Business Leader Breakthroughs

Our guest is Chris Morsley, an accomplished entrepreneur and business consultant based in Australia. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Chris is the founder and CEO of CMC Global, a leading consulting firm that provides innovative solutions in strategic planning, marketing, and business development. Throughout his career, Chris has helped numerous clients to achieve their goals and reach new heights of success. Today Chris is sharing his insights and knowledge on charismatic leadership. We discuss that charisma is a trait that can be learned, that storytelling is a number one weapon in successful communication and how Chris fell in love with bungy jumping while filming an Anchor Butter ad in Christchurch. So without further ado, let's dive into our conversation!Links:Connect with Chris via LinkedInCMC GlobalInstagramWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

AA is one of the most trusted and recognised brands in New Zealand, and with over 1300 employees spread across Aotearoa, the leadership responsibility is a big one. Nadine shares that in the first few weeks in her role with the AA, she deliberately spent time on the road with her staff, even learning how to tap starter motor.Nadine shares her top three leadership insights; a great combination of her hard-earned lessons, observations as a leader, and how these helped her to learn how to be her authentic self, and that failure is inevitable in leadership. But it's how you recover from those failures that are important. Links:Connect with Nadine via LinkedInWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Today Ryan is joined by Mark McConnell, the Global Lead of Learning and Development at Argenta, a leading Pharmaceutical manufacture. Mark shares the 6 C's of leadership, that he sees as the foundational pillars of any great leader. He helps us to explore those elements and shares insights from how they've been observed and applied during his 20-year career.  Mark is also a speaker and an author and discusses his book, The Prime of My Days, which he wrote during a difficult time and what helped him to deal with the issues he had no control over.Links:Official website of author: https://www.primedays.org/Buy the books: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-My-Days-Mark-McConnell/dp/1725259540Connect with Mark through his LinkedIn Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Talent is becoming more demanded. Employees have a wealth of opportunities today and the market is very much in their favour. So join Ryan and Mike to see how to keep people at work and how to develop your managers to increase productivity with the people you have. We'll also discuss how to succeed in the labour market through competitive advantage.To attract, keep and get the best from good people, companies have to improve the quality of their operational managers, so building your employer's brand is very important.Links:Research: McKinsey Quarterly ‘Great Attrition' or ‘Great Attraction'? The choice is yoursGallup: It's the Manager, Moving From Boss to Coach, by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter 2019Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Difficult conversations are part of life. We might want to avoid them, but it is about three things: what happened, feelings and how to keep your balance. Sometimes all you need to do is acknowledge other feelings.Each party will have their version of reality. There's no such thing as ‘facts' in a difficult conversation, there is only our interpretation, which is coloured by things like the Truth Assumption, the Intention Invention and the Blame Frame. In this podcast, Mike and Ryan are looking at a real-life examples and the best way to resolve them.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Alicia Purtell is a Chief People Officer at Lion with 20 years of experience in People and Culture, strategy, change and organisation development. Alicia has a passion for Coaching and Positive Psychology, bringing this passion to life as a Senior Associate with the Positivity Institute working with not for profits and the education sector.In this episode, Alicia shares her top three leadership insights into being a leader, including what she wished she knew earlier in his career about thinking flexibly and her take on being an authentic leader, including how to stay true to yourself even when your values are being tested. Alicia and Ryan also discuss the loneliness that comes with being at the top and the importance of building a support network We also learn about swimming with sharks. Why Viktor Frankl would be someone to channel, and why creativity is Alicia's superpower.Links Connect with Alicia through her LinkedIn hereYou can find us hereWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

There can be many sources of stress in the workplace, this for the most part is unavoidable. These sources lead to a sense of overload – too much, too hard and/or too soon. What you can control is how you deal with those situations. In this podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss the power of gaining control over the situation and your decisions. If you want to reduce your sense of overwhelm, it's time to get comfortable:  Getting help Letting go Delegating  Prioritising  Listen to the podcast to get in-depth detail on how you can implement any (or all!) of these options at your workplace.Links:Blog: Sources of Stress at Work and How to Combat Them by Mike Ashby, October 2022Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

