Leadership and Organizational Culture from Down Under: A conversation with Greg Collier, who shares his passion and expertise at developing leaders and organizations and achieving positive culture change‪.‬ Chatting About Change with Dr. Jim Maddox

My guest this episode is Greg Collier, who is from New South Wales, in Australia.  Greg is an experienced senior executive who is motivated by the potential of people, specializing in organization development, and is highly skilled at driving people-focused solutions that achieve positive cultural change.  Greg shares some fascinating cultural aspects of Australia in terms of leadership and organizational life, as well as some of his consulting experiences from around the globe. He highlights some of the unique cultural nuances that influence how leaders function and how culture is shaped and changed.  Greg shares some fascinating research from Dr. John Evans and understanding leadership in an Australian context, particularly around the important role volunteering plays in Australian culture.  Greg closes our podcast with a powerful and simple job description for leaders; to care for your people and support them in doing what they need to do.  Nothing else.  When a leader cares and supports their people, they play the role of a teacher, a security giver, an encourager, and a nurturer.  If an organization does those things, great things will happen, and you’ll get great culture.