Habits of Leadership

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Oct 2025

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The Habits of Leadership Podcast helps leaders & their teams to thrive, professionally & personally.

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October 4, 2025Episode 1011 hr 21 min

101: Rapid Transformation - AI, Psychedelics & Leadership with Dr Catriona Wallace

In this episode Dan sits down with Dr Catriona Wallace, a globally recognised Australian business leader, entrepreneur, and authority in artificial intelligence (AI), ethics, and the metaverse. A pioneer in her field, Catriona founded an AI company in 2014 – becoming only the second woman-led business to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. You may have seen her on 'Shark Tank' and she is the author of 'Rapid Transformation.' You can find out more about her work, and get her book at: https://rapid-transformation.com.au/ You can also connect with Dr Wallace on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcatrionawallace/ PLEASE NOTE: If this episode beings up issues for you you can access crisis lines by your country below. Crisis lines by country. Don't forget you can find out more about our work and submit questions and suggestions for topics and guests for upcoming shows at: https://habitsofleadership.com/podcast/ And please don't forget to like, comment, share & subscribe!

June 14, 2025Episode 1001 hr 13 min

100: Handling Pressure in Life or Death Situations

In this episode, Dan sits down with NSW Firefighter and member of the Australian Urban Search & Rescue Team, Sam Monaghan to explore how he uses mental skills to perform under pressure in the highest stakes situations. You'll definitely be able to take some learnings from this episode and apply them to your day-to-day pressure scenarios! You can connect with Sam via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-monaghan-1a68b1207/ And the book we mention The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/ You can also leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode. Don't forget to like, comment and share!

April 12, 2025Episode 991 hr 26 min

099: Teachers Cry Too with Sue Webb

In this episode Tim sits down with Sue Webb. Sue is a teacher and the author of the book Teachers Cry Too which tells the story of her terrifying descent into chronic burnout. It also tells the story of her recovery. You can find out more about Sue's work on: Instagram and LinkedIn. If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/ You can also leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode. Don't forget to like, comment and share!

December 6, 2024Episode 981 hr 14 min

098: Chatting with Atlassian's Dominic Price

In this episode Dan sits down with Dominic Price. Dom is Atlassian's resident work futurist and 'team doctor.' His work focuses on enhancing the manner in which teams work together. You can find out more about Dom's work at https://domprice.me/ and via Linkedin. If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/ You can also leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode. Don't forget to like, comment and share!

August 31, 2024Episode 971 hr 11 min

097: The 5Cs of a High Performing Culture

In this episode, Dan & Tim explore the work they've been doing in various settings in the sporting, education and corporate worlds. Together they share their observations about what they have noticed when working with High Performing Teams. They then map this against past episodes of the podcast to help listeners get a deeper understanding of how to create environments based on what they're calling the 5Cs of a High Performing Culture: Connection, Clarity, Commitment, Consistency & Challenge. The Episodes they discuss are: Ep. 79 The Importance of Belonging with Owen Eastwood Ep.20 Psychological Safety with Amy Edmondson Ep 38 How to Hold Your Team Accountable with Jonathan Raymond Ep 45 Have Less Difficult Conversations with Radical Candour with Kim Scott Ep 67 The Mental Side of High Performance with Aaron Walsh Don't forget you can find out more about our work and submit questions and suggestions for topics and guests for upcoming shows at: https://habitsofleadership.com And make sure to like, comment, share & subscribe!

June 16, 2024Episode 9645 min

096: The Setback Cycle with Amy Shoenthal

In this episode Dan sits down with Amy Shoenthal, the author of, "The Setback Cycle: How Defining Moments Can Move Us Forward." Amy Shoenthal is a USA Today bestselling author, journalist and is a top contributor to ForbesWomen and Harvard Business Review You can learn more about Amy, her work and find out where you can buy The Setback Cycle at her website: https://www.amyshoenthal.com/ Connect with her on Instagram or Linkedin. If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/ You can also leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode. Don't forget to like, comment and share!

May 19, 2024Episode 9550 min

095: How to Facilitate Workshops with Myriam Hadnes

In this episode, Dan chats with Myriam Hadnes. Myriam holds a PhD in Behavioural Economics and is the creator of Workshop Works. In this conversation they explore what factors and make or break a workshop and how this can be applied to a meeting, classroom or boardroom. You can connect with Myriam on LinkedIn Or via her website & podcast. If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/ You can also leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode. Don't forget to like, comment and share!

April 20, 2024Episode 9454 min

094: Q&A with Dan & Tim - Team Dynamics, Burnout, Mindset & more...

In this episode, Dan & Tim sit down to discuss questions from the listening community. Between them they tackle: 1. How do you change people's mindset to be more dedicated? 2. How do you build trusting relationships at work? 3. How do you build new team dynamics? and more... Links referenced: Episode 79: The Importance of Belonging with Owen Eastwood Episode 88: Addressing Perfectionism & Burnout with Julian Reeve A Forbes article on Christina Maslach's 6 Pillars of Burnout If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/ You can also leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode. Don't forget to like, comment and share!

March 23, 2024Episode 9353 min

093: Emotional Intelligence for Dummies with Dr Steven Stein

In this episode Dan sits down with author of Emotional Intelligence for Dummies and consultant psychologist to reality TV shows such as Survivor, Masterchef and Big Brother, Dr Steven Stein. You can find out more about Steven, his work and his books via the links below: https://stevenstein.com/ https://mhs.com/ Don’t forget to like, comment, share & subscribe to the podcast! If you’d like to leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode, or you’d like to learn more about our work head over to: https://habitsofleadership.com/

March 1, 2024Episode 9257 min

092: The Social Brain with Samantha Rockey

In this episode, Dan chats with one of the authors of The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups, Samantha Rockey. Samantha is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and is a tutor and faculty on the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme – one of the leading open leadership development programs in the world. Samantha’s work on leadership development has won awards and has been written up in a number of books and publications. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of designing human-shaped organisations and is particularly interested in the interface between the forces of global connectivity, digital transformation and positive social impact and what this means for leadership. She is co-author with Professor Robin Dunbar (‘the Dunbar number’) and Tracey Camilleri, of ’The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups’. You can find our more about the book and Samantha at: https://www.thesocialbrainbook.com/ https://www.thompsonharrison.com/ Don’t forget to like, comment, share & subscribe to the podcast! If you’d like to leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode, or you’d like to learn more about our work head over to: https://habitsofleadership.com/