write this book • The importance of recognising your own potential and the challenges associated with this • Career identity and how that can change over time • The Career Reinvention Cycle Links: Mic

Bryan Whitefield is the author of Winning Conversations – How to turn red tape into blue ribbon. With over 30 years of experience across engineering, financial services and management consulting Bryan has helped thousands of executives achieve their goals. His passion is for making the difficult and complex doable. He has authored books on decision making and influencing, and has featured in The Weekend Australian, News.com.au, CEO World Magazine, CMO Magazine, HR Director and myriad other publications, podcasts and radio interviews. He is best known for his workshop facilitation skills and his ability to engage and influence at board and executive level. He helps organisations drive risk leadership from risk management programs, reframe decisions using data and he works with corporate services to cut red tape and create blue ribbon. During the conversation, Julian explores Bryan’s book in detail. Episode highlights include: The building blocks of persuasion, and what the push and pull of persuasion is The i

Jeremy Nichols is the author of The Power of Culture – How to transform your organisation through the one thing that is hard to overlook and difficult to shift. As the owner of the boutique consultancy Composure, Jeremy helps organisations to create cultures and develop their leaders to improve the growth and performance of their organisations, teams, and individuals. With over 25 years in the Management Consultant industry Jeremy has been a key advisor to many CEO’s, Boards, Executive Teams, Business Unit Leaders, and HR professionals. He has also led and managed 4 consultancies, all at different stages of development. He is an experienced Board member and has held board positions with Melbourne Football Club, Signcraft and I-LEAP, a Melbourne University sponsored initiative for Indigenous Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program. Through a focus on culture and leadership, Jeremy helps clients increase financial performance, manage risk and enhance their reputation. Episode highlights include: Why Jeremy

Customers are the lifeblood of any business and we should always be looking at how we can stack the value we are providing to them. During this content episode, Julian will explore each of the 5 levels of Customer Value: The product or service that you provide The experience your customers have when they engage with you The results your product or service delivers to them Becoming a trusted advisor Becoming a strategic partner Links: Julian's LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian's Book, Give Back. Lead Forward

Donna McGeorge is the author of The 25 Minute Meeting – Half the Time, Double the Impact As Speaker, Author and Mentor, Donna McGeorge helps organisations, executives and leaders adapt to the disruption of the traditional working model and embrace both the now of work and future of work anywhere, anytime. She empowers managers to create work environments, interactions and relationships that engage employees and make them want to show up, play nicely, and get the work done. Donna has worked with managers and leaders throughout Australia and Asia–Pacific for over 20 years. She delivers practical skills, training, workshops and facilitation to corporates — such as Nissan Motor Company, Jetstar, Medibank Private and Ford Motor Company — so they learn to manage their people well and produce great performance and results. Donna is the author of five books including the one we are going to explore today, The 25 Minute Meeting, published by Wiley. Episode highlights include: Why Donna decided to write this book The

Jayne Ward is the Group Head of Performance, Remuneration & Payroll at Australia Post – an organisation which has over 35,000 employees. Jayne is passionate about making a difference by creating and implementing tailored strategies that work for the business by developing a values led culture, filled with high performing teams. In 2017 and 2018 Jayne achieved LinkedIn Power Profile status within the HR space, and has one of the most viewed profiles in Australia. She is also a Board Director, transformational change leader and corporate governance specialist with over 20 years of progressive and global experience and has extensive consulting and corporate experience advising Boards, senior leadership teams and the management of publicly listed organisations. Episode Highlights include: Jayne's leadership journey beginning with when she was a team leader in a contact centre. The differences between being in a consulting role and being in a leadership role Jayne's area of leadership passion - coaching and s

