Ashley Reid
Ashley Reid has been in senior roles in the community sector for over 20 years and is currently the CEO of Cancer Council WA. In this episode Ashley reflects on the experiences he has had in his leadership journey and how important mentors and learning experiences...
Angie Paskevicius
Angie Paskevicius has many hats that she wears and wide range of experiences that she brings to them. In this episode she talks about some of her early experiences and how they have influenced who she has become. This includes the experience of growing up in country...
Lou Forster
In this conversation Lou Forster speaks about how she is a connector, bringing people together in social and work situations and breaking down the barriers between people. No wonder she has found herself as Head of Brand & People at Chorus, an organisation which...
Matt Jackman & Harmonie Jackman – Covid impacts on mental health services
In this episode Matt Jackman and Harmonie Jackman, brother and sister, talk about their experiences during the lengthy lockdown periods in Melbourne during two waves of Covid-19 in 2020. Matt and Harmonie both live with Bi-Polar and discuss with me how thier support...
Dave Pugh – Covid Impacts on Anglicare NT
In this episode I speak to Dave Pugh, the CEO at Anglicare NT, who has worked in the community sector for many years across Australia. Working in Darwin and regional parts of the Northern Territory during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 has been quite different to the...
Margaret Augerinos – Covid Impacts on CNV – Family Violence
Margaret Augerinos is the CEO of the Centre for Non Violence, which provides support to women and children experiencing violence, and for men who want to change their use of violence. Margaret has worked in the family violence sector for many years and has advocated...
John Cleary – Covid impacts in residential aged care
John Cleary has worked in leadership and consulted to the residential aged care sector and is the Managing Director of Blue Chip Consulting Group. He has a distinct perspective, not being caught up in the changes required by Covid-19 but having a close understanding...
Ann-Maree Davis – Covid Impacts on Amicus – Disability
Ann-Maree Davis is the CEO of Amicus, a disability support organisation, working in central Victoria. She has been the CEO for 12 years and has made significant changes in the way they do their work, including the transition to the NDIS for much of their funding. "The...
Karyn Walsh – Covid Impacts on Micah Projects – Homelessness
Karyn Walsh AM is the CEO of Micah Projects in Queensland. She has been leading the organisation for many years and also led many sector projects at a state and national level. Her commitments have included leading Chairing the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness,...
Dr Nicky Howe – Covid impacts on Southcare – Community Aged Care
Southcare has prepared well for the challenges of providing services during the Covid-19 challenge. They have been on the front foot and been communicating well with their staff and customers.
Reset – Series 2 coming soon
Series 1 of the Living with Purpose podcast was released in 2016. It’s been a long time since then but I’m getting ready to do more episodes and will release them later in 2020. This episode reflects on some of the people and highlights from series 1.
Organisational Culture Matters a Whole Lot
Why does this organisation matter? When people join an organisation, there's usually some reason why they want to be there. Sometimes it's just a job, but often it's about connecting to the purpose of the organisation or the values of the organisation. The big WHY -...
