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💭 What is the one common mistake of organizations when it comes to strategy?

Our guest this week quoted Voltaire and said Le doute n'est pas une condition agréable, mais la certitude est une condition ridicule which means it is not comfortable to be unsure but it is absurd to be certain.

Rosie Yeo is the go-to strategist for boards, executive teams and business leaders because of her skill in helping people collectively imagine and achieve a better future. In this episode, Rosie talks about reducing your PowerPoint presentation to an accessory as opposed to a necessity during strategic planning sessions. Her challenge is to minimize your certainty and enter the boardroom ready to ask better questions to create a truly powerful strategy. In more than 20 years building her consulting business, she has worked with corporate, government and non-profit organizations in healthcare, financial services, infrastructure, tourism, FMCG and media. She designs and steers strategic planning and complex policy dialogues.

She shares that vision is at the heart of strategy that must be acted upon with regularity instead of being filed away and revisited after a year. Strategy must be anchored to a long-term vision developed by the leader in a way that will arouse the trust, creativity, and energy of the team. The big "why" of the organization must be connected and the leader to do it in a way that the organization can comprehend, accept, and adapt to as needed.

🎧 Download this episode to learn more about building an adaptive strategic planning process.

🌐 Connect with Rosie:

• Website : https://www.rosieyeo.com.au/
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosieyeo
• Instagram : @rosieyeo.strategy
• Twitter : @rosieyeo

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💭 Are we aligned? When asked this question, everyone typically nods.
Our podcast guest this week explains the consequence of misalignment. 

Jonathon Hensley is co-founder and CEO of Emerge, a digital product consulting firm that works with companies to improve operational agility and customer experience. For more than two decades, Jonathon has helped startups, Fortune 100 brands, technology leaders, large regional health networks, non-profit organizations and more, transform their businesses by turning strategy, user needs and new technologies into valuable digital products and services.

Unifying executives to carry out the organizational plan is a challenge for many businesses. Leaders across the organization need to be clear about the strategic priorities and know how to put them into action in a coordinated fashion if they want to boost performance and innovation. Jonathan discussed in this episode the 4 levels of alignment and why it's critical to the success of digital product and business transformation. He also shares how navigating failure productively can create products and customer experiences that are focused on outcomes, driving engagements and retention.

🎧 Download this episode to understand the alignment architecture of organizations that bring about brands and products that changed the world:

🌐 Connect with Jonathon:

• Website: www.emergeinteractive.com
• LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/jonathonhensley
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathonhensley
• Alignment -  Overcoming internal sabotage and digital product failure by Jonathon Hensley: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZKDN6QD

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💭 In today’s global community, how can you ensure that your own voice stands out above the rest? How do you create your unique brand of leadership that will leave a lasting legacy and genuinely foster connection?

Lindsay Tjepkema, CEO and co-founder of Casted, the first Amplified Marketing Platform and the only audio and video podcast solution designed for enterprise marketers, is our guest on today's episode. Lindsay discusses how to adapt business practices in the face of a pandemic, how to create compelling content, what it means to provide value, and most importantly, how to create human connection.

She goes on to tell us about her journey in founding her company and living by her mantra of being "boldly yourself". Leaders usually discover that the key to success is to "go with the flow" and avoid creating a stir. It can be easier for leaders to suppress their distinctive voice. In today's turbulent corporate world, many leaders become overwhelmed by the noise. When this happens, they begin to second-guess every decision they make and lose focus. Or tragically, maintain the status quo. 

🎧 Download this episode as Lindsay takes us through the small and large steps out of the comfort zone and ultimately, finding our voice. 

🌐 Connect with Lindsay:

• Website: https://www.casted.us/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaytjepkema/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/CastedLindsay

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💭 Is power fuel or fire?

We are joined by Michael Wenderoth in today's episode wherein he offers a thought-provoking overview of the qualities and abilities in navigating the power and politics of leadership that are valuable for organizations and individuals. He is an executive coach that has helped 1000s of executives to ethically leverage power and ascend in their career.

Power is dynamic in its behavior in organizations and its impact depends on the leaders who yield it. In order to achieve goals, power and politics should be used with its nuance in mind, instead of a binary point of view. From his book Get Promoted, Michael shares his 3-part framework of the Rock, the Map, and the Snowball that will help leaders understand how to use power, exercise it in ways that will make things happen for them and more so, multiply.

