Podcasts about how i work

We're using AI more than ever. And yet, according to research from Glean's Work AI Institute, only 10% of Australians say AI is significantly improving organisational performance. The truth is that most organisations have done what Dom Price calls the "Woodstock theory" of AI adoption: build it and they will come. Throw the tools out there, hope people figure it out, and wait for the productivity miracle that never quite arrives. In this episode, I sit down with Dom Price, former Atlassian work futurist and one of the sharpest thinkers I know on how organisations actually work. Dom joins me off the back of new Australian research showing the enormous gap between AI adoption and AI impact, and we dig into exactly why that gap exists and what to do about it. If you care about building genuine AI capability in your team rather than just looking busy with AI, this conversation will make you rethink where to start. Dom and I discuss: The "Woodstock theory" of AI adoption, and why most organisations are getting almost nothing back for their investment Botsitting and botshitting: two new terms that capture exactly what's going wrong with how we use AI at work The minus one, zero, plus one framework for figuring out where AI actually belongs in your organisation Why managers are becoming the unexpected bottleneck in an AI-enabled workplace Dom's board of directors inside Claude, and how he uses it to catch his own blind spots The question Dom asks every leadership team that almost no one can answer Key quotes "If you have inefficient and ineffective processes and people systems, and you layer in AI, you are doing stupid things faster." "Most of the businesses I work with in the ASX, their human operating system's Windows 95. So you might have Claude 5.9. You're using Ferrari-style horsepower in your technology, but the way your humans and teams work and meet and make decisions... all those things are Windows 95." Connect with Dom Price on Instagram, LinkedIn and his website. If this conversation sparked something, you'll also love my recent chat with Professor Scott Anthony on how AI has changed the way he approaches problem-solving and his day-to-day workflows. Listen here. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a question most of us skip past entirely in our daily lives: do I actually matter? Not "am I useful?" or "am I successful?" but do I matter, as a person, independent of what I produce or achieve? It sounds simple. But the research suggests we are terrible at actually living like the answer is yes. In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer Breheny Wallace, journalist and bestselling author of Mattering, a book that unpacks why so many of us have tied our sense of worth to our output, and what it costs us. Jennifer has been researching this topic for nearly a decade, and her work is one of those rare combinations: rigorously grounded and deeply personal. Jennifer and I discuss: The two sides of the mattering equation: feeling significant versus being useful, and why both are essential The crumpled $20 bill story and what it teaches children (and adults) about unconditional worth The "impact file" and why what goes in it might surprise you Three different paths you can take when envy hits, including one called mudita that reframes another person's success as your own What managers get wrong about mattering, and the small everyday moments that actually move the needle The 30-second nightly practice that can override your brain's negativity bias Key Quotes "Mattering is found in the small everyday moments of life. It was never the big moments, it was the small moments." "We all crave to feel needed and relied on. Letting young people know that you are valued for so much more than your achievements, you are needed here, you have a role in this world." Connect with Jennifer Breheny Wallace on Instagram, LinkedIn and her website, and check out her books Mattering and Never Enough If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'd love a chat I had with bestselling author Daniel Coyle on how to avoid small talk and the questions that create real connection. Listen here. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a portfolio career, requests have a funny way of multiplying. A speaking gig here, a board invite there, a coffee catch-up that sounds valuable but drains you for days. The answer to all of them is technically "yes" right up until the moment it isn't. Katie is 18 months into consulting and a portfolio career, and she came to me with a problem a lot of people share: she's getting busier, she cares deeply about protecting time for values-driven work, and saying no is a muscle she's still building. This episode is part of The Work Edit, a format on How I Work where I sit down with someone facing a real professional challenge and we work through it together live. We cover my yes triage framework, the no club concept, the to-don't list, the never again list, and a simple rule called the next Tuesday test. Katie and I discuss: The yes triage: three questions to run every request through before deciding, and why you need a "hell yes" to at least two of them Why saying yes out of flattery or guilt is so common, and how to catch yourself doing it The no club: how a small group of trusted colleagues can give you the objective perspective you can't give yourself The to-don't list and how to use it monthly to protect your energy from the things you already know drain you The never again list for the spectacularly bad decisions you keep forgetting you made Why a slow no is not polite and why a fast no within 24 hours is almost always the kinder move The next Tuesday test: how to reality-check a far-off commitment by imagining it was happening this week Key quotes "A slow no is actually unkind because the other person is just waiting and probably following up when they could already be finding someone who'll say yes." "What all these strategies do is reduce cognitive load. There's no longer a decision to make. There's just a rule to follow." My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** You have access to AI. You probably use it a fair bit. And yet there's a good chance you're still manually scrubbing through meeting transcripts, tabbing between LinkedIn and Google News before every sales call, and spending 20 minutes writing an executive summary for a paper you just finished writing. That gap between having AI and actually letting it take things off your plate is where a lot of time quietly disappears. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through eight tasks that knowledge workers should never have to do manually again, and what it actually looks like to hand them off to agents. How I AI is a special series within How I Work where Neo and I explore how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm. What you'll learn in this episde: Which meeting-related tasks are the easiest to hand off to an agent How to build a pre-meeting briefing agent for sales and business development Why editing and proofreading agents need very specific instructions to protect your voice Where inbox agents are most useful, and what they can and can't do for you How to think about agents when comparing options before a purchase decision Practical AI tools for productivity and focus Real-world AI workflows used by high performers How to use AI at work without burning out Smart shortcuts for managing time and mental load Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We put someone on the moon in 1969. We didn't put wheels on suitcases until 1972. The problem was: Nobody had stopped to notice the problem existed in the first place. That gap - between the problems people will tell you about, the ones they'll only admit after a drink, and the ones they don't even know they have - is exactly where Maz Farrelly operates. In this bonus conversation with the executive producer behind Big Brother, The X Factor, and Celebrity Apprentice, we get into the practical mechanics of walking into a meeting and already having the room on your side before you've said a single word. If you have a pitch coming up - for an idea, a budget, or yourself - this episode has something useful in it for you. Maz and I discuss: The "warming up the room" technique Maz uses at the start of every pitch meeting, and why it works How she used reverse psychology to make network executives desperate for the idea she told them she wasn't going to pitch Why the smartest operators don't sell — they make themselves buyable The three layers of problems your clients have, and why cracking the third layer is where the real opportunity lives The suitcase story: why solving problems people don't know they have is the most valuable thing you can do in any industry Why Maz brought too much cake to a Microsoft meeting, and how it made her go viral inside the building without spending a cent on advertising What "sticky information" is, and why it determines whether anything you said in a meeting actually matters Key quotes "The smart money doesn't sell. The smart money is bought." "Hope is not a strategy." And if you haven't listened to the main episode with Maz yet, start there. It's all about how to make yourself impossible to ignore. Listen to the main episode here. Connect with Maz Farrelly on Instagram, LinkedIn, and her website. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most professionals are terrible at talking about themselves. Not because they lack substance, but because no one ever taught them that being interesting is a skill, and that skill can be learned. Maz Farrelly has spent decades on the other side of that problem. As the executive producer behind Big Brother, The X Factor, and Celebrity Apprentice, she has auditioned over 20,000 people, had her content watched more than eight billion times, and once broke Twitter deliberately. In this episode, I sit down with Maz to unpack what the TV industry understands about attention that most professionals never learn, and how to bring that same thinking into the way you pitch yourself and show up in any room. Maz and I discuss: Why you have about 10 seconds to earn someone's attention, and what TV producers do with that window that most professionals don't The one word missing from almost every professional pitch ("so that") Why adapting your introduction for every room you walk into isn't being fake — it's understanding your audience How to share your credentials and achievements without sounding like you're bragging The case Maz makes against performed humility on LinkedIn, and better alternatives that actually build trust Why Maz banned email entirely on Dancing with the Stars UK, replaced it with two 10-minute standing meetings a day, and had only four phone calls across 100 shows What Gogglebox taught Maz about the power of doing the exact opposite of what everyone else in your industry is doing Key quotes "If you can help people, you need to show off. Because I need to be able to buy you, and I can't buy you if I don't know you exist." "The first line's job is to make me read the second. It's so obvious, and hardly anyone does it." Connect with Maz Farrelly on Instagram, LinkedIn, and her website. