What If Your Best Isn't Possible Right Now? And Good Enough - Is Enough.

When did being human become one enormous continuous improvement project? Get up earlier. Exercise more. Eat better. Learn AI. Be more productive. Build your personal brand. Be a better leader, partner, friend and human being. It's exhausting just thinking about it! I'm a huge believer in persona…

Forget Google Rankings. Will AI Know Who You Are? with Grant Ferguson

When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to recommend an expert in your field, does your name come up? The way people search for businesses, services and experts is changing. Google still matters, but increasingly, people are turning to AI platforms for specific recommendations. So what does t…

The Five Years I Wasn’t Sure I’d Get… and Why This Matters to You

Five years ago, in the middle of Melbourne’s COVID lockdown, I heard the words: “You have Stage 3 melanoma, and it’s aggressive.” At the time, I didn’t know whether I would make it to this five-year milestone. Now I’m here. And I want to stop and acknowledge it. This is a very personal episode o…

Conflict Isn't the Problem. How You Handle it is with Tim Duggan

What if conflict isn’t a sign that something has gone wrong? Most of us would rather avoid difficult conversations if we can. We hold things back, try to keep the peace or, at the other extreme, become defensive and determined to prove our point. But healthy conflict is an essential part of leade…

The Deadline You Never Agreed To: Why We Decide It’s Too Late

How many things have you already decided you’re too late for? A career change. Starting a business. Going back to study. Applying for a bigger role. Putting yourself forward. Starting again. In this solo episode of Leading You, I explore the invisible deadlines we place around our careers, ambiti…

What If 40 Was Just the Beginning? with Anne-Marie Deieso

What if the timeline you think you should be following has very little to do with what you’re actually capable of? My guest on this episode of Leading You, Anne-Marie “Ani” Deieso, didn’t begin what she now considers her career until she was around 40. After making a deliberate choice to stay hom…

Why is Asking For Help So Damn Hard?

Why is asking for help so hard, especially when you’re usually the capable one? I recently found myself exhausted, overwhelmed and lying awake at 2:00 am trying to solve every problem in my life at once. When a friend asked a very simple question, “Why don’t you ask for help?”, my immediate respon…

When Your Voice Gets Louder: The Midlife Reckoning No One Talks About

Have you reached the point where you know you’ve had enough, but you have absolutely no idea what you want instead? I seem to be having this conversation with women everywhere. They’re less tolerant of things they once accepted, more protective of their time, more willing to speak up and less pre…

Could Having Lunch With 500 Strangers Change Your Life? with Nick Bendel

What could change if you became a little more willing to put yourself out there? My guest on this episode of Leading You, Nick Bendel, set himself an unusual challenge: to have lunch with 500 complete strangers. For an introvert who preferred staying home with a book and a cup of tea, it wasn’t t…

Who is Your Biggest Competitor? It Might Not Be What You Think.

What if your biggest competitor isn’t another business, another leader or someone offering exactly what you do? What if it’s irrelevance? In a world where customer expectations, technology, workplaces and buying behaviour are constantly changing, being good at what you do is no longer enough. The…