Inspirational Leaders

Andrew May is recognised as one of the world’s leading performance strategists and leadership coaches. A best-selling author, in-demand keynote speaker as well as a Leadership and transformation specialist. CEO and founder of StriveStronger.com. Andrew’s Highlights3:21 Mental health in the corporate context 6:45 The lessons from resting and recovering in sport 12:30 Covid lessons 19:00 Positive psychology17:30 Physical and emotional signs of fatigue22:30 Sustained performance rituals28:40 Resilience Training 30:00 What are the levers that impact performance?33:20 Defining Meditation37:30 Diaphragmatic breathing 38:25 “Play” & making the time to43:20 Benefits of getting out of our “comfort zone”55:00 Dealing with Divorce 59:00 Vulnerability is real 1:02:00 Slowing down to speed up1:04:40 Learnings from Barack Obama1:05:20 Advice to your 20-year-old selfMental Health & Corporate Context First factor is that people are now more comfortable with admitting that they are not okay. Second factor is that we a

In this Industry update, Shaun speaks with Tim Waddell; General Manager at Form Building & Developments in New Zealand and discusses the story behind what built the company and the brilliant opportunities available now in the New Zealand construction market.Topics covered:• Overview of Form as a business • Origins including the stories of the founders • How they grew to an $160 million dollar business in 11 years• Culture and what it takes to be a member for the Form team• Current opportunities in the New Zealand marketWhy do clients choose to partner with Form?Delivery is a big part of it. In the Bay of Plenty there are many large industrial kiwi fruit projects where they must be completed by a date, likewise in Auckland with school projects and other time sensitive jobs. We have that relationship with clients and consultants that we do deliver. They like the element that we can self-perform part of the works with our own tradesman, and we are not reliant on subcontractors in the heated Auckland market.

Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment, a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Debunking your Growth Mindset series to unpack practical ways to help people grow and build on current mindsets and challenge old habits, with a view to unlocking the potential within all of us.This Industry update features Sussanah Osborne - Production General Manager for BHP. Susannah has had an impressive career that has spanned across Australia, New Zealand, Mongolia, Singapore, Canada, Spain and Africa. In this podcast she reflects on the decisions she made that dictated the direction of her career, how she sees the future of the mining industry, her experiences as a graduate all the way through to a leader of teams, and actionable advice on how others can learn from those around them, mentors and how to be effective 1:00 What has driven Sussanah’s career and her decision-making process when advancing between roles5:55 How the thirst for knowledge has driven her nee

Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment, a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Debunking your Growth Mindset series to unpack practical ways to help people grow and build on current mindsets and challenge old habits, with a view to unlocking the potential within all of us.This Industry update features Sonia Winter - the General Manager and SSE for BHP at the Poitrel mine in Queensland. She was one of the first female mining engineers to graduate in Queensland in 1994 and today is a leader and mentor for many young engineers and mining professionals across the industry. In this podcast, Shaun discusses her work ethic behind achieving what she has to date, her pivotal choices in her career and how she balances her demanding role along with being a full-time mum.1:00 – Sonia’s vision as a young graduate and the pivotal moments in her career3:15 – How she developed her EQ and IQ5:15 – Importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone7:45 – What S

Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment, a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Debunking your Growth Mindset series to unpack practical ways to help people grow and build on current mindsets and challenge old habits, with a view to unlocking the potential within all of us.This podcast features Tom Scantlebury – Expert in Customer Experience Management. Tom has 20 years experience in customer experience management, chaired customer experience forums, he has appeared as a keynote speaker and thought leader for Australia’s biggest brands and he has shared the stage with Obama, Branson and Opera. He is an expert in experience management for both Customers and Employees.What is the elevator summary of what customer experience is and what your firm does in this regard?Customer experience management is hard to measure and hard to capture, a customer experience is how people feel about that business through the entirety of their journey with you. Those int

Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment, a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Debunking your Growth Mindset series to unpack practical ways to help people grow and build on current mindsets and challenge old habits, with a view to unlocking the potential within all of us.This podcast features Lydia Gentle – Engineering Manager at BHP. She has been awarded the Order of Australia medal for her service to engineering, has worked on various projects internationally and is a successful mentor and leader in her field. In this podcast she discusses her experiences from getting started as an engineer, to her progression as a leader in the largest mining company in the world. She shares her philosophies on leadership, mindset as well as the future of engineering and how aspiring engineers can best prepare themselves and learn about entering the industry.   Rewind back to when you were 17, I understand you had a pretty pivotal conversation with your teacher

Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment, a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Debunking your Growth Mindset series to unpack practical ways to help people grow and build on current mindsets and challenge old habits, with a view to unlocking the potential within all of us.This podcast features Greg Savage - world renowned recruiter, author, speaker and entrepreneur with over 40 years experience in the recruitment industry. In this podcast he discusses his experiences getting started in the recruitment industry, scaling 4 highly successful businesses, the future of recruitment and technology, his up coming book 'The Savage Truth' and what it takes to build and maintain a high performing culture.Can you give us the 3-minute summary of your recruitment CV?I started in January in 1980, I worked in executive search in Australia for a few years, went to London worked for Accountancy Placements which is the company that became Hays, this was before the in

