The Inner Chief

" The key here is not perfection, it's all about just doing the very best we can in the current state of our life."

Chief, in our last episode of 2025, I'm going to share with you the exact end of year review process I've refined over more than two decades that gives me clarity, alignment, and meaningful progress.

You can complete this on your own or with your partner, but in the Council of Chiefs we take it further by building a full Executive Playbook that guides both your career and life.

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"It's now obvious to me that it's harder to maintain that sense of community unless you've got things like parkrun that are driving that connection."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Tim Oberg, former CEO of parkrun Australia.

His full episode is titled Escaping the rat race, building a vibrant community and managing anxiety.

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"As human beings we have a lot more physically and mentally than we give ourselves credit for. When we think we're done, I don't think we're near."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Rupert Guinness, legendary sports writer and ultra-endurance cyclist, on choosing growth and opportunity at every turn, and discovering untapped physical and mental capacity through extreme adversity.

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"Start telling your story really early. By the time the actual capital raise comes around, you can create something that's oversubscribed."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features James Schofield, Founder of Insight Investor Relations.

His full episode is titled Pitching your business, raising capital and winning investor trust.

You can find the full audio and...

"It's now obvious to me that it's harder to maintain that sense of community unless you've got things like parkrun that are driving that connection."

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Tim Oberg, Former CEO of parkrun Australia on escaping the rat race, building a vibrant community and managing anxiety.

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Tim has a background in teaching and travel, having se...

"The best founders are constantly pitching – for customers, recruits, suppliers and capital."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to James Schofield, Founder of Insight Investor Relations, on Pitching your business, raising capital and winning investor trust.

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James speaks the language of investors - over a 25-year career in capital markets, he's advised from both sides of the table: first as a top-rated equity analyst with Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Deutsche Ba...

"You can't make good choices from a cluttered mind."

Chief, today I'm going to introduce you to one of the most powerful tools in leadership: The Decision Clarity Matrix.

Every part of your life and career is shaped by the quality of your decisions. From relationships to investments, to how you respond in tough moments, your reputation and legacy all come down to one thing. Decision-making.

Yet, no one really teaches us how to make good decisions. Until today, that is!

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"Your values and philosophy about why you do things are your North Star; without them your decisions will be wishy-washy."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Neil Craig, Former AFL Coach and England Rugby High Performance Manager.

His full episode is titled High performance environments, your North Star and decision-making under pressure.

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"Chiefs who take a one-size-fits-all approach to leadership will ALWAYS end up failing."

Chief, today I'm diving into one of the most powerful models in business performance and leadership: the Fix, Reset, Grow, Change the Game journey map.

This is the framework I use with almost every executive or organisation I coach.

It gives you clarity, confidence and direction as a leader by showing you exactly where your business is, where it's heading, and what to do next.

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"It's not about you, but it's all about you. If you're able to think that way, you'll get feedback when you need it without asking for it and you'll be amazed how many problems just go away."

It's AFL grand final week so we're bringing you a Best of Series episode from 2019 with Neil Craig, former AFL Head Coach, on high performance environments, your North Star and decision-making under pressure.

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"Building an operating rhythm and sticking to it requires energy and fortitude."

Chief, today I'm going to talk about three important tips to help you bring your operating rhythm to life and to ensure that it is high impact and drives results consistently.

I'm also going to talk through three of the most classic problems that executives face when trying to implement a new one or refine an existing operating rhythm.

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"To win your people's hearts and minds, you have to have a compelling vision or proposition to offer them."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features George Hunt, Former CIO of the Year.

His full episode is titled Winning hearts and minds, technology as a strategy, and the little things of leadership.

You...

"If you think your people aren't using AI, you would be in denial."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Kate Newey, HR Chief of Adaptalift Group.

Her full episode is titled The secret life of HR professionals, having it all and AI in the workplace.

You can find the full audio and show...

"The one analogy I use for technology change programs is that we're trying to upgrade an aircraft whilst it's in flight. This allows people to understand the risk profile."

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with George Hunt, former CIO of the Year, on winning hearts and minds, technology as a strategy, and the little things of leadership.

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"It's really important to keep a sense of humour, especially if you're in a stressful environment. Show people that you're human."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Linda Carroll, Chief People Officer, G8 Education.

