Hard Yards in Leadership
Hard Yards in Leadership
Hard Yards in Leadership is the podcast where we explore the tough leadership challenges experienced by successful leaders along their journey. Each episode features a guest who will share their story, challenges and the lessons they have learned.Social links:
26. Janepher Nansunga: From school teacher to Poverty Elimination Crusader
In previous episodes we had Annabelle Chauncy, the founder of School For Life on to talk about her journey and challenges with the foundation. This time we are going a step further and talking to Janepher Nansunga, one of the other founding team members of School For life. Jan’s story is not just…
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Bonus: Ali Flynn mini chat and replay
This year I am joining some incredible coaches and guest speakers in hosting a 3 day High Performance Leadership Summit from March 8th to 10th. We'll be empowering elite leaders through an immersive 3-day transformational journey, our mission is to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to High Perf…
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24. Sami Kennedy-Sim: From childhood dream to triple Olympic superstar
To book an exclusive spot in our High Performance Leadership summit head here: https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/registration1660014924140 For this weeks we are taking a look at the hard yards and lessons that come from competing in the highest levels of Olympic sport. While this episode…
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Bonus: Clifford Morgan mini chat and replay
This year I am joining some incredible coaches and guest speakers in hosting a 3 day High Performance Leadership Summit from March 8th to 10th. We'll be empowering elite leaders through an immersive 3-day transformational journey, our mission is to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to High Perf…
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23. Juan Carlos Aragón: From optometrist to optical Industry guru
For this week’s episode we are joined by JC or Juan Carlos Aragon. He is a long term 30+ year veteran of the global optical industry. He has been my colleague and my boss in the past and he is truly one of the most experienced and wise leaders that I have had the pleasure to work with. He is a pr…
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22. Dane O'Connor: From aspiring career to cancer warrior
Trigger warning: terminal cancer and depression We’ve discussed how hard it can be to lead when battling personal illness on this podcast before. But how do you handle things when you have a terminal illness? That is a question that Dane O’Connor has absolutely answered. Dane is a Senior Busin…
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21. Jono Peatfield: From Corporate Climber to Culture Champion in NFP
This episode’s guest is a leader who radiates approachability and kindness, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t faced his fair share of hard yards. Jonathon (Jono) Peatfield is CEO of Life Ed NSW/ACT. He manages a team of 80 people delivering health and wellbeing programs to around 280,000 children ri…
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20. John Buchanan: From humble beginnings to coach of the Australian Cricket Team
We often compare leading a workplace to coaching a sports team because there are so many similarities to be drawn. So many in fact that for this episode we are picking the brain of a truly great Australian sports coach for his leadership wisdom. John Buchanan is renowned for his remarkable success…
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19. Steven Johnston: From Provision CEO to Not for Profit CEO
People management can be one of the hardest challenges for leaders and that is no different for this episode’s guest Steve Johnston. In fact he even admits it himself in this episode. Repeatedly. And that’s saying a lot, because if Steve can find this a challenge, the rest of us surely will as wel…
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18. Jess Lawton: From HR newbie to organisational development powerhouse
Trigger warning: suicide Our guest for the episode is my incredibly dear friend Jess Lawton She has over 17 years of experience in human resources and organisational development, is passionate about working with people and teams and her goal is to challenge status quo and use her experience in ch…
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