Synergen Leadership Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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 and how to apply them
• How to make culture stick

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LinkedIn Profile

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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 decided to write Digital is Everyone’s Business
• Making meaning of our work, and how to align teams
• A warning about design thinking, lean and agile
• What the future holds for David

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David's LinkedIn Profile

David's Website

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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.

He is also accredited in theoretical and applied aspects of Solution-Focused Coaching from the Coaching Psychology Unit of the University of Sydney, a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) and a Certified Practising Marketer (CPM) and Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute (FAMI).

During the conversation Julian explores Greg’s book, Career Conversations, in detail. Episode highlights include:

• Why Greg decided to write Career Conversations
• The new career reality and how we can reinvent ourselves
• The importance of personal brand and the value of networking
• Leading the career conversation and why a written plan is so important

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Greg's LinkedIn Profile

deliberatepractice Website

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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 associated with this
• Servant leadership and why it is a leadership philosophy that David follows
• Leaving full time employment and starting your own business
• The challenges that the legal profession will face in the coming years

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David's LinkedIn Profile

Sharrock Pitman Website

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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 conversation Julian explores Gihan’s Book, Disruption by Design, in detail. Episode highlights include:

• Why Gihan decided to write Disruption by Design
• How to look wider and further for opportunities and threats
• The Delphi Method and why it is important to lean in
• 90 day projects and mental contrasting

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Gihan's LinkedIn Profile

Gihan's Website

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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

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Julian’s LinkedIn Profile

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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

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Julia's LinkedIn Profile

Julia's Website

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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 is a self-described ‘charismatic introvert’, so he has needed to learn how to face the fear of public speaking by embracing the potential of platform leadership.

He has always believed that great communication is much bigger than ‘speaking’, that it must be viewed through the lens of leadership — and it’s through this lens that he approaches his work. Shane believes we don't need better speakers; we need great leaders.

During the conversation Julian explores Shane’s book, Lead The Room, in detail. Episode highlights include:

• Why Shane decided to write Lead The Room
• What kind of leader do you want to be?
• How to develop your character
• The 5 levels of leadership credibility and how to manage your reputation
• The 3 ways to challenge dysfunctional thinking

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Shane's LinkedIn Profile

Shane's Website

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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 Troy’s book, Brand Hustle, in detail. Episode highlights include:

• Why Troy decided to write Brand Hustle
• How brand contributes to the financial success of an organisation
• Why it’s important to understand the problem you are solving for your customer
• How brands can stand out and deliver

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Troy's LinkedIn Profile

Agents of Spring Website

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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

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Julian's LinkedIn Profile

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