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Aug. 9, 2025

🌓 222. 80% You: The Inner Work of Facilitation feat. Jo Fitzgerald (Weekend Rewind)

There are some conversations where you can just feel the depth of thought—and this episode with Jo Fitzgerald is one of them. I met Jo when she came over to Brisbane earlier this year, and straight away I knew I wanted to hit record on our chats. We finally made…

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Aug. 8, 2025

🌓 221. Burnout-Free Change and Last-Minute Brilliance feat. Brendon Baker ( Weekend Rewind)

Today’s Weekend Rewind is part practical masterclass, part business therapy—and I absolutely loved it. My guest is Brendon Baker, someone I’ve known for a couple of years through the Alan Weiss community. We’ve collaborated, co-created, voice-noted each other through dilemmas, and today I brought him on the show for a…

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Aug. 7, 2025

🌓 220. Uncoachable

In this episode, I’m sharing the audio version of my latest Substack article: The Case for Being Uncoachable: Why Trusting Yourself Beats Following the Map (Sometimes). Inspired by a real-life moment where I told Google Maps ā€œno thanksā€ and trusted my own route home, this episode explores: • Why trusting…

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Aug. 6, 2025

How to Ignore Feedback feat. Alan Weiss and Leanne Hughes

Talk the Walk LiveStream: How to Ignore Feedback We're on: Thursday 14 August, 5pm ET (Martini Time) Friday 15 August, 7am AEST (Coffee Time) Hosted by Alan Weiss & Leanne Hughes Feedback: We're told it's a "gift." That we must listen closely, internalise it, and improve ourselves. But what if…

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Aug. 6, 2025

🌓 219. The Advice Avalanche: Who Do You Listen To?

Every time I tell someone I’m heading to Nepal for a high-altitude trek, I get a flood of advice: what to pack, how to train, gear recommendations, you name it. It's well-intentioned—but also overwhelming. In today’s solo episode, I unpack a voice note conversation I had with Matt Stewart (https://www.instagram.com/mattjstewart/?hl=en)…

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Aug. 5, 2025

🌓 218. From VUCA to BANI

In today’s episode, I share a powerful acronym that captures the chaotic, unpredictable, and fog-filled world we’re navigating in 2025 and beyond. You’ve probably heard of VUCA — Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous — a term that's been tossed around in leadership circles for decades. But a new framework, BANI, hit…

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Aug. 4, 2025

🌓 217. How to Spot a Cheap Client (And Stop Being One)

While I was spinning on my Peloton (shoutout Cody Rigsby), I listened to a super juicy webinar titled: How to Attract and Land Filthy Rich Clients on Social Media. Now, don’t be turned off by the title—it was actually packed with thought-provoking distinctions between cheap clients vs rich clients (not…

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Aug. 3, 2025

🌓 216. IRL Friendtors and the Goldmine in Your Google Drive

Today’s episode was recorded fresh off a spectacular morning hike with Kirsty Lewis — someone I’ve technically known since 2018 but only met IRL for the first time today! Kirsty runs the School of Facilitation in the UK, and she’s visiting Australia after a facilitation gig in Manila. So we…

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Aug. 2, 2025

🌓 215. The Synthesiser’s Superpower feat. Andrew Hollo (Weekend Rewind)

Excited to share this Weekend Rewind with you! I found myself telling so many people (colleagues, friends, fellow workshop nerds) about the insights from this episode. Andrew’s approach to marketing, how he frames strategic advisory, and especially the way he gives us permission to stop over-preparing… it was all incredibly…

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Aug. 1, 2025

🌓 214. How to Make The Right Decision Every Time feat. Alan Weiss (Weekend Rewind)

Alan Weiss is back — this time dialing in from Nantucket with a whiskey in hand, while I’m sipping coffee from Brisbane. This episode is less ā€œwebinar,ā€ more ā€œwalk and swirl the airā€ style of conversation — a craft chat about the big and little decisions we make every day.…

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July 31, 2025

Alan Weiss says people make lousy decisions

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July 31, 2025

🌓 213. Who Are You at 7:24 AM?

