Tim Wilke is a specialist on current leadership thinking and combines this with the latest neuro-scientific research on what makes a successful leader.
He’s had a lifelong thirst for knowledge and a passion for understanding how things work. As a child it was everything from dinosaurs to astronomy and at school it was science and mathematics. From his early days as a Medical Scientist, where he became highly proficient in biochemistry, physiology and neuro-endocrinology, he enjoyed being able to ‘work things out’ in several specialist areas of science.
From day one of his working life, he was in charge of staff, in some cases people who were decades older than him. His first boss mentored him to understand the power of working well with people, and to apply commonsense leadership principles which held him in good stead when it came time to move into what became a CEO role for 13 years in a large not-for-profit company with an agenda of primary health care reform. Throughout his career he has worked with a wide range of community leaders, administrators, managers, policy advisors and health professionals including GPs.
Maintaining that intense curiosity for knowing how things work, his focus shifted from science to people and in particular, the areas of leadership and how to maximize the capability of a company through its people.
Tim is also a prolific and award winning writer with more than 50 scientific research papers published world-wide; a university lecturer in endocrine physiology and biochemistry; and a former professional rock’n’roll guitarist.
An enigmatic conversationalist with a wide range of expertise in multiple areas, Tim’s books on leadership include ‘Look Inside: Discovering the secret to leadership success‘ (available for purchase on Amazon by clicking here) and ‘100 Tips to be a Great Leader: Volume I’ (available for purchase on Amazon by clicking here).