Her full episode is titled Driving business success through the development of your people.

You can find the full...

"HR is such a diverse role. At any given time we see people at their worst, and people at their best. We're expected to be lawyers and are constantly making commercial decisions."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Kate Newey, HR Chief of Adaptalift Group, on The secret life of HR professionals, having it all and AI in the workplace.

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"HR has shifted towards partnering with the business as a trusted advisor to the executive team, as people have started to realise the value of human capital."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Linda Carroll, Chief People Officer of G8 Education, on driving business success through the development of your people.

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"There's work guilt because you worry that you're not delivering 100%. There's guilt that you're not being the best mum possible. So, it really is guilt on all fronts if you're not careful."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Professional Board member and author.

Her full episode is titled Removing guilt, building...

"When you develop all three traits, you become bulletproof. You create momentum, confidence, and long-term impact."

Chief, today we dive into what I consider to be a core framework that I've observed after working with hundreds of top-tier executives and CEOs through the podcast and our day job at Chief Maker over a number of years.

These three traits keep showing up, without fail, in every high-performing leader I meet. If you don't have these in your toolkit, I can almost guarantee you'll struggle to hit your definition of success.

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"You've got to get yourself in a position to exit, and then give yourself the time to exit properly. The biggest advice I give sellers is to not be in a rush to sell."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Dean Salakas, Former CEO of The Party People.

His full episode is titled Being sale-ready...

"There's work guilt because you worry that you're not delivering 100%. There's guilt that you're not being the best mum possible. So, it really is guilt on all fronts if you're not careful."

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Professional Board member and author, on removing guilt, building female confidence, and overcoming busy-ness.

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"You've got to get yourself into a position to exit and then put time on your side. Don't be in a rush to sell, but when you are ready, put a deadline in place for buyers to make an offer."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Dean Salakas, former Party People CEO, on Being sale-ready, forecasting like a CFO, and selling confidently on your terms.

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"Imagine any city with 50% job losses, it's a completely different place. I don't see governments getting things ready. It's going to take time."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Professor Joel Pearson, Director of Future Minds Lab.

His full episode is titled Leading in uncertainty, Future-proofing for the AI Revolution, and De-risking innovation.

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"We need to get better, better, better at core. Not newer, bigger, different."

Chief, today we cover something that is absolutely dominating everyone's thoughts in a hyper-distracted world, and that is cutting out the noise and getting back to strategic intent and focus.

Executive teams are under relentless pressure; from technological change, shifting workforce expectations, and increasing compliance, to the ever-present noise of geopolitics and market urgency, it's easy to get pulled in a hundred directions and lose sight of what actually drives value. When leadership spreads itself too thin, focus disappears, risk i...

"By the time that person's come to work, it's cost them 50 bucks for transport, lunch, coffee. So what is the experience they're going to get going into work for a day, because they could easily just stay at home."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Brad Krauskopf, Founder & CEO of Hub Australia.

His full episode...

"I think the internet will be gone. AIs will have all the information and entertainment for us whenever we want."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Professor Joel Pearson, Director of the Future Minds Lab, on Leading in uncertainty, Future-proofing for the AI revolution, and De-risking innovation.

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Joel is a psychologist, neuroscientist, author and Director of the Future Minds Lab, and an ARC Future Fellow at the Unive...

"The 80/20 curve also applies to time: 1% of your time produces 50% of all your productivity."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Perry Marshall, Author and Sales & Marketing Guru.

His full episode is titled Redefining the 80/20 Rule, buying time for superhuman productivity, and solving tough problems.

You can find the full audio and show...

"When I think about the workplace of the future, it's about the experiences you provide when bringing people together. It's an extension of your brand."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Brad Krauskopf, Founder & CEO of Hub Australia, on Designing inspiring flexible workspaces for the future, and Building workplace engagement and experience.

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Brad is an industry pioneer and has b...

"80-90% of my job is to engage the business. It's a KPI."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Ben Marsonet, CEO of Altus Group.

His full episode is titled The 6 stages of executive evolution, leading with visibility, and how powerful stories shape culture.

You can find the full audio and show notes here:<...

