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Great Change For Big Strategy

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Adam Bennett about great change for big strategy, recent global changes in society and the psychological effects due to these changes, and why change empathy is a non-negotiable.

We also go deep into the roles leaders must take in leading change, how we support our people through change and successfully navigating change as a company.

Adam Bennett – Great Change For Big Strategy

Adam Bennett is a transformation leader, advisor to Australia’s leading CEO’s and companies, and the author of the newly released book Great Change. His accolades speak volumes, having worked for or spearheaded groundbreaking strategy, performance, and technology transformation programs for iconic institutions such as NAB, IBM, PwC BNZ, and was recently the CEO of NSW Land Registry Services.

Having worked across multiple geographies including South East Asia, UK, the Middle East and in India, he is Principal of Great Change Consulting. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney, a graduate of Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Program), and has completed the AICD and NZICD director’s course.

Adam talks about:

Confidence in leadership

Differences between leaders in different companies

Learning while adapting to a new environment

Great change for big strategy

Organizational change vs transformation project

Important components of successful change transition

Change empathy

Transformation triangle of disruption

What change looks like in big organizations vs small organizations

Transformational change in an industry perspective vs in an internal company

Mindset & psychology of change

Successfully communicating change

Keeping pace with change

The next potential big disruptions that companies and leaders need to take notice of

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“I think there’s more change ahead of us than there is behind us because the pace of change is accelerating.” Keeping up with change by Adam Bennett on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Honor the privilege that you’re given with regards to leadership and make sure you take it seriously and you don’t take it for granted.” Adam Bennett talks about leadership roles on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If you want to be an effective and authentic leader, you have to get involved in potentially uncomfortable things.” Adam Bennett shares with us how we can be a great leader amidst change on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

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Octopus on a Treadmill

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Gifty Enright about Octopus on a Treadmill, women in the workplace, and learning leadership principles from her family.

We also dive deeper into diversity of thoughts, race, gender, and age groups in the corporate world, the cultural shifts in the workplace, and helping working mothers through coaching.

Gifty Enright – Octopus on a Treadmill

Gifty Enright is a transformational & leadership coach, an international TEDx speaker, a leading authority specialising in Women in the Workplace and Wellbeing, and the best-selling author of the book Octopus on a Treadmill.

She is an FCCA Certified Accountant, has worked as an IT Programme Manager/Director at BP, BBC and PWC, and is a Chair Of The Board Of Trustees for Action Breaks Silence, a charity for the prevention of violence against women and girls. With an impressive background, Gifty has graced prestigious stages, including Oxford University, and has been featured in renowned publications like Thrive Global, Business Woman, and Metro, solidifying her reputation as a trailblazer in her field.

Gifty talks about:

Growing up in an abundance of close and meaningful relationships in Ghana
Descending from a powerful lineage of women in the family influencing her leadership in women
Octopus on a Treadmill
Bringing depth and richness to your life outside of money
Performance bias against women in the workplace
Learning leadership principles from her family
Going out of the comfort zone when being a leader
Fascination about technology and logic in the IT world
Shift in corporate culture
Diversity of thoughts, race, gender, and age groups in the corporate world
Women in the workplace and wellbeing
Struggles of working mothers and working parents

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“I’ve been surrounded by strong women all my life and it never once crossed my mind that I couldn’t do anything that a man could do. And I always saw myself as leading the charge for women. It was always in my blood somewhere.” Gifty Enright on being a woman with strength and power on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You have to have good self-esteem because without good self-esteem you cannot impose abundance. You have to believe that you are worth it. You have to believe that your time for yourself is just as important as the time you give to somebody else.” Possessing high self-esteem with Gifty Enright on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“We have diversity of thought. So previously it was the same people making the same decisions cut from the same models, and so it had to only work that way. It is changing now. Now you have diversity, you have women, you have people from an ethnic minority.” Diversity of thoughts, ideas & perspectives in the corporate world with Gifty Enright on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #208 Adam Bennett Great Change For Big Strategy

Great Change For Big Strategy

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #191 Gifty Enright Octopus on a Treadmill

Octopus on a Treadmill

Gifty Enright – Octopus on a Treadmill

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