Future Women Leadership Series

Do you know what kind of leader you are? Perhaps you lead more with your head, or maybe your heart? Dr Kirstin Ferguson is an author, columnist & company director who has spent many years studying these very questions.   Through her work on her latest book 'Head & Heart, The Art of Modern Leadership', Kirstin developed the 'Head & Heart Leader Scale', a free online survey which tells you whether you lead with your heart or your head. In this episode, host Helen McCabe goes through her results from the 'Head & Heart Leader Scale with Dr Kirstin Ferguson to find out which traits she carries as a leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disclosing pregnancy in the workplace can be difficult for anyone, whether you're an employee or the boss. Prue Gilbert, CEO of Grace Papers, knows just how complex these situations can be, having been both an employee disclosing pregnancy and a leader of employees who are taking parental leave. Host Helen McCabe talks to Prue about telling your boss that you're pregnant, and what to do if you are the boss.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does good team management create young leaders? For Professor Renèe Leon, effective leadership involves collaboration and a strong team. After a long career in public service, Professor Renèe Leon made the move to academia when she accepted the role of Vice Chancellor of Charles Sturt University. One thing that remained throughout the transition was Renèe’s leadership skills and management style. Host Helen McCabe asks Renèe about what she looks for in leaders, transition between sectors, and what it means to be working in a feminised workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will the future of recruitment look like? Is it possible to cut out biases, even unconscious ones? Barb Hyman, founder and CEO of Sapia.ai thinks that AI could be the solution to the issues facing recruitment. Host Helen McCabe asks Barb about personal qualities that led her to starting a business, what not to ask when hiring, and how to have a balanced workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you know when it's worth doing something a little risky? Whether it's leaving a job, making an impression at a new one, or shaking up an old team? Ann Sherry AO is a former banker turned CEO who now holds several non-executive board director positions, and she prides herself on defying expectations, and knowing when to take calculated risks. Revisit this chat from 2020 in which host Helen McCabe asks Ann how she gains the respect of her peers, builds confidence, picks the best people for her teams, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a reputation as a highly effective negotiator, Chief Commercial and Content Officer of Foxtel, Amanda Laing has plenty to teach about the art of making difficult deals work. Host Helen McCabe asks Amanda how she prepares for a negotiation, what leadership theory she employs in her career, and what to do when you're in the middle of a negotiation and you reach a deadlock?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When are you the most productive? Managing Director for Google Australia & New Zealand Melanie Silva doesn't just fill up her days with meetings. She makes space in her schedule for 'big thinking' days and time to find her 'flow' so that she's not just busy, she's using her time well. Host Helen McCabe asks Melanie why she's stayed at Google for longer than any other job she's had, what cultural changes she's seeing emerge with young employees, and how she managed to lead the company through government questioning heavily pregnant, the day before she gave birth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning journalist and former Executive Producer of ABC's Four Corners Sally Neighbour has needed to push forward against any doubts to tell some of the most important stories to the Australian public. Host Helen McCabe discusses with Sally whether fearlessness is something you can learn, or if it's innate in your character, as well as the importance of trusting your team, building a process together, and how to weigh up the consequences of reporting a story with the impact it could have on those adjacent to it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia now has one of the most highly educated female workforces in history, but does that mean you need to study more to get further in the industry? Professor Rae Cooper, AO is the perfect person to answer this, currently working as Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations at the University of Sydney. Host Helen McCabe and Rae discuss how you can determine whether you should consider further study, the empowerment of younger generations of women, and how society shifts as women become more educated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you become an empathetic leader? According to Chief Executive of Trans-Tasman Business Circle Tanya Oziel, part of the answer is to lead with heart, learn from your heritage, and create an environment where people can be themselves. Host Helen McCabe asks Tanya how she creates the unique environment on her study tours that allows guests to be open and vulnerable with those they've just met, and what her heritage has taught her about the importance of taking time out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.