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Podcast Future Directors Podcast

Future Directors Podcast

Future Directors Institute

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Frequency: 1 episode/24d. Total Eps: 114

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Welcome to the Future Directors podcast hosted by award-winning author and Board Futurist, Paul Smith. Every episode brings you diverse perspectives and new ideas from the boardroom. His guests include thought leaders and board directors who are pushing the boundaries of governance around the world.

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Episode 08: Learning = Forgiveness + Humility + Curiosity

Season 1 · Episode 9

Thursday, March 15, 2018 • Duration 51:02

Dale Simpson is one of the Principals of Bravo Consulting, which is a blend of executive coaching, systems design, leadership and boardroom development, and operates across Australia and India. Dale was a suggestion from one of our previous Boardroom Hustle guests, Alison Rowe.

In this episode, we dive into topics such as:

Shifts in our mentalities
The search for more meaning in our work
The difference between coaching and mentoring
Curiosity as a learning tool
The importance of forgiveness as well as humility
The benefits of imperfection
Harnessing vulnerability
Working in India
And much more!

Links

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalepsimpson/

Bravo Consulting - http://bravoconsulting.com.au

Bravo Blog - http://bravoconsulting.com.au/blog/

Top Quotes

“I think the first thing that precedes any foreign intervention or help that we seek is knowing when to seek help, that’s what makes us humans – is knowing when to seek help.”
“I don’t want us to feel that we are somehow obligated to be perfect, we just need to also know what happens and what we need to do when things don’t work out the way we intended.”
“We live in a world where we value extraverts as vital to leadership, but in fact, there are many, many great leaders who aren’t”
“What you want at any table is diversity. Not just in gender, race and ability, but also diversity in thinking”
“Good coaches are the ones that teach people how to coach themselves”
“We in the west think we will be happy if we are successful. The Hindus, Buddhist and Jains have taught us the opposite: we will be successful if we are happy.”

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Seek out work or experience in an unfamiliar area. Try and join a project in which you are not already an expert.
Always be curious and stay humble - that allows you to ask more questions, which unlock the door to learning.

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Episode 06: Prioritise Your Passions and Learn To Say 'No'

Season 1 · Episode 7

Thursday, February 22, 2018 • Duration 01:04:43

Penelope Twemlow has a lengthy list of positions and accolades. Just a few include:

CEO, Energy Skills Queensland
Project and Change Manager, Glencore
Co-Founder and Chairperson, Women In Power
Ambassador, White Ribbon Australia
2016 Queensland Telstra Businesswoman of the Year (Social Enterprise & Not-For-Profit)
2016 APAC Insider CEO of the Year

Penelope spent almost 11 years in the Australian Defence Force before transitioning to a ‘civilian life’. Whilst the myriad of skills and qualifications she’d built up in the ADF didn’t directly transfer, she was able to lean on a few key mentors that helped her apply the abilities she’d developed and quickly climb the ranks. In recent years, she has flourished, winning multiple awards and being appointed to new positions.

In this episode, we dive into topics such as:

The current ‘No’ crisis
How we can avoid being pulled in too many different directions
How to be more selective in our approach to what we choose to do (or more importantly, NOT do)
Giving others the ability to step up and take on greater responsibility
Tools and tips for time management & productivity
Scheduling time for yourself to clear your mind and get some space to do some thinking
How her medically-diagnosed insomnia has helped her think strategically and put new plans into action
The TRUE role of a CEO (hint: it doesn’t begin until 5:30pm when everyone else has gone home)
The importance of professional mentors and advisors
Breaking out of your pigeon hole and broadening your experience
And much more!

Links

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/penelope-twemlow-40012246/

Glencore - http://www.glencore.com.au/EN/Pages/home.aspx

Women In Power - http://womeninpower.org.au/

White Ribbon Australia - https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/

2016 Telstra Business Woman of the Year - https://www.telstrabusinesswomensawards.com/brilliant-business-women/past-winners/

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Episode 04: Fail Early, Then Try Again

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 • Duration 53:21

Alison Rowe is the CEO of the Moreland Energy Foundation and the inaugural Chairwoman of the Future Business Council, among other Executive and Non-Executive Board Directorships. Having started her working life in the Navy and finding herself driving warships at the age of 22, Alison brings a strategic approach to the organisations she is involved with.

From an early age, Alison learned the benefits of failing fast, failing early, and most important, trying again. It takes time to build courage and resilience, but these are vital characteristics of an effective CEO and Director. You need to be willing to try innovative things and be willing to failing in order to achieve something great.

We get into a wide range of topics, including...

Techniques for building and developing resilience and accepting failure
Unintentionally becoming a non-conformist
Having trusted advisors outside of the boardroom that you can reflect with and get any feedback you need
Having courage and making decisions when you don’t have all of the information
Being comfortable with the fact that you will never have 99.9% of the inputs, and how you can harness your skills and experience to still achieve the desired outcomes
Developing a ‘Risk Appetite Statement’ to allow you to walk the tightrope between managing risk appropriately but maintaining innovation and entrepreneurialism
Having multiple pathways and a complex web of stakeholders through which you can influence outcomes, so that you don’t have any single point of failure
Having an appropriate Decision Making approach so boards members feel empowered
The different size boards required for different stages of growth in startups
And much more!

Links

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonrowe1/

Moreland Energy Foundation - https://www.mefl.com.au

The Future Business Council - http://www.futurebusinesscouncil.com

Climate Alliance - https://www.climatealliance.org.au

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