Michael challenges you to reexamine your assumptions, reframe the negative association with power, work through it to fit it into what's authentic for you and ultimately, advocate for yourself. 

🎧 Download this episode and be ready for some unexpected discoveries: 

🌐 Connect with Michael:

• Website: https://changwenderoth.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelchangwenderoth

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If you would like a signed copy, please reach to sei@mickspiers.com and we can arrange it for you too.

💭 What happens when you ask yourself, How do I do better? What have I learned from my past challenges and failures? How can I multiply my impact?

In today's collaborative episode, Mick Spiers and Tyler Dickerhoof share their insights on these questions that blazed their trails into the leaders they are today.

Tyler Dickerhoof is the host of The Impact Driven Leader Podcast, designed for Xillenial leaders who feel unfulfilled, alone, and ill-equipped to lead in today’s world. Tyler helps men and women embrace their insecurities and harness their strengths to become impact-driven leaders in their industries. 

Tyler and Mick talk about how modern leadership values are more crucial than ever in the face of rampant changes. Leaders that continue to support outdated leadership styles won't achieve the same success as those who are actively changing paradigms. It takes time and effort to assist leaders in making the transition, but the improved employee experience and healthy workplace culture are well worth the effort.

🎧 Download this episode to learn more about the tools and inspiration to make an impactful move in your organization.

🌐 Connect with Tyler:

• Website: https://tylerdickerhoof.com/home
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tyler.dickerhoof.3
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler_dickerhoof/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgzcSQJORr47HYnN9usLLzQ?view_as=subscriber
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImpactDLeader

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Empowering Accountants: Explore Trends, Strategies, Global Staffing & Impactful Insights!

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📕 You can purchase a copy of the Mick Spiers bestselling book "You're a Leader, Now What?" as an eBook or paperback at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZBKK8XV

If you would like a signed copy, please reach to sei@mickspiers.com and we can arrange it for you too.

💭 What is the cost of making decisions with a distracted mind? How much ripple is created when we react instead of respond? How do we train our mind to lead with focus and clarity?

Amy McCae, Corporate Wellness Trainer, Life and Executive Coach, and Holistic Wellness Expert looking to avoid burnout and achieve better results, joins us for today's episode. Mick and Amy discuss how to make decisions during mini moments of the day that can alter your course in life as well as what it would be like to work for an energetically balanced organization.

Amy encourages us to practice mindfulness during a transition period and accept the 2 minute challenge in order to maintain brain health, improve self-regulation and good decision-making skills, and safeguard ourselves from harmful stress. By using mindful leadership techniques, you may measure and control your life as you live it. When you are mindful, you are conscious of your surroundings and how your presence affects others. You are able to be present in each moment both as an observer and a participant, while also understanding how your choices will affect the world in the long run. And doing so keeps you from sliding into a life that deviates from your principles. In both personal and professional relationships, you will be able to build communities, connections, cultures, and better communication.

🎧 Download this episode to learn more about why mindfulness should no longer be a "nice to have".

🌐 Connect with Amy:

• Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/amymccae 
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymccae
• Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/amy.beckmorrisonmccae
• You can find out more at www.amymccae.com or www.mindfulnessleadercoach.com

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Empowering Accountants: Explore Trends, Strategies, Global Staffing & Impactful Insights!

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📕 You can purchase a copy of the Mick Spiers bestselling book "You're a Leader, Now What?" as an eBook or paperback at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZBKK8XV

If you would like a signed copy, please reach to sei@mickspiers.com and we can arrange it for you too.

💭 How do we cultivate inner strength? How do we thrive in the face of adversity and keep going? How do we use struggle as a springboard for creating benefit? Joel Green determinedly tells us to make adjustments, not excuses. 

We are joined today by the founder and CEO of Pro Level Training, the National Director of Nike Sports Camps, a former professional basketball player, and a renowned motivational speaker. Joel shares how our ability transforms the experience of failing into a benefit. Even if the benefits aren’t obvious right away, this failure may be a lesson that you can teach to someone in the future. When you fail, accept that your self confidence may wane a little bit, but make an effort to get it back as quickly as possible.  You may fail 20 times, but if you keep trying, your chances of success will increase. 

🎧 Download this episode to learn more about the mental toughness and motivations of the truly undefeated.

