How do you lead culture when you have 16 campuses across five different states, 2500 full time staff and 16,000 more students? It’s a tough gig! In this highly energising interview, Vice Chancellor of CQ University, Nick Klomp, shares his insights on what you need for great leadership, how to measure and monitor culture, what he does daily to connect, and what he finds the toughest in leadership. 👉🏼 Want to share your experience? Ask a question? Share a resource? Jump on our podcast Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/zoerouthpodcast Why you should listen: 🎧 How to build a cohesive team when you are the new boss 🎧 What to do if you face resistance in the culture 🎧 What you need to do to inspire others We explore: • How to deal with criticism and tough feedback • How to reboot when going through a tough time • The spectrum of communication used in different situations *** SHOWNOTES: https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/nickklomp The Vroom-Yetton Decision Model https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_91.htm About Nick: Professor Nick Klomp is the Vice-Chancellor and President of CQUniversity Australia. As the Vice-Chancellor, he leads the University by driving its strategy and academic vision, enhancing its culture and external profile, strengthening its finances and supporting its communities, across the University's national network of campuses. Prior to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor in 2019, Professor Klomp was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Canberra, where he was responsible for academic strategy and teaching and learning quality across five faculties, as well as student recruitment and administration, student experience, marketing, international activities, graduate outcomes, and student equity and support. Prior to that role, Professor Klomp was the Dean of the Faculty of Science at Charles Sturt University, leading a large and diverse faculty in seven schools across six campuses, with disciplines ranging from Veterinary Science to Dentistry, Nursing to Environmental Science, Forensic Biotechnology to Wine Science, Agriculture to Allied Health and more. Professor Klomp is passionate about student engagement in learning, excellence in teaching, and research with impact. He has been presented with a teaching excellence award, has been nominated for awards in the promotion of science, and was a Science Correspondent for ABC radio for more than a decade. In addition to his extensive teaching career, Professor Klomp is recognised internationally for his research in applied ecology and environmental science, having produced two books and around 60 refereed publications, successfully supervised more than a dozen doctoral students, and attracted several nationally-competitive grants. Professor Klomp has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Curtin University, First Class Honours from Murdoch University and a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Glasgow. *** Related Articles: E134 - My biggest failure was needing to be right - Marene Allison, CISO Johnson & Johnson https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/mareneallison E138 - If your culture is toxic, look in the mirror - with Colin Ellis https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/colinellis E142 - Secrets to bad culture exposed - with Chris Dyer https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/chrisdyer *** 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 three books: 'Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact', 'Moments - Leadership when it matters most' and 'Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates." Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com