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** You type a research question into your AI tool, get back a perfectly serviceable answer, and still feel like something's missing. The output isn't wrong, exactly. It just didn't quite hit the mark. The culprit, more often than not, is the prompt you started with. The good news: there's a smarter way to approach this, and it doesn't involve becoming a prompt engineering expert. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through the agent Neo reaches for more than any other he has built: the Research Prompt Builder. We get into how it works, when to use it with a thinking model instead of deep research, and how pairing it with NotebookLM can get you genuinely well-briefed in a fraction of the usual time. How I AI is a special series within How I Work, where Neo and I explore how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm. What you'll learn in this episode: Why your research prompt matters more than the tool you use How Neo's Research Prompt Builder actually works before any research begins When a thinking model is a better choice than deep research How to go from a raw research output to a proper briefing using NotebookLM Practical AI tools for productivity and focus Real-world AI workflows used by high performers How to use AI at work without burning out Smart shortcuts for managing time and mental load Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. And here are links we promised: Download the Research Prompt Builder agent here: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/41cec7c48c NotebookLM (notebooklm.google.com) - Google's learning tool that lets you upload up to 50 sources and generate a podcast episode, ask questions, and get cited answers from your own documents. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Knowing how hiring works does not prepare you for what job hunting actually feels like right now. Today’s guest, Nicole, found that out the hard way. She has spent 30 years on the hiring side of the table. She has interviewed hundreds of candidates, read thousands of applications, and knows exactly what good looks like. So when she re-entered the job market after a six-month sabbatical, she found herself starting from scratch. Nicole, a senior executive, knew how the game used to work. What she didn't know was how much it had changed. AI-generated resumes flooding inboxes. Applicant tracking systems filtering on past performance. Three or four hundred applications for every role, most of them indistinguishable from one another. The playbook she had built over decades wasn't quite fitting the game anymore. This episode is part of The Work Edit, a new format on How I Work where I sit down with someone facing a real professional challenge and we work through it together. Nicole came to me wanting help with the part of job hunting that was giving her the most trouble: getting from application to shortlist. We get practical about what actually works right now, from why a written application might be the weakest version of your pitch, to how to use AI to run your own mock interview and genuinely sharpen your performance in ways most people never bother doing. If you are currently in the job market, or know someone who is, this one is worth sharing. We discuss: Why the job market has shifted so dramatically in the last few years, and what that means for experienced candidates re-entering the workforce How applicant tracking systems work and why they tend to filter out people with non-linear careers or future-focused skills The case for treating your job search as a sales role, and what that reframe actually changes about how you show up Why a short video pitch cuts through in a way that a written application simply cannot right now, and what makes the difference between a video that opens doors and one that falls flat What AI fluency actually looks like in a resume or cover letter, and how to find and remove the tells that signal lazy prompting to any recruiter paying attention How to use AI to run your own mock interview, and why stopping short of the critique step means leaving most of the value on the table Key quotes "If you're not AI fluent, why would you be considered for a job in this day and age?" "I think if you are purely relying on your resume and cover letter being the best out of 400 applications, that is a losing game." My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** You sit down to research something for work, open a few tabs, type a vague query into AI, and get back something that feels… fine. Technically an answer. Not quite useful. Meanwhile, that report you've been working on probably needs another set of eyes, but getting real feedback takes time you don't have, so you send it anyway and hope for the best. There's a better way. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through three agents we think every knowledge worker genuinely needs, including two we're giving away for free. How I AI, a special series within How I Work where Neo and I explore how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm. What you'll learn in this episode: Why a basic AI research query often isn't enough, and what to do instead What a critical thinking agent actually checks for, and when it earns its place What a cross-functional advisory board agent is, and who it's built for How long it really takes to build agents that work reliably Practical AI tools for productivity and focus Real-world AI workflows used by high performers How to use AI at work without burning out Smart shortcuts for managing time and mental load Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. Here are links to the free agents mentioned in this episode: Research agent: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/41cec7c48c Critical Thinking agent: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/51dd2a9719 Join the AI Agent Bootcamp to access the Advisory Board agent My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**This week I'm sharing a crossover episode from the Humans, being. podcast with the wonderful Lael Stone. It's one of the more personal chats I've done in a while. We talk about my burnout year, the tiny experiments that brought me back, AI and where I think it's headed, and the uncomfortable question of whether being ordinary might actually be enough. I hope you love it as much as I loved having it. You can find the original episode on Humans Being here.** Amantha calls her AI 'Sunny'. She talks to it on the drive to the gym, like she's chatting to a friend. And it has quietly changed how she works, how she writes, and how she gets the thinking out of her own head. Dr. Amantha Imber is one of the sharpest, most generous humans I know. An organisational psychologist, the founder of Inventium, host of How I Work, the first Australian to win a Thinkers50 Innovation Award, the author of four bestselling books, and her brand new one, The Energy Game, lands in July. In this episode, we discuss Amantha's burnout year and the tiny experiments that crawled her back, the ones she calls boosts, rest, and protect. Why "fake rest" (Netflix while you scroll) won't fill the bucket. And we talk about the childhood praise imprint that drives so many of us: what if the goal isn't to be more, but to be okay with being ordinary? We explore: The pressure we accept being human and thinking we must do it all The hit-by-a-bus fantasy and what it tells us about how women carry stress AI as a thought partner, and how Amantha uses it without losing the human bit What we want for our daughters, and the thinking skills we don't want to outsource Connect with Humans, being™: Web: humansbeing.au YouTube: @humansbeingwithlaelstone My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin ImberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** There's a question you've answered a hundred times before. You know the one. Someone pings you, you stop what you're doing, dig through a document or two, and type out the same response you've typed a dozen times this month. It doesn't feel catastrophic in the moment, but across a week it quietly eats hours. A knowledge agent is built for exactly this problem. It holds the information so you don't have to be the one constantly retrieving it. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I unpack what a knowledge agent is, how it works, and how to build one that actually saves you time, whether you're fielding questions solo or trying to help a whole team self-serve. How I AI is a special series within How I Work where Neo and I explore how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm. What you'll learn: What a knowledge agent actually is and how it differs from other agents The kinds of questions and roles that benefit most from one How to share a knowledge agent across a team without creating problems What makes knowledge good (or bad) for an agent to work from The three things you need to set up a knowledge agent properly Practical AI tools for productivity and focus Real-world AI workflows used by high performers How to use AI at work without burning out Smart shortcuts for managing time and mental load Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a moment a lot of professionals know well. You put real thought into a LinkedIn post, hit publish, and watch the likes trickle in. Five. Maybe six. One comment from a colleague you personally recruited into the thread. Meanwhile, your feed has started to look like it was written by the same person. Polished, vaguely inspirational, and somehow saying nothing at all. In this episode, I sit down with Jessi Hempel, senior editor-at-large at LinkedIn and host of the award-winning podcast Hello Monday, to get inside what's actually happening on the platform right now. Jessi has spent 25 years in tech journalism and eight years at LinkedIn, and she has a front-row seat to how AI is reshaping what it means to have a voice, both on the platform and in your career more broadly. We talk about why your LinkedIn profile is doing more heavy lifting than any post you'll ever write, how to approach content in a way that builds real conversation rather than chasing reach, and what the rise of AI-generated posts actually means for anyone trying to show up as themselves online. If you've been feeling like something's off with how your content is landing lately, this conversation will give you some much-needed clarity. Jessi and I discuss: The part of your LinkedIn profile that matters far more than your posts (and that most people ignore) Why Jessi's posting advice runs counter to what most social media gurus will tell you The one habit that has made the biggest difference to how Jessi's own posts find reach What AI-generated content is doing to trust on LinkedIn, and where Jessi thinks it's all heading The creator who has built one of the most engaged communities on the platform, and what makes her strategy work Why Jessi thinks a major career shift is becoming the smarter move for mid-career professionals right now The skill that no bootcamp can teach you, and why it matters more than ever in the age of AI Key quotes "If I get off of this conversation and I jump onto LinkedIn and I read a post from you and it sounds like an LLM wrote it, I'm gonna really have distaste in my mouth." "Success is being in real conversations that matter with people who have the potential to elevate the issues of concern for you in your career." Connect with Jessi Hempel on Instagram and LinkedIn. Check out her newsletter and listen to her podcast Hello Monday. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are interviews, and then there are conversations. The best podcast hosts know the difference, and the gap between the two is harder to close than it looks. In this bonus episode, I get to turn the tables. Jessi Hempel (host of the podcast Hello Monday and senior editor-at-large at LinkedIn) and I nerded out on the craft we both love: what it actually takes to walk into an interview prepared, how to stay present when a guest goes flat, and the moment a scripted exchange becomes something neither person planned for. If you've ever wondered what goes on in a host's head before and during a recording, this one pulls back the curtain. Jessi and I discuss: Why Jessi walks into every interview with no notes, and the preparation habit that makes it possible The AI experiment that went badly wrong, and what it taught Jessi about how not to prepare How to tell whether a podcast host has actually read the book (there's a tell, and writers always spot it) What to do when a guest is giving you nothing and the conversation is going nowhere The hardest interview challenge to crack, especially with big-name guests on book tour The moment an interview tips into a real conversation, and why you can't fake your way there Key quotes "The process of slowing down and sitting with material and stumbling over it and forgetting a lot of it, but just sort of tracing my own mind to figure out where I feel curious about it, is the process of preparation." "The best interviews tip into conversations." Connect with Jessi Hempel on Instagram. and LinkedIn. Check out her newsletter and listen to her podcast Hello Monday. If you haven't already, listen to the main episode with Jessi - where she gets into what actually works on LinkedIn in 2026. Check it out here. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ladies, today we have a fun episode - I am breaking down what my summer looks like and how I am able to run and manage my online business over the summer with kids at home as a work-at-home mom.I always love recording these types of episodes because I just get to talk about our daily life, what we have going on, and share a bit of the behind the scenes, while showing you how I keep my online business running and operating as a Christian Business Coach - and still squeeze in a ton of fun.What you'll learn in this episode:— A sneak peek into our summer plans while running a faith-based online business with kids at home.— How I keep my online coaching business running during a more low-key season.— Why summer is the perfect time for behind-the-scenes work that's less deadline-driven.— How I use this season to grow my email list and prepare for the fall.— What it really looks like to run and continue building an online business as a mom and entrepreneur.GET STARTED TODAYThe Sanctuary: Step into The Sanctuary, an online business wellness club for Christian women who want support in their mind, body, spirit, soul, and business while building their calling.Ready to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program.Ready to scale? Join Eden: The Mastermind (for women who have made $20k-100k+ in online business).Kingdom Seasons Coaching Quiz: Be sure to check out my Kingdom Seasons Coaching Quiz! Get your custom plan & the action steps you need to take in your business right now, for a thriving online coaching business.Women of Valor 3-Part Mini-Course: Learn how to create a 6-7 figure offer and how to implement the Esther Upleveled sales system.For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100k in the next 12 months, get the 40+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k.The Productivity Playbook: Steal my 7-Figure online business rhythms & daily operations with The Productivity Playbook. Grow your online revenue in just 20 minutes a day. Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder? Sign up for Kartra today!Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram using this DM flow template.READ THE BLOG266. How I Grow and Manage My Online Business During The Summer as a Mom Who Works From HomeOTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY 25. Creating The Perfect Endless Summer Work-Life Balance For Your Family141. How I Work 5-10 Hour Weeks in My Coaching Business During My Family-Focused Summers

What would you do with four extra hours a day? Probably say you don't have them. But according to Laura Vanderkam, one of the world's leading thinkers on time, they're already there. You're just not seeing them. Laura has tracked her own time for 11 years. She's run large-scale time-tracking studies with hundreds of participants. And what she keeps finding is the same thing: the stories we tell ourselves about our time are almost always wrong. The tasks we dread feel longer than they are. The free time we insist we don't have keeps showing up in the data. In this How I Work episode, I sit down with Laura to dig into what 11 years of time diaries actually reveal, why tracking your time for just one week can make you feel dramatically better about your life, and how to reclaim those post-dinner hours that most of us write off as dead time. Laura is a bestselling author of many books on time and productivity, and her latest, Big Time, is one of the most practical and perspective-shifting reads I've come across in a long time. If you've ever ended a weekend convinced you had no time to yourself, this conversation will change how you see the week ahead. Key discussion points Why tracking your time for a single week raises time satisfaction scores by nearly 18%, and what's actually driving that shift The gap between how people think they spend their time and how they actually do, particularly for those who work flexibly or check email on weekends The concept of "golden hours" and why the four to five hours between dinner and bedtime are far more valuable than most of us treat them How to tell the difference between a complex life and a chaotic one, and the circus metaphor that reframes what a well-run household actually looks like The weekly planning ritual Laura swears by, including the three rings of the circus she reviews every Thursday morning Three surprisingly small changes that can make your workday feel genuinely better, without changing jobs Key quotes "Four to five hours is a lot of time to just write off as unusable. The day is not over after dinner." "Complexity and chaos are not the same thing. We're aiming for controlled complexity." Connect with Laura Vanderkam on Instagram placeholder], X (Twitter), and LinkedIn and her website, and check out her latest book Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance wherever you get good books. And if this episode resonated, I recommend my conversation with Oliver Burkeman on how to make time for the things that actually count. Check that out here. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the thing you spend the most time on at work won't matter at all when you're gone? It's a confronting question, but it's the kind Tom Rath lives with deliberately. He walks past a 10,000-headstone cemetery near his home in Washington DC and has never once seen a grave mention social media followers, email response times, or job titles. Yet these are the things most of us spend our days chasing. In this episode, I sit down with Tom Rath, one of the most widely read authors in the world of work and wellbeing and the man behind StrengthsFinder 2.0, How Full Is Your Bucket?, and his just-released book What's the Point? Tom challenges the "follow your passion" narrative head-on and makes the case that purpose isn't a grand discovery waiting for you someday. It's what you do for other people, hour by hour, throughout the day. We get into the single question Tom uses every morning to reprioritise his time, how to escape the comparison trap that platforms like LinkedIn are designed to pull you into, and why he believes the so-called initiators are the ones who will thrive in the age of AI. Tom and I discuss: Why "follow your passion" is misguided advice, and what Tom recommends doing instead when thinking about work and career The statistics on how much of our career path we unconsciously inherit from our parents, and what to do about it How strengths only really come to life when they're turned outward in service of another person Tom's "what's the point?" question and how to use it daily to reprioritise your time and cut through distraction Why resume virtues and eulogy virtues are so different, and how walking through cemeteries has sharpened Tom's thinking on what matters Social comparison as the single biggest tax on your sense of progress at work, and how to reduce its grip What a "shoulder hunter" is and how to find people whose thinking you can build on Why initiators will have a significant advantage over responders as AI continues to reshape the workforce Key quotes: "Passion is inherently more self-serving, where purpose is by definition anchored in what it does for other people." "Stop sleepwalking through your days and lives. The people who are continuing to do that day after day are in for a very rude awakening." Connect with Tom Rath on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn, visit his website at https://tomrath.org/, and check out his latest book What's the Point?. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd recommend going back and listening to my chat with educator and parenting expert Lael Stone, who talks about the power of understanding our imprints — the stories we tell ourselves that we learned in childhood — and how they shape how we show up in the world, and importantly, what we can do to rewrite them. Check out part 1 and part 2. