Conspiracy theories have been around since the beginning of time. We may, or may not, believe in superstitions and many stories that were designed to explain phenomenon that are not easily understood.Our governments don't always play these thi

Shanna Parry - Leadership, Business and Travel in Culturally Diverse Locations.

Jul 10th, 2020 24m 13s

Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner of GSE, Shanna Parry has gone from American school teacher to international education expert, widely regarded for her skills abilities to lead education in culturally diverse locations. Twice named as one

Lets Dream

Jun 28th, 2020 21m 21s

We need to dream!Sadly as we get older our dreams become conditional.We learn so much about “reality” and create so many rules or obstacles in our own minds that our dreams become stifled.Dreaming creates appetite. It creates a compelling vi

Consensus Decision Making Models

Jun 22nd, 2020 14m 10s

I have never been a big fan of traditional voting on complex and important decisions. The outcomes of a yes/no vote rarely represent true consensus. When we are serious about leading a healthy and principled organisation and we genuinely want t

Tamar Hela - Building Community and Embracing Cultural Difference in China

Jun 18th, 2020 48m 13s

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing International Entrepreneur and Digital Media Expert Tamar Hela!Tamar is an entrepreneur who works with Fortune500 companies on lead generation through LinkedIn. She is the COO of Genius Encel.She’s

Leadership Skills: To Persuade and Influence

Jun 11th, 2020 39m 49s

While vision and values, charisma and motivation might be important for leadership you also have to get the job done. The skills of persuasion and influence are essential if you want to turn ideas into reality. We need to have tools that help m

Systems Approach to Leadership

Jun 9th, 2020 24m 51s

In this podcast we explore how systems work and an approach to understanding how to get the greatest leverage for change.We too often focus only on small parts and not the whole. In order to make significant and sustainable change we need to u

Decision Making Tools for Culturally Diverse Contexts

Jun 7th, 2020 29m 37s

Decision making can be difficult in any context but it can be even more challenging in culturally diverse environments.In this podcast we explore the decision making tools called "Ladder of Inference" and "Perceptual Positions" as ways we can

International Schools and their role in developing the next generation of "Global Leaders"

May 20th, 2020 16m 10s

This podcast aims to explain what International Schools are, their history and role in developing the next generation of global leaders.My passion for global leadership includes a belief that we don't learn leadership skills by accident. They

Be interesting (5 minute version)

May 19th, 2020 4m 43s

Most people have a desire to be more interesting. We all know that being more interesting is attractive but it also helps us have better relationships with others and to be more effective. This 5min version on this very popular topic was creat

How do we turn Xenophobia into Xenophilia?

May 6th, 2020 25m 25s

We need to understand what Xenophobia really is. It is naivety. It is a lack of knowledge. It is previous limited experience that may not represent the whole. It is not knowing the truth! On the other hand Xenophilia means the sympathy we have

Be Interesting!

May 2nd, 2020 22m 49s

Most people have a desire to be more interesting. We all know that being more interesting is attractive but it also helps us have better relationships with others and to be more effective.To "be interesting" makes us more engaging and successf

Learning from the Pandemic Crisis - Lessons for our youth and ourselves

Apr 22nd, 2020 14m 20s

There is a lot of time for reflection right now as we try to navigate difficult circumstances in the world.What are you reflecting on and what are you learning?This podcast serves to share some of my thinking about the world right now and wha

How Stress Can Affect Our Clear Decision Making in a Crisis

Apr 22nd, 2020 24m 40s

Recently we have been facing a Pandemic Crisis that is effecting our lives in many ways. It is making decision making difficult and making our lives less balanced.When we have control over events or we have a set of strategies and course of ac

How to Stay Motivated When Your World is Spinning

Apr 7th, 2020 22m 53s

Its times like this that we need to stay motivated but it is also times like this that we feel like our world is spinning and shaking us from all directions. Firstly, we need to recognise that this is ok. Motivation is not on tap in a regular

Leadership Behaviours - How to make them unconscious habits

Mar 28th, 2020 33m 43s

Many of us want to become great leaders but we fight daily with the distractions that get in the way of good habits.The greatest leaders seem to have a range of perfect behaviours that are unconscious and natural.This podcast aims to show you

Leadership in a Global Crisis - The Corona Pandemic

Mar 27th, 2020 31m 37s

At the time of writing this there are hundreds of thousands of Coronavirus cases and a large number of deaths. The numbers are changing rapidly. Billions of dollars are being wiped off the share market and people are suffering immeasurably. Th

The Middle East - Stories from the field

Mar 4th, 2020 44m 33s

Based on feedback to share more detail about my experiences in different countries I thought I would share some examples from the field. The Middle East is a fascinating region and much more diverse than people may think. With approximately 20

China - Stories from the field

Mar 3rd, 2020 31m 8s

Based on feedback to share more detail about my experiences in different countries I thought I would share some examples from the field. Having lived in China for 8 years and continuing to work on many projects there, we have lots of stories to

What is cultural diversity in practice?

Mar 1st, 2020 30m 41s

Culture is powerful. It's central to what we see, how we make sense of our world, and how we express ourselves. When people from different cultural backgrounds work together, values often conflict. At times that we don't understand each other w

Daily duties of global leadership that make a difference

Feb 26th, 2020 18m 45s

There are countless books and literature on effective leadership reflecting theories, values and beliefs about what works best. What are the daily duties of a global leader? We want to become great leaders but where to start? In what ways is gl

Underpinning values and beliefs for global leadership

Feb 21st, 2020 33m 37s

We all have a set of values and beliefs that shape the lens through which we see the world. These sets of rules were created by our circles of influence and a life time of both positive and negative influences. Understand yourself, and others,

About me - let’s start with some background and context

Feb 20th, 2020 7m 6s

Proudly born in Australia. I now call myself an International Australian having travelled to nearly 60 countries of the world, lived in 6 and completed work projects in nearly 20 unique cultural contexts. Let’s start by describing what I do, wh

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Global Leadership - an exploration of what matters and what works in a global context.

Feb 19th, 2020 53s

This regular podcast aims to explore all things leadership in a global context. Informal and conversational. Relax, reflect and respond to some unique ideas and recommendations by a leader who has visited nearly 60 countries of the world and co

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