After 20 years working in Asia, Graeme Beardsell has returned to Australia with Fujitsu. He is a leader who walks the talk and in this conversation his key achievements and the journey that Fujitsu is on. Fixing the gender pay gap, updating leave entitlements, having a fully flexible workplace, and improving leave policy entitlements are just few things that Graeme has achieved and shares how he did this. Graeme leads a purpose lead business that seeks to live its values every day. See omnystudi...
Jul 25, 2023•56 min
Melissa Wilson is Senior Economist (SA) at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) and co author of the latest CEDA report on How Australian Firms can survive and thrive in uncertain times. According to the report productivity is the key driver of rising prosperity and living standards. But we are falling behind - The Productivity Commission’s recent five-year review found productivity is growing at its slowest pace in 60 years. In this conversation with Melissa we talk about ...
Jul 18, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Future Fit Leadership with Future Leadership is back for Season 3. We kick off with Penny Locaso , on the topic of happiness. How often do we use or hear people justifying a decision based on how happy they were.... I left the job because I just wasn't happy". How many of you feel you are that hamster wheel, exhausted and just don't have the energy to get off? Are you prepared to make significant, intentional decisions in your life, to find happiness or flourish? How often do we let fear guide o...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Cyber security is an issue that needs to be talked about. There are a number of scams in the market targeting many of the vulnerable with devastating impacts. When it comes to CEO’s, Directors, and boards cyber issues need to treated as significant business risks and threats constantly assessed. The 2020 Critical Infrastructure bill is a wake-up call to all company Directors to consider their personal level of accountability and how they will manage a significant cybersecurity event that might i...
Jun 20, 2023•45 min
Leadership success is a combination of various elements that all contribute to impactful leadership. The more people you have and the bigger the organisation, the greater the need for clarity, efficiency, and high-level energy. We unpack these three with Tanja and the impact it has on the leader, business and people when we get it right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2023•58 min
Have you ever wondered what visibility actually means as a leader? Is it easier to communicate the company vision rather than your own? Have you got so busy in the day to day that you often don’t have the time and space to know what the big picture is for you? Visibility comes with baggage and pressure for leaders, it is exhausting and often a recipe for burnout. Starting with visibility to self is critical, being self aware, knowing what you stand for, what is your purpose, values and vision fo...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Many of us have been following the results of the global 4 day work week trials. The results are in..... It does work!!! Charlotte shares with us the key success metrics and the impact it has had on business, employees and customers. We are moving towards this new world of work, an important conversation for many of us who are considering the different ways to get work done. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 30, 2023•50 min
In this post pandemic era mental health matters, the number of adults reporting symptom's of anxiety, stress, depression, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts or ideation is on the increase. The post pandemic era is also focused on environmental sustainability, reducing our overall chemical foot print or pollution which has crossed the planetary boundaries. We seem to have been ignorant or ignored the impact of chemicals on ours and the planets health Dawn O'Neil is lead Lifeline and Beyond Blu...
May 23, 2023•51 min
One in five Australians has a disability, and disability presents itself in many ways. Yet disabled people are still under represented in the media and in literature. Anyone of us can become disabled in an instant at any point in our lives. Eliza Hull is an extraordinary woman - a musician, writer and disability advocate. She has Charcot Marie Tooth which was diagnosed at a young age. She shares with us how she over came the stigma of disability to see the good in what we have been given. See om...
May 16, 2023•48 min
Wellness has become a priority for many in this post COVID world and many of us are more health conscious than ever before and with the rise of the hybrid world of work, wellness is becoming a critical organisational pillar. We all know that our health is our most important asset and that without this we really have nothing. However are we paying the right type of attention to our health and are we putting the right things into our body. We discuss the 6 healthy habits you can easily get into wi...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 14
How many times have you heard people say... I would rather be dead then go up there and present. I find this statement perplexing as what you are saying is that you would rather be in a coffin box than on stage. However I also understand how nerves can get the best of us, sweaty palms, throat closes, you forget your opening line or the key points halfway through. Gravitas, Presence and Communication are key leadership skills, the voice of the leaders in the C suite is more critical today then ev...
May 02, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Welcome back, Season 2 of Future Fit Leadership in partnership with Future Leadership. To start us off this season we talk to Ashleigh Morris, now like me you will probably be googling furiously at the end of this episode and certainly reviewing waste in a very different way. Ashleigh Morris is one half of the powerhouse at Coreo. Founded by sisters Ashleigh and Jaine Morris, Coreo partners with leaders to re-imagine business models, supply chains, and material flows to help companies harness th...
Apr 24, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 12
While we are on a short break here is another favorite episode. We are back on the 26th of April How often have you clicked on an ad on social media or watched a marketing video online and thought to yourself either - what was that add about or I want that product. Like many of you during COVID there was a parcel being delivered to my door step just about every day. I took to online shopping like I had been doing it for years. It was interesting how quickly brands and consumers pivoted to digita...