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The more AI tools you use, the more productive you get. Right? Not exactly. Boston Consulting Group leader Gabriella Rosen Kellerman studied what actually happens to people who are using AI intensively at work, and what she found is that beyond a certain point, something breaks. Not burnout. Something different, something the existing research wasn't equipped to explain, and something that organisations are currently making worse without realising it. In this episode, I sit down with Gabriella to unpack AI Brain Fry: what it is, who is most at risk, and why the sweet spot for productivity might be far fewer tools than you think. We also get into what managers are doing, often unknowingly, that adds 15% more mental fatigue to their teams, and the one cultural message that does more to protect employees than any AI policy. If you have ever ended the day feeling strangely depleted despite not having done anything physically tiring, this episode will name what's happening and tell you what to do about it. Gabriella and I discuss: What AI Brain Fry is and why it sits outside the existing burnout literature Which roles are showing the highest rates of brain fry and what that signals about AI oversight work more broadly The productivity cliff: why two to three AI tools is the sweet spot, and what happens to output beyond that What the most sophisticated AI users do differently to the people with 25 browser tabs open The two manager behaviours that either cut mental fatigue by 15% or actually increase it Why some common organisational messages about AI are making employees more vulnerable to fatigue, not less The 10/20/70 rule that most organisations are skipping entirely in their AI rollouts How to do an informal audit of whether your team is currently suffering from brain fry Key quotes "The goal is to develop acute self-awareness of our own intelligence as we come to meet this new alien intelligence." "AI is completely changing the psychology and behaviour of work. Brain Fry is a proof point of that." Connect with Gabriella Rosen Kellerman on LinkedIn and her website, and check out her research and writing at Harvard Business Review. If you enjoyed this chat with Gabriella, I think you'd also love the first time she came on How I Work, where we talked all about thriving in times of uncertainty. You can find that episode here. My latest book The Energy Game is out on July 7, 2026. You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/48ID29M Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every time you open a new AI chat, you're starting from scratch. You type out the background, explain your role, describe the project. Then you do it again tomorrow. And the day after. There's a better way, and it takes about 15 minutes over a cup of coffee. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through the briefing document - a single context file that gives AI everything it needs to understand your world before you've typed a single word. Neo and I cover: Why context now matters more than a well-crafted prompt, and why even a clever prompt without background will give you a great average response rather than something targeted What a briefing document is and why recreating that context in every new chat leads to lazy, generic results How to use AI's advanced voice mode to interview you about your job so the briefing document gets built conversationally, not typed from scratch The exact interview prompt we give Inventium AI workshop participants Real examples from Neo's setup, including documents for Inventium's products and services, his AI programs, and a current client project Real examples from Amantha's setup, including documents for managing her team, the How I Work and How I AI podcasts, and her upcoming book Two ways to store and deploy briefing documents The prompt for creating a briefing document: “Run a short, adaptive interview that captures only what matters about my role, context, stakeholders, and how I work, then produce a single structured briefing that covers all information. Be efficient, inquisitive rather than prescriptive, and tailor the depth and questions to my role and signals.” Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin ImberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** It's Ask Me Anything time! I asked listeners of How I Work to send in the biggest challenges they’re facing at work right now: from AI overwhelm to constant meetings to feeling busy but not actually making progress. In this Ask Me Anything episode, I tackle questions like: Why AI is making some people busier, not more productive How to reclaim focus when your day is full of meetings The biggest productivity mistake I see smart people make What actually helps prevent burnout (hint: it’s not yoga at lunchtime) Plus I share practical strategies you can start using immediately — including my LiPS prioritisation strategy, ways we reduce meetings at Inventium, and how to protect your energy at work. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, distracted, or stuck in “busy mode”, this episode is for you. Amantha recommends: These are a few of the tools we use at Inventium to reduce meetings, communicate more effectively, and get work done faster. Loom: http://loom.com/ Our go-to for async communication. Instead of jumping on a meeting, we’ll record a quick video to share updates, feedback, or walkthroughs. Tella: https://www.tella.tv/ A more polished version of Loom. I use this a lot for client-facing communication – especially when walking through proposals or ideas in a more engaging way. If you’re looking to go beyond just “using AI” and actually start saving time with it, check out Inventium’s latest AI programs for 2026 - designed to help you use AI strategically and creatively in your work. https://www.inventium.ai/ Have a question you want me to answer in the next AMA episode? Reach out via email (amantha@inventium.com.au) or socials – I’d love to hear from you! My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we are launching How I AI, a new weekly show dropping straight into your How I Work feed every Monday. Over the past few years, I’ve become deeply interested in AI – not because I’m a tech geek, but because I’ve seen what happens when the right tools are used in the right way. You get time back. You think more clearly. And the work itself gets better. I’m joined by Neo Aplin, who heads up inventium.ai, our AI training arm at Inventium. Neo spends his days testing tools, platforms and models so the rest of us don’t have to. In today’s show, Neo and I walk through the 13 AI tools we use every day. We cover: How Neo and I use different large language models for different kinds of thinking, writing and research Why Gemini has become my go-to for deep research How I capture meetings without recordings using Granola Privacy-first alternatives for note-taking and meetings Using Consensus to explore science-backed answers and academic research Why Perplexity is brilliant for product research and comparisons The podcast app I rely on to save ideas without breaking my listening flow How Wisprflow has replaced most of my typing Using NotebookLM to learn faster from long YouTube videos Turning spoken thoughts into journal entries with Letterly Running AI models locally for privacy, security and offline work Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. And here are links to all the tools we spoke about: ChatGPT – best for thinking things through, research, and talking out rough ideas. Claude – the go-to when writing or editing and wanting something that actually sounds human. Gemini – strongest for deep research, especially when comparing results across tools. Microsoft Copilot – an AI EA inside Microsoft, working across emails, files, and documents. Granola – frictionless meeting notes that quietly capture transcripts and build smarter notes. Hyprnote – a privacy-first, local alternative to Granola that runs on your own computer. Otter – meeting transcripts with speaker labels, useful for in-person conversations. Consensus – science-backed answers pulled directly from academic research. Perplexity – ideal for product research, comparisons, reviews, and smarter shopping. Snipd – a podcast player that saves key moments with one tap, without breaking flow. Wispr Flow – fast, intelligent dictation that formats and corrects as you speak. NotebookLM – turns long YouTube videos into quick, searchable insights. Letterly – voice-based journalling that turns spoken thoughts into clean written entries. My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This summer we're curating your playlist with some of our favourite episodes of BIZ - our podcast that gets your work life sorted! Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst reveal their all-time favourite work hacks that have made the biggest difference in their careers.We've gathered game-changing shortcuts from global experts including professors from Yale and NYU, tech founders, and productivity gurus.You will learn:- how to make networking genuinely enjoyable (even if you're an introvert) - why goal-setting might actually be holding you back - how to redesign your physical environment for maximum productivity - the keyboard shortcut strategy that could save you hours every week Plus special guest, productivity guru Amantha Imber (who has interviewed every major work expert on the planet) shares her top eight genius shortcuts that you can implement immediately. Learn more about Amantha’s company Inventium, listen to her brilliant How I Work podcast or follow Amantha on LinkedIn.Sign up to the BIZ newsletter hereHere is the Mamamia Out Loud episode that inspired this one!You might be interested in our episodes on:How To Talk So People Listen To YouHow To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)Time Blocking Doesn't Work (Until You Do It Right)How To Ask For More Money (Without Dying From Awkwardness)THE END BITSSupport independent women's media.Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby. Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon!HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em VernemEXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page and Sophie Campbell.AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/: https://www.mamamia.