Empowering Leaders

When you listen to leaders long enough, certain names keep coming up.
In this Success Leaves Clues episode of Empowering Leaders, Luke asks a simple question: who has been the greatest leader in your life? The answers are intimate and often unexpected. A television director who kept a young host’s ego in check. A boss who held a job open throughout chemotherapy. A father with “magic dust.” A partner who quietly led the family while the world watched the cricket. A wife building programs for kids with neurodiversity. A dad who could walk with kings and keep the common touch. A dentist who modelled what it meant to run a values-led practice.
It is a moving reminder that leadership is often most present in the home, the clinic, the training track and the everyday conversations nobody else sees.
Find the full episodes right here:
Wil Anderson: "I'm a storyteller, not a documentarian!"
Jamila Rizvi: Leadership, Legacy, and Living With a ‘Broken Brain’
Bec Daniher: Why Action Speaks Loudest — $115M and Counting
Mike Hussey: How to Lead When the Heat Is On
Jeremy Kodomichalos: There’s No Standard Path in Life or Business
Super Bowl 2025 Leadership: Jeff Scott VP of Football Operations, Philadelphia Eagles
Dr Tim McGrath: How to Beat Burnout and Find Balance at the Top
Many of the leaders featured in this episode are members of our Aleda Connect community. To discover how you can learn and grow in a group alongside leaders like them, book a discovery call today and learn more about our signature program.
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Sometimes the best leadership wisdom fits on a Post-it note.
In this Success Leaves Clues episode of Empowering Leaders, Luke asks his guests for the one piece of advice they keep returning to. The answers range from the disarmingly simple to the deeply strategic. “Wake up each day and don’t be a wanker.” Keep the team at the centre but honour the individual. Keep dreaming and prepare for your chance. Catch people doing things right. Coach the way you’d want someone to coach your own kids. Lean into authenticity, even when it costs you. Say yes to leadership, even if you doubt yourself. And get to know yourself properly, especially the things you’d rather avoid.
These are small sentences that shape entire cultures.
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Natalie Kyriacou: Leadership during the Climate Crisis
Emma Hayes LIVE from London: For Women, By Women, Football & Beyond
Bruce McAvaney: The voice behind the most unforgettable moments in Australian sport
Todd Duncan: The 10 Word Question You Need To Ask Every Client
Mike Brey: From Notre Dame to the NBA
Brad Harrison: A Warrior’s Take on AI, Ayahuasca, and the Future of Defence
Jacinda Ardern: The Cost and the Power of Compassionate Leadership
Pippa Grange: Leading with Soul in a World Obsessed with Winning
Many of the leaders featured in this episode are members of our Aleda Connect community. To discover how you can learn and grow in a group alongside leaders like them, book a discovery call today and learn more about our signature program.
Learn. Lead. Collaborate.
Start your leadership journey today. Head here to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time. Book a discovery call today.
Empowering Leaders is proudly partnered with Victoria University. Find more information about studying at VU here.
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True collaboration is not just getting along. It is committing to a mission together.
In this episode of the Empowering Leaders Success Leaves Clues, Luke talks with people who have lived collaboration in very different ways. Peter Rea explores character, growth and post-traumatic growth. Mikel Arteta reflects on a simple object, a football, and how it can change a life and even a country. Adam Driussi explains why his most important business relationship feels like a marriage. Paul Barnes talks about clarity and communication under race pressure. Dixie Marshall shares what happens when creatives, strategists and data people actually listen to each other. Lucinda Hartley and Andy Walshe bring in cross-sector collaborations that reimagine housing, cities and