"Step one, write down 25 things that you really, really want to do in your life. Step two, order the list in importance to you. Step three, put a circle around the top five and cross off the bottom 20. That's how you succeed."

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Perry Marshall, Author and Sales & Marketing Guru, on Redefining the 80/20 Rule, buying time for superhuman productivity, and solving tough problems.

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"The biggest risk for executives and corporations is distance from the customer. It's the number one thing that will kill you."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Jack Delosa, Founder & CEO of The Entourage.

His full episode is titled Frameworks for success, Building customer connection, and Raising capital from an investor's viewpoint.

You...

"If you want to know how you actually build a culture, it's through stories you tell of the amazing things that people do inside of the business that make you sit back in awe."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Ben Marsonet, CEO of Altus Group, on The 6 stages of executive evolution, leading with visibility, and how powerful stories shape culture.

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"Too many leaders sit in fancy offices assuming what customers want, and then wonder why their product or service isn't landing."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Jack Delosa, Founder and CEO of The Entourage, on Frameworks for success, Building customer connection, and Raising capital from an investor's viewpoint.

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Jack is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and best-selling author, having founded T...

"You've got to have the wherewithal and the EQ to know when to stick your nose in and ask the questions, and other times to trust and let people get on with it. Noses in, fingers out."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Angela Tsoukatos, CEO and 20 years executive team member.

Her full episode is...

"Being difficult to give feedback to means people will stop giving it completely and you'll have no idea about your true performance and reputation."

In today's minisode, we finish our series on How to Give Feedback and we're going to bring this home by giving you some strategies to implement a culture of feedback within your department or organisation.

Remember, as a leader, their performance is also your performance and you've both got to own it, otherwise you risk negatively affecting your track record.

Chief, if you haven't listened to Part 1 (preparing like...

"An insight made by the coach is owned by the coach. An insight made by the client (or the person you're giving feedback to), is owned by the client."

In today's minisode, we continue with our series on How to Give Feedback and we're going to talk about how to deliver like a true chief with some specific feedback methods and scripts that might help you bring this process to life. 

Chief, if you haven't listened to Part 1 in the series, please go back and listen to it as it will give you some vital c...

"Feedback is never done in isolation; there's a whole range of things going on around someone in your team, and so it's really helpful to prepare properly before you give feedback."

Chief, today we are kicking off Part 1 of our How to Give Feedback Series.

In today's episode, we are diving into the essentials of preparing to give feedback like an elite sporting coach, as well as some core principles of this process.

Feedback is the breakfast of champions of high-performance teams and is vital for personal and team growth. And you, as...

"One of the big lessons anyone can take out of COVID was that everyone was forced to live in a world that was out of control and you just had to adapt and respond."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features David Knoff, Antarctic Expedition Leader and author of 537 Days of Winter.

His full episode is...

"You've got to have the wherewithal and the EQ to know when to stick your nose in and ask the questions, and other times to trust and let people get on with it. Noses in, fingers out."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Angela Tsoukatos, CEO and 20 years executive team member, on pivotal career moments, how to focus on core business, and the most effective ways the Board and C-Suite can work together.

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"In 10 years' time, are you going to look back and be happy with how you spent the last 10 years?"

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Nigel Marsh, Former CEO Leo Burnett and Y&R Brands, Founder Earth Hour, viral TEDx Talker, bestselling author and podcaster.

His full episode is titled Following your own path to achieve balance...

"One of the big lessons anyone can take out of COVID was that everyone was forced to live in a world that was out of control and you just had to adapt and respond."

In this episode, I chat to David Knoff, Antarctic Expedition Leader and author of 537 Days of Winter, on high-stakes risk and crisis management, and being adaptable around your mission.

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"No high performance happens without those three big things, so make sure they're embedded into a new year ahead."

In today's episode, I've just got three big questions for you.

If you can answer these, I think you can make 2025 your best year ever.

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"Make it your goal in 2025 to not just simplify, but focus. Get more dialed in on just a few things, stuff that will make a difference. Make some hard calls."

In our final episode for 2024, we are going to cover the five big themes from 2024 that are going to be vital in 2025.

