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by Tarran Deane

How to Measure Change Management Success

My Dad was a builder. He’d often say, ‘measure twice, cut once’.

When it comes to leading change, success needs a plan. You need a scope of work with a clear view of organisational history and the foundation you’re starting from.

It’s a lot like building. Without a plan, tracking people progress in parallel to the workplace system, process or cultural changes the project team are working on, may be flawed. You’ll be off by degrees and trying to recover lost time. You’ll be chasing your tail and measuring more than twice!

Organisations spend time, money, and energy implementing change initiatives, but without measuring the ‘right things’, how can you tell if your data and efforts are on track or if you’ve truly made a difference?

The Opportunity for Personal Leadership

This is where individual, personal leadership comes into play. As change leaders, we don’t just roll out processes and expect results; we track, evaluate, and adjust our approach to ensure stakeholders are prepared as much as they can be, are able to manage the change phase when it’s deployed and have what it takes to sustain it into business as usual.

Every employee, no matter our role, has the opportunity to demonstrate leadership by understanding the nature of change and measuring the success of change within their area in ways that embrace organisational values and unity, going beyond the superficial.

Success is not simply about completing a project on time or within budget.

The Challenge Question

Here’s a question I invite you to reflect on: What does success really mean for your change initiative? Is it the number of people engaged, communicated with or trained? The systems put in place? Or is it something deeper—like the shift in culture, behaviour, and mindset across the organisation?

And are people digesting the findings of the assessments and interval reporting?

We often get caught up in ticking boxes—did we launch on time, did we stick to the budget?

But success in change management is that and much, much more. It’s about transformation. Have we truly embedded the change within the organisation, or is everyone just waiting for things to go back to ‘normal’? And what happens if they do go back to a pre-go-live state?

Empathy: The Struggle is Real

I understand the pressure you’re under. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the need to show quick wins, and sometimes it seems like the only way to prove success is by focusing on the short-term metrics—like adoption rates and immediate feedback. But true change takes time, and the results we’re looking for may not always be instant.

As a change leader, it’s crucial to balance the short-term gains with long-term impact. I’ve seen many organisations struggle with this. They launch new systems or processes, celebrate the rollout, and then… crickets. Months later, they wonder why things have drifted. That’s because success isn’t measured at the finish line of implementation—it’s measured in the weeks, months, and even years after.

When the technical solution, system or process change is the right fit for the business and delivers on the integration promise, then the successful speed of adoption, utilisation and skill proficiency occurs over time, one person at a time. That needs a whole lot of patience and bold leadership.

When the technical solution, as good as it may be, still requires too much customization or simply cannot be made to fit, bold leadership makes the tough call and rolls back. That decision also requires long-tail support and resoluteness to understand and measure employee capability gains while maintaining your strategic focus on the future. This experience will form part of ‘historical change’ and can be incorporated in the next round of Change Readiness Assessment data.

A Way Forward: Building a Measurement Plan

So, how do we ensure we’re measuring what really matters?

1. Define Success Early:
Right from the start, you need to define what success will look like. This isn’t just about operational metrics like ‘how many people were trained’ or ‘how many systems were rolled out.’ Think deeper—consider how the change will impact behaviours, decision-making, and overall organisational culture.

I’ve been using the PROSCI® Change Readiness Assessment tool for many years and I find it incredibly valuable whether I’m involved from the very start of a change initiative or stepping into an in-flight project, leadership role or consulting gig. It asks all the right questions. This becomes your building block to measuring change success.

2. Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Develop KPIs that reflect both the immediate and long-term outcomes. Immediate KPIs might include system usage rates or the number of employees completing training. Long-term KPIs should focus on behavioural shifts—are people adopting the new processes without reverting to old habits? Are employees more engaged, and is productivity improving as a result of the change?

Have conversations with your Project Governance Board, ask the right questions. Does the budget provide for post-go-live adoption support if the technology solution won’t be ready to roll out until the eve of go-live? What does that look like? Once you have clarity on it, you can set about measuring change success.

3. Set Milestones Along the Way:
Create checkpoints throughout the change process, not just at the end. Regularly assess how things are going. Are people engaging with the change? Are there early signs of resistance or adoption? Adjust your strategy as needed based on real-time data.

I’ve used a bunch of measurement tools from Excel dashboards, to periodic online ADKAR Surveys and the PROSCI® advanced PROXIMA Dashboard for practitioners. I like the ADKAR Dashboard for its cumulative tracking and visibility of people shifting from red to green. Great resources and reporting is made easy. Be sure to check with your cybersecurity team for permission to use these tracking tools and connect them with the national liaison for PROSCI® to ask about enterprise solutions that meet requirements.

