#14 - Sharyn Broer, CEO Meals on Wheels, on Leading with Purpose in the Non-for-Profit Sector

Sharyn Broer is a highly experienced and strategic executive leader in the national not-for-profit food and health sector. In her current joint roles as CEO of Meals on Wheels South Australia and Meals on Wheels Australia President, Sharyn has a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of communities through the delivery of high-quality community services and programs.

Sharyn leads South Australia's largest community-based volunteer organisation and is responsible for 80 branches, 7000 volunteers and 60 staff delivering 4000 daily meals and supporting 11,000 people annually. In her national role, Sharyn was instrumental in the development of Australian meal guidelines promoting improved nutrition, balance and healthy choice and in influencing aged care reform to ensure communities can benefit from services like Meals on Wheels well into the future.

Sharyn was a former Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Finalist and is leading the transformation of Meals on Wheels South Australia to expand its social impact through new service models and markets.

In this episode, Sharyn Broer shares her professional journey, values and characteristics that made her succeed in her career and become a CEO. Sharyn also shares her thought process on culture, leadership, life and Meals on Wheels' purpose and challenges.

Where to find Sharyn Broer:

LinkedIn
Meals on Wheels South Australia

Recommended books in this episode:

• The power of one by Bryce Courtenay
• The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• The motive by Patrick Lencioni
• Design a Better Business by Patrick Van Der Pijl, Justin Lokitz and Lisa Kay Solomon
• Driven by Purpose by Anne Robinson, Felicity Errington, and Stephen Judd

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