David Mair is the CEO of iconic South Island brand Skellerup and Deloitte Top 200 ‘CEO of the Year 2021'. As a part of the team at Panasonic in Japan, he developed a deep understanding of Kaizen / Kaikaku and Product Development that has helped him develop rapid ways of improving businesses regardless of size.We all know of the famous Red Band gumboots. But how does one take rubber products and turn them into a symbol? David shares how 10 years in Japan and a lifelong commitment to judo have introduced him to a revolutionary way of doing business and helped shape his leadership style to what it is today. He also talks about three essential learnings in his career. The first one is learning by doing, then focusing on structure, then people, then process. And finally the ability to deal when things go wrong, as David says: “It's not people that fail. It's the process”He told Ryan about the kaikaku and kaizen concepts in Japanese production philosophy, which focuses on continuous self-improvement. Kaikaku means a radical change, during a limited time. Kaizen, on the other hand, is a system of incremental system changes.Links Check out Who Stole My Customer?: Winning Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Customer LoyaltyConnect with David through his LinkedIn hereYou can find us hereWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

The Great Resignation is the idea that after the Covid pandemic, people re-evaluated their lives and left their jobs en masse. It sounds like a cultural movement where people don't want to work anymore, but really, that's just an excuse used by employers.In this week's podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss the myth and the copout that helps us avoid evaluating our performance as leaders and managers. The conversation also turns to the latest McKinsey research that confirms the old saying that people don't leave jobs; they leave managers. They share exactly what employees value in their careers and how you can provide this as an employer - and no, it isn't all about money!  Links:Blog The Myth of the Great Resignation, by Mike Ashby, June 2022Research: McKinsey Quarterly ‘Great Attrition' or ‘Great Attraction'? The choice is yoursWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

