What Leaders Know
Presented by Penny Beeston, a leadership coach who pivoted from a career in leadership, this podcast takes you into the lived experience of accomplished leaders. Sit in on conversations with a diverse range of leaders who share their drivers, aspirations, challenges and insights. No matter where you are on your leadership career journey, this is the podcast for you.
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September 7, 2020 • 1 min
Presented by Penny Beeston, a leadership coach who pivoted from a career in leadership, this podcast takes you into the lived experience of accomplished leaders. Hit the subscribe button now and stay tuned for our first episode which launches soon
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September 27, 2020 • 38 mins
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...
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September 27, 2020 • 24 mins
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 signific...
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September 27, 2020 • 35 mins
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 respon...
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October 4, 2020 • 27 mins
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.
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October 11, 2020 • 32 mins
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 ...
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October 18, 2020 • 22 mins
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 ...
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October 25, 2020 • 22 mins
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 Er...
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November 1, 2020 • 36 mins
This episode will be a value-add for leaders looking for sustainable growth in their organisations or departments. Leaders who adopt an evidence-based approach to decision-making and professional practice and services are on a winner. Dr Lisa Griffiths shares how she has embedded an evidence base to the processes and practices at OzChild and the sustainable growth this delivers.
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November 8, 2020 • 48 mins
This episode takes us on Garth Callender’s leadership journey which is marked by deployments to Iraq in 2004 and 2006 and a final deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 in Command of the Weapons Intelligence Team. In his first deployment, Garth became the first serious Australian casualty of that war. Garth brings 20 years of Military experience with the Australian Armed Forces to his Company, Trebuchet Pivot. Garth works with lead...
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November 15, 2020 • 19 mins
Have you ever asked a group of people the same question, and marvelled at how the unique lens of each individual shapes the answer to that question? I asked eight leaders to answer my question “why does leadership matter?” In this episode of What Leaders Know you can tune into the wisdom derived from eight unique leaders, and reflect on what your own answer would be were I to ask you..”Why does leadership matter?”
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February 21, 2021 • 32 mins
What trends are emerging in the leadership of Independent Schools as we move into this decade? This episode will be of interest to those pursuing a leadership career in the Education Sector, and in particular, leadership in the Independent Schooling Sector. David Robertson, Executive Director, Independent Schools Queensland, shares his reflections, insights and takeaways from a lengthy leadership career in the Independent Scho...
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February 28, 2021 • 21 mins
Zane Ali is now part of a unique alumni. Zane is a young and accomplished leader who took up his first C-Suite role in 2020, just as COVID presented itself on the world stage. As Interim CEO of MS Queensland, a Statewide, For Purpose organisation responding to the needs of people living with Multiple Sclerosis, Zane met COVID19 head on as he navigated the organisation successfully through 2020.
In this Episode Zane s...
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March 7, 2021 • 15 mins
Accomplished leaders have many traits and tools in their leadership toolkits. One of the leadership tools we all possess, but frequently overlook, is Intent. Intent is a power-tool in the toolkit of anyone building a leadership career. Intent charges up our energy and points us in the direction of our future. However, Intent can also be illusive. When we feel we are losing the traction in our careers, it may be that our career...
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March 14, 2021 • 32 mins
Mitra Khakbaz, Deputy CEO of Host International believes we must weave diversity through the very fibre of our organisations, across all levels of form and function to meet the growing diversity of our society.
Mitra asks how do we begin to hear the diverse voices of people who are refugees or who have been displaced from their countries of origin? Mitra speaks of the role of participatory leadership where all voices...
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March 22, 2021 • 33 mins
Episode 5 of What Leaders Know is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Assistant Commissioner, Queensland Police Service, Shane Chelepy. Shane is Operations Commander of the COVID-19 Command with QPS. In our two-part conversation, Shane takes us on his journey to becoming an accomplished and successful leader within the Queensland Police Service.
Episode 5 is Part 1 of this conversation. Shane talks about his early...
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March 28, 2021 • 31 mins
In this, the second part of our conversation with Queensland Police Service, Assistant Commissioner, and Operations Commander, COVID-19 Command Shane Chelepy, we get to the nub of leading under pressure.
Shane shares the pointy end of his leadership career, and opens up about the complexities, challenges and rewards of Commanding the operations of the COVID19 Command, from its inception at the onset of the pandemic t...
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May 16, 2021 • 33 mins
Jacqui Borland is the CEO of ASPECT, Australia's largest Autism Service Provider. Jacqui's early career began after she added a qualification in teaching to her science degree. However, the diagnosis of Autism in her first child honed her focus further, as she began a career-long journey into improving the educational outcomes for Autistic children. Jacqui shares her unique leadership journey where her personal and p...
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