brett white

Any player. Any era. Any team. Any competition. Brett names his Dream 13!

Chattin' with... Reuben Garrick, Brett White, Blake Lawrie, Ruben Wiki, Alan Tongue, Josh Mansour,  Josh Morris, Glenn Hall, Mat Rogers, Jason Hetherington, Jamie Feeney & Jazz Tevaga!

... a 1 on 1 interview like you have never heard before! #UNFILTERED

... a 1 on 1 interview like you have never heard before! #UNFILTERED

Interviews with... Damien Cook, Brett White, Jason Hetherington & Greg Bird!

Chattin' with... Dale Finucane, Brent Tate, Jason Stevens, Junior Paulo, Brett White, Adrian Vowles, Tom Flegler, Tim Grant, Josh Reynolds, Jason Hetherington, Damien Cook and Greg Bird!

Chattin' with... Jason Saab, Jake Turpin, Andrew McCullough, Matty Geyer, Taane Milne, Corey Harawira-Naera, Anthony Minichiello, Big John McCarthy, Mitch Moses, Haze Dunster, Luke Metcalf, Matt Doorey and Brett White!

In this latest episode of the podcast, we talk to Brett White, founder of Be Leaders and author of Shift Happens – 10 Effective Thinking Skills and The Lacuna Effect. He is accredited in Life Coaching, Thought Dynamics and Organisational Leadership, having worked with over 50 organisations and 350 leaders and influencers. We are glad to have him with us to talk about team engagement and why this is important for your business. Here are some key takeaways from this interview:

1.What is employee engagement? 

Employee engagement is, simply put, team members and the leadership in the organisation’s love for what they do, enjoying who they do it with, and doing it well. It seems simple but if those things aren’t happening in your team, there’s limited chance in doing their job effectively and successfully. It is important that team engagement isn't just an add-on and an afterthought in your business, but it comes from within and becomes part of who you are and who your organisation is.

2.Employee engagement at an all time low

Brett talked about statistics out in the latest Gallup research that the employee engagement in Australia is currently at an all-time low of 20%-- which means only 20% of the team are actively engaged or fully engaged, while some are partially engaged and worse, disengaged. This data has an impact to your business and should be assessed in your own organisation. 

3.Develop a culture of communication

A connection with people that you're working with builds trust in the organisation. Once this is established, you will be assured that your people are going to help you and are doing their jobs for the right reasons, which also links to contribution. What is the purpose of the organisation? You're not just out there doing things for a dollar then why are we here and what problems are we solving?

4.Create a culture of appreciation

In our conversation, we also touched on appreciation, a really important topic which centres on being valued, heard and acknowledged. Build this culture within your organisation and it will help in your relationships with your employees. 

5.Employees want the opportunity to grow

If you want to grow, you want to be a part of an organisation that you believe gives you that opportunity to grow. Otherwise, you're going to be stagnant and eventually you're not going to be the best version of you. 

All these factors in employee engagement boils down to strong leadership and leaders that believe that these are important. To know more and if you are interested in Brett’s work, visit the Be Leaders website www.beleaders.com.au or email him at brett@beleaders.com.au 

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