I was intrigued by Jo Metcalfe: as the Global Strategy Development Lead at GHD, I  wanted to know what it took to take on strategy for a global consulting firm for engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. When I first spoke to her, I asked about the people stuff - what she found hard. She said, ‘nothing! I love the people stuff!” First time ever I heard that response. She’s a leader we need to listen to.

Why you should listen:

• How to back yourself as a learner is the key to advancing your career and changing jobs

• How to access collective wisdom and stop being a hero leader - you get better strategy this way

• Why you should create feedback loops, and not just give feedback

We explore:

• How love is the most under used word in business, and how you can start to use it better at work

• Concentric circles as a new organisational chart

• How a better  definition of success can create a sense of peace instead of competition - define success as learning and growth and not pushing up

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SHOWNOTES: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/jometcalfe

Jo’s latest favourite leadership book:

The Mind of the Leader by Rasmus Hougaard

IKIGAI - Japanese concept meaning ‘reason for being’

From the website: protagonist.life

Oshoke Pamela Abalu’s Love and Magic Company

Organisational Chart Reimagined:

From the website: loveandmagic.company

About Jo Metcalfe:

Jo Metcalfe is an energetic leader who enjoys a portfolio of experience from strategy development to business operations and project delivery. With over twenty years of experience in professional services management, board directorships, and committee work in arenas from sports governance and tertiary education to professional standards and property, she thrives on tackling change through strategic projects.

Her key strength lies in collaboratively engendering change through structured programs and she loves moving between the abstract and conceptual, to the tactical, to translate ideas, big and small, to real life.

Jo is also passionate about diversity and inclusion as well as improving her own diversity intelligence for the benefit of the organisations she serves.

Her current curiosity is about fighting Australia’s cultural cringe to increase access to, participation in and ultimately love for the arts and specifically classical music. Please contact her on LinkedIn or Facebook if you’re interested in helping with the brainstorm and startup.

In her home life, she enjoys trying to stay fit and spending quality time with her husband, her two lovely kids, and the very adorable puppy, family, and friends.

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Related Episodes:

E10 - The Power of Saying Yes with Peter Gordon, CEO Hands Across Canberra

E113 - Diversity and inclusion - How we do it at GHD, interview with Rory Waddell

Corporate Culture: An interview with Megan Bromley, RedBalloon

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About your podcast host, Zoë Routh:

Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.

Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.

Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.

www.zoerouth.com