In this episode, Shaun speaks with Michael McNab; founding Managing Director of McNab Construction and discusses the history and story of the business and unpacks the unique McNab culture and approach to success in the SE Queensland construction industry.Topics covered:Overview of McNab ConstructionThe McNab Story – from beginnings to running a company with a $290 million turnoverThe McNab culture, and how it is instilled in both employees and customersWork ethic and what attracts and retains the best employees85% of your business is repeat, which is remarkable in construction. Why do you think customers continue to choose to partner with you?It’s really about our people, there’s some simple ethos’ when you work with McNab, I expect you to be solutions focused, I expect you to make a buck but I expect you to put your customers first and foremost. Our industry can be very adversarial, and we get there as well, but the important piece is that the customer is the focus and it’s not about the building its about w

Gina Mollicone-LongThis is a wrap-up of the original podcast that featured Gina Mollicone-Long, NLP guru, motivational speaker and world-renowned author.Gina’s Highlights0:20 What is NLP?1:10 How you do anything is how you do everything1:30 The will to win2:35 Difference between conscious and unconscious mind5:50 Timeline therapy7:50 Reticular Activating System9:50 Power of choice and cause of effectNeuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)It is the study of success and how to replicate thisHow you do anything is how you do everythingIs a pattern behaviour; by understanding how you go things successfully, you can then replicate that success.The will to winThe will to win is a real defining factor across sports and life of those that go on to achieve great things or don’t. Difference between conscious and unconscious mindUnconscious brain is your goal setter and your unconscious brain is your goal getter.Shaun has spent a lot of time building rapport between both the unconscious brain and the unconscious to ensure th

Cameron SmithThis is a wrap-up of the original podcast that featured Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm, former Queensland State of Origin and Australian Kangaroos captain.Shaun’s Highlights1:52 Will to win 2:30 Stellar Factors2:55 There are fractions between ok and great5:50 Competitive in every moment Will to WinThe will to win is a real defining factor across sports and life of those that go on to achieve great things or don’t.  Three Key Stellar FactorsCompetitiveness Character Above level intelligence There are fractions between ok and greatOne conversation can change your trajectory and one that Cameron referred to was with a conversation with long-term coach Craig Bellamy.Key action: When was the last time you were truly outside your comfort zone? Competitive in every moment Cameron commented that Jonathon Thurston has the ability and habit to compete in every moment where he found a way.Listen Now: https://share.transistor.fm/s/99a06dc5Richie McCaw (7:30) This is a wrap-up of the original podcast that fea

Suzie BatesThis is a wrap-up of the original podcast that featured Suzie Bates, a NewZealand cricketer and former captain of the national women cricket team. Suzie has experience in mindset and performance at the highest levels ofprofessional sport and is a keen advocate for living her values and her processes.Suzie’s Highlights4:00 Following your heart and trusting your instincts4:43 How one conversation can change your life, key learning from Sarah Ulmer,former NZ cyclist5:50 Moments that often define your future, key learning from Gilbert Enoka, MentalSkills Coach6:50 Pivotal coach feedbackFollowing your heart and trust your instinctsHighly talented, Suzie had the option of pursuing either basketball and cricket; she wentwith what she loved, cricket.One conversation can change your lifeWhile she was in High School, Sarah Ulmer, former New Zealand cyclist, spoke at herschool. The main message that Suzie took from that speech had a profound impact on herlife: that it is possible to achieve your dreams, if yo

Justin LangerThis is a wrap-up of the original podcast that featured Justin Langer, who is the current Australian Cricket Coach and who has played over 105 test matches. He is born and bred in Perth, has travelled all around the world playing, coaching and mentoring cricket. He puts his great accomplishments and success down to focusing on the process (not the outcome), working hard and having strong male mentors. Justin’s Highlights5:05 Meditation7:30 Pain of discipline is nothing like the pain8:45 Connecting with people & the Harvard Study of Adult Development 11:00 Constant drive to get betterMeditationJustin uses meditation to slow his mind, be more present, and also remove the anxiety to become more relaxed and play at his best. Since the original podcast, Shaun has started daily meditation of 20 minutes and beyond the former mentioned benefits, he also finds that he sleeps better, and doesn’t emotionally react as much.Reference to Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss “The pain of discipline is nothing

In closing the growth mindset podcast series, Shaun wanted to share his top key takeaways from the podcasts. This is a wrap-up of the original podcast that featured Dr Tara Swart who is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and a medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance, improving their ability to manage stress, regulate emotions and retain information.Dr. Tara Swart's Highlights2:10 Impact of those you spent the most time with3:50 Coaching emotional intelligence and resilience5:00 What are vision boards? Why are they so powerful?6:20 Conscious and Unconscious brain 7:00 Sleep and Hydration 10:50 Journaling 11:45 Improving 10 things by 1%12:45 Caffeine stimulates for 12 hours14:05 Gratitude and the benefitsThe impact of those you spent the most time withIt is important to be mindful of those people who you spend time with. When you are within close proximity of those who are stressed, their levels of the stre

In closing the Debunking Your Growth Mindset podcast series, Shaun wanted to share his top key takeaways from the podcasts. 