Apr 18, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3
While we are on a short break here is one of our favorite episodes Communication is one of the most critical skill sets you need as a leader. And it's not communicating by hiding behind a keyboard, or only when things are wrong. It is the constant and everyday conversations that have the most impact. I don’t know how many of you watch the Apple series Ted Lasso , if you don’t you must! The show is about an American football coach who finds himself in the UK coaching a soccer team. I started watc...
Apr 11, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Leadership and how we lead matters. Being a great leader is not easy at the best of times, add to this changing markets, supply chain issues, consumer confidence, rising interest rates, global uncertainty, the great resignation, changing employee needs, navigating this hybrid world of work, digital changes and the ongoing burnout from the pandemic. There is also a lot of “NEW” we need to deal with New way of working New way of communicating New Markets New attitudes towards how and where we do t...
Apr 05, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Retention and Engagement is a priority for leaders globally, most of this is driven by what the recent PWC report on “what workers want” has found and that is 38% of Australian workers are looking for a new job and the numbers could get higher. It is even more imperative now than ever to ensure that employers invest and are very clear on their employee engagement tool kit that will build loyalty, attract and retain talent. The next time you are sitting in a meeting take a look around, how many o...
Mar 28, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 10
How we lead organisations is changing, our people expect a modern day informal leader which is very different to what we have been used to. Leading with your head and heart came to the forefront during COVID and now in this post COVID world it is expected that this is how we will lead. In her book Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM writes that leadership is simply a series of moments and every moment gives you the opportunity to leave a positive legacy for thos...
Mar 21, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Marcele is an organisation psychologist, taking a scientific lens as well as a practical and pragmatic focus on leadership capability . In this podcast we talk about leading teams in a hybrid world why a capability first approach is important when selecting leaders how to use the future capability framework how to future proof your organisation leadership capability sets required to take an organisation into the future importance of telling the story of your organisational performance head and h...
Mar 14, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
IWD is not a day that empowers me, rather reminds me of how little we have progressed. The theme for 2023 is #embraceequity. I see equity not as something we need to embrace as a nice to have, but as a fundamental human right. We shouldn’t have to fight for equity, or justify it, it should be a given. Equity is about the financial, emotional, and physical safety of women. Equity is over 280 years away. We need to accelerate far beyond equity and into full empowerment of women. Because when we le...
Mar 07, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We are excited to announce our partnership with Future Leadership. Our podcast will now sit in their Future Exchange Community where as leaders, CEO's, Directors and executives you can access content, events, live streams and connect with your peers. To join the community click on the following link, membership is free. https://community.futureexchange.global/signup/aMpzvEsgZRpG I had a quick catchup with Michelle to talk about the three areas of their business, building, buying and borrowing ta...
Mar 05, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Leaders globally have been facing a shift and change in what our people want in a way that has never happened before. Traditional leadership styles are no longer feasible. We are leading in an era of declining trust, rise in fake news and the alternative view. It is also an ever evolving landscape of employee, client and digital expectations. I remember sitting at a conference a few years ago where we VUCA was the buzz word. VUCA stands for volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, well today...
Feb 28, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 5
How often have you clicked on an ad on social media or watched a marketing video online and thought to yourself either - what was that add about or I want that product. Like many of you during COVID there was a parcel being delivered to my door step just about every day. I took to online shopping like I had been doing it for years. It was interesting how quickly brands and consumers pivoted to digital marketing platforms. In fact many brands had their best years in regards to revenue during this...
Feb 21, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We have a talent war on our hands, finding and keeping people in our businesses has become harder. The pandemic blended the world of work and home in a way that has never happened. We went from sharing stories about our pets, children and partners at work to seeing them online as we held our meetings. The workplace got humanized, we saw people in their natural environments and the concept of work life balance that we searched for, did training and coaching on simply moved to being about life. So...
Feb 14, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Communication is one of the most critical skill sets you need as a leader. And it's not communicating by hiding behind a keyboard, or only when things are wrong. It is the constant and everyday conversations that have the most impact. I don’t know how many of you watch the Apple series Ted Lasso , if you don’t you must! The show is about an American football coach who finds himself in the UK coaching a soccer team. I started watching it, curious as it had great reviews. Now I am binging it and s...
Feb 06, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2
I have been following with interest the trials of the 4 day work week that is being run by various groups globally. The results are resounding, employees love it, productivity is high as is employee engagement. Will it last and can we sustain this long term? Let’s face it, 2 days isn’t really long enough to recover when many of our people are doing long hours due to inefficient technology, increased client expectations, outdated systems and process, people not willing to drive and adopt change. ...
Jan 31, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to Future Fit Leadership a podcast for emerging and experienced leaders to learn, grow and become future fit, hosted by Sadhana Smiles. There has been a global shift in how we lead people. Traditional models are being challenged, and our workplaces are now dynamic. In this podcast you will hear and connect with leaders, CEO’s and change makers who will challenge the status quo and share their future ready strategies to unlock your growth. No matter where you are on your leadership journe...
Jan 17, 2023•2 min
