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Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes

Leanne on Demand is your unfiltered backstage pass to bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and the messy magic of life beyond the boardroom. Think of it as your daily dose of scrappy creativity, served up while I’m walking, working in public, or just living out loud.Every day, I’ll bring you real-time reflections on business, leadership, and the random sparks of inspiration that pop up along the way. From behind-the-scenes peeks into my work to off-the-cuff chats with brilliant minds (or solo rants while

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00:41:09

🌴313. Humour Engineering feat. Andrew Tarvin (Weekend...

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/08

I loved this conversation with Andrew Tarvin—the world’s first “humor engineer.” Andrew trained as a computer science engineer, worked at Procter & Gamble as an IT project manager, and then discovered a powerful truth: you can’t be efficient with humans; you have to be effective. He started sneaking tiny moments of humor into meetings and emails and watched engagement, memory, and relationships skyrocket. Today he runs Humor That Works, helping teams use humor deliberately to get better results

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00:31:55

🌴312. Pack Your Mary Poppins Bag feat. Cherelle...

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/07

I loved this conversation with my former WA colleague, Sherell Whitney—facilitator, inventor, and founder of Lift Performance Solutions. Sherell has hopped across industries (law, tourism, health, consulting) and brings that breadth to the room. We dig into how to create a genuinely safe training environment fast, why those first three minutes matter so much, what to pack in your “Mary Poppins” facilitation bag, and how to respond when tricky behaviors show up. We also explore team roles (Belbin),

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00:05:19

🌴311. Grounded

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/06

Hey friends, checking in from Camp Manji after a few hours of sleep. Before Nepal, a quick rewind to Brisbane Airport where I met Tim, Benjamin, and Renee — total legends. Benjamin joked about the old two-prong airplane headphones and said, “Everyone’s talking about AI taking over the world, but we still have these!”That line made me think of something my friend Julian Ma once said: “The more change we have, the more familiarity we crave.” It hit me mid-flight as I watched Ace Ventura instead of

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00:04:16

🌴310. Flight Thoughts

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/05

I’m coming to you from the Coffee Club at Brisbane Airport. Today’s episode is all about the chaos, excitement, and mild panic of travel. I share my packing struggles, juggling 17kg of luggage, medications, and gear for an epic trek ahead.From airport lounges to long flights to Kathmandu, I talk about the little moments that make travel exhausting—and exhilarating. Plus, I give a sneak peek into upcoming adventures: Queenstown, Bangkok, Vietnam, Europe, and some exciting work news I can’t share just

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00:05:23

🌴309. Everest Prep

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/04

Hey friends! Today’s episode is a quick one — I’m literally recording this while packing for my trip to Nepal! ✈️If you’ve been following along, you’ll know I’ve done a lot of research for this trip — everything from gear lists to pharmacy must-haves. Packing is my thing (maybe it’s the Virgo in me 😅), but this one’s next level.In this episode, I share:How I’m approaching packing for my Everest Base Camp trekThe difference between my suitcase, duffle bag, and day pack setupMy thoughts on boots vs

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00:04:59

🌴308. 5 Ways to End Your Workshop

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/03

Hey, thanks for tuning in today. I’ve just wrapped up a road show all about The Two-Hour Workshop Blueprint, and one theme that kept popping up was the Review stage — the “R” in my SPARK framework: Set up, Power up, Activities, Review, Keep.If you’re anything like me, you might find yourself so excited by your content that you leave only five minutes at the end to wrap things up. But the review piece is where the magic happens — it’s the space where participants connect insights, make commitments,

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00:05:11

🌴307. Slow Down, Leanne

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/02

This week, I share a story that made me quite literally stop in my tracks — and pay attention. It started as a beautiful morning: coffee by the river with my friend Bhan, wearing her book as my workout accessory, feeling on top of the world. Then I checked my PO box and found two things: a new book (The Art of the Ignorable Email by David Pullan) and… a $2,500 speeding fine from the Queensland Revenue Service.Yep, $2,500 for doing 81 in a 70 zone. I don’t speed. I don’t condone speeding. But

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00:43:38

🌴306. Daring Ideas in a Safe Pair of Hands feat....

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/11/01

I loved this conversation with my guest, Marcus Crow, a professional speaker, MC, and facilitator who co-founded 10,000 Hours—a company with the perfect tagline: Daring ideas in a safe pair of hands.We explored what true confidence looks like in facilitation—not the kind that comes from credentials or bravado, but the quiet, grounded kind that shows up through stories, humor, and authenticity. Marcus shared his journey from accidentally landing a presentation skills gig for the Sydney 2000 Olympics,

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00:28:56

🌴305. Consulting Trick or Treat feat. Alan Weiss...

