Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast

Did you scope a career, focus on getting the skills, and hoped the lifestyle would work out? That’s how we were taught, back in the day. Gung-ho drummer extraordinaire Nick Gross is upending what it means to build a career, by helping students (and older folk like me) determine what lifestyle they want, what strengths they have, and THEN what career might work. Welcome to a new way of thinking about your passion and your work. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: How to check if your lifestyle, strengths, and careers are aligned (or how they could become so). Why the future belongs to the misfits, and why you want to be one. How to create communities that go beyond geographical location to a global bridge based on interests. We explore: How routines create a success mindset. Success is about enjoying the process and not just the destination (and how to overcome the struggles with that). How a kinaesthetic learning preference shaped his view and experience of the world. The biggest struggles are often a paradox: the hardest part of the day is getting going, and the hardest thing to do is slowing down. *** SHOWNOTES: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/nickgross About Nick Gross: Nick translated his passion for music and entrepreneurship into a career. He has parlayed this success in the music industry into a career as an entrepreneur within both the music and entertainment industries. He is the drummer for LA’s alternative pop-rock band Half the Animal, previously for Open Air Stereo. He is the founder of Big Noise Live creating free college festivals with major music artists like Wale and electronic duo Zed’s Dead. In 2018, he launched Gross Labs, a multi-dimensional entertainment and media company with the purpose of influencing culture trends and building stronger communities through music, education, gaming, and philanthropy.  Nick has founded several music entertainment companies such as STRZ Enterprises and Big Noise Music Group with acclaimed music producer John Feldmann and Vagrant/BMG executive Jon Cohen. The music division is supported by Gross' multimedia recording studio, The Noise Nest. He also was part of a group of investors that raised $2.9 million in seed funding for the mobile application Speakr. Take the Self & career discovery assessment Find out if you’re a mentor, entrepreneur, competitor, leader…  Instead of starting with the kind of job you want, FYG encourages you to look within by taking their assessment (found on their website and app) to identify your passions and translate that into careers and lifestyles for today’s workforce.  Find Your Grind website. Nick’s favourite podcasts: Oprah’ SuperSoul Conversations Short Story Long *** Related Episodes: E132 - How to be Commercially Creative - with Kieran Flanagan E105 - Memory hacks to make you a genius: interview with Memory Athlete Daniel Kilov E123 - Future proof yourself using Forever Skills - with author and speaker Dan Gregory *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

What can art, train stations, and toilet seats tell us about problems in systems? In this Thought Nugget, we look at Italy and Japan - how values create entirely unique systems, and how you can use this to solve your own workplace challenges. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: Book recommendation hits and misses Insights into systems that can save you wasted hours of work Fun insights into Italian and Japanese culture *** SHOWNOTES:  Books Mentioned: Conn Iggulden: Dunstan Conn Iggulden: War of the Roses  Thomas Erikson: Surrounded by Idiots Warren Berger: A More Beautiful Question *** Related Episodes: Entitlement - plague or opportunity? E119 - 7 Values of Metamodern Leadership we need now - with James Surwillo E101 - The curious, non-intuitive way to change culture *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

I met Colin Ellis a few years ago when he first arrived in Australia from Liverpool. He makes dapper cool again with his sensational dress sense and million dollar smile. He loves the people stuff as much as I do, and in this podcast episode we geek out on all things culture.  👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: Why culture change IS NOT HARD (like consultants say it is) and takes 9-18 months (not 3-5 years) How to (and how not to) measure culture Where to start in dealing with toxic cultures We explore: The ultimate measure of culture is how happy people are. As the leader, if you are not addressing the behavior, you're part of the problem. ultimately, in toxic cultures, managers have got to look at themselves in the mirror. As a leader, if you're not in service to the people, you're not a leader. You're a manager doing things the way that you want to do them, not the way that the other person wants them to be done.  *** SHOWNOTES: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/colinellis Colin’s latest favourite leadership book: Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet About Colin Ellis: Colin D. Ellis helps organisations around the world to transform their working cultures. He does this through keynote speaking, facilitated programs and through the books that he writes. His latest bestselling book Culture Fix: How to Create a Great Place to Work was released in October 2019. Learn more about Colin: culturefix.xyz linkedin.com/in/colindellis/   *** Related Episodes: Corporate Culture: An interview with Megan Bromley, RedBalloon E66 - 'Best of the Best' Workplace Culture - Interview with Shanyn Payne of OES E109 - How to stop Cockups, Crackpots, and Conniptions *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com  

