Wendy Born is the author of The Languages of Leadership - How to use your words, actions and behaviours to influence your team, peers and boss. Wendy works with leaders and leadership teams to become more effective and productive by showing you how to remove all the ‘stuff’ that gets in your way. She can help you get cut through by effectively managing everyone you work with. She shows leaders how to become better by driving performance, increasing accountability, having higher quality conversat...
Jun 17, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Jo Burston is one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs. She has launched six businesses - the standout being Job Capital which went from $0 to $40-million turnover in five years and has kept her on the list of Australia’s top 30 female entrepreneurs since 2013. Jo has worked in partnership with the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Office For Women as well as global brands such as Microsoft, Google, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Xero. Her most recent launch is www.sta...
Jun 10, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Ashleigh Alsadie is the founder and CEO of The PromoDonna, a Melbourne based boutique agency which provides businesses with effective marketing communications programs aimed at generating new business opportunities and the acquisition of new clients. She is also the founder of Sales Sistas, a membership-based organisation and support network which enables women to implement effective sales and marketing strategies into their business. Sales Sistas also aims to develop the superstar sales persona...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 71
One of the biggest challenges all leaders face is making sure they are communicating effectively. It is one of the biggest complaints staff have - that their managers do not communicate effectively. It is also one of the biggest issues that our clients talk to us about. During the episode Julian introduces a straightforward process which looks at the process of communication. Episode highlights include: The importance of being clear on your outcome and what barriers might get in your way. Why we...
May 27, 2019•39 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Toby Hall returns to The Synergen Leadership Podcast to share his thoughts and views on his leadership passion: Purpose. Toby is Group CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia, the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider. They operate six public hospitals, nine private hospitals and 17 aged care facilities in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. St Vincent’s Health Australia employs over 20,000 staff and has revenue in excess of $2B. Prior to joining St Vincent's Health Au...
May 20, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 69
Travis Jones is the founder and CEO of Results Based Training (RBT) Gyms, a business with over 20 locations around Australia and overseas. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Attain Digital, which is a digital marketing agency already having great success in delivering big results for their clients. He is also the founder of Think Tank, a business coaching firm specialising in working with small businesses to grow and dominate their industries. In addition to these roles, he is also the founder...
May 13, 2019•45 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Darrell Hardidge is the author of The 10 Commandments of Client Appreciation. AS founder and CEO of Melbourne based business Saguity, Darrell is passionate about working with businesses who are committed to providing exceptional client service. Saguity enables companies to define their unique point of difference from an independent market perspective and help businesses to create a new standard of KPI’s that connect team engagement, customer loyalty and turn revenue into a one number focus that ...
May 06, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Join Julian as he introduces part 2 of a special content series on Emotional Intelligence – Awareness of Others. Emotional Intelligence is becoming more and more accepted as a critical component of effective leadership and management and in today’s episode Julian explores how we can work towards being more aware of others and the impact this can have on the way we lead. Episode highlights include: The links between behaviours, emotions, actions and outcomes The distinctions between social awaren...
Apr 29, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Sandra Aloi is the founder and director of the Bureau of Business, a boutique PR, marketing, events & lifestyle agency. The Bureau of Business breathes new life into brands to create, refresh or re-position them, developing authentic brand stories and memorable visual languages to bring out their best. Sandra is a highly experienced professional with almost 20 years experience in protecting and enhancing the reputation of multinational organisations servicing markets in Australia, New Zealan...
