Episode 6: Give More Than You Receive - David McKie

In this episode I talk with Emeritus Professor David McKie. As a previous student of David’s, I affectionately called him an ‘old Scottish f*cker’ in a poem I wrote for one of his class assignments. Thankfully he loved it and referred to it in the interview. 

A Scot by birth, an Australian by naturalisation, a resident of New Zealand by choice, and a citizen of the world by inclination, he enjoys balancing a sense of justice with a great sense of humour. He describes his life as a crazy path, and he’s still on it, not knowing what will come next, and that’s what was magical about this interview. At times we had no clue where we were going, but David managed to ensure it was still full of insight and his many gems of wisdom. 

An author of five books, David has delivered over a hundred international conference papers and is the CEO of RAM Consulting International, where he works as a change, leadership, and strategic communication consultant. He’s delivered workshops for individuals and organisations in private and public sectors in Europe, China, Korea, India, the Middle East, and the US. He has acted as a consultant and delivered courses for organisations such as Carter Holt Harvey, Fonterra, Intervet, Mauri Ora, New Zealand Police, NZL, OPUS, Sri Lanka Insurance, Te Puni Kokiri, Waikato Health, Telecom, Zespri, and many more. 

In this podcast, David shares his Life’s Work with us and discusses the poor state of leadership across the globe, as well as providing his approach and philosophy on what’s needed to make a difference, not just for us right now, but also for his grandchildren’s generation.  

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