4. Involve the Whole Team:
Measuring success isn’t just the job of the project lead or the executive team. Everyone involved in the change must clearly understand what success looks like and how it will be measured. PROSCI® research confirms most employees will need communication and direction from their immediate supervisors and the big boss for benefits to be realized. That’s why activating change sponsors and ambassadors is critical to empowering your frontline to prepare, manage and sustain the changes in their work areas.

Tip: Design communications that are crafted for target audiences in multi-channel formats so information is mobile-friendly, and can be digested on the fly, in a way they like to process info e.g. take that written communication and do a talking head video over it. Post the hyperlink in multiple locations that can be accessed on the internal intranet and by external logins e.g. Microsoft SharePoint or Atlassian Confluence.

5. Use Both Quantitative and Qualitative Data:
Numbers are important, but they don’t tell the whole story. Combine quantitative metrics (like adoption rates, and performance data) with qualitative feedback (employee surveys, interviews) to get a well-rounded view of how the change is truly being received and integrated. This is where storytelling comes in. I like using the AI integration tool ‘CrystalKnows’ which provides wordsmithing tips for key personas.

Hot Topic Scenario: Hybrid Work and Change Management

Let’s talk about a real-world scenario we’re all facing: hybrid work. Many organisations are grappling with how to measure the success of hybrid work models. Is success measured by the number of people returning to the office, or by how well teams adapt to working in a flexible environment? The challenge here is not just about counting heads—it’s about assessing engagement, productivity, and employee satisfaction in a more fluid and dynamic work setting. This will no doubt be an interesting season ahead for the likes of Amazon and Tabcorp as reported in The Australian Financial Review.

Consider this: If employees feel more empowered, more engaged, and are able to leverage technology, create connections, and balance work and personal life better with a hybrid model, isn’t that a success in itself? Sometimes, the best metrics aren’t the ones that appear in spreadsheets—they’re the ones reflected in your employee retention and attraction rates and the behaviours and well-being of your people.

Call to Action

If you’re working with a Change Manager they’ll be asking you, “What’s in your business case? What are you hoping to achieve? How will you know we got there? What does good look like?”

If you want to ensure the success of your change initiatives, you need to start by measuring the right things. Don’t just aim for quick wins and surface-level metrics. Dig deeper. Ask yourself, What will success look like in six months? In a year? Define your KPIs early, check in often, and involve your entire team in the process. It’s not enough to implement change—you need to make sure it lasts and help your people to be successful too.

Anything else, is setting people up for disappointment when we’d prefer to be building people up.

So, take the first step today by identifying the key metrics that will truly define success for your organisation, and start measuring the real impact of change.

Sound like a plan?

About the Author

Thumbnail image of Tarran Deane, Director, Change Management and Transformation Specialist PROSCI® Certified, 21 years Experience, Public and Private Sector

Tarran Deane is an accomplished transformation specialist and change management leader and advisor, with a focus on helping organisations achieve sustainable transformation. As a PROSCI-certified practitioner and Grad Dip. Strategic Leadership, Tarran has led successful change initiatives across diverse sectors, empowering leaders to inspire and guide their teams through the complexities of change.
Tarran still works full-time connecting people to purpose and delivering change outcomes.

For fun…
When Tarran’s not busy with work you’ll find her riding through the hills near her home on her Ducati 800 Monster, watching MotoGP races on Kayo, intentionally catching up with family and friends, and trying to sing in key!

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The Little Language Tweak That’s Going to Help Your Recruitment Interviews and Performance Reviews

The Language You Use Can Make Such a Huge Difference to Your Recruitment Interviews and Performance Review sessions.

I have this framework that I use for my calls with coaching clients when we’re reviewing what’s worked well and what their objectives are for the future.

It’s really simple and it goes something like this:

Establish what the coaching client wants by asking, “What does success look like to you?”

It’s the SAME for YOUR future and potential employees. Engaging in a conversation on equal footing is incredibly liberating. Here are some of the phrases I suggest you try asking the other person when you’re undertaking your next recruitment interview or performance review:

What does success look like to them in the next 12 months / at the end of the major project?

Then give them time and space to answer

How is their influence doing right now as a result of their leadership? What are they doing at this moment to try and get the success they’ve outlined?

Then give them time and space to answer

What are their roadblocks? What’s standing in their way and preventing them from reaching success.

Then give them time and space to answer

When they’ve answered these sample questions for instance, we’ve now got everything we need to create a plan that will take the business forward, build engagement and strengthen individual belonging to the business.

Whoa! Stop – Did You Catch That?

It’s not about ME taking on another task and designing a plan in isolation and telling them what I expect from them; nor is it about THEM going away, ticking a box, filling in the bullet points and emailing it back in some random kind of fearful way.

