Inner Chief Podcast

In this episode, we meet Kevin Gaskell, Former CEO of Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW on Transforming customer experience, driving extraordinary results, and daring to dream.   Go to: chiefmaker.com/173   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card   Kevin, who is currently Chairman of ITS Technology Group, is an experienced executive and sought-after conference speaker in the fields of leadership in challenging environments, creating extraordinary teams and building high performing companies.   As MD of Porsche GB he led Porsche from close to bankruptcy to the UK’s most profitable importer within 5 years, while as MD of BMW (GB) he helped improve sales by 80% and profitability by 500% during his 4 year tenure.   His company 'The Inspired Leaders Group' supports business leaders and their teams as they navigate the route to growth and success.   He is also an adventurer, having walked unsupported, with his son, to both the North and South Poles and recently rowed across the Atlantic Ocean

Our topic today is how to deal with Wayne Kerr.   For more info check out chiefmaker.com/172   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: chiefmaker.com/scorecard   Today we will cover: Why Wayne Kerr's real world behaviour is a reflection of their inner chief; 3 steps to dealing with the person effectively; and Spreading the love by helping them overcome their own challenges. Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Suzie Shaw, Managing Director of We Are Social on Life and lessons in an advertising agency, why networking is working, and owning your career.   Go to: chiefmaker.com/171   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card   Suzie is the Managing Director of the socially-led creative agency, We Are Social. She is a strategic and creative thinker with extensive comms and marketing experience both in Australia and the UK, across a broad range of categories.    She is passionate about championing the progress of women in leadership and is the founder of SWIMM Australia (Senior Women in Media and Marketing).   Suzie was named one of The Australian’s top 50 Women in Media, was featured in AdNews’ 40 under 40 and also AdNews’ Women of Influence.   In this episode we talk about:  A day in the life of an ad agency and the lessons she learnt about the industry; Why networking is actually working and how it can enhance decision-making; How to own your career by being brave;

Our topic today is "How to get motivated again."   For more info check out chiefmaker.com/170   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: chiefmaker.com/scorecard   Today we will cover: Reasons why you’ve lost your motivation already this year; What can happen to you if you don’t change your trajectory; and A few simple methods to get back on track and win the year! Stay epic, Greg

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  This week we meet Stirling Mortlock, former Wallabies’ captain on going from amateur to professional, Rugby World Cup and connecting success. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com/142 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card Stirling is an Australian Rugby Legend and now a Partner at Unio Advisors. In this episode, we talk about: The transition from amateur to professional Giving and receiving feedback Being curious and the mindset to constantly be better Setting goals and his mentors Rugby world cup tips Some of his best and worst moments in the gold jersey Who he feared the most and how he looked to dominate the competition. Connecting with Stirling Mortlock You can reach Stirlo via LinkedIn and his company’s website, Unio Advisors.

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.    In this episode we cover the power of high performance lifecycles and how to use them to automate the pursuit of excellence.    The pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of all great performers. It means mastering your craft and continually working to improve yourself. It also means leading your team to work collectively to improve itself. The long term benefits have an incredible compound effect on your ability to get results and rise above the pack.    I outline:  - the Prepare, Perform, Recover, Review (P2R2) Lifecycle - How to lock this into as a system that drives performance - How to optimise each step - Some tricks to stay focused and embed the system

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode, we meet Cameron Schwab, 25 Year CEO of AFL Clubs on Leading in High Stakes Environments, Hard Decisions and Creating High Performance Systems. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/135 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Cameron was appointed CEO of the famous Richmond Football Club at age 24, the youngest in the history of the game.  For the next 25 years, he was CEO of Richmond, Melbourne and Fremantle, when those clubs were at their lowest ebb, both on and off the field. He is the second longest serving CEO in the modern game.  Having taken on some of the sport’s most difficult and daunting challenges, Cameron established a track record of building teams and organisations, unifying groups while navigating periods of genuine adversity and complexity.  In this episode we talk about:  The question you need to ask yourself to see

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode I talk about confidence and the critical role it plays in performance and career progression. The topics is huge and I’ve split it out of over two minisodes. In this episode we’ll focus on 7 big blockers that most of us can take practical action to turnaround if pay close attention to our performance. 

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode, we meet Janine Shepherd AM, Resilience and Motivation guru on Cultivating gratitude, the 12 Pillars of Resilience and healing through laughter. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/136 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Janine was an Australian cross country skier, when in 1986, while training for the Winter Olympics on her bike in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, she was hit by a speeding truck. She broke multiple bones in her body, lost 5 litres of blood and spent the next 6 months in the spinal unit of a hospital where she began her long journey from probable death to recovery. While learning to walk again, she gained her private and commercial pilot’s licences and has gone on to receive an instructor rating, an aerobatics rating and seaplane rating. Janine has also completed multiple academic qualifications and written 6 books,

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode I talk about confidence and the critical role it plays in performance and career progression. The topics is huge and I’ve split it out of over two minisodes. In this episode we’ll focus on 7 big blockers that most of us can take practical action to turnaround if pay close attention to our performance. 

