I loved this conversation with my former WA colleague, Sherell Whitney—facilitator, inventor, and founder of Lift Performance Solutions. Sherell has hopped across industries (law, tourism, health, consulting) and brings that breadth to the room. We dig into how to create a genuinely safe training environment fast, why those first three…
Hey friends, checking in from Camp Manji after a few hours of sleep. Before Nepal, a quick rewind to Brisbane Airport where I met Tim, Benjamin, and Renee — total legends. Benjamin joked about the old two-prong airplane headphones and said, “Everyone’s talking about AI taking over the world, but…
Hey friends! I’m coming to you from the Coffee Club at Brisbane Airport. Today’s episode is all about the chaos, excitement, and mild panic of travel. I share my packing struggles, juggling 17kg of luggage, medications, and gear for an epic trek ahead. From airport lounges to long flights to…
Hey friends! Today’s episode is a quick one — I’m literally recording this while packing for my trip to Nepal! ✈️ If you’ve been following along, you’ll know I’ve done a lot of research for this trip — everything from gear lists to pharmacy must-haves. Packing is my thing (maybe…
Hey, thanks for tuning in today. I’ve just wrapped up a road show all about The Two-Hour Workshop Blueprint, and one theme that kept popping up was the Review stage — the “R” in my SPARK framework: Set up, Power up, Activities, Review, Keep. If you’re anything like me, you…
This week, I share a story that made me quite literally stop in my tracks — and pay attention. It started as a beautiful morning: coffee by the river with my friend Bhan, wearing her book as my workout accessory, feeling on top of the world. Then I checked my…
I loved this conversation with my guest, Marcus Crow, a professional speaker, MC, and facilitator who co-founded 10,000 Hours—a company with the perfect tagline: Daring ideas in a safe pair of hands. We explored what true confidence looks like in facilitation—not the kind that comes from credentials or bravado, but…
On this Halloween live stream, Alan Weiss and I had a spirited chat about the “tricks” consultants fall for and the “treats” clients actually value. We riffed on wild promises vs. real outcomes, commodity work vs. initiating new value, carving people up vs. helping them grow, being a ghost vs.…
Happy Halloween! 🎃 In today’s episode, I share a few things I’m up to — including a fun LinkedIn Live with Alan Weiss on Consulting Trick or Treats (we’re swapping horror stories and ways to earn more “treats” like referrals and repeat gigs), plus a virtual session for a membership…
This episode came from one of those half-asleep thoughts that wouldn’t leave me alone — “damaged goods.” I unpack this idea that sometimes, as facilitators or change agents, we hold ourselves back because we assume the people we’re working with aren’t ready. We design for the lowest common denominator, in…
In today’s episode, I’m reading and riffing on one of my all-time favourite internet articles — The #1 Sign You’re Winning in Life: No One Understands What the Hell You Do for a Living by Tim Denning. It hit me right between the eyes. Tim talks about how the most…
Hey, thanks for tuning in today. Wow — what a wild couple of days here in Brisbane. After a massive hailstorm knocked out power for more than 24 hours, I escaped the 40-degree heat and hit the Gold Coast with my friend (and events legend) Sally Porteous to scope out…
When I released my Work Fame Substack on Friday, my phone rang—literally a minute after it went out. It was my friend Nicole, calling from a walk on the Gold Coast. She said, “Leanne, how do you create so much content and still seem to have a life?” It’s a…
I’m absolutely delighted to welcome back my friend, leadership strategist and radiant human, Neen James (https://www.neenjames.com) —author of Folding Time, Attention Pays, and her new book Exceptional Experiences. If you’ve ever seen Neen in action, you know she’s pure energy and light. She advises C-suite leaders across luxury and legacy…
Today I’m diving into one of my favourite topics—building a facilitation and training business— with the brilliant Mark Garrett Hayes, founder of TrainingBusiness.com and host of the Training Business podcast. Mark’s career spans Disney, banking in Germany, and FinTech, and through it all he kept gravitating back to training. We…
Hey, it’s Leanne — and this week, three ideas have been looping in my brain. They’ve all got a theme of growth, but not in the hustle-bro, “reinvent yourself completely” kind of way. More like—snap yourself out of autopilot, change your key, and stop overcomplicating life. Here’s what I riff…
This week, I’m on the road—somewhere between Brisbane and the Sunny Coast—so I’m bringing you a short, reflective episode inspired by my friend (and fellow podcaster) Andy Storch. (https://andystorch.com/) Andy sent me a couple of brilliant voice notes responding to last week’s episode on Exposure—and they were too good not…
Today’s episode comes from a great question I received from my friend Jonas Rajanto over in Finland. Jonas asked: “Hey Leanne, I know you’ve used and lauded Descript over the years. Can you say why Descript would be better than Loom with its AI features? The overlap is that both…
Hey, thanks for tuning in today! I’m just a couple of weeks out from heading to Nepal, and while most people would be focused purely on that, my brain’s already leaping ahead to what’s next. Here’s the thing — I love setting the next goal before I finish the current…
Hey friends — I’m still buzzing from this morning’s runner’s high! I set out for a three-hour walk around Brisbane to soak in the jacarandas — those gorgeous purple blooms that light up the city — and somehow ended up walk-running a half marathon. Pure joy, no pressure, just great…
I first met Ben Crothers at an asset-management conference in Sydney earlier this year. While I was running a session, he was at the back of the room doing his thing — graphically recording everything we covered. Afterward, we started chatting, and the conversation was so good that I knew…
On the Weekend Rewind I’m joined by Martin Probst from Profound Leadership—author, career coach, professional mentor, and (brilliantly cheeky) Chief Education Officer. We first connected at the Institute for Learning Professionals Awards Night in Brisbane, where he was a finalist for Learning Professional of the Year. If not for those…
Send Leanne a message (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1785616/open_sms) Today, I’m thrilled to welcome back my friend, leadership strategist, and powerhouse of positivity — Neen James (https://neenjames.com/) — to the show! If you haven’t seen the YouTube version yet, go and watch it. Neen radiates light, energy, and fun — she’s truly a walking…