In this podcast, Ryan interviews Jen Scoular, Chief Executive of New Zealand Avocado, where she shares her three leadership insights: Everyone is different, competency is important and leadership is not the same thing as being at the top.Jen's journey from trade diplomat heading the New Zealand Consulate in Hamburg, Germany to going up against some of the biggest markets in the world to lead (and win!) the campaign for NZ to host the next World Avocado Congress in New Zealand in 2023 has gifted her a unique perspective on being a woman in leadership on the world stage.Ryan and Jen also discuss women in leadership. While the latest Australian statistics are showing that the progress is slow, Jen strongly believes that we have to look at the good things as well. There are some amazing woman leaders doing great things. It's all about progress and perfection.Links Check out World Avocado Congress 2023 Check out New Zealand Avocado website hereConnect with Jen through her LinkedIn hereYou can find us hereWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every Friday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. In this episode, Mike and Ryan give an example about a big failure we at The Breakthrough went through, but why it was the best thing to happen to us.Going off a popular belief from a member of The Breakthrough's Board, "What are you going to delete, what are you going to develop, what are you going to grow, and what are you going to milk" and carrying on the discussion around failure, Mike and Ryan share a true story from when we lost a huge prospect and how it shaped the business (for the good). Listen to the full episode hereWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every Friday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. In this episode, Mike and Ryan talk about who you are actually experiencing your culture with and how recognising that is very important.Every single big organisation has culture statements that the CEO's expect their employees to follow, however they are too far away to directly impact their employees in any way. That's why it is so important to start from the middle of the organisation with managers and leaders who are on the 'shop floor' who will then directly impact the employees above and below them. Listen to the full episode hereWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every Friday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. In this episode, you'll hear Mike and Ryan's different point of views on the topic of engagement. Mike and Ryan discuss how we can accurately measure engagement and direct it in a way that provides value to both your business and your employees. Although engagement in the workplace has been a focus in the leadership space for the last 10-15 years, it's still a measurement that is very hard to pin down. Engagement will have a leading influence on your business performance measures, such as contribution and productivity, but it doesn't provide value in of itself, so looking at your employees engagement as a whole and then actively working on changing those measurements will show growth in the areas of the organisation that engagement touches. Listen to the full episode hereWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every Friday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. In this episode, Mike and Ryan cover why you should celebrate your failures, rather than dwell on themFailure is something we all fear, but failure doesn't have to be bad thing. While we should always strive for success, success doesn't allow us an opportunity to learn and grow. Mike and Ryan give insight on their own business failures and what they learnt from them, along with questions you can ask yourself if you feel yourself heading towards a disaster. Listen to the full episode hereWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Rebecca earned her stripes leading large teams in complex organisations and built quite a reputation for doing business differently. Today, she is among Australia's leading Talent and Leadership coaches and facilitators – helping leaders and their teams work. She is particularly passionate about helping mid-level leaders, the B-suite, to step up in the face of complexity. She is sometimes called the "fairy godmother" of middle management.In this podcast, Ryan interviews Rebecca on how to be a bold leader. She shares just how important it is as a leader to be creating fun in the workplace and how doing so can leader to higher performance and creativity, but also how it's equally important to remember that fun looks different to everyone. Together they look into the challenges specific to middle management and share solutions around those, including how to create space when overwhelm starts to build. Rebecca shares some great tips on how to build and prioritise your tasks in a way that you can actually feel the impact you're creating in your business, along with allowing you to work with upper management in a way that doesn't see you working above capacity.Links  Check out Rebecca's website here Connect with Rebecca through her LinkedIn here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers the important topic of contribution, and why it should be something business leaders should be thinking of. For business leaders, it's impossible to know what your people are doing all day every day, it also isn't a great use of your time trying to figure that out. With this in mind, rather than thinking, "How do I know that my people are being productive", rephrase that and ask this question to your people, "How will you contribute". In this podcast, Mike and Ryan will take you through what contribution is, what it means in a larger sense, and how you and your people can increase in productivity and efficiency just by highlighting contribution. The idea of contribution is an important concept for yourself, what you do for your organisation, your customers, your community, our society and our wider planet. In the full length of this episode, they cover contribution by talking about their personal experiences around contribution and highlight how important it is at not only an individual level, but wider. Listen to the full episode hereWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers the question so many of us are asking "What is the ideal working model going forward in levels 1 and 2?"  For many businesses and their people what was once the norm is now a choice; to work from home, to return to the office or something in between.In this podcast, Mike and Ryan share many stories of how people working from home during lockdown experienced different gains, losses and challenges, and the learnings we can take from their situations. And as the requirements ease, companies have been adopting a variety of new models of working, some of which may not last long term.  The important thing to realise is that there isn't a one size fits all solution, not only for the organisation but for individuals. We need to be continually adjusting and asking questions like "is this still working for us?" and "what do we need to change?" Listen to the full episode hereWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode was recorded right after our first 8 week lockdown in 2020, so with that in mind, Mike and Ryan discuss the tension for business leaders between stabilising the business after a lockdown, while also adapting our business models to make sure we stayed afloat during the 'new normal' of business after COVID.Managing the tension between stabilising and adapting is difficult, even without the added pressure of a pandemic. In the process of stabilising our business, we must look at our business model and operations for what and how we can recover, rebuild, reinstate and reassure. So we must engage in the process of adapting, think about how to stay relevant, reimagine, reengineer, and disrupt so we exceed. The good news, you don't have to know all the answers right away, your role as a business leader is to help navigate the space and come up with solutions as the problems come, which is where we can help.Links- Click here to listen to the full episode - Read more https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisisWhere else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

