Laugh, Learn, Lead - The Project Ecosystem Jeanette Cremor

It was a pleasure to spend time with Alison Crabb, founder and principal of Alison Crabb Consulting. She has worked with some of Australia’s most recognised and successful retailers for more than 30 years.


We talk about:
The story behind "Alison Crabb Consulting" - the journey from retail to authorWhy leadership is so important in work and lifeHer new book "The Essential Guide for Area Leaders in Retail"What she enjoys most about helping your clientsHow she maintains her own energy levels

Alison’s career in the retail industry began as a travel consultant with the Flight Centre Travel Group, where her promotion first to store manager and then to an area leadership role was to eventually see her spend eight years as a global leader in a highly competitive and challenging retail environment.
Through these years of learning, development and improvement, Alison continued to push the boundaries and drive improvement year on year. She achieved unprecedented results working with more than 1200 staff across more than 200 retail outlets, generating $1.2 billion in sales annually.


Alison’s achievements were recognised when she was awarded Flight Centre’s Directors’ Award for Global Outstanding Achievement in 2010. She was also a finalist in the Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Award in 2012.


Alison Crabb is recognised by many to be the industry’s leading expert on retail leadership. She has designed a unique, refreshing, personalised and highly engaging, retail-centric approach to leadership training and development. Her 30 years of experience in consumer led retail has provided her with invaluable insights into the factors influencing retail success and the keys to achieving and delivering them.


Discover more about Alison

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In this episode my guest is Emma Lovell is a Personal Branding Specialist who helps people to better communicate their message and their mission to have a greater impact, reach more people and really make a difference in the world.


We talk about:
The story behind "isn't she lovelly"What is a personal brandHow to use your personal brand for career progression or engaging your ideal clientWhat she enjoys most about helping your clientsHer "Lovelly Travels" podcast show

Emma is passionate, professional and Lovelly. She believes that each of us has a unique personal brand and by understanding how to share it, you can gain greater clarity, confidence and connections in work and life.


Emma also has her own podcast, Lovelly Travels and with her co-host talk about all things travel and adventure. She has a mission to visit all 195 UN recognised countries in the world while raising awareness for mental health.


Learn more about Emma and her business



Follow her adventures

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Inspired by this post by Lisa Messenger (Founder of the Collective Hub) and watching her grand-daughter attempt new things, JC talks through first time moments.


Your first video will be awful.
Your first podcast will be awful.
Your first photo will be awful.
Your first blog post will be awful.
But you can’t make your 50th without making your 1st.
So get it over with and make it.


When was the last time you did something for the first time?
First time moments can be exciting, yet form a sense of fear. There is anticipation about what it will be like.
What is stopping you?


If you and your team are stuck in a routine, it is time for a first-time moment.
Growth is not in the action; it is in the unpacking of the lessons.


Try this process with your team and observe their behaviours
Ask the question and record when it wasCapture the ideas of a first-time experiencePlan fast paced actions

Would love to see photos or hear your stories about your “first time”.



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Today we explore what is business relationship management with Malini Jayaganesh who is a business engagement and innovation specialist.


We talk about:
Why organisations are adopting/advancing business relationship management (BRM)What Business Relationship Managers doWhy BRM is sometimes referred to as the CIO’s change agentDoes BRM capability seek to replace business analysts, architects, programme managers or other roles?What she loves most about BRM

She helps organisations improve their strategic partnering capability through executive coaching and certification courses in Business Relationship Management (BRM).
Malini is the recipient of 5 Global Excellence Awards from the BRM Institute and has been featured in their global list of top Business Relationship Managers in 2020 and 2019. She has also received a highly commended Service Excellence Award from the Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria, Australia).


In her spare time, Malini teaches Indian cooking classes and has written articles about Indian food culture for the Lonely Planet.





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In this episode JC's guest is Dr Jenny Brockis - a keynote speaker, trainer, mentor/coach and prolific writer. As a board-certified lifestyle medicine physician and best-selling author her vision is to empower everyone to be a happy, thriving human.


We talk about
Her transition from a GP to Author and Key Note Speaker.Her book "Future Brain" and model - brain savvy, brain safe, brain aware.What is one thing we can do to improve our cognitive (brain) health?Her upcoming book "Thriving Mind - how to cultivate a good life".What is one thing we can all do right now to thrive?How she maintains her own energy levels while helping so many others?

As a kid, Jenny’s favourite tale was Rudyard Kipling’s Just-So story ‘How The Elephant Got His Trunk. Like the elephant she was insatiably curious about the world. She wanted to know how things worked, why things were ‘Just So’. It got her into a bit of trouble too, like the time she set fire to the kitchen and the time she caused the ceiling in the family room to collapse after exploring how this new-fangled thing in the bathroom called a bidet worked.


Jenny’s curiosity led her to develop a sense of awe and wonder about the human body and why sometimes things went wrong. She spent her life looking after the health and wellbeing of others from being the Principal of a group medical practice, to setting up her workplace-based consultancy Brain Fit in 2009 specialising in brain health, mental wellbeing and social connection.


She has presented to and worked with thousands of people to empower them to cultivate a thriving mind, what it takes to stay well, think smart and stay safe. Seeing the spark of insight in someone's face when they 'get' what they can do for themselves, is what gets me out of bed in the morning.


When not out and about presenting or training you’ll find her either cuddled up with a book, hiking in nature, or spending time with those who mean the most.


Link to Dr Jenny Brockis website https://www.drjennybrockis.com/
Email her jenny@drjennybrockis.com



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In this episode, JC talks about business change and how individuals will respond to what is happening.


“In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital” – Warren G Bennis, a pioneer of the contemporary field of leadership studies.


Think of a situation where you have experienced a form of loss. Most people will think of death.


A sense of loss happens when things change, it could be ending of a relationship or marriage, a tragic accident, compliance to new rules, or the one most familiar in business is system implementations – changing the way we work, the processes we follow and the tools we use.


No matter the size or impact of loss everyone goes through these five stages (Grief by Elisabeth Kubler Ross):
DenialAngerDepressionBargainingAcceptance

Jeanette refers to the Prosci ADKAR® Model to guide individual and organisational change for system implementations.

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