Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes
Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes
Podcast Description
Leanne on Demand is your unfiltered backstage pass to bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and the messy magic of life beyond the boardroom. Think of it as your daily dose of scrappy creativity, served up while I’m walking, working in public, or just living out loud.Every day, I’ll bring you real-time reflections on business, leadership, and the random sparks of inspiration that pop up along the way. From behind-the-scenes peeks into my work to off-the-cuff chats with brilliant minds (or solo rants while I’m on a run), these bite-sized episodes are all about keeping it raw, relatable, and ridiculously actionable.This isn’t your typical polished business podcast – no overthinking, and no-fluff.Perfect for big thinkers, go-getters, and anyone itching for a fresh perspective on how to show up, take action, and make moves.New episodes drop daily. Grab your headphones and let’s take this outside.
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Content Themes
The podcast tackles various themes including business insights, leadership challenges, personal growth strategies, and creative inspiration. For instance, episodes explore unconventional leadership styles, unique customer service approaches, and the impact of mental resilience on career success. Specific topics range from the concept of 'confirmation culture' to practical tips for public speaking and personal productivity.
Work Fame (noun): a reputation that opens doors before you knock, and attracts the right opportunities to you. Not celebrity famous, not internet famous, work famous.
This show unpacks what it actually takes to build that kind of reputation at work, drawn from Leanne’s own experience going from feeling invisible behind a screen to being flown around the world, facilitating executive strategy days and getting pulled into rooms she’d never had access to before. Whether you’re building your own profile inside a big organisation, helping your team earn a seat at the table, or building recognition for your industry, each episode breaks down the practical (and sometimes a little corny) ideas that make it happen.
You don’t have to find your dream job. You can make your job a dream.
Work Fame is based on Leanne’s book of the same name, Work Fame: Get the Projects, Promotions, and Perks You Deserve (Wiley). This feed also carries the archive of her earlier daily show, Leanne On Demand.
Got a question or want help building your own work fame? Email [email protected].
Talk the Walk: Generosity. What’s In It For Me?
Alan Weiss joins me with a martini in hand (and I’m on Starlink in the rain) to unpack a question most of us feel a bit guilty asking: what do we actually get out of being generous?
Alan’s answer starts with a guardrail. Generosity isn’t self-sacrifice, and it isn’t atonement for something you got wrong. You put your own oxygen mask on first, then you help others. Writing a cheque is easy. Giving your time, sitting on boards, or simply listening to someone without jumping in with your own story is where real generosity lives.
We get into the business side too. Alan’s contrarian take: if you want to grow your business, stop focusing only on your business. A full life makes you better at your work. He also reframes “free content” as “free value”, explains why his books are gravity rather than a revenue stream, and shares how he handles LinkedIn requests for free advice (spoiler: he doesn’t give it, but he does point people somewhere useful).
One idea that stopped me in my tracks: if you make an exception for one person’s inappropriate request, you’re being unfair to everyone you’ve already said no to.
Plus, the story behind Million Dollar Consulting (originally titled Confessions of a Consultant, rejected 15 times, and still listed that way on Alan’s royalty statements 34 years later), a Hugh Jackman towel auction, and a $5,000 paddle raise that people talked about for months.
Audience questions we tackled
Belinda Shaw asked what to do when someone criticises the help you gave them. Andy from Rhode Island asked how generosity fits inside paid client work. Mel Loy asked the most Australian question we’ve had yet: what do you do when someone starts taking the piss with your goodwill? We also chatted about why volunteering is declining and what organisations can do about it.
Lines worth stealing
“I was happy to be of help. How about we sit down together and I’ll explain how I can help you even further?”
“Think of the fourth sale first.”
“We’re all capable of being generous. If we don’t exercise that capability, it atrophies.”
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