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How many of us are chasing a version of success that was never really ours to begin with?
My guest is Janine Mathó, author of Live Your Opus and executive coach to ambitious leaders. After navigating burnout and the loss of her mother, she went on a multi-year quest to answer one question: how can ambitious people achieve healthy, meaningful success without losing themselves along the way?
We explore what it really takes to sustain high performance over time, why energy is the architecture of how you show up as a leader, and why the answer isn't to lower your ambition but to raise your capacity to meet it.
If you want to lead at your best without burning out, this conversation will give you a new way to think about your life, your energy and what high performance really requires.
"Energy is the architecture of how you show up as a leader." — Janine Mathó
You’ll hear about
Treating your life as your greatest work.
Energy as your earliest signal of misalignment.
Burnout forcing a complete redefinition of success.
Inherited success stories blocking real change.
Why energy is the architecture of performance.
Starting the conversation in hard-edged cultures.
Overcoming fear of being seen as weak.
Diagnostic questions every leader should ask themselves.
Best day habits and micro practices.
Why upgrading yourself beats just upskilling.
About Janine:
Janine Mathó is a former Harvard and Pearson executive and a trusted advisor to senior leaders running large, complex institutions. Her work focuses on strengthening the leadership capacity required to sustain high performance in today’s high-pressure environment. Over a 25-year career spanning corporate, nonprofit, and academic sectors, she has helped organisations navigate transformation at scale, shaped global strategy on the future of learning and work, and raised more than $30 million for learning innovation. She received a Massachusetts Congressional Award for her service to education. Her focal areas include sustainable high performance, leadership capacity under pressure, aligning ambition with human capacity, and decision-making in complex systems. She is the author of Live Your Opus (Amplify, 2026).
Profile: https://shorturl.at/Z19to
Book: Live Your Opus: Reclaim Your Energy, Redefine Succes, and Create a Life That Truly Matters https://shorturl.at/30KEL
Newsletter: Live Your Opus  https://shorturl.at/Ixvxj
Website: https://shorturl.at/XY1hh
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What does love have to do with leadership? More than most leaders dare to admit.
My guest is Gianpiero Petriglieri, a professor at INSEAD and one of the most original and provocative voices on leadership today. We explore his idea of leadership as a kind of love, not sentimental or naive, but deeply relational. He makes a compelling distinction between performance and outcome, arguing that what you can control is not the result but the daily choices and gestures you make.
We go into the practical too. Gianpiero shares why curiosity and generosity shift everything, and why what really develops leaders is relationships with people who tell you the truth.
If you lead a team or organisation, this conversation will invite you to look differently at the small moments of time, attention and care that make leadership real, credible and human.
"Leadership is a relationship, not a toolkit." - Gianpiero Petriglieri
You’ll hear about:
Leadership reframed as a kind of love.
Instrumental versus humanistic relationships.
Curiosity and generosity as leadership habits.
Feeling safe and free at the same time.
Why passion without devotion disappoints.
Balancing reality and imagination.
People, not programmes, develop leaders.
Advice for leaders in a new role.
Culture lives in the spreadsheet.
Investment as leadership credibility.
Quick-fire round on presence and connection.
Gianpiero's best day habits.
About Gianpiero Petriglieri:
Gianpiero Petriglieri is Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and an expert on leadership and learning in the workplace.
His award-winning research and teaching focus on what it means, and what it takes, to become a leader. He is particularly interested in the meaning and practice of leadership in the age of “nomadic professionalism,” an age in which people have deep bonds to work but loose affiliations to organisations, and authenticity and mobility have replaced loyalty and advancement as hallmarks of virtue and success. A Medical Doctor and Psychiatrist by training, Gianpiero has worked as an executive coach, practiced as a psychotherapist, and served on the staff of group relations conferences in Europe and the United States.
Profile: https://shorturl.at/WYvT1
Instagram: https://shorturl.at/qMHeZ
Writing: https://shorturl.at/rHAbb 
Research: https://shorturl.at/Bj650 
My resources:
Try my High-stakes meetings toolkit (https://bit.ly/43cnhnQ) 
Take my Becoming a Strategic Leader course (https://bit.ly/3KJYDTj)
Sign up to my Every Day is a Strategy Day newsletter (http://bit.ly/36WRpri) for modern mindsets and practices to help you get ahead.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k) where you can watch the conversation.
For more details about me:
·      Services (https://rb.gy/ahlcuy) to CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals.
·      About me (https://rb.gy/dvmg9n) - my background, experience and philosophy.
·      Examples of my writing https://rb.gy/jlbdds).
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What really blocks capable leaders from progressing, even when performance looks strong on the surface?
In this conversation, I’m joined by executive coach and author Muriel Wilkins to examine how beliefs and assumptions operate like a personal strategy model, shaping the decisions we make.
Muriel draws on her coaching work and personal experience to unpack the seven common beliefs that limit leadership growth. We discuss how these beliefs show up as micromanagement, frustration or dissonance between intent and impact.
We also explore Muriel’s three stage framework of uncovering, unpacking and unblocking beliefs, how reframing creates new choices, and what it looks like to coach yourself before coaching others.
Which belief is shaping how you lead today?
“Leadership blocks are signals, not flaws.” - Muriel Wilkins
You’ll hear about:
Why beliefs work like a personal strategy model
The seven beliefs that commonly block leaders
Why micromanagement limits leading at scale
External versus internal signals of being blocked
How dissonance reveals leadership growth moments
The belief behind feeling you do not belong
Working strategically within systems
The three step unblock framework
Reframing beliefs to change leadership impact
Coaching yourself before coaching others
Why culture change starts with beliefs
Muriel’s best day habit of adaptive focus
About Muriel Wilkins:
Muriel M. Wilkins, founder and CEO of Paravis Partners, is a sought-after C-suite adviser and executive coach with a twenty-year track record of helping senior leaders take their performance to the next level. She is the author of Leadership Unblocked: Break Through the Beliefs That Limit Your Potential and coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Muriel is the host of the Harvard Business Review podcast Coaching Real Leaders, consistently ranked as a top-ten podcast in Apple's Management category. She was recently shortlisted for the 2025 Thinkers50 Coaching and Mentoring Award.