Scott Stein is the author of Leadership Hacks – Clever Shortcuts to Boost Your Impact and Results. Scott is a certified speaking professional, mentor, CEO and Director who works with leaders to help them implement fast track strategies to improve results. He has worked with thousands of leaders from CEOs and front-line managers to small business owners to identify ways to make a difference to the people they manage and the tasks they undertake. Scott also mentors senior leaders with practical strategies that allow them to get more results from themselves and their people and work with senior leadership teams using a process called Compression Planning. This allows them to collectively identify the strategic framework to move toward their goals in less time. Scott has worked with many of the world's best known brands and government agencies including City of Sydney, Mazda, Carlton & United Breweries, American Express and Mercedes-Benz. Episode highlights include: Why Scott decide to write this book The ch

Join Julian in a special content episode as he shares his ideas on the importance of setting expectations as a leader. This is our first content episode for Season 2, and it is also the first content episode that has been specifically designed to be a part of our Curriculum Ecosystem. Setting expectations is one of the most important things a leader can do to make sure they are getting the most from their teams and importantly, from themselves. During the episode Julian explores the concept of setting expectations from 3 perspectives - Self, Manager and Team.  He also encourages you to participate in some activities to help you set expectations this way. Episode highlights include: The link between setting expectations through the lens of result and behaviour, whilst tying them to your organisational values. Using the Balanced Scorecard as a mechanism for fleshing out expectations and to focus in on the importance of being adaptable in your approach. Commitment and measurement and why these are so important

Emma Bannister is the founder and CEO of Presentation Studio, as well as the author of Visual Thinking – How to transform the way you think, communicate and influence with presentations. Emma thinks in pictures and stories. She is an expert at transforming the written word into visual masterpieces that matter more. As a highly sought-after creative, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker, she is passionate about presentations and presenting big and beautiful ideas. Emma leads a team of around 30, and by using their practical tools they have helped transform multi-million-dollar pitch presentations for companies such as Telstra, Westfield, Microsoft, Hyundai, Yahoo!7, Commonwealth Bank and PepsiCo. When she’s not presenting, or teaching others how to present, Emma is writing for the likes of Smart Company, Business Insider, Qantas Radio, SMH, Financial Review, B&T, The CEO Magazine, Entrepreneur.com & Kochies Business Builder. Emma has also been a finalist in the 2015 + 2016 Telstra Business Women Aw

Jen Jackson is the author of How to Speak Human, A Practical Guide to Getting the Best From the Humans You Work With. Jen is also the Managing Director of Jaxzyn, a company who provide engagement consulting and communication design to pioneering corporate leaders who want to change the future of work. As Jen puts it, she spends her days chatting, caffeinating and strategising with co-conspirators (aka clients) from around the world. Making her way from farm to city, Jen champions humans of all stripes (and plaids). Jen has a unique ability to slice through layers of complexity, cut to the core of the matter and communicate with creative flair and dairy farmer simplicity. During the conversation Julian explores Jen’s book in detail. Some highlights of the episode include: Why Jen decided to write this book Jen shares how through talking to her clients she discovered that many leaders were frustrated with the lack of cut through with their personal communication. Exploring the importance of narratives and how

Jason Cunningham is Director and Head of Business Advisory at The Practice, a holistic financial services firm providing a full suite of Business Advisory and Personal Wealth Advisory services across business consulting, accounting, tax, financial planning, mortgage broking, insurance, and superannuation. You may also know him as a member of Channel 10’s “The Living Room” and Triple M’s “Rush Hour”. Jason has a passion for helping business owners grow their business (and get their life back). As a Co-founder of The Practice, he believes 'It takes one to grow one' to grow a successful business, so you need to surround yourself with experts, so you are freed up to operate in your genius - whether that's as a technician, a salesperson, a leader, or a visionary. He works closely with a handful of select business clients on short and long-term projects including: mission / core values / 'why' development sessions training programs for key team members / franchisees coaching and mentoring programs for business own