I'm seeing these 5 themes emerge more and more through the work we do with executives and boards. And what I'm seeing is if we don't all lean in and get better at these five things, life is going to get more difficult and...

"If you spend too much time worrying about the outcome and not about the process, then you just create anxiety and a lack of focus."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Rob Patterson, Managing Director of Parkins Lane.

His full episode is titled Humility, relationships and scaling fast.

You can find the...

"A CEO client of mine said that when he dies, his to-do list will be full. Not empty, full. In 10 years' time, are you going to look back and be happy with how you spent those 10 years?"

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Nigel Marsh, Former CEO Leo Burnett and Y&R Brands, Founder Earth Hour, viral TED Talker, Bestselling Author and Podcaster, on following your own path to achieve balance, getting cut-through, and authentic success.

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"What are the things that I do daily to build and maintain relationships with people I deeply care about. And then I just do that to the people that are the next sphere out from me."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Mike Smith, Founder and CEO of Zero Co.

His full episode is titled...

"If you spend too much time worrying about the outcome and not about the process, then you just create anxiety and a lack of focus."

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Rob Patterson, Managing Director of Parkins Lane, on humility, relationships and scaling fast.

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Rob is a CEO and C...

"We built this school. And then over the next 12 months, we ended up building two more schools in other, other villages around. And it completely changed my perspective on what meaningful work is."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Mike Smith, Founder and CEO of Zero Co, on how to build a tribe of loyal customers, creating a better world through business, and personal growth.

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"Good character is essential because talent isn't enough to navigate through a messy time."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Zaklina Craig, Executive Director - People, Culture & Workplace of Business NSW.

Her full episode is titled Optimising role design for peak performance, managing differences in confidence between men and women, and navigating the decision to...

"Your brand or your reputation is what people say about you when you're not in the room."

Chief, today we are going to guide you through the process of mastering the art of influencing stakeholders and partners, such that it catapults you forward (and upwards!) in your career.

Stakeholders have a huge impact - negatively and positively - on your career and your personal life whether you like it or not. These people can be your corporate peers, suppliers, customers, board members, executive team members, your boss, the community, media, anyone out there w...

"For me, the four H's were a very simple way of outlining what I stood for as a leader."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Mike Schneider, Managing Director of Bunnings Group.

His full episode is titled Career diversity, genuine empathy, and the 4Hs of authenticity.

You can find the full audio and...

"You're a business leader first, and a HR professional second."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Zaklina Craig of Business NSW, on optimising role design for peak performance, managing differences in confidence between men and women, and navigating the decision to fire someone.

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"The biggest thing a leader can bring to the business is the responsibility to put the right people on the bus. And when it's time for someone to hop off the bus, to have the bravery to say that there's a reason that they need to hop off the bus."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features...

"The danger for CEOs is to allow yourself to be surrounded by people who tell you how good your ideas are. You actually need a balance of people who tell you when you've got something wrong or if you could have handled something in a different way."

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Mike Schneider, the Managing Director of the Bunnings Group, on career diversity, genuine empathy, and the 4Hs of authenticity.

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"The biggest thing a leader can bring to the business is the responsibility to put the right people on the bus. And to have the bravery to say that there's a reason that they need to hop off the bus."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Carolyn Creswell, Founder and MD of Carman's Kitchen, on how to fire people gracefully, doing what you love, understanding menopause and having genuine work-life balance.

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"Your direct reports actually want you to provide a clear framework and guidance, and then get out of their way so they can do the job you're paying them to do."

Chief, today we complete our Think Like a CEO Series, and we're going to look at how great chiefs work on the business, not in the business.

As you move up the ranks, your role increasingly becomes about working on the business.

If you are in a senior or executive role, this is about stepping out of the day-to-day operational grind: the...

"All the best leaders of change I've noticed, bring their people with them."

Chief, today we continue with Part 4 of our Think like a CEO Series, and we're going to cover how to overcome resistance to change.

This is one of the most difficult and stressful parts of running a business. Getting people on the train, keeping them inspired and creative, and not slowing momentum down can be an incredibly difficult journey.

I've been involved in a lot of transformations now, and I've seen every mistake under the sun. And what I've learned...

