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It's been a huge 2024 and we've got great things ahead! 

This year, we zeroed in on one core goal: making it easier for you to learn from the world’s top business leaders and thinkers.

We delivered several big improvements:

*   A **faster, smoother** platform that's easier to use
*   Clearer **reporting** for our corporate clients
*   A new **Enterprise** package for large teams. We also added the ability to learn in **groups**, which many of you requested
*   And we welcomed **Barbara Harvey** in a key role as Head of Learning. Barb’s been helping clients with designing **team learning journeys**

> **Thank you!**

I want to especially thank our member community for working with us as we focused on this “access” aspect of our mission statement "Access to the World's Greatest Business Minds." 

With **Patrick Lencioni's** [Australian live virtual session](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/events/PatrickLencioni-BuildingHighPeformingTeams/overview?sid=a0KRG00000BELB92AP) in February 2025 and exclusive events with Good to Great™ author [**Jim Collins**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/jim-collins-leadership-researcher-the-growth-faculty), there’s no better time to [be a Growth Faculty member](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/memberships?campaign_id=701RG000006BNNhYAO&promo=BlogGF).

So, what did we deliver in 2024? Read on!

Big Improvements To Our Platform

The favourite part of my year is searching the world to curate an exceptional program of professional learning for you.

In 2024 we presented five **in-person events** in Australia and the United States. 

*   Wharton's top-rated professor **Adam Grant** wowed crowds totalling more than 5000, as he took to the stage in Melbourne and Sydney and on a livestream of the Sydney event
*   **Jim Collins** was a hit at both his CEO roundtable event and for those in the sold-out auditorium at his Good to Great® Immersion Workshop in Chicago. Both events will return in 2025

> _“Been a \[Growth Faculty\] member for over 10 years now and the service just keeps getting better. Seeing Jim Collins live in Chicago was an absolute highlight!”_ – Chris Eldridge

*   October’s **CultureCon™ Sydney 2024** (a collaboration with The Culture Institute) was completely sold-out and will return in 2025. A keynote by _Stolen Focus_ author **Johann Hari** was highly entertaining and we enjoyed speakers from EY, Amazon Web Services, the Museum of Sydney, AICD, and Swimming Australia
*   And we enjoyed the socialising and the buzz at **An Evening with Nir Eyal** over canapes and drinks at Tank Stream Labs

Our [members](https://join.thegrowthfaculty.com/#plans) also enjoyed dozens of live virtual events with global thinkers including psychological safety expert Professor **Amy Edmondson**, Radical Candor coach Amy Sandler, billionaire entrepreneur **Ray Dalio**, _Unreasonable Hospitality_ author **Will Guidara**, Dare to Lead certified **Kylie Lewis** , former FBI negotiator **Chris Voss**,  _Drive_ and _When_ author **Dan Pink**, and human rights lawyer **Rabia Siddique**.

And, as I said, this year I happily announced that popular speaker and award-winning author [**Patrick Lencioni**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/who-is-patrick-lencioni) returns in February 2025 for a live virtual Global Headline event!

World’ Greatest Business Minds

Our leaders sent us a clear message this year: they need practical skills to handle rapid change, especially around AI, and to guide their teams through what's next.

So, topics in 2024 included _change management, level 5 leadership, failure and human potential, fundamentals of leadership, multiplier leadership, AI and ChatGPT, adaptability, customer service, accountability, influence and negotiation, psychological safety, diversity and inclusion, communication, employee experience_, and _burnout._

We’ll double down on this theme in 2025, ensuring our community finishes the year feeling confident and prepared for ongoing challenges and change.

2024 - A Wide Range Of Topics

The feedback we’ve been getting this year has been wonderful. Growth Faculty currently rates 4.7 stars (out of 5) on Google Reviews.

Thank you to everyone who has given us Google reviews or post-event feedback this year (both glowing and constructive!). It means the world to our team, keeps us motivated, and helps us narrow our focus when finding ways to improve our product for you.

> _“Growth Faculty is the best value for money exposure to the world's brightest business minds that there is. I can't believe that every person working in a business environment isn't making use of this amazing membership service!”_ – Glyn Morris

> _“I get a great deal of value from being a Growth Faculty member. The events are extremely helpful and accessible. Membership is a great resource to have as a business owner.”_ – Lauren Haskins

It is our greatest joy to see teams getting incredible value out of their [Growth Faculty membership](https://join.thegrowthfaculty.com/growthfacultypass/).

