As a leader you know there's a need to establish and enforce standards in order to create a successful company. But what is the best way of setting and maintaining good standards for business growth?

In this episode of Frontline to Boardroom, I chat with Andrew Balmaks, a former member of the Australian Army for 22 years and now Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Noetic Group, a professional services company working with government, national security and defence, emergency services, and resources sectors.  

Andrew shares the leadership lessons and influences while in the Australian Army.  He draws upon his experience to provide advice for business owners on how to establish and maintain standards for success in the workplace.

Our conversation provides a unique perspective on how to successfully run a business and the importance of setting standards.

If you're looking for ways to improve your business or establish standards for greater business growth, this episode is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• Leadership influences and experiences in Andrew’s life (04:39)
• Things that Andrew wished he knew before (09:29)
• Andrew’s experiences in the Middle East operations (11:07)
• The biggest lesson Andrew has learned while in service (14:36)
• Andrew’s transition from the military to the business world (17:11)
• What keeps a partnership strong? (18:50)
• Strategically growing your business (22:01)
• Creating a clear business goal (25:15)
• Andrew’s advice to leaders today (26:45)
• Rapid fire questions with Andrew (31:17)

Quotes

“Your hope is not a strategy. You need to take control of the situation as difficult as that is.” -Andrew Balmaks

“What everybody expects out of you as a leader is to do your job, and the best thing that you can do is to earn their respect.” -Andrew Balmaks

“Leadership is a verb, not a noun. You need to think about doing things, not writing down.” -Andrew Balmaks

“It's very easy as a leader or CEO of a business to forget to look in the mirror or to have somebody hold the mirror in front of you to show exactly what's going on.” -Martin Brooker

“It’s important to be clear for people to understand where we're going. If we're not clear, then people will be confused, and they won't know where to apply the effort.” -Martin Brooker

“You've got to be in integrity with who you are at the end of the day.” -Martin Brooker

WHERE TO FIND ANDREW BALMAKS

• Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn.
• Visit Noetic Group here. 

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ABOUT ANDREW BALMAKS

As an infantry officer, Andrew Balmaks served in the Australian Army for more than 22 years.

While serving in the Army, Andrew travelled to Iran and Iraq for operational duty with the UN and represented the Army in Southeast Asia, the US, and the UK. He held positions in command, training, and staff, and as the first Chief of Army Fellow, he was seconded for a year to the East Asia-focused Asia-Australia Institute.

Today, Andrew serves as the Noetic Group's chief executive officer and co-founder. He and his co-founder spent more than 20 years building the company from its inception into a preeminent medium-sized professional services provider that works with the government, national security and defence, emergency services, and resources sectors.