51. The Culture of Lifelong Learning
05/31/21 • 0 min
Today’s guest on this episode of The Culture of Leadership is Dr. Wilma Slenders. She is an expert management consultant with many years of experience in helping leaders realise their potential and better themselves through empathy and change management in their businesses.
We explore the idea of Lifetime Employability versus Lifelong employment and how that affects the mindset and work ethic of employees. This again, has a direct impact on the culture of an organisation. They discuss how important it is for leaders to see their actions through the eyes of their employees in order to ensure that they make decisions that will benefit the company as a whole – including all its employees.
This episode is packed with brilliant examples that explain the reasoning behind the theories and on top of that, Dr. Slenders shares some really exciting news about her upcoming book.
Discussion Points
- Dr. Slenders’ road to becoming a leadership consultant
- Lifetime Employability vs Lifelong employment
- Benefits of having Lifetime employability mindset
- Skills required for lifetime employability
- Change agility
- Relationships and trust during times of change
- Leaders and Empathy
- Dr. Slenders’ book
- Dr. Slenders’ Advice to leaders
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
Transcend Management Advisors Inc
Dr. Wilma Slenders LinkedIn Page
Transcend Management Advisors Inc Facebook Page
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
Today’s guest on this episode of The Culture of Leadership is Dr. Wilma Slenders. She is an expert management consultant with many years of experience in helping leaders realise their potential and better themselves through empathy and change management in their businesses.
We explore the idea of Lifetime Employability versus Lifelong employment and how that affects the mindset and work ethic of employees. This again, has a direct impact on the culture of an organisation. They discuss how important it is for leaders to see their actions through the eyes of their employees in order to ensure that they make decisions that will benefit the company as a whole – including all its employees.
This episode is packed with brilliant examples that explain the reasoning behind the theories and on top of that, Dr. Slenders shares some really exciting news about her upcoming book.
Discussion Points
- Dr. Slenders’ road to becoming a leadership consultant
- Lifetime Employability vs Lifelong employment
- Benefits of having Lifetime employability mindset
- Skills required for lifetime employability
- Change agility
- Relationships and trust during times of change
- Leaders and Empathy
- Dr. Slenders’ book
- Dr. Slenders’ Advice to leaders
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
Transcend Management Advisors Inc
Dr. Wilma Slenders LinkedIn Page
Transcend Management Advisors Inc Facebook Page
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
Previous Episode
50. The Culture of Advisory Boards
In today’s episode – the 50th episode of The Culture of Leadership, Brendan’s guest is Jo Hanlon. Jo is an expert business coach and mentor in the area of boosting productivity and opening communication channels and cultivating positive workplace culture. She runs a business called “Mind Your Ps” (referring to People, Productivity and Potential). They are a team of consultants who provides HR Coaching to employers and business owners, specialising in helping these leaders get the best out of themselves and their team.
Brendan chats to Jo about the role that advisory boards play in a business environment and why a business owner would want to put together an advisory board in the first place. She shares some really interesting insights on what you should have in place as a business before starting to work with an advisory board to ensure you get the most ‘bang for your buck’. Advisory boards work best when the business owner has a clear idea of the outcomes they wish to achieve from the process. Jo points out that it is also important to be open to new ideas and changes when you are considering putting an advisory board together to solve a problem for your business. Advisory boards aren’t suitable in all businesses or in all situations but there are a lot of businesses that could greatly benefit from implementing such a structure – and with Jo being an expert in this fairly new field in business, this episode is a great place to get started if you are looking to find out more about advisory boards.
Discussion Points
- Jo’s background
- What is an advisory board?
- What sort of business can benefit from an advisory board?
- Challenges that warrant an advisory board
- Criteria and requirements for advisory board members
- The Importance (or not) of teamwork in advisory boards
- Governance board vs advisory board
- Where to find information around advisory boards
- Situations that would not benefit from an advisory board
- Why networking is important to Jo
- Situations where a business uses both a governance board and an advisory board
- When a business should grow from a sole consultant to an advisory board
- Cons around advisory boards
- Advice for businesses considering advisory boards
- Become an advisor
- The cost of an advisory board
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
Next Episode
52. Values, Leadership & Football with Michael Thwaite
Michael Thwaite is an athlete, a businessman, a husband and a father. While his successes include playing for professional teams all over the world and marrying his high school sweetheart, he has had to deal with all kinds of disappointments and delays in his life and career as well. A few years ago – he made the decision to put his family first at this point in his life, recognizing that his children won’t be small forever – so he wants to be there for them. In today’s episode, he gives us insight into his values as a leader and the habits he has adopted in order to cultivate those values.
He has pushed through many disappointments and come out the other side a humbler, but stronger person. Now he’s taking on the challenge of working in his community as a disability support worker – helping people with disabilities get involved in sport. Michael is a leader in the truest sense of the word as he exemplifies a positive attitude even in his darkest moments. I chat with him about some of his major accomplishments and how he was able to get through his lowest moments. His answers might surprise you... Michael Thwaite has had a rollercoaster- career, but he wouldn’t change a single thing if that would mean he’d end up anywhere other than right where he’s at now in his life.
Discussion Points
- Michael Thwaite’s career
- Michael’s start in soccer
- Values that drive Michael
- Michael’s journey as a leader
- Habits Michael adopted to reach his goals
- Learning from failure
- Dealing with mental health struggles
- Resilience patterns
- Michael’s new role as disability support worker
- Michael’s thoughts on social media
- That’s football business
- Biggest challenge in Michael’s career
- Michael’s greatest career highlight
- What’s next for Michael?
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
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