This week, Ryan got a fresh perspective on leadership from Jack Keeys, a Research and Insights analyst at KPMG. Jack has led the market entrance of an agricultural computer software company into the UK and Ireland, while also conducting business development and training around New Zealand. Jack has been involved in several industry initiatives including co-developing the Rabobank Agri-Leadership programme and being selected for the first AGMARDT international placement award in 2019.Drawing upon his experience working for one of the "Big Four" accounting organisations, Jack shares his top three insights on what can create really impactful leadership. He discusses 'dynamic leadership' and how to create space for different people and skills to take their turn leading as well as how to allow inspiring leaders to contribute at their highest value, rather than boxing them into results-driven work and projects.  We also get some really interesting insight into the future of the food production sector and where New Zealand stands within that. He shared some innovative technology such as the 3D printed steak and a (very) smart fridge that can even help you with your shopping! Links  Check out 's KPMG's website here Connect with Jack through his LinkedIn here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers all the reasons why those 2 day workshops you've been putting your leaders on haven't worked.Think about the learning workshops you've done over your career. Did you go away, have an inspiring day or two, only to go back to your workplace and keep doing what you've always done? You may have been introduced to some great new ideas and skills, but there was no path to bring that into your work within the organisation. In this episode, Mike and Ryan talk about how learning must be embedded to create transformation in the organisation, and its the organisation itself that has to change if you want the leaders to change. Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Alison Hill is the CEO of AFR Fast 100 company Pragmatic Thinking, working with organisations to build better leaders, grow better teams, and shift cultures. Ali is a Psychologist, an award-winning business woman, an influential keynote speaker, producer and host of Stand Out Life podcast, regular on mainstream media, and a best-selling author.A hybrid work environment has become commonplace, and it's no wonder considering the huge potential benefits to both employers and employees. But how can you make it work for your team?This week, we interviewed Ali Hill on what exactly hybrid working is and how you can use it to create a high performing team. She answers questions like 'How do you know your people are working while at home?', 'How do we keep a good work culture?' and 'What if we have people that HAVE to be in the office?'.Ali also shares the three pillars of success when it comes to creating a framework for your hybrid work environment and how you can implement them in your organisation. Links  Buy Ali's book here Check out Ali's website here Connect with Ali through her LinkedIn here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. In this weeks episode, we travel back in time to when COVID-19 first hit and we were in our first week of Level 4 lockdown.Mike and Ryan cover how to successfully work from home during these challenging times of COVID-19. When this episode was first recorded, working from home was a brand new thing, so moving to solely WFH was a big change for our business and mental states.  Although the tips and mindsets Mike and Ryan share in this podcast may not be relevant full time anymore, it's still important to remember how to work from home effectively and efficiently for workplaces that have decided to keep working from home as an option for their employees. LinksSee one of the many available pomodoro-timers here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Rob Pyne, is the author of Unlock: Leveraging the Hidden Intelligence in Your Leadership Team. He is a former Chief Strategy Officer, and now is an adviser to CEOs and senior leaders. He is a leadership coach and facilitator who helps teams unlock their collective intelligence and become smarter than the sum of their parts. In this week's podcast, Ryan interviews Rob Pyne to discuss how focusing on the EQ of your leadership team before their IQ can create a collective leadership that performs better than any one person ever could alone. This is no easy feat, however, which is why Rob Pyne shares where you can begin the journey towards collective leadership within your own business, by laying down the emotional foundations that answer the why, the what, and the how of your business. They'll also talk about how to close the gap between the strategic plan of the leadership team and the execution of that strategic plan by your frontline workers. Links  Buy Rob's book here Check out Rob's website here Connect with Rob through his LinkedIn here Email Rob at rob@robpyne.online Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers an important question most business leaders have when they are about to invest in leadership training – How do you measure the results of leadership development programmes? It is difficult to attribute a hard dollar value to soft skills, or translate it directly into measures like profit, so this can be a challenging question to answer. Mike and Ryan cover what they respond to questions like this, and continue to discuss the measuring ROI of leadership training, by referencing the Kirkpatrick Framework. This is a four dimensional training evaluation model that has evolved over multiple decades through application by learning and development professionals around the world.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

