The Culture Nerds - A Leadership Podcast
Want to constantly grow as a leader and shape a great culture in your workplace? This is the podcast for you.
Of course, if you’re a yoghurt fan who typed in ‘culture’ and ended up here …(sorry, nerdy workplace culture joke). If you’re a serious person who believes serious topics must be covered in a serious way, we may not be the petri dish for you either.
But, if you want lived executive experience and decades working with corporate clients, government agencies & NFPs, all topped off by the hilarious hosts (at least we think so!), welcome - we're glad you could join us!
We nerd out on leadership and workplace culture – which is why we’re good at them. We tackle the topics you need to develop as a leader and to transform the workplace culture you have into the workplace culture you want. And we have fun doing it.
Hard hitting topics. Easy listening.
Episodes
72 episodes
Evolution or Revolution: Why Leaders Must Embrace Change to Stay Relevant
Change doesn’t fail because of the plan — it fails because of how people are led through it.In this episode, Simon explores why leading change isn’t just about managing logistics — it’s about leading emotions, expectations, and re...
Must Managers be Mediators too?
Unresolved conflict isn’t just uncomfortable - it’s corrosive. It impacts trust, performance, and team culture more than most leaders realise.In this episode, Simon explores why managers can’t afford to act as mere conduits for problems,...
Encouraging Leaders to Charge Into Leadership with R & J Batteries (Rebroadcast)
Good decisions when replacing managers are critical because their actions flow through to the performance and morale of their team. Having Emerging Leaders ready to step into management roles is essential for every organisation, big or small.
Why Your Next Great Leader Is Already Working For You
What do great organisations do to grow their next generation of leaders — instead of watching potential die on the vine?In this episode, Simon unpacks the three biggest barriers new leaders face and how developing talent from with...
The Deep End Delusion: Why Throwing Leaders In Doesn't Work
Still throwing new leaders in the deep end and hoping they’ll swim?In this episode, Simon unpacks the dangerous cliché of “sink or swim” leadership — and why it’s damaging your culture, your results, and your people. Learn how to ...
Are Performance Appraisals Worth Your Time?
SummaryDoes your team actually look forward to performance appraisals? Or do they brace themselves for an awkward, box-ticking exercise that feels like a waste of time?If you’re in the second camp—you’re not alone. For many le...
10 Reasons Your Workplace Values Are BS
SummaryDoes your organisation have values that should make a difference - but don't? That people think are bullshit or tokenistic or lip service?Do they look great on the poster but mean nothing in the way people behave, wo...
Are the monkeys running the zoo?
SummaryHave you ever thrown your hands in the air, frustrated, and said, 'the monkeys are running the zoo!' If you haven't, I bet one of your co-leaders has.What does that mean, though? And why does it happen? In this episo...
The Rules of the Pool
The Rules of the Pool-This episode focuses on the role of accountability in shaping workplace culture and emphasises the impact of individual contributions. We discuss how open communication, courageous conversations, and shared ...
Tim Davenport (Director at OzFish Ltd.) on Delivering Bad News with Incredible Humanity
This week’s podcast features an interview with Tim Davenport, the Director of Fundraising & Sponsorship at OzFish Unlimited. Tim spent a significant part of his career as a senior exec...
The Role Values Play in your Organisation
The Role Values Play in your Organisation. How often do you revisit and refine your company's core values? In this milestone episode, we promise you'll discover the transformative power of regularly reassessing your organisational ...
The Contemplative Leader with John Hardy (CEO, RSL Tasmania)
In today's episode, we spoke with the incredibly insightful (and entertaining) John Hardy, CEO of RSL Tasmania.John is the ultimate story teller, and takes us on his own leadership journey which started in the UK Military and has led hi...
Building a Robust Culture with Kathryn Keenihan from Junction Australia
Discover how to foster an exceptional workplace culture and drive organizational success with insights from Catherine Keenahan, Executive Manager for People and Culture at Junction Australia. Catherine reveals the secrets behind her organizatio...
🗣️ Audio Blog: A 5 Minute Test of Authenticity
https://reallearning.com.au/No one does it as well as you do, right? Have you ever had that feeling that if you want a job done properly, you'll have to do it yourself? Have you ever asked the ques...
🗣️ Audio Blog: The three needs your workplace culture must deliver on
Why does your organisation exist? In fact, why does any organisation exist? It really comes down to meeting needs. At a superficial level, it is obvious that we need to meet the needs of the people we serve. But, in reality, for org...
🗨️ Authentic Conversations: The Urgent Conversation We Need to Have.
In this episode we have an Authentic Conversation, a raw and honest conversation about men's violence against women. To say it's a massive problem in Australia is an understatement. Violence and aggression can take many forms that ...
🗣️ Audio Blog: A Snake Under Every Rock - How Leadership Style Impacts Performance
A few years ago, one of my sons and I completed a four-day bush walk, lugging an enormous backpack along the extraordinary Tasman Coastal Tr...
🗨️ Authentic Conversations: Leadership v Management: Exploring Career Progression & Leadership Obligations
In todays episode we delve into the often overlooked aspect of career progression: leadership obligations and the unconscious journey many individuals embark on when they accept promotions solely for career advancement without fully considering...
🗣️ Audio Blog: Managing Poor Performance - there are only three outcomes
Do you have a poor performer in your team? No someone who is doing well but could do better, which describes most people in most workplaces. We're talking about someone whose performance or behaviour is below a threshold of acceptability.
🗣️ Audio Blog: 7 types of leader that create toxic workplace culture
I finished my presentation and the CEO beamed at me.‘That’s brilliant,’ he said. ‘It’s great to have confirmation that we are doing all the right things.’He smiled around at the rest of the assembled executive ...
🗨️ Authentic Conversations: The Bookends of High Performance
If we want high performance from team members, we have to set them up for success.There are two critical things that you, as the leader, can provide make that high performance significantly more likely. They are both free and abundantly...
🗣️Audio Blog: Should you be Throwing People in the Deep End?
Every leader has done it - 'thrown someone in at the deep end.'But is it the right thing to do? Does it help people grow, sort those who can cope from those who can't, or make them stronger?Or are those just comforting ...
📰 Front Page Leadership - Flexible work arrangements - a right or a privilege?
The line between flexible work arrangements and some emerging employee trends is becoming blurred.On one had, too many employers refuse to offer flexibility because of outdated systems and beliefs - leading to employees being dissatisfi...
🗣️Audio Blog: Who creates culture? Leaders... Team members... or Both?
This epsiode is an audio blog A theme has emerged in several workplaces we are currently working with to help them shape their culture. Each of these workplaces have solid workplace cultures but are striving to create excellent ones. In...