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.
Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group introduces you the the Synergen Leadership Podcast. Julian shares why he created the Synergen Leadership Podcast and what you can look forward to in upcoming episodes.
In episode 2 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Amanda O’Brien, CEO of Xtreme Freight and Chairperson for the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia. Amanda shares some of her challenges from when she first came into the business, and how she has been able to lead the company to success. Amanda also shares how she views leadership – and even turns the tables on Julian, asking him a few questions regarding his thoughts!
In episode 3 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Richard Coleman, CEO of The Interchange. Richard talks about his journey with some very large corporations and some of the leadership challenges he faced at that level. He then goes on to discuss the different challenges of being in a much smaller business, with closer relationships with his staff and clients, and how he plans to grow his current business.
In episode 4 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Colin Wilson, Managing Director and Founder of Key Business Advisors.In an open and frank interview, Colin takes us through his leadership journey, and talks about some of the challenging times he has had with his business, particularly when key people left, and how he responded to that as a leader.
The ability to establish a high performance culture in their team is one of the most important skills a leader can have. Effective leaders understand how the culture of a team directly influences the performance of a team.
In episode 6 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Matt Tamplin, CEO of Waste Services Group. Matt talks about his experiences in leading a team of around 1,300 people with a budget of 500 million, and then leading a team of 25 and the different challenges that can pose.
In episode 7 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Lauren Staley, Managing Director of Infolio Property Advisors. In this insightful interview, Lauren shares some of her experiences leading her team and growing her business. She also shares the perspective of being a young leader and the challenges that brings with it.
In episode 8 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Anthony Jones, Group CEO of Linx Cargo Care Group. Anthony takes the time to share his journey with us from starting out as an operator within the business through to his current position where he is responsible for over 3800 people.
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John P Kotter is one of the world’s most respected thinkers and educators in the field of leadership and change. In 2006, he published a book, Leading Change, which has become one of the foundation texts in organisational transformation thinking. Since then, transformation has become one of the most important aspects of organisational management, driven by the rapid pace of change that technology and opportunity have brought.
In episode 10 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Belinda Perisic, General Manager of Coulter Roache Lawyers. Belinda shares some of her experiences of being a very young leader when she started out working in some of Australia’s larger organisations such as Woolworths and Fonterra.
In episode 11 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Richard Amon, CEO of Disability Sport & Recreation. Disability Sport & Recreation are a charity whose mission is to provide and promote positive health outcomes for people with a disability, through participation in sport and recreation.
In episode 12 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Toby Hall, Group CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia. St Vincent’s Health Australia has been providing health care in Australia for 160 years, and today is the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider with an annual turnover of around 2.4 billion dollars, and approximately 24,000 employees.
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