Yearly Archives: 2016

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TP 08: Backstory – Activist to Entrepreneur

By | December 28th, 2016|Change, Coaching, Consulting, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Small Business, Tall Poppy|

Tall Poppy host Tathra Street shares her backstory. Born in Australia, raised in Canada, a young activist who was willing to risk arrest for causes she believed in, inspired by a wide range of influencers from Joanna Macy, to Paul Hawken, from Deepak Chopra to Otto Scharma and Peter Senge. A personal journey of change, internal and external, from moving across the planet to changing careers and starting her own business. In this episode you'll get a snapshot of what it took to become the person she is today, the activist groups she was part of,  the books she [...]

TP 07: Tom Morkes, Collaborate Author

By | December 22nd, 2016|Leadership, Small Business, Tall Poppy|

Tom Morkes shares his entrepreneurial wisdom to increase our chances of success, looking at the realities of uncertainty, failure and attributes that enable us to be anti-fragile. Plus practical advice for those of us with an idea, a book, a business concept. With his military background, he has first-hand knowledge about the power of the insurgent, bringing relevant experience from the battlefield to our creatives endeavours. His most recent book Collaborate, was successfully crowd-funded, and his next collaboration, the Freedom Journal broke records on Kickstarter. Links to Resources Tom’s website Tom’s podcast Insurgent Publishing Collaborate by Tom Morkes The Freedom Journal  [...]

TP 06: Simone Maus on Purpose

By | December 15th, 2016|Tall Poppy|

If unnecessary meetings cost an estimated $37Billion Annually, what can we do about it? What is the role of purpose in meetings and in leadership? Simone Maus is a seasoned facilitator as well as a facilitation and leaderships skills trainer. She has been working freelance with Zenergy Global in New Zealand, Australia and internationally. Born and raised behind the Berlin Wall, she had fears about loosing her identity in a group, juxtaposed with her "inner Hitler" the work she's done on herself has enabled her to work powerfully with groups and individuals. Links: Simone at Zenergy Global  Simone Maus [...]

TP 05: Future Assembly Special Report

By | December 8th, 2016|Future, Small Business, Tall Poppy|

A special report from Future Assembly in Melbourne, where three young women with very different roles and experiences in the tech world share what they're working on and what's important to them. Grace Wearn Communications Specialist for Vichyper, part of the Space X Hyperloop Pod competition, an initiative of Elon Musk. Casey Thomas CEO of Dark Shadow Studios - A tech start-up enabling risk-free drone racing using VR. Sally Kellaway on diversity in the VR industry with some key advice for employers. Finishing up with a powerful minute from the MiVote presentation with some bold declarations on the subject of digital democracy. Grace's Links Org: [...]

TP 04: Jan Owen on Human Centred Leadership

By | December 1st, 2016|Future, Leadership, Tall Poppy|

Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation of Young Australians brings an ethical lens to the idea of Human Centred Leadership, shares the most powerful leadership trait and the importance of having your own leadership style as you lead yourself, others and are led. This is the fourth in a series of four interviews on Human Centred Leadership. Foundation for Young Australians website: fya.org.au As mentioned: New Work Order Report Episode updated to include the recently released New Work Mindset Report Find out more about Jan Owen on LinkedIn

TP 03: Simon Terry on Human Centred Leadership

By | November 24th, 2016|Change, Future, Leadership, Tall Poppy|

Simon Terry, of Change Agents Worldwide shares his thoughts and insights about human centred leadership. Former exec and CEO, his focus now is about helping organisations adapt to the changing nature of work. Our conversation ranged from his own experience as a young manager to his advocacy of the emerging practice of Working Outloud. Simon's Blog is a rich source of Working Outloud: https://simonterry.com/sharing/ Change Agents Worldwide is a network of professionals who work cooperatively to support organisations to adapt and adopt practices and technology of the Future of Work: http://www.changeagentsworldwide.com/ This episode is the third of four in the series [...]

TP 02: Gayle Hardie on Human Centred Leadership

By | November 17th, 2016|Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Tall Poppy|

Gayle Hardie, Co-Founder of the Global Leadership Foundation. Champion of emotionally healthy leaders, expresses concern with compassion about why we need to include “human” in the description to remind us of what leadership is about. She also shares about her own career path and how getting out of her comfort zone made all the difference. This interview is the second in the series on Human Centred Leadership. Gayle Hardy on LinkedIn Global Leadership Foundation Book: Emotionally Healthy Leaders  (online version PDF) Article on Vertical Development and Emotional Health 

TP 01: Anthony Howard on Human Centred Leadership

By | November 17th, 2016|Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Tall Poppy|

Anthony Howard, the CEO whisperer and author of "Humanise: Why Human Centred Leadership Is the key to the 21st Century" is the first interview for Tall Poppy and one of four in a series on the topic of Human Centred Leadership. He possibly coined the term. Hear predictions for the future of work, why the human touch will be at a premium and a very personal story about some courageous unsolicited feedback that led Anthony to explore emotional intelligence as a way to change to himself to improve his own leadership.

TP 00: Introduction to Tall Poppy

By | November 14th, 2016|Change, Future, Leadership, Tall Poppy, World|

Sneak Peak: Tall Poppy a leadership podcast

By | November 14th, 2016|News|

She started from a very small seed, she was tossed around in the wind and landed where there wasn't much else around. She grew and reached up to the sun, she became, Tall Poppy. This idea has been in the works for the better part of this year. I have been doing interviews since June and after a little hiatus, we're back on track and just about ready to roll! Tall Poppy goes live this week! Here's a sneak peak at what's coming: The first 4 episodes are a series on Human Centred Leadership with some amazing leaders. Anthony [...]