290. Best of Series: Melbourne Rebels CEO, Baden Stephenson, on leading high performers and giving clarity to your organisation

“I’m in a position that, if I don't show resilience, I can't expect everyone else to show resilience.”

In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Melbourne Rebels CEO, Baden Stephenson, on leading high performers and giving clarity to your organisation.

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I interviewed Baden for this podcast back in August 2018.

Baden's path to become CEO of professional rugby club, The Melbourne Rebels, has been different to most. He transitioned from the Coaching and Operations departments and finally got his first CEO role with them in 2017.

He was heavily involved as the GM of Rugby, when, in 2017, the Melbourne Rebels luckily managed to save their Super Rugby licence, under controversial circumstances.

Ultimately, when that process concluded, he was selected to lead the club into the future and is still at the helm.

Baden’s prior experience was as the Director of Operations and EGM at Sydney University Football Club, after a number of years involved as a coach both in Australia and in Japan.

In this episode we talk about:

✅  Having empathy for your people and showing they are valued

✅  Dealing with huge uncertainty and keeping staff motivated

✅  The contagion of your emotions within an organisation, and

✅  Leading high performers in a professional environment

Connecting with Baden Stephenson

You can connect with Baden via LinkedIn.

Books and resources

• Mindset - by Carol Dweck

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