In this NEW episode of First Time Facilitator, I chat with Dr Liz O'Riordan (https://liz.oriordan.co.uk/) about her leap from the operating theatre to the workshop room. After being diagnosed with cancer and leaving surgery, Liz turned to speaking, writing, and now ā facilitation. With only days to prepare, she discoveredā¦
Send Leanne a message (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1785616/open_sms) In this episode of First Time Facilitator, I chat with Dr Liz O'Riordan (https://liz.oriordan.co.uk/) about her leap from the operating theatre to the workshop room. After being diagnosed with cancer and leaving surgery, Liz turned to speaking, writing, and now ā facilitation. With only daysā¦
In this episode of First Time Facilitator, I chat with Dr Liz O'Riordan about her leap from the operating theatre to the workshop room. After being diagnosed with cancer and leaving surgery, Liz turned to speaking, writing, and now ā facilitation. With only days to prepare, she discovered my bookā¦
So hereās the question Iām now wrestling with: Am I about to break up with Kindle? On todayās walk (weighted vest and all), I stumbled into an audio summit via Hello Audio and ended up learning something completely unexpected from Vanessa Poin. She shared how she uses Substack for discoverabilityā¦
š¤ The Dark Arts of Engagement is my keynote for leaders under pressure to influence, engage and get traction fast. If your 2026 offsite, PD day or conference needs something high-energy, practical and yes, with some magic, send me a msg. I had the honour of speaking at QASEL (Queenslandā¦
Growth isnāt just about chasing more. Sometimes the smartest way forward is cutting loose. In this episode, Alan and Leanne explore the underrated (and often avoided) art of walking away: firing clients who drain you, abandoning projects that arenāt paying off, and knowing when āenoughā really is enough. Weāll cover:ā¦
This one is less about āwhat I learnedā and more about the process of an experience I just had in Melbourne ā a Wizardly Walk designed by Dr. Jason Fox and Michael Bungay Stanier. Across pubs, cafĆ©s, buses, bushland, trains, and communal dinners, the whole thing unfolded like a story.ā¦
Picture this: Iām in Melbourne, itās been a day of hiking, gathering, and birthday celebrating, and I somehow manage to rope Michael Bungay Stanier (MBS) into a conversation aboutā¦ netball. Now, Michaelās got the height but zero experience, so naturally I recruit him into my imaginary corporate games team asā¦
Todayās episode comes to you from my hotel room in Melbourne ā in my hiking gear, ready to head out on a 20km walk with friends. But before the walk, I had dinner last night with a small group (13 or 14 of us) and Michael Bungay Stanier kicked thingsā¦
I turned 42 todayāand yes, I was that person who posted about it from an airport lounge. Usually, birthdays spark me into dreaming up wild projects, but this year, my big reflection is simple: nothing dramatic has changed in my world, and Iām incredibly grateful for that. In this episode,ā¦
Itās my birthday! š„³ To celebrate, Iām replaying the episode I recorded on my 40thāmy 12 rules for life. These arenāt the glossy āmelodyā lines; theyāre the bassline I keep returning to when life gets loud: from memento mori (yep, weāre all going to dieāand that can be fuel), toā¦
Today on Talk the Walk, I grabbed my coffee (Alan Weiss had his martini šø) and we dived into two big C-words: clients and community. It was a global hangoutāBrisbane spring for me, early fall for Alanāplus friends dialing in from Portugal, Seattle, Sydney, Italy, Montreal and Silicon Valley. Weā¦
Today Iām diving into an underrated communication skill that barely ever gets taught in programsābut once you notice it, youāll see it everywhere: the art of segueing. And no, Iām not talking about the two-wheeled scooter (though Iāve definitely fallen off one of those before). I mean segues: smooth transitionsā¦
On todayās walk (eight kilos in the vest, hello shoulders š), I riff on quick, practical communication moves that create instant cut-through at work. I share a client story where we kickstarted a 90-day sprint with a one-take video (record ā Descript ā captions ā Loom link) and the responsesā¦
Iām saying the quiet part out loud: the most valuable asset in your business isnāt your Instagram, itās your email list. I share how Con Con happened because of my list, why social posts rarely convert on their own, how I use Substack weekly (and why unsubscribes are healthy), plusā¦
Two super quick reflections today. First up: the settling in period. Whether Iām running, or just switching tasks at my desk, those first 10 minutes always feel clunky. Youāre questioning yourself, wondering how youāll keep going. But if you can just hold out, your body (and mind) adapts faster thanā¦
Big weekend for me ā and my Oura Ring confirms it with my lowest recovery score ever (48 out of 100 š). Between a four-hour training hike (with that brutal post-lunch slog) and Riverfire fireworks with friends, sleep wasnāt really on the cards. But what I really wanted to shareā¦
Today Iām joined by Germany-based facilitator and psychologist Nadia Petronov, founder of More Shiny Eyesāand yes, her mission is exactly what it sounds like: helping people light up at work (even on Mondays). We riff on visual facilitation, why listening beats lecturing, and how to guide groups through messy momentsā¦
Today I riff with Brisbane dynamo Melanie āMelā Loyāfounder of Hey Mel Comms & Training, co-owner of a gym, President of IABC Queensland, and host of Less Chatter, More Matter. We bounce across crisis comms, workshop design, and group fitnessāaka how to stay calm when everything goes sideways, and howā¦
Todayās walk-and-talk episode is all about a brilliant story that came out of a Work Fame webinar I ran this week. One of the participants shared how, in her very first week at a big multinational, she got asked to get a CEOās signature. Instead of following āthe process,ā sheā¦
š Thursday 11 September, 5pm ET (Martini Time) ā Friday 12 September, 7am AEST (Coffee Time) Hosted by Alan Weiss & Leanne Hughes Most communities are feel-good echo chambers. Lots of cheerleading, very little buying. In this edition of Talk the Walk, Alan Weiss and Leanne Hughes get straight toā¦
Soā¦ five minutes before I hit record today, I did something Iāve never done before: I pre-ordered a piece of tech that hasnāt even been made yet. Yep, I dropped $299 USD on a pair of Halo glasses from a startup called Brilliant Labs. Why? Because the potential of theseā¦
