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Cut through the fluff and clarify the situation, says keynote speaker John Brogden
Real estate, with its inherent pressures and high stakes, often demands a singular focus on performance. Yet, a recent and profoundly impactful session at the Rise Leadership Action 2025 summit in Sydney shifted this perspective, urging industry leaders to look beyond the balance sheet and towards the well-being of their most valuable asset – their people.


Your brain sits at risk until it finds certainty, says keynote speaker Milo Wilkinson
Real estate leaders need to be open to free thinking and tolerate mistakes to create a modern-day workplace, according to the keynote speaker at the Rise Leadership conference in Sydney.


Do You Need a Gap Year?
What if it was possible to take a year off the tools but still have your highest performing results ever? Georgi Bates discusses the benefits of a gap year, how she managed it with her team and its impact on her GCI.


Leaving a Legacy
How do you create a legacy? First focus on the work not the goal and invest the time.


New Leadership Perspectives
Gen Z and millennials have very different expectations to previous generations. Inspirational younger leaders discuss how they are creating cultures that marry both high performance and personal fulfilment to create a new way in real estate.


Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone
What is it about adulthood that makes us expect life to be comfortable? Rebecca Halton from one of LJ Hooker’s biggest offices discusses how to manage anxiety, empower your team and avoid complacency to deliver growth that has strong foundations.


Dollars & Sense
When individuals feel safe to thrive, they perform better. With credentials in both HR and mental health, Rachel Atkin shares how she rebuilt her team around mental wellness principles and the business performance benefits that came from driving cultural change.


Doing It for the Kids
While our own mental health might be fine, it’s our kids we worry about the most and when they are not okay, it impacts not just home but our performance at work and how we show up.


Creating a Trust Economy
How do you build a culture that supports trust and how do you restore trust if it is broken? Our all star panel identifies the key ingredients to build trust robustly in real estate businesses and the personal leadership skills and business processes required to restore and support it.


Recharge and Rise: Elevate Your Leadership at the Leadership Action 2025
We are days away from the Rise Leadership Action conference, which will be held at the new Macquarie Bank building in Sydney from April...


CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE ODDS
Unbreakable: Jelena Dokic’s Journey to Triumph Jelena Dokic, a former world number four tennis player, shared her journey of overcoming...


THE BUSINESS OF OPTIMISM
BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE: THE POWER OF OPTIMISM Victor Perton, drawing from his family’s history in real estate and personal...


THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF BETTER LEADERSHIP
THE LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Thomas McGlynn, a third-generation real estate agent and now a leader at Bresic...


THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS AND SUCCESSION PLANS
Building on Strong Foundations: Partnerships for Enduring Success in Real Estate Overview: The panel discussed the importance of...


DETOXING YOUR CULTURE
Building a Thriving Culture Overview: The panel discussed their leadership journeys, highlighting the evolution from individual...


THE NEUROSCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP
LEAD WITH INSIGHT: LEVERAGE NEUROLEADERSHIP FOR SUCCESS Kristen Hansen, founder of a neuro leadership company, explores the intersection...


EXPERIENCES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONTLINE
Leading in a Dynamic World: Essential Skills for the Modern Leader Overview: The panel discussed their personal leadership journeys,...


AMPLIFYING BETTER LEADERSHIP
Cultivating Purposeful Growth: Building a Thriving Workplace Overview: The panel discussed the concept of purpose-led growth,...


From Awareness to Action: Implementing Effective Mental Health Training
Mental health awareness has grown significantly in recent years, yet translating this awareness into action remains a challenge for many...


SMART CULTURE = GOOD BUSINESS
PRIORITISE WELLBEING: BUILD A CULTURE OF SAFETY & RESPECT Karen Maher, a former lawyer and current workplace culture expert, discussed...
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