Leanne Hughes' Work and Live Large

You know how you have those friends from a while ago, and you mainly stay in contact with them by occasionally seeing what they're up to on social media? 

I've been friends with today's guest since 2008, and when I glance at his socials, I'm pretty amazed to see him taking groups mountain biking around Nepal, on the Kokoda track in Papua New Guinea, and running marathons in NYC.

At an early age, Matt had some profound experiences that taught him how powerful they are at bringing perspective and clarity to life. Wanting to help businesses and individuals dream big and have their own experiences, Matt become uniquely qualified as a Physiotherapist and Chiropractor.

He is the CEO of The Custodian Way which owns a group of companies that all share one common mission which is: " To create a global movement and deliver 30 Million Impact Moments every year by the year 2030".

The Custodian Way owns these brands:

1. PEAK Sport And Spine Centre
2. Employ Health Aust and NZ
3. Experience Not Felt Possible

Matt also sits on the Board of the 4ASDKids Charity.

In this conversation, you'll hear how Matt:

• Casts away constraint to dream big
• Creates non-traditional ways of working (including pragmatic, overhauled approaches for recruitment and remuneration)
• Lives his values through daily decisions
• Acknowledges the power of language to dismiss social constructs  

Conversation moments

• 04:20: What does Work and Live Large mean to Matt
• 06:00 What’s an Experience Not Felt Possible?
• 10:51: Story examples of busting out of limiting beliefs
• 16:38 Decision-making frameworks in Matt’s businesses
• 23:24 A new way of thinking about your recruitment process
• 33:10 Values, recognition and performance management
• 42:44: The use of language in business (and the stigma attached to it)
• 49:18 Rapid Round

Connect with Matt Stewart

• Matt’s adventures online
• Matt on Instagram
• Matt on LinkedIn

Rapid Round Recommendations:

• 📘 Books: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, Neurodharma by Rick Hanson and Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin
• 🔨 Tool: Brave Browser
• 🎵 Song: Happiest Man Alive by Machel Montano
• 🗨️ Quote: “If it is to be, it's up to me “

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

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You want to get time in the diary with someone but you're unable to access them, why is that?

Listen, or watch me break it down in these week's Two by Tuesday (Youtube)

I believe it comes down to these two elements:
- Interest (Their Interest vs Self Interest)
- Relationship (Known vs Unknown)

As you listen in who is the person you're targeting? What can you increase in order to get that time in the diary?

Two by Tuesday is a weekly segment on Leanne Hughes' Work and Live Large Podcast (https://podcast.leannehughes.com)

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I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

Connect with Leanne Hughes on all the platforms:
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For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
Thanks for being here. See you next week.

The Fiji Test: If you, or any of your team members were to get whisked off to a three-week surprise vacation, with no devices and no ability to give notice, could the rest of the team seamlessly step in and take over the role? 

To celebrate the release of Jenny Blake's new book, Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business, I've dedicated this Two by Tuesday to mapping out what the Free Time process looks like, based on two elements (Time vs Reward)... yes, I sneakily borrowed the idea from the famous Effort: Reward ratio!

As you listen in, think about your business, or work. Which quadrant are you in?

Pssst - you can also watch this week's Two by Tuesday video on YouTube.

Resources mentioned in this show

• Grab Jenny's book Free Time!
• An interview I recorded with Jenny Blake on the First Time Facilitator podcast where she shares how solopreneurs can build their business without hustling.
• I was lucky enough to be a guest on Jenny's podcast, Free Time: 017: Serendipity as Business Strategy with Leanne Hughes

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

Connect with Leanne Hughes on all the platforms:
LinkedIn
Instagram
Twitter

For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
Thanks for being here. See you next week.

What does it take to create the perfect onboarding experience? 

Too often, companies get swept away with hours upon hours of online module content, yet they miss a key second element: The Unofficial stuff! That sense of connection, of belonging to a business. 

In today's Two by Tuesday, I talk about both the Official and Unofficial aspects you need to consider when mapping out your employee onboarding experience.

Listen in, or watch the video

Reflect on your last role, which quadrant did that onboarding experience fit into?

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

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For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
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One question I often get from people in service-based businesses is "How do I build awareness, and credibility of the work that I do?"

Watch me explain this 2 x 2 concept over on YouTube.

In my Booked Out Facilitator framework, I talk about three key things: Your content, your connection and your craft.

However, to answer this question, I believe you have to be great at both the Craft (What you do) and your Content (How you share your ideas).

In today's Two by Tuesday, I encourage you to map yourself on this quadrant, and listen to the ideas that I share, to help you get up to Prime Time!

Two by Tuesday is a weekly segment on Leanne Hughes' Work and Live Large Podcast.
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I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

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I wasn’t expecting to bring you this episode today but I woke up this morning to the news that Australian cricketing legend, Shane Warne died overnight at the age of 52.

Hey, you can also watch this conversation on YouTube.

If I had to select anyone to be the face of the message behind the premise of this show (Work and Live Large), it would be Shane Warne.

So, who better to reflect on the life of Warnie, than spin-bowler and cricketing tragic, James Carpenter (JC). 

When I lived in Broome, WA - James and I would often talk about Warnie and how much we loved him.  So, today was a good opportunity to hop on a Zoom call to share our thoughts and reflections on the impact of Warnie's life on us.

