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383. Learning from everyone, adapting to shorter strategy cycles, and genuinely receiving feedback with Paula Martin, Executive Director, Regional NSW and Visitor Economy at Business NSW
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- The Inner Chief
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- Feb 24, 2026
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"Imagine if you could. You need to imagine a future. You need to imagine growth. You need to imagine what success looks like." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Paula Martin , Executive Director, Regional NSW and Visitor Economy at Business NSW, on learning from everyone, adapting to shorter strategy cycles, and genuinely receiving feedback. 🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/383 👂 ARE YOU GIVING THE RIGHT FEEDBACK? LEARN HOW TO EMBED EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK IN YOUR CULTURE: chiefmaker.com/feedback Paula is the Executive Director, Regional NSW and Visitor Economy at Business NSW, where her focus is to champion growth through collaboration with government, industry and business. She leads Business NSW's regional office network, shaping policy that reduces red tape and creates employment opportunities. Paula also founded the award-winning Australian Business Consulting & Solutions, delivering innovation, commercialisation and programs for SMEs. Under her leadership, Paula achieved many firsts including the set-up of an operation in Shanghai to help Australian SMEs find genuine, authentic buyers in China, as well as the design of leading HR Management System, HR Advance. In this Business Growth Masterclass, we talk about: ✅ Why "stable ground" matters to achieving operational excellence and sustainable business scaling. ✅ The one thing a mentor said to her that changed how she embraced continuous learning. ✅ How shorter strategy cycles are key to navigating an era of uncertainty and volatility, and ✅ Being truly present and vulnerable when absorbing feedback so as to unlock better decision-making. Stay epic, Greg Connecting with Paula Martin You can connect with Paula via LinkedIn . Similar Episodes on strategic planning Minisode: The AAR Method of Strategic Planning Angel…