Let's Go - Let's Grow with Des Penny

In this episode of the Let's Go Let's Grow podcast, Des Penny, focuses on the importance of staying relevant in a rapidly changing world, not just in our jobs but as human beings. Des emphasises the need for great leaders who understand the importance of constantly adapting and remaining relevant.

Be ready to question your relevance as a leader and ready to question whether your products, services, and organisations are relevant to the current market.

Des speaks about relevance, and how individuals and organisations must strive to remain relevant in order to survive and thrive. Relevance means being applicable, appropriate, and connected, and people who are relevant know they are. Des discusses the stages of rediscovering relevance, which includes moving from loss and grief to discovering new opportunities.

Be sure to listen to the end of the podcast where Des provides his eight-step ladder to relevance, starting with living and leading with integrity.

Des Penny Interviews Richard Dore, Co-CEO Proteus Leadership about workplace culture.

The Let's Go Let's Grow podcast is hosted by Des Penny and explores the topic of culture in the workplace and personal lives. In this episode, Des is joined by Richard Dore, co-CEO of Proteus Leadership and a culture expert.

They discuss the definition of workplace culture and how it's related to behaviour and unwritten ground rules. Richard provides examples of how culture is exhibited in meetings and in dealing with toxic people.

They also talk about why culture remains important after many years, especially in a world of chaos and rapid change.

The first episode of the Let's Go - Let's Grow Podcast series, hosted by Des Penny, is an introduction to his leadership journey, which began with a childhood spent travelling around Australia and New Zealand with his minister father.

Despite struggling with the school system, Des Penny loved English and music and eventually went on to obtain a Master's degree in Business and Communication. He began his working life at Toyota before moving on to a career in manufacturing, where he was promoted into leadership roles.

After being appointed as Personnel Manager with no prior experience, he quickly learnt on the job and grew to love it, spending nearly 18 years in the role. He then moved to an executive role in a semi-government IT organisation that produced payroll and HR systems, where he experienced destructive politics and eventually left to start his own HR and training company.

This company is now one of the most respected leadership development companies in Australia and is expanding into international markets. Despite facing doubters along the way, Des Penny's journey shows that with determination and the desire to treat people better, success can be achieved.

Des Penny and Proteus Leadership are thrilled to be able to announce the launch of the new Let's Go - Let's Grow podcast.  The first episode is going to be launched on the 20th of April 2023.  

So if you want to get involved in all things Leadership, then subscribe today.

Some of the topics in our first series will include Relevance, Culture, Insight, Bravery, Communication, Psychological Safety, Imposter Syndrome and more.

Subscribe today and don't miss out on an episode as this is going to be one Leadership podcast that you can't afford to miss.