The POSSIBILITIES Podcast

In this episode I speak with Martin Stark who lives in Sydney and works as a senior IT Strategic Procurement Leader. Martin is a Courage Champion, Inclusion Practitioner and is passionate about Diversity, Social Justice and Fairness. Martin is an advocate of health and fitness and was diagnosed with Addison’s disease in 2006 shortly after surviving having a tracheotomy and being placed in an induced coma. Martin is the Founder of the World Gay Boxing Championships and LGBTQI inclusive and “straight friendly” boxing event to be held in Sydney in 2023.

Our conversation is around the courage that leaders need to make real and authentic change around inclusion and diversity. “We are experiencing social change with leaders forced to respond to employees, customers, shareholders and the public demanding radical changes to the way we approach and resolve major issues such as racism and homophobia” Martin Stark.

Martin can be found here on LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/martin-stark-8a3807179

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Beliefs can be a powerful ally for a leader. Beliefs can also interfere with a leader's effectiveness. Beliefs influence positively or negatively our own and others' productivity, relationships, team spirit, organisation culture, By changing just one belief, can make a huge impact on our results.

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Alex has an indepth conversation with Glenn Cooper, the Founder of "That's the Thing About Fishing", which helps troubled youths, people with disabilities and mental health issues, gain greater perspectives of their lives through the unexpected art of fishing. Glenn himself has lived through extraordinary times - childhood abuse, served hard time in prison, shot and stabbed multiple times. His story takes us on a journey from decades as a victim of the 'system', to a life where he now, as a leader, helps many young people better their lives. His story is about forgiveness, courage, disruption and speaking out.

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For more about Glenn and the wonderful work he and his team get involved in for the community, visit...

* http://thatsthethingaboutfishing.org.au/

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Our conversation starts with the steps to building a flea circus. You might wonder what the purpose of this is, in terms of empowering leaders. In this podcast we discus disruption and compliance and the pros and cons of both, together with how we can positively improve and innovate, so as to bring about success in any organisation.

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"Can you do something about my staff?" We've heard this time and again, so what can be done? In this episode we discuss the importance of responsibility and accountability.

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Today we talk about our language - whatever our nationality. The words we choose to use will determine how well we connect. Think about what we've been hearing in the media, from our political leaders, from within our communities, during the current global pandemic. Words like "lockdown", "self-isolation", "must wear", "mustn't do", and so on. How do they make you feel? What thoughts and emotions do they trigger? We discuss options, that we can choose our words, and equally choose what words mean to us, to others. Changing just one word can help us create even better connections.

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This model and this conversation, could easily change your world. A simple checklist to help change how you think as a leader and equally so you can help your team members do so as well.

Below is the brief description of this model, that you can copy and paste for your own use.

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THE FOUR LEVELS OF THINKING

RESOURCEFUL

LEVEL 1

It feels good

AND…

- It’s good for me

- It’s good for others

- It’s good for the greater good (work, home, community, planet)

You’re doing great, so keep at it.

LEVEL 2

It doesn’t feel good

BUT…

- It’s good for me

- It’s good for others

- It’s good for the greater good (work, home, community, planet)

You’re doing great, so keep at it.

UNRESOURCEFUL

LEVEL 3

It feels good

BUT…

- It isn’t good for me

- It isn’t good for others

- It isn’t good for the greater good (work, home, community, planet)

You’re at a point where you can make a change easily, by moving to LEVEL 2. Or, if you continue at this level, you’ll end up in LEVEL 4.

LEVEL 4

It doesn’t feel good

AND…

- It isn’t good for me

- It isn’t good for others

- It isn’t good for the greater good (work, home, community, planet)

Here change is difficult and may seem impossible. Often the best solution is to simply move away from it. Eg. if you’re in an unhealthy relationship, a job that’s not helping you progress. Simply by taking the plunge puts you immediately into LEVEL 2. It will be uncomfortable, you won’t feel good, BUT it’s good for you, others, and the greater good.

In this episode, Alex goes solo. Alex is also the founder of The Domino Effect Consulting, and today she dives into the benefits of and another layer of The Hierarchy of Language to more effective communication. The Hierarchy questions Alex refers to are shown below. You can connect direct with Alex here - [email protected] | www.dominoeffectconsulting.com.au

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Big chunk questions (inductive thinking)

Used when people are bogged down in the HOW, the specifics, and you want them to think bigger picture or consider other options. It helps remove overwhelm and procrastination.

· For what purpose?

· Why is this important to you?

· What is the intention?

· What outcome are you look for?

· What is the endgame?

· What would all that give you?

· What’s the highest intention?

· What is this an example of?

· What will it mean if you have it?

· What will it give you?

· What would it mean to you?

· What are the possibilities?

· What is this part of?

Small Chunk Questions (deductive thinking)

Used when people are more into the WHAT – ideas, big picture, vision – yet are unfamiliar with the specifics needed to achieve. This strategy simply won’t get actual results.

· Why specifically?

· How will you do that, specifically?

· When will this get done? (date/time)

· Who will be involved? (commitment/accountability)

· Tell me one thing

· What else?

· What part of (eg. this diagram, engine, recipe)

· What else do I need to include?

· What does this mean?

· What will this mean in practice?

Lateral Chunk Questions

Used when people think there are no other choices. They get stuck and can also end up procrastinating. Lateral thinking helps discover options.

· What else?

· What’s the evidence of this?

· What’s another example?

· And then?

· What’s another way?

· How else? Where else? What else? Who else?

It's very likely you're a big picture thinker. You've ideas, consider possibilities, have great vision. As a leader, you connect with your team members who more often than not, think in specifics - the parts of the project, the details and segments. You may as well all be from different planets. In this episode we introduce the hierarchy of language so that you and each of your team can speak the same language.

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Many people think that having online meetings is easier than when in person. This thinking couldn't be farther from the truth. In this episode we look at why it's even more important to develop an even greater awareness for engaging with our people online. We share tips to help leaders progressively develop some skills to engage well online. 

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