In this episode Cynthia chats with rural mental wellbeing and disability advocate, Kelly Barnes. Kelly is the Victorian winner of the 2020 Agrifutures Rural Woman of the Year with her concept of using working dogs to encourage social connection and as a support tool to improve mental wellbeing in farming communities. We talk about her love of dogs and the fabulous outcomes of her working dog school workshops, her experience of living with a chronic pain disability (Fibromyalgia) in rural Australia and how she cultivates herself mentally and physically – great lessons for us all. Kelly also shares where her inspiring journey of leadership has taken her as she now embarks on a career as a mental health researcher and facilitator with the National Centre for Farmer Health.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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https://agrifutures.com.au/opportunities/rural-womens-award/

https://farmerhealth.org.au/

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In this episode Sue Langley, keynote speaker, global consultant and positive leadership expert, shares how leaders can challenge their own thinking and flip the way they look at adversity to respond more productively. She uses evidence-based thinking and her knowledge of neuroscience and positive psychology to provide leaders with the tools to be more effective. We chat about how viewing life as an experiment can help disrupt our thinking and how Sue uses this in her everyday life to challenge her own thinking and increase her wellbeing. 

We discuss how stress is not a dirty word, why the micro-moments matter for leaders, why organisations should change performance reviews to strengths-based conversations and the evidence behind why strengths-based approaches deliver results for organisations, and how often the best thing we can do for ourselves is get out of our own way. And Sue also wants to know….what do you do outside work?

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Website: https://learnwithsue.com.au/

Email: [email protected]

www.langleygroup.com.au

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www.learnwithsue.com.au

www.workonwellbeing.com

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In this episode Cath Connell, Founder of Wholehearted Marketing, talks about her insights as a women’s business and life coach about the importance of placing value on the whole of our lives, rather than judging our success solely on what happens at work. She shares her journey as a mother where she left an executive role in a corporate organisation to start her own business, as the system did not work for her, her family or her life. A lot of our identity is tied up in what we do and Cath wants to challenge us to consider success from a whole of life perspective rather than through a narrow lens. We discuss why it's so important for women in corporate and running their own businesses to ensure they are connected to their values. We also have a rant about how organisations need to cultivate more flexible and inclusive cultures and systems that support women to take on roles at all levels in different stages of their lives and how powerful this would be in creating a better world.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Website: www.wholeheartedmarketing.com.au

Email: [email protected]

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In this episode Anita Lane, co-founder of Solution Underwriting Agency, shares how her organisation emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever, with much the success coming from how they supported staff, reflecting their people-first philosophy. We discuss the culture that Solution has cultivated and Anita’s belief that if you take care of your people, success will follow. Solution’s bonus system is not about KPI’s but about the difference staff have made to making the organisation a great place to work. A great discussion about organisational success being built on a cultivated culture and cultivating leadership.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Website: https://www.solutionunderwriting.com.au/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-lane-1661582b

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In this episode Neha Samar, Founder of the Flamingo Project, shares the power of mentoring and her passion for creating pathways for women, who aren’t on the leadership track or who may not have available financial resources, to access the skills and advice of wise elders.

Neha is an Indian migrant who lives in northern Victoria and we discuss her experience of being a woman of colour in regional Australia. She talks about the practical strategies leaders, organisations and businesses can implement to be more inclusive and the wonderful benefits that result.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Flamingo Project 

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In this episode Dr Paige Williams interviews The Cultivate Podcast founder Cynthia Mahoney about her Six Keys to Being a Cultivating Leader model outlined in her book and why these keys are vital for leaders to master in the current environment of disruption and change where leaders are under more pressure than ever. Cynthia explains why her theory of “Cultivate” is the antidote to overwhelm, stress and burnout in the workplace. Paige and Cynthia’s conversation also includes findings from Paige’s latest research project, The Leaders Lab Workplace Report 2022 - The Psychological State of Australian Workplaces. We also dig further into the amendments to the OH&S legislation around the psycho-safety responsibility of leaders and why Emotional Intelligence is a key capability that leaders can draw on to navigate their way through this major change.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpaigewilliams/

Website: www.drpaigewilliams.com

https://www.michellemcquaid.com/theleaderslab/2022-workplace-report/

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In this episode we chat with Christian Parsons, General Manager of Berries at Costa Group, Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. Christian trained as a psychologist and was in corporate marketing before he had a change of scene that was motivated by him connecting in with his values. He discusses his people-first leadership approach and the benefits that has to the business. He also talks about his lived experience with depression (triggered by not being his true self in the workplace), how organisations can navigate return to work from a mental injury and his strategies for looking after himself in his leadership role.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Christian Parsons  

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In this episode author, researcher and PhD in Organisational Behaviour Dr Paige Williams provides some timely tips to help people experiencing the current flood disaster cope with the challenges confronting them. Cynthia and Paige then discuss the leader’s role in cultivating accountability in their team, the importance of experiencing natural consequences and what gets in the way of an accountability culture. Paige shares how she believes leadership in its current form is broken and that a new paradigm of leadership that she calls Partnering is what effective leaders need to practice in these challenging times. We also have a conversation about the new amendments to the OH&S Act that require legally leaders and employers to identify and manage psycho-social hazards in the workplace and what leaders need to know.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Dr. Williams on LinkedIn

Dr. William's website

The Leaders Lab 2022 Workplace Report by Michelle McQuaid

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Welcome to The Cultivate Podcast – a podcast for leaders who want to cultivate healthier, happier and more human workplaces and lives! You can join our live recording sessions as well as head on over to the Cultivate community on Facebook to get together with like-minded people, share resources, continue the conversations and find the details of each episode in our first ten-episode season.

In this first episode Maree McPherson, leadership coach, facilitator and mentor, with a track record of helping regional women and teams, interviews Cynthia Mahoney, author, facilitator and coach about the podcast, what is a cultivating leader and how this style of leadership will help leaders and organisations to attract and retain staff who can do well and be well at work.

Cultivate is also the title of Cynthia Mahoney’s first book, it’s about how neuroscience and well-being can support leaders to build happier, healthier teams who are ready to thrive.

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Read more about Maree McPherson’s book, ‘Worthy’ -  on straightening your self-talk and creating an intentional life

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