"Correctly diagnosing your people's performance issues will mean you enjoy the benefits of watching your people grow and thrive, and they will never forget that you did that for them."

Chief, today we continue with Part 3 of our How to think like a CEO Series, and we're going to look at how to build confidence in your people.

I believe that one of the biggest problems in both sport and business - and I have seen this over and over and over again - is misdiagnosis of performance issues.

Leaders will talk about...

"They're thinking I must be really famous and know what I'm doing, but I'm just laughing because I wrote 20% of the content I'm sharing and 80% I'm sharing other people's."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Ted Prodromou, America's #1 LinkedIn Coach.

His full episode is titled Perception, connecting properly with purpose, and standing out online.<...

"A strong track record earns you a network. As a result, you get called upon straight away to solve a problem and that is the power of having a great network with ambassadors."

Chief, today we continue with Part 2 of our How to think like a CEO Series.

And we're going to cover something that is 100% linked to your ability to get promoted faster, and that is the size and value of your network.

I'm going to outline five core principles that CEOs and leading executives use to leverage their network f...

"A positive brand can mean opportunities for promotion. It can mean a lack of resistance when you're trying to get results, and an endless list of positive outcomes for you and your family."

Chief, today we are kicking off Part 1 of our How to think like a CEO Series.

And we're going to cover something that is one of the most crucial elements to career progression and outcomes, and that is personal branding.

Every single time you turn on a Zoom or you walk into a meeting room or every single t...

"83% of people will look at your LinkedIn profile now before they take a meeting with you."

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Ted Prodromou, America's #1 LinkedIn Coach, on perception, connecting properly with purpose, and standing out online.

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Ted has bounced back from many setbacks; not only did he survive the dot com crash, which wiped out his successful 20-year tech care...

"I define speak-up culture as an environment in which members of a team feel that it is both psychologically safe and worth it to raise ideas, as long as it's to make things better."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Stephen Shedletzky, author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up.

His...

"Without these 3 strategies, your peers will start saying things about you like you've hit a glass ceiling or you've gone as far as you can. And you absolutely do not want that, Chief."

Chief, in today's minisode, I'm going to discuss three incredibly powerful tactics that you need to implement immediately when working in a leadership role.

As a manager of people, you need to be doing less in the weeds and more driving strategy and coaching those who report to you. That doesn't mean losing your finger on the pulse, but it d...

"The soul of the business was maintained because I drove the culture of the business so passionately."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Cliff Gale, former MD of Lite 'n Easy for over 20 years.

His full episode is titled Leading with passion, respect for your people and keeping the soul alive in your business. Duration: 00:10:55

"Know that if you are a leader, you have an impact on the health and wellbeing of the people around you. That's why leadership is either a life-depleting or life-feeding line of work."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Stephen "Shed" Shedletzky, on how to foster a speak-up culture where people feel safe, trusted and worthy.

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"Shed", as he is...

"There's been too much focus on profit outcomes in business rather than maybe building the process along the way through empowering people, through effective delegation."

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Cliff Gale, former Managing Director of Lite n' Easy for over 20 years, on leading with passion, respect for your people and keeping the soul alive in your business.

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I met Cliff through a former Inner Chief podcast...

"The truth is, these 5 traits are disappointingly quite uncommon amongst leadership teams, but if you follow them, you will be closer to outsmarting the competition."

Chief, in today's minisode, I'm going to discuss five leadership lessons from a powerhouse executive team with whom I have worked for around five years.

Having played just a small part in their journey, I wanted to share with you five traits that each of us can take from this group.

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"There's no faster way to learn than to do. And the beauty of VR is that it allows you to learn through experience without the physical or emotional risk."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Angus Stevens, Co-Founder and CEO of Start Beyond.

His full episode is titled Taking learning by experience to new frontiers, putting...

"One of the great pitfalls is that we just throw them in the deep end and assume they're going to swim. And when they fail, we say, oh well, they just weren't up to it."

Chief, in today's minisode and YouTube video, I'm going to dive into some reasons for why so many people struggle with the shift from a technical, hands-on role into a leadership role, and how you as their leader can ensure a more smooth transition.

The reality is that a lot of leaders are promoted based on their technical a...