You see, everyone wants to feel valued, and ‘enough’ and like they have control over what happens next.

The Poet, William Ernest Henley writes in his Prose “Invictus”,

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” This 18th-century poem was movingly recited by Nelson Mandela during his incarceration on Robben Island Prison.

Napolean Hill contemporised Henley’s wisdom with his words,

““You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be,” in his well-known book, “Think and Grow Rich”. Colleagues at every level need to…

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Practice Mastering Your Conversations

Helping your colleagues walk confidently in their identity and genuinely experience that they are masters of their own destiny is incredibly empowering – and masterful on your part as the Leader.

Right here, you can see the important role that your language as a leader plays in your recruitment interviews and performance review sessions.

Why Should I Bother to Take this Approach?

If you say “I will do this…” then you’re putting all of the work on your shoulders. You’re basically telling your employee to sit back because you’ve got this for them. They just need to answer some questions and you’ll do the rest. That’s disempowering.

And, hear me out here: you’re making a martyr of yourself by not pacing yourself appropriately.

That’s not how leadership works.

Leadership’s about collaboration. It’s a partnership; a joyous courtship of engagement. You’ve got to establish that this is a collaborative effort from the first moment.

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So it’s all about “we”.

“We’re going to run through a framework. Once we’re done, we’ll have what we need to create a plan for this next season. How’s that sound?”

Now your employee is engaged from the start and re-inducted at every performance review (and at regular intervals in between, right because this approach becomes a lifestyle of leadership). They’ll want to be an active participant. This isn’t something that you’re going to do for them or to them.

Success is something that you’re going to work together on to achieve. That’s something community groups do pretty well. It’s what industry, corporate and government can also embrace more intentionally. Less bureaucracy and more human connection.

As a result it’s the little tweaks in your language like this that can take your conversations and your success in your own role from mediocre to masterful.

Watch your leadership language so you can set the right expectations from the start.

Be engaging!

Tarran Deane

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Consultation Does Not Abdicate Decision Making

In an environment where everyone has an opinion, both online and off, organisations that get the balance right between consultation and making the tough decisions, actually inspire confidence and ultimately, have a competitive advantage.

And yet, it’s not always easy.

Healthy teams respectfully offer viewpoints as it relates to process, procedure, policy, product, program or even positioning, without making it ‘personal’, damaging workplace culture or eroding their professionalism.

They also recognise through the importance of self-reflection and are accountable if they miss the mark and slip into attacking a person, rather than a problem.

This type of behaviour raises its’ head most often, when the decision made by a leader or designated authority, is not something you want or would personally do.

Leadership requires leaders to make the tough calls. Trust in the role. Trust in the person and the portfolio of responsibility they have.

Leaders aren’t parents, and yet they are seen as people in authority. At times, team member hang-ups from childhood cloud judgement, rejection raises its head, social justice tries to find a hook to hang its’ hat on and come hell or high water, a small minority may object to the decisions made by the leader.

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Adolescent Psychologist, in his book “Princess Bitchface Syndrome“, available on Audible, shares the importance of adults having a healthy mindset of positive expectation before engaging in challenging situations. Believing the best and anticipating a warm response from the other person, psychologically puts you into a more positive mindset where you won’t be primed for offence and are less likely to be reactive yourself. And, you know, it’s not so different in adult to adult encounters either.

Next time you’ve been asked to consult on a matter, or offer feedback, check yourself.

Are you getting caught up in the emotion and being dishonouring or disrespectful, perhaps even lacking in civility or are you role-modelling what it means to contribute from a place of boldness and humility?

Consultation does not abdicate decision making.

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Embrace boldness and humility and with wisdom, process the results of feedback and present a united front to your client base.

Trust is a two-way street.

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by Tarran Deane

Those are Some Mighty Big Long Horns, M’am!

Having just returned from my #USA2018 #LeadershipImmersionRetreat that I hosted, I wanted to share some insights this month on the Dignity of Risk and the benefits of a Pioneer Spirit, after being inspired by the Texas Long Horn Cattle. Man, they had big horns. Seriously.

There are often threats to our safety – real and perceived, and being able to distinguish between those two is empowering and releases you to fully get on with the work at hand.

But not everyone sees it that way…

Leaders will often recognise the threats to personal safety or brand reputation when reviewing their service offerings – and their conduct. It’s not uncommon for senior leaders to suffer from “paralysis by analysis”, much to the frustration of their team, as programs or services are cancelled out of fear or public opinion.

In Fort Worth, Texas, we saw first-hand how it is possible to deliver your work in such a way that people – colleagues and customers – take responsibility for themselves, know the risks at hand and trust that experienced “cowboys” will be steering the “herd” and driving your “vision” forward.

