You Live and You Learn with Aish Hinton
You Live and You Learn with Aish Hinton
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You Live and You Learn is a podcast for the curious, the bold and those who believe learning never stops. Hosted by Aish Hinton and brought to you by WDHB (Warm Decent Human Beings), we dive into candid conversations with thought leaders, industry disruptors and visionaries. Expect powerful insights, real stories and transformative lessons that will challenge your thinking, spark creativity and accelerate your growth. Whether you're on a morning walk, sipping coffee or commuting, tune in and walk away inspired, informed and ready to evolve.
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The podcast delves into topics like personal growth, the power of disruption, and the nuances of leadership. Episodes have included discussions on Olympic journeys in sports and the transformational stories behind successful brands like Lululemon, emphasizing the importance of identity, community, and personal evolution.
You Live and You Learn is a podcast for the curious, the bold and those who believe learning never stops. Hosted by Aish Hinton and brought to you by WDHB (Warm Decent Human Beings), we dive into candid conversations with thought leaders, industry disruptors and visionaries. Expect powerful insights, real stories and transformative lessons that will challenge your thinking, spark creativity and accelerate your growth. Whether you’re on a morning walk, sipping coffee or commuting, tune in and walk away inspired, informed and ready to evolve.
How does workplace culture quietly drive employee burnout — and what is it costing the global economy?
In this episode of You Live and You Learn, Aish is joined by Karl Treacher, CEO of the Culture Institute of Australia, founder of CultureCon, and author of Built to Burn. Karl pulls back the curtain on a $9 trillion global crisis: an epidemic of disengagement and workplace burnout driven by outdated, extractive company cultures.
Together, they challenge traditional corporate definitions of culture, reframing it as the lived ”expectations that come with being part of a group.” Karl breaks down the sobering neurobiological realities of burnout — explaining how prolonged stress physically alters the brain — and shares shocking statistics on presenteeism, corporate health, and the dropping peak burnout age. They explore why legacy retention metrics fail modern teams, how Australia's strict psychosocial hazard regulations are setting a new global standard, and why leaders must build intentional, high-trust environments before rushing to implement AI tools.
Whether you are an executive responsible for organizational strategy or a manager striving to protect your team’s well-being, Karl offers an urgent, evidence-based roadmap for measuring true cultural health and leading with long-term empathy.
Want to learn more from Karl or transform your organization’s cultural health? Connect with him and explore his work below!
Read the Book: Order Karl's book, Built to Burn, to dive deeper into culture architecture and burnout prevention. Learn more on the book's official website here!
The Culture Institute of Australia: Access free resources, including the Australian Workplace Culture Guidelines, and explore executive certification programs atcultureinstitute.com.au.
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