Leadership Podcast Series hosted by former Australian Emergency Services Senior Executive - Andrew Short AFSM. Season 3 commencing July 2025 focuses on thought-provoking conversations with leaders who influence the emergency services sector. The big challenges facing the industry are explored in this series, whilst emphasising the role of leadership in driving progress. As the title suggests, I’m here to learn, grow, and be influenced - and I invite you to join the conversation. ”The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” - (William James) This is my philosophy. Podcast contact is: influencemepodcast@icloud.com
Episodes
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
There’s nothing as good as talking with individuals who have lived a full and challenging life, particularly one enriched with many leadership moments. Adrian d’Hage’s life is rich with experience, including his life as a soldier, commencing as a platoon commander and serving in the Vietnam war. He was awarded the Military Cross for ‘gallantry during active operations against the enemy’. He then subsequently rose to the rank of Brigadier, and on concluding his military career, he successfully transitioned into a life as a popular and talented author. It’s a privilege to have Adrian as my Podcast 9 guest. This guy knows something about leadership under duress, and the choices available to leaders during these moments. Want to learn more about this very unique individual after listening to the podcast? Go to adriandhage.com
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
As CEO of the South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (SEMPHN), Dr. Elizabeth Deveny knows a thing of two about leadership. Like most successful leaders, Elizabeth probably learnt a few things the hard way. In this Podcast I discuss matters of values-based leadership with Elizabeth. Martin Luther King Jr. once posed, ‘a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a moulder of consensus’. This Podcast explores how values-based leadership plays a central role in bringing people together for the purpose of achieving organisational success. This is one smart lady, I really love her sense of humour and her clear commitment to human-centric leadership. I’m so honoured to have had this chance to speak with her.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
For Podcast 7 I’m delighted to have Deputy Commissioner Mike Wassing AFSM as my guest. Mike has now served in senior leadership roles in two states, and he is well known for his very personable style, and for his values-based leadership approach. The podcast topic is Mission Command, a concept that has been central to the success of countless organisations, both in the military setting and broader. Mission Command has been known to drive success, however certain supporting concepts are required to be in place for Mission Command to be at its best. Listen in to understand what these crucial components are, and what actions you can take to utilise Mission Command concepts.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
As posed by the founder of the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Leadership, Mr Ronald Heifetz, ‘exercising adaptive leadership is about giving meaning to your life beyond your own ambition’. In this Podcast I speak with a respected State Emergency Service volunteer and leader, on matters of leadership within the context of her own personal journey. Enjoy!
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Difficult and challenging times require effective leadership. Effective leadership by nature possesses the power to 'influence' without reliance on the blunt and short term solution that is positional power. Enjoy this Podcast where I discuss the nuances of leadership influence with an experienced and respected Rural Fire Service leader.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
For Podcast 4 of ‘Influence Me’ - it is an absolute pleasure to interview Assistant Commissioner (Rtd) Joanne Crampton M.O.M. who recently concluded an impressive career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I appreciate her discussing with me the ongoing mental health challenges present in the policing and emergency service sector, both nationally and internationally. During this podcast we discuss the 2018 Beyond Blue ‘Answering the call’ report which has shed further light on mental health challenges in the context of this crucial sector. We also discuss the big impact of workplace culture on mental health outcomes. As Glenn Close was quoted as saying “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
It’s a pleasure to share this recent ‘Influence me’ podcast I recorded with Michael Grinder, when he spend time with our organisation. If you’re interested in getting a different perspective on how important personal communication is to your own leadership, have a listen whilst driving, at the gym, or when on your bike. A quote I admire by Margaret Fuller says it all - “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.”
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
How do we distill and share the leadership capabilities of frontline leaders who really know what they're doing? As Ken Blanchard once said, "one of the topics I'm most passionate about is servant leadership - the greatest leaders recognize that they're here to serve, not to be served". In this Podcast I speak with Ian Ames, one of our long serving Station Officers, who has been instrumental in the advancement, over many years, of road crash rescue techniques and approaches in Australia, and is acknowledged as someone who knows a bit about practical leadership.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
My inaugural ‘Influence Me’ guest Alison Hill is someone who I respect greatly. As a professional ‘head-mechanic’ (Psychologist) Ali has worked with 'em all. She is author of 'Stand Out: A real world guide to get clear, find purpose, and become the boss of busy', best-selling co-author of the top business book 'Dealing with the Tough Stuff: How to achieve results from key conversations', is a regular on Channel 9, has regular articles published with Business Chicks, and is highly sought after to assist individuals and teams transition through the tough stuff. Her work has found its way inside a few big businesses you might have heard of… PepsiCo, Siemens, McDonalds, Sydney Water, BHP Billiton, Bond University, Griffith University, and Blue Care just to name a few. Ali presents her unique and authentic message as a sought after keynote speaker, where she engages her audience with humour, practicality and real-world thinking.