In this episode, I share a triple shot of mindset fuel: ā˜• The Coffee Identity Crisis It’s 7:24 AM and I’m standing at my usual cafe, battling the social pressure of saying ā€œLong Blackā€ instead of my usual mocha. Why is this so hard? Because even our smallest rituals get…

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July 30, 2025

How to make the right decision every time feat. Alan Weiss and Leanne Hughes

Join us for the next Talk the Walk: How to Make the Right Decision Every Time šŸ•” Thursday 1 August, 7am AEST (Coffee Time)šŸø Wednesday 31 July, 5pm ET (Martini Time) Hosted by Alan Weiss & Leanne Hughes We make thousands of decisions a day.Some are trivial (Flat white or…

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July 30, 2025

🌓 212. Why That Frypan’s Still in the Sink

Today, I’m talking about a phenomenon I see everywhere — in workshops, in virtual calls, in team meetings, and even at home in my kitchen: diffusion of responsibility. Here’s what I cover: • Why the more people you have in a room, the less likely it is someone will speak…

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July 29, 2025

🌓 211. Why "How You Do One Thing" is a Lie

I’ve been thinking a lot about accountability—that word we see plastered on corporate value statements like it’s the golden ticket to high performance. But here’s my hot take: accountability isn’t binary. You’re not either ā€œan accountable personā€ or you’re not—it’s contextual. Today I’m challenging the ever-popular quote: ā€œHow you do…

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July 28, 2025

🌓 210. The Control Freak’s Guide to Waiting It Out

Hi from Melbourne, where the weather went full four-seasons-in-one-run today šŸŒ¦ļø In this episode, I share a little travel tale from this morning—one that had me sweating over an Uber notification and questioning whether I should cancel, rebook, or just… wait. I walk you through: • My ritual for getting…

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July 27, 2025

🌓 209. How to win at calendar tetris

You’re already playing Calendar Tetris, whether you know it or not. The real question is—are you placing your blocks with intention, or are you letting everyone else drop them on you? This one’s for anyone who feels like their calendar is stacked to the ceiling and teetering on collapse. I…

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July 26, 2025

🌓 208. A Conversation With My Dad feat. Aneurin Hughes (Weekend Rewind)

Today’s episode is one that’s incredibly special to me—it’s a conversation with my dad, Anari Hughes. You’ll hear me give him a proper intro in the recording, but here’s some extra context: Dad is a retired civil engineer, but the impact he’s had on people—both professionally and personally—is far from…

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July 25, 2025

🌓 207. What I Learned From the Podcaster Who Interviews FBI Agents, Spies, and Kobe Bryant feat. ...

Hey, thanks for tuning into the Weekend Rewind. I completely forgot I had this incredible conversation with Jordan Harbinger—one of the biggest influences on my podcasting journey—and it’s too good not to bring back. This was originally recorded as Episode 100 of the First Time Facilitator podcast, and it’s such…

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July 24, 2025

🌓 206. Naming things…

I’m halfway through a big week working with a team—lots of rich convos and aha moments. One theme that popped up today? Naming things. Not just for the sake of it, but naming as a way to clarify, energise, and bring ideas to life. In this episode, I chat through:…

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July 23, 2025

🌓 205. What My Top 5 Strengths Say About How I Work

Today’s episode is part two of a CliftonStrengths mini-series (but don’t worry, you don’t need to listen to part one to jump into this one). I’m diving into my Top 5 strengths and how they actually show up in my life and business. This tool has been such a game-changer…

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July 22, 2025

🌓 204. Why I’m Obsessed With CliftonStrengths

Today I’m diving into something I absolutely love—strengths. Specifically, I’m chatting about a tool I’m using with a team this week to help uncover individual strengths and map them across the team landscape. The tool? CliftonStrengths (by Gallup), which completely changed my life back in 2017 after I read Jenny…

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July 21, 2025

🌓 203. My Top 10 Running Routes Around the World

Hey, thanks for tuning in today. This episode is for my fellow runners—and travel lovers. I’m sharing my absolute favourite running routes around the world. These are the runs that bring me pure joy. You know the ones—those flat-ish, scenic, energising 5–10K loops where you just feel alive the entire…

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July 20, 2025

🌓 202. Set a goal that scares you

This episode was sparked by a great comment I got on LinkedIn from Sally Portus (hi Sally!), asking: How do you consistently prioritize things like training for a hike—outside of just ā€˜putting it in your calendar’? So today, I’m sharing how I approach consistency—not with rigid discipline, but with a…

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