Ian Berry

Ian Berry

In his corporate life, Ian was a State Manager for a Financial Services company overseeing 200 people and sales in excess of $100 million. Since leaving the corporate world Ian has become an expert in the leadership space. He is an author, speaker, blogger and mentor. Ian is also:

Past National President of the National Speakers Association of Australia

Author of Changing What’s Normal

Founder of the Difference Makers community

Fellow of Australian Institute of Management

Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the social enterprise Leaders Cafe

Ian’s trademark is his refreshing candour and his passion is rehumanizing the workplace through simplifying leadership and management.

Podcast Topic: Simple Leadership

In this powerful conversation with Ian Berry we discuss the following

Why Simple is the Next Big Thing

Why management is dead and it should never have been alive

The importance of storytelling for Leadership and Performance

Why Management is the arch-enemy of Innovation

The greatest problem in the world today and how it shapes corporate culture

Why the typical approach to having people be Accountable is flawed

What the Positive Psychology Movement means for organizations

Why organizations need more gardeners and fewer mechanics

Why your role is more important than your job

The crucial power of relationships for delivering value

Why Engagement levels have not improved over the past 25 years

The key insight from Neuroscience

Why Society drives the Economy and not the other way around

The illusion of control and management

Why we need to change the conversation to create change

A simple practice you can use today to improve your results

The necessity of a vision and a shared view of reality

The paradox of being simple when dealing with complex human beings

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June 3, 2026