I was intrigued by Jo Metcalfe: as the Global Strategy Development Lead at GHD, I  wanted to know what it took to take on strategy for a global consulting firm for engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. When I first spoke to her, I asked about the people stuff - what she found hard. She said, ‘nothing! I love the people stuff!” First time ever I heard that response. She’s a leader we need to listen to. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: How to back yourself as a learner is the key to advancing your career and changing jobs How to access collective wisdom and stop being a hero leader - you get better strategy this way Why you should create feedback loops, and not just give feedback We explore: How love is the most under used word in business, and how you can start to use it better at work Concentric circles as a new organisational chart How a better  definition of success can create a sense of peace instead of competition - define success as learning and growth and not pushing up *** SHOWNOTES: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/jometcalfe Jo’s latest favourite leadership book: The Mind of the Leader by Rasmus Hougaard IKIGAI - Japanese concept meaning ‘reason for being’ From the website: protagonist.life Oshoke Pamela Abalu’s Love and Magic Company Organisational Chart Reimagined: From the website: loveandmagic.company About Jo Metcalfe: Jo Metcalfe is an energetic leader who enjoys a portfolio of experience from strategy development to business operations and project delivery. With over twenty years of experience in professional services management, board directorships, and committee work in arenas from sports governance and tertiary education to professional standards and property, she thrives on tackling change through strategic projects. Her key strength lies in collaboratively engendering change through structured programs and she loves moving between the abstract and conceptual, to the tactical, to translate ideas, big and small, to real life. Jo is also passionate about diversity and inclusion as well as improving her own diversity intelligence for the benefit of the organisations she serves. Her current curiosity is about fighting Australia’s cultural cringe to increase access to, participation in and ultimately love for the arts and specifically classical music. Please contact her on LinkedIn or Facebook if you’re interested in helping with the brainstorm and startup. In her home life, she enjoys trying to stay fit and spending quality time with her husband, her two lovely kids, and the very adorable puppy, family, and friends. *** Related Episodes: E10 - The Power of Saying Yes with Peter Gordon, CEO Hands Across Canberra E113 - Diversity and inclusion - How we do it at GHD, interview with Rory Waddell Corporate Culture: An interview with Megan Bromley, RedBalloon *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

What can living in the jungle in a refugee camp teach us about leadership? Fearless Leadership expert Corrinne Armour shares wisdom and insights from the frontlines of guerrilla warfare, through to the tough conversations leaders need to have. She shares tips based on neuroscience to help people be more accountable, how to get people to take initiative, and how to create psychological safety. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: Practical approach that uses brain science to help people be more accountable 3 step coaching process to keep from being the leader who tells and be the leader who asks How connection is the fundamental skill every leader needs to be successful We explore: Life in the jungle- in a Thai-Burmese refugee camp How - and why - someone becomes a guerrilla warfare leader - and it could be any of us The secret to inspiring people to incredible action Hong Kong riots - don’t it in judgment but ask what is going on in the system that would cause people to protest and stand up so much in such an extreme way for their point of view When you catch yourself saying things like, “I want my people to take more initiative”, or “People just don’t speak up when I ask them to” - ask yourself, ‘what kinds of conditions am I creating that would drive this behaviour? The most surprising thing about people is how surprising people are! *** SHOWNOTES: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/corrinnearmour Corrinne’s latest favourite leadership book: Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet About Corrinne Armour: Corrinne incites people to play their big game through Fearless Leadership.  She empowers leaders to realise the potential in their careers, teams and organisations. Drawing on 15 years in the corporate world heading large projects, she knows firsthand the practicalities of juggling multiple priorities and perspectives.  Some of Corrinne’s greatest wisdom come from living and working in a jungle refugee camp at the edge of a war zone where she gained powerful insights and an active passion for Fearless Leadership. Married to an ex-freedom fighter and mother of two daughters, she appreciates the importance of embracing diversity.  Corrinne is a dynamic speaker and influencer. Her latest book ‘Leaders who Ask: Building Fearless Cultures by telling less and asking more’ was released in late 2018. She is also co-author of ‘Developing Direct Reports: Taking the Guesswork Out of Leading Leaders’ and two specialist texts in human behaviour used by consultants worldwide.   corrinnearmour.com *** Related episodes: E62 - How to deal with failure, real devastating failure E65 - Success is not a solo, or silo, activity - change performance reviews with Dr. Amy Silver E28 - Gabrielle Dolan Interview *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