"If you can simulate a problem by removing all of the normal, easy, well-travelled roads, then you're forcing yourself to be truly creative in getting to the end result."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Roland Frasier, CEO of All Channels Media.

His full episode is titled Pulling off creative business deals with no...

"There's no faster way to learn than to do. And the beauty of VR is that it allows you to learn through experience without the physical or emotional risk."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Angus Stevens, Co-Founder and CEO of Start Beyond on taking learning by experience to new frontiers, putting guardrails on innovation, and creating useful technology for tangible real-world problems.

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Angus is the CEO a...

"My mother has this wonderful saying: Tell the time, don't build the clock. Many of us are clock builders when we communicate, but if we can structure our messages to be concise and clear, we can be much better communicators in any situation."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Matt Abrahams, author of 'Think Faster, Talk...

"I believe that everything that you want to accomplish can be accomplished with mentoring, modelling and masterminding."

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Roland Frasier, CEO of All Channels Media, on pulling off creative business deals with no money down, and modelling your mentors.

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At the time of our conversation in 2018, Roland was the CEO of Wa...

"I just want to make sure the right people get the right things in the right way. And I also want to make sure that people like you and me could have a direct impact on a disaster event that's happening overseas."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Juliette Wright OAM, Founder & Director of GIVIT and...

"My mother has this wonderful saying: Tell the time, don't build the clock. Many of us are clock builders when we communicate, but if we can structure our messages to be concise and clear, we can be much better communicators in any situation."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Matt Abrahams, author of 'Think Faster, Talk Smarter' on managing your reputation before you enter a room, thinking on your feet, and getting to the point.

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"If you say honesty is a core value, are you kidding me? Do you want people working in your organisation that are dishonest? That doesn't make sense!"

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with Group CEO of Nuix, Jonathan Rubinsztein.

His full episode...

"What do I do with a group of leaders who have risen up through functional roles and are now really struggling to work on the business and to be strategic? It's causing a fair amount of chaos and tension across the group."

Chief, in today's minisode and YouTube video, I'm going to cover the exact strategies you need to use in order to get your leadership team to think strategically at the organisational level. 

The reality is that a lot of leaders are technically great, but they need to get out of their fu...

"You are best defined by what you say no to."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Juliette Wright OAM, Founder and Director of GIVIT and Recovere, on revolutionising misguided charitable giving, having a million conversations, and leaning into anxiety.

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Juliette is an Australian social entrepreneur who has devoted herself to alleviating poverty and addressing crises since founding GIVIT in 2009.

What st...

"My mantra is first you build it, then you buy it. Finding product-market fit with a startup is by far the hardest thing in the world, but when you buy a company, you probably skip that."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Joel Holland, CEO of Harvest Hosts.

His full episode is titled Why...

"Often the people you speak to are in the same industry and that creates an echo chamber. If you don't have communication with people outside your industry, you're going to be someone else's lunch or dinner in this crazy world of disruption."

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Group CEO of Nuix, Jonathan Rubinsztein, on bringing values to life, compressing time, and the 3 key principles of motivation.

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"I feel that if you understand finance and economics, you understand how most of the world works."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Joel Holland, CEO of Harvest Hosts on why unhappiness is a requirement for entrepreneurialism, switching seats from CEO to Chair, and buying versus building a business.

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Joel is the CEO of Harvest Hosts, a membership program that connects RVers (caravaners) with unique overnight experiences at 5,000+...

"We're trying to ease the financial pain for the next generation in the green and gold."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Gold medallist and 5-time Olympian, Natalie Cook OAM OLY.

Her full episode is titled How to out-think the opposition, and why it takes an ecosystem to win a gold medal.

...

"Sometimes you've got to save them from themselves and have some really honest, heart-to-heart conversations about their role."

Chief, in today's minisode and YouTube video, I'm going to cover a little problem that has come up repeatedly over the last few years and that is right person, wrong role.

This is when you have a great employee in your stables, but they're not performing to the standards required of the role. But this is not always what it seems; often this is due to the role not being a good fit for their s...

"Our job as a coach is to find out why the swing has changed, because the only way you can fix it is by identifying the real bottleneck, the real constraint. But without being reactive."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with Golf master Coach...

