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Doing work you love doesn't automatically protect you from feeling exhausted. For leaders, parents and high achievers constantly juggling competing demands, running on empty can quickly start to feel normal. But what is that constant pressure actually doing to our brains, and how can we recharge? Jay Pottenger brings a unique perspective to the challenge. With 15 years of corporate leadership expe...

You don't need to have a drinking problem to question whether alcohol is helping you live your best life. After two decades in career and executive coaching, Sarah Rusbatch made a significant change in 2019 when she recognised herself as a grey area drinker. She wasn't dependent on alcohol, but she also realised it wasn't helping her thrive. That decision changed the direction of her life. Sarah r...

Your team might be together in the room, but are they actually present? Between doom scrolling, endless notifications, messaging apps and competing demands for our attention, many workplaces are experiencing a quiet crisis of disconnection. People are physically together while mentally somewhere else, and collaboration, communication and creativity can suffer as a result. Creative director and imp...

How do we move a team from just working together to truly pulling in the same direction? In this impactful conversation, Wade Kingsley—founder of The Ideas Business and a creative leadership expert—joins us to unpack what it really takes to create alignment within teams. Drawing on his experience leading and developing high-performing, creative teams, Wade shares practical strategies to help leade...

Is your workplace operating in survival mode? Wellbeing educator and TEDx speaker Annie Harvey offers a fascinating way to think about workplace culture: what if organisations respond to stress in much the same way our nervous systems do? Under sustained pressure, people and teams can become stuck in patterns of fight, flight or freeze. Energy drops, stress rises and simply getting through the day...

You don't always need an hour, a workout or a complete lifestyle overhaul to feel better. Sometimes, two minutes can be enough to shift your state. Lizzie Williamson, author, speaker and founder of Two Minute Moves, shares how small moments of movement can help us move from stress to strength, fatigue to focus and overwhelm to greater presence. Rather than waiting for motivation, more time or the...

The next level of leadership might not require you to do more. It might require you to evolve who you are. Elite ultra-runner, former McKinsey leader and award-winning author Kay Bretz explores why sustainable leadership starts from within, particularly when complexity, uncertainty and pressure are at their highest. Drawing on his Turning Right framework, Kay shares what happens when we move beyon...

How we start and end our day matters. So does how we structure everything in between. In this episode, David explores the power of having a plan for your purpose and why a little more intention can create more clarity, energy and space for the things that matter. From morning and evening rituals to the rhythm of work, rest and leisure, David introduces the idea of having “a plan for a plan”. Not a...

How we start and end our day matters. So does how we structure everything in between. In this episode, David explores the power of having a plan for your purpose and why a little more intention can create more clarity, energy and space for the things that matter. From morning and evening rituals to the rhythm of work, rest and leisure, David introduces the idea of having “a plan for a plan”. Not a...

Why, after decades of progress, does the leadership gender gap still exist? Award-winning leadership expert Michelle Redfern joins Cuppa.tv to unpack what continues to hold women back from leadership and why the answer isn't about “fixing women”. It's about fixing the systems around them. Drawing on decades of experience as an executive in male-dominated industries, original research and her work...

We’ve all experienced it. The colleague who frustrates us. The tension nobody addresses. The issue everyone knows is there but no one wants to name. These are the “elephants in the room”, and according to author, executive leader and occupational therapist Genevieve Hawkins, they can quietly get in the way of trust, collaboration and progress. Drawing on her unique combination of clinical expertis...

When life feels out of control, how do we stop everything around us from taking control of how we feel? Dr. Jane Foster offers a refreshingly simple way to understand emotional resilience: imagine you're behind the wheel. Our emotions influence how we think, act and react, yet we often hand our emotional steering wheel over to other people, stressful situations or circumstances beyond our control....

Women have made enormous progress in the workplace, yet they remain underrepresented in senior leadership and boardrooms. So what is still getting in the way? Sandra D'Souza, corporate leader turned entrepreneur, author and founder of Ellect, explores the systemic, structural and internal barriers that continue to shape women's experiences at work, and what it takes to move beyond them. Sandra's p...

