Anton Guinea
Entrepreneur, Speaker, bestselling author, and founder of The Guinea Group of Companies. For over 15 years, Anton has helped leaders move their teams to become psychologically safe, physically safe and overall better versions of themselves.
The year was 2020, and it was a normal day in Gladstone. Mrs G and I had just turned in for the evening. We were having a conversation about our day and were drifting towards drowsiness. And Read More
The year was 2003, and on my way to the refinery that I (and hundreds of others) worked at, I found out that it was being shut down. And everyone would be made redundant that day. Nothing like th Read More
The year was 2003, and I had just been made redundant. For the first time in my life. Until that point, I had never been “let go” in any capacity from a job. So it was a bit of a blow. Not co Read More
The year was 1891, and The Congregation of Christian Brothers had an issue. The Brothers had built and ran a school (St Joseph’s) on Gregory Terrace in Brisbane city. It was an all-boys school Read More
The year was 1978. The author was James McGregor Burns. The book was titled simply “Leadership”. In that book, Burns unpacked the difference between transactional leadership and transformatio Read More
Leadership is a team sport. That you do on your own. You are the one. You are responsible. You are accountable. You take the ownership. During the good times. And when things go boom. Read More
Once upon a time, in the wild west, the Spaniards were on a mission to colonise Mexico and what was then, the Californias. The Spaniards, led by Rafael Montero, were brutal in their attack, and s Read More
Staying ‘positive’ is hard. Staying ‘up’ is harder. And staying ‘happy’ all the time is nearly impossible. As a leader, when you are on… you are on. And when you aren’t… life is Read More
Once upon a time in Greek mythology, the king and sculptor Pygmalion carved a statue of a beautiful woman out of ivory. The statue was so beautiful that Pygmalion fell in love with it. He took a Read More
I have always been a big fan of Sir Richard Branson. Entrepreneur and owner of Virgin Group of Companies. And if there was a businessperson on planet earth who I want to be like when I grow up, i Read More
