Let's be honest...the leadership playbook that worked five years ago is failing spectacularly right now. The world has fundamentally changed, and clinging to the old "hero leader" approach isn't just outdated, it's actively damaging your team. This week, we're ditching the pressure to have all the answers and exploring why getting curious beats being right.

From why self-aware leaders crush those who think they're perfect, to choosing confidence over certainty. We explore why thinking in loops beats linear planning, tackle the self-preservation trap making leaders hoard information, and bust the myth that good leaders always know what to do.

What you'll learn:

• The one question that separates great leaders from terrible ones: "What's more important - being right or solving this?"

• How to use the 70/20/10 planning model when your boss still wants that impossible five-year plan

• Why "seeker" leaders outperform "teller" leaders every time (and how to make the switch)

• The health monitor trick that spots team problems before they explode

• How to set up working agreements that stop you becoming the office firefighter

Our BIZ hosts are Lisa Lie - a former Head of People & Culture and Organisational Coach - and Mamamia’s Em Vernem.

Learna is Lisa’s microlearning app for practical people skills at work. Expert-led lessons to build confidence, solve challenges, and work smarter - in under 7 minutes. Get it on Apple or Google Play.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

• Dom Price's FREE Team Playbook
• Learna: 'Make Better Work Happen'
• Learna: 'Tell Stories That Stick'
• Pre-Mortem Exercise
• Health Monitor Exercise
• Andrea Clarke: 'Why Your Skills Have an Expiry Date (And What to Do About It)'
• Loom - Video Messaging Tool

 

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HOSTS: Lisa Lie and Em Vernem

GUEST: Dom Price 

SENIOR PRODUCER: Sophie Campbell
AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

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