As a global leader you may find yourself in a crisis situation where there are conflicting points of view on how to resolve it. If you have the best skill fit to end that crisis you will need to be firm, fair, and approachable.

In this special edition episode, RSM Jason Moriarty talks with Captain David Shaw, Warrant Officer Class Two Mark Wheeler, and Sergeant Poata Kaukau. They discuss leadership lessons that resonated with them and share their stories on developing leadership styles. From hearing out new ideas to active listening, and making the most out of collective knowledge. Hear some great perspectives and insight into leadership within the Australian Army!

Captain David Shaw is an infantry officer currently serving as the Adjutant of the Queensland University Regiment. Captain Shaw recently completed three years (2018 – 2021) as a platoon commander at the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the unit’s rotation as the Ready Battle Group. Warrant Officer Class Two Mark Wheeler is a member of the Royal Australian Artillery currently serving as the Operations Warrant Officer of the Queensland University Regiment. Warrant Officer Wheeler has recently completed appointments as a battery sergeant major with the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and as the Sergeant Major Instructor in Gunnery with 5th/11th Light Battery, 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Sergeant Poata Kaukau is an infantry sergeant currently serving as the Operations Sergeant of the Queensland University Regiment. Sergeant Kaukau recently completed two years (2020 – 2021) as a military instructor at the School of Infantry. Prior to that Sergeant Kaukau was posted to the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2013 – 2019) during which time he deployed on Operation Highroad as a section commander.

Do you accept responsibility for your mistakes? Identifying and fixing mistakes is a value adding process and as you identify mistakes, you should correct them openly so that everyone can learn from them.

In this episode, Bruce explains what know yourself and know your people really means and describes some examples of how it has been applied.

The aim of this episode is to show you how keeping your people informed leads to high performance. Since, full and accurate information equals effective performance.

The first principle of leadership for anyone anywhere in the Defence Force or in business is to know what your people expect of you. Find out more in Bruce's example.

The objective of this episode is to explain how knowing what your people expect of you and what you expect of them provides mental safety and is the foundation for high performance. Teams always perform better than groups.

A new podcast series produced by RSM Jason Moriarty. Leadership in Focus discusses current issues regarding leadership throughout Army and the wider Australian community. The first episode deals with ethical decision making. A topic that has been at the forefront of PME for the last couple of years. Jason and guest, Chaplain Michael Folland, discuss the many hot topics and dilemmas many leaders face while acting ethically.

Any idea is only as good as the people who use it, and Frank Marchetti used these principles to excel as a leader both in the Army and in the community.

Vedran ‘Maz’ Maslic is the host of ‘The Voices Of War’. In this episode, Maz interviews Ashley Judd who went through Army officer training at the Royal Military College – Duntroon together, way back in 2007. Since then, Ash spent 8 years in the Army and is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Due to his experiences of that war, and his actions and responsibilities in the line of duty, Ash faced significant challenges and was ultimately diagnosed with PTSD. In the years following, he became somewhat of a spokesperson for lifting the veil of shame on PTSD. I think this is an incredibly important conversation, both because Ash spoke so candidly and openly about his experience, but also because it sheds much light onto the fact that recovery is possible.