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/31

On this Halloween live stream, Alan Weiss and I had a spirited chat about the “tricks” consultants fall for and the “treats” clients actually value. We riffed on wild promises vs. real outcomes, commodity work vs. initiating new value, carving people up vs. helping them grow, being a ghost vs. showing up with presence, and—my favorite—wearing masks vs. bringing the real you (including your voice, not AI slop 🙃).Alan shared early-career scars (including a disastrous pre-digital survey project) and

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00:04:45

🌴304. Curiosity Gap

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/30

Happy Halloween! 🎃 In today’s episode, I share a few things I’m up to — including a fun LinkedIn Live with Alan Weiss on Consulting Trick or Treats (we’re swapping horror stories and ways to earn more “treats” like referrals and repeat gigs), plus a virtual session for a membership group on The Two Hour Workshop Blueprint.But the real story today came from the dog park. It was my first visit back with Quincy since losing Milo 💔, and I had a great chat with Val — an incredible 89-year-old who’s

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00:04:57

🌴303. Damaged Goods

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/29

This episode came from one of those half-asleep thoughts that wouldn’t leave me alone — “damaged goods.”I unpack this idea that sometimes, as facilitators or change agents, we hold ourselves back because we assume the people we’re working with aren’t ready. We design for the lowest common denominator, in the name of being “inclusive.” But as Alan Weiss once told me, “Stop assuming people are damaged goods.”I explore what happens when we design for the top third of the room — the ones ready to

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00:05:44

🌴302. Unexplainable

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/28

In today’s episode, I’m reading and riffing on one of my all-time favourite internet articles — The #1 Sign You’re Winning in Life: No One Understands What the Hell You Do for a Living by Tim Denning. It hit me right between the eyes.Tim talks about how the most successful people are unexplainable. They don’t fit into neat elevator pitches, and that’s a good thing. I totally relate — half my neighbours (and even a few friends) still don’t quite know what I do, and that used to bug me. Now, I see it

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00:05:49

🌴301. Venue Hunting

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/27

Hey, thanks for tuning in today. Wow — what a wild couple of days here in Brisbane. After a massive hailstorm knocked out power for more than 24 hours, I escaped the 40-degree heat and hit the Gold Coast with my friend (and events legend) Sally Porteous to scope out venues for Con Con 2026.This episode is part post-storm diary, part behind-the-scenes look at how I choose spaces that feel right. We visited five venues, sweating it out in 37-degree heat, and learned that photos and quotes don’t tell

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00:05:55

🌴300. Spacing

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/26

When I released my Work Fame Substack on Friday, my phone rang—literally a minute after it went out. It was my friend Nicole, calling from a walk on the Gold Coast. She said, “Leanne, how do you create so much content and still seem to have a life?”It’s a good question.In this episode, I share my answer: how having a daily podcast has trained me to be an observer of life. When you publish something every day, you start paying closer attention—to the small things most people overlook. Like the way a

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00:24:43

🌴299. Champagne Moments feat. Neen James (Weekend...

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/25

I’m absolutely delighted to welcome back my friend, leadership strategist and radiant human, Neen James—author of Folding Time, Attention Pays, and her new book Exceptional Experiences. If you’ve ever seen Neen in action, you know she’s pure energy and light. She advises C-suite leaders across luxury and legacy brands (think Viacom, Four Seasons, even the FBI) and was recently appointed to the Board of the World Luxury Chamber of Commerce.In this conversation, we redefine luxury—not as “expensive

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00:34:57

🌴298. Stop Selling, Start Serving feat. Mark Garrett...

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/24

Today I’m diving into one of my favourite topics—building a facilitation and training business— with the brilliant Mark Garrett Hayes, founder of TrainingBusiness.com and host of the Training Business podcast. Mark’s career spans Disney, banking in Germany, and FinTech, and through it all he kept gravitating back to training. We unpack how he’s turned that calling into a business—without cheesy sales tactics.In this episodeWhy you don’t need to be the SME—you need to stand up (to stand out)The 3 R’s

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00:06:08

🌴297. 3 Ideas About Growth, Perspective, and Getting...

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/23

Hey, it’s Leanne — and this week, three ideas have been looping in my brain. They’ve all got a theme of growth, but not in the hustle-bro, “reinvent yourself completely” kind of way. More like—snap yourself out of autopilot, change your key, and stop overcomplicating life.Here’s what I riff on in this episode:🎵 1. The Soundtrack of Doing Life Differently Sometimes, joy hides in the small key changes — like swapping a planned hike for an accidental half marathon under Brisbane’s blooming jacarandas

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00:05:12

🌴296. Compounding Exposure feat. Andy Storch

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/22

This week, I’m on the road—somewhere between Brisbane and the Sunny Coast—so I’m bringing you a short, reflective episode inspired by my friend (and fellow podcaster) Andy Storch.Andy sent me a couple of brilliant voice notes responding to last week’s episode on Exposure—and they were too good not to share. In true “Work Fame” fashion, we riff on how exposure and proximity shape our growth, creativity, and courage to try new things.Andy talks about:How seeing other entrepreneurs move abroad helped

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00:05:58

🌴295. Tech Talk: Descript vs Loom

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/21

Today’s episode comes from a great question I received from my friend Jonas Rajanto over in Finland. Jonas asked:“Hey Leanne, I know you’ve used and lauded Descript over the years. Can you say why Descript would be better than Loom with its AI features? The overlap is that both transcribe and you can edit the video by editing the transcription. I’m thinking about starting to do more video.”So in this episode, I share: 💻 What Descript actually is (my editing studio and content lab) 🎥 What Loom is

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00:04:18

🌴294. A Million and One Reasons Not To

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes ·

2025/10/20

Hey, thanks for tuning in today! I’m just a couple of weeks out from heading to Nepal, and while most people would be focused purely on that, my brain’s already leaping ahead to what’s next.Here’s the thing — I love setting the next goal before I finish the current one. It’s like booking your next holiday before your current one ends. It gives you something to look forward to, something that keeps you energized when you come back.So today’s episode is all about why you need to commit before you’re

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