The Inner Chief is a leadership podcast for managers and leaders who want to accelerate their career and build high performing teams. Every episode is dedicated to helping leaders rise above the pressure of work to establish a more meaningful career and life. Through a series of CEO interviews and minisodes, listeners are guided through practical leadership strategies, executive performance habits, career tips and business advice. https://www.chiefmaker.com/connect
Latest episodes
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10 min
Mini Chief: Ensuring post-deal integration success, with Natasha Mandie, Founder & CEO of EM Advisory
"Bake integration into the term sheet negotiations right up front when you're presenting to the acquirers. The better you can crystallise that for them, the more you can take risk…
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1 h 00
#395 The 4 Rs of M&A transactions, guiding high-stakes negotiations, and post-deal integration success, with N…
"Understand there's no zero-risk option in a transaction, but there is a lot of upside, particularly if you can get everyone aligned." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I…
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18 min
#394 GTFG (Get the F*n Gold): Five Principles for focus, alignment and nailing goals [Minisode]
" Simplicity scales, complexity fails." Chief, in today's Minisode I walk you through strategic focus for maximum performance impact, and why you should align your team to go in se…
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20 min
#393 Leading at the right level (and why it's actually three levels) [Minisode]
"To be highly effective and be a true Chief, you actually have to work at three levels: your level, the level below you and the level above you." Chief, in today's Minisode I walk…
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8 min
Mini Chief: Running a powerful 360 feedback process, with Tracey Burton, Executive Director of Uniting [Best o…
"The important thing about 360 feedback is to sit down with the people who gave you the feedback and be brave and transparent about what you learnt and what you'll do with it." Thi…
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24 min
#392 The Executive's Guide to Organisational Value Creation and Protection [Minisode]
" Value is not always profit; it's the outcome the organisation is designed, funded, trusted or judged to produce. And if your track record aligns to that, the more valuable you be…
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47 min
#391 Experiential learning, 360 degree feedback and the future of the health industry, with Tracey Burton, Exe…
"I was attempting to be the smartest person in the room, trying to add value to somebody else's work. It was not facilitating others' greatest contributions. In fact, it shuts peop…
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10 min
Mini Chief: The keys to a perfect night's sleep with sleep guru Dr Carmel Harrington [Best of Series]
"When we sleep, a spinal fluid washes over our brain and gets rid of a peptide called beta-amyloid which is implicated in the Alzheimer dementia process. So if we're not getting en…
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23 min
#390 The Ultimate Guide to conducting Annual Performance Reviews like a true Chief [Minisode]
"The best annual performance reviews are built all year long." Chief, in today's Minisode I run you through how to run Annual Performance Reviews really well, so much so that they…
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7 min
Mini Chief: Building human bridges in an AI world, with Nick Lissette, Founder & CEO of Blackpearl Group
"Sales and marketing just seems to be like a lost skill so you have to learn to be the differentiator as the human bridge." This is a special episode only available to our podcast…
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49 min
#389 Reducing dementia risk, optimising sleep and unlocking health, joy and performance with Dr Carmel Harring…
"When we sleep, a spinal fluid washes over our brain and gets rid of a peptide called beta-amyloid which is implicated in the Alzheimer dementia process. So if we're not getting en…
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56 min
#388 Driving data into dollars, building human bridges in an AI world, and his "win or die" attitude, with Nic…
"Is your customer winning from using your product? Are they making or saving money from you? If so, how much and how is that measurable to your product?" In this episode of The Inn…
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6 min
Mini Chief: Building alliances with your enemies to get things done, with David Borger, Executive Director for…
"If you've got good relationships and you're building alliances around ideas and issues, you can get things done." This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribe…
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13 min
#387 The 5 pillars of building a High Performance Team [Minisode]
"This framework is the core of what we do at Chief Maker. We join leaders' intuitive abilities with a framework and a process they can follow and repeat and really make it their ow…
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38 min
#386 Building alliances with your enemies, finding your executive courage, and championing legacy projects wit…
"I remember being a young bloke as Lord Mayor and I was almost reticent to ask my small team to do the job. I felt guilty. Over time I realised that delegating is actually giving p…
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34 min
#385 I AM GREAT: The exact framework you need for executive mastery [Minisode]
"What I noticed was that a lot of the self-help material out there really just didn't give you a sense of how to build the high performance system in order to achieve excellence an…
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6 min
Mini Chief: Using AI to price your products competitively, with Jamie Kristow, CEO of Cotswold Outdoor Group
"Consumers are rightly demanding more transparency from retailers on price, so we're using AI pricing tools and the results have been pretty instant in terms of uptick on where we'…
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55 min
#384 Optimising the retail value chain, adapting your pace of leadership, and championing AI innovation, with…
"Understanding how the customer journey is changing and how you adapt is going to radically change retail in the coming years." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak…
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10 min
Mini Chief: Adapting to shorter strategy cycles, with Paula Martin, Executive Director, Regional NSW and Visit…
" When we talk strategy, we mean let's get through the next 12 months. Have a three year outlook, but be prepared to change it in six months' time if we have to." This is a special…
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10 min
Mini Chief: The 3Ps of building an insanely valuable network, with Paul Nicolaou, Executive Director of Busine…
" I want people to walk away from any engagement they have with me saying that I'm not a bad bloke, that I was keen to listen, and that I wanted to help." This is a special episode…