I met Craig Dower through LinkedIn when he commented on one of my articles about culture. I was intrigued by his global accolades as CEO: President of Avanade Asia Pacific out of Singapore, CEO Salmat, CEO Xenith Ip, and now CEO of Qantm IP. It’s not the titles but the work he did: growing the business three-fold at Avanade, leading the largest transformation program in the company’s 40-year history at Salmat, and leading through a period of substantial change and steady earnings growth at Xenith IP. His secret? Focus on People First. This rings true for me on every level, so I wanted to mine his experience for more wisdom. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: Why you need to reward values and behaviour as well as outcomes How to transformational change fast, at scale: Get the people right, then identify three priorities: Focus, Simplify, Grow As the CEO you need to be the chief change sponsor and chief storyteller The hardest part about building high performing teams is getting the people right: a fit for behaviour and values, performance can be coached, but performance without values and behaviour is toxic We explore: Back to basics in leading a culture back to success: get the people right, get the culture right, and get the strategic focus right Why culture is everything and that no amount of strategy can overcome a poor culture Context, context, context: keep explaining WHY the change is happening, and how it will affect the individuals - walk in their shoes *** SHOWNOTES: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/craigdower Craig’s favourite books: Jim Collins’s Good To Great - Read more here Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Read more here Resources: Real Communication by Gabrielle Dolan Understanding the Kubler Ross Change Curve - change as grief About Craig Dower: Craig Dower is a seasoned and successful senior executive with extensive experience in leading large-scale organisational change. Craig has served as CEO, President and Managing Director with a number of prominent organisations, both public and private, over the past twenty years. He has led several successful business transformations and taken those companies to new levels of growth and profitability.  Craig has deep global and Asia Pacific experience, and lived with his family in Singapore for five years. He has also served on various boards, both as an executive and non-executive director. Craig was recently appointed as the CEO-elect of QANTM IP (ASX : QIP), a leading intellectual property and law firm and he commences that new role in January 2020.  He was most recently the CEO and Managing Director of Xenith IP (ASX : XIP) the owner of a group of leading specialist intellectual property (IP) services firms. Craig has also served as CEO of Salmat (ASX : SLM), as well as President, Asia Pacific and China with Avanade, and has held a number of other senior executive positions in his 30+ year career. Outside of work, Craig sings and plays rhythm guitar in a rock covers band, The Replacements, on the northern beaches of Sydney. *** Related episodes: E134 - My biggest failure was needing to be right - Marene Allison, CISO Johnson & Johnson E108 - The dark side of culture E129 - Stop rewarding outputs! Culture tips with best selling author Josh Levine *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact', 'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

