Culture Makers

Danny Donachie helps individuals and organisations to achieve peak performance in sports. A former professional footballer, Danny had to retire as a result of injury and has dedicated himself to helping others instead. He was part of the medical and sports science teams at Sunderland, Everton and Aston Villa before establishing his own practice - Embodyism - to help transform the lives and performance of athletes. He is also the co-founder of The Team Code, whose vision is to transform the culture of global sports. Find out more about Danny: www.embodyism.com Explore The Team Code: www.theteamcode.com Find out more about Colin: www.colindellis.com

We are publishing this episode on December 3rd, the International Day of People with Disability, which for 2023 has the theme: "United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs (sustainable development goals) for, with and by persons with disabilities". We are delighted to be chatting to someone who embodies that theme every day, Australian Paralympian and World Champion Katie Kelly, OAM. Katie is the founder of the Sport Access Foundation, providing grants for young Australians living with a disability to improve their access to sport. Katie is also a Non-Executive Director for Achieve Australia, an Industry Fellow with Griffith University’s Disability Inclusive Council, a co-Patron of the Australian Deaf Games, and is a Facilitator for a Victoria University Sport Inclusion Project. Katie works as the Disability Engagement Manager for MEGT, an NFP providing apprenticeship and employment services. And Katie's idea of being lazy is walking the Camino Trail... Katie shares her story with us, her evolving condition (called Usher syndrome which is characterised by partial or total hearing loss and vision loss that worsens over time), her Olympic experiences, her calling to help others and what she thinks businesses and organisations can do to improve the experience and equity for disabled employees. Find out more about Katie and her work: https://www.katiekelly.com.au/ Sport Access Foundation: https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au/ Achieve Australia: https://www.achieveaustralia.org.au/home Find out more about Colin: www.colindellis.com www.theteamcode.com

One of a new generation of culture-first sporting leaders, Kristof Vanhout is Technical Director of Rugby Netherlands and on a mission to get to the Rugby World Cup - and beyond. Kristof employs his considerable emotional intelligence to connect with the team and enable them to connect with each other. He brings them together in pursuit of their common goal and creates a place where they can celebrate and learn from every win, every loss. Leveraging history but with a firm eye on the future direction, Kristof is creating a rugby legacy we will definitely be hearing more of! He shares his insights that are applicable whatever industry you are striving to succeed in. --------------- Find out more about Colin ⁠⁠www.colindellis.com⁠⁠ --------- Incidental show music courtesy of ⁠⁠Purple Planet⁠⁠ ---------

Meredith Blackler is a hugely experienced people professional and a culture maker in every sense of the word. She has over 15 years of experience in the people space in the north island of New Zealand in places such as Levin, Palmerston North and now Wellington. Meredith was the winner of the 2015 HR Game Changer Award; the HDC's Chief Executive's Award 2015; and named as one of the top 12 HR people in New Zealand in 2016. In this episode we talk about multi-generational workforces, seeking different perspectives, lifelong learning, the importance of kindness in leadership and the nuances of hybrid and flexible working. --------- Find out more about Colin's work: www.colindellis.com -------- Show music from Purple Planet

Jane Poole has almost 20 years experience in the banking and insurance industry. She is a successful leader of multiple Business and IS Transformation Programmes, designing and executing global initiatives. She is also a genuine, progressive leader consistently demonstrating integrity, passion and fairness that inspires global teams to achieve both strategic and personal objectives. Jane shares her career path, leadership philosophies and work in behavioural change that has led to business transformation and an award-winning finance team turnaround, plus the evolution of finance as a business function. Words to lead by: "The best leaders, when it gets tough, never let that dream fade. They keep the vision alive daily through routines, rituals and habits." --------------- Find out more about Colin ⁠www.colindellis.com⁠ --------- Incidental show music courtesy of ⁠Purple Planet⁠ ---------

Mark Hooper is the Group CEO and Managing Director at Paragon Care. Mark is a former Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for many different businesses in the Pharmacy, Consumer and Medical consumables business with a fantastic track record of leadership and culture building stretching almost 30 years. He has been involved in mergers, acquisitions, fended off takeovers, transformations and prides himself on creating great places to work. In this episode Mark shares his career journey, his leadership perspectives, his commitment to culture and why any culture is only as strong as its weakest link. --------------- Find out more about Colin www.colindellis.com --------- Incidental show music courtesy of Purple Planet---------

Deb Cramb has had a fantastic and varied career in film, multimedia and technical industries, including stints with Walt Disney Studios, Industrial Light and Magic, Spinifex Group and in her current role with DNEG - a leading visual effects and animation studios for feature film and television - but also start ups and smaller creative organisations such as Autopilot and Mable. Skilled in scaling companies - and their cultures - to quickly meet business growth, she prides herself on the ability to build strong relationships, practice effective communication style and work within creative environments to help others thrive. Although Deb works in an exciting, ever-evolving industry full of passion projects and life-changing products, she is increasingly finding that success is all about people. Creating culture where deadline driven pipelines can thrive and quality is never compromised means more than finding and keeping the right people! Deb generously shares her career story and how she keeps pace with ever-changing skills demands of the film industry. --------------- Find out more about Colin ⁠www.colindellis.com⁠ --------- Incidental show music courtesy of ⁠Purple Planet ⁠---------

Bronwyn Clere is Operations Executive at InfraCo - the asset based business of Australian telecommunications company Telstra. Prior to joining InfraCo Bronwyn was head of growth platforms at TelstraHealth, Executive Director, Capital Planning and Delivery at Telstra. She has also been a managing partner at JP Morgan and worked for AIA in Hong Kong and AXA in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Bronwyn shares her early culture experiences, learning from great - and not so great - leaders and how she creates unique cultures that truly deliver. --------- Find out more about Colin www.colindellis.com --------- Incidental show music courtesy of Purple Planet---------

Matt Harrington is the CFO of Australian Super and has a fantastic career history having worked for organisations such as Royal and Sun Alliance, GE Capital, ANZ, Tabcorp, IAG and Arthur Anderson. He’s worked in London, Sydney, New York, Melbourne and Copenhagen and shares some fascinating insights into working in different social cultures. We talk about: Understanding of difference social cultures and workdays Making your own luck Taking experiences offered Networking and learning from others Taking people on the transformation journey Efficiencies from change Management's influence over change. --------- Find out more about Colin ⁠www.colindellis.com⁠ --------- Incidental show music courtesy of ⁠Purple Planet⁠ ---------⁠⁠

Fiona Wright, Executive Group Manager, Climate Change and Energy at ACT Government, is a passionate advocate for women in STEM, a dedicated public servant and a tireless culture maker. She has been a trailblazer in her career since day one but continues to learn, develop and experiment in her pursuit of high performing, psychologically safe workplace cultures. In this episode we talk about: Increasing opportunities for women in STEM Recognising that no matter the structure or systems, it is people doing the work How Fiona became interested in culture The importance of psychological safety Public sector passion Everyday culture action Protecting time for personal development. --------------- Find out more about Colin www.colindellis.com --------- Incidental show music courtesy of Purple Planet---------