Leading Generous Teams

Getting to the end isn’t good enough. Whether it’s to the end of the year, the end of a restructure, or the end of a transformation project. It’s not about transactions and checklists. It’s about how you lead.This is what we talked about with Rohan Charrett, an Executive with Greater Western Water on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.In this episode, we discuss:What’s more important than just getting to the end result How to build connected rather than burnt out teams through ...

Being a passionate leader is an outdated goal. In fact, trying to run your team on passion alone is akin to running a team on adrenaline. It’s just not sustainable. And it can get in the way of strong leadership.This is what we talked about with Sacred Heart Mission CEO, Hang Vo on our Top Five Movement Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.Within a second of meeting Hang, you know she’s a passionate force but Hang shares how she’s learnt to pace her passion as a CEO, because not everyone ...

We work with a lot of teams in crisis. And where leaders are blindsided by incident after incident, we see the opportunity for people to find a performance edge and not miss the leadership lessons this crisis will bring. This is what we talked about with Kelly Quirke, Royal Canin ANZ’s Vet Advocacy Director on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week. We discussed how Kel has captured the leadership lessons after years of leading teams through issues and crises. ...

When discussing imposter syndrome, it’s really common to find articles to “overcome it” but the truth is, your imposter syndrome can give you an edge. This is what we talked about with The Brain Cancer Centre CEO + Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer GM, Sammy McGuane on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.We discussed how Sammy leverages his imposter syndrome to drive purpose.In 2017 Sam became Director and General Manager of Carrie’s Beanies 4 BrainCancer Foundation. Sam leads the busi...

As a leader, you bring a load of experience to the role. When people are looking for answers to problems, you naturally come up with ten of them.But sharing your solutions too soon can send your team backwards. This is what we talked about with Tanya Hendry, Deputy CEO of Whitelion Youth this week of our Top Five Movement leadership podcast, Leading Generous Teams. Tanya has over 20 years’ experience as a senior organisational leader within the health care and non-profit sectors. She is passi...

Sometimes, it’s unavoidable. You’ve landed with a leader who isn’t generous. It’s bad but not bad enough to leave. So what do you do?On the podcast with Ann-Marie Chamberlain, we spoke about how to make the most of a bad leader so you don’t miss a hidden opportunity.Ann-Marie is a multiple award winning executive and community leader, board member and experienced coach.In her “spare time” you’ll find Ann-Marie thinking strategically as the Chair of Volunteering SA/NT, as a Trustee for Kalyra ...

We’ve all heard the saying it’s all about timing, which eludes to waiting for the right time in the calendar or season. But what if it’s not about waiting. It’s about getting into the right mindset before you nosedive into those tricky and charged conversations.That’s what we spoke about with John Thwaites in this week’s Top Five Movement Leading Generous Teams podcast. John is a Co-Chair of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (“SDSN”) launched by the Se...

When you’re not feeling like you’re on your game, motivation’s waning, and you can’t talk yourself out of your funk, no matter how many positive affirmations you recite, it’s time to look towards your team. In this episode with Patty Kinnersly, Chief Executive Officer of Our Watch + Vice President of the Carlton Football Club Board, we discuss a really powerful technique to use your team to change your mindset in an unexpected way.Our Watch, a not-for-profit organisation established to drive ...

A client recently shared that we’ve made their team unbreakable. Why?As a team of award-winning mindset coaches, we deliver innovative leadership programs that disrupt unhelpful thinking + patterns, develop new perspectives, raise the bar on solutions, and help your leaders create high performing teams.Led by Clare Desira, International Coach of the Year and Fellow of the Centre for Sustainability Leaders (now Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Top Five has worked with thousands ...

When leaders encourage their team to “switch off” they don’t always realise it can be demotivating and inaccessible.For many, the idea of switching off is actually daunting. Like a void of space and time that could be used to be making a difference. Also, you’re not a lightbulb. You don’t have an on and off switch.It’s not that black and white. The best thing you can do is learn to go from “on” to “recharge.”This is what we discussed in the episode with Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of the A...