Apr 22, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Mike Adams is the author of Seven Stories Every Salesperson Must Tell. AS founder and CEO of The Story Leader, Mike helps their clients grow revenue by systematically leveraging the most important human communication mechanism – Story. Having worked for organistions such as Nokia, Siemens, Motorola and Spotless Group, Mike’s significant global experience and leading of sales teams has put him into a unique position where he is qualified to talk about all things sales and leadership. During the c...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Dr Karen Morley is the author of Lead Like a Coach – How to get the most out of any team. As an expert in coaching, collaboration and connected leadership Karen’s work focuses on the areas of leadership identity, transition and transformation, leadership styles, inclusive leadership, gender equity and unconscious bias. She works at individual, team and organisational levels with her purpose being to reset leadership. Typically, she works with clients who are CEOs and executive teams, to develop ...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Join Julian as he introduces part 1 of a special content series on Emotional Intelligence – Awareness of Self. Emotional Intelligence is becoming more and more accepted as a critical component of effective leadership and management and in today’s episode Julian explores how we can work towards being more aware of ourselves and the impact this can have on others. Episode highlights include: ‘Trigger to Impact’ - how this process can lead us to better understand ourselves The distinction between s...
Apr 01, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Michelle Gibbings is the author of Career Leap – How to reinvent and liberate your career. As a recognised expert in organisational change and leadership, Michelle is passionate about working with leaders and teams to unlock high-impact choices so they accelerate meaningful progress, and are able to thrive in a complex, changing world. Her work and reputation extends globally as a keynote speaker, advisor, expert facilitator and executive mentor of choice for many leading edge global organisatio...
Mar 25, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Bryan Whitefield is the author of Winning Conversations – How to turn red tape into blue ribbon. With over 30 years of experience across engineering, financial services and management consulting Bryan has helped thousands of executives achieve their goals. His passion is for making the difficult and complex doable. He has authored books on decision making and influencing, and has featured in The Weekend Australian, News.com.au, CEO World Magazine, CMO Magazine, HR Director and myriad other publi...
Mar 18, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Jeremy Nichols is the author of The Power of Culture – How to transform your organisation through the one thing that is hard to overlook and difficult to shift. As the owner of the boutique consultancy Composure, Jeremy helps organisations to create cultures and develop their leaders to improve the growth and performance of their organisations, teams, and individuals. With over 25 years in the Management Consultant industry Jeremy has been a key advisor to many CEO’s, Boards, Executive Teams, Bu...
Mar 11, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Customers are the lifeblood of any business and we should always be looking at how we can stack the value we are providing to them. During this content episode, Julian will explore each of the 5 levels of Customer Value: The product or service that you provide The experience your customers have when they engage with you The results your product or service delivers to them Becoming a trusted advisor Becoming a strategic partner Links: Julian's LinkedIn Profile Purchase Julian's Book, Give Back. L...
Mar 04, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Donna McGeorge is the author of The 25 Minute Meeting – Half the Time, Double the Impact As Speaker, Author and Mentor, Donna McGeorge helps organisations, executives and leaders adapt to the disruption of the traditional working model and embrace both the now of work and future of work anywhere, anytime. She empowers managers to create work environments, interactions and relationships that engage employees and make them want to show up, play nicely, and get the work done. Donna has worked with ...
Feb 25, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Jayne Ward is the Group Head of Performance, Remuneration & Payroll at Australia Post – an organisation which has over 35,000 employees. Jayne is passionate about making a difference by creating and implementing tailored strategies that work for the business by developing a values led culture, filled with high performing teams. In 2017 and 2018 Jayne achieved LinkedIn Power Profile status within the HR space, and has one of the most viewed profiles in Australia. She is also a Board Director,...
Feb 18, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Scott Stein is the author of Leadership Hacks – Clever Shortcuts to Boost Your Impact and Results. Scott is a certified speaking professional, mentor, CEO and Director who works with leaders to help them implement fast track strategies to improve results. He has worked with thousands of leaders from CEOs and front-line managers to small business owners to identify ways to make a difference to the people they manage and the tasks they undertake. Scott also mentors senior leaders with practical st...
Feb 11, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Join Julian in a special content episode as he shares his ideas on the importance of setting expectations as a leader. This is our first content episode for Season 2, and it is also the first content episode that has been specifically designed to be a part of our Curriculum Ecosystem. Setting expectations is one of the most important things a leader can do to make sure they are getting the most from their teams and importantly, from themselves. During the episode Julian explores the concept of s...
