Part 4: Helping Yourself Grow

Take risks, develop networks and relationships with key influencers, identify mentors -both male and female- and get an internal and external sponsor to promote you to others. 

– Donny Walford.

Interview with Holly Ransom and Tammy Tansley

Tammy Tansley’s interview with Holly Ransom.

Read: It’s more important to be interested than interesting

Holly Ransom

The Australian Financial Review and Westpac named Holly Ransom 2012’s ‘100 Most Influential Australian Women’. She was awarded the Young Western Australian of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year in 2012. She became the world’s youngest Rotary President in 2012. She is a sought after keynote speaker and has represented Australia in global summits.

Holly Ransom’s website

Interview with Donny Walford

Tammy Tansley’s interview with Donny Walford.

Donny is an experienced Non Executive Director and CEO of public unlisted companies and various strategic boards in the Finance, Defence and Government industry sectors with specific expertise in Strategy, Finance, Strategic Marketing and building businesses. The founder and Managing Director of DW Behind Closed Doors Pty Ltd (BCD) and DW Bottom Line Pty Ltd (Bottomline) Transition Strategists™, Donny has an extensive background at Executive and senior management levels in banking, finance, business services, government and human resources.

Donny Walford on Leadership

It’s Lonely At the Top

Tammy Tansley’s article on the Imposter Syndrome.

Read: It’s Lonely At The Top

Teaching Smart People How to Learn

Chris Argyris’ article on how the smartest people often find it the most difficult to learn.

Read: Teaching Smart People How to Learn

About the book

Do What You Say You’ll Do is the essential book for new leaders or those wishing to reinvent their leadership style. It’s practical and easy to read, and full of wisdom from leadership experts and coaches.

About Tammy Tansley

Tammy works with organisations and individuals to enable great people performance. She has worked around the world with large businesses, not for profits, government and private sector organisations. She is currently the Principal of Tammy Tansley Consulting and co owner of Help Me HR. She is a mum to two young mischiefs. She runs, she blogs, and she likes to eat good food.