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Business Leader Breakthroughs helps you unlock the potential in yourself, teams and businesses.
Hosted by Ryan Castle, along with Dr Mike Ashby, we share insights, experiences and stories on achieving breakthrough successes in business and life.
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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. Today, Chris is sharing his insights and knowledge on charismatic leadership.
Read MoreIn this episode, Ryan is talking to Nadine Tereora, the CEO of AA New Zealand. They discuss the difference between leadership and management, whether you can "fake it till you make it" in leadership, and how you become a leader worth following.
Read MoreToday, 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.
Read MoreIn this podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss how to attract and retain your starts from an employer brand point of view, even though the market is in employees’ favour recently. Join Mike and Ryan to see how to keep people at work and how to develop your managers to increase productivity with the people you have.
Read MoreWhether it’s dealing with underperforming employees, conflict at work, negotiating with a difficult client, or simply saying ‘no’, attempt to avoid difficult conversations every day. In this podcast, Mike and Ryan are tackling how to approach them and get the best results.
Read MoreToday Ryan is joined by Alisha Purtell, the Chief People Officer of Lion Co. Alicia shares her top three leadership insights into being a leader, including how to learn the art of thinking flexibly, how to be an authentic leader even when your values are being tested and the importance of a support network.
Read MoreIn this podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss stress at work and how to deal with it. A lot has been written on the impact of stress on our physical and mental health, so let's look at some ideas for dealing with the sense of overload.
Read MoreWe all know of the famous Red Band gumboots. How does one take rubber products and turn them into a symbol? In this episode, David Mair shares his three essential learnings in his career.
Read MoreIn this podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss the myth of the Great Resignation. They share tips and the latest research on how to approach it.
Read MoreJoin Ryan and Jen Scoular, Chief Executive of New Zealand Avocado, talking about top leadership principles, women and horticulture, and competing against a mariachi band to host World Avocado Congress in New Zealand.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn this episode, Mike and Ryan discuss how we can accurately measure engagement and direct it in a way that does provide value to both your business and your employees.
Read MoreIn this podcast, Ryan interviews the "fairy godmother of middle management" Rebecca Houghton on how to be bold, have fun, and create impact as a middle management leader. They look into the challenges specific to middle management and shares solutions around those, including how to create space when overwhelm starts to build.
Read MoreIn 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 have eased, companies have been adopting a variety of new models of working, some of which may not last long term.
Read MoreManaging 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.
Read MoreThis week, Ryan got a fresh perspective on leadership from Jack. 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.
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