What Leaders Know
Presented by Penny Beeston, a leadership coach who pivoted from a career in leadership, this podcast takes you into the lived experience of accomplished leaders. Sit in on conversations with a diverse range of leaders who share their drivers, aspirations, challenges and insights. No matter where you are on your leadership career journey, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
18 episodes
Leading: Australia's Largest Autism Service Provider
Jacqui Borland is the CEO of ASPECT, Australia's largest Autism Service Provider. Jacqui's early career began after she added a qualification in teaching to her science degree. However, the diagnosis of Autism in her first child honed her foc...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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33:13
Leaning into COVID - Operations Commander COVID 19, Queensland Police Service - Part Two
In this, the second part of our conversation with Queensland Police Service, Assistant Commissioner, and Operations Commander, COVID-19 Command Shane Chelepy, we get to the nub of leading under pressure.Shane shares the pointy end ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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31:51
Leadership: Operations Commander, COVID19, QPS Part 1
Episode 5 of What Leaders Know is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Assistant Commissioner, Queensland Police Service, Shane Chelepy. Shane is Operations Commander of the COVID-19 Command with QPS. In our two-part conversation, Shane tak...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:12
The Power & Intent of a Diverse Female Leader
Mitra Khakbaz, Deputy CEO of Host International believes we must weave diversity through the very fibre of our organisations, across all levels of form and function to meet the growing diversity of our society.Mitra asks how do we ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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32:09
Check Intent For Career Success
Accomplished leaders have many traits and tools in their leadership toolkits. One of the leadership tools we all possess, but frequently overlook, is Intent. Intent is a power-tool in the toolkit of anyone building a leadership career. Intent...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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15:30
Young Interim CEO Leads Through COVID
Zane Ali is now part of a unique alumni. Zane is a young and accomplished leader who took up his first C-Suite role in 2020, just as COVID presented itself on the world stage. As Interim CEO of MS Queensland, a Statewide, For Purpose organisa...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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21:57
Leading the Independent Schooling Sector
What trends are emerging in the leadership of Independent Schools as we move into this decade? This episode will be of interest to those pursuing a leadership career in the Education Sector, and in particular, leadership in the Independent Sc...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:26
Why Leadership Matters - A Medley of Views
Have you ever asked a group of people the same question, and marvelled at how the unique lens of each individual shapes the answer to that question? I asked eight leaders to answer my question “why does leadership matter?” In this episode of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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19:47
"Military Service - A Powerful Pathway to Leadership"
This episode takes us on Garth Callender’s leadership journey which is marked by deployments to Iraq in 2004 and 2006 and a final deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 in Command of the Weapons Intelligence Team. In his first deployment, Garth be...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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48:55
Leading Sustainable Growth with Head and Heart
This episode will be a value-add for leaders looking for sustainable growth in their organisations or departments. Leaders who adopt an evidence-based approach to decision-making and professional practice and services are on a winner. Dr Lisa...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:03
Leadership Challenges Our Change Muscle
Is your leadership career heading in an unknown direction? In this conversation, you will hear from a leader with a less than traditional approach to her leadership career. Kate Hillman likens her own journey through leadership with letting g...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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22:56
Leading Community Change in Perinatal Mental Health
Are you interested in leadership in the area of Mental Health? Do you wonder how you can channel your passion for mental health to lead and influence better outcomes in the community? Perinatal Mental Health disorders are a highly prevalent, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:11
What Scientists Value Add to Leadership
Imagine a leadership team where one member began their career journey on the floor of a meat processing plant, and another began their journey in the laboratory. They now sit at the leadership table where their input carries equal weight. Tun...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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32:36
CEO's Passion for Perinatal Mental Health Fuels her Leadership of Large Mental Health Hospital
Mary shares pragmatic and empathic insights into leading a mental health hospital delivering high quality services to people when they are most vulnerable. And….she puts heaps of myths to bed around Postnatal Depression.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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27:39
Do You Want to be a CEO Practical Steps to Getting to C-Suite
C-Suite leadership is not for the faint-hearted. And yet, it attracts many of those people on leadership journeys. Attraction is one thing, actually landing the role is another. Kelvin Spiller has been leading at C-Suite level across Governme...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:20
How to Achieve your Dream Role - One Woman's Journey to Leadership
How does a STEM girl become the CEO of the Sunshine Coast City Council, a Region with an economy of $18.5b? This episode introduces us to a little girl who, back in the day, breathlessly watched all the Space Shuttle launches with her Dad. Em...
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Episode 2
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24:09
Leading International Disaster Recovery Teams - It's all About the Ambiguity
Have you ever thought about leadership in an international disaster recovery setting? This conversation with John Cawcutt takes us up close and personal to the ambiguity of leading international disaster recovery teams. John is Assistant Comm...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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