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Martin Probst, Founder and CEO (Chief Education Officer) at PROfound Leadership, regularly writes for the PROfound Blog. Other Media which he has appeared in are listed below.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 𝐀 10/10 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭!There is nothing more rewarding than seeing leaders engage, share ideas, challenge their thinking and walk away with practical insights they can put into action.A heartfelt thank you to Colleen Callander for sharing this wonderful Google review following our recent leadership development session with her CEO group.What made this session particularly special was the openness, energy and willingness of everyone to contribute and learn from each other.𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞. 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.At PROfound Leadership, that’s exactly what we strive to achieve in every session.𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍, 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏-𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒔. We'd love to support your teams growth.profoundleadership.com.au/leadership-skills-workshops/#PROfoundLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipTraining #ClientFeedback #LeadershipSkills #DareToMakeADifference!
Recognise when your leadership creates threatThe brain does not respond to intention. It responds to experience.The SCARF model highlights five social needs that can move people towards engagement or threat:Status | Certainty | Autonomy | Relationship | FairnessYou may intend to empower someone, but micromanagement can threaten autonomy. You may intend to be fair, but inconsistent decisions can create a very different experience.👉 What SCARF signals are your leadership behaviours sending?👉 Read the article: profoundleadership.com.au/3-leadership-habits-to-stop-undermining-psychological-and-psychosocial-... #wemakeiteasy #leadershipskills #leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #leadershiptraining #grouptraining #onlinetraining #leadershipcoaching
Think you’re a good listener? 👂Here’s the catch: the moment we start preparing our response, defending our position or trying to persuade, we may have already stopped truly listening.There’s a powerful link between curiosity, trust and persuasion. And sometimes, the best way to become more influential is to stop trying so hard to convince.👉 Curious? (Pun intended!) Read the lastest newsletter: profoundleadership.com.au/project/2026-9-authentic-leadership-talk-newsletter/#WeMakeItEasy #leadershipskills#leadership #professionaldevelopment #leadershiptraining #grouptraining #onlinetraining #Communication #Persuasion #Curiosity
2026:9 “Authentic Leadership Talk” Newsletter
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🏆 What a night!We were incredibly proud to be recognised as a finalist for the Client Service Excellence Award at last night’s Williams Landing Business Association Awards.While we didn’t take home the top award, being recognised for client service excellence means a great deal to us because our clients are at the heart of everything we do.To every leader, team and organisation that has trusted us to be part of their journey, thank you. Thank you for allowing us to challenge, support, coach, facilitate and sometimes push you beyond your comfort zone. 😊We receive this recognition with gratitude and humility, and see it as encouragement to keep doing what matters most: helping people grow, lead and make a positive difference.Congratulations to the winners and all the other finalists, and a huge thank you to the Williams Landing Business Association for bringing our local business community together for such a fantastic evening.Here’s to continuing to make a difference, one person, one team and one organisation at a time. 💙🧡Reading Bees Seek Migration Williams Landing Business Association #PROfoundLeadership #ClientServiceExcellence #WLBA2026 #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WeMakeItEasy #WyndhamBusiness #Gratitude
Create safety through everyday leadershipWhat does it actually feel like to work in your team?Psychosocial and psychological safety go hand in hand. Clear expectations, genuine consultation, appropriate autonomy and addressing issues early all contribute to healthier working conditions.Policies matter. But people experience your workplace through what happens every day.👉 How are your everyday leadership behaviours shaping that experience?👉 Read the article: profoundleadership.com.au/3-leadership-habits-to-stop-undermining-psychological-and-psychosocial-... #wemakeiteasy #leadershipskills #leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #leadershiptraining #grouptraining #onlinetraining #leadershipcoaching
