TEC Live - Leadership Insights
Business & Economics Podcasts
Join Stephanie Christopher, CEO at TEC (The Executive Connection) as she sits down with successful business leaders and inspiring guests covering wide-ranging conversations on all things leadership, exploring the questions that are top of mind for SME business leaders. Guests share tactical insights and takeaways to inform and inspire you every time you listen. Success thrives on different perspectives. If you are passionate about growth, improving your decision making or just interested in what's going on in the world of the midsized or small business then this podcast is for you. Take the first step towards results – listen now.
Location:
Australia
Description:
Join Stephanie Christopher, CEO at TEC (The Executive Connection) as she sits down with successful business leaders and inspiring guests covering wide-ranging conversations on all things leadership, exploring the questions that are top of mind for SME business leaders. Guests share tactical insights and takeaways to inform and inspire you every time you listen. Success thrives on different perspectives. If you are passionate about growth, improving your decision making or just interested in what's going on in the world of the midsized or small business then this podcast is for you. Take the first step towards results – listen now.
Twitter:
@better_leaders
Language:
English
Contact:
1300 721 941
Website:
https://tec.com.au/
Email:
info@tec.com.au
Episodes
How Business Can Support First Nation Peoples In Australia
6/29/2022
In this inspiring podcast Nicole Golan, a proud Ngarrindjeri woman and CEO/Founder of Nik&Co. consultancy, speaks from the heart. Nicole highlights the inequity in our society and brings to life how business has a role to play in making a difference.
Nicole and Stephanie unpack what reconciliatory practices within a business environment look like. How do leaders embrace reconciliation and inclusive practices within the workplace, and where to start?
The good news is that ‘anybody can make...
Duration:00:23:46
What's the True Hallmark of Leadership and Can You Measure It?
6/28/2022
In this action packed podcast David explores the science of people performance at work and how to link habits of high performing CEOs to end outcomes for long term business success.
Change has never been faster, and leaders are having to change-up their game and re-assess – ‘What got me here won’t get me there’. David shares the 3 critical steps that will put leaders on the right path for re-invention to help unleash sustainable performance.
‘Leadership is now a contact sport’, says David....
Duration:00:30:18
Becoming a Proud Tebrakunna Man from Lutruwita
5/29/2022
Stephen has always been passionate about helping small business and entrepreneurs, however after visiting Hobart’s Art & Culture Museum five years ago a new purpose unfolded for Stephen – To create opportunities for indigenous entrepreneurs and small business leaders.
In this conversation, Stephanie and Stephen explore the similarities and differences between Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Western Entrepreneurship and the need to apply open innovation principles for the next horizon of...
Duration:00:28:41
Warren Hogan - A Strong Australian Economy : Opportunities and Challenges for Business
4/14/2022
Warren Hogan sits down with Stephanie to talk about the current economic environment that business leaders are now operating in and what it will take to succeed.
‘The world has shifted a lot, particularly in the last 6 months. Our economy is robust, but will also bring many challenges over the next couple of years - It will be dynamic, exciting and frightening for business and one of the most interesting economic backdrops that we’ve had in this country for a generation or longer.’
Is your...
Duration:00:28:52
Contract Is King - Navigating the World of Employee Contracts
3/22/2022
Christa Lenard discuss the recent High Court decision in WorkPac and Rossato regarding casual employment in Australia. In a nutshell, the position in Australian employment law is now clear. Christa talks to Stephanie about the implications of this recent decision for SME Business Leaders and also for the GIG economy.
Duration:00:16:00
A COVID-19 update - Business Leaders' focus turns to Risk Management & Compliance.
3/22/2022
The landscape has shifted rapidly as we transition to the new normal and living with COVID. The conversation has shifted from restrictions to risk management and compliance. With a number of businesses bringing people back into the office it's time to re-access those COVID safe plans. Christa Lenard provides business leaders with clear practical measures that will minimise ongoing risk and increased compliance in a COVID world. Stephanie asks the question, 'Are there increased risks for...
Duration:00:11:27
The Paradigm Shift in Attracting & Retaining Talent
2/16/2022
Kim Seeling Smith, CEO of Ignite Global, Award winning author, Speaker and Future of Work Expert is Stephanie's guest in this episode, and Kim shares her insights about The Great Resignation and the Future of Work. Kim gives us key tips on what every size business can do to bring in the right talent and explains the paradigm shift in hiring. It all comes down to the Manager and the critical role they now play in our organization. A must listen to podcast - practical tips for business leaders...
Duration:00:26:03
Aligning your Communication Strategy from the Inside Out in 2022
1/17/2022
It’s critical for any size business to have a Communication Strategy. Frances Dwyer, Marketing Communications & Strategy expert, kickstarts the conversation with 3 driving factors to guard against Reputational Damage for your business and tips on risk & crisis management.
When it comes to your Communication Strategy Frances’ recommendation is to take an ‘Inside Out’ approach - What’s your Purpose and Values, how do they intersect with your product/services and the ‘What that you do’....
Duration:00:27:13
Flexing your business model to support the new way of working
12/6/2021
Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart, Co-founders & Co CEOs of Beamible (formerly Beam). Five years ago they created a flexible jobs marketplace called Beam alongside their consulting business supporting flexible work solutions. After helping to move the needle on normalising flexible work they could see that there was more work to do.
