Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons

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  224 Stay, focus, rebuild with Michelle Thomas Head of Innovation MinAus BHP. 04.08.2026 37min

  Send us Fan Mail Are you a senior leader struggling with executive burnout, an overloaded calendar, and a team that depends on you for everything? You are not alone — and you do not have to walk away from the career you love. In this episode, Brad Jeavons sits down with Michelle Thomas, a global innovation and mining executive with 27 years of experience across oil and gas, geophysics and the resources industry. Michelle shares the exact steps she took to recover from executive burnout and b...
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  223 Strategy & Cultural Planning: A System Behind Sustainable Excellence with Brad Jeavons. 21.07.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Is your business strategy failing to deliver results? In this episode, Brad Jeavons breaks down the Strategy and Cultural Planning System — the essential framework for business leaders who want to build a high-performance culture, drive sustainable productivity growth, and achieve real business transformation. Drawing on the latest Reserve Bank of Australia productivity data from June 2026 and the new book Leading Enterprise Excellence by Butterworth, Jeavons, Ray and Dargan,...
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  222 Simply Achieving Excellence Your Way for Sustainable Results with Brad Jeavons. 07.07.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail Is your organisation struggling with disengaged employees, quality issues, productivity challenges, or failed transformation projects? You're not alone — and there's a better way. In this solo episode, Brad Jeavons shares the current best-practice framework developed by the Enterprise Excellence Group: a proven 5-step transformation journey that helps organisations build a genuine culture of continuous improvement and innovation at every level. Brad walks you through each pha...
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  221 Why Care? Psychological Wellbeing, Continuous Improvement and Leadership with Chris Warner. 23.06.2026 1h

  Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary In this episode of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons speaks with Chris Warner, author of Flick the Switch and co-author of the award-winning book Why Care. Chris shares insights from over 30 years in the automotive and mining industries, exploring the powerful connection between psychological wellbeing, leadership, and continuous improvement. Together, they discuss psychological safety, psychosocial hazards, leadership responsibility, systems thi...
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  220 The Playbook Approach — Why Shared Clarity is the Starting Point Every Leader Misses with Stephen Nicoll. 15.06.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest barrier to transformation in your organisation is not a lack of tools, strategy, or resources — but a lack of shared clarity about where you actually are right now? In Episode 220 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, host Brad Jeavons is joined by Stephen Nicoll, founder of The Lean Orange and one of the world's most experienced guides on the journey to enterprise excellence. Stephen led the team at News Corp's Scottish newspaper manufacturing facility to...
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  219 Effectiveness vs Efficiency: What Most Leaders Get Wrong with Gary Stewart. 02.06.2026 1h 3min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the reason your business isn't growing has nothing to do with efficiency — and everything to do with whether you are solving the right problems at all? In Episode 219 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons sits down with Gary Stewart — a former CEO of a Toyota Group company and one of Australia's most experienced systems thinkers — to explore one of the most important and misunderstood distinctions in organisational performance: effectiveness versus ...
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  218 Leading Excellence In Innovation and Productivity with Mr Gary Stewart. 06.05.2026 1h

  Send us Fan Mail Discover why most organisations focus too heavily on efficiency while missing the deeper architecture required for true enterprise excellence. In this thought-provoking episode, Gary Stewart shares lessons from Toyota Group companies on systems thinking, effectiveness innovation, and why operational excellence starts with developing people and systems — not just processes. Summary KeywordsEnterprise Excellence, Systems Thinking, Toyota Production System, Operational Excellenc...
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  217 Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice with author Dr Laura Sicola. 14.04.2026 37min

  Send us Fan Mail Listen to the episode and take the next step—download the first two chapters of Speaking to Influence here: https://laurasicola.com/sti-chapters-1-2-free Summary Keywords#Leadership #Communication #Influence #EmotionalIntelligence #OperationalExcellence #TeamAlignment #Trust #LeadershipDevelopment #PublicSpeaking #EnterpriseExcellence Episode SummaryIn this episode, Dr. Laura Sicola shares how leaders can strengthen their ability to influence through voice, vocal delivery, a...
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  216 No Bullsh*t Strategy: How Leaders Create True Competitive Advantage with author Alex Smith. 31.03.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail Listen now and challenge the way you think about strategy—are you building something truly different, or just slightly better? Summary Keywords#Strategy #CompetitiveAdvantage #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #Differentiation #OperationalExcellence #EnterpriseExcellence #AI #MarketPositioning Episode SummaryIn this episode, Alex Smith challenges conventional thinking on strategy and explains why most businesses get it wrong. He shares a practical approach to creating tr...
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  215 Using AI the Right Way: Engaging People, Eliminating Waste, and Driving Productivity with Richard Steel. 17.03.2026 56min

