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‘Adapt with Danette F-M’ is a podcast by Danette Fenton-Menzies; speaker, business coach, and a leader in the adaptability space for the over a decade. In this podcast Danette chats to different adaptable leaders from across different sectors to break down how they have adapted to get where they are, and what tips you can utilise to keep up with changing environments.
This is a companion podcast to the amazing new book “The Adaptable Leader” by Danette Fenton-Menzies. You can buy it in paperback or digital edition here.
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Episode description: Today’s final episode of the season is with old friend of Danette’s; Yash Varma. Yash Varma is a seasoned tech founder, investor, high performance coach and lover of life. He is a global citizen having lived and worked in Australia, UK and Switzerland. Yash has a Bachelor of Information Technology on Scholarship from the University of Technology, Sydney. He has also been studying Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University as part of their continuing education program. He has a strong career background in technology and innovation having founded and exited global software consultancy Spaarks with offices in London, Glasgow and Canberra. Yash believes in building businesses based on hard work and values. This is reflected in all businesses he has been involved with, including most recently, Empress Capital. Yash is a certified high-performance coach working with business founders and teams to develop a high-performance culture in everything they do in and out of work.
In today’s conversation, Yash talks not only about his journey, but also about how he uses values to influence all of his business decisions. He talks about using failure as a model for adapting, how to work with other companies around a shared purpose, and why good people can be a major asset when you don’t know all of the facts.
To find out more about Yash, or to get in contact:
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Episode description: Today’s episode is with Sophie Krantz. Sophie Krantz is an advisor, coach and speaker on internationalisation, global strategic expansion, and international leadership development. In over 20 countries, Sophie has worked with private public sector leaders to develop and implement international business strategies. Sophie has done this at Global Fortune 500 and ASX100 companies as well as with startup founders and CEOs of SMEs and scaleups. Sophie has held internationalisation strategy roles, including at the International Trade Centre (agency of the UN/WTO) in Geneva and at Swiss Re in Zurich. Enabling her clients to adapt to global opportunities and risks associated with the Digital Era and Fourth Industrial Revolution, Sophie applies the Exponential Organisation framework, designed by Salim Ismail, in her work. Sophie runs workshops and masterclasses for international business leaders. Her work centres on creating the connections, content and conversations for business leaders and companies to succeed on the world stage.
In today’s podcast, Sophie discusses not only how she got to where she is, but also how to adapt to a more globalised world. She breaks down how standing still can be as dangerous as trying something new, why your friends should be changing, and how to develop globalised networks.
To find out more about Sophie, or to get in contact:
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Episode description: Today’s episode is with Mark Butler. Mark Butler is a mental health expert and strategist in sustainable performance, mental well-being, and psychological safety at work. A clinical mental health expert with over 25 years of experience as a workplace strategist, psychotherapist, and clinical director, he helps organisations and teams worldwide achieve peak performance by promoting psychological safety and well-being through a compassionate, personable approach. Mark holds two masters degrees in mental health and is recognised as a clinical leader in psychotherapy. As a renowned speaker, published researcher, and best-selling author, he is a sought-after subject matter expert guest in webinars, podcasts, team-offsites, and conferences.
In today’s conversation, Mark talks not only about his background, but also about the importance of sustainability excellence and how to not burnout, responding to self-criticism, and why caring leaders don’t get accused of bullying.
To find out more about Mark, or to get in contact:
https://www.markbutler.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-butler/
And you can find his new book here:
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Episode description: Today’s episode is with Kirsten Peterson Phd. Kirsten is an experienced performance psychologist, coach, and group process facilitator who helps leaders with effective and pragmatic strategies. After a 22-year sport psychology career working in elite sport, through both the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport, Kirsten has integrated expertise and experience in performance psychology, mindfulness, and neuroscience to help people who are aspiring or struggling to reach their potential -- in sport, in business, in life.
In this episode, Kirsten talks about her background, the power of pausing (and why it is hard), questioning the motives of your inner critic and how to apply self-compassion
You can find out more about Kirsten and get in contact here:
https://www.kirstenpetersonconsulting.com/
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Episode description: Today’s Click here to listenepisode is with Kayelene Snowden. Kaylene is the General Manager for Operations & Transformations at Tabcorp. She is also a performance focused senior executive with well-established team building and leadership talents, including the ability to champion and manage change in dynamic and competitive businesses. But beyond all that, she has been good friends with Danette for over 2 decades.
In this episode, Kaylene not only talks about how she got to where she is, but also how she makes decisions about projects that aren’t doing as well as once thought, how failure builds resilience, and how to make decisions before they are made for you.
You can find out more about Kaylene here:
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Episode description: Today’s episode is with Chris Mamarelis. Chris is the CEO of Whiddon; an award-winning, not-for-profit organisation that has been caring for older Australians across NSW and QLD for over 70 years. Whiddon is a decorated organisation known for not only it’s amazing service, but also for being on the cutting-edge when it comes to trialing new technologies and techniques to give retirees the best and most comfortable time.
In this episode, Chris talks not only about his journey, but also how he and his business adapted to COVID, how failure can actually be success, and the power of purpose with passion.
You can find out more about Chris and get in contact here:
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Episode Description: Today’s episode is with Cherie Mylordis. Cheri is a world-class transformation and innovation coach, future of work expert and international speaker. Cherie inspires forward-thinking leaders and organisations to transform for purpose, impact and growth.
In this episode, Cheri not only talks about how work is evolving, but also some stories from her past, like working on the 2000 Olympics.
To contact Cheri:
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Episode description: Are you struggling to keep up with the pace of change? As a leader how do you stay on top of rapidly changing workplaces and work culture?
Today’s episode is with Callum McKirdy. Callum is a speaker, facilitator, coach and podcaster that lives with both ADHD and Dyslexia. However, his approach is not just about making the workplace better for those of us who may not be 100% neurotypical; he also shows how to utilise and harness the amazing power and potential of these people in the workplace.
In this episode, we talk about Callum’s journey, but also how to gain trust from other leaders, how to harness the potential of everyone at your office, and why some some leaders may behave strangely around very specific things.
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