Feb 04, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Emma Bannister is the founder and CEO of Presentation Studio, as well as the author of Visual Thinking – How to transform the way you think, communicate and influence with presentations. Emma thinks in pictures and stories. She is an expert at transforming the written word into visual masterpieces that matter more. As a highly sought-after creative, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker, she is passionate about presentations and presenting big and beautiful ideas. Emma leads a team of around ...
Jan 28, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Jen Jackson is the author of How to Speak Human, A Practical Guide to Getting the Best From the Humans You Work With. Jen is also the Managing Director of Jaxzyn, a company who provide engagement consulting and communication design to pioneering corporate leaders who want to change the future of work. As Jen puts it, she spends her days chatting, caffeinating and strategising with co-conspirators (aka clients) from around the world. Making her way from farm to city, Jen champions humans of all s...
Jan 21, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Jason Cunningham is Director and Head of Business Advisory at The Practice, a holistic financial services firm providing a full suite of Business Advisory and Personal Wealth Advisory services across business consulting, accounting, tax, financial planning, mortgage broking, insurance, and superannuation. You may also know him as a member of Channel 10’s “The Living Room” and Triple M’s “Rush Hour”. Jason has a passion for helping business owners grow their business (and get their life back). As...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 51
Season Finale 50 Episodes of a podcast is a great achievement, but more importantly, 50 episodes provide a lot of great conversations to learn from. Join Julian as he reflects on some of the key themes and messages he has learned from speaking with leaders and business authors throughout Season 1. Subscribe or follow the Synergen Leadership Podcast now so that you don’t miss our return for Season 2 in January 2019. Go To: Julian's LinkedIn Profile Don't miss Season 2 of the Synergen Leadership P...
Dec 10, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Special Content Edition with Julian Carle Focus on the customer in business is not a new concept, however where the focus lies has changed over the years. Join Julian as he takes you on the journey of the customer – from Customer Service, through to Customer Experience (or CX as it’s commonly referred to), and where he thinks focus on the customer is shifting to next. Julian also introduces some frameworks and diagnostic tools to enable you to have a look at what you are currently doing, and whe...
Dec 03, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In episode 48 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Michelle Sales, author of The Power of Real Confidence . Michelle is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, facilitator and coach who has helped thousands of senior leaders and their teams learn to show up as the best version of themselves, to build their confidence and influence with others, and to maximise their leadership and performance. In today’s episode, Julian and Michelle further explore some of the concepts from The ...
Nov 26, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In episode 47 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Anthony Williams, Founder and Director at Modus Leadership Development. Anthony is a Business Psychologist who has held senior leadership roles in management consulting firms. Specializing in Leadership Development and Sales Effectiveness, Anthony has over 10 years experience working with blue chip organisations across Asia Pacific and Europe. Having known each other for some years, Julian and Anthony chat candidly about differ...
Nov 19, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In episode 46 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Jason T Smith, author of Outside-in, Downside-up Leadership and Group Director of Back In Motion Health Group. Jason founded the Back In Motion Health Group from his garage in 1999. He now leads a team of more than 600 professionals in over 100 locations across Australia and New Zealand. In his chat with Julian, Jason talk more about his second book, Outside-in, Downside-up. In this book, Jason tells the story of how he turned ...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Special Content Edition with Julian Carle Leadership does not come from your title. In fact, being named to a position is only the first and lowest of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than a boss people are required to follow, you must master the ability to inspire and build a team that produces not only results, but also future leaders. Which level are you at as a leader? Which level do you aspire to be? Join Julian as he explores and explains the 5 Levels of Lead...
Nov 05, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In episode 44 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Scott Eblin, author of The Next Level. Scott is president of The Eblin Group, a leadership development firm committed to helping executives lead and live at their best. As a recognized expert on leadership, global speaker, best-selling author, and executive coach, Scott works with many of the world's best-known companies and organisations. Eblin is an honours graduate of Davidson College and holds a master's degree in public ad...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 44
