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2025-04-2100 minTime to ChangeAnna Glynn, a speaker, author and coach who specialises in sustainable high performance, on caring for our wellbeing, boosting engagement at work and addressing burnout (#14)“How do we perform at our best?” That’s a question Anna spends each day exploring - not just what high achieving companies do differently, but the strategies individuals can implement to thrive. Thriving isn’t just about meeting or exceeding KPIs, it’s characterised by harmonious passion, eudaimonic wellbeing, and a connection to the purpose behind one’s work! Tune in to the episode to hear Anna and I dive into these topics, and related elements, of positive psychology!TimestampsIntroduction to positive...
2025-03-1649 minTime to ChangeKatie Singh, a coach with a decade of experience helping individuals thrive, on integrating different areas of our lives successfully, in order to live out our values (#13)What if we shifted the conversation about balance to integration, focusing on integrating different our different roles and responsibilities into our life? And what if boundaries came from a place of embodying values, not resistance to social pressure? These are some of the ideas that Katie teaches.
Katie is a Co-Active Certified Coach and Facilitator, and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California. She embodies the principles she teachers, findings ways to integrate her personal and work life to get closer to her ideal state. And in our conversation, you might find idea...
2025-01-0339 minTime to ChangeAlexis Haselberger, a productivity coach who’s taught 170,000+ people and worked with Google and CapitalOne, on improving our effectiveness at work by tweaking our systems (#12)Alexis understands the stress and challenges of having too much to do and not enough time to do it.
When faced with these pressures, she had to find smarter ways to tackle her workload to maintain both productivity and well-being. Now, she shares these strategies—and many others—with her clients, who include large multinationals and corporate workers.
Alexis is well-versed in overcoming distractions, measuring our behaviour and performance more effectively, and setting ourselves up for success.
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Overview of her work (1:51)
Framing changes as experiments (3:17)
2024-10-2943 minTime to ChangeJoey Corea, an author and content creator who explores the breadth of psychology, on improving our decision making process, the value of reflection and appreciating the everyday (#11)Joey climbed society’s “ladder to success” for quite some time, before finally stepping back and changing course.
Moving away from a full-time job, Joey has built a life where he can share knowledge and ideas on areas of psychology with a broad audience. He’s also an author, a podcaster and maintains a blog at the intersection of psychology, creativity and tech.
Today we nailed in on decision making, reflection and hedonic adaptation, the phenomenon where we quickly adapt to the pleasures in our life.
Enjoy!
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2024-09-2646 minTime to ChangePaul McGregor, a facilitator who’s hosted hundreds of events and meetings, on boosting engagement, embracing curiosity and asking better questions (#10)When was the last time you asked a question? In the last minute? The last hour? Regardless, it’s a skill we’re never really taught, but one we practice so regularly. Paul focuses his work around boosting engagement at work, changing organisational behaviour and importantly, asking better questions.
He’s created tools for government, written a book for remote workers and worked across organisations as a consultant, driver of wellbeing, and now, a facilitator. His past clients include New Zealand’s Ministry of Education, Sport New Zealand and Auckland Council.
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2024-07-3144 minTime to ChangeFreya Stockman, UX Designer and Founder of Get Psyched, a startup that’s grossed over $250,000, on continual learning, self-development and managing competing commitments (#9)Freya has gone from dropping out of uni and struggling with identity and mental health, to launching numerous online products and services, helping hundreds of psychology students score high distinctions, and creating a startup that’s grossed over 250,000 dollars, all while working full-time!
She’s collaborated on numerous publications in academia, developed services using automation and outsourcing and, developed designs seen by end-users at Ubank.
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Freya’s drive and time management (1:08)
How Freya charted her own path (10:02)
How Freya sustains herself (18:45)
Rapid-fire questions (23:06)
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2024-07-0339 minTime to ChangeJuan Campoo, TedX speaker and coach who’s guided more than 14,000 clients, on gaining clarity on your authentic self, reconnecting with your values and challenging the status quo (#8)Over a decade ago, Juan’s life came to a sudden halt.
He was told that if he didn’t change significant facets of his life, workplace stress and burnout would lead him vulnerable to a fatal stroke before the age of 40.
Since that day, he’s started he’s coached and trained thousands of people on areas like personal development and personal leadership, given a ted-talk with more than 10,000 views and developed strategies to live closer in line with values he sees as important.
Juan’s ideas are filled with insights on how we too...