Season Finale 50 Episodes of a podcast is a great achievement, but more importantly, 50 episodes provide a lot of great conversations to learn from. Join Julian as he reflects on some of the key themes and messages he has learned from speaking with leaders and business authors throughout Season 1. Subscribe or follow the Synergen Leadership Podcast now so that you don’t miss our return for Season 2 in January 2019. Go To: Julian's LinkedIn Profile   Don't miss Season 2 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast!  Subscribe on iTunes or Google Podcasts now  

Special Content Edition with Julian Carle Focus on the customer in business is not a new concept, however where the focus lies has changed over the years.  Join Julian as he takes you on the journey of the customer – from Customer Service, through to Customer Experience (or CX as it’s commonly referred to), and where he thinks focus on the customer is shifting to next. Julian also introduces some frameworks and diagnostic tools to enable you to have a look at what you are currently doing, and where you can improve and add value to the customer and your connections in the future. Go To: Julian's LinkedIn Profile Synergen Group Website

In episode 48 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Michelle Sales, author of The Power of Real Confidence. Michelle is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, facilitator and coach who has helped thousands of senior leaders and their teams learn to show up as the best version of themselves, to build their confidence and influence with others, and to maximise their leadership and performance. In today’s episode, Julian and Michelle further explore some of the concepts from The Power of Real Confidence, including Michelle’s confidence model which shows you how to show up, stand up, speak up and step up to help you develop real confidence – a vital ingredient to leadership success. Go To: Michelle's LinkedIn Profile Michelle's Website Purchase The Power of Real Confidence

In episode 47 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Anthony Williams, Founder and Director at Modus Leadership Development. Anthony is a Business Psychologist who has held senior leadership roles in management consulting firms. Specializing in Leadership Development and Sales Effectiveness, Anthony has over 10 years experience working with blue chip organisations across Asia Pacific and Europe. Having known each other for some years, Julian and Anthony chat candidly about different perspectives on leadership, and Anthony shares his thoughts around the distinction between sales leadership and general leadership.  Anthony also shares some stories from his leadership journey, including an honest recount of when one of his team gave him some less than positive feedback! Go To: Anthony's LinkedIn Profile Modus Website

In episode 46 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Jason T Smith, author of Outside-in, Downside-up Leadership and Group Director of Back In Motion Health Group. Jason founded the Back In Motion Health Group from his garage in 1999. He now leads a team of more than 600 professionals in over 100 locations across Australia and New Zealand. In his chat with Julian, Jason talk more about his second book, Outside-in, Downside-up.  In this book, Jason tells the story of how he turned the traditional vertical organisation structure on its head and implemented a whole new concept – a sweet spot between distributed authority and peer accountability.  This saw his business generate revenues of near $50 million, in more than 100 locations. Go To: Jason's LinkedIn Profile Jason's Website Purchase Outside-In Downside-Up Leadership

Special Content Edition with Julian Carle Leadership does not come from your title. In fact, being named to a position is only the first and lowest of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than a boss people are required to follow, you must master the ability to inspire and build a team that produces not only results, but also future leaders. Which level are you at as a leader?  Which level do you aspire to be? Join Julian as he explores and explains the 5 Levels of Leadership which were developed by bestselling author and leadership expert, John C Maxwell. Go To: Julian's LinkedIn Profile Purchase The 5 Levels of Leadership

In episode 44 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Scott Eblin, author of The Next Level. Scott is president of The Eblin Group, a leadership development firm committed to helping executives lead and live at their best. As a recognized expert on leadership, global speaker, best-selling author, and executive coach, Scott works with many of the world's best-known companies and organisations. Eblin is an honours graduate of Davidson College and holds a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University. He has a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and was a 10 year faculty member of that program. Join Scott and Julian as they discuss Scott’s bestselling book The Next Level - What Insiders Know About Executive Success.  Scott explores the challenges facing new executives and the reasons why as many as 40% will step away from the new position within 18 months. Scott offers a practical framework for transformational behaviour and thinking that will enable ne