We were strangers on the sideline here in Fort Worth and had no structured reason to feel safe yet we did. We respected the surroundings and the history. We didn’t fight with the Cowboys or the cattle. Instead, we observed, were very aware of our surroundings and trusted those in front of us to LEAD us.

Take a few minutes to watch my video on this and challenge your team to break through paralysis by analysis, and let go of fear this month to embrace the dignity of risk and be bold!

I’d love to know what you took away from this video?

Here’s to your leadership success,

Tarran Deane

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[Video] How to Use Canva to Position Your Brand and Communicate Your Leadership Message with Tarran Deane

[Video TeleClass] Leading Change, Influencing Others, Positioning Your Brand or Creating a Movement is Enhanced When Your Leadership Embraces Different Modalities to Get Your Message Across.

Working for one of Australia’s key banks many years ago, I had the privilege of communicating a change message across 17 branches and witnessed at the time how the same message can be heard, understood and implemented by the majority of people, but still miss the mark with others. I learnt here, the different learning styles people have and how that impacts their ability to process information and implement actions.

That’s a large reason behind why I love using Canva as a regular part of my delivery methods.

The other reason, I just love the interface and ease with which we get stuff done. No convoluted, time-consuming outsourcing for simple tasks. We just do it inHouse. Oh, and for the big stuff, I still definitely go to the experts, like my friend Russell Pearson at Crimson Fox Studios in Melbourne. One clever branding guy!.

With my executive coaching, leading entrepreneur and speaker clients reaching out to ask me how I do what I do, I recently hosted this Teleclass on “How to Use Canva to Position Your Brand and Communicate Your Leadership Message”

You Can Watch It Here:

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[Video] Duration: 59 Minutes | Open Your Computer and Play Along or Watch on Your Phone and then Click the ‘Send or Save to My Phone Screen’ to Come Back and Watch Later.

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You Can CLICK on the Youtube COG Settings Wheel on the bottom right of the video, and Select a Faster Viewing Speed if You’re Short on Time and Big on Focus.

Summary of What We Cover:

Once You Login Create Your Design
Your Creations on the Front Home Page and How to Name Them
Setting Up Album Folders & Uploading your Own Photos
How to Use Chrome Plugin ‘Eye Dropper / Color Picker’
How to Use and Modify Canva Templates
How to Create a Style Guide for Your team
Case Study – Tarran’s Youtube thumbnails
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How to Set Up Your Youtube Banner with Canva When You Want to Lead Change Online

Do you have curb or even kerb appeal online? “Location, Location, Location!” they cry in real estate and your online real estate is no different. Here’s how you can set up your Youtube Banner with Canva when you want to be positioned as a Leader Online!

Did you at one time complete a work personality profile that revealed you maybe weren’t as creative as you thought you were? Have you avoided Youtube and other creative outlets?

Are you nervous because you don’t have a design budget, let alone a concept layout?
Are you new to designing or think that’s the marketing departments’ job?
Are you frustrated because you don’t know the SIZE of the Banner you need?

You know these are little problems that can be fixed right? Let’s challenge some of that status quo and you’ll be setting up your Youtube banner in no time!

In this #QuickTip you’ll need to have:

a Youtube channel account
knowledge of the required SIZEs for social media. You might find this Cheat Sheet helpful, if you want to design other for other platforms
a Canva account
some of your own photos – professional or organisational ready to upload
Review the results and appearance on different devices so your head isn’t cut off!

Do These 5 Steps and You Can Create Something Like This:

Okay, here’s the finished product: Note I have used optimised or Low Res images for this blog post. Originals are High Res.

Canva - Want to avoid your head being cut off? Create a border around the image template and centre your images in the centre alignment using #Canva Youtube. This quick tip is brought to you by TarranDeane.com #online #leadership

Creating a Youtube Banner or Channel Art? Want to avoid your head being cut off? Use Canva and create a border around the image template and centre your images in the centre alignment using #Canva Youtube. This quick tip is brought to you by TarranDeane.com #online #leadership

Here’s the How-To in 5 Easy Steps:

Youtube channel account.
Have you got one? The company got one?- If you don’t have one, set yourself a 90 day goal to get cracking and have your own Youtube Channel up and humming within the next 3 months.
– If you DO have one, how well is it being utilised? what simple changes could you make using a Banner [also known as Channel Art or Header]Read this to learn the difference between a personal or branded channel account

Communicating with video offers unique positioning for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who are leading change. Learn how here

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How to set up a Youtbe Channel using a Google Login. See how I’m logged into my Google Account? Then simply click on the red Youtube icon to begin by Tarran Deane #online #leadership
Need to knowledge of the required SIZEs for social media. You might find this Cheat Sheet helpful, if you want to design graphics for other platforms

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a Canva account – Create it and login. It will then open up at the “Create a Design” homepage

Create Your Canva Account & Login. Notice the PLUS sign on the top right hand? Click this to open up more template size options- by @tarrandeane #Leadingonline #online #Leadership.png

Then click on the PLUS + sign, scrolling down:

You’ve clicked on the PLUS sign and scrolled down the page. Now you can see the Social Media & Email Headers. Select Youtube Channel Art and Voila! Click and begin designing by @tarrandeane #Leadingonline #online #Leadership
Have some of your own photos – professional or organisational – ready to upload instead of using stock photos and you’ll save on licensing fees.