This episode features Clarissa Johnson and Veronica Colley, both practicing teachers, who run a business to teach language of mindset and self-talk to teachers and students. They want to share this with others to make a difference to the future of children.  Highlights1:20 How Clarissa and Veronica were able to implement the first program3:15 What results are they seeing thus far?5:40 About Clarissa’s two books, ‘Hello Brain’ and ‘Talk to your brain’.10:06 The power of the word ‘yet’13:00 Tips for parents on devices and social media16:35 Examples of results of growth mindset in kids20:35 tips on getting kids to open up about their challenges25:00 Veronica’s tips for her 10-year-old self27:50 What Clarissa & Veronica offer in their services, and recommended materials   What results are you seeing thus far?I think this year I’ve seen a lot of changes in the language and the effort. I have a class that would really like to do well. Their effort in the classroom at the start of the year, to now is huge. Im ha

This episode features Clarissa Johnson and Veronica Colley, both practicing teachers, who run a business to teach language of mindset and self-talk to teachers and students. They want to share this with others to make a difference to the future of children.  Highlights2:10 How did the business of ‘talk to your brain’ begin?5:00 How the program supports families/teachers to build resilience and self-love9:20 Two key things to pass on to kids11:35 Average response from kids around self-love and self-worth16:55 About kids and reaching out for help18:30 How to embed meaningful change How did the story of this business begin?Clarissa: It started from a significant need to change what we were seeing in our classroom and support our students in their learning journey as well as their emotional journey. Throughout our years of teaching especially in the last few years we would notice things that would show up in our classrooms, like not being able to problem solve, lacking in resilience in regards to their own learni

Welcome to part 2 of the Dr. Tara Swart Episode.Dr. Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and a medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance, improving their ability to manage stress, regulate emotions and retain information.1: 25 Tangible benefits of those you spend your time with5:25 Why Dr Swart coaches on emotional intelligence and resilience8:35 The process of strengthening neural pathways12:20 What are vision boards? Why are they so powerful?15:35 Why is journaling important to peak brain performance?17:35 The Tetris effect20:40 Adverse impacts of too much time on your device25:10 Core philosophies for living a successful and fulfilling life

Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and a medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance, improving their ability to manage stress, regulate emotions and retain information.Why should I not have caffeine after 12 o’clock every day?    The quarter life of caffeine is 12 hours, so 12 hours after you have your last caffeine, a quarter of that is still buzzing around your brain. What are the benefits of cold showers?Ideally, the research that is most ideal is an ice bath followed by a sauna. But while that’s not mostly practical for all of us, there’s some research from Finland that’s shows there’s some benefits of a 15, 30 or 60 second cold shower because it has a beneficial effects of our immunity from colds and even if you do get sick it reduces the number of days you get sick. What you want to do is shock your body and show it that you can control your recovery afterwards, so it’s important to ha

This episode features Verne Harnish – internationally renowned business expert, founder of the entrepreneur’s organisation, founder and CEO of ‘Scaling Up’ author of ‘Mastering the Rockefeller Habits’ and his latest book ‘Scaling Up’. In this podcast he discusses his views on business leadership, what companies get right in their approach to growth and scaling up, as well as what it takes to cultivate the high performance culture within an organisation.  You’ve seen a lot and studied a lot, you’ve met some very impressive business leaders across the globe, is there anyone that sticks out as the most impressive business leader and why? A big company example would be Bill Gates, to think today as we are doing this podcast the company Microsoft is worth over $1 trillion, and they are ahead of the Facebooks, the Apples and the Amazons, Bill would clearly be the wealthiest guy on the planet next to Putin, if he hadn’t given away a chunk of his change. The decisions that they have made, the way they have structured

This eisode features Sophie McCambridge – Shaun’s 9-year-old daughter. Sophie speaks with her Dad about growth mindsets and the following topics: ·       What is growth vs fixed mindset?·       How parents and schools can help children adopt a growth mindset·       Examples where Sophie has used a growth mindset, including her NAPLAN test·       Shaun’s personal journey with his growth mindset Maybe we can start by telling the listeners what a growth and fixed mindset is based on what you understand? So, a growth mindset is something that can keep you positive and happy through the day, a fixed mindset is something that no one ever wants to use and no one should use it. It’s something where you say, ‘I can’t’ or ‘I’ll never be able to do this’.  And why do you think a growth mindset would be better than a fixed mindset? Because a growth mindset is you being positive, and you can go way further than with a fixed mindset. When have you had to use a growth mindset yourself? An example of when I had to use it was