So, as we say a big thank you to our members, speakers, event delegates, and our partners and supporters, we reflect on a very busy year of learning and leadership development, and flag what's coming up for 2025. Scroll down for details!

[**Free Download : Avoid Obsolete: How to Build a Culture of Learning**](https://ideas.growthfaculty.com/l/1071223/2024-06-12/5q9w2f)

We Hear You! 

Every year we feature speakers whose impact on the global stage is unquestioned. This year we featured:

**Amy Edmondson, Harvard professor and author of** _**“Right Kind of Wrong”**_

_“I really enjoyed this talk, and genuinely appreciate your approach to coaching and leadership through compassion and logic”_ – Heather McPherson

The world’s #1 ranked management thinker on the Thinkers50 list is Harvard professor **Amy Edmondson** and we kicked off 2024 with an incredible live virtual event!

Edmondson had just won the Financial Times and Schroders' **Business Book of the Year** with her new book _Right Kind of Wrong,_ described by the judges as a highly readable and relevant book, with important lessons for leaders and managers everywhere. Read [our interview](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/typesoffailure) with Amy.

**Adam Grant, author of** _**“Originals”**_ **and** _**“Think Again”**_ (pictured above)

_“I found the content to be relevant and the speaker VERY engaging, I gained valuable insight that I can implement for personal and professional development”_ – Bonnie Robertson

This organisational psychologist is placed #2 in the **top management thinkers** in the world, just behind Amy Edmondson. He is Wharton’s top-rated professor and the bestselling author of several books, including his latest _Hidden Potential._

"I think everyone has hidden potential, but it might be invisible to you or the people around you," said Grant. [Read the summary](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/adamgrantunlockpotential)

**Will Guidara, restaurateur and author of “**_**Unreasonable Hospitality”**_

_“I believe no matter what you do for a living, you can make the choice to be in the hospitality industry.”_

So says **Will Guidara**, author of _Unreasonable Hospitality_ and former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, the New York restaurant once named #1 restaurant in the world.

Will told us that extreme customer focus requires team members to be “present” which is “caring so much about the person you're with that you stop caring about everything else you need to do.” Read [our interview with Will](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/summary-of-will-guidara-s-unreasonable-hospitality-event).

**Dan Pink - New York Times bestselling author of** _**“When”**_ **and** _**“Drive”**_

_“Dan is such a great speaker and it was nice to have a fluid talk with questions and answers rather than a lecture-type start.”_ – session participant

“What really motivates us” was a popular topic in our live Q&A session with organisational psychologist and multi-New York Times bestselling author [Daniel Pink](https://www.danpink.com/).  He also touched on flexible work, and the benefits of a 4-day work week. [Read our summary.](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/what-really-motivates-us-daniel-pink-event-summary)

“Instead of a one-size-fits-all policy, we want to allow people to have a my-size-fits-me policy,” he said. 

[**Free download**: The Business Case for a Strong Work Culture](https://ideas.growthfaculty.com/l/1071223/2024-06-12/5q9w2b)

2024 Global Headliners

Our live and interactive masterclasses are a regular feature on the Growth Faculty program. Below are the incredible speakers we featured in 2024, and click here to [see who's up next](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/?promoCode=Blog#liveevents)[.](https://growth.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Blog_Post__c/a1d4G000004oYwKQAU/view)

Mark Pesce on [AI and ChatGPT](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/gettingstartedchatGPT)

Emerging Leaders Program (with Kylee Stone) on [foundational skills](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/foundations-of-leadership), [purpose](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/importance-of-purpose-in-leadership), [strategic alignment](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/importance-of-strategic-alignment), [resilience](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/understandingresilience), and [communication](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/understandingresilience)

Lena Ross & Dr Jen Frahm on [change leadership](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/changeleadership)

Kevin Lawrence on [growth framework](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/grow-and-scale-business)

Rabia Siddique (pictured above) on [discrimination and resilience](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/rabia-siddique-story-IWD-2024)

Karl Treacher and panel on [resetting workplace culture](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/workplace-culture-panel-discussion)

Michael Bungay Stanier on [leadership coaching skills](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/michaelbungaystaniercoachingquestions)

