In this episode of Sticky from the Inside, host Andy Goram sits down with leadership coach and visionary, Dan Tocchini to explore the transformative power of vision, resilience, and authentic connections in leadership and company culture. Dan shares profound insights on how embracing discomfort and facing personal and professional "exile" can lead to deeper wisdom, stronger relationships, and extraordinary success.

Discover why a strong vision is the cornerstone of effective leadership and how it can free you from being held hostage by past failures or current circumstances. Learn how to cultivate resilience and stay committed to your goals, even in the face of adversity, and why authentic connections are forged in the toughest of times.

If you're looking to transform your approach to leadership and company culture, this episode is packed with actionable advice and thought-provoking concepts that will inspire you to lead with purpose, overcome challenges, and create lasting impact.

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• How to turn discomfort into a powerful tool for personal and professional growth.
• The role of vision in freeing leaders from the constraints of history and circumstance.
• Why resilience and commitment are crucial for achieving extraordinary results.
• The importance of facing reality head-on to unlock new opportunities for success.

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The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:10 - Introduction to Sticky from the Inside 00:03:14 - Dan Tocchini on Transforming Leadership and Company Culture 00:06:15 - The Role of Philosophy in Leadership Development 00:09:57 - Phenomenology and Neuroscience: Understanding Leadership Behaviour 00:12:24 - How Vision Shapes Leadership and Company Success 00:19:38 - Embracing Discomfort for Personal and Professional Growth 00:26:54 - The Importance of Resilience and Commitment in Leadership 00:33:13 - Leading Through Crisis: Lessons from Personal Tragedy 00:39:00 - Overcoming Exile in Business Leadership 00:44:04 - Authentic Connections and Emotional Intelligence in Leadership 0000:46:40 - Key Takeaways: Mastering Leadership and Creating Impact

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Why don't more organisations treat building an effective culture, like a strategic, commercial imperative? You still hear comments like, "We'll get to this culture stuff when we've weathered this storm." Frankly, I think that's nuts. Not everyone thinks that way though. In this episode, Andy Goram talks to Dan Dowman from Anthem, who believes that "culture is the only differentiator that really matters" because competitors can catch up with everything else. This conversation covers how culture, employee engagement and leadership directly affect the bottom line, and offers up practical advice on how to get the culture your organisation needs, not just put up with the one it has.

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• How to develop an organizational culture that drives bottom line performance.
• Why culture is the only differentiator that matters.
• How to intentionally build the culture your organisation needs to be successful.
• What the leader's role is in building that culture.

• The hidden costs of negative behaviour.

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The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:10 - Introduction to Sticky from the Inside 00:01:32 - The importance of culture in today's world 00:03:01 - Making culture a strategic priority 00:10:06 - Pitfalls of productivity optimisation 00:14:02 - Disconnect in organisational values 00:15:03 - Developing practical values for businesses 00:16:22 - Personalising company values 00:21:39 - Importance of company culture 00:25:42 - Culture as a competitive advantage 00:26:40 - Overcoming Resistance to Change 00:28:35 - The cost of workplace drama 00:29:10 - The cost of poor culture 00:32:18 - Addressing cultural decay 00:35:01 - Honesty and integrity in setting company culture 00:37:57 - The model of collective fluency 00:42:33 - Practical culture transformation 00:44:01 - Sticky Notes 00:46:27 - Conclusion and Farewell

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In a special show to mark 100 episodes, Andy Goram looks back at the 99 previous conversations and picks a collection of standout moments that either particularly resonated, made him think, filled his heart or have stuck with him. The compilation of clips covers a range of employee engagement and workplace culture-linked topics including Purpose, Significance, Leadership, The Changing Workplace, Trust, Burnout, Commerciality, Compassion and Deep Listening.

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• The difference between the meaning of work and the meaning in work
• The requirements for productive self-managed teams
• How to create employee commitment at work
• The connection between employee engagement and burnout
• How to blend commercial and compassionate skills in developing leaders
• The 3 secret numbers to turn you into a deep listener

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The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:10 - Introduction to Sticky From The Inside 00:01:18 - Looking back at 100 episodes 00:03:33 - Zach Mercurio: The meaning in work 00:07:44 - Work: A paycheck or more? 00:10:44 - Perry Timms: The changing workforce 00:14:18 - Agency comes with responsibility 00:16:36 - Evangelising leaders 00:18:22 - Joe Mull: Commitment at work 00:22:09 - Employalty: The nine dimensions of employee commitment 00:25:33 - What's at the core of employee engagement? 00:27:23 - Emma Bridger: The darker side of employee engagement 00:31:40 - Can you link employee engagement to results? 00:34:47 - Barrie Robinson: Creating great experiences 00:36:50 - Leadership characteristics 00:42:00 - Oscar Trimboli: 3 numbers behind deep listening 00:44:29 - The difference with deep listeners 00:47:38 - Podcast Close

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