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Synergen Leadership Podcast

Mindset, resilience and the levels of leadership

Episodes 37 to 48 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast. Host Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group, shares his thoughts on mentoring, resilience and the 5 Levels of Leadership, and talks with authors, consultants and business leaders about mindset, confidence, sales and developing leaders.

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Host
Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group
Guests
Authors, consultants, coaches and business leaders from across Australia and beyond
Episodes
More than 100. This page lists episodes 37 to 48.
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100+Episodes of real leadership conversations
9Guest interviews on this page
3Special content editions from Julian

What you’ll hear in these episodes

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Mentoring and the levels of leadership

Julian on why every leader should be a mentor, and John C Maxwell’s 5 Levels of Leadership. Hear them in episode 37 and episode 45.

Mindset, resilience and confidence

Bouncing back stronger, shifting your mindset and building real confidence. Hear it in episode 38, episode 41 and episode 48.

Sales, customers and business

Ethical, human-centred selling, customer success and building a health group from a garage. Hear them in episode 42, episode 40 and episode 46.

Developing leaders and teams

Talent, leadership development and stepping up to the next level. Hear them in episode 43, episode 44 and episode 47.

Season 1: episodes 37–48

Keep going. Julian shares his own frameworks and talks to authors, consultants and business leaders about how they lead.

Episode 37: Julian Carle – Mentoring

Special Content Edition with Julian Carle

Mentoring provides a way for both the mentor and mentee to accelerate their leadership learning. In this episode of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian introduces you to some of the topics from his book about mentoring called Give Back. Lead Forward. Covering areas such as building trust, giving feedback, resolving issues and the benefits networking brings, Julian shares his thoughts on why every leader should be a mentor and have a mentor.

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Episode 38: Anna-Lucia Mackay – Author of The Four Mindsets

Anna-Lucia Mackay, Managing Director of HCM Global

In episode 38 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast Julian chats with Anna-Lucia Mackay. Anna-Lucia is Managing Director of HCM Global and a leading consultant, speaker and commentator on global management trends and practices. She has been widely recognised through numerous industry awards and was a finalist for the prestigious Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

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Episode 39: Lisa Stephenson – Author of Read Me First

Lisa Stephenson, global speaker, success coach and author

In episode 39 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Lisa Stephenson, Author of Read Me First. Lisa is a global speaker, success coach, facilitator, MC, author and CEO of a global, Australian-based consulting firm. Lisa is a breath of fresh air, an authentic voice, and a powerful advocate for people to step up and go after what they (really) want in life and work. She’s about emotionally intelligent living and thriving in a time-poor, complex and challenging world.

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Episode 40: Bianca Bowron-Cuthill – Intuit Australia

Bianca Bowron-Cuthill, Head of Customer Success at Intuit Australia

In episode 40 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Bianca Bowron-Cuthill, Head of Customer Success at Intuit Australia. Intuit is a business and financial software company that develops software for personal finance, small business, tax and accounting including QuickBooks. Founded in 1983, Intuit has over 9,000 employees in 20 locations across 9 countries. With revenue over $6.0 billion, Intuit is also featured on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, People Magazine Companies That Care and Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity.

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Episode 41: Julian Carle – Resilience

Special Content Edition with Julian Carle

Resilient people not only survive and bounce back after a setback, they come back stronger and wiser. People who are highly resilient are excellent at finding the silver lining in any situation, and they excel in finding the lesson each negative experience has taught them and applying it in their future endeavours. Resilience enables us to better deal with workplace demands, especially when those demands arise from a constantly changing environment, priorities and workload. Resilient people do more of the things that help maintain that responsiveness.

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Episode 42: Sue Barrett – Barrett Consulting

Sue Barrett, Managing Director of Barrett Consulting

In episode 42 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Sue Barrett, Managing Director of Barrett Consulting. Established in 1995, Barrett is a full service advisory, consulting and education firm who specialise in helping people and businesses sell better. In her chat with Julian, Sue talks frankly and openly about her philosophies and views on leadership, sales and business. Sue discusses her passion in educating people on ethical, human-centred selling and how she came to establish and grow her successful business.

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Episode 43: Lainie Tayler – HR Squad

Lainie Tayler, Managing Director of HR Squad

In episode 43 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Lainie Tayler, Managing Director of HR Squad. Lainie is the founding Director of HR Squad – a boutique firm focusing on supporting small businesses or intact teams with best practice and simple HR solutions. Lainie has over 20 years experience working in large global and local organisations specialising in leadership development, talent management and generalist human resources. She has worked with some Australia’s most influential organisations including North Mining, adidas, GE, Country Road, Telstra and Asciano. However Lainie’s real passion is unlocking the potential in all leaders and has deep expertise in talent and leadership development.

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Episode 44: Scott Eblin – Author of The Next Level

Scott Eblin, president of The Eblin Group and author

In episode 44 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Scott Eblin, author of The Next Level. Scott is president of The Eblin Group, a leadership development firm committed to helping executives lead and live at their best. As a recognized expert on leadership, global speaker, best-selling author, and executive coach, Scott works with many of the world’s best-known companies and organisations. Eblin is an honours graduate of Davidson College and holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University. He has a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and was a 10 year faculty member of that program.

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Episode 45: Julian Carle – 5 Levels of Leadership

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.

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Episode 46: Jason T Smith – Author of Outside-In Downside-Up Leadership

Jason T Smith, Group Director of Back In Motion Health Group

In episode 46 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Jason T Smith, author of Outside-in, Downside-up Leadership and Group Director of Back In Motion Health Group. Jason founded the Back In Motion Health Group from his garage in 1999. He now leads a team of more than 600 professionals in over 100 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

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Episode 47: Anthony Williams – Modus Leadership Development

Anthony Williams, Founder and Director at Modus Leadership Development

In episode 47 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Anthony Williams, Founder and Director at Modus Leadership Development. Anthony is a Business Psychologist who has held senior leadership roles in management consulting firms. Specialising in Leadership Development and Sales Effectiveness, Anthony has over 10 years experience working with blue chip organisations across Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Episode 48: Michelle Sales – Author of The Power of Real Confidence

Michelle Sales, speaker, trainer, facilitator, coach and author

In episode 48 of the Synergen Leadership Podcast, Julian speaks with Michelle Sales, author of The Power of Real Confidence. Michelle is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, facilitator and coach who has helped thousands of senior leaders and their teams learn to show up as the best version of themselves, to build their confidence and influence with others, and to maximise their leadership and performance.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Synergen Leadership Podcast?

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.

Who hosts the podcast?

Julian Carle, CEO and Co-Founder of Synergen Group, hosts the podcast.

What are the 5 Levels of Leadership?

The 5 Levels of Leadership were developed by bestselling author and leadership expert John C Maxwell. Julian explains them in episode 45, including why being named to a position is only the first and lowest level.

Who are the guests on this page?

Guests include leaders from HCM Global, Intuit Australia, Barrett Consulting, HR Squad, Back In Motion Health Group and Modus Leadership Development, plus authors Lisa Stephenson, Scott Eblin and Michelle Sales.

Where can I listen?

Play any episode on this page using the player under each episode. Every episode here is hosted on Spotify.

How many episodes are there?

There are more than 100 episodes. This page lists episodes 37 to 48, and the links under Browse all episodes lead to the rest.

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