Open Minded Podcast

Hosted by Sir John Kirwan

Helping you feel and perform better in both your personal life and in the workplace.

About Open Minded

Each episode features extraordinary individuals from various fields. Together, we inspire and share strategies on how to elevate performance and care for yourself and your team. We’ll hear real-life stories from experts, business leaders, and community advocates on how they maintain high performance and take care of themselves under pressure, recover from setbacks, and get the balance right or lifting people and performance.

Latest episodes

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Psychological safety with Steven Worrall

Episode #8. Steven Worrall, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia brings a refreshing approach to leadership, eager to drive change. Steven shares some thoughts on the importance of being present, adjusting your point of view, sharing experiences to help learn lessons faster, empathy and the business case for prioritising wellbeing.

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Recognising and preventing burnout with Suzi McAlpine

Episode #7. Leadership development specialist Suzi McAlpine is a seasoned speaker and author of the internationally acclaimed award-winning leadership blog, The Leader’s Digest. She shares insights with JK from her upcoming book, Beyond Burnout, serving up amazing insights for leaders to work on in 2021.

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Above everything, people come first with Simon Mundie

Episode #6. Through his podcast Don’t Tell Me The Score, Simon has used sport to explore life’s bigger lessons. He shares what he has learnt about kindness, being present, identity, self-talk and embracing your feminine side.

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“How do you stay well, Prime Minister?” with Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern

Episode #5. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, chats with JK about sleep, self-care and so much sense on her approach to mental wellbeing and what keeps her well in a high pressure role. With a passion for cooking and recipe books, the PM covers off how she fares with the 6 key ingredients JK and Mentemia use for wellbeing - Chill, Connect, Do, Move, Celebrate and Enjoy.

The legacy the PM wants to leave, plus leadership insights and advice on being kind to ourselves makes this a must-listen. Enjoy!

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Redefining leadership with Damien Mu

Episode #4. Fronting a new wave of leadership, Damien is passionate about prioritising wellbeing in his workplace. He discusses his experience of leading a 3000-strong team through a pandemic from Melbourne. He also touches on his experiences with racism, his leadership beliefs, and what fatherhood has taught him.

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A vision to transform lives with Dr. James Muecke

Episode #3. Tune in to hear Dr James’ practical strategies for dealing with the ever so common keyboard warrior as well as tips on how to bounce back from adversity, his full-circle career transformation and what he does with himself now.

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Courage and warrior spirit with Shantelle Thompson

Episode #2. Shantelle reveals what she has learnt that helped her to get through tough times and what she does on a daily basis to stay well. She shares insights on how we can make meaningful changes in the workplace and in our own lives around inclusion, diversity and wellbeing.

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