Chris Voss on [negotiating skills](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/how-former-fbi-chris-voss-builds-trust-in-negotiations)

Renee McGowan on [career advice from a CEO](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/career-advice-for-aspiring-leaders)

Steve Martin on [influence and persuasion at work](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/cialdini-principles-influence-at-work)

Mark Green on [accountability](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/accountabilityproductivity)

Emerging Leaders Program (with Shannah Kennedy and Colleen Callander) on [potential](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/elevate-your-potential-for-high-performance), [personal brand](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/session-2-personal-brand), [planning your future](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/elevate-session-3-plan-your-10-yr-self)

Kyle Hermans on [courageous thinking mindset](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/transform-with-4-shifts-to-courageous-thinking)

Lori Emerick on [Radical Candor](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/lori-emerick-s-multipliers-masterclass)

Tim Martin on [integrating AI tools like ChatGPT](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/Summary-of-chat-gpt-masterclass)

Tanya Hosch on [NAIDOC Week](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/summary-of-tanya-hosch-naidoc-week-interview)

Andrea Clarke on [upskilling to become future fit](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/summary-of-future-fit-masterclass)

Amantha Imber on a [productive workday](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/5-hacks-to-enjoy-a-productive-workday)

Daniel Pink on [motivation, AI, and work life](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/what-really-motivates-us-daniel-pink-event-summary)

Amy Sandler on [Radical Candor](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/radicalcandorgivingfeedback)

Kylie Lewis on [courageous leadership](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/barrierstocourageouscultureBreneBrown)

Mental Health and Wellbeing Week with [various speakers](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/our-mental-health-and-wellbeing-week)

Emerging Leaders Program (with Jen Frahm and Lena Ross) on [self-leadership](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/emerging-leaders-program-self-leadership), [change leadership](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/session-2-emerging-leaders-program), and [resistance to change](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/session-3-emerging-leaders-program)

Trudy MacDonald on [team accountability, results, and burnout](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/howtohelpburnoutatwork)

Faith Popcorn on [trends](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/faith-popcorn-on-transformation-of-tomorrow)

Senior Leadership Program (with John Spence) on [people](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/session-1-senior-leadership-program), [culture](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/winningorganisationalculture), [customer focus and accountability](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/customerfocuscustomerservice)

2024 – Masterclasses 

I love to read but being time poor I like the convenience of our summary interviews with the authors. Here are the 8 premium authors we featured this year in our members’ Book Club.

_“Right Kind of Wrong”_ by Amy Edmondson on [failing well](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/typesoffailure)

_“The Geek Way”_ by Andy McAfee on the [geeky traits of tech companies](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/the-geek-way-to-success)

_“Move Fast & Fix Things_ “by Anne Morriss & Frances Frei on [a sprint approach to change](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/how-to-change-in-a-week)

_“Principles for Life and Work”_ and _“Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order”_ by Ray Dalio on [the billionaire investor’s principles](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/pain-to-progress-interview-with-ray-dalio)

_“Think Bigger”_ by Sheena Iyengar on her [innovation framework](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/think-bigger-6-steps-to-innovation)

_“Unreasonable Hospitality”_ by Will Guidara (pictured above) on [extreme customer service](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles?search=will+guidara)

_“Gravitas”_ by Louise Mahler on [body language and communication](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/gravitas-with-dr-louise-mahler)

_“The Friction Project”_ by Robert Sutton on [reducing organisational friction](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/how-to-reduce-organisational-friction-interview)

2024 Our Top Books

There are more than 400 great resources in our On Demand library with content added weekly. We’ve also got more event highlights coming in 2025.

Growth Faculty members’ 5 most popular replays and interviews for their professional and personal development were:

*   **Adam Grant livestream** (no longer available) [Read the summary](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/adamgrantunlockpotential)
*   **Emerging Leaders Program** (Session 1) – The Foundation (no longer available) [Read the summary](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/foundations-of-leadership) 
*    **The Motive** – Interview with Patrick Lencioni [Watch the replay](https://library.growthfaculty.com/Play?pId=b853d99e-ca79-4f6a-8c07-f9afc99c104d1d)
*   **Creating a Culture of Accountability** with Mark Green (no longer available) [Read the summary](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/accountabilityproductivity)
*   **The Art of Winning** – Our interview with Dan Carter [Watch the replay](https://library.growthfaculty.com/Play?pId=2feedf40-43f4-479e-a9dd-08e8ce9af283)

2024 Our Most Watched Videos

Meanwhile, our top 10 blog articles. Have you read any of our most popular articles yet?

