The Inner Chief Greg Layton

“My mother has this wonderful saying: Tell the time, don't build the clock. Many of us are clock builders when we communicate, but if we can structure our messages to be concise and clear, we can be much better communicators in any situation.”
 
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
This Mini Chief episode features Matt Abrahams, author of ‘Think Faster, Talk Smarter’.
His full episode is titled Managing your reputation before you enter a room, thinking on your feet, and getting to the point.
You can find the full audio and show notes here:
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Matt is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach.
As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. 
Matt is also a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO roadshows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations. 
He is the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot and his previous book, Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically.
In the full episode we talk about:
✅  How you can actively build your reputation and make great first impressions
✅  Why you need to train for spontaneous, on-the-spot conversations
✅  What martial arts has taught him about managing his physiology when communicating effectively
✅  His 6 step method to think faster and talk smarter, and
✅  A fool-proof way to construct the perfect email.
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Matt Abrahams You can connect with Matt via his website or LinkedIn.
Books and resources Think Faster, Talk Smarter - by Matt Abrahams
Speaking Up without Freaking Out - by Matt Abrahams
Similar Episodes on Communication Roger Love, the World’s #1 Celebrity Voice Coach, on teaching Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon and The Beach Boys to use their voice to change the world
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Minisode by Greg Layton - Meetings as a Performance Theatre
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“I believe that everything that you want to accomplish can be accomplished with mentoring, modelling and masterminding.”
 
In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Roland Frasier, CEO of All Channels Media, on pulling off creative business deals with no money down, and modelling your mentors.
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At the time of our conversation in 2018, Roland was the CEO of War Room Mastermind.
He is currently the CEO of All Media Channels, and is also a Principal in DigitalMarketer.com, The Scalable Company, EPIC Network and Traffic & Conversion Summit.
Roland is the co-founder and/or principal of multiple Inc. Magazine fastest growing companies (e-commerce, e-learning and SaaS) and a serial entrepreneur who has founded, scaled or sold almost two dozen different businesses ranging from consumer products to industrial machine manufacturing companies with adjusted sales ranging from $3 million to $337 million.
His expertise covers digitally-centric customer acquisition, activation, referral, retention, revenue and growth strategies and plan implementation and he is a guru in the art of the deal. He is also one of the most humble and generous chiefs you’ll ever meet.
 
In this episode we talk about:
✅  How to buy property and businesses for no money down
✅  Infusing creativity into business deals and structuring deals even if you are a full-time employee
✅  What made his mastermind, The War Room, such a winning program, and 
✅  The lineage of his learning way back to the greats like Milton Erickson, John Grinder and Richard Bandler.
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Roland Frasier You can connect with Roland via LinkedIn, his podcast or his website.
Books and resources Business Wealth Without Risk - by Roland Frasier and Jay Abraham
Nothing Down - by Robert Allan
The Psychology of Winning (Audiobook) - by Denis Waitley
Unlimited Power - by Tony Robbins
The works of Milton H Erickson
Measure What Matters - by John Doerr
High Output Management - by Andy Grove
Uncommon Therapy - by Jay Haley
The 4 Disciplines of Execution - by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It - by Kamal Ravikant
Rebirth - by Kamal Ravikant
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Joel Holland, CEO of Harvest Hosts on Buying versus building a business
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“I just want to make sure the right people get the right things in the right way. And I also want to make sure that people like you and me could have a direct impact on a disaster event that's happening overseas."
 
