What Leaders Know

Is your leadership career heading in an unknown direction? In this conversation, you will hear from a leader with a less than traditional approach to her leadership career. Kate Hillman likens her own journey through leadership with letting go her grip of one vine, whilst swinging out to the next. It seems that all vines taken by Kate prepared her for leadership. Kate is Oceania People Partner, People Advisory Services with Ernst & Young, and prior to this she was Managing Consultant with IBM Global Services.

Are you interested in leadership in the area of Mental Health? Do you wonder how you can channel your passion for mental health to lead and influence better outcomes in the community? Perinatal Mental Health disorders are a highly prevalent, but little understood area of Mental Health. One woman who is leading community change in this space is Ariane Beeston. Ariane is a former child protection psychologist, turned writer and mother-of-one. After experiencing postnatal psychosis, Ariane developed a passion for perinatal mental health and ensuring other women and families receive the support they need. Through her work with COPE, the Centre of Perinatal Excellence, Ariane Beeston is ensuring that new Mums and Dads will be better supported in the community to navigate their way through their own perinatal mental health issues.

Imagine a leadership team where one member began their career journey on the floor of a meat processing plant, and another began their journey in the laboratory. They now sit at the leadership table where their input carries equal weight. Tune into my conversation with Professor Robert van Barneveld. Rob takes us on a journey that opens us up to the business value-add of having diverse brains on leadership and decision-making teams.

Mary shares pragmatic and empathic insights into leading a mental health hospital delivering high quality services to people when they are most vulnerable. And….she puts heaps of myths to bed around Postnatal Depression.

C-Suite leadership is not for the faint-hearted. And yet, it attracts many of those people on leadership journeys. Attraction is one thing, actually landing the role is another. Kelvin Spiller has been leading at C-Suite level across Government, Utilities and the NGO sector for decades.
Kelvin makes no bones about the fact that people aiming for C-Suite roles must do so with intent. Otherwise, you won’t get to first base. He shares his lived experience, expertise and insights into preparing for successful entry into this level of leadership. Kelvin shares his frameworks for success, and leaves listeners with takeaways for each milestone of their journey to leadership.

How does a STEM girl become the CEO of the Sunshine Coast City Council, a Region with an economy of $18.5b? This episode introduces us to a little girl who, back in the day, breathlessly watched all the Space Shuttle launches with her Dad. Emma’s first job was with the Royal Australian Air Force as an Aeronautical Engineer – she had gained her pilot’s licence while still at school. In our conversation, Emma shares the significant career pivots she has made in her leadership career, and she leaves great takeaways for listeners on leadership journeys.

Have you ever thought about leadership in an international disaster recovery setting? This conversation with John Cawcutt takes us up close and personal to the ambiguity of leading international disaster recovery teams. John is Assistant Commissioner, Queensland Fire & Emergency Services, Brisbane Region and he takes us inside a leadership journey traversing the unique settings of the fire and emergency and disaster response services.