E106 | The Connect Effect with Kylie Paatsch

Senior leaders do not get ownership from their leaders simply by setting expectations. According to leadership coach and author Kylie Paatsch, ownership grows when people feel known, trusted, supported and clear about what matters.  Kylie is a leadership coach and speaker who has spent more than 3…

E105 | The Excellence Trap with Brian Brault

Entrepreneurs often build the business they want, then try to fit their life around it. The better path is to define the life you want first, then build a business that supports it. That’s according to Brian Brault, a seasoned entrepreneur, leadership educator and former global chair of Entrepreneu…

E104 | Communicating Under Pressure with Leah Mether

Great leadership is not about having all the answers. It is about creating clarity, communicating with empathy and helping people perform at their best under pressure. Leadership expert Leah Mether argues that the “soft skills” of communication, accountability and psychological safety are now the h…

E103 | Better. Escaping Average with Andrew Horsfield

Feeling stuck is not always a warning sign. Often, the discomfort, uncertainty and challenge people try to avoid are the very conditions that produce growth.  Performance consultant, speaker and author Andrew Horsfield discusses why so many capable people mistake struggle for failure. Drawing on h…

E102 | AI, Threats and Human Agency with Brian David Johnson

The future is not something technology decides for us. According to applied futurist Brian David Johnson, leaders must keep humans at the centre, retain their agency, and actively shape what comes next.  Brian David Johnson is an applied futurist who helps governments, militaries, corporations and…

E101 | 25 Questions every entrepreneur must answer (part 2)

In the second of this two-part series Andres Zylberberg, Richard Peake and I continue to answer the rest of the 25 questions entrepreneurs must answer to build an enduring great company.  After exploring vision and strategy in part one, this conversation moves into leadership, execution and the ec…

E100 | 25 Questions every entrepreneur must answer (part 1)

For this special 100th episode, I’m joined by Andres Zylberberg and Richard Peake. We unpack the 25 questions every entrepreneur must answer. It is a framework designed to help business owners assess where growth is happening, where it is stalling, and what may be holding the business back.  In pa…

E99 | Shiftcode Leadership with Preetie Boler

The true test of leadership is not what a person knows, but how they behave when the pressure is on. That’s according to behavioural risk strategist Preetie Boler, who insists that many workplace problems commonly seen as technical are, in fact, behavioural.  With 30+ years’ experience in legal an…

E98 | The Negotiation Playbook with Glin Bayley

Your results in negotiation are shaped long before you enter the room – the internal dialogue you carry determines whether you ask, hold firm, or settle early. That’s according to negotiation specialist Glin Bailey, whose background in commercial finance and two decades in multinational organisatio…

E97 | BioHack Me with Camilla Thompson

Sustained performance is not built on willpower alone. Leaders who ignore sleep, recovery and the biological effects of stress eventually compromise decision-making, energy and long-term health.  Camilla Thompson is one of Australia’s leading biohacking experts and executive wellness coaches, work…