How I Work
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How I Work
You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity h...
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How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 2)
Looking ahead to a new year can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time, especially when you’re not quite sure what you want the next chapter...
Quick Win: What leaders get wrong about saying sorry with Clare Stephens
Ever caught yourself rehearsing what to say at work - terrified one wrong phrase could spark backlash?
In this Quick Win, I speak with Clare St...
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 1)
Some years slip by in a blur, and others demand you stop and ask yourself why certain moments changed you more than you expected. This was one of thos...
Quick Win: The simple question that stops catastrophising and opens real possibility
When you’re on the edge of a big leap, do you spiral into everything that could go wrong? What if you asked a different question instead - one that op...
Ask Me Anything: How I use AI in real life (plus the tech I rely on to work smarter)
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork **
I talk about AI a lot - but if you’...
Quick Win: Why your “default behaviour” isn’t actually yours — and how to change it
What if the way you argue with your partner or push yourself at work isn’t actually yours - but something you absorbed decades ago?
In this Qui...
The counterintuitive brainstorming rule that made Exploding Kittens a global hit.
How do you lead a team that kills thousands of ideas - and still keep everyone excited to create again the next day?
That’s business as usual f...
(BONUS) Exploding Kittens CEO’s “walking with AI” ritual to unlock ideas.
The secret to using AI well might actually be teaching it to shut up.
In this bonus episode, I’m joined by Elan Lee - the brilliant mind behind...
Quick Win: The dangerous AI shortcut that quietly erodes your judgment
AI can feel like the ultimate shortcut – no blank pages, no stuck moments. But what happens when you hand over too much of the thinking?
In thi...
Ambitious CEO and present parent? Dr Catriona Wallace on refusing to choose.
It’s one thing to be told you can’t have it all. It’s another to be told you can’t be both a CEO and a mother.
When an investor said exactly th...
(BONUS) How plant medicine transformed Catriona Wallace’s leadership
Five years ago, Dr Catriona Wallace drank ayahuasca for the first time - expecting enlightenment but instead meeting her shadow. What followed was sev...
Quick Win: The AI workflow that can replace your morning scroll
What if every morning you woke up to the biggest breakthroughs in your industry - already summarised and ranked before your first sip of coffee?
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 2)
Last week, I shared part one of my conversation with my teammate Aly Solly from Inventium. We unpacked some of the lessons from 2024 - our toughest ye...
Quick Win: How to use AI to think better – not faster
If you think AI is just about saving time or cutting headcount, you’re missing its biggest potential.
In this Quick Win episode, futurist Bob J...
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 1)
We often talk about success stories, not the moments when things completely fall apart. But sometimes, that’s where the biggest lessons hide.
I...
Quick Win: The AI experiment that made a CEO obsolete
What if the smartest thing a leader could do is try to make themselves obsolete?
That’s exactly what Georgie Holt, co-founder of Flight Story,...
The moment that changed how Holly Wainwright sees ambition
We love to pretend we’re above jealousy – that successful, self-aware people don’t feel it. But that’s a lie.
When bestselling author and Mamam...
(BONUS) The mindset shift that saved Holly Wainwright from burning out, again
Every year, Holly Wainwright promises herself she won’t burn out again - and every year, she does.
When she told me that, I laughed - not becau...
Quick Win: The surprising upside of shorter tenure
Long tenure sounds like a good thing - until it starts holding your business back. Here’s what I learned when I stopped treating it as a badge of hono...
Steal Atlassian’s playbook for building stronger teams without an office
Most companies think connection is built in the office. Atlassian discovered the opposite.
In this episode, I’m joined by Avani Prabhakar, Chie...
Quick Win: What teams get wrong about psychological safety
You could be trying your hardest to build psychological safety - and still be getting it wrong. Here’s why just one person feeling unsafe can quietly...
How to lead when you’re scared of saying the wrong thing, with Clare Stephens
What happens when you say the wrong thing online - or at work - and suddenly feel the world closing in? Clare Stephens knows this all too well. After...
Quick Win: The relationship reset that doesn’t feel like a chore, with Sahil Bloom
When life gets hectic, relationships are often the first thing to slip. But what if a simple habit could keep you connected - even during your busiest...
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: how to stand out in the job market, AI-proofing your skills, managing energy & my top leadership tips (Part 2)
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork **
It’s harder than ever to cut through in the...
25 ways AI can make your home life easier
** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ **
AI isn’t just for work. From helping you p...
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: Procrastination hacks, my AI workflows, and task management hacks (Part 1)
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork **
What do you do when procrastination takes ov...
Stop letting AI write bad emails. Do this instead
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Struggling to get AI to write emails that...
Designing prompts that save you hours every week with Dropbox’s Morgan Brown
What if the biggest value of AI isn’t answers, but better questions? For Morgan Brown, Vice President of Product and Growth at Dropbox, that realisati...
The secret to smarter AI? Make it disagree with you
** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ **
Most people use AI like a polite assistant...
How to stop saying yes when you mean no, with Lael Stone
Have you ever said yes when your whole body was screaming NO!!? Those small choices add up, leaving us drained, resentful, and out of alignment with o...
AI slop explained: Why it’s everywhere and what to do about it
Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/
Have you ever received a 10-page document that l...
The two questions that can stop overthinking in its tracks with Lael Stone
Your colleague doesn’t reply to your email. Days pass. Your mind spins - do they not like me, do they not want me on the project, or are they just bus...
Quick Win: Why it’s ok to have career-focused personal identity
So many of us strive to find that ‘perfect job’, but once we get there, do we run the risk of having it become our sole focus, to the detriment of eve...
This futurist’s AI advice will change how you work forever
If you think AI is all about saving time and cutting corners, think again.
In this conversation with futurist Bob Johansen, we explore how AI c...
Quick Win: The simple question that helps you be more intentional with how you spend your days
When you’re rushing through the day, it’s easy to lose sight of what actually matters.
In this Quick Win episode, New York Times bestselling au...
A CEO’s AI Experiment: How AI helped me fire myself
Georgie Holt set herself a radical challenge: Could she completely remove herself from the operational side of her job using AI? In this conversation,...
(Bonus) Behind the scenes of Diary Of A CEO + how the team built 48 AI tools and saved 62,000 hours
In this special bonus episode, Georgie Holt (co-founder of Flight Story alongside Stephen Bartlett) takes us behind-the-scenes to look at how her team...
Quick Win: Why inbox zero is a myth (and what to do instead)
If your inbox is overflowing and you can’t shake the guilt of unanswered emails, you’re not alone. In this Quick Win episode, New York Times bestselli...
How AI is changing the way you think (and how to fight back) with Prof Scott Anthony
What happens to our ability to think critically when we start outsourcing it to AI?
Professor Scott Anthony is one of the world’s leading expert...
Quick Win: Why you feel stuck (and the simple reflection to change it)
Are you stuck in autopilot, drifting through life without a sense of direction? This episode can help you get back in touch with what really matters. ...