Colleen Callander

Colleen Callander, author of Leader By Design (Major Street Publishing $29.95) and former CEO, is a renowned business and leadership coach, keynote speaker, board member and ambassador. She is also the founder of Mentor Me, a platform through which Colleen mentors women from all different walks of life.

Colleen Callander is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or connect with Colleen here.

Business Transformation

Leadership is a lifestyle choice.

Colleen CallanderBusiness Transformation

Leadership is not easy. It’s something you must practice consistently and dedicate your life too. Just like being a parent is a lifestyle choice, leading a healthy life is a lifestyle choice, or being an athlete is a lifestyle choice, choosing to be a leader is also a lifestyle choice. ...

Critical thinking

Kindness is the new SUPERPOWER for leaders.

Colleen CallanderCritical thinking

Kindness is the new SUPERPOWER for leaders and one of the reasons why we need more female leaders in this new era of leadership we are entering. It’s also a new and powerful form of currency: one that we can trade for loyalty, trust, and high performance. However, kindness isn’t...

CEO Insider

People With Passion And Purpose = Profit

Colleen CallanderCEO Insider

Good leaders understand that people are their greatest asset. Prioritising the needs and well-being of your people can have a remarkable impact on the organisation and your bottom line. In this profit-driven world, we live in today, it’s no surprise that sales, margins, shareholder return and revenue is at the...

Business Transformation

CULTURE STARTS WITH YOU!

Colleen CallanderBusiness Transformation

Culture can be such a difficult concept to define. It relates to people, purpose, and the organisation itself, and how they are all intertwined. However, I think one of the most useful ways to describe culture is this: it is what people do when no-one is watching! When I talk...

Chief Executive Insights

LET’S TALK ABOUT BURNOUT

Colleen CallanderChief Executive Insights

Burnout costs billions of dollars every year to our healthcare system and endangers the wellbeing of thousands–many of whom are women. In fact, research shows that more than 75% of Australian and New Zealand workers experienced burnout in 2020 which was above the global average. As women and especially mothers,...

Big Picture

The greatest lesson I have learnt is that a title doesn’t automatically qualify a person for leadership

Colleen CallanderBig Picture

Leadership is something that I am extremely passionate about not only my leadership but the leadership of those around me. When I talk about leadership, I’m talking about leading not only in business, but also leading in our own lives whether that be in our community, schools, workplaces or even...

C-Suite Advisory

The 12 skills leaders need to lead effectively through COVID

Colleen CallanderC-Suite Advisory

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world inside out and upside down and leaders have needed to step up and act quickly to find new ways of working and doing business. Although the future can be uncertain and unpredictable there is one thing I know for sure: that is, the...

Business Transformation

The key to finding your leadership superpower

Colleen CallanderBusiness Transformation

What’s your superpower? What is your unique leadership ID – that ‘thing’ that has been with you throughout your whole life and that shows up again and again to help give you that edge? As a child, I had a recurring dream that I could fly. We lived in a...