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#287 - Dani Pearce - Merry People – Defying Expectations (opens the original)
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What happens when the path that makes sense on paper no longer feels right? In this episode of The Dynamic Leader Podcast , Shelley Flett speaks with Dani Pearce, founder and director of Merry People, about defying expectations, leaving the security of the corporate world and building a thriving global brand grounded in her values. Dani shares her honest approach to leadership and decision making, from balancing data with intuition and knowing when to act with imperfect information, to accepting
#286 - Shelley shares prevention strategies for burnout (opens the original)
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Burnout rarely arrives in a single moment. More often, it builds through a thousand small compromises - another deadline, another responsibility and another week spent functioning without truly feeling well. In this episode of The Dynamic Leader Podcast, executive coach and leadership facilitator Shelley Flett shares her personal experience of coming close to burnout and explores why continued performance is not always a sign that leadership is sustainable. Drawing on the six areas of work life
#285 - Leadership with Christian O’Connell (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Dynamic Leader podcast, Shelley speaks down with one of Australia's most authentic and connected radio broadcasters, Christian O’Connell, to explore the practical and grounded leadership lessons from his latest book, Unscript . Christian shares how he evolved from a "show first" manager, focused on ratings and recognition, to a "people first" leader learnt the strength of the collective. Together, they talk about psychological safety, authentic communication, shared power
#284 - What's Your Next Move? Navigating conflict, strategy and culture like a game of chess. (opens the original)
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What happens inside a leader when their ideas are challenged, their perspective is questioned or a difficult conversation does not go as planned? In this episode of The Dynamic Leader Podcast , Shelley Flett explores how conflict can narrow our thinking, trigger familiar reactions and influence the choices we make - often long after the conversation has ended. Using the game of chess as a powerful metaphor, Shelley invites leaders to step back, see the whole board and consider their next move wi
#283 - Dr. Nigel Paine on Managing Up and Building Buy-In for Bold Ideas (opens the original)
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What if the boldest leadership move isn’t having all the answers - but creating the trust, autonomy and connection that allow better answers to emerge? In this episode of The Dynamic Leader Podcast, host Shelley Flett speaks with change-focused leader, author and global learning expert Nigel Paine about managing up, building support for unconventional ideas and unlocking the collective intelligence within organisations. Together, they explore why leaders must become more comfortable with not kno
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