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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 42 MIN

Essentials of Leadership Series: The importance of building leadership cultures for future leaders

from leaders for life radio · host Paul Mitchell Leadership Coach and Author

BASECAMP: LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS ONLINE More than any technical know-how, your ability to inspire people to exceptional performance will determine your effectiveness and define your success as a leader. Take charge of your leadership development with an easy-to-learn, easy-to-retain toolkit you will use for life. Build skills that lift performance, fast-track your impact, and help you lead from any chair. ENROL TODAY: http://courses.thehumanenterprise.com.au/ -------------------- What’s one of the biggest threats to your organisation’s future? Not the competition - it's the absence of a strong leadership culture. In this first episode of The Essentials of Leadership Series on Leaders for Life Radio, Paul Mitchell sits down with Matt Freedman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Professional Services APAC at Salesforce, to unpack how great companies deliberately build leaders at every level, not just at the top. Their focus is on internal promotions wherever possible. Matt’s an energiser - entrepreneurial, people-first, and right on the edge of what’s next in customer and employee experience. Together we explore the mindsets and rituals that turn individual leadership into a lived culture: growing talent, using feedback as fuel, making the tough calls, managing complex stakeholders, and staying future-fit as AI, agentic systems and new ways of working reshape our world. He provides practical, human, and immediately useful ideas - leadership you can apply before your next meeting. Listen if you want to: - Move from leadership as a person to leadership as a culture - Coach for presence, gravitas and real results - Handle big stakeholder moments under pressure - Turn feedback and accountability into everyday habits - Ready your high potentials for what’s coming next 👉 If you found this inteview helpful, share it with others who are passionate about becoming more thoughtful, human-centred leaders. ---- YOUR LEADERSHIP DIAMOND Get your copy of my #1 Amazon Australia bestselling book "Your Leadership Diamond" today and you'll receive the audiobook (narrated by yours truly) as well as a sample of my second book "Rough Diamonds" FOR FREE. Click this link to find out how: https://www.yourleadershipdiamond.com ---- 10 ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS - FOR LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL Whether you’re an emerging leader seeking to enhance your leadership skill set or a seasoned executive looking to sharpen your abilities, this guide is designed to help you on your lifelong journey to becoming an even more effective leader. GET YOUR GUIDE: https://www.thehumanenterprise.com.au/10essentialleadershipskills ---- HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT COACH FOR YOU With an abundance of choice, finding the right coach can be overwhelming. This guide will run you through the different types of coaches that are available and give you some quick tips on how to choose what's right for you. GET YOUR GUIDE: https://www.thehumanenterprise.com.au/7typesofcoaches/

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