We have more tools to communicate with than ever before, so you'd think we'd be better than ever at communicating, right? Unfortunately, what we've learnt from the leaders and teams we work with, is that poor communication and lack of clarity is one of the biggest concerns in their business. In this week's podcast, Mike and Ryan share how to turn clear communication into your teams superpower. They share tips on what to do, such as the “and what else” trick and how to communicate with different team members based on their working styles. As well as what you should avoid if you want to get the best communication and contribution out of your team.   They also remind us how to listen. Really listen.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode, Mike and Ryan get philosophical and talk about the top 5 regrets of the dying.Inspired from the book by Bronnie Ware, this week we revisit the 5 Regrets of the Dying, as the title suggests, this podcast is all about the top 5 regrets the dying patients of Bronnie Ware shared with her over the years. Bronnie Ware has had a long career in palliative care during which she would speak with the people she took care of, with many of them being on their death bed and being moved by what a lot of her patients shared, she wrote down their insights which she turned into her best selling book.The Breakthrough Company has applied the lessons learned from this book for a long time, finding that business success is unsustainable and meaningless if your personal and family life is neglected. In this episode, Mike and Ryan go over the 5 main regrets of the dying, what can be learned from them, and how to apply these to improve both your business and personal life.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Daily scrums became an integral part of The Breakthrough over a year ago driving connection, communication, and focus within the team. In today's VUCA* world we need to respond faster and be more agile and scrums are the way to achieve this – not long boring meetings. In this week's podcast, Ryan shares how we structure our scrums and how you can implement them into your business. He also shares all the do's and don'ts that we've learned along the way to keep the scrums running smoothly. *VUCA = volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.Links Check out Mike's article on the "Culture of Contribution" here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode is about using the McKinsey Leadership Diamond as a framework on how to change your business from the inside out. Your business will only change if your managers match your energy for improvement. Change comes from direct contact, so you need to put in the work to develop your managers. In this podcast Mike and Ryan chat about the “leadership diamond” framework as developed by McKinsey in their book “Leadership at Scale”, and discuss and relate it to their own insights and experience with transforming organisations. Find out more about McKinsey's book “ Leadership at Scale” here  Read Mike's summary of McKinsey's insights applied to the Breakthrough here  Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers the type of people you have in your work place that take valuable time away from team meetings.Mike and Ryan discuss how to effectively run a meeting, and how to deal with people that get your meeting off track. They talk about why face to face meetings are so fundamental and beneficial but they feel less beneficial when they are taken over by the de-railers. This minisode covers 4/6 situations that Mike and Ryan point that that can derail meetings and how the meeting runner can resolve them. To listen to the full podcast to get advice on all 6 de-railers, click here.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers how to make your meetings more interesting, less boring and less frequent.Mike and Ryan talk about the importance of team meetings in shaping your company culture. Believe it or not, they are instrumental in creating (or bringing down) energy. No one wants a day full of boring meetings!They talk about do's and don'ts in team meetings and share examples from our own meetings at the Breakthrough Co, providing a great starting point for you to create a more energising meeting and culture for your team.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

We recently conducted a survey with over one hundred operational leaders in the productive sector asking about their challenges, opportunities, growth/decline, focus, and goals. We also interview economist Cameron Bagrie on his insights about what these results might mean for leaders in the economic environment over the next twelve months.  Mike and Ryan have cherry-picked the most relevant insights from the report and interview to discuss in this week's podcast, sharing some of the biggest challenges being faced by businesses in New Zealand, including the war for good talent and productivity. Luckily, a lot of the challenges that came to light can be offset by one key thing. Proper training and development of your staff.  Links  Check out the Voice of the Ops Leader report here Check out our webinar with Cameron Bagire here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode is about how important culture is in any workplace, and surprise surprise, it's actually extremely important.Creating a company culture is not just writing some values on the walls and expecting your employees to live them, or even expecting yourself to live them. Along with defining culture in the work place, Mike and Ryan also cover why having a positive culture is important for every part of the business and, most importantly, how you can achieve a good culture, or if you already have a good culture, how you can ensure it keeps flourishing. Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

In an economy where skilled talent can sometimes be in short supply, it's imperative you are developing skills within your own team. It might just be the edge you need against your competitors. In this week's podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss exactly how you can develop that talent in your team to create greater business results. They provide actionable steps you can take to begin developing your staff along with the most effective way to give feedback. They also share the two things that make a great manager. The first is creating aligned goals across the organisation. The second is enabling your people to be as successful as possible. Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode the guys cover the topic of mindfulness at work. No, this episode isn't about yoga and meditation. Mike and Ryan cover mindfulness in a work context. This means being present and open in the moment and actively thinking about how you can add the most value for your organisation.Along with explaining just how important it is that you stay mindful at work, they share their own experiences with mindfulness and tips and practices they use every day.Links Find out more about asana here Listen to the full episode here Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

