Breakthrough Podcast

I’m excited to share this conversation with Rebecca Christianson 🎤 - friend, global executive coach, leadership facilitator, and keynote speaker - who is helping redefine what modern executive leadership looks like. Through her Leadership, Relit™ framework, Rebecca works with leaders across Australia, the UK, Europe, and the US to elevate both performance and personal impact, with a focus on self-awareness, authenticity, and sustainable leadership energy. Drawing on her background as a senior corporate executive and her foundation in psychology, Rebecca brings an evidence-based and deeply human approach to leadership development. Her curiosity about people and what drives meaningful growth shines throughout this conversation. Tune in to hear her insights on leadership, growth, and the evolving expectations of leaders today using the link below or your favourite streaming platform. https://lnkd.in/d_5sVtqq You can also learn more if you explore her website: https://lnkd.in/dDNbhd2v

Lisa Gulick is a Principal Consultant at Bendelta and the Bendelta’s National Lead – Futures Leadership, where she explores the latest innovative approaches to developing the leadership required for an uncertain and rapidly evolving world.

Combining deep expertise with a passion for shifting mindsets and systems, Lisa is passionate about shifting mindsets and systems to enable leaders to lead for good and shape a better future. With a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with experience working with leaders across Australia and the U.S., she brings rigor, wisdom, and cutting-edge thinking to translate insight into tangible organizational impact.

She is an accredited practitioner in a range of leadership mindset and capability development tools, including adult/vertical mindset development methodologies, and has also published on leadership development, cross-cultural competence, and diversity and inclusion.

Today I share a podcast I did earlier this week with William P. Macaux, Ph.D. MBA. William or Bill as he is known, is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years of experience as a coach, consulting psychologist, and a psychotherapist. His research has contributed to innovations in executive assessment, including the first research-based assessment of executive presence. Bill has held leadership roles in organizations such as RHR International, a global management psychology consultancy, in Right Management’s division of executive development, and companies like IBM and Cisco. He has extensive experience consulting to individuals and organizations in the US, Europe, South Africa, and Asia. He has written and presented on executive presence, adaptive leadership development, and responsible leadership in an age of sustainability. He was the first person to bring to life for me the importance of identity development in leaders and the necessary discomfort of a the curve jump in order to continue growing. It was a joy to dig into this topic with him. You can listen using the stream yard link below or stream it on your favourite streaming app. https://lnkd.in/e8kBGvnQ

With over nine years as CEO and Founder of TI People, Volker helps global enterprises optimize productivity, engagement, and employee experiences by addressing friction in enterprise services and digital transformations. His expertise lies in aligning business strategy with data-driven solutions and leveraging AI to enhance HR innovation and operational efficiency. Volker is also a board member at FOUNT, where he contributes to identifying friction points in daily work processes, enabling organizations to drive impactful business transformations through employee listening. A strong advocate for continuous improvement, he focuses on creating seamless work environments that empower teams to thrive in the digital era.

This week I sat down with Scott McInnes Founder of Inspiring Change to discuss the findings of their latest research called Mind the Gap: Insights from CPOs on what’s holding organisational performance back. We discussed the Five Culture Challenges they found and ways to strengthen culture and address these challenges. You can listen to our conversation using the link below and access the report on their website https://lnkd.in/edvNVVnY https://lnkd.in/eKiBBBPm https://www.inspiringchange.ie/mindthegap https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiring-change-consulting https://www.instagram.com/we.are.inspiring.change https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwmcinnes/

Taavi Rõivas, ex prime minister of Estonia and current Chairman at Auve Tech. Former Prime Minister of Estonia (2014-2016) / Tech entrepreneur / Digital Transformation Leader Take serious interest in digital transformation, AI, cyber and e-government, foreign and security policy. Marathon runner & Ironman 70.3. Reserve officer (Cpt). Helicopter pilot. International keynote speaker. Married, father of 3 incredible children. We spoke about the transformation and growth of Estonia and also about the leadership mindsets required for the complex and ambiguous world we live in. Taavi personifies leadership that is intentional and methodological and, at the same time, curious and bold. https://lnkd.in/e9Kx9sTV

Hannah Wrixon has had a varied and interesting career to date. She has exited 3 start ups and learnt so many lessons along the way. She is a Lead Entrepreneur on the Going for Growth and Back for Business programmes and champions women (and men) to support and sustain women in leadership. A true champion. Your link to the podcast below. https://lnkd.in/ew5CEqpX As well as to the KELLA website. https://lnkd.in/ezYTrEkP

Mark is a global executive leader with over 30 years experience driving transformational humanitarian, development, and financial initiatives across more than 40 countries. Having served as chair or member of 12 boards across Africa, Asia, and Europe, he brings expertise in independent oversight, fiduciary governance, and cross-sector strategy. He has supported executive teams through complex decisions, performance shifts, and risk management—strengthening accountability through digital transformation, audit, and compliance across globally federated organisations.

His executive leadership has spanned decentralized operations in numerous countries overseeing up to 6,500 staff and annual portfolios exceeding USD385 million. He has provided oversight of humanitarian response, microfinance, digital transformation, finance, supply chain, people & culture, safeguarding, and enterprise risk functions.

He has successfully established strategic partnerships with various institutions has been a significant aspect of my career. This includes collaborations with the US Government, UKAID, Global Fund, World Food Program, UNICEF, European Union, and private philanthropists, among many others.

Throughout his career, he has led organizations through crisis—including wars, coups, natural disasters, safeguarding, and economic disruptions—bringing a calm governance presence and composure under pressure.

He is a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal for international humanitarian service,

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Saab is currently the CIO and Deputy CEO of the Local Government Management Authority (LGMA) in Ireland. He is a Senior Executive with in-depth expertise in Strategic Planning, Organizational Development, Financial Management, Application Development, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Governance. He has a proven track record of large-scale transformational initiatives leading to operational efficiency and cost containment. https://lnkd.in/gUKhRNnn

I recently had a fascinating podcast interview with Stephanie Prenderville on all things transformation and AI. With over 25 years of international experience across diverse sectors working with scale-ups, SMEs and multinationals, Stephanie specialises in driving successful organisational change and growth, ensuring initiatives from small to large scale do not fail. Her expertise also extends to optimising AI for organisations, guiding HR leaders through AI enablement, and partnering with tech experts to help you and your organisation start and enhance your AI journey. Listen to our podcast using the link below or on any of your favourite streaming platforms. https://lnkd.in/eBWwTZvJ