Marene Allison is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Johnson & Johnson. Previously she was head of Global Security at Avaya where she secured the World Cup network in Korea and Japan in 2002. Before that she was an FBI Special Agent, working on undercover drug operations, terrorist bombings, and a mock nuclear terrorism exercise. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military academy at West Point in the first class to include women. With a long list of firsts, in a stellar and remarkable career, Marene shares her insights and lessons on leadership and people. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now. Why you should listen: Why moving from command and control style to collaboration is a key move to thriving as a leader in a corporate environment Learn strategies of a highly successful leader who garners fierce loyalty and commitment from her teams Why the group is always righter than you’ll ever be We explore: What it’s like to challenge tradition and create a new inclusive culture in a traditionally male environment No two humans will react the same in any circumstance The trust but verify philosophy of leadership There’s nothing ‘general’ about people *** SHOWNOTES: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/mareneallison Marene’s favourite books: Colin Powell - It worked for me in life and leadership Angela Duckworth - Grit - the power of passion and perseverance  About Marene Allison: Ms. Allison is responsible for protecting the company’s Information Technology (IT) systems and data worldwide through elimination and mitigation of cybersecurity risk. This includes ensuring that the J&J information security posture supports business growth objectives, protects public trust in the J&J brand, and meets legal / regulatory requirements. With 265 companies in 60+ countries, J&J is a leader in consumer health, pharmaceutical products, and medical devices worldwide. Prior to 2010, Marene was Chief Security Officer and Vice President for Medco, where she oversaw all aspects of security and regulatory compliance. As head of Global Security at Avaya, Marene secured the World Cup network in Korea and Japan in 2002. She also worked as Vice President of Loss Prevention and Safety for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Before that, Marene was an FBI Special Agent, working on undercover drug operations, terrorist bombings, and a mock nuclear terrorism exercise. Marene has a bachelor of Science degree from The United States Military Academy at West Point in the first class to include women. She was served in the US Army in the Military Police, as well as on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services and the Overseas Security Advisory Committee. Marene is a founding member of West Point Women and currently serves on their Board of Directors. She is also on the Board of Directors for H-ISAC (Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center) and ASIS International. Marene is married, has a son, a wonderful daughter-in-law and grandson, and lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.                                     *** Related episodes: E81 - 4 factors for success as an executive, a riveting chat with Ron Carucci, co-author of Rising to Power E82 - How to spread inspiration like wildfire - Interview with Richard Nongard E47 - Breaking through barriers to your leadership success *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here.   3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

What does it take to build a wildly successful business? Author and entrepreneur Frank Fiume shares his deeply personal story on the highs and lows of creating a business based on passion. What looks like a linear journey is rarely that clearcut: Frank shares how he worked his way through each low and the lessons about life and leadership along the way. 👉🏼PSSST…  If you want to join a community of like-minded leadership thinkers, sign up for my weekly leadership articles and get the People Stuff Toolkit as a bonus. Get it here now! Why you should listen: Learn from Frank’s experience of turning adversity and a life in poverty to an advantage in shaping his ambitions Three strategies to make through the tough times: hire for your weakness, restructure to make sure you get the balance right and join a group of peers for sounding board and advice Anticipate the three stages of entrepreneurial growth: hunger, resilience, and fulfillment. We explore: When Frank worked out that he was more than his business, and his business was more than him The terrible chasm he experienced between a life of poverty and a life of wealth as he swung between his divorced parents’ very different circumstances How the Pizza Man’s insults fueled a fire of ambition The ‘hit between the eyes’ moment when he heard Tony Robbins say, “Success without fulfillment is the definition of failure’ How we can change from a PUSH worldview to a PULL worldview through our success journey Getting past Founder-itis and focus on growing the business, not your ego *** SHOWNOTES: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/frankfiume About Frank Fliume II Frank Fiume II is a pioneer in the franchise industry and the founder of i9 Sports-- the nation’s first and leading franchisor of youth sports leagues and camps, which has, since 2003, generated over $300 million - with more than 2 million participants in 900 communities across 30 states nationwide. A baseball fanatic and native of Queens, New York, Frank graduated from St. John’s University and began a career as a medical equipment sales rep, though he was determined to follow his true life purpose. In l995, he created his own adult men’s softball league, ABA Sports. The start-up company quickly grew to over 900 teams making it the largest adult sports organization on Long Island in just six years. In 2003, Frank sold ABA Sports to create i9 Sports, a business that catapulted him to national recognition and that Entrepreneur magazine ranked as the #1 children’s fitness franchise. Frank has been featured on Fox Business News, HBO Real Sports, and in dozens of publications and national news media outlets, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and The Wall Street Journal. Frank sold i9 Sports in 2017 to a private equity firm in 2017 but remains a minority shareholder and member of the board of directors. He oversees the charitable Fiume Family Foundation and has recently written his debut business book, Running With My Head Down: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose which is available on Amazon as well as retail and airport bookstores nationwide on October 1, 2019. www.frankfiume.com *** Related episodes: E117 - You gotta love what you do - the entrepreneurial mindset with Khaysan Kimberlin E81 - 4 factors for success as an executive, a riveting chat with Ron Carucci, co-author of Rising to Power E47 - Breaking through barriers to your leadership success *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Grab a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit It’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, checklists, templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here. 3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your host,  Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact',  'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com