– Remember if you do purchase images, save your invoices as proof of the purchase if you’re using them for commercial use inc. blogging

FYI: Tarran’s layout theme was achieved by selecting:
Elements on LHS > then GRIDS. That’s how I was able to upload 7 distinct images

Create your Youtube Banner, upload own images or logo Leave a border on the top and bottom to allow for devices Save the file name with the size Upload to youtube – Tarran Deane #Leadingonline #changemanagement #communicationstrategies
#online #leadership

Bonus Tip:

(a) You may need to make the file size smaller for uploading to WordPress. I use this free tool by Web Resizer to achieve about an 80% smaller file. This leads to faster load times on the website and a better viewer experience.

(b) Make sure you add YOUR metatags to you image file name when saving for SEO purposes and then google will also index your images with higher result. Clever huh? See how I did it in mine in all the images I have included in this article?
Review the results and appearance on different devices so your head isn’t cut off!

Okay, so how does it look?

5.1 Finished product from Canva looks like this:

Canva – Want to avoid your head being cut off? Create a border around the image template and centre your images in the centre alignment using #Canva Youtube. This quick tip is brought to you by TarranDeane.com #online #leadership

I’m happy with that, but let’s check the quality when it appears on Youtube and other devices.

5.2 On my laptop Youtube it looks like this:

Notice how it has lost the top and bottom borders? If we didn’t have them then you’d likely see my head cut off! Additionally, if you have completed your Channel Profile with your website and social media links they’ll appear as an overlay on the bottom right of the official Youtube Channel. It happens by default. This is why we don’t put text on the right handside.

Canva – Now see what it looks like on the laptop version – Youtube Banner_opt version by @tarrandeane #Leadingonline #online #Leadership #communicationstrategy #changemanagement #professionalspeaker

5.3 On my iPhone 6 Youtube looks like this:

Okay, see this: we’ve lost an image on the left and right, reducing the columns from 7 to 5 and the round thumbnail now covers some of the banner.

Youtube Banner made by Canva: Now how does it look on the iPhone 6 Youtube App once uploaded?
Play around with the image until you’re happy it represents you well and gets your message across. This ‘How-To’ Blog is brought to you by @TarranDeane #corporatecinderella #online #Leadership #professionalspeaker #changemanagement #communicationstrategies

You and I know the power of window shopping and drive-by’s, even in the online space. Leading change and being being an influencer requires us to understand the pull marketing of kerb appeal and the unique positioning it offers new, prospective and current clients – internal and external – who want to come live in your neighbourhood. Let’s make it easy for people to know, like and trust us.

Let’s step up our efforts!

So that’s it for this quick tutorial! Come follow me on Youtube right HERE as I begin focusing more the branding of this Channel.
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Our next focus will be to build brand consistency and develop Youtube Thumbnails for each of the videos already uploaded on our Corporate Cinderella ChannelSee you online at www.Youtube.com/user/corporatecinderella

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by Tarran Deane

What I Learnt About Leadership & Life From a Special Effects Makeup Class

What I Learnt About Leadership from a Special Effects Makeup Class

Working remotely is part of my professional life. I catch lessons from the most interesting environments and observations.

Recently I had the opportunity to support our daughter during one of her assessments in her Special Effects Makeup Class in Brisbane. Ellie was studying the anthropology of Egyptian Makeup: it’s use and significance in the culture of the day.

I knew I had the capacity to be flexible with my work and support Elle, so we headed off to Brisbane with my laptop, all set for her class and me to work in the Student Lounge until I was needed. I was helping her (and soaking up my time with her, let’s face it!) and still getting traction on my focus areas. It got me thinking as I was surrounded by all these creative Millennials…

Leadership, Makeup Artists and the Makeup of Ancient Egyptians have a lot in common:

Head First:

We all need to be aware of why we are doing what we are doing AND the company we’re keeping when we set about our tasks. We all have ‘mini-empires’ set up between our ears, with thoughts threatening to rule and have dominion over moods and moments.

