The Synergen Leadership Podcast, hosted by Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group, features candid interviews with CEOs, managing directors and business leaders across Australia. Each episode shares a real leadership journey, the hard lessons along the way and tips you can use with your own team.
Episode 45, Season 1
Special Content Edition with Julian Carle
Leadership does not come from your title. In fact, being named to a position is only the first and lowest of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than a boss people are required to follow, you must master the ability to inspire and build a team that produces not only results, but also future leaders.
Which level are you at as a leader? Which level do you aspire to be? Join Julian as he explores and explains the 5 Levels of Leadership which were developed by bestselling author and leadership expert, John C Maxwell.
Pick a topic and jump straight to the episode.
John Kotter’s 8 steps of change explained, and how Colin Wilson responded when key people left his business. Hear it in episode 9 and episode 4.
Julian covers the 11 essential components of a high performance culture and why team culture drives team performance. Hear it in episode 5.
Matt Tamplin has led around 1,300 people and a team of 25. Anthony Jones went from operator to over 3800 people. Hear them in episode 6 and episode 8.
Lauren Staley and Belinda Perisic share the challenges of being young leaders. Hear them in episode 7 and episode 10.
Start from the beginning. Julian introduces the show, then talks to leaders about how they got where they are.
Hosted by Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group
Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group, introduces you to the Synergen Leadership Podcast. Julian shares why he created the Synergen Leadership Podcast and what you can look forward to in upcoming episodes.
Amanda O’Brien, CEO of Xtreme Freight
In episode 2 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Amanda O’Brien, CEO of Xtreme Freight and Chairperson for the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia. Amanda shares some of her challenges from when she first came into the business, and how she has been able to lead the company to success. Amanda also shares how she views leadership – and even turns the tables on Julian, asking him a few questions regarding his thoughts!
Richard Coleman, CEO of The Interchange
In episode 3 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Richard Coleman, CEO of The Interchange. Richard talks about his journey with some very large corporations and some of the leadership challenges he faced at that level. He then goes on to discuss the different challenges of being in a much smaller business, with closer relationships with his staff and clients, and how he plans to grow his current business.
Colin Wilson, Managing Director and Founder of Key Business Advisors
In episode 4 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Colin Wilson, Managing Director and Founder of Key Business Advisors. In an open and frank interview, Colin takes us through his leadership journey, and talks about some of the challenging times he has had with his business, particularly when key people left, and how he responded to that as a leader.
Hosted by Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group
The ability to establish a high performance culture in their team is one of the most important skills a leader can have. Effective leaders understand how the culture of a team directly influences the performance of a team.
Matt Tamplin, CEO of Waste Services Group
In episode 6 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Matt Tamplin, CEO of Waste Services Group. Matt talks about his experiences in leading a team of around 1,300 people with a budget of 500 million, and then leading a team of 25 and the different challenges that can pose.
Lauren Staley, Managing Director of Infolio Property Advisors
In episode 7 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Lauren Staley, Managing Director of Infolio Property Advisors. In this insightful interview, Lauren shares some of her experiences leading her team and growing her business. She also shares the perspective of being a young leader and the challenges that brings with it.
Anthony Jones, Group CEO of Linx Cargo Care Group
In episode 8 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Anthony Jones, Group CEO of Linx Cargo Care Group. Anthony takes the time to share his journey with us from starting out as an operator within the business through to his current position where he is responsible for over 3800 people.
Hosted by Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group
Special Content Edition with Julian Carle. John P Kotter is one of the world’s most respected thinkers and educators in the field of leadership and change. In 2006, he published a book, Leading Change, which has become one of the foundation texts in organisational transformation thinking. Since then, transformation has become one of the most important aspects of organisational management, driven by the rapid pace of change that technology and opportunity have brought.
Belinda Perisic, General Manager of Coulter Roache Lawyers
In episode 10 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Belinda Perisic, General Manager of Coulter Roache Lawyers. Belinda shares some of her experiences of being a very young leader when she started out working in some of Australia’s larger organisations such as Woolworths and Fonterra.
Richard Amon, CEO of Disability Sport & Recreation
In episode 11 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Richard Amon, CEO of Disability Sport & Recreation. Disability Sport & Recreation are a charity whose mission is to provide and promote positive health outcomes for people with a disability, through participation in sport and recreation.
Toby Hall, Group CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia
In episode 12 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Toby Hall, Group CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia. St Vincent’s Health Australia has been providing health care in Australia for 160 years, and today is the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider with an annual turnover of around 2.4 billion dollars, and approximately 24,000 employees.
The Synergen Leadership Podcast is a podcast from Synergen Group where leaders from across Australia share their leadership journeys, the challenges they have faced and the tips they would pass on.
Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group, hosts the podcast.
Guests are CEOs, managing directors and general managers from Australian organisations, including Xtreme Freight, The Interchange, Waste Services Group, Linx Cargo Care Group and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
Play any episode on this page using the player under each episode. Most episodes are hosted on Spotify.
Topics include leading through change, building a high performance culture, leading large and small teams, being a young leader, growing a business and responding when key people leave.
There are more than 100 episodes. This page lists episodes 1 to 12, and the links under Browse all episodes lead to the rest.
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