David Wheatley
Humanergy Leadership Podcast
Impactful leadership development. For 25 years, Humanergy has helped leaders cut through the noise and take real action. This podcast delivers straight-talking insights, practical tools, and expert strategies you can actually use—right away. Whether it’s a deep-dive conversation with an experienced coach or a quick, powerful tip from the field, every episode is designed to help you lead with clarity and impact. Practical, proven, and built for real-world leadership.
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David Wheatley
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Jun 26, 2026
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Episodes
Ep51: Millican's Rule 22.10.2021 4:22
David highlights Sarah Millican's 11am rule and how it can serve leaders, not just comedians... don't dwell on failure or gloat about success after 11am the following day... check out Sarah here Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep50: Delegate to yourself last 08.10.2021 8:25
David talks about the idea of delegating to yourself last and using a simple framework to ensure a clean 'transfer of ownership' 1. Results: What we need to achieve 2. Impact: Then ripple effect of these results; the relationships that need to be maintained 3. Boundaries: Absolute dos and do nots 4. Best Practices: Recommendations as to the "how" 5. Key Performance Indicators (...
Ep49: Feedback - less sandwich, more feed 24.09.2021 5:46
David look sat the Feed, Need, Seed, Weed model for providing feedback. This is driven by four (and a half) questions: 1. Feed - What is working and why? 2. Need - Where do we need to be in the future? 3. Seed - What should we do to get there? 4. Weed - Is there anything we should stop doing to ensure success? If you do the first three well, you might not even need the last question Learn more abo...
Ep48: Being aware of other people's stories and history 10.09.2021 6:42
David shares a story from his leadership coaching experience of when a previously good idea got him into trouble because he wasn't tuned in to other people's history and experience - and the learning that came from it Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep47: Establishing clear expectations for each role in a post-covid world with Honor Credit Union's Chief People Office, Katie Berry 27.08.2021 13:50
David talks to Katie Berry, Chief People Office at Honor Credit Union about the structure they have established to ensure clarity for each role as we return to the workplace post-covid. It is good to understand if your position is remote, onsite or somewhere in between. Katie puts some labels as they experiment with applying clarity Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.c...
Ep46: The Balance Chair 13.08.2021 4:54
David talks about balance as being 4 quadrants or for parts of a chair - Work, Family, Self and Spirit... you need to have something in each segment to stay in balance - spend too long in deficit and the chair becomes unstable. Send David an email and he'll share the one page graphic supporting this episode (david@humanergy.com) or check out this episode's artwork Learn more about Human...
Ep45: Jon Rennie - Lead like a Nuclear Submariner 18.06.2021 26:41
David talks to Jon Rennie, businessman, author and former submarine officer about his new book "All In The Same Boat: Lead your organization like a submariner" . They talk about why it is important to let people fail; establishing non-negotiable goals; getting the best out of the most challenging people on your team and how to pressure test your people - all concepts learned in a submari...
Ep44: Dr Priscilla Archangel - LeaderVantage - 7 essential steps to peak leadership 04.06.2021 26:44
David talks to returning guest Dr. Priscilla Archangel about the concepts in her new book LeaderVantage . We discuss a number of the 50 practical ideas to build your leadership contained within. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep43: Jeanette Stawski - CEO of the Association for Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) 21.05.2021 28:44
David talks with Jeanette Stawski, CEO of AORE about her experience going from leader of outdoor journeys to heading up the industry association. We discuss the necessary pivot from conferences to virtual and what AORE is doing to bring diversity and equity to the world of outdoor recreation and education Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy communit...
Ep42: Commander Von Gray - Being a LGBTQ+ Leader 07.05.2021 36:05
David talks to returning guest Von Gray about her journey as a gay leader in the UK and New Zealand military and what we could all be doing to create work environments of inclusion Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep41: Jennifer Bedford - Onboarding interns in a virtual and tech world 21.04.2021 28:14
David talks with Jennifer Bedford, Sales Operations Manager at Techsmith, the company behind Snag It and Camtasia about her journey as a leader in the tech world. We talk about onboarding interns and others in a virtual world and ensuring alignment, a good network and setting people up for success Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on Li...
