Meet Zoë
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff in leadership. She helps leaders and teams overcome silos and turf wars to work better together. She has worked with individual teams internationally and in Australia since 1987. From the wild rivers of northern Ontario to the remote regions of Australia, Zoë has spent the last thirty years showing teams struggling with office politics and silos how to work better together. Zoë is the author of four books: Composure – How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments – Leadership when it matters most and Loyalty – Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates. Her fourth book, People Stuff – Beyond Personality problems – An Advanced Handbook for leadership, was released July 2020. Her past leadership roles include Chair of the Outdoor Council of Australia, President of the Chamber of Women in Business, and Program Manager at the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.
Timestamped Overview
During this interview, Zoë and I discuss the following topics:
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- Her background and story
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- How adversity can help develop leadership skills
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- The inspiration beyond her fourth book
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- The systems which cause personality conflicts in an organization
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- The devils of personality clashes
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- How to deal with the devils within organizations
- Different personas leaders can use throughout their time
Guest Resources
If you are interested in learning more about Zoë’s resources be sure to check out the following links:
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About the Host
Scott McCarthy
Scott McCarthy is a retired Canadian Army Lieutenant-Colonel, executive leader, leadership coach, and founder of Moving Forward Leadership. During his 25-year military career, Scott led organizations responsible for complex operations, national supply-chain capabilities, and billions of dollars in assets. He now brings that experience into the private sector through his executive role with Arcanus while continuing to coach senior leaders and executives.
Scott is the host of the Peak Performance Leadership podcast, where he has had more than 300 conversations with leaders, authors, executives, and experts about what leadership looks like when theory meets reality. His work centres on the 3 Domains of Leadership: Leading Yourself, Leading Your Team, and Leading Your Organization. He is also the author of You Don’t Know Sh*t About Leadership: And Neither Do I, a practical and candid look at what leadership really demands when you’re the one responsible for getting results through people.
Transcript
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