  Send us Fan Mail Summary Keywords #AI productivity, #continuous improvement, #frontline engagement, #eliminating waste, #value creation, #technology strategy, #operational excellence, #future prosperity, #innovation, #enterprise excellence Episode Summary In this episode of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons speaks with guest Richard about how organizations should approach artificial intelligence to drive meaningful productivity and innovation. A key theme of the conversation i...
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  214 Profit Sharing: Turning Employees into Owners Through Shared Success with Author Rob Gallaher. 03.03.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Reflect on one action you could take this quarter to strengthen ownership and accountability in your organisation. Whether it’s improving financial transparency, developing leadership capability, or exploring profit sharing, small disciplined steps can shift culture meaningfully. Summary Keywords Profit Sharing, Leadership, Financial Transparency, Cash Flow, Accountability, Culture, Ownership Mindset, Engagement, Continuous Improvement, Sustainable Growth Episode Summary In t...
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  213 Don’t Repeat Our Mistakes With Co-Author, Dale Lucht. 17.02.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail If you’re leading a transformation and seeing early gains fade, this episode will challenge how you think about leadership, systems, and culture. If you want to sustain continuous improvement, embed ideal leadership behaviours, and avoid the mistakes that derail culture change — this episode is for you. Connect with Brad Jeavons on LinkedIn, call 0402 448 445, or email bjeavons@iqi.com.au Episode SummaryIn this episode of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons is j...
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  212 Creating a High Performance Culture by Design with Paul Roos. 02.02.2026 1h 2min

  Send us Fan Mail If you’re leading a transformation but seeing momentum fade after early wins, this episode will challenge how you think about leadership and systems. If you want to sustain culture change through purpose, behaviours, and disciplined leadership — not tools alone — this episode is for you. Connect with Brad Jeavons on LinkedIn, call 0402 448 445, or email bjeavons@iqi.com.au. Enterprise Excellence Academy: https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/ Summary Keywords#Leadership #C...
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  211 Productivity for Prosperity – Why Productivity Matters for Future Generations, With Brad Jeavons. 20.01.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail CTAIf productivity feels like a dirty word in your organisation, this episode will change how you think about it. If you want to improve productivity without burning people out, while creating prosperity for future generations, this episode is for you. Connect with Brad on LinkedIn, call 0402 448 445, or email bjeavons@iqi.com.au . Episode SummaryIn this opening episode of Season Seven, Brad Jeavons tackles one of the most important — and misunderstood — topics facing organis...
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  210 Leader as Coach, Leader as Trainer with Sunny Queen Ops Manager, Christopher Price. 25.11.2025 58min

  Send us Fan Mail CTAIf you want to build an internal project management system that your leaders can own, teach, and sustain—just like Sunny Queen—reach out. Connect with Brad on LinkedIn, call 0402 448 445, or email bjeavons@iqi.com.au. Episode SummaryIn this episode, Brad sits down with Christopher Price, Operations Manager at Sunny Queen Australia, to discuss how they built their own project management and execution system from the ground up. Instead of buying external tr...
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  209 Safety Excellence: From “Dumb Luck” to Deliberate Leadership with Simon Flack (DSS+). 11.11.2025 32min

  Send us Fan Mail Summary KeywordsSafety excellence, Safety culture, Bradley Curve, DSS+, Simon Flack, Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Operational excellence, Zero harm, Safety leadership, Visible felt leadership, Risk tolerance, Safety huddles, Near miss reporting, Root cause problem solving, Lean leadership, Frontline engagement, Safety management systems, DuPont safety, Continuous improvement, Workplace safety In this episode of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons is join...
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  208 The Amazon Story and Excellence with Shingo Award Winner, Robert Bruce. 28.10.2025 1h

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons sits down with Robert Bruce, a leader who has transformed organisations including Autoliv, Vistaprint, and Amazon Australia. Robert shares how he built cultures of alignment, trust, and continuous improvement that delivered world-class performance — from saving lives at Autoliv to launching Amazon’s operations in Australia with excellence and speed. 🎯 In this conversation, you’ll learn: 1. How clarity and a...
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  207 Aligning Improvement Activities to Company Vision, Values & Goals with Richard Steel 21.10.2025 42min

  Send us Fan Mail 🚀 Ready to connect strategy to the frontline and accelerate continuous improvement? Listen to this episode with Richard Steel to learn how to align improvement activities with your organisation’s vision, values, and goals. Discover how to empower frontline teams, use visual management and root cause tools effectively, and build a culture of recognition that drives lasting results. 🎧 Listen now: https://youtu.be/_nOvV6_hcmA Summary Keywords #EnterpriseExcellence #S...
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  206 Achieving Company, Team, and Customer Wins with Director Hitesh Mohanlal 07.10.2025 29min

  Send us Fan Mail 🚀 Ready to unlock sustainable success in your organisation? Listen to this episode with Hitesh Mohanlal to learn how to align your team with business goals, build financial transparency, and create a powerful three-way win for customers, teams, and the company. Discover how trust, empowerment, and shared ownership can transform performance, improve retention, and drive long-term growth. 🎧 Listen now: https://youtu.be/SPLa2LMqxRA?si=ASz8jj3soQ4MkmV3 Summary Keywords &n...
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  205 Diversity and Inclusion as a Business Strategy in Industry with GM, Teagan Dowler 23.09.2025 29min

  Send us Fan Mail If you’re committed to building inclusive, high-performing workplaces, connect with Tegan on LinkedIn or reach out directly to explore how she can support your organisation. And don’t forget to subscribe to the Enterprise Excellence Podcast so you never miss insights from global leaders shaping the future of work. Summary Keywords#respect #trust #enterpriseexcellence #diversity #inclusion #leadership #manufacturing #miningindustry #organisationalchange #continuousimprovement ...