#31 – Conversation with Mick Spiers

Doc Frank chats with Mick Spiers from Melbourne in Australia. Mick not only holds a senior position in the railway industry, he is also the founder of “The Leadership Project” which combines leadership consulting and coaching with a podcast of more than 100 episodes and a book for first-time leaders and their mentors.The conversation disclosed surprising parallels between Mick’s leadership business and Doc Frank’s training business and spanned over a wide range of topics, including how to build new expertise, how to get clear about your purpose (sometimes only in retrospect), how to facilitate change in people, how to think like your target audience, how to pivot from a corporate career into founding a small business, and how to combine a senior corporate role with such a small business. Enjoy!Show notes:1)      The CBTC World Summit 2023 (20-21 September) is the first truly global CBTC conference that does not require travel around the world to attend. Three sessions from different global regions with 18 international speakers of the highest calibre will make it an unmissable event, and all presentations are available as recordings to allow watching them all regardless of the time zone you are in, from the comfort of a place of your choice. Sign up for this blockbuster event on https://docfranktraining.podia.com/summit2023.2)      Everything you need to know about High Capacity Signalling is provided in the new online training “High Capacity Signalling Blueprint”. This is literally three trainings combined to one course, providing not only a basic understanding of High Capacity Signalling, but also how CBTC and enhanced varieties of ETCS can provide it, plus a blueprint how to apply those technologies for a real high capacity outcome. Get on top of an absolute mega trend for city railways around the world by signing up at https://docfranktraining.podia.com/hcsblueprint.3)      Join in with the latest railway research to explore the ultimate frontier to success for technology projects: MINDSET. The brand-new training “High Capacity Railway Mindset” will present five examples of an outdated legacy mindset every month for a year, totalling 60 of those examples. For every example, a new mindset more conducive for a high-capacity railway will be suggested, and a way to get there. Additional coaching lessons for adapting to change will be included in this training as well, and those may help you greatly not just in your career but in your private life too.<br/> This is cutting-edge research which you find in no other training course anywhere in the world, so use this opportunity and join at https://docfranktraining.podia.com/mindset. Check out Mick’s book for first-time leaders and his awesome podcast. You find links to both those treasures at https://www.mickspiers.com.