Do you feel like a creative dunce? Do you think that creative people are born with talent, and you’re just not one of them? Author, speaker, and creative powerhouse Kieran Flanagan breaks a few myths and lets us know we can all be commercially creative if we’re prepared to do the work. 👉🏼PSSST… If you want to learn some creative thinking skills, check out our events coming up.  Why you should listen: Learn the number one strategy to generating awesome ideas How to develop creative judgment How to know you’ve got an idea that really hits the mark: Listen for the ‘ahhhs’ Don’t go into brainstorming cold - you need mental fodder We explore: Why creativity is not artistry, but really about problem-solving Creativity is a skill, not a talent, and is about a lot of really hard work The difference between re-hashing and being ‘different enough’ Commercial creativity is about being in service to helping others solve problems The biggest creative exercise is identifying the gap between where you are and where you want to be, and then creating beliefs, systems, and structures to help bridge that gap *** SHOWNOTES: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/kieranflanagan About Kieran Flanagan: Kieran Flanagan is the Co-Founder of the Impossible Institute. She is a speaker, trainer, and author who helps organisations and individuals harness the commercial power of creativity and drive change (not just react to it). Rated in “the top 25 C-Suite Speakers to watch,” by Meetings & Conventions USA, Kieran helps the leaders, teams, and organisations she works with to be commercially creative and to change their thinking in order to change their results. Kieran was one of the youngest Creative Directors to lead an award-winning agency. She was behind the most successful product launch in Australian history, has headed up Australia’s premiere creative school, won awards all over the planet for her thinking and effectiveness and is on the faculty at Thought Leaders International. Kieran has had her thinking published in over a hundred titles all over the globe. She has worked with many of the biggest companies and brands on the planet. She has appeared on tv and radio. Her latest book, co-authored with Dan Gregory, Forever Skills, looks at what won’t change in a world changing at a mind boggling rate. Check out her website. *** Related episodes: E123 - Future proof yourself using Forever Skills - with author and speaker Dan Gregory E124 - Free yourself from the curse of perfectionism - with author and speaker Lynne Cazaly E105 - Memory hacks to make you a genius: Interview with Memory Athlete Daniel Kilov *** P.S. And when you’re ready, here are three ways I can help: 1. Don't miss another episode!  I share my best people stuff tips every week in a blog newsletter. In it, you get my latest thinking and insight on people stuff, book recommendations, upcoming people stuff events, and links to my latest podcast episode - interviews with other people and leadership experts, exploring points of view. As a bonus for signing up, you'll get a free copy of our People Stuff Toolkit- it’s the roadmap to better teams and culture: includes e-copy of my latest book, Loyalty, with its accompanying checklists and templates. 2. Get equipped at our next event Meet other adventurous leaders seeking to be, think, and do more. Leadership training and tribe meetings are listed here.  3. Join me and other renegade pathfinders in AMPLIFIERS to get your deep work done. AMPLIFIERS is an implementation community for big thinkers. If you’d like to amplify your message, motivation and results, send me an email with AMPLIFIERS in the subject line and let me know a little about your work and what big impact you're striving for. *** About your host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact', 'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com