WALL48: Don’t walk, RUN (and why tradies make the best leaders) with Tim Guinea

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How do we become the effective leader that this world truly needs? What traits do we have to embody in order to pave the way toward positive change?

Putting ourselves on the receiving end of our own actions helps us rethink the way we’re doing things. We got to be able to take a risk, and not be afraid of it. As our guest today says, if you believe you can do the job, knock your socks off and go for it!

Today’s guest is all-round legend Tim Guinea. He is a family man and the Founder and Managing Director of Autonomy & Asset Management Group. With more than 15 years’ experience across the mining and resources industry, he is an experienced professional with specialist knowledge across all areas of Asset Management.

Tim has worked for, and with, world class mining houses and service providers including Anglo American, Fortescue, Downer EDI and Thiess, starting his career as a Drill Fitter in exploration, to leading teams of professionals to deliver world class outcomes safely, efficiently and on-time across multiple states. He is known for his leadership style and operational expertise, which has seen him improve culture and ultimately the business' performance.

Outside of business, Tim loves to spend quality time with his family and has 3 children, soon to be 4 early next year. He loves all things outdoors, especially sport, and since retiring from Rugby League has found a passion in Triathlons.

I met Tim when I was still working at my old company, Thiess; however, I didn’t know about his upbringing on a farm, especially on how that dramatically impacted his work ethic and attitude. So tune in and grab your pen, folks, for in this episode, it’ll all make sense.

In this conversation, you’ll hear Tim discuss:

• Skills shortage in Australia and what Tim and his company are thinking about in terms of doing differently when it comes to attracting people
• How Tim’s farming upbringing helped nurture his resilience as an apprentice, a tradie, supervisor, and now a business owner
• What it felt like becoming a 28-year-old first-time supervisor and leading a crew that were mostly older than him (some double his age)
• Why tradies make great leaders (transferable skills of communicating, seeing the bigger picture, common sense, and pragmatism)
• His breathing technique

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