315 How to live your leadership values with Rob Crispe

We’ve introduced some new features to the podcast which kick-off this week for my interview with Rob Crispe, general manager of IP Australia. I start with ‘Planet Human’ - what’s having an impact on our life and leadership this week? Then moving swiftly on to ‘Planet Zoe’ - writing, program and events updates from your truly. My fascinating chat with Rob is paused for ‘Fast Five’ - a quick fire question and answer round which Rob navigates with aplomb!  Rob is honest and open about what it takes to cultivate leadership that’s fit for the future and build a sustainable culture. We traverse honestly, authenticity, vulnerability, learning from failure by way of maintaining our leadership values in a toxic environment and, ultimately, deciding: are we part of the problem or part of the solution? Be inspired by the story of courageous leadership and knowing when to leave a toxic environment. Shownotes See more at http://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/leadership-values-rob-crispe   Key Moments  Planet Human: AI Integration with Khan Academy [00:00:29] Zoë talks about the integration of AI with Khan Academy and its implications for leadership, including personalised tutoring and support for individual students.   Planet Zoë: Adventures and Writing [00:04:23] Zoë shares updates on her book writing and upcoming adventure of walking the Australian Alpine Walking Trail.   Finding Strength to Live Your Values in a Toxic Environment [00:06:06] Zoë interviews Rob Crisp, General Manager of IP Australia, about his experience of living through a toxic environment and finding the strength to live his values. They discuss how to raise the flag about it and how to move on.   Adoption of technology [00:08:32] Rob Crisp talks about the opportunities to work with people and technology and how he got to his current role at IP Australia.   Cultural reform [00:10:13] Rob Crisp discusses the process of cultural reform and how it starts with understanding the agency's history and people's feelings about their work.   Authenticity and vulnerability in leadership [00:13:08] Rob Crisp talks about the importance of being authentic and vulnerable as a leader, and how it creates a better environment for staff.   Public Accountability [00:16:00] Rob Crisp talks about the importance of accountability in the public sector and how it has become more publicly visible in recent years.   Transparency and Accountability in Private Sector [00:19:45] Zoë Routh and Rob Crisp discuss how emerging technologies like blockchain are pushing for more transparency and accountability in the private sector.   Living Your Values in a Toxic Environment [00:20:11] Rob Crisp shares his personal experience of compromising his values in a toxic work environment and how he eventually made the decision to leave.   Leaving a toxic environment [00:24:14] Rob Crisp shares his experience of leaving a toxic work environment and the challenges he faced. He talks about the turning point and the recovery period.   Complexity of toxic environments [00:30:15] Rob Crisp reflects on the complexity of toxic work environments and the drivers of people's behaviour. He emphasises the importance of creating a safe and kind workplace.   Importance of kindness in leadership [00:31:10] Rob Crisp talks about the importance of kindness and compassion in leadership. He shares his experience of being judged for his compassionate nature and reinforces the fact that it is a key ingredient to a productive workplace.   Coaching as a Leadership Success [00:32:04] Rob Crisp talks about his most significant success as a leader, which is coaching people to move forward and do great things themselves.   Amplifiers Academy online self-paced leadership development program [00:41:40]   Leadership Style and Strategic Thinking [00:43:48 - 00:45:20] Rob Crisp shares his experience of leadership and how his style has not changed much over the years. He emphasises the importance of being true to oneself and bringing the authentic self to work. He also talks about the need for strategic thinking and having an enterprise view of things, especially in more senior roles.   Advice for Better Leadership [00:46:06 - 00:47:03] Rob Crisp advises listeners to be patient and stay true to their values. He encourages them to focus on doing their job well, building relationships and networks, and not being in a hurry to climb the ladder. He believes that experience and time on the ground are valuable for developing people skills and running projects.   Takeaways from Rob Crisp's interview [00:48:41] Zoë shares her key takeaways from her interview with Rob Crisp, including the importance of humility, coaching others, and enjoying the ride.   Tip of the week: Sense making [00:49:47] Zoë shares a tip from her book "People Stuff" about expanding your sense of time through a timeline activity, looking back at events from the past 200 years.   Upcoming episode with Jeff Ton and giveaway announcement [00:52:29] Zoë announces an upcoming episode with Jeff Ton on the future of work and a giveaway of Spotify codes for her audio book The Olympus Project.