(2.10) Vanilla Leadership: Not as bland as you might think

11/06/22 • 27 min

Vanilla has had a bad rap over the years. Often associated with blandness and things vaguely unremarkable, to be called 'Vanilla' can be experienced as a back-handed compliment at best, and a dismissal at worst.
However, KG & Paul beg to differ. Over an impeccable bottle of 2004 Buller & Sons [now Buller Wines] Calliope Shiraz, they discuss the oft-derided word and dive a little deeper into one of the chapters in KG's recent book, 10 Leading Tools. In fact, this particular chapter whole-heartedly encourages us to 'Be Vanilla.' There's more to this word than meets the eye. Join us over a glass of your favourite beverage as we split this humble bean and let it spill its secrets. There's pizza and sushi involved too!
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Links & Resources from this conversation:

10 Leading Tools (KG Butler, 2022)
Atomic Habits, (James Clear, 2018)

10 Leading Tools (KG Butler, 2022)
Atomic Habits, (James Clear, 2018)

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Cheeky Half Episode (7): How much do we trust our leaders?

As it turns out, not a huge amount.
Paul & KG visit the website of the Australian Leadership Index. Driven by Swinburne University of Technology, the index "provides a way to measure how people view the performance of leaders and their institutions, when it comes to their overall leadership, and its drivers." This Cheeky Half conversation merely scratches at the surface of what this index has to offer in the public discussion of leadership, but it's an exciting preamble to a future episode, we're sure.
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Cheeky Half Episode (8): Leadership, why would you?!?

Thanks to a listener question, KG & Paul are reminded of their leadership 'scars' as they contemplate the question of why anyone would want to lead at all! Is it purpose, is it force of personality or is it sheer bloody-mindedness, amongst the many options? Maybe a little from each column.
Shout out to Damien for your reflection that lead to this little Cheeky Half!
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