Episodios

  • Fiona David's guide to making criticism count
    Aug 13 2025

    Can being criticised as a leader also be a sign of success?

    The answer, according to Fiona David, is yes. A lawyer and anthropologist by training, Fiona helped lead the development of the Global Slavery Index. Today she is the CEO and Founder of Fair Futures. In this episode, she share her strategies for turning criticism and tough feedback into positives as a leader.

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    29 m
  • Craig Tiley's four tips for hiring the best people
    Aug 6 2025

    What are the key traits leaders should look for when hiring?

    CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley has one of the most high-pressure and high-profile sports leadership roles. Each year he is reasonable for leading the team that makes the Australian Open a reality - a single mistake can quite literally be broadcast across the globe. In this episode, he shares what he looks for when hiring a team as well as how he manages egos.

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    32 m
  • Natalie Slessor on how to make your leadership ambitions visible
    Jul 30 2025

    What is the most effective way to make your ambitions a reality? The answer - according to Natalie Slessor - could be to start thinking of your career as like a bingo card. In this episode of the Leadership Series, CBRE's Executive Managing Director of Property Management talks to Helen McCabe about moving sideways and how best to show ambition.

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    28 m
  • Jay Weatherill's guide to navigating divisive topics at work
    Jul 23 2025

    How can leaders build cultures of respect in our increasingly polarised times?

    The answer, according to former Premier Jay Weatherill, might just start with creating spaces for respectful disagreement. In this interview, he speaks with FW Founder Helen McCabe about how he has stayed above the fray since leaving politics, as well as how he navigates hot-button issues and polarisation as a leader in the not-for-profit sector.

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    30 m
  • BONUS FW SERIES: "LIke a game of chess." After she leaves
    Jul 20 2025

    Trigger warning: domestic and family violence.

    1 in 4 women and 1 in 14 men have experienced violence from an intimate partner. This is a whole of society issue - including workplaces. That's why we wanted to share our latest series, There's No Place Like Home: After she leaves. This is episode tthree.

    Conor Pall never wanted to live with a man he calls ‘The Shadow’. But he was forced to. In this episode of There’s No Place Like Home: After she leaves, Tara Rae Moss shares Conor’s story and investigates how perpetrators are able to weaponise systems after victim-survivors escape from them - legal, financial or otherwise.

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    • Buy Conor Pall’s children's book, The Shadow that Follows
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    • If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact 1800RESPECT, the national service for free and confidential counselling, information and support. Call 1800 737 732 or chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au
    • If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)
    • In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000

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    29 m
  • Dr Luci Ellis on leading as a technical specialist
    Jul 16 2025

    Dr Luci Ellis is one of the most high-profile and respected economists in the country.

    She rose through the ranks to become Assistant Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Today, she works as Group Chief Economist at Westpac. In this episode, she talks with FW's Helen McCabe about leading as a technical specialist and why she still jokingly calls herself a ‘silver medallist’ despite her impressive career.

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    30 m
  • BONUS FW SERIES: "I know where you are." After she leaves
    Jul 13 2025

    Trigger warning: domestic and family violence.

    1 in 4 women and 1 in 14 men have experienced violence from an intimate partner. This is a whole of society issue - including workplaces. That's why we wanted to share our latest series, There's No Place Like Home: After she leaves. This is episode two.

    After two women in Miranda’s* mothers group began to suspect she was being abused, they helped her finesse an escape plan for her and her baby. That’s when Justin’s* stalking began. In this episode of There’s No Place Like Home: After she leaves, Tara Rae Moss shares Miranda’s story and investigates perpetrators who stalk and harass their former partners after they separate.

    • Subscribe on Spotify or Apple
    • Visit the official website
    • Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW to unlock professional development, training and community
    • Learn more about Commbank Next Chapter
    • If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact 1800RESPECT, the national service for free and confidential counselling, information and support. Call 1800 737 732 or chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au
    • If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)
    • In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000

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    23 m
  • Kathryn McMullan on how to develop executive presence
    Jul 9 2025

    Is executive presence innate? Or, is it something we can work on and develop as we grow as leaders?

    Kathryn McMullan is one of the country’s most senior national security leaders. She's also someone who knows how to command a room. As Director of Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, she has learned how to hold her own in the most intimidating of environments.

    In this episode, she speaks with FW's Helen McCabe about executive presence, what it's like to be interrogated by Senator Penny Wong and the one thing she would change as Prime Minister.

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    29 m