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This summer we're curating your playlist with some of our favourite episodes of BIZ - our podcast that gets your work life sorted! Stop wasting time with disappointing AI results! This episode of Biz gives you the insider knowledge to transform AI from an occasional helper to your most valuable workplace asset.Our incredible guest Amantha Imber brings her expertise that will completely transform how you interact with artificial intelligence tools. You'll discover why using AI as just a delegatee for monotonous tasks means you're missing out on its most powerful applications as your "buddy" and "expert" companion, plus she breaks down her game-changing "architecting" method for prompts that delivers consistently excellent results—a technique that 95% of AI users don't know about.What you'll learn:- a simple three-question framework to determine if AI is right for your task- the best way to craft prompts that actually deliver what you want the first time- how to use AI to test ideas and build confidence before sharing them with others- the critical mistakes that cause AI to produce worse results over timeWhether you're drafting emails, preparing presentations, or developing strategy, this episode provides the practical blueprint to make AI work for you—not the other way around.Learn more about Amantha’s company Inventium, listen to her brilliant How I Work podcast or follow Amantha on LinkedIn.Sign up to the BIZ newsletter hereYou might be interested in our episodes on:How To Talk So People Listen To YouHow To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)Time Blocking Doesn't Work (Until You Do It Right)How To Ask For More Money (Without Dying From Awkwardness)THE END BITSSupport independent women's media.Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon!HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em VernemEXEC PRODUCER: Georgie PageAUDIO PRODUCER: Leah PorgesMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/: https://www.mamamia.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This summer we're curating your 456 playlist listening to bring you some of our favourite interviews from MID and No Filter. Today’s episode is about love. Specifically, it’s about finding it in your MID years. Maybe for the second, fourth, first time. This is a story about Dr Amantha Imber, an organisational psychologist who got divorced a few years ago. When Amantha knew she wanted to re-partner, she went about it with a typical approach to efficiency - going on more than 50 first dates in her first stint of online dating. Those dates had strict rules and boundaries, time limits and schedules and… they didn’t work. So then, Amantha drew up a brief and cold-called a long list of people in her circle who might know the person she was looking for…. But… well, that didn’t work either. You can learn more about Amantha and follow her work here. You can purchase Amantha's book The Health Habit here. You can also listen to her podcast, How I Work, here. Find more MID here. THE END BITS: You can listen to our second ever episode was called the Mid Life Dating Pool Has Wee In it, and it was about Cathrine Mahoney’s chaotic app-dating world and it was very very funny here. You can listen to our episode with Divorce & Separation coach, Nikki Parkinson, here. Mamamia's new podcast BIZ is rewriting the rules of work with no generic advice - just real strategies from women who've actually been there. Listen here. Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Follow us on Instagram @MidbyMamamia or sign up to the MID newsletter, dropping weekly here. CREDITS: Host: Holly Wainwright Executive Producer: Naima Brown Senior Producer: Grace Rouvray Producer: Tahli Blackman Audio Producer: Jacob Round Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the SpeakersU Podcast, James Taylor and Maria Franzoni reveal exactly what makes an outstanding speaker showreel — and what mistakes stop speakers from getting booked. Maria, drawing on her years running one of Europe's leading speaker bureaus, explains why a showreel is your movie trailer — and how to hook bookers in the first 30 seconds. She shares her recipe for a perfect reel, complete with examples of her three favourite videos from top professional speakers. James adds insider tips from producing his own showreels, including scripting, storyboarding, and using AI for engagement testing. Together, they cover how to create a showreel when you have little or no footage, how often to update your video, what length performs best, and how to balance style, substance, and storytelling. If you're a professional speaker or aspiring keynoter who wants to stand out in a crowded market, this episode will show you how to create a showreel that truly sells.     Key Takeaways Think "movie trailer," not "documentary" – Hook the viewer emotionally and visually in the first 30 seconds. Speak fast, show yourself early – Bookers want to see and hear you immediately, not a montage of others talking about you. Sell the outcomes – Lead with the value and results your keynote delivers. No talking-head testimonials – Keep the focus on you, your ideas, and the audience reaction. Show what you want to sell – If you want big stages, include big-stage shots; if workshops, show intimacy and interaction. No footage? Fake it smartly – Film a staged talk, record to camera, or hire a local venue and bring friends as your audience. Keep it short – Two to five minutes is ideal; if it's longer, it must be exceptional. Refresh every three years – Styles, tech, and your personal brand evolve quickly. Differentiate through tone – Match your video style to your target market — C-suite vs. consumer audiences. Always test and iterate – Storyboards, feedback loops, and even AI tools help refine your reel before launch.     Memorable Quotes "A showreel is your movie trailer — make me excited to see the full movie." – Maria Franzoni "Focus on the outcomes first — what the client gets, not what you say." – Maria Franzoni "Your showreel sells the sizzle, not the steak." – James Taylor "You don't need a huge audience — you need great energy and clear messaging." – Maria Franzoni "Style your reel for the buyer: TikTok for agencies, Economist-style for the C-suite." – James Taylor     Episode Timestamps 00:00 – 03:30 Catch-up and last-minute client bookings 03:36 Today's topic — Speaker Showreels 04:10 Maria's philosophy: why a reel is like a movie trailer 05:25 Do you need audience shots? When and why they matter 06:56 What to do if you don't yet have speaking footage 08:08 Creative solutions for new speakers — DIY and staged filming 10:38 Examples of speakers who built strong first reels 11:14 Showreel vs full speech vs "How I Work" video 13:01 Using bureau studios and "how I work" clips 13:40 Maria's top 3 showreels (Andrew Davis, James Kerr, Kay Korsh) 15:01 – 17:11 Breakdown of each and what makes them effective 18:09 – 18:35 DIY filming, 4K phones & editing on a budget 20:23 How long should your showreel be? 22:26 Why decision-makers rely on reels — and how fast they judge 23:12 How often to update and refresh your footage 24:43 The power of location-specific photos and clips 25:43 – 27:25 Invitation to submit your showreel for feedback 27:25 – 28:12 Maria's downloadable Showreel Checklist and wrap-up     Resources & Links

**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’ve ever wondered how I actually use it in my own work, not just to experiment but to genuinely save time and think better, this episode is for you. In this Ask Me Anything episode I’m sharing the exact ways I use AI to research faster, write smarter, and stay organised - along with the simple rituals and tech tools that help me cut through distraction and get things done with more focus and flow - plus a sneak peek into my next book, The Energy Game, coming in July 2026. In this episode, I share: How I use AI every day for research, writing, and personal decisions My favourite AI tools - and how each one helps me save time Weekly and daily rituals for managing tasks and priorities How to minimise context switching when juggling multiple roles Building psychological safety through trust and vulnerability My favourite tech tools for meetings, focus, and idea capture An update on my upcoming book The Energy Game Amantha recommends: These are the AI tools I rely on every week - from research to writing and everything in between. Consensus App: https://consensus.app - My go-to AI tool for sourcing and summarising academic research. Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai - Great for quick, high-quality overviews when I’m deep in research mode. Notion: https://www.notion.com - My digital home for ideas, projects, and deep work tracking. If you struggle to stay focused across competing roles, these tools help protect your attention. Freedom app: https://freedom.to - Blocks distracting websites and apps across all devices. Forest app: https://www.forestapp.cc - Keeps me off my phone while I’m doing deep work (and grows a tree while I focus). OneSec app: https://one-sec.app - Prompts a mindful pause before opening apps like Instagram. These are the tools that make my workday smoother and help me capture ideas fast. Wispr Flow: https://wisprflow.ai - Converts speech to text instantly. Perfect for emails, notes, and writing without typing. Granola: https://www.granola.ai - A seamless way to capture meeting notes without awkward recording bots. Snipd: https://get.snipd.com/Cx7S/howiwork - My go-to podcast app for saving and summarising the best bits from what I listen to. How I Work conversations that dive deeper into today’s themes: Elan Lee interview: The counterintuitive brainstorming rule that made Exploding Kittens a global hit Aly Solly interview (Part 1): Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 1) Aly Solly interview (Part 2): Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 2) If you’re ready to seriously up your AI game, check out Inventium’s latest AI programs for 2026 - designed to help you use AI strategically and creatively in your work. https://www.inventium.ai/ Have a question you want me to answer in the next AMA episode? Reach out via email (amantha@inventium.com.au) or socials – I’d love to hear from you! My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How I Work on Balance in a Player's ShotBalance isn't stillness—it's control of energy through the shot. In this episode I break down four kinds of balance I coach, the habits that stabilize them, and how I periodize balance work across a week and a season.What we coverWhy balance matters: great shooters don't eliminate motion; they direct it toward the rim and minimize negative energy.The four balance problems I diagnose: Static, Transitional, Dynamic, and Reactive—each demands different constraints and drill design. Habits that travel: feet outside hips, athletic posture, engaged core—used as tools inside movement-rich tasks, not as static positions. Designing practice with PoST: when I live in Movement Coordination Training vs. Skill Adaptability Training (MV/CT/TBT) vs. Performance Training, and how I move non-linearly between them. Towards the end of the episode we have a listener question. We close with Hammer Action showing the push drill on video—how to use external pressure to force better energy direction and quick balance recovery.Links & referencesBlog: How I Work on Balance in a Player's Shot Blog: Periodization of Shooting Development (PoST overview with MCST, SAT-MV/CT/TBT, PT).