🌐 Connect with Joel:

• Website: http://www.joelbgreen.com 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaygreenplt/
• LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-green-95340417/

Business Beyond Borders: Impactful Insights for Accountants
Empowering Accountants: Explore Trends, Strategies, Global Staffing & Impactful Insights!

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✅ Follow The Leadership Project on your favorite podcast platform and listen to a new episode every week!

📝 Don’t forget to share your thoughts on the episode in the comments below.

🔔 Join us in our mission at The Leadership Project and learn more about our organization here: https://linktr.ee/mickspiers

📕 You can purchase a copy of the Mick Spiers bestselling book "You're a Leader, Now What?" as an eBook or paperback at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZBKK8XV

If you would like a signed copy, please reach to sei@mickspiers.com and we can arrange it for you too.

💭 How would you like to be treated? What does respect look like to you? The Golden Rule? The Platinum Rule? Our guest today, enlightens, in sharing that respect is nuanced. She recommends the “Rubber Band Rule”.

We are joined by Dr. Julie Pham, Cambridge-trained historian, organizational development leader, CEO of CuriosityBased, author of 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming your Communication and Relationships at Work and founder of the 7 Forms of Respect. She is an award-winning leader who applies her community building experience to strengthening teams.

Variances in work and communication methods among employees in various job categories and industries can result in miscommunication. These differences might range from cultural to functional. Pham was inspired to develop the book that focuses on how individuals can articulate how they desire to receive respect and discern how others want to be accorded respect as well.

The 7 Forms of Respect:

1.  Procedure
2.  Punctuality
3.  Information
4.  Candor
5.  Consideration
6.  Acknowledgement
7.  Attention

🎧 Download this episode and understand Respect from Dr. Julie’s powerful perspective on this vital leadership value.  

🌐 Connect with Dr. Julie:

• Book Website: https://formsofrespect.com
• Company Website: https://curiositybased.com
• The different faces of Respect explainer video

Business Beyond Borders: Impactful Insights for Accountants
Empowering Accountants: Explore Trends, Strategies, Global Staffing & Impactful Insights!

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✅ Follow The Leadership Project on your favorite podcast platform and listen to a new episode every week!

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🔔 Join us in our mission at The Leadership Project and learn more about our organization here: https://linktr.ee/mickspiers

📕 You can purchase a copy of the Mick Spiers bestselling book "You're a Leader, Now What?" as an eBook or paperback at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZBKK8XV

If you would like a signed copy, please reach to sei@mickspiers.com and we can arrange it for you too.

💭 Is your organization a beehive or a jungle? A beehive where collaboration and cooperation makes for a harmonious living or a jungle where the daily theme is survival of the fittest.

We are joined today by BSc, MBA, PhD, FAICD, Facilitator, Board Advisor and Author Melinda Muth, Managing Director of Streamwise Learning, Facilitator, Board Advisor and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Director of the Harvard Club Australia, and author of the book “Setting the Tone from the Top: How director conversations shape culture”. I am grateful for Dr. Melinda Muth who is an educator, consultant, and keynote speaker. I along with other leaders who have had stratospheric careers have been transformed by the programs she has facilitated.

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” – Albert Einstein, this is Melinda’s favorite quote, and it is testament to the historic notions that we all hold true and believe which she casts a light on in her book. We talk about 4 out of 10 myths that put us into a survivor mode in the workplace.

• The Hero Leader Myth
• The Growth Myth
• The Rationality Myth
•  The Meritocracy Myth

🎧 Download this episode and take a good closer look into Dr. Melinda’s workplace myths that are powerful truths that will make you see if you are in an environment of an apiary of mutually beneficial interactions or a primitive wasteland where your next step can be your last.

🌐 Connect with Melinda:

• Website: https://www.melindamuth.com/

Business Beyond Borders: Impactful Insights for Accountants
Empowering Accountants: Explore Trends, Strategies, Global Staffing & Impactful Insights!

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

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✅ Follow The Leadership Project on your favorite podcast platform and listen to a new episode every week!

📝 Don’t forget to share your thoughts on the episode in the comments below.

🔔 Join us in our mission at The Leadership Project and learn more about our organization here: https://linktr.ee/mickspiers

📕 You can purchase a copy of the Mick Spiers bestselling book "You're a Leader, Now What?" as an eBook or paperback at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZBKK8XV

If you would like a signed copy, please reach to sei@mickspiers.com and we can arrange it for you too.