In this week's podcast we turn Mike from host to guest to ask him what he thinks are the top three things all staff want from their leaders.1. Someone to believe in2. Something to believe in3. Someone to believe in themUnderstanding how these three insights can have a multitude of positive effects on your business, from improved culture to greater engagement to improved trust. Mike and Ryan discuss these in depth and give examples of how you can implement these insights into your business.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode Ryan is joined by Milena, head of digital at The Breakthrough, to talk why outsourcing work on websites such as Upwork has been a vital part of growing our business.They share with you the lessons they have learned during the various times they have outsourced work at the Breakthrough, whether it was a large job or small. And they cover the tips and tricks that they have learned along on the journey of outsourcing, including how to find the right person or agency to hire, why much detail you must prep (hint: you can never provide too much detail!), how to make the relationship as mutually beneficial as possible, as well as what to do when you run into challenges.Links Upwork: freelancer platform Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Delegation is a great tool to give yourself something everyone wants... more time and less work to do!In this weeks podcast, Mike and Ryan share their knowledge on how to use delegation to take your business to the next level. They explain the different types of delegations and give tips on how to decide what should be delegated and what to do with tasks that no one wants to do, because guess what - you don't actually HAVE to do those. Delegation isn't just a tool to give yourself more time, it's also a tool to help your team grow into their potential. Mike and Ryan share how to let go of your tasks for the benefit of the business and how to approach giving these to your team. Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode surrounds itself around 3 important questions that everyone business owner should ask themselves, regardless of where you are at in the business.Mike and Ryan talk around 3 big strategic questions that they use to help clients think about where their business is currently at, how it can do better and why it isn't reaching the heights that they want it to. - If you were a new entrance into the industry, what would you be doing different?- What would your business look like if it was double/triple the size it is now?- What would you do with one million dollars that you had to spend ON the business?These questions will unlock thinking not only around your personal business, but also around the industry it is in, the people you have with you right now and what kind of customers you have. Mike and Ryan discuss them in depth and give real life examples of how asking these questions has helped them and their clients improve their businesses, and will no doubt will assist you in thinking about your own business and how it can improve and change for the better.Where else you can find usWebsite: https://thebreakthrough.coLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-companyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

In this weeks podcast Mike and Ryan share a wealth of knowledge on exactly how to evaluate what should be prioritised and how to be more active throughout the day to make sure you're not being distracted by those priorities you've committed to.

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode is about why marketing is so important, that it should be just as good as the product you are selling.

This week, Ryan was joined by Estelle as she inspires us with her top three insights on what makes a great people leader. She gives us some insight on what it’s like being the HR leader to some of the most intelligent people in New Zealand and the challenges that can bring.

In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan share their insights around learning and give advice on how to learn effectively. They discuss what learning is exactly, what the stages of learning are, why learning is hard and why it’s supposed to be hard, and how you can motivate yourself to achieve your learning goals.

Diversity of gender, age, ethnicity and everything else is important, however you also need to have diversity of thinking - neurodiversity. In this weeks podcast, Mike and Ryan tell you how to create your neurodiverse team and how to utilize each way of thinking to create incredible business result.

This weeks episode is about the no bullsh*t approach to fitness, health and wellness and how we need to shift the focus from crash dieting to living a healthy lifestyle.

On this weeks podcast, Angela shares the secret of the success of her company – people. We also hear her journey to becoming an entrepreneur with two daughters and her top 3 insights on what has made her the successful leader she is today.

In this weeks episode, Ryan challenges you to get F’d – yes, you read that right. However, it's what you might think. Get ready to learn all about attitude, and how you can drastically change your life by simply changing the way you think and therefore, your attitude.

In this week’s podcast we talk about two important changes you can make in how you work in your business. The first thing you can do set a limit of three goals, the second is to take at least two hours a week to focus on the future of your business.

The All Blacks are one of the most successful organisations in the world. They give us two key ideas that any business could use to build a more successful organisation.

Every business needs to think about their price, their product and their customer experience, but SMART businesses go deeper and think about which one will be the focus.

In this week’s podcast, Mike and Ryan share exactly what coaching is and help solve common obstacles holding leaders back from beginning their coaching journey. They get specific on HOW to be a coach and share some great tips on how to have a coaching mindset.