They've shifted their business model to a cloud-based platform solving the next set of flexible work challenges for business leaders, such as #burnout,...
Duration:00:20:45
Hire and Retain the Best People For Your Business
10/10/2021
If you’re shaping a positive future for your organisation, you know the importance of having a great, connected team. In this podcast Mark Puncher, CEO of Employer Branding Australia shares his expertise about how you can attract and retain the best talent, and keep them engaged, through employer branding strategy, employee value proposition development, storytelling and content marketing. Mark turns recruitment on its head and talks about the key components of effective employer branding to...
Duration:00:29:06
The Talent War - find, hire and retain the right talent for your business
9/12/2021
Trudy MacDonald, MD of TalentCode HR and award winning speaker, shares insights about what’s going on in the marketplace with the war for talent and how talent professionals are applying innovative recruitment marketing strategies for success. In this podcast, find out what are great businesses doing differently to find and attract the right talent and why an Employee Value Proposition is more important than ever. As Trudy explains it's also important at the same time to employ different...
Duration:00:22:41
How to Thrive in the Asian Century
8/1/2021
David Thomas, China Expert and BRIC specialist, empowers business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors to thrive in the Asian Century. He believes that Australia is well-positioned to become the new Gateway to Asia and that SMEs can play a vital role in changing the conversation from the International Diplomacy stage to opening up new business opportunities for Australian and New Zealand businesses. David shares his observations about how our two nations may be perceived by our nearest...
Duration:00:26:14
Craig Rispin, Business Futurist, talks Trends, Technology and Business Profit
7/5/2021
In this fascinating, but practical podcast, Craig Rispin, Business Futurist and Innovation Expert shares how business will be transformed by the fourth industrial revolution and what opportunities this presents for SMEs.
Where there's emerging technology or innovation coming onto the global scene, Craig knows about it.
Hear how visionary CEOs are transforming their strategic planning by employing AI, to scan and analyse worldwide trends that are then peer reviewed by hundreds of...
Duration:00:31:52
LinkedIn Selling - Honing your message and profile for sales success
5/30/2021
In John Bellamy's entertaining and provocative style he'll challenge your sales mindset and what you're really using LinkedIn for.
He shares his 5 top tips to optimize your LinkedIn Profile for successful selling.
John also gives us insight into how to hone your sales messaging to increase your opportunities to have more sales conversations. ‘It’s about connecting with the right people in order to steer a conversation off platform so we can get to know each other better.’
Duration:00:25:51
Leadership On The High Seas
5/3/2021
Nigel Stoke, alias ‘Skipper’, reflects on his 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race experience. After 2 days of exhilarating high speed ocean racing, things took a turn for the worse. As Nigel says “when things go wrong, they always go wrong when it’s pitch black in the middle of the night and to make matters worse they were in 25 knot winds in Bass Strait!”.
Fortunately Nigel’s 20 years of leadership experience equipped him to make that all important split second judgement call – knowing the...
Duration:00:34:10
Scaling Your Business For Growth
3/31/2021
For any CEO or business leader with ambitious growth plans this is the podcast to listen to. Adam Siegel, CEO and growth advisor unpacks the complexities of transforming and rapidly scaling a business using best practice business growth methodologies. Adam also reveals the key attributes of a successful leader for business success and so much more!
Duration:00:25:42
The Future Of Work Is Hybrid
3/7/2021
In the last 12 months of disruption and rapid change, organisations forced into remote work practices have discovered the unpredicted benefits for both their teams but also for themselves. ‘It’s been a lived experience’.
Maja Paleka talks about how we can retain those benefits as we move into a new norm. Whatever workforce model organisations opt for, it needs to be designed with a human centered approach. Maja shares how a Hybrid model can be the best of both worlds, but it does require a...
Duration:00:25:59
How to Drive Sales Success in 2021 with Sales Guru, Tony Hughes
2/14/2021
In 2021 Growth will come at the expense of the Competition! Tony will share proven strategies and techniques for creating new sales conversations with the right people. How sellers can step-up and drive highly effective ‘combination’ strategies for human-to-human engagement leveraging technology and proven techniques that open doors and set the right agenda with decision-makers.
A must listen for all business leaders and sales professionals!
Duration:00:29:02
SME Reflections on 2020 with David Lawrence - Challenging, scary but enjoyable?
12/15/2020
David reflects on his experience in business over 2020….Challenging, scary but enjoyable? ‘The most enjoyable year in business’ … well that’s because David is a natural problem solver!
He shares how they addressed their most important challenge this year and that was ‘people’…their team and their clients. People being their greatest asset and the importance of giving them certainty one way or the other.
The conversation moves to the all important issue for most business leaders and that's...
Duration:00:26:37
Olympic Dream - a story of resilience and never loosing site of the end goal
11/18/2020
Youcef’s story is inspirational and shows incredible resilience. He talks about his journey and the hurdles that he overcame to achieve his Olympic dream. His journey starts in a small village in Algeria with one TV channel and a school 6kms from home at the bottom of a mountain. At the age of 18 something went terribly wrong and Youcef Abdi had 24 hours to escape an Algerian military training camp in the desert - One day to make up his mind about where to spend the rest of his life, never...
Duration:00:35:23