What I loved most about Warnie was his ability to live large, to play it fearlessly. To be okay with making mistakes.

No one else did it better.

Vale Shane Warne.

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

Connect with Leanne Hughes on all the platforms:
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For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
Thanks for being here. See you next week.

"Disruption is not something you defend against, it’s something you should instigate" - Steve Bleistein, Relansa.

"Work and Live Large" - what does that phrase mean to you?

Today, let's focus on the "Work Large" element. Instead of defending against  disruption, you'll hear a call to be bold and decisive. 

I think the word "Disruption" certainly conjures up negative elements and it can get a bad wrap. Today I'm sharing with you a behind the scenes, firestyle type chat with Steve Bleistein.

Steve and I are in a growth cycle consultant group together. Every time he says something, it provokes a reaction, a reflection, or a new idea from me. So, what perfect opportunity to dig into his ideas by recording our chat in sharing it with you!

What I learnt from this conversation is that we all have the ability within ourselves to be a disruptor - to make a decision, and be bold in our execution.

• Watch the conversation on YouTube
• Discover Steve's work at Relansa.
• Connect with Steve Bleistein on LinkedIn.

About today's guest

Steven Bleistein, CEO and founder of Relansa, Inc., and author of Rapid Organizational Change is one of those rare international experts who bridges Western and Japanese business thinking. Fluent in Japanese and French, 

Steve has attracted clients from businesses such as Adidas, Michelin, AIG Group and Barilla. Working with leaders and their teams, Steve helps both Japanese and international companies create their own new realities.

Prior to Relansa, Steve represented the Balanced Scorecard Institute in Japan. Steve helped companies achieve new heights with his expertise in strategy and strategy management, and is one of only two non-Japanese ever to speak at Japan’s Balanced Scorecard Society annual conference. The other non-Japanese was Professor Robert Kaplan of Harvard University himself, inventor of the Balanced Scorecard.

Steve serves as Vice Chair of the Independent Business Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, where he takes an active role in supporting entrepreneurial and leadership capabilities inside Japanese companies. He runs the popular “Conversation With” luncheon series where he leads an on-stage conversation with a local business leader guest.

In addition, Steve serves on the board of Tsukuba International School, supporting the school’s leadership on the path toward full International Baccalaureate certification.

Prior to returning to Japan in 2009, Steve drove innovation on a multi-million dollar project at Australia’s premier government IT innovation think-tank NICTA, forging collaborative relationships with Japanese IT giants. In addition, Steve assisted Japan’s Cabinet Office on issues related to e-government strategy, and organized joint meetings between Japanese Government and Australian Commonwealth officials.

Steve holds a PhD in computer science and an International MBA. He is a U.S. citizen by birth, and an Australian citizen by naturalization. A recent convert to avid sportsman, you will frequently find Steve in the early morning hours wh

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

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For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
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In this Two by Tuesday episode I explore the question, "When is the best time to communicate change" using a 2 x 2 matrix.

Often when you’re going through change, or leading change within a company, it’s the timing and way you communicate that seems to have a bigger impact on people, over the actual change.

"So much of life is not about whether you're good or bad, or right or wrong, or can afford or not afford - it's just about timing." - A. A. Gill, 'Uncle Dysfunctional'

I consider two things when it comes to communicating change in this episode:
- Certainty of the change (x axis)
- Perception of the impact (positive or negative)

Enjoy the listen! Or, watch my explanation on YouTube.

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I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

Connect with Leanne Hughes on all the platforms:
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For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
Thanks for being here. See you next week.

This is a surprise solo minisode that I felt compelled to record, after seeing that Apple Podcast assumes that my show goes out every day.

I love the challenge of a habit streak.
I also sometimes hate a habit streak.

Why is that? 

Well, a few reasons that I'll share on today's show. My most recently example is getting to a 98 day streak on my Peloton app, only to lose it when I visited the USA recently.

It's hard to get back on the bike when you lose a streak.

But I found a way of doing that - that involved some cool, asynchronous community time.

The Encore - I think it's a neat way of creating behaviour change that hasn't been exploited enough in our work and our lives.

I share my thoughts on The Encore in this episode.

Enjoy!

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

Connect with Leanne Hughes on all the platforms:
LinkedIn
Instagram
Twitter

For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
Thanks for being here. See you next week.

Welcome to the first Two by Tuesday! 

In this format, Leanne Hughes creates a 2 x 2 matrix to explain a new concept, idea, or help you to solve a problem. Today's problem is: Should you stay, or should you leave your current job? 

Leanne Hughes' shares some conditions around this, using Hertzberg's motivators and also indicates the two items you should optimise for - alignment and growth potential. 

What do you think? What's missing? Share your comments! 

Two by Tuesday is also available as a weekly format on the podcast, Leanne Hughes' Work and Live Large.

Click here for the show notes, where you can also watch the video!

I'd love to see you in California in Feb 2023!

Find out all the details about the Talent Development Think Tank conference.

Connect with Leanne Hughes on all the platforms:
LinkedIn
Instagram
Twitter

For suggestions, collaborations and queries, email me [email protected]. Support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review, it would mean a lot!
Thanks for being here. See you next week.