Leadership Archives - Jason T Smith

05 Nov

Clinical Accountability

By Jason T. Smith
In Health, Leadership, Moments of Conviction

When we hold our team accountable, are we empowering or patronising them? Accountability is the obligation to explain, justify, and take responsibility for one’s actions. From a healthcare perspective, our colleagues and practitioners should be accountable for the services they

01 Oct

Question Hacks to Mobilise & Optimise Your People

By Jason T. Smith
In Leadership, Moments of Conviction

The 5 most important questions you’ll ever ask to improve productivity and efficiency in your people – and help them have their best month at work yet! Connecting with your people is a crucial goal of leadership. Asking them important

01 Dec

Random Kindness

By Jason T. Smith
In Leadership, Moments of Conviction, Social Justice

Kindness is a wonderful thing. It is a value recognised in most cultures and religions. It’s a pleasant disposition that shows concerns for others. In his book Rhetoric, Aristotle defines kindness as “helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return

26 Jun

Seasons

By Jason T. Smith
In Business, Health, Leadership, Moments of Conviction

In terms of natural seasons, Winter has absolutely arrived in Melbourne. That said, seasons are a natural part of life. Just like we see cycles in the property sector and stock market, and we observe the circle of

19 Apr

Great leaders make few decisions.

By Jason T. Smith
In Business, Leadership, Moments of Conviction
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I am coming through a very uncomfortable stage in my leadership development. But it has been worth it. For nearly two decades I have been leading the Back In Motion Health Group. As founders, my wife and I

05 Apr

Where is the seed landing?

An old allegory, recorded more than 2000 years ago by the inspired writers of the Gospels, tells of a man who sows seed in the garden. This fabled story is called the Parable of the Sower and can be read

13 Feb

Seasons of Change

By Jason T. Smith
In Business, Leadership, Moments of Conviction
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40 years of life experience and observation convinces me of this truism: “When you change a leader, you inevitably change a team.” The profundity of this truth has landed more concretely for me as I’ve reflected over Christmas. Strong and positive

17 Nov

The power of positive change

By Jason T. Smith
In Business, Leadership, Moments of Conviction
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Leadership One of my most impacting personal discoveries of leadership is best represented by the story of a little seven-year-old boy who observed the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. You can read the story here: www.gauraw.com/story-of-a-butterfly/ It’s a

09 Oct

Committed…or just involved?

By Jason T. Smith
In Business, Leadership, Moments of Conviction
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Ever noticed that people enter a pool in different ways? Some will put their toe in the water and slowly wade in while doing those abdominal exercises of sucking their stomachs in because of the cool water. The elegant will

09 Jun

Are you a 10X-er?

By Jason T. Smith
In Business, Leadership, Moments of Conviction
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‘10X’ is an iconic symbol that has come to mean something specific in our contemporary pop culture. 10X is a shorthand that originated in Silicon Valley where software engineers were expected to achieve ten multiples of productivity through the automation

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