"I do what I do because it pushes me out of my comfort zone, allowing me to work with people I trust. This is part of the journey."
Andrew Holder, Director of tda interiors

"I have a view that all of us have the opportunity to make changes large and small. Most people don't take it, but I do."
Ann Sherry AO, CEO of Carnival Australia

"I look for the point of convergence or penetration - how am I going to structure this so people will open up and think about this in a way that will let possibilities emerge."
Bruce Harvey, Global Practice Leader: Communities Rio Tinto

"My team is involved in writing the vision so it's got a part of them in it."
David Lennon, Director of Reef Ball Australia

"Leaders have a responsibility to bring people with them on their journey - to share their ability and their insights, to encourage those setting out in the early stages of their career."
Dean Herald, Director of Rolling Stone Landscapes

"We make sure that the plan is as good as possible and that we have the confidence to proceed, even though we don't have all the answers. We're prepared to make mistakes, and then rectify them. But we know we'll get there."
Don Grover, CEO of Dymocks

"While achieving goals are great, it's really the journey that's important. For me, it's also about the satisfaction of looking back, learning from and enjoying having achieved what we set out to accomplish."
James Kemp, Director of tda interiors

"There needs to be a sense of relatedness and generosity as employees have to want to be there and enjoy that type of work."
Leah Armstrong, CEO of Reconciliation Australia

"I try to visualise the mood, read where people's minds are at the start, then take them through a journey to a point, so it's important to understand where they are."
Michael Cameron, CEO of GPT Group

"Life and business is all about interpersonal relationships. You can't achieve all you want to achieve, you can't trust unless the person comes warts and all."
Michael Luscombe, CEO of Woolworths

"There are plenty of ideas in an organisation. It's up to the leadership to nurture this commitment which leads to a culture of innovation."
Naomi Simson, Founding Director of RedBalloon

"When setting a goal, I immediately think about what the outcome looks like once it's achieved and work backwards to map out what are the things we have to do to get to that outcome."
Rachel Argaman, CEO of Toga Hospitality

"You need to have all those personalities in the organisation working towards a common goal to achieve success."
Sean Birgan, Director of Nursing Division of Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane