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¦
Tonightās episode wasnāt meant to be this one. I was planning to reflect on my Virgin Australia workshop (and my friend Sally Prosserās brilliant cameo on voice skills)ā¦ but then dinner happened. Iāve got this little ritual: when Iāve had a big delivery week, I treat myself to a vegetarianā¦
Todayās episode is a wild update on something I experimented with a few weeks back: my ājob interview with the enemy.ā If you missed it, I shared how I jumped on a tool called Tavi.ai that lets you do job interviews with AI avatars. Yepāimagine logging into Zoom and insteadā¦
I was driving the other day, catching up on some old Alan Weiss recordings (yep, I upload them into my own private podcast feed so I actually listen to them instead of letting them die in a Dropbox folder). One simple but powerful Consulting 101 lesson hit me right betweenā¦
Iām joined by Mark McKeon (https://markmckeon.com/) āex-AFL player, high-performance coach with Collingwood, creator of The Go Zone and Everyday Counts. We dig into the real-world parallels between elite sport and facilitation: preparation, energy management, room design, AV (yes, batteries!), and what it truly means to be audience-centric. Why listen Ifā¦
If youāve been hanging around here a while, youāll know I love sport. Playing it, watching it, analyzing itāIām in awe of what athletes and high-performing teams pull off under pressure. Thatās why I was so excited to chat with todayās guest, Dr. Fergus Connolly. Fergus is a coach, teacher,ā¦
Hey, thanks for tuning in today! Yesterday I shared my crazy little experiment with youāwhat would happen if I gave myself just 12 hours to see if a brand-new event idea had legs? No venue, no speakers, no fancy marketingājust a vision, a date, a location, and a cap ofā¦
Todayās episode is a first: Iām recording this while riding my exercise bike (training for Nepal waits for no one!). I wanted to share whatās happening in real time with Con Con. At this stage, itās still a fictional eventābut Iāve set up a 12-hour experiment to see if itā¦
Truth be told, I had no idea what I was going to talk about when I hit record. So, I did what I often do when Iām stuck: I asked ChatGPT to give me 10 episode title ideas. Instead of choosing one, I decided to read them out loud andā¦