[6 Types of Working Genius: New leadership tool from Patrick Lencioni](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/blog/6typesofworkinggenius)

[Our favourite quotes from Atomic Habits by James Clear](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/blog/topquotesatomichabits)

[21 Leadership Quotes from Inspiring Women](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/topleadershiquotesbywomen)

[Good to Great: The key traits of Jim Collins Level 5 Leadership](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/blog/levelfiveleadership)

[10 Ideas for Getting 1% Better Every Day With Atomic Habits](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/blog/get1percentbetteratomichabits)

[15 mantras for winning like the All Blacks at Team Culture: James Kerr's Legacy](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/blog/summaryLegacyAllBlacksJamesKerrbook)

[Multiplier and Diminisher Traits – How many do you have?](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/multipliersanddiminishers)

[Overview: Patrick Lencioni 4 Pillars Of High Performing Workplace Cultures](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/thoughtleaderpatricklencioni)

[Top 10 Female Leader Challenges and Barriers | The Growth Faculty](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/femaleleadershipchallengesbarriers)

[Brené Brown Top Tip: Assume Others Are Doing The Best They Can](https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/blog/BrenBrowntoptipassumeothersaredoingthebesttheycan)

2024 Our Top 10 Most Popular Blogs

Can we top all this in 2025? We plan to give it a red-hot go, kicking off with some of the world’s most respected thinkers.

**Shannon Byrne Susko** (Northern Hemisphere timezone): Develop your own scalable growth system with insights from a serial tech entrepreneur who’s done it successfully time and time again.

Shannon’s _“Metronomics”_ framework is one of the most exciting, practical, and logical systems for building high-performing teams and aligning people, cash, strategy and execution to ensure business growth.

**Steve Martin**: A 45-minute interview with the author of _Influence at Work_ where you’ll discover how to tell how influential you are already, fundamental human motivations for our behaviour, and creating a successful influencing strategy.

**Deborah Keep**: Deborah is a leading practitioner in teaching the Multipliers® leadership framework. She’ll explain the traits of Multiplier® leaders and what they do that amplifies the capabilities of their team.

**Patrick Lencioni**: **Back by Popular Demand!** An exclusive 2.5-hour live virtual Global Headline session with this entertaining and globally renowned thought leader. Pat is the bestselling author of _The Five Dysfunctions of a Team_ and _The 6 Types of Working Genius_.

**Mita Mallick:** Discover how to create a truly inclusive workplace with Mita Mallick, author of the _Wall Street Journal_ bestseller _"Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace._" Mita will share her expertise as a seasoned Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leader and change-maker.

2025 What’s Ahead

**Jim Collins**: Not one, but three incredible opportunities in 2025 to learn direct from Jim Collins, author of _Good to Great._ They include an exclusive CEO roundtable in Boulder, Colorado, a full-day workshop for executive teams LIVE in Chicago (pictured above), and a live virtual session for mid-level leaders and their teams.

They say that when organisations are **moving fast**, there's rarely enough time and space for leadership training and support. The [immersive live virtual learning program](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/) with Growth Faculty membership is one option to consider when researching how best to develop aspiring or current leaders.

Growth Faculty also offers a great value [Enterprise plan](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/#plans) for larger companies to develop leadership skills in teams of 20 or more employees.

Events are added regularly, so keep up to date by [downloading our program](https://join.thegrowthfaculty.com/program-download/) and signing up for [our newsletter](https://ideas.growthfaculty.com/l/1071223/2024-07-24/5qfgl1) to ensure you’re up to date with what’s on offer for [Growth Faculty members](https://join.thegrowthfaculty.com/#plans).

Learning with Growth Faculty

It’s been a big year for our team and, like you, we’re keen to refresh and revitalise ourselves for the professional and personal learnings coming our way in 2025.

Our office will closed end of business on Friday, December 20, 2024, and reopen on Monday,  January 6, 2025. Until then, from myself and all the team, have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

(Xmas photo by [Joanna Kosinska](https://unsplash.com/@joannakosinska?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/white-deer-christmas-tree-decoration-c9-QwPLiPBc?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash))

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