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3 Shifts to Refresh Your Goals when Progress is Invisible
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: 3 Shifts to Refresh Your Goals when Progress is Invisible, published on 25th May 2026.
May 25


Proven Ways to Cut Your To-Do List - Even If You’ve Tried Everything
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: Proven Ways to Cut Your To-Do List - Even If You've Tried Everything, published on 18th May 2026.
May 18


How to Handle a Dominating Voice in Meetings (Without Being Rude)
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: How to Handle a Dominating Voice in Meetings (Without Being Rude), published on 11th May 2026.
May 11


When Motivation Dips: The Mid-Year Goals Refresh
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: When Motivation Dips: The Mid-Year Goals Refresh, published on 4th May 2026.
May 4


The Feng Shui Advice I Actually Used in My Workspace (in Real Time)
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: The Feng Shui Advice I Actually Used in My Workspace (in Real Time), published on 27th April 2026.
Apr 30


How to Prioritise When Multiple Things Genuinely Matter
We know we need to prioritise. That's not the problem. What my clients keep bringing me is something much more specific:
How do I actually prioritise when multiple things genuinely matter?
Not in theory. In practice.
This is where even very capable leaders get stuck. They're trying to move several important things forward at the same time.
Apr 30


Calendar Design
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: Calendar design, published on 20th April 2026.
Apr 20


Fierce Prioritisation: How to Get Better Results Without Working Harder
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: Fierce Prioritisation: How to Get Better Results Without Working Harder, published on 13th April 2026.
Apr 13


Build vs Optimise: Knowing What Phase You Are In
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: Build vs optimise: knowing what phase you are in, published on 6th April 2026.
Apr 6


Work-Life Balance Isn't One Perfect Day - It's a System You Build
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: Work-Life Balance Isn't One Perfect Day — It's a System You Build, published on 30th March 2026.
Mar 30


The 7 Building Blocks of Work-Life Balance for Leaders
If work-life balance has felt vague, unrealistic, or like it requires too many trade-offs, it's usually because it's being approached in fragments.
Close your laptop at 5.30pm. Digital detox. Leave the office on time.
These might look like work-life balance. But they're surface level, the tip of the iceberg. You could be doing all of the above but get home so emotionally exhausted that all you can do is numb out all evening on the sofa in front of the TV.
Mar 27


Why High Achievers Need a 10-Year Vision (Not a 10-Year Plan)
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: Why high achievers need a 10-year vision (not a 10-year plan), published on 23rd March 2026.
Mar 23


Money Dials for Leaders: What Your Spending Reveals About Your Career Priorities
There's a concept I come back to again and again when I'm thinking about money, careers, and financial decisions. Ramit Sethi calls them money dials. The idea is straightforward: Money dials are the areas of your life where spending feels good - or at least, you don't resent it. We spend lots of time in leadership development thinking about our values, but the question of how we like to spend our hard earned cash is often overlooked; yet it often has a much more tangible imp
Feb 26


The 5-Minute Routine That Finally Stuck
The 5-Minute Routine That Finally Stuck. There's one routine I started this January that has genuinely stuck.
It takes five minutes. It fits around everything else. And it's been surprisingly transformative.
Jan 30


The 5-minute system for getting on top of your camera roll
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: The 5-minute system for getting on top of your camera roll, published on 26th January 2026. Do you know how many photos you have on your phone? And more importantly, when you open up your phone library, does it feel enjoyable or overwhelming? For me, for a long time, mine felt completely out of control. January is always a declutter month for me, and I try to take that a bit deeper every year. One year I wen
Jan 26


3 career shifts you need for 2026
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: 3 career shifts you need for 2026, published on 19th January 2026.
Jan 19


Five money shifts every high achiever needs to hear this year
This is the transcript of The Refreshing Leadership Podcast episode: 5 money shifts every high achiever needs to hear this year, published on 12th January 2026.
Jan 12


Are You Underestimating What You Achieved This Year? Time For a Fun Year-End Review for High Achievers.
Here's a fun method that will give you a more accurate picture.
All year, I've been keeping a Ta-Da list in my Apple Notes...
Dec 18, 2025


3 Career Lies Keeping Senior Leaders Stuck
A lot of smart people still follow career advice that made sense early on but doesn't hold up later in their careers. Career "wisdom" gets repeated until it becomes a set of beliefs - and some of the most common ones I hear from senior leaders are the very things keeping them stuck. Here are three worth challenging: Career lie #1: "Let your work speak for itself" In high-performing environments, this is gospel. Do great work and the rest will follow, right? The truth is, nobo
Nov 21, 2025


Why High-Achieving Leaders Are Too Hard on Themselves (And How to Change It)
As an executive coach working with senior leaders, I've noticed a pattern: the most successful people are often the harshest on themselves. They'll tell me they're incredibly supportive of their teams and friends, yet maintain impossibly high standards for themselves. But research shows that people who are harsh with others are usually just as harsh with themselves
Oct 29, 2025
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