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode, we meet Ali Terai, Founder & CEO of Future Golf on turning lemons into lemonade, business gestation and value exchange. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/138 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Ali founded Future Golf, a passion-driven business launched with less than $200 and a Facebook post, which is now one of Australia’s fastest growing startups He also founded The Inspire Project, teaching young people Entrepreneurship, and has authored, crowdfunded and published a children’s book called A Little Penguin’s Guide to Life. If that’s not enough, Ali has founded and launched a wallet, travel blog, pop-up burger restaurant, pub-crawl company, professional preparation program and number of smaller golf ventures. He was a winner at the 2019 Telstra Business Awards and has been nominated for various other awards. In this episod

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  Take 3 deep breaths before you listen to this episode. Centre the soul. The 'busy-ness' syndrome is in plague proportions and is driving so many managers towards burn-out, low quality work, strained relationships and disconnecting from their purpose and meaning. Recovery is our great weapon in bringing our true spirit and greatest performances to the table. Without effective recovery we can not perform at our best and we look like we need development rather than a promotion. In this episode I cover the importance of recovery and a range of 'active' and 'passive' recovery techniques that work in the corporate world. 

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode we hear from Golf Coaching legend Peter Knight on mastering your craft. Peter Knight is one of only four master golf professionals in Australia. He is the author of Iron Golf Mind and has over 25 of years successfully coaching at State and National level as well as driving golf programmes for the Australian Institute of Sport, Golf Australia, Taiwan Golf, Golf Victoria, NSW Golf and NSW Institute of Sport. In 2012 he was one of three coaches in Victoria recognised for his contribution to coaching in Australia over the past 100 years. His book is called Iron Golf Mind: Five lessons to achieve an amazingly strong mindset for golf. And might I add - your career and life in general.  During this far reaching interview we explore: His 5 C's of Optimal Performance - Confidence, Concentration, Commitment, Composure and Competitiveness What is mastery and how you c

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance. We kick things off with a repeat of a one of our most popular episodes... In this episode we talk about executing your Life Vision as part 2. If you haven’t listened to Episode 57 of building your Life Vision I’d recommend doing that first.   There is an old saying, “Vision without execution is just a dream”.  And, chief, I’ve got a confession so make this was me. I was a dreamer with all sorts of grand ideas about who or what I’d become. I always had new ideas and goals that all seemed to flow from my creative mind.  I was the line from poem “George Gray” by Edgar Lee Masters that I read in Ep 57 on building your life vision...“a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.” I was stuck in my own sheltered harbour. Not willing to do the hard work break the boundaries, to look inside myself at the things I liked about myself the least or the limiting beliefs I held and grow b

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode, we meet Neil Craig, AFL Coach and England Rugby High Performance Manager on high performance environments, your North Star and decision-making under pressure. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/123 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Neil is best known as being a former Australian rules footballer and as the Head Coach of the Adelaide Crows Football Club. His other stints in the AFL have included being the fitness adviser at the Crows, and having various coaching roles at the Melbourne Demons, Essendon Bombers and Carlton Blues. Since 2017, he has been England Rugby’s High Performance Manager under the head coach Eddie Jones. In this episode we talk about: What a high performance environment is and how to create one; Why knowing your North Star - your purpose and values - is critical to success; How to make complex decisions und

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance. We kick things off with a repeat of a one of our most popular episodes...   In this episode we build your own Life & Career Vision. "George Gray" I have studied many times The marble which was chiseled for me-- A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. In truth it pictures not my destination But my life. For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment; Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid; Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances. Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life. And now I know that we must lift the sail And catch the winds of destiny Wherever they drive the boat. To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-- It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid. - Edgar Lee Masters, 1868 - 1950 To leave the harbour chief we must start with a de

This is part 3 of a 3-part series on Career Crossroads and our topic today is make smart moves.   For more info check out chiefmaker.com/156   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: chiefmaker.com/scorecard   Today we will cover: How to create multiple options and actions whether you stay or go from your current role; Ensure you’re covering all of your bases to enable smart decision-making; and Get your “chief mindset” working well before you need to make your move. Stay epic, Greg

In this episode, we meet Craig Murphy, Chief HR Officer of Henley Properties on the role of HR in a modern business, the business of people, and getting business transformation right.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com/155   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com/score-card   Craig’s full title is the General Manager, Customer, People and Culture at Henley Homes, a role he has held since July 2016.   He has significant multi-industry experience in telecommunications, mining, steel manufacturing, and property development and construction.   Craig is also a Certified Professional of the Australian HR Institute (CAHRI), an expert advisor to the People & Leadership Committee of Victoria University and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.   His expertise lies in HR strategy development and deployment, organization design & restructuring, union negotiation, learning & development and leadership of global HR teams.   In this episode we talk about:  How employees can bring

This is part 2 of a 3-part series on Career Crossroads and our topic today is identifying the problem.   For more info check out chiefmaker.com/154   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: chiefmaker.com/scorecard   Today we will cover: A framework to identify the root cause of the problems you’re experiencing in your current role; We’ll look at how to evaluate the pros and cons of 3 areas in this process; and How to make the ultimate decision of staying or going from your current role. Stay epic, Greg