"Amateurs do it until they get it right; professionals do it until they can't get it wrong."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Natalie Cook OAM OLY on how to out-think the competition, and why it takes an ecosystem to win a gold medal.

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Nat is a five-time Olympian, Gold and Bronze Medallist in beach volleyball, representing Australia in the Summer Ol...

"Decision friction is when you deliberately interrupt your thoughts before forming a judgement. You adopt a series of prompts or questions that are like a speed bump for your mind if you're in a hot state."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Nuala Walsh, Founder & CEO of MindEquity and author of Tune In: How to make...

"We see Tiger Woods get angry and throw clubs, but when he does something he's done a million times, like hole a 6-foot putt, he gets super excited and dances across the green pumping his fist. Why? He's emotionally anchoring that success."

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Golf master Coach, Steve Bann, on working with the world's best golfers, turning practice into confidence, and the improvement lifecycle.

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"Yeah, it was brutal, a very, very difficult period of my life. I'd hired a lot of people who didn't have technology experience. What I actually did was I set them and the business up for failure."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Jeremy Hastings, Founder & Managing Director of both Hutly and Bondable.

His...

"Are you or someone else owning the developmental pathway for your career?"

Chief, in today's minisode I'm going to cover how to choose the right course that will significantly boost your career.

In today's busy world, there are just so many options, so it's incredibly hard to know how to sift out the bad options from the good ones. And then, to compound the challenge, you end up having to commit to something where there is no guarantee!

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"We live in this highly overstimulated world, people are rushing to judgement more than ever, people are feeling unheard, and the reality is, they are unheard, because we can't hear them, because we're too busy, too distracted."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Nuala Walsh, Founder & CEO of MindEquity and author of "Tune In", on the art of decision-making like a ninja, and learning to control your emotions and recognise your biases.

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"It includes self-reflection as that's not often talked about. Each person should think about their worldview and how it's been shaped, and how it affects the way they act and behave."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with Isabelle Nüssli, author of the book, "C...

"Yeah, it was brutal, a very, very difficult period of my life. I'd hired a lot of people who didn't have technology experience. What I actually did was I set them and the business up for failure."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Jeremy Hastings, Founder & Managing Director of both Hutly and Bondable, on being fired from his own company and successfully returning to transform the real estate industry after working on his inner chief.

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"I knew I was going to be sued by Nike, but I did my research and I knew that they couldn't just come and sue me, they had to issue you a cease and desist."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features the former CEO of SKINS and now Chair of eo, Jaimie Fuller.

His f...

"When you start paying attention in a handshake, it actually tells you something about the general openness and willingness to trust, even momentarily."

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Isabelle Nüssli, author of the book, "Cockfighting" on the CEO-Chairperson relationship and overcoming the drivers of conflict.

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I interviewed Isabelle for this podcast in 2018. She is the former US CFO a...

"The reason you want to build a model is because people have all these assumptions that aren't actually true."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with the Chief Science Officer of ACSILabs, Dr Lia DiBello Ph.D.

Her full episode is titled Debunking...

"By removing 20% of meetings that suck 80% of your energy and attention, you get 20% of your time back immediately, but you also remove 80% of the stuff that's draining you."

In today's minisode, I'm going to cover my top 3 tips for beating overwhelm and burnout.

Life is fast and it will flash by if you don't take control of your calendar, whether that be at work, socially or at home.

I'm going to give you some immediately actionable strategies to get back on track!

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"People just want to hear the truth and just want to be talked to as humans by brands."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features the CEO of Havas Red Australia, Shane Russell.

His full episode is titled How to avoid PR disasters through campaigns that build your company brand and customer engagement, and the e...

"I knew I was going to be sued by Nike, but I did my research and I knew that they couldn't just come and sue me, they had to issue a cease and desist."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Jaimie Fuller, Founder and former CEO of SKINS and now Chair of eo, on unlocking the secrets of the world's greatest athletes and teams, coping with rapid growth, and "persevilience".

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"How do I make them significant in a business that we only contribute 3 or 4 percent of the revenue? Well, we have the ability to try new things, because if it doesn't work, I'm not going to pull down the whole company."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This episode features the Managing Director of SAP Concur ANZ, Fabian Calle.

H...