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
This Mini Chief episode features Juliette Wright OAM, Founder & Director of GIVIT and Recovere.
Her full episode is titled Revolutionising misguided charitable giving, having a million conversations, and leaning into anxiety.
You can find the full audio and show notes here:
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Juliette is an Australian social entrepreneur who has devoted herself to alleviating poverty and addressing crises since founding GIVIT in 2009.
What started as a simple desire to donate baby clothes evolved into the creation of a groundbreaking world-first platform that offers efficient and effective disaster relief across Australia.
Under Juliette’s leadership, GIVIT grew into one of the country’s largest and most successful donation platforms, garnering endorsements from government bodies and facilitating over 8.5 million donations and supporting over 4,500 non-profit organisations nationally during crises and disasters.
Juliette's experience in developing innovative IT platforms, navigating stakeholder and government relations and managing rapid growth, positions her uniquely in her current role as CEO of Recovere, a social enterprise that supports international communities to manage donations post-crisis.
Juliette has been recognised with numerous awards, including being named an Australian of the Year Local Hero in 2015 and receiving the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2019.
In the full episode we talk about:
✅  The origins of GIVIT, which was born out of addressing the negative side of donations
✅  How she handles the “million conversations” rule of social enterprises and getting past bureaucracy
✅  Why and how she leans into anxiety in order to be happy, and
✅  Her new role with Recovere and solving the biggest headache in disaster events.
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Juliette Wright OAM You can connect with Juliette via LinkedIn.
Books and resources Shoe Dog - by Phil Knight
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Hetty Johnston AM, Former CEO of Bravehearts on Passion, resilience and negotiating with Prime Ministers
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“My mother has this wonderful saying: Tell the time, don't build the clock. Many of us are clock builders when we communicate, but if we can structure our messages to be concise and clear, we can be much better communicators in any situation.”
 
In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Matt Abrahams, author of ‘Think Faster, Talk Smarter’ on managing your reputation before you enter a room, thinking on your feet, and getting to the point.
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Matt is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach.
As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. 
Matt is also a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO road shows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations. 
He is the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot and his previous book, Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically.
 
In this episode we talk about: 
✅  How you can actively build your reputation and make great first impressions
✅  Why you need to train for spontaneous, on-the-spot conversations
✅  What martial arts has taught him about managing his physiology  when communicating effectively
✅  His 6 step method to think faster and talk smarter, and
✅  A fool-proof way to construct the perfect email.
 
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Matt Abrahams You can connect with Matt via his website or LinkedIn.
Books and resources Think Faster, Talk Smarter - by Matt Abrahams
Speaking Up without Freaking Out - by Matt Abrahams
Similar Episodes on Communication Roger Love, the World’s #1 Celebrity Voice Coach, on teaching Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon and The Beach Boys to use their voice to change the world
Paul Jones on Getting cut through and building trust through your writing
Natalie Speers on Being an early adopter, how anyone can thrive on social media, and visual disruption
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“If you say honesty is a core value, are you kidding me? Do you want people working in your organisation that are dishonest? That doesn't make sense!”
 
This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.
In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with Group CEO of Nuix, Jonathan Rubinsztein.
His full episode is titled Bringing values to life, compressing time, and the 3 key principles of motivation.
You can find the full audio and show notes here:
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At the time of our conversation in 2018, Jonathan was the CEO & Managing Director of Infomedia, an ASX-Listed global provider of SaaS solutions to the parts and service sector in the automotive industry.
Jonathan is now the Group CEO of Nuix, another ASX-Listed Company, and a leading provider of investigative analytics and intelligence software.
Prior to his time at Infomedia, Jonathan was the CEO and founding shareholder at UXC Red Rock Consulting, the largest Oracle Consulting business in ANZ with 8 offices and 600 staff.
Jonathan was previously on the boards of both Missionvale Australia and Humanitix, and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School and a regular participant at TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences.
 
In the full episode we talk about:
✅  Bringing values to life in a meaningful, practical way rather than just words on a wall
✅  How to get things done faster and why he treats everything in life as a project
✅  Three key principles of motivation – purpose, mastery and autonomy, and
✅  Learning from a range of different people, industries and fields.
Deal hope,
Greg
 
Connecting with Jonathan Rubinsztein You can reach Jonathan on LinkedIn.
Books and resources Drive - by Daniel Pink
Homo Deus - by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens - by Yuval Noah Harari
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - by Stephen Covey
Not Guilty - Nicolette Rubinsztein
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“What do I do with a group of leaders who have risen up through functional roles and are now really struggling to work on the business and to be strategic? It's causing a fair amount of chaos and tension across the group.”
 
Chief, in today’s minisode and YouTube video, I’m going to cover the exact strategies you need to use in order to get your leadership team to think strategically at the organisational level. 
The reality is that a lot of leaders are technically great, but they need to get out of their functional roles and into driving the business strategy and the company forward, otherwise they risk pouring their energy and resources into all the wrong places.
 
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So today, Chief, we’re going to talk about:
✅  The 7 steps you need to follow in order to drive your business forward, and
✅  How to get your leaders out of their day-to-day and collaborate so that they can help your organisation beat the competition.
 
Deal hope,
Greg
 
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