The Inner Chief

The Inner Chief


Latest Episodes

352. Nigel Marsh, Former CEO Leo Burnett and Y&R Brands, Founder Earth Hour, viral TED Talker, Bestselling Author and Podcaster, on following your own path to achieve balance, getting cut-through, and authentic success
December 02, 2024

“A CEO client of mine said that when he dies, his to-do list will be full. Not empty, full. In 10 years’ time, are you going to look back and be happy with how you spent those 10 years?”   In this epi

Mini Chief: Mike Smith, Founder and CEO of Zero Co, on how to build a tribe of loyal customers
November 25, 2024

What are the things that I do daily to build and maintain relationships with people I deeply care about. And then I just do that to the people that are the next sphere out from me. This is a speci

351. Rob Patterson, Managing Director of Parkins Lane, on Humility, Relationships and Scaling Fast [Best of Series]
November 18, 2024

If you spend too much time worrying about the outcome and not about the process, then you just create anxiety and a lack of focus. In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 w

350. Mike Smith, Founder and CEO of Zero Co, on how to build a tribe of loyal customers, creating a better world through business, and personal growth
November 03, 2024

We built this school. And then over the next 12 months, we ended up building two more schools in other, other villages around. And it completely changed my perspective on what meaningful work is.

Mini Chief: Zaklina Craig, Chief People Officer of Business NSW, on optimising role design for high performance
October 27, 2024

Good character is essential because talent isn't enough to navigate through a messy time. This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These a

349. Minisode: Mastering Stakeholder Management the Chief Maker way
October 21, 2024

Your brand or your reputation is what people say about you when you're not in the room. Chief, today we are going to guide you through the process of mastering the art of influencing stakeholders

Mini Chief: Mike Schneider, Managing Director of Bunnings on the 4Hs of authentic leadership [Best of Series]
October 14, 2024

For me, the four H's were a very simple way of outlining what I stood for as a leader. This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are

348. Zaklina Craig, Chief People Officer of Business NSW, on optimising role design for peak performance, managing differences in confidence between men and women, and navigating the decision to fire someone
October 08, 2024

You're a business leader first, and a HR professional second. In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Zaklina Craig of Business NSW, on optimising role design for peak performance,

Mini Chief: Carolyn Creswell, Founder and MD of Carman’s Kitchen, on how to hire and fire people, and difficult conversations
October 01, 2024

The biggest thing a leader can bring to the business is the responsibility to put the right people on the bus. And when it's time for someone to hop off the bus, to have the bravery to say that there

347. Mike Schneider, Managing Director of Bunnings on career diversity, genuine empathy, and the 4Hs of authenticity [Best of Series]
September 23, 2024

The danger for CEOs is to allow yourself to be surrounded by people who tell you how good your ideas are. You actually need a balance of people who tell you when youve got something wrong or if you