On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Martin Bean about creating a future that works, handling cultural changes, and how we should manage burnout and defensiveness.

We also dive deeper into the changes we are currently experiencing in the modern world, leading with vulnerability, and how we should be able to deal with cultural changes and differences. 

Martin Bean –  Creating a Future that Works

Martin Bean is a visionary leader in the future of work, a Professor of University of NSW, The CEO of The Bean Centre, and co-author of the newly released book Toolkit For Turbulence.

His education includes a Bachelor of Education in Adult Education and Continuing Education at the University of Technology Sydney, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of London. His esteemed career includes General Manager of the Worldwide Education Products Group at Microsoft, and Vice Chancellor roles at the prestigious The Open University and RMIT. As a Mentor for Mentor List, he is also the Founder of Future Learn and The Bean Centre. 

Martin Bean talks about:

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• Creating a future that works
  
• Inclusivity in school and his first job experiences 
  
• The most in-demand skills in the global workplace
  
• The birth of the Internet and its downsides
  
• Dealing with burnout
  
• Self-awareness
  
• Humanistic-encouraging and how it helps
  
• Understanding defensiveness
  
• The wonders of breathing techniques and exercises
  
• Embracing self-care of the body and mind
  
• The key attributes of self-care
  
• The positive and negative outcomes of the changing world
  
• Handling cultural changes and differences
  
• The five shares
  

Tweets

“Don’t be scared to reach out and ask for help. Seek support. One of the superpowers of modern leaders is being vulnerable.” Burnout and defensiveness by Martin Bean on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“I think what we all need to be prepared to do is to not impose our historically valued structures on what we think of as work and life, but instead go back to being the coach that our people need. Embrace every single individual on our team, dial into their life circumstances and what’s important to them. Trigger the why and help them understand the why. And then they’ll be right with you like never before” Martin Bean talks about value clashes and pushbacks on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“An inspiring great leader is somebody that inspires others to act.” Martin Bean describes what an inspiring leader is on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Martin Bean www.thebeancentre.com
Martin Bean LinkedIn
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Faa human beigncebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

Book
Toolkit for Turbulence