Get your head in the game and be fully present in your role. Serve one another, see through myths (and there were a few of those in the prosthetics class next door) and pursue truth. Oh and just because you think Leadership should look or behave a certain way, think again. I’m always delightfully surprised when stereotypes are challenged.

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Be Aware of the Environment:

Political, Spiritual & Economic: It matters and if it’s not influencing you, it will be influencing members of your team and your client base. Don’t be naive. Research it.

The ancient Egyptians, male and female, believed the eye makeup they wore gave them healing powers and protected them.The same can be said about other peoples beliefs and their faith. Do a bit of reading on the different faiths; not to judge, but to learn. Be curious and seek to understand. Be prepared to confront your own bias – conscious or unconscious and reflect on what has influenced your opinions to date. Are they consciously yours or a lazy mirror of someone else’s?

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Skin in the Game:

Be invested. Be prepared for people to get to know you. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into the makeup chair, sitting on the high cushioned seat with the bandanna holding my long blonde hair back. My face was being examined. Skin tone, variations, patterns. It’s the same in leadership if you are prepared to be helped and supported you must be willing to take the scrutiny and feedback.People will typically look at your appearance. Your face, your eyes, your mouth. Your gestures, your movements, your hair. Are you attentive, kind, considered?

Perceptions are being formed in nano seconds like that looping sound track in that retail store right near the food court at the local shopping centre.

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Raw Materials:

Know your tools. Ellie had her range of brushes and palettes, mixing trays, combs, sponges and equipment that put her at ease so she could work through the project at hand. The Ancient Egyptians used a range of local supplies to support their efforts including malachite and galena. While the ingredients formed the khol that lined the eyes, many substances were derived from lead and provided resistance to eye infections cause from local bacteria.Where are you getting your materials from? Are they healthy for you and your team to be working with? Do you have the latest MDSS – Material Data Safety Sheets?

Decide: What is toxic in your life – unhealthy relationships, poorly maintained assets that become hazards?

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Study to be Your Best:

You can be better or be mediocre. As I worked on my laptop at the National Academy of Beauty, the students were all in prepping for the practical session by researching and confirming their knowledge of the history of the Egyptian makeup, its’ history and application.In your workplace, make a point of discovering and documenting the history. You can download the Pinterest App, scroll through Snapchat and Instagram threads, but if all you are doing is glancing and NOT studying, your skill set won’t be enhanced.

Organisational story-telling AND the real facts – warts and all, empower individuals to deal with the real truth and carry out their work with full transparency.

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Practice Your Skills with Different Models:

No two workplaces or people will be the same. Be gracious, study the individuals, ask questions, build rapport, know what is shaping appearances and behaviours.As an educator of more than 20 years I know how deceptive and risky it can be to find your delivery-style groove, a treat every audience the same way, without taking into account the different learning styles people have.

Take the images below of me with the black wig on. Some of you absolutely love it; others loathe it. Some see the eye-makeup and totally miss the deeper story or possibly think this is REALLY how I dress up for work.

Decide: Dig a little deeper and discover the person behind the appearance @tarrandeane #leadership

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Review the Results and Leverage Them:

When Ellie finished my special effects makeup she was content but not satisfied, always ready to improve. I like that in my team – that sense of continuous quality improvement, without being paralysed by perfection. Ellie’s teacher assessed, thought the eyes were brilliant, base blending was good and the photograph was taken with the accompanying black wig a’la Cleopatra-esque.

I liked what I saw in my daughter, this creative Millennial that is forging her own path.

The culture of their workplace was abuzz with banter over in one corner, quiet concentration in another. The natural light streaming in from a Brisbane winter 23 floors above ground was calming and gorgeous. This team of young professional makeup artists were given the opportunity to serve, nurture, lead, hone their craft, work with others and be enterprising. It felt good to be amongst them, this cohort. I am excited for them.

Here’s How I Leveraged the Makeup, the Artistry and the History of the Egyptians and you can too in your workplace

Applied various filters directly in the photo gallery. Reality can be harsh, that’s a fact. Stark highshadow is just that – stark!
Used various photo editing apps on my iPhone including: Canva, AdobeSpark and RIPL
Once back in the office, I turned on the tripod lighting and took a range of stills and video that I can now splice away and insert to my hearts content
Created thumbnail templates, website images, quotes, and Social posts.
Wrote this Blog
And, spent time with my daughter. Now that was priceless.

Decide: How can you leverage your experience, working remotely, or doing something out of the box

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So, next time you’re working remotely, take a look around and consider:

Go in Head First
Be Aware of the Environment
Put Some Skin in the Game
Check Out the Raw Materials
Study to Be Your Best
Practice Your Skills With Different Models
Review the Results and Leverage Them

Now, all you have to do is Decide and Execute!

