The Messy Middle

Steve Sammartino speaks, writes and collaborates on the future. He has sent a lego space shuttle into space, created a car that runs on air and is building a house of the future that is 3D printed, operates off grid, is fully equipped with future technology like AI and voice command - and even includes a drone landing pad on the roof. Steve is a serious futurist with a savvy mind.

In this conversation, apart from sharing his method for predicting the Powerball numbers, Steve breaks down how certain patterns influence his short and long-term predictions, why social, economic and technological developments drive change, the new 3 R’s we should be considering in a modern

A sought after change advisor for some of the world’s largest companies, I hope you enjoy this rich and engaging conversation with Steve Sammartino.

In today’s episode, I have a cracking conversation with Simon Dowling. Simon is a reformed lawyer, improvisation artist, public speaker and author of the book Work With Me: How to get people to buy into your ideas.

For individuals and organisations, being able to collaborate and create real value is key to success in a modern economy. Without it, you are going to struggle in the quest for innovation, engagement, productivity and agility. Alternatively, if you build an environment where people are aligned, collaborating around a single purpose and set of behaviours, and can work to their full potential, you set an incredibly powerful platform for folks to really fly.

In this conversation, Simon shares how you can influence without it being an adversarial tug-of-war process, what factors need to exist when people come together to collaborate, three elements that help create clarity in complexity; and the role rules play in giving people the freedom to work.

If you want to learn how to connect people and perspectives to positively impact your ideas, insights or influence, this is a must listen episode.

Wendy Born is an author, facilitator and coach who helps Senior Executive Teams achieve high performance by mastering team interactions. Her new book The Languages of Leadership gives leaders practical tools and tips to make small changes that make a big impact. In this conversation, we cover a broad range of issues like how leaders can positively push new capability to be developed, how you can maintain focus when doing difficult work; and how using the languages of leadership form the foundation for building a highly successful team. If you lead a team, or are working in a team, this conversation is well worth a listen.