Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Jun 15, 2025
Jun 15, 2025
1 hr 13 min
In this episode, Dan sits down with NSW Firefighter and member of the Australian Urban Search & Rescue Team, Sam Monaghan to explore how he uses mental skills to perform under pressure in the highest stakes situations.
You'll definitely be able to take some learnings from this episode and apply them to your day-to-day pressure scenarios!
You can connect with Sam via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-monaghan-1a68b1207/
And the book we mention The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey
If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/
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Jun 15, 2025
1 hr 13 min
Apr 13, 2025
099: Teachers Cry Too with Sue Webb
Apr 13, 2025
Apr 13, 2025
1 hr 26 min
In this episode Tim sits down with Sue Webb. Sue is a teacher and the author of the book Teachers Cry Too which tells the story of her terrifying descent into chronic burnout. It also tells the story of her recovery.
You can find out more about Sue's work on: Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Apr 13, 2025
1 hr 26 min
Sep 1, 2024
097: The 5Cs of a High Performing Culture
Sep 1, 2024
Sep 1, 2024
1 hr 11 min
In this episode, Dan & Tim explore the work they've been doing in various settings in the sporting, education and corporate worlds.
Together they share their observations about what they have noticed when working with High Performing Teams. They then map this against past episodes of the podcast to help listeners get a deeper understanding of how to create environments based on what they're calling the 5Cs of a High Performing Culture: Connection, Clarity, Commitment, Consistency & Challenge.
The Episodes they discuss are:
Ep. 79 The Importance of Belonging with Owen Eastwood
Ep.20 Psychological Safety with Amy Edmondson
Ep 38 How to Hold Your Team Accountable with Jonathan Raymond
Ep 45 Have Less Difficult Conversations with Radical Candour with Kim Scott
Ep 67 The Mental Side of High Performance with Aaron Walsh
Don't forget you can find out more about our work and submit questions and suggestions for topics and guests for upcoming shows at: https://habitsofleadership.com
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Sep 1, 2024
1 hr 11 min
Apr 21, 2024
Apr 21, 2024
54 min
In this episode, Dan & Tim sit down to discuss questions from the listening community.
Between them they tackle:
1. How do you change people's mindset to be more dedicated?
2. How do you build trusting relationships at work?
3. How do you build new team dynamics?
and more...
Links referenced:
Episode 79: The Importance of Belonging with Owen Eastwood
Episode 88: Addressing Perfectionism & Burnout with Julian Reeve
A Forbes article on Christina Maslach's 6 Pillars of Burnout
If you'd like to learn more about our work or the Habits of Leadership Academy, you can do so by going to: https://habitsofleadership.com/
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Apr 21, 2024
54 min
Mar 24, 2024
Mar 24, 2024
53 min
In this episode Dan sits down with author of Emotional Intelligence for Dummies and consultant psychologist to reality TV shows such as Survivor, Masterchef and Big Brother, Dr Steven Stein.
You can find out more about Steven, his work and his books via the links below:
https://stevenstein.com/
https://mhs.com/
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If you’d like to leave us a question for an upcoming Q&A episode, or you’d like to learn more about our work head over to: https://habitsofleadership.com/
Mar 24, 2024
53 min
Mar 2, 2024
092: The Social Brain with Samantha Rockey
Mar 2, 2024
Mar 2, 2024
57 min
In this episode, Dan chats with one of the authors of The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups, Samantha Rockey.
Samantha is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and is a tutor and faculty on the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme – one of the leading open leadership development programs in the world.
Samantha’s work on leadership development has won awards and has been written up in a number of books and publications. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of designing human-shaped organisations and is particularly interested in the interface between the forces of global connectivity, digital transformation and positive social impact and what this means for leadership. She is co-author with Professor Robin Dunbar (‘the Dunbar number’) and Tracey Camilleri, of ’The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups’.
You can find our more about the book and Samantha at:
https://www.thesocialbrainbook.com/
https://www.thompsonharrison.com/
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Mar 2, 2024
57 min
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
1 hr 1 min
In today's episode Dan sits down with coach and burnout specialist, Julian Reeve. As the former Music Director on the hit Broadway Musical Hamilton to suffering a heart attack at age 43, Julian has a powerful story to share.
You can find out more about his work at:
https://www.perfectequilibrium.co/
You can watch his TEDx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi-kD8_dyKw
And you can get hold of his Children's Book, Captain Perfection here: https://amzn.to/3FS8RhN
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Nov 12, 2023
1 hr 1 min
Oct 15, 2023
Oct 15, 2023
48 min
In this episode, Dan sits down with clinical psychologist and author of Difficult People, Dr Rebecca Ray.
Together they explore the difference between people who are genuinely 'difficult' and those who are just going through a rough patch.
In a wide ranging conversation, they explore the importance understanding of boundaries, empathy and privilege.
Connect with Rebecca:
https://rebeccaray.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/drrebeccaray/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rebecca-ray-68831b238/
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Oct 15, 2023
48 min