2024-04-1437 minTime to ChangeTerry Tucker, author of Sustainable Excellence on growing resilience, living with strong values and the importance of empathy (#7)Terry has had multiple amputations, battled cancer for over a decade after losing his father to the same disease, and has gained experience in a range of environments, including SWAT hostage negotiation and NCAA division 1 basketball.
He’s also the author of Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life.
Terry provides ideas on changing the behaviour of others from his time in SWAT negotiation and ideas to foster resilience from his own experience of battling cancer. He’s also a strong advocate for living a life in line with your values.
2024-04-0738 minTime to ChangeJeremy Nagel, Founder of Focus Bear, a game-changing productivity tool for neurodivergent individuals, on starting small, building routines and sustaining motivation (#6)
Jeremy has been diagnosed with ADHD and Autism.
Through lived experiences of trying countless products to help him change his behaviour and improve his productivity, Jeremy used his insights to create an app of his own, Focus Bear, developed specifically for neurodivergent individuals.
He had a plethora of insights to offer accountability, motivation, and effective behaviour change.
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Why Jeremy started Focus Bear (1:01)
How Jeremy sets boundaries with work time (6:16)
How Focus Bear Works (8:09)
Accountability in behaviour change (13:51)
Rewards in behaviour change (17:41)
Supporting...
2024-04-0135 minTime to ChangeSebastian Rogers, design researcher shaping the future of Canva, on interacting with AI effectively, dealing with imposter syndrome, and industry vs academia (#5)
In 2018, 4 years before the release of ChatGPT, Sebastian wrote an article detailing the creative potential of AI. Since then, he’s left academia and joined Canva, a graphic design tool with over 100 million monthly users across 190 different countries. Canva’s intuitive interface utilises a range of AI driven tools to help users create over 200 designs every second (Canva, 2022). Overseeing research into these tools is Sebastian’s role.
Sebastian had a range of insights on how AI may influence the way we work, how to grow confidence in new environments, and what he’s learnt from his time in acade...
2024-03-2441 minTime to ChangeAnnaliese McGavin, Senior People Insights Researcher at an Australian tech giant, on crafting collaborative conversations, cultivating psychological safety and providing effective feedback (#4)Heard of Atlassian?
They’re a tech giant who sell products to companies as versatile as NASA, Zoom and Audi, seeking to “unleash the potential of every team.” (1)
So who looks after their own team?
It’s people like Annaliese, a Senior People Insights Researcher, whose role is to boost employee engagement and develop insights to better support Atlassian’s workforce. She’s also an organisational psychologist, PhD candidate and someone making knowledge from psychology more accessible.
We took a deep dive into psychological safety, collaboratively solving problems, providing effective feedback at work and...
2024-02-1748 minTime to ChangeMatt Richmond, communication guru and productivity enthusiast, on sustainable productivity, learning from experience and self-improvement (#3)Matt is the Founder of Hello Stranger and has a wealth of experience developing products to improve people’s lives and help them change their behaviour. He currently provides workshop and coaching to help better lead teams, foster positive professional relationships and network effectively. He’s also someone who embodies a balanced approach to his endeavours, well-equipped with tools and strategies after battling burnout and mounting self-imposed stress.
Matt provides a range of insights into the philosophies he embodies in his work, the value of learning from experience and reframing what productivity looks like in his life.
2023-12-0646 minTime to ChangeRyan Bell, Founder and CEO of Techbalance, a start-up hoping to transform how universities approach student wellbeing, on reducing screen-time, supporting student mental health and self-care (#2)In search of greater social impact in the midst of the pandemic, Techbalance, Ryan's brainchild, began to form. Since being awarded his initial grant from Innovate UK, Ryan has created and delivered workshops on reducing screen time and improving wellbeing to hundreds of students with this organisation. He's also volunteered as a mentor to help young people improve their relationships with screens and live a more balanced lifestyle.
Techbalance has now pivoted to more holistic wellbeing support and it's exciting to see the impact it will make under Ryan's direction!
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2023-11-2338 minTime to ChangeIan Fagan, Director and Co-founder of Skodel, an innovative wellbeing-focused company helping 100,000+ students, on forming healthy habits, managing wellbeing, and working efficiently (#1)Ian has experienced the lows of mental illness.
His brother dealt with addiction and in high school, Ian suffered significant absenteeism dealing with his own mental illness, relying on support networks to get him through. Hence, he’s co-founded a product that builds support networks into the school environment and prioritises proactive mental health support, that’s been integrated into school across the world.
Ian has a breadth of insights surrounding student wellbeing, managing a never-ending to-do list and how he sustains his own wellbeing.
Enjoy :)
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Ian's drive and...
2023-09-0435 min