ABOUT TARRAN DEANE:

Tarran Deane is the CEO of Corporate Cinderella Leadership Development Company. Wife, Mum and Step Mum to four daughters, Tarran is a regular Commentator on life and leadership.

Consulting across diverse industries and speaking in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Auckland, Phoenix and Orlando, Tarran has presented to more than 36,000 audience members and been featured in numerous articles, blogs, podcasts and magazines

From fleeing Victoria Bus Station in London as a 17 year old, at the height of the IRA bomb raids, to walking the runway as a National Finalist in the Face of Australis, to stepping up into key influential roles in Australia’s Not for Profit sector, and now running alongside leaders from diverse industries including finance, engineering, mining, health, ministry, associations, government, private enterprise, retail, hospitality and tourism, this woman is adept at braking under speed, cornering safely and doing what she can to help others live life by design, on purpose and full throttle, so no one gets left behind.

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S01.E06 Leadership Ethics ~ The Awesome Show #LeadershipPodcast with Tarran Deane & Russell Pearson

The Awesome Show Podcast S01.Episode 06: LEADERSHIP ETHICS

In this episode Tarran and Russell discuss LEADERSHIP ETHICS

As leaders, we can have a huge influence on how those around us act on a day-to-day basis. Defining what ethics are and how ethics impacts the way we go about our day-to-day can often set the example for our communities and organisations in both good times and during crisis.

Today we discuss the role of a leader from an ethical point-of-view and we review decision making based on our values, responsibilities and the environment in which we operate.

This episode, like every episode of the Awesome Show, captures the warmth, banter and straight forward conversation shared by Tarran and Russell as they draw on their combined skills of the executive and entrepreneur. It’s jam packed with insights for current and emerging leaders!

PLAY >>> Catch this BONUS End of Season Episode right HERE

READ >>> The Transcription PDF [coming soon]

SUBSCRIBE >>> www.theawesomeshow.com.au to future episodes!

TELL US >>> Join us on your favourite social media channel and tell us your key takeaways from this episode! Be sure to use the #LeadershipPodcast #theawesomeshowpodcast hashtags too!

Join us >>> for a practical look at leadership, resources that we’ve found helpful and have your questions answered on…The Awesome Show!

We’d love to know your thoughts and experience!

ABOUT THE CO-HOSTS: Tarran Deane & Russell Pearson

Tarran and Russell met during an International Leadership Institute in Arizona, during November 2014. They were representing Professional Speakers Australia in volunteer Leadership positions in Queensland and Victoria. Both flat out with work, and loving their spouses and kiddywinks, Tarran and Russell weren’t even sure if they’d like each other! Then they met and a madcap, crazy brother-sister relationship emerged. They came back from the United States with some great ideas, purposefully kept in touch, and launched The Awesome Show as a Pilot Podcast Season for Emerging Leaders.

Since launching the Program and partnering together they’ve both enjoyed a great sense of community, strengthened the bonds between their respective PSA states, grown their businesses, spent time with each other’s family and reached more Leaders together!

Now that’s simply awesome!

Tarran Deane: Speaks and Consults to Executives and Senior Leaders on Change, Connection & Communication to Drive Results from Brisbane – Gold Coast Australia

Russell Pearson: Speaks and Consults to Companies and Organisation on Brand Design and Execution from Melbourne Victoria

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S01.E03 Self Mastery for Leaders ~ The Awesome Show #LeadershipPodcast with Tarran Deane & Russell Pearson

The Awesome Show Podcast S01.Episode 03: Mastering Me | Self-Mastery for Leaders

In this episode Tarran and Russell discuss Self-Mastery for Leaders

Masters of the Self! An ever expanding journey. Sometimes we get so tired of ourselves. I mean, really all the distractions, the responsibilities, the tasks, the problems. It’s enough to make a grown up’s eye’s leak from the pressure of it all.

How do we become the BEST in all areas of our life…OR…is that what it’s really all about? How do we become the best Father, Mother, Wife or Husband?

Today we discuss what it takes to bring out the best in ourselves in this very busy environment and debate the very essence of what self mastery means to us personally as leaders.

Things like boundaries, priorities, core values, not negotiables, delegating, transitioning, peak vs. flow and more.

PLAY >>> Catch this BONUS End of Season Episode right HERE

READ >>> The Transcription PDF [coming soon]

SUBSCRIBE >>> www.theawesomeshow.com.au to future episodes!

TELL US >>> Join us on your favourite social media channel and tell us your key takeaways from this episode! Be sure to use the #LeadershipPodcast #theawesomeshow hashtags too!

Join us >>> for a practical look at leadership, resources that we’ve found helpful and have your questions answered on…The Awesome Show!