How do we future-proof team performance in an AI-driven world? Sean Hall, TEDx speaker, mental health advocate and CEO of EnergX, joins us to explore what teams will need to thrive as AI reshapes the way we work. Drawing on world-first research with 31 global C-Suite leaders from organisations including Salesforce, UN Women, Google, Verizon, Pinterest and DocuSign, Sean reveals the critical human...

In this energising episode of Lessons from Leaders, we sit down with Charlotte Blair, strengths-based leadership coach and expert in the CliftonStrengths® framework, to discover how understanding and playing to our natural talents can reignite happiness, productivity, and purpose—both at work and beyond. With over a decade of experience coaching thousands of individuals and teams, Charlotte shares...

In a world of constant change, rising expectations and increasing pressure, technical skills and quick fixes can only take us so far. Leadership coach and transformation expert Ella Zhang believes the real advantage comes from within. In this episode, Ella introduces the concept of Inner-Edge Capability, exploring how our mindsets, emotions, values and habits quietly shape the way we lead, work an...

What does it mean to build something that honours Country, serves community and safeguards the planet for generations to come? In this episode of For Our Future, Indigenous leader and bestselling author Paul Callaghan joins intergenerational strategist Taylor Dee Hawkins to explore legacy, leadership and what changes when we start thinking beyond our own lifetime. Drawing on Aboriginal knowledge s...

You don’t really want life to be easier. You just wish you were stronger. Paul Watkins has spent two decades doing extraordinarily hard things in some of the world’s most extreme environments. Along the way, he’s combined those experiences with business leadership, psychology and philosophy to understand what allows people to perform, adapt and grow when things get tough. In this episode, Paul cha...

Mistakes can feel like proof that we’ve failed. But what if they’re actually how success is built? In this episode of Pick My Brain, Leigh Anderson brings a unique perspective from the world of paramedicine, where decisions are made under pressure and getting things wrong can carry serious consequences. Leigh explores why our perceived failure to perform can stay with us long after the moment has...

What we are willing to do can matter far more than what we are capable of doing. In this episode of Pick My Brain, Luke Cook sits down with renowned humanitarian, crisis leader and endurance athlete Peter Baines to explore what happens when we stop asking, “Can I do this?” and start asking, “Am I willing to do what it takes?” Peter’s extraordinary career has taken him from the forensic labs of the...

In this energising episode of Lessons from Leaders, we sit down with Charlotte Blair, strengths-based leadership coach and expert in the CliftonStrengths® framework, to discover how understanding and playing to our natural talents can reignite happiness, productivity, and purpose—both at work and beyond. With over a decade of experience coaching thousands of individuals and teams, Charlotte shares...

Our relationships influence everything—our mood, our health, even how we show up in the world. But when it comes to building deep connections, intimacy and communication can feel like the hardest parts. So how do we get it right? In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Isiah McKimmie, one of Australia’s leading relationship and intimacy experts. With over 15 years of experience supporting indi...

Disrupting the Drift: Building Agency in an Uncertain Future The future can often feel overwhelming—shaped by rapid technological change, global uncertainty and challenges that seem beyond our control. But what if the future isn't something that simply happens to us? What if it's something we can actively shape? In this inspiring conversation, futures strategist Reanna explores how we can move bey...

What would happen if, instead of avoiding the things that make you uncomfortable, you deliberately moved towards them? Adventurer and former risk specialist Sarah Davis joins Cuppa.tv to unpack her bold personal experiment: a "Year of Gulps", intentionally saying yes to experiences that bring fear, uncertainty and that unmistakable gulp moment. Drawing on two decades in high-stakes risk management...

Psychosocial hazards are getting plenty of attention, but what do they actually mean in the everyday workplace? Fleur Heazlewood, leadership expert, award-winning author and founder of the Blueberry Institute, joins *Pick My Brain* to cut through the technical jargon and make psychosocial hazards easier to understand and address. Fleur explains the differences between psychosocial hazards, psychos...