DECODING AQ - Adaptability For The Future Of Work With Ross Thornley - Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Paul Cameron Findlay - Leadership training and Development

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Paul Cameron Findlay - Leadership training and Development

06/11/24 • 53 min

DECODING AQ - Adaptability For The Future Of Work With Ross Thornley

Paul is a true innovator in learning and leadership development, changing how these disciplines are perceived and enacted globally.
Paul has dedicated his career to dismantling the status quo, constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible in leadership training and development.
Before his current role at REACH Ecosystem, As CEO of Professional Development Training (PDT) for over a decade, he led its expansion across Australia and internationally, focusing on delivering impactful on-site training and psychometric tools. He also served as Project Manager at the University of Queensland, where he implemented a sophisticated travel management system. Additionally, Paul contributed as a Board Member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, enhancing learning experiences for members, and chaired the OrgDev Institute, promoting research and development in organizational growth.
His mission is bold and impactful: to revolutionize the leader experience for over a million leaders and positively affect the lives of ten million team members they lead.
This goal reflects not only ambition but a deep commitment to enhancing organizational cultures and personal effectiveness across the globe.
Ross and Paul talk about AI, software, leadership, employee engagement, attracting talent, correct tools for the job, collaborating, heroes to zeros, technology demising, getting attention, entrepreneurship, the importance of feedback, improving performance, AI helping us remember, being more productive, enjoying work, leaders being fatigued and active disengagement. The pair also discuss Marcus Buckingham, working to strengths, Samsung six day weeks, solving problems, reaching new levels of organisations, self discovery, learning, personal curation, democratising access, demonetisation, adaptability, curiosity, training AI and knowing what to ask AI.
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00:16 Intro to Paul
00:56 Paul's background
02:32 Complicated things becoming more simple
06:30 Leadership software
11:03 BlackBerry Film
12:19 Challenges presenting to leaders
16:09 Getting the right people at scale and AI Co-pilots
20:37 Ken Blanchard - The One Minute Manager
23:43 AI helping us doing things in the right moment
26:03 The evolution of leadership and future of work
38:26 Spotify's growth
42:27 What Paul is excited by
47:21 The last time Paul did something for the first time

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00:16 Intro to Paul
00:56 Paul's background
02:32 Complicated things becoming more simple
06:30 Leadership software
11:03 BlackBerry Film
12:19 Challenges presenting to leaders
16:09 Getting the right people at scale and AI Co-pilots
20:37 Ken Blanchard - The One Minute Manager
23:43 AI helping us doing things in the right moment
26:03 The evolution of leadership and future of work
38:26 Spotify's growth
42:27 What Paul is excited by
47:21 The last time Paul did something for the first time

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Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Evan Ryan - AI Enhancing Human Potential

Evan is at the forefront of AI innovation. As the Founder and CEO of Teammate AI and Co-Founder of Lede AI, Evan is transforming how businesses and news platforms leverage AI to enhance productivity and content generation. His belief that every individual can engage in more fascinating and motivating work with the aid of AI is not just a vision but a reality he's creating for hundreds of businesses.
From optimizing operations without ballooning payrolls to generating unique news briefs in seconds, Evan’s work embodies the massive power of AI. Join us as we dive into how you can leverage technology to enhance human potential, making every day work not just efficient but truly engaging.
Ross and Evan talk about AI innovation, leveraging AI, understanding software, freeing up human's time, saving space, optimizing, new AI demos, success with AI, experimenting, avoiding boring tasks, being creative, customising code, team mates, visions, future goals, best tools for the job, understanding your tasks and data entry doing well. The pair also discuss key performance indicators, saving time, perplexity.ai, keeping up to date, trust by verifying, Microsoft co-pilot, conflict with AI, chat GPT, great people, making the workforce more creative, people losing jobs, embracing technology, being a digital nomad and learning a language.
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00:17 Intro to Evan
00:43 Evan's background
02:09 People optimizing AI
05:47 Keeping up with AI
07:36 Evan's Journey and early learnings
10:50 Solving boring and repetitive tasks
14:12 Optimizing as a team or individually
16:05 Tools to help with early optimization and avoiding standard operating procedure (SOP)
17:32 Optimization after we have an SOP
21:56 Examples of increasing the value of clients
27:22 Recommendations for computer scraping and websites
31:21 Ways to help dayley organisations
36:05 The creative aspects of AI
41:19 AI creating more original ideas
45:14 Helping organisations make tough decisions
49:51 The last time Evan did something for the first time

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Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Georg Schütz - Leadership Coaching

We recorded this special episode live whilst in Heidelberg with our remarkable guest, Georg Schütz, one of our AQai Certified Partners.
Georg is a visionary in the field of leadership coaching and systemic team development. With a rich academic background from LMU Munich in human medicine to specialized training in systemic business coaching and hypnosystemic concepts, Georg brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to every engagement.
For over a decade, Georg has been at the forefront of transforming how leadership and communication are perceived and implemented across various industries. As a seasoned trainer and coach, he has influenced numerous organizations, including Allianz Deutschland and Bosch GmbH, by fostering environments that champion emotional management, resilience, and innovative leadership practices.
His work extends beyond traditional boundaries, integrating creativity and strategic thinking to develop leaders who thrive in today's dynamic environments.
Join us as Georg outlines his vision for bringing innovative adaptability training to the German market, aiming to transform the traditional view of change and encourage a more dynamic, enjoyable approach to personal and professional growth.
Ross and Georg talk about Learning, leadership development, meaningful change, transformations, adaptability, guidance, training, adapting from lockdowns, Ross's book, change, adapting being fun, training thousands, Adaptico, new approaches to existing models and finding new solutions. The pair also discuss HR professionals, expanding globally, building relationships, human connections, building good long term relationships, asking good questions, taking an interest, deep understanding, communicating well, curiosity and being playful in work.
Timecodes:

00:23 Intro to Georg and his bio
04:57 Clients Georg works with
06:24 Evolving during covid
07:41 How Georg met Ross
09:29 Ambitions for the future impacting the German market
11:13 Forming something completely new
13:02 Things which lead to keynotes
14:41 The German market getting involved
17:47 Ideal clients who excite Georg
19:05 Advice for earlier stage business
21:34 The last time Georg did something for the first time

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