The Inner Chief

In this episode, we meet Patrick Coghlan, CEO and founding employee at, CreditorWatch.com.au. We talk about:

• • Lessons from mentors on how to stay motivated and be valuable to your company
  • How to interview candidates and find the best fit for your team
  • The impending economic crisis as government support packages are phased out and what you need to do as a business to protect yourself and assist your business partners
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Our topics this week is How to Have a Deeper Conversation with a Mate

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Many of you will be experiencing some very challenging times mentally. Or be aware that perhaps a friend is going through a difficult time.

• This episode was recorded for The Universal Man podcast in honour of one our fallen brothers. It is all about how to have a deeper conversation with a friend. Either for your benefit or theirs.
• I've reposted here in its raw form. I know both men and women alike will get something from the wisdom of all the men who contributed.

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we meet Hayley Blieden, Founder, Chief Dietician and CEO at Australian Super Food Company. We talk about:

• How she discovered the incredible native foods that indigenous Australians have harvested for thousands of years
• The 3 years of research to bring new australian super foods to market
• The critical pivot they made which saved their business
• The project they're leading across regional australia to bring consistent supply to market and create sustainable jobs in the regions for indigenous aussies and farmer

In this episode, we meet Cort Davies, Founder of 1 Habit, Cancer Thriver and Stress Management Expert and we talk about:

• The mental and biological side of stress that we all must understand
• The role of stress in cancer outcomes and stress management in improving survival rates
• What is stress doing to us and society
• What you can do to fundamentally reduce the amount of stress in your life

Our topics this week is Lessons from the Book Recommendations of Great Chiefs

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• So what we're going to cover today is:
• The power of a book;
• The 5 themes and 3 major topics;
• What to do if you don't like reading (like some of our chiefs)

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode we meet Michael Fox, CEO Shoes of Prey and Fable Food on lessons from research, creating a memorable stories and food with a purpose

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We talk about:

• The Rise and Fall of Shoes of Prey
• The harsh lessons in consumer research and behaviour that we all must know
• Lessons from pivoting in hard times
• How he restarted his career after a purposeful break
• Combining passion into your work
• How Fable Food is carving a high quality presence in the meat replacement market

Our topic today Sinking Ship to Market Domination - The Four Stages of Transformation .

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• So what we're going to cover today is:
• • How to go from a sinking ship to market domination;
  • The different leadership style required in each stage; and
  • What top do in each stage to get through it;

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we meet Peter Scott, former Chief of Submarines for the Royal Australian Navy on Leadership in high stakes environments and keeping purpose alive in your team.

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Peter Scott joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Midshipman in 1983. Commodore Scott's led active service in Iraq, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. He was awarded a Commendation for Distinguished Service in the Australia Day Honours having previously been decorated with the Conspicuous Service Cross.

Commodore Scott served as Director General Submarines and Head of the Submarine Profession and was appointed as the inaugural Director, Defence NSW in June 2017.

Scott lives in Sydney and enjoys spending time with his wife Shaunaugh Worthington, their daughter Laura and the family dogs. His outdoor interests include cycling and competing in the occasional ultra marathon.

In this episode, he shares plenty of incredible stories from his time in the service and he outlines the five essential elements to submarine command:

1. Combine knowledge and skill with experience;
2. Exercise lucid judgment;
3. make sound decisions;
4. provide effective direction; and
5. inspire your people.

Many of you will find yourself in a situation where your boss and the executive team are scrambling to save the business and wondering what it is you can to help. In this episode I outline:

- The mindset you need to bring

- The opportunity this presents to pursue major personal projects

- Shifting roles

- Re-educating yourself

- Running innovation sessions

We are all in this together Chief. Together all of us can create a better world when we come through the crisis.

Stay epic

Our topic today is how to respond to crisis like a Chief.

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Today we will cover:

• The difference between fear and opportunity;
• The mindset of a Chief in a crisis; and
• 5 powerful principles to guide on how you should respond to crisis.

Stay epic,

Greg