Freedom Fridays

This week Pete chats with Karan Ferrell-Rhodes who is the founder and CEO of Shockingly Different Leadership. Of course, he asked about the genesis of the name and how they were shockingly different. Pete & Karan also explored the 7 differentiating leadership tactics based on the research from Karan’s book Lead At The Top of Your Game. The conversation weaved between imposter syndrome and inte...

This week Pete records a solo episode. After reflecting on a question he was asked “How do you make time for learning and growth?”. Pete shares some personal insights from listening to a recent podcast. Aligned with the philosophy behind Freedom Fridays, Pete shares his personal take on questions like “How would you play if you were totally free?”. Jonny Wilkinson's I Am podcast episode with Peter...

This week Pete chats with his first-ever guest on the podcast, Alex   Moffat . Alex ’s circumstances have changed since they first spoke and he now has far greater freedom than before. They discuss how this can be as scary as it is empowering. The conversation weaves in some tales about magic – the side hustle Alex is currently building. They also explore the emotions of being made redun...

This week Pete chats with a colleague, Emma Frazer, about all things change and transformation. With growth on many agendas these days, they dive into how to navigate the changes required to enable growth e.g. creating the capacity to help navigate the potential overwhelm of ‘flying the plane and fixing it at the same time”. Emma shares her perspective on the importance of firm boundaries and movi...

This week Pete chats with Melissa Marsden a working mumpreneur recently back at work after a 3rd child. Melissa’s specialty is workplace design, which is ultimately about life and success design as much as anything else. The conversation starts with freedom as a value and moves through your unique definition of success and ends up making the distinction between “I have to" and “I get to”. Melissa...

This week we're offering something a little different. Pete was invited by  Karen Gately , Founder & Sensei of Corporate Dojo , as a special guest on their membership-only Work Savvy podcast available through their online learning centre .  On the show, Karen, Maddie, and Pete chat about high-performing teams.  Pete helps Karen and Maddie answer: - What it takes to get a group o...

This week Pete chats with   Alison Cameron . Alison is a long-term practitioner and facilitator of leadership/cultural growth and development and a founder of   Adaptive Cultures . They dive into some distinctions Alison makes in her book “ Leadership for the New Millenium ” and they ponder and discuss questions like who am I, where am I, how do I fit in with myself, and explore the exte...

In Episode #58 Pete chats with Steph Clarke. Steph is a facilitator and modern-day L&D program and curriculum designer, a visual and graphic designer, and an auditor in a past life. Steph reimagines organisational learning. Her combination of  skills and experiences allow her to channel her energy into what she enjoys and is excited by the organisations that are rethinking and challe...

In Episode #57 Pete chats with Kristin Taylor.  Kristin Taylor, M.A. is a life and executive coach. She brings over 20 years of counseling and coaching experience and blends elements of neuroscience, nervous system and emotional regulation, mindfulness, and psychology into her approach, relying heavily on teaching self-compassion. Kristin  specialises in working with leaders who are expe...

In this episode, Pete's first solo episode in a while, Pete takes a look at the 3 steps required for intentional growth. If you and/or your team are looking to intentionally grow in a specific, deliberate, and visible way then this is the episode for you. Show Notes:   Episode #56 For more on Pete Clark, 21 Whispers:  www.21whispers.com   |  Instagram/thewhispersguy   | &n...

Pete has enjoyed his recent chats with guests of the Freedom Fridays podcast and we are grateful for their time and expertise. As we are over halfway through the year we thought this would be a great time to recap some of the insights gained from these wonderful guests. This episode takes a look at our guest’s answers to the question Pete uses to open each interview – In terms of the work that eac...

In Episode #54 Pete chats with Helena Clayton, a leadership development coach, consultant, and facilitator based in the UK. Having started her executive career in a series of strategic and operational HR roles, Helena has experienced first-hand the vast impact that poor and exceptional leadership can make on an organisation and its people. Helena thrives as an independent consultant and associate...

