040. What We Learnt in 2021

In today's episode we reflect back on Season 1 of The Leadership Project and consider deeply what we learnt together in 2021.2021 and Season 1 of the podcast was an amazing success and we would like to thank all of our guests who came on the show and shared their amazing wisdom and insights.We personally learnt a lot from each of our guests.  This lead us to apply some of those learnings to how we produce the show and conduct the interviews.  It is also reinforced to us the importance of our vision and inspired us to keep doing what we do.  At the same time, each interview brought something new.  Challenging our thoughts as well as reinforcing our values.Today's episode highlights the key learnings into consistent themes that continued to emerge as follows:Diversity, inclusion and biasWe had several of our guests including the "inspiring women at Cubic", Sulin Lau, Dr Alessandra Wall, Anne Parmer, Gary Williams, Corey Patrick White all shared their insights around diversity inclusion and unconscious bias.Purpose, Meaning and ImpactZach Mercurio, Kim Abbott, Lisa Partridge, Anne Parmer, Dr Alessandra Wall, and Gary Williams all brought to our attention the purpose of having purpose and meaning in what we do and how to find your purpose and how to celebrate your uniqueness.Understanding How People LearnLee Prosenjak, Ryan Sanders and Adrienne Tilley-Lefevre opened our eyes to the importance of understanding how people learn and what this could mean to our leadership style and how we communicateDeep ListeningThe incomparable Don Campbell introduces us to the world of deep listening and how to listen with an open mind; open heart and open will.RelationshipsThe amazing David Nour, bestselling author of the groundbreaking book Curvebenders shared with us the importance of investing in relationships.Practical Skills for leadersWe had several episodes that covered the practical skills of leadership including:How to communicate with Chris Huet and Lisa PartridgeHow to build high performance teams with Ross NicolHow to build trust and engagement with David MorleyHow to practice mindfulness and prioritise our time with Lisa NezneskiHow to measure culture and leadership with Sulin Lau and Michael TannerHow to negotiation and the importance of negotiation skills for leaders with Matt LohmeyerThe importance of branding with Joe "The Brand Builder" EscobedoHow to approach the manager's dilemma with Irial O'Farrell How to mentor millennials with Faisal ShahHow to leverage change with Jake JacobsHow to avoid burnout with Dr Olivia OngThe world of distributed leadership with Brett Larson.In our next episode we will share some big announcements and things we have in store for 2022 and Season 2.Send us Fan Mail Support the show✅ Follow The Leadership Project on your favourite podcast platform and listen to a new episode every week!📝 Don’t forget to share your thoughts on the episode in the comments below. 🔔 Join us in our mission at The Leadership Project and learn more about our organisation here:  https://linktr.ee/mickspiers 📕 You can purchase a copy of the Mick Spiers bestselling book "You're a Leader, Now What?" as an eBook or paperback at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZBKK8XVIf you would like a signed copy, please reach out to [email protected] and we can arrange it for you too.If you're thinking about starting a podcast or upgrading your hosting, Buzzsprout is a great option! This link will give both of us a $20 credit when you upgrade:👉 https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1701891Create forms easily with Jotform! Sign up with my link: https://www.jotform.com/?referral=AkWimLxOBzGet extra Dropbox space—sign up with my link: Dropbox Referral LinkWise Referral link: https://wise.com/invite/dic/michaels11434Strea...