It's news-free Friday so unpacking Buckingham Palace's announcement about Prince Andrew (let's make that just plain Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, shall we?) will have to wait until Monday when rest assured we'll be going in deep. In the meantime...Our Em’s had enough of men playing it cool. On today's episode of MMOL, she’s responding to the Outlouders feedback on her dating life and officially campaigning for less nonchalance and more chalant male energy — attentive, enthusiastic, maybe even a little whisper this keen. And things that have tickled our fancy. We’re rawdogging boredom, dissecting the rise of the Hybrid Rockstar (Hyrox, anyone?), and spotlighting the Halloween comment that officially finished us all off.

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 busy? It’s these unhelpful stories that quietly drain our energy. But what if there were two simple questions that could reset your perspective in moments like these? In this episode of How I Work, I sit down with educator and author Lael Stone, whose new book Own Your Story explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape the way we live and work. Lael shares the two reflection questions she uses daily to interrupt spirals of self-doubt and comparison. She also coaches me through my own struggles while writing my fifth book, showing how shifting perspective can help us feel lighter, more energised, and in flow. By the end of this chat, you’ll have a practical mental reset you can use any time - whether at work, at home, or in the middle of a 3am overthinking spiral. We discuss: The two questions Lael uses every day to reset perspective How to pause spirals of self-doubt with “What am I making this mean?” Why “What do I want this to look like?” opens us up to new possibilities Lael coaching me through my own writing doubts and pressures How comparison keeps us stuck and what to do instead The role of childhood imprints in shaping our beliefs about work, money, and relationships Why most of us never learned what a healthy boundary looks like - and how to create them as adults Why setting boundaries is an act of self-love Key Quotes “What am I making this mean? Can be a pattern interrupt question to actually stop and go, what is the story here?” “It feels very freeing to realise I could actually change this. I could change what this means for me.” Connect with Lael Stone on Instagram, LinkedIn and her website, and check out her latest book Own Your Story. My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews Robyn Djelassi, founder of Impact People Solutions. After a 25-year corporate HR career and a top role at Vinomofo, Robyn launched Impact People Solutions in 2022 to give growing Australian businesses access to top-tier people leadership without the full-time cost. Their flagship service, CPO Connect, embeds a fractional Chief People Officer into your business. Bootstrapped from day one, Robyn has grown the business from a solo consultancy into a cash-positive team of eight. This is a story of building a business on clarity, commerciality, and treating adults like adults. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? According to Robyn, the hardest thing in growing a small business is time. Finding enough of it to get everything done, especially when you're wearing multiple hats as a founder. What's your favorite business book that has helped you the most? Robyn's favourite business book is Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson. Despite being an oldie, she finds it incredibly relevant and continues to refer to it even today. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? One of Robyn's go-to podcasts for professional development is How I Work by Amantha Imber. She appreciates Amantha's insights on productivity and building habits that stick. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? Robyn recommends using Microsoft To Do List as a simple yet powerful tool to manage daily tasks. Despite using more advanced tools like HubSpot, she finds this one still does the best job of helping her stay on track and productive. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? If she could go back to day one of starting her business, Robyn would tell herself: “Be patient.” Success doesn't happen overnight, and learning to breathe and enjoy the journey is key. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: Good people help good people. Kindness in business always comes back around – Robyn Djelassi You don't need funding to succeed. You need grit, trust, and a hell of a work ethic! – Robyn Djelassi Success is doing the work you love with people you respect, not just chasing numbers. – Robyn Djelassi      

BEST OF How does an entrepreneur go from being told to shut down their business to building a software company worth over $200 million and serving over 50,000 creators? In this episode of How I Work, Nathan Barry, founder and CEO of ConvertKit, shares his incredible journey and the counterintuitive strategies that propelled his success. In this episode, we discuss: Nathan’s annual life review ritual: We delve into how he not only assesses business opportunities but also tracks his adventures, home life updates, fitness endeavours, and personal goals. The turning point: Just 18 months into launching ConvertKit, a friend advised him to shut it down. Discover the pivotal questions Nathan asked himself and the framework he used to make that crucial decision. Nathan shares his transformative experience of writing 1000 words a day for 600 consecutive days and how this habit has evolved over time. What on earth are flywheels? We unravel this concept and discuss how Nathan applied it to the sales process at ConvertKit. The importance of team building and its ripple effects on business success. Tune in to discover more about Nathan’s incredible journey, or catch his documentary (which he reluctantly filmed!) on YouTube. Don’t forget to visit his website: nathanbarry.com, where you can sign up for his weekly newsletter or tune in to his podcast, “Billion Dollar Creator.” My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits:Host: Amantha ImberSound Engineer: Martin ImberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BEST OF Warning: This episode contains radical ideas that may change the way you lead forever! In this episode of How I Work, leadership guru and author of global bestseller Radical Candour Kim Scott shares her unconventional approach to leadership and feedback. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of radical candour, the framework that’s transformed the way leaders communicate with their teams. Kim dives deep into her personal journey, revealing the hard-learned lessons and “a-ha!” moments that led her to develop this game-changing approach. In this episode, you’ll discover: The truth about why most managers fail to give effective feedback The power of caring personally and challenging directly in leadership How to avoid the pitfalls of ruinous empathy and obnoxious aggression Practical strategies for soliciting criticism and handling feedback like a pro The secret to mastering the art of praise and criticism Techniques for creating a culture of open communication and respectful debate Surprising ways radical candour can boost team productivity and foster growth Whether you’re a seasoned executive or a first-time manager, this episode is packed with actionable insights and game-changing ideas that will help you take your leadership skills to the next level. Tune in now and discover how embracing radical candour can revolutionise the way you lead and work.

Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst reveal their all-time favourite work hacks that have made the biggest difference in their careers.We've gathered game-changing shortcuts from global experts including professors from Yale and NYU, tech founders, and productivity gurus.You will learn:- how to make networking genuinely enjoyable (even if you're an introvert) - why goal-setting might actually be holding you back - how to redesign your physical environment for maximum productivity - the keyboard shortcut strategy that could save you hours every week Plus special guest, productivity guru Amantha Imber (who has interviewed every major work expert on the planet) shares her top eight genius shortcuts that you can implement immediately. Learn more about Amantha’s company Inventium, listen to her brilliant How I Work podcast or follow Amantha on LinkedIn.Sign up to the BIZ newsletter hereHere is the Mamamia Out Loud episode that inspired this one!You might be interested in our episodes on:How To Talk So People Listen To YouHow To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)Time Blocking Doesn't Work (Until You Do It Right)How To Ask For More Money (Without Dying From Awkwardness)THE END BITSSupport independent women's media.Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby. Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon!HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em VernemEXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page and Sophie Campbell.AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever get the sense that no matter how much you do, you’re still running out of time? Like there’s something you should be doing, but you can’t quite figure out what it is? In this episode of How I Work, we sit down with New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau to talk about a feeling so many of us carry but rarely name: time anxiety. From guilt over unread emails to the pressure to leave a legacy, Chris shares the practical strategies that helped him stop chasing time - and start living with more calm and clarity. In this episode: What time anxiety is—and why so many of us feel it without even realising How Chris let go of the pressure to leave a legacy A weekly “time decluttering” ritual that can clear your calendar Why “just prioritise better” is the worst advice The bold email strategy Chris swears by (even if it ruffles a few feathers) Why leaving 10–15 minutes of buffer time between commitments can change everything Key Quotes: “You have to decide for yourself what is enough.” “It’s not about being an email ninja - it’s about understanding what matters.” Connect with Chris on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn and his website, Listen to his podcast Side Hustle School, and check out his latest book Time Anxiety. My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stop wasting time with disappointing AI results! This episode of Biz gives you the insider knowledge to transform AI from an occasional helper to your most valuable workplace asset.Our incredible guest Amantha Imber brings her expertise that will completely transform how you interact with artificial intelligence tools. You'll discover why using AI as just a delegatee for monotonous tasks means you're missing out on its most powerful applications as your "buddy" and "expert" companion, plus she breaks down her game-changing "architecting" method for prompts that delivers consistently excellent results—a technique that 95% of AI users don't know about.What you'll learn:- a simple three-question framework to determine if AI is right for your task- the best way to craft prompts that actually deliver what you want the first time- how to use AI to test ideas and build confidence before sharing them with others- the critical mistakes that cause AI to produce worse results over timeWhether you're drafting emails, preparing presentations, or developing strategy, this episode provides the practical blueprint to make AI work for you—not the other way around.Learn more about Amantha’s company Inventium, listen to her brilliant How I Work podcast or follow Amantha on LinkedIn.Sign up to the BIZ newsletter hereYou might be interested in our episodes on:How To Talk So People Listen To YouHow To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)Time Blocking Doesn't Work (Until You Do It Right)How To Ask For More Money (Without Dying From Awkwardness)THE END BITSSupport independent women's media.Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon!HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em VernemEXEC PRODUCER: Georgie PageAUDIO PRODUCER: Leah PorgesMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever feel like AI-generated content just isn’t hitting the mark? That’s because most people expect AI to get things right on the first try—but that’s not how it works. In this episode of How I Work, Dr. Amantha Imber sits down with Inventium’s Gen AI expert, Neo Aplin, to reveal a powerful trick that transforms AI from a basic tool into a true collaborator. The secret? Get AI to interview you first before it generates anything. This simple yet game-changing approach ensures better, more relevant results—every time. What You’ll Learn: Why AI often gets things wrong without proper context—and how to fix it The 95% Confidence Rule: How to make AI ask clarifying questions before responding How treating AI like a conversation partner improves content quality A step-by-step example of using this method for sales emails What to do when AI asks a question you can’t answer How to refine AI-generated content through iterative Q&A Next time you prompt AI, add this line: Before you respond, ask me any questions you need until you are 95% confident in doing a great job. Want to master Gen AI? Check out Inventium’s Gen AI Productivity System, a self-paced online course designed to help you work smarter and reclaim hours every week. Get started at https://inventium.com.au/genai/ Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn. My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin ImberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode is about love. Specifically, it’s about finding it in your MID years. Maybe for the second, fourth, first time. This is a story about Dr Amantha Imber, an organisational psychologist who got divorced a few years ago. When Amantha knew she wanted to re-partner, she went about it with a typical approach to efficiency - going on more than 50 first dates in her first stint of online dating. Those dates had strict rules and boundaries, time limits and schedules and… they didn’t work. So then, Amantha drew up a brief and cold-called a long list of people in her circle who might know the person she was looking for…. But… well, that didn’t work either. You can learn more about Amantha and follow her work here. You can purchase Amantha's book The Health Habit here. You can also listen to her podcast, How I Work, here. THE END BITS: You can listen to our second ever episode was called the Mid Life Dating Pool Has Wee In it, and it was about Catherine Mahoney’s chaotic app-dating world and it was very very funny here. You can listen to our episode with Divorce & Separation coach, Nikki Parkinson, here. Mamamia's new podcast BIZ is rewriting the rules of work with no generic advice - just real strategies from women who've actually been there. Listen here. Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Follow us on Instagram @MidbyMamamia or sign up to the MID newsletter, dropping weekly here. CREDITS: Host: Holly Wainwright Executive Producer: Naima Brown Senior Producer: Grace Rouvray Producer: Tahli Blackman Audio Producer: Jacob Round Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**BEST OF**Imagine walking into a one-on-one meeting with your boss and leaving feeling not just heard, but genuinely empowered. It almost sounds too good to be true, but Professor Steven Rogelberg, a renowned organisational psychologist, insists it's not only possible but essential. In this episode of How I Work, I sit down with Steven to peel back the layers on what makes for effective one-on-one meetings that inspire and motivate. Did you know that the right questions in these meetings can be the key to unlocking your employees' potential? Steven takes us on a deep dive into the crucial ways to approach one-on-one conversations, from asking powerful questions to the subtle art of listening that can fuel positive change. With the shift to remote work, he also touches on how managers can adapt their strategies to maintain that crucial human connection across the digital divide. Grab a copy of Steven's book Glad We Met. After immersing yourself in the art of one-on-ones with Steven, don't forget to check out my new book, The Health Habit. It's available now, and you can order your very own copy here. Stay connected and join me on my quest to improve how we work and live by following me on Linkedin and Instagram. For those hungry for weekly nuggets of wisdom, my newsletter is the go-to resource. Practical, concise, and always helpful, sign up for a dose of life-enhancing tips. Don't forget to visit this page for comprehensive show notes from every episode, and if you have thoughts to share or questions to ask, reach out directly at amantha@inventium.com.au. CREDITS This episode is brought to you by Inventium, with your host Amantha Imber, sound engineering by Martin Imber, and episode production by Liam Riordan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To inspire your New Year, we're dropping our top Extra Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. We get it, maintaining healthy habits can be hard. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber unpacked the reasons why and how to make them stick…without beating yourself up.    WANT MORE FROM AMANTHA? You can grab Amantha's book, The Health Habit (Penguin, $36.99), here. For her Habit Hijacker quiz see here, follow her @amanthai, or check out her podcast How I Work here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To inspire your New Year, we're dropping our top Healthy-ish episodes in 2024. So, why do some people hit their health and fitness goals whereas others don't? Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber joined us to explain...   WANT MORE FROM AMANTHA? To hear today's full interview, where she chats about how to make health habits a little bit easier...