EP40: Wanda Townsend - Helping female leaders find their voice 09.04.2021 20:33
David talks with I-O Psychology practitioner about her work helping female leaders overcome obstacles like: Being the "only" Speaking while female Imposter syndrome She shares insights from her chapter in Linda Ellis Eastman's new book, The New Next - International Leadership for Women Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on...
Ep39: Sharna Fabiano - Lead & Follow, lessons from the Tango 26.03.2021 27:58
David talks with dancer and coach Sharna Fabiano about her new book, Lead & Follow - they discuss how we can learn from the tango about what it takes to be a great leader and a great follower Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep38 - Cooperative Organizations and Pregnant CEO's with Liz Winninger 12.03.2021 25:48
David talk with Xtend CEO, Liz Winninger about running a credit union service organization in a world of cooperative leadership. The conversation also addresses leading as a female in a predominantly female industry and how a CEO addresses maternity leave. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership w...
Ep37: Why most training doesn't work 26.02.2021 21:25
David & Corey talk about how most training doesn't deliver the intended impact and what Humanergy has learned from our High Impact Leadership Training that focuses on behavior change rather than an event Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep36: Reinventing Masculinity - Ed Frauenheim 12.02.2021 25:57
David talks with author Ed Frauenheim about his latest book, Reinventing Masculinity - and about why we need to go from barking orders to compassion and connection Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep35: Keith Hollis, Skipper of the Ruby May about leading our trans-Atlantic sailing trip 29.01.2021 46:14
David speaks with Keith Hollis, Skipper of the Ruby May about what it took to lead four folks across the Atlantic in a 39-foot sailing boat in 2015 Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep34: Entrepreneurial leadership with Aric Faber 15.01.2021 25:25
David talks with SalesPage CEO, Aric Faber about his entrepreneurial leadership journey and building teams to create success Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep33: Starting a leadership book club with Heather Luciani 01.01.2021 27:33
David talks with Marshall Credit Union CEO, Heather Luciani about how she started a leadership book club with her organization and the benefits she continues to see 5 years later Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep32: A short holiday greeting 25.12.2020 2:00
David just wants to thanks all the guests that have been part of the podcast in it's first year - and to all the listeners around the world, thanks for sticking with it while he learned how to do this. Let us know who you'd like to hear from and what leadership conversations you are interested in for 2021. All the best for the new year Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www...
Ep31: Auditions rather than interviews with John Barrett 18.12.2020 30:18
David and John talk about the idea that creating auditions results in better hiring and selection than interviews do. Here is an example from Heineken... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq6y3RO12UQ Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep30: Cmdr. Von Gray - Royal New Zealand Navy 11.12.2020 32:15
David talks with Von Gray of the Royal New Zealand Navy about her leadership journey from elementary school teacher to the British Navy, to Australia and then New Zealand... and now talking to us from a camper van somewhere on the Australian coast! Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops....
Ep29: Dr Nakia Baylis - Chapter 9 - Equity, diversity and What Great Teams Do Great 04.12.2020 23:55
David talks with Dr. Nakia Baylis, Senior Director at United Way of Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Region, about how Humanergy came to add a 9th Chapter to our book What Great Teams Do Great - that talks about race and the power dynamics Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep28: Firefighter Zen - Hersch Wilson 27.11.2020 25:32
David talks with Hersch Wilson, author of Firefighter Zen about the lessons we could all learn from firefighters about, leadership, change and dealing with challenging times Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.
Ep27: Martin Walker - Police to Priest 20.11.2020 24:16
David talks with Rev. Martin Walker, old friend, former senior police officer and now "apprentice" priest about how you go from being top of the organization to bottom of a new organization - and what he learned about leadership along the way Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership worksh...
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