Humanity Works

Adam King is a Senior Manager at Amazon Japan looking after Executive Development across the Operations business worldwide.  Arriving in Japan 21 years ago Adam fell into a career within the People, Performance and Culture space and never left. 

Over the years Adam has drawn on three key elements of trust, acceptance and vulnerability to create strong connections and build a thriving career within Japan. 

In this episode Adam and Craig unpack vulnerability and why it’s so important for strong leadership. 

SHOW NOTES

• A Life on Our Planet  by David Attenborough 

CREDITS 

Host: Craig Forman 

Writers: Alessia Campagna and Craig Forman

Producer and Editor: Alessia Campagna www.alessiacampagna.com.au 

Technical Producer: Anthony Watson www.luma.city 

Executive Producers: Leonie Rothwell and Marcus Worrall 

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We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which the podcast is taking place today. We pay our deep respects to all Elders past, present and emerging.  We would also like to extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Brigitte Fairbank is the Chief People Officer for the Department of Communities and Justice for the NSW Government. An experienced and compassionate leader herself, Brigitte is passionate about creating deep, personal connections grounded in empathy and trust. 

In this episode she shares her advice for leaders at all stages of their journey, how to build a culture of inclusivity and belonging and practical ways to support Mental Health and Wellbeing in high pressure organisations. 

SHOW NOTES 

• Simon Sinek – “Leadership is not a rank, it is a responsibility. Leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of those in your charge. And when we take care of our people, our people will take care of us.”

• Simon Sinek – Start with Why - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA

• David Tenant Does a Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/david-tennant-does-a-podcast-with/id1450005207

CREDITS 

Host: Craig Forman 

Writers: Alessia Campagna and Craig Forman

Producer: Alessia Campagna www.alessiacampagna.com.au 

Technical Producer: Anthony Watson www.luma.city

Activate a world of powerful potential with www.sprouta.com

Join Culture Amp for their first-ever virtual, free event to create a better world of work – Register today for Culture First → 


We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which the podcast is taking place today. We pay our deep respects to all Elders past, present and emerging.  We would also like to extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Jac Peters is the Head of Leadership and Engagement at Coca-Cola Amatil. She is a well-known  industry leader and a passionate Leadership practitioner. 

In this episode Jac shares her insights and practical ideas for what it means to be a good leader and cultivate a culture of high trust and purpose especially during times of complex social and political change.


SHOW NOTES

• Brene Brown “Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.”
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2019/04/29/5-ways-to-be-brave-according-to-brene-browns-netflix-special-the-call-to-courage/?sh=47c2fd9679f4 

• Warren Buffet “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.”

• Theodore Roosevelt – “People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." 

• The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein 

• Women and Leadership Real Lives, Real Lessons by Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala  

• A Promised Land by Barack Obama 

• Julian Stodd – https://julianstodd.wordpress.com/tag/social-leadership/ 

• Culture First Community  > Visit  www.culturefirst.com to find out more. 

• Since this episode was recorded the acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil by Coca-Cola European Partners has been announced. 
  • https://www.cocacolaep.com/media/news/2021/peter-west-amatil-new-leadership/

CREDITS

Host: Craig Forman

Writers: Alessia Campagna and Craig Forman

Producer and Editor: Alessia Campagna www.alessiacampagna.com.au 

Technical Producer: Anthony Watson www.luma.city

Executive Producers: Leonie Rothwell and Marcus Worrall 

Activate a world of powerful potential with www.sprouta.com

Join Culture Amp for their first-ever virtual, free event to create a better world of work – Register today for Culture First →

We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which the podcast is taking place today. We pay our deep respects to all Elders past, present and emerging.  We would also like to extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

In Season 1 of Humanity Works, through six episodes, Culture Craig explores seven very different journeys of industry leaders working in People, Performance and Culture at Coca-Cola Amatil, BDO, Thiess and more. 

Get ready for Humanity Works - launching May 13th.