We’d love to know your thoughts and experience!

ABOUT THE CO-HOSTS: Tarran Deane & Russell Pearson

Tarran and Russell met during an International Leadership Institute in Arizona, during November 2014. They were representing Professional Speakers Australia in volunteer Leadership positions in Queensland and Victoria. Both flat out with work, and loving their spouses and kiddywinks, Tarran and Russell weren’t even sure if they’d like each other! When they met and a madcap, crazy brother-sister relationship emerged. They came back from the United States with some great ideas, purposefully kept in touch, and launched The Awesome Show as a Pilot Podcast Season for Emerging Leaders.

Now that’s simply awesome!

Tarran Deane: Speaks and Consults to Executives and Senior Leaders on Change, Connection & Communication to Drive Results from Brisbane – Gold Coast Australia

Russell Pearson: Speaks and Consults to Companies and Organisation on Brand Design and Execution from Melbourne Victoria

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S01.E02 Culture Change That Works ~ The Awesome Show #LeadershipPodcast with Tarran Deane & Russell Pearson

The Awesome Show Podcast S01.Episode 02: Workplace Culture | Problem Generators | Change

In this episode Tarran and Russell discuss culture leadership

Whether you’re a fortune 500 or a two person start-up, the cultural mix you lead within your team is going to underpin everything you do. Your culture will define your future successes or will be the thing that holds you back from achieving your goals.

Today we discuss how cultural leadership impacts businesses, organisations and communities, both large and small.

This episode, like every episode of the Awesome Show, captures the warmth, banter and straight shared by Tarran and Russell as they draw on their combined skills of the executive and entrepreneur. It’s jam packed with insights for current and emerging leaders!

PLAY >>> Catch this BONUS End of Season Episode right HERE

READ >>> The Transcription PDF [coming soon]

SUBSCRIBE >>> www.theawesomeshow.com.au to future episodes!

TELL US >>> Join us on your favourite social media channel and tell us your key takeaways from this episode! Be sure to use the #LeadershipPodcast #theawesomeshowpodcast hashtags too!

Join us >>> for a practical look at leadership, resources that we’ve found helpful and have your questions answered on…The Awesome Show!

We’d love to know your thoughts and experience!

ABOUT THE CO-HOSTS: Tarran Deane & Russell Pearson

Tarran and Russell met during an International Leadership Institute in Arizona, during November 2014. They were representing Professional Speakers Australia in volunteer Leadership positions in Queensland and Victoria. Both flat out with work, and loving their spouses and kiddywinks, Tarran and Russell weren’t even sure if they’d like each other! When they met and a madcap, crazy brother-sister relationship emerged. They came back from the United States with some great ideas, purposefully kept in touch, and launched The Awesome Show as a Pilot Podcast Season for Emerging Leaders.

Now that’s simply awesome!

Tarran Deane: Speaks and Consults to Executives and Senior Leaders on Change, Connection & Communication to Drive Results from Brisbane – Gold Coast Australia

Russell Pearson: Speaks and Consults to Companies and Organisation on Brand Design and Execution from Melbourne Victoria

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The Language You Use Can Make Such a Huge Difference to Your Recruitment Interviews and Performance Review sessions.

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Right here, you can see the important role that your language as a leader plays in your recruitment interviews and performance review sessions.

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Do you have curb or even kerb appeal online? “Location, Location, Location!” they cry in real estate and your online real estate is no different. Here’s how you can set up your Youtube Banner with Canva when you want to be positioned as a Leader Online!

In this #QuickTip you’ll need to have:

Do These 5 Steps and You Can Create Something Like This:

Here’s the How-To in 5 Easy Steps:

Need to knowledge of the required SIZEs for social media. You might find this Cheat Sheet helpful, if you want to design graphics for other platforms

a Canva account – Create it and login. It will then open up at the “Create a Design” homepage

Have some of your own photos – professional or organisational – ready to upload instead of using stock photos and you’ll save on licensing fees.

Review the results and appearance on different devices so your head isn’t cut off!

What I Learnt About Leadership from a Special Effects Makeup Class

Head First:

Be Aware of the Environment:

Skin in the Game:

Raw Materials:

Study to be Your Best:

Practice Your Skills with Different Models:

Review the Results and Leverage Them:

Here’s How I Leveraged the Makeup, the Artistry and the History of the Egyptians and you can too in your workplace

So, next time you’re working remotely, take a look around and consider:

The Awesome Show Podcast S01.Episode 06: LEADERSHIP ETHICS

The Awesome Show Podcast S01.Episode 03: Mastering Me | Self-Mastery for Leaders

The Awesome Show Podcast S01.Episode 02: Workplace Culture | Problem Generators | Change