In Episode #53 Pete chats with Conor O’Malley, a Scot with an Irish name and an English accent, who now calls himself an Australian too. Conor is an executive coach for leaders who want to learn, and be more effective leaders of their business, their team, and in society. He is also the  author of “ Trust – Begins and ends with self ” and the creator of the life and coaching philosophy O...

In Episode #52 Pete chats with Gabrielle Dolan, a highly sought-after keynote speaker, educator, and author. Gabrielle understands the power of storytelling in effective business communication and has found her calling as a global thought leader in strategic storytelling and real communication. Gabrielle has worked with thousands of high-profile leaders and their teams from around the world and ta...

In episode #51 Pete chats with Karen Simmons is a complex change specialist, coach, facilitator, and founder of The Change Executive. Karen, with her 30 years of experience, has a deep understanding of what it takes to transform a business culture from the ‘inside out’. Ask Karen what her purpose is, and she’ll say it’s helping you realign with yours so you can realise your full potentia...

In episode #50 Pete chats with Shane Michael Hatton a speaker, author, trainer, and coach who blends his experience in business and psychology to help leaders communicate, connect and collaborate more effectively in order to bring out the best in those they lead.  Pete and Shane have an in-depth conversation around personal rulebooks - the conscious and unconscious rules that we live our live...

Episode #49 is a deep dive into our digital dependence and the effects it’s having on all our lives. Pete talks to Dr. Kristy Goodwin, one of Australia’s leading digital wellbeing and performance experts. Kristy is a researcher, author, speaker, and media commentator who provides science-backed solutions to optimise wellbeing and productivity in a digital world. Technology has crept into ever...

Welcome back to the first solo podcast episode of Season #2. Pete shares some reflections on the year to date and some of the questions he's pondering… and still yet to find answers to. Pete explores what he's chosen to focus on in this one wild and precious life. He delves into the ongoing discussion of how long it takes to form a habit. And, he looks at our biggest barrier to being hap...

For Pete's final recording of the year, he's gone back to a solo recording. Pete will share some reflections about the year – from starting ugly to continuing ugly. From the uniqueness of everyone’s story to the doubt people have about having any sort of story at all. From turning up every week for a year to taking a pause to reflect on what next. Finally, Pete shares some reflections from hi...

This Pete speaks with Dave Sollars - a fellow facilitator and personal growth geek just like Pete. They discuss the impact of recognising when they’ve given their power, authority and choice away and how to reclaim it. They dive into the idea that their past – from which they live forward - is a story. Dave offers some ideas and questions that might help someone discover other stories that could s...

This week Pete chats with David Riley. An old friend that he haven’t seen for a while but Pete has been following David’s journey over the last 12 months as he’s done a clockwise circumnavigation of Australia with his family. An extraordinary experience without a doubt. So many nuggets to share about such things as why he did it; how much persuasion of the family was required; how much did it cost...

This week is Part #2 of Pete’s chat with Glin Bayley, founder of Heart of Human , author and host of the Unstoppable Woman Podcast . In this episode we focus on women in leadership and how it differs from leadership generally; how to listen from your heart and Glin’s Heart of Human™ framework. Glin shares her experience of how our emotions are a guidance system and embracing the messiness of life...

This week Pete chats with Glin Bayley , founder of Heart of Human , author and host of the Unstoppable Woman Podcast and 8 week online life changer. Glin gets raw and vulnerable pretty quickly as she recounts her life journey over the last few years. It’s such an eye and heart-opener that anyone, not just women, will be touched by the story and how Glin made it to where she is today. It’s become a...

This week Pete chats to a couple of guests - one of whom is his youngest daughter! Both Sammy & Evie have just finished their HSC (Higher School Certificate) and have finished their 12 years of institutionalisation. Neither of them have been guests on a podcast and have the rest of their lives ahead of them. I was really interested to understand what that change was like. What’s it like embark...

This week completes the trifecta - the continuation of the conversation Pete had with Karen Gately , Founder & Sensei of Corporate Dojo . In Part #3 to close the conversation they deconstruct the “I’m time-poor’’ badge of honour and explore whether to give tasks to those that are most capable or least capable. They round out their conversation with a discussion about the importance in a people...