Resources:
Website: Murielwilkins.com
Podcast: https://www.murielwilkins.com/podcast-coaching-real-leaders
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647827264
Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murielwilkins/ and https://www.instagram.com/coachmurielwilkins/
My resources:
Try my High-stakes meetings toolkit (https://bit.ly/43cnhnQ) 
Take my Becoming a Strategic Leader course (https://bit.ly/3KJYDTj)
Sign up to my Every Day is a Strategy Day newsletter (http://bit.ly/36WRpri) for modern mindsets and practices to help you get ahead.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k) where you can watch the conversation.
For more details about me:
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About me (https://rb.gy/dvmg9n) - my background, experience and philosophy.
Examples of my writing https://rb.gy/jlbdds)
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What does it take to lead at the board level when the ground beneath you keeps shifting?
My guest, Shefaly Yogendra, is a board director, advisor and author who has served on boards across sectors and geographies. She brings a forensic ability to ask the right questions, a deep understanding of governance under pressure, and the kind of clarity that only comes from years of experience in the room.
We get into what separates boards that add genuine value from those that go through the motions, why cognitive flexibility and moral inflexibility must coexist, and how boards should approach AI as a source of risk, not just a useful tool.
If you sit on a board, work with one, or are aiming to, this conversation will change how you think about what great governance looks like in practice.
“A good board is where nobody is affronted by questions” – Shefaly Yogendra
You’ll hear about:
The real dual role of boards.
Leading when the ground keeps shifting.
Mindsets to add and subtract now.
Cognitive flexibility vs moral inflexibility.
The board’s creation and mentoring role.
How boards shape and sharpen strategy.
Most damaging boardroom behaviour to address.
Agenda design and board preparation.
How effective board decisions get made.
AI in the boardroom and its risks.
Superpower: reading widely, connecting dots faster.
About Shefaly:
Shefaly Yogendra, PhD is an internationally experienced strategist. She has worked closely with Owner-led as well as Professional Manager-led organisations in their journey towards enhanced resilience with a focus on technology innovation, risk and foresight, and governance. Shefaly is an independent non-executive board director and experienced committee chair in regulated sectors including financial services, energy, higher education and legal services. She is a trusted boardroom adviser and a popular speaker and podcast guest on themes such as AI, GRC, investment, and future skills. 
Resources:
·      Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shefaly/
·      Book ‘Uncharted spaces’: https://www.unchartedspaces.info/
·      Spoken thought leadership: https://shefaly-yogendra.com/speaking-writing-media/ 
My resources:
Try my High-stakes meetings toolkit (https://bit.ly/43cnhnQ) 
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k) where you can watch the conversation.
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I'm writing a book. There, I said it out loud.
And in this episode, I invited someone who knows exactly what that means to put me in the hot seat.
Scott Miller is a literary agent, 8 x best-selling author, and former podcast host of one of the world's most popular weekly leadership shows. He's represented hundreds of authors and been part of teams that have sold over 100 million copies of books. In this special episode, we swap chairs. Scott interviews me about my forthcoming book, Daily Strategies, and I interview him about what it takes to write, launch and land a great book.
We get into the architecture of Daily Strategies, the seven moments and seven days that form the spine of the book, and why I believe strategy needs to move from the boardroom into the everyday decisions of mid-career professionals. Scott shares his own writing process, why he writes for readers who are like him, and why platform building matters far more than most authors realise.
If you've ever thought about writing a book, are in the middle of one, or just want a behind-the-scenes look at what a book really takes, this one is for you.
“Writing a book is 10% of the process.” – Scott Miller
You’ll hear about:
Why I decided to write a book now.
The ideal reader for Daily Strategies.
The personal story behind the book.
The architecture of the seven moments.
How to reset after a difficult or shocking moment.
How readers will use the book day to day.
Scott's writing process and style.
Balancing storytelling with practical toolkits.
The one thing authors must nail.
Why platform matters more than content.
Scott's biggest superpower as an author.
Scott's best day habit and what fuels it.
About Scott:
Scott Jeffrey Miller is an eight-time Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author and for seven years hosted the world's largest weekly leadership podcast, On Leadership with Scott Miller. Scott is the cofounder of The Gray + Miller Agency, a literary, speaking, and talent agency representing hundreds of internationally recognised thought leaders and also cofounded Maison Vero, a professional publishing house bringing authors' books of all genres to the world's marketplace.
Resources:
Profile: https://shorturl.at/7lSa1 
Website: https://shorturl.at/ZnApj 
Gray + Miller Agency: https://shorturl.at/4VX1h 
Instagram: https://shorturl.at/iZgV2 
My resources:
Try my High-stakes meetings toolkit https://bit.ly/43cnhnQ
Take my Becoming a Strategic Leader course https://bit.ly/3KJYDTj
Sign up to my Every Day is a Strategy Day newsletter http://bit.ly/36WRpri for modern mindsets and practices to help you get ahead.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k where you can watch the conversation.
For more details about me:
·      Services https://rb.gy/ahlcuy to CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals.
·      About me https://rb.gy/dvmg9n - my background, experience and philosophy.
·      Examples of my writing https://rb.gy/jlbdds
·      Follow me and engage with me on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2Z2PexP
·      Follow me and engage with me on Twitter https://bit.ly/36XavNI