Brendan Rogers – Improve Your Performance by Being Open to Input From Others

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Brendan provides consulting services and resources to leaders who want to become more effective and their teams to become less dysfunctional. He is the Host of The Culture of Things Podcast.</p><p><strong>STORY: </strong>Brendan got an idea to buy shares in a telecommunications company in the early 90s. But because he and his partner were just starting a family, his partner discouraged him from making the investment. He ignored her and ended up losing about $150,000.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> You are not always right, be open to other people’s perspectives. Women, don’t be afraid to ask your partners about money and investing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Lack of humility is the root of all evil.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Brendan Rogers</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Guest profile</strong></h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjrogers01/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Brendan Rogers</strong></a>’s purpose is to ‘improve the lives of people at work.’ He does this by providing consulting services and resources to leaders who want to become more effective and their teams to become less dysfunctional. He is the Host of<a href="https://brendanrogers.com.au/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Culture of Things Podcast</a>.</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>Back in the late 90s, Brendan and his girlfriend (now wife) moved back to Sydney from the UK. They were 24 years old, just starting their young family. Brendan was at the time earning decent money.</p><h3><strong>For the love of investing</strong></h3><p>Brendan has always been a person that enjoys investing a lot. So when he and his boss got talking about investing, he was interested. They particularly talked about share investing in a telecommunications company.</p><h3><strong>Ignoring his partner’s input</strong></h3><p>Brendan was pretty excited about this investment idea, and so he spoke to his girlfriend about it. However, she was