Jan 22, 2020
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.
Why you should listen:
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Practical approach that uses brain science to help people be more accountable
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3 step coaching process to keep from being the leader who tells and be the leader who asks
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How connection is the fundamental skill every leader needs to be successful
We explore:
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Life in the jungle- in a Thai-Burmese refugee camp
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How - and why - someone becomes a guerrilla warfare leader - and it could be any of us
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The secret to inspiring people to incredible action
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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
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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?
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The most surprising thing about people is how surprising people are!
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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.
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E62 - How to deal with failure, real devastating failure
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E28 - Gabrielle Dolan Interview
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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 four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.