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A podcast examining aspects of leadership and leadership development

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  • Leadership Lessons for Building Better Habits

    Leadership Lessons for Building Better Habits
    2 Nov 2026
    How to Change: Leadership Lessons for Building Better HabitsLeadership is often discussed in terms of vision, strategy, and decision-making. Yet the greatest challenge facing most leaders is much simpler: change. Whether the goal is to communicate more effectively, lead with greater confidence, overcome procrastination, or build stronger teams, success depends on changing behaviour. The question is not whether change is possible, but how to make it last.Drawing on the key ideas from How to Change, this article explores six practical principles that can help leaders transform good intentions into sustained action.Fresh Starts Create Opportunities for ChangeAlmost everyone recognises the sense of possibility that comes with a new year. January brings renewed determination, ambitious goals, and the feeling that this time things will be different.While it is easy to dismiss New Year's resolutions as wishful thinking, research suggests that fresh starts genuinely matter. Milestones such as birthdays, promotions, the beginning of a new quarter, or even a Monday morning create a psychological break from the past. They allow people to distance themselves from previous failures and embrace a new identity.For leaders, this creates a valuable opportunity. Rather than viewing milestones as merely dates on a calendar, effective leaders use them as launch points for change initiatives, new routines, and personal development goals.A new role can become the moment to establish stronger communication habits. A new financial year can be used to introduce better planning practices. The fresh start itself does not create success, but it provides momentum that can make change easier.Outsmarting Impulsivity Through Temptation Bundling and GamificationOne of the greatest enemies of change is impulsivity. People naturally gravitate towards activities that provide immediate pleasure rather than long-term benefits.Leaders face this challenge every day. Answering easy emails feels more satisfying than tackling a difficult strategic problem. Scrolling through updates can seem more appealing than giving detailed feedback to staff.One solution is known as temptation bundling. This involves pairing a task you should do with something you enjoy doing. For example, a leader might only listen to a favourite podcast while exercising or reserve a preferred coffee shop for strategic planning sessions.Closely related is gamification, the process of turning progress into a game. Tracking streaks, setting challenges, celebrating milestones, and rewarding achievement can make difficult tasks more engaging.Successful leaders understand that relying solely on discipline is exhausting. By making desirable behaviours more enjoyable, they increase the likelihood that those behaviours will continue.Defeating Procrastination with Commitment DevicesMost leaders are familiar with procrastination. Important tasks are delayed despite understanding their importance. The problem is rarely capability; it is action.Commitment devices provide a way around this challenge. These are systems that limit future choices and make it harder to avoid necessary action.A simple example is scheduling a progress review with colleagues before work has been completed. The deadline creates accountability. Another is publicly announcing a target, making it psychologically more difficult to abandon.Organisations use commitment devices regularly. Project milestones, reporting deadlines, performance reviews, and strategic plans all exist partly to prevent meaningful work from being endlessly postponed.Great leaders do not simply trust themselves to act later. They create structures that make action happen.Good Habits Beat LazinessMany people describe themselves as lazy when they fail to achieve their goals. More often than not, the issue is not laziness but the absence of effective habits.Good habits reduce the amount of effort required to perform desirable behaviours. Once a routine becomes automatic, it no longer depends heavily on motivation.Consider two leaders. One waits until they feel inspired before preparing for meetings. The other automatically spends fifteen minutes reviewing objectives before every meeting. Over time, the second leader consistently performs better, not because of greater talent but because of stronger habits.The lesson is important. Sustainable success is rarely built on occasional bursts of motivation. It is built on systems and routines that make productive behaviour the default option.Effective leaders therefore focus less on finding motivation and more on creating habits that operate automatically.Want More Confidence? Give AdviceConfidence is often seen as something that must be developed before taking action. Interestingly, the opposite can sometimes be true.Research suggests that giving advice to others can increase confidence in our own abilities. When we encourage someone else, we often articulate practical solutions, identify positive ...
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    9 dk.
  • Leadership Habits

    Leadership Habits
    26 Oct 2026

    The Leadership Decisions You Never Make

    Think about your morning. Did you consciously debate whether to brush your teeth, check your phone, make coffee, or drive a familiar route to work? Probably not. You simply did what you always do.

    That's the nature of habits. They operate quietly in the background, directing much of our behaviour without requiring conscious thought. While leaders often pride themselves on their decision-making abilities, the reality is that many of their daily actions are not decisions at all. They are habits.

    This matters because leadership is not defined by occasional moments of brilliance. It is shaped by the routines, behaviours, and responses that occur consistently over time. The way leaders communicate, prepare for meetings, respond to setbacks, and develop relationships is often governed more by habit than by deliberate choice.

    The first lesson for leaders is simple: habits control more of our lives than we realise.
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    11 dk.
  • The Power of Visualisation

    The Power of Visualisation
    8 Oct 2026
    7 dk.
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