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can grab Amantha's book, The Health Habit (Penguin, $36.99), here. For her Habit Hijacker quiz see here, follow her @amanthai, or check out her podcast How I Work here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook or TikTok here, or DM host Felicity Harley @felicityharley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, Shell chats with Amantha Imber who is an organisational psychologist and host of the How I Work podcast. Shell and Amantha reflect on how they've each navigated the fear of other people's opinions and discuss whether constant growth is essential for a successful career and the importance of knowing the difference between vulnerability and oversharing, especially as a leader.Check out How I Work wherever you're listening to this episode!We hate email spam so we don't create it! Sign up to our newsletter to get only the valuable money, careers and property info you need.To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode of How I Work is sponsored by Cyber Wardens As a small business owner, it's easy to think cyber security isn't a priority. But 80% of small businesses have habits that make them vulnerable to cyber crime. In this episode, learn 5 easy things you can do today to keep your business safe. Don't wait until it's too late - a few simple changes can protect your business from costly attacks. Tune in for actionable tips you can implement today.   My new book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Screen struggles are something that every family is dealing with - and not just with the kids!  We share some small changes you can make to help you find a healthier and more balanced relationship with your phone. Does it feel like your child knows exactly which buttons to push to trigger you? News flash:  YOU are the only one that can choose how YOU respond! Learn how to increase your competence (and confidence!) in holding personal boundaries and regulating your own emotions, and watch your relationship with your child improve in the process. In this episode: We Are Social 2023 Digital Report How to turn your phone screen to grayscale | The Verge Parental triggers Neurodiversity Setting and respecting boundaries The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey | Booktopia You choose your response Parenting competence Building relationships Related links: #565 Pushing Our Buttons - The Happy Families Podcast Why Our Kids Need Us to Set Limits - Happy Families How To Be Less Tired - Happy Families #379 How I Work with Amantha Imber - The Happy Families Podcast #240 Phones & Family Life with Dr Kathryn Modecki - The Happy Families Podcast Find us on Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to the Happy Families newsletter Leave a voice memo here or email your questions/comments to podcasts@happyfamilies.com.au Find out more about joining THE QUEST at our websiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does an entrepreneur go from being told to shut down their business to building a software company worth over $200 million and serving over 50,000 creators? In this episode of How I Work, Nathan Barry, founder and CEO of ConvertKit, shares his incredible journey and the counterintuitive strategies that propelled his success. In this episode, we discuss:

I am currently on a mini-sabbatical, but I am so excited to share in today's podcast an invaluable opportunity for Christian coaches who are moms with young daughters (ages 7-13).  If you're like me, you crave a relationship with your daughter. It is not easy being a busy Christian business coach who is building a business but also raising daughters. If you want to find a way to connect with your daughter and show her how much you value her, you do not want to miss this podcast episode where I share all about the retreat I put together, so you are able to… Build strong mother-daughter bonds Teach your daughters how to build deep and honoring friendships Speak identity over your daughter Teach your daughter how to have a healthy mind and body Enable your little girl to become a brave + purpose-driven little world-changer I invite you to join me and my two daughters, Eleanor (almost 10) and June (7), in Gatlinburg, TN for a transformative, identity-driven, 4-day, 3-night unplugged LUXURY RETREAT designed for Christian CEO moms and their daughters (ages 7-13) to foster DEEP MOTHER-DAUGHTER CONNECTION. Get more information about the retreat here: https://www.wildandradiant.com/audaciousdollywood  GET STARTED TODAY Ready to launch? Join The Selah Collective 12-Month Group Coaching Program Ready to scale? Join the Selah Mastermind For the Holy Spirit-led coaches who want to hit $100K in the next 12 months, get the 25+ page guide: 12-Months to $100k. Free coaching masterclass: Watch the Recession-Proof Online Biz Masterclass The Productivity Playbook: Get your business organized with my Productivity Playbook Ready to get an all-in-one funnel builder? Sign up for Kartra today! Get FREE, ORGANIC email leads on Instagram using this DM flow template. READ THE BLOG EPISODE 189. Your Daughter Needs You - Come Speak Identity To Your Daughter by Joining Me At The Audacious Dollywood Retreat  OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY  Episode 10. How to Manage Mompreneur Life With Little Kids at Home Episode 141. How I Work 5-10 Hour Weeks in My Coaching Business During My Family-Focused Summers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shes-wild-and-radiant/message

Imagine walking into a one-on-one meeting with your boss and leaving feeling not just heard, but genuinely empowered. It almost sounds too good to be true, but Professor Steven Rogelberg, a renowned organisational psychologist, insists it's not only possible but essential. In this episode of How I Work, I sit down with Steven to peel back the layers on what makes for effective one-on-one meetings that inspire and motivate. Did you know that the right questions in these meetings can be the key to unlocking your employees' potential? Steven takes us on a deep dive into the crucial ways to approach one-on-one conversations, from asking powerful questions to the subtle art of listening that can fuel positive change. With the shift to remote work, he also touches on how managers can adapt their strategies to maintain that crucial human connection across the digital divide. Grab a copy of Steven's book Glad We Met: https://www.amazon.com.au/Glad-We-Met-Art-Science/dp/0197641873 After immersing yourself in the art of one-on-ones with Steven, don't forget to check out my new book, The Health Habit. It's available now, and you can order your very own copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Stay connected and join me on my quest to improve how we work and live by following me on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai). For those hungry for weekly nuggets of wisdom, my newsletter is the go-to resource. Practical, concise, and always helpful, sign up for a dose of life-enhancing tips at https://amantha.substack.com/. Don't forget to visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for comprehensive show notes from every episode, and if you have thoughts to share or questions to ask, reach out directly at amantha@inventium.com.au. CREDITS This episode is brought to you by Inventium (https://www.inventium.com.au), with your host Amantha Imber, sound engineering by Martin Imber, and episode production by Liam Riordan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're anything like me or the guests on How I Work, you want to optimise absolutely everything. But when you're after the best, sometimes ‘good enough' isn't good enough. So what do you do when you know exactly how to optimise something, but the right tool doesn't exist yet?  If you're Ulrich Dempfle, you build that tool yourself! After learning about REHIT, a very short but very intense exercise protocol with astounding fitness outcomes, Ulrich knew he wanted to give it a go. But doing REHIT correctly can be difficult and even dangerous outside of a lab environment because it requires true maximum effort - the kind of effort that could throw you off a treadmill!  So after trying to imitate the practice on a regular exercise bike and getting nowhere, Ulrich decided to… yes, start his own company and create an AI-powered exercise bike specifically for REHIT workouts.  Ulrich explains exactly what REHIT is, why it's so effective, and how the CAROL Bike makes it accessible. Unsurprisingly, Ulrich's also a biohacker, and he shares some of his favourite tools for measuring and managing his health and fitness.  Connect with Ulrich on LinkedIn or find out more about the CAROL Bike Check out the mobility moves here. *** My new book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here. Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin Twitter Instagram  If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/  Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au CREDITS Produced by Inventium Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber Episode Producer: Liam RiordanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Struggling with the endless cycle of distractions? You're not alone. On this episode of How I Work, I sit down with the wizard of focus, Nir Eyal, who's literally written the book on becoming indistractable. Nir's sharing some top-tier life hacks that go beyond typical self-help fluff. Think about turning every decision into a personal experiment, having actual uninterrupted time with your family, and even carving out sacred moments for your own personal goals. So, whether it's creating your own community 'kibbutz' (yep, it's a thing) or reshuffling your day to make room for what really counts, we're diving into it all. And trust me, your to-do list is going to have some serious FOMO once you get time-boxing down to an art. Ready to shake up your life? Tune in, take notes, and get ready to say bye-bye to being pulled in a million directions. Connect with Nir (https://www.nirandfar.com/) and get a copy of Indistractable (https://www.nirandfar.com/indistractable/). While you're revamping your life, don't forget to check out my new book The Health Habit right here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Follow your curiosity and connect with me: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) For more life hacks that actually work, jump onto my weekly newsletter at https://amantha.substack.com/ The full scoop on this episode and more at https://www.amantha.com/podcast. Questions, thoughts? Fire off a mail to amantha@inventium.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A super-fast "How I Parent Lightning Round" with Dr Amantha Imber, founder of Inventium, host of the How I Work podcast. and author of Time Wise.  (Replay) To become a Happy Families member, find out more here, Happy Families Membership. Find us on Facebook at Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families Email us your questions and comments at podcasts@happyfamilies.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. In this episode of the How I Work crossover series you'll learn some low-effort and high-impact ways to remove reoccurring stressors in your life. Become a member of the Happy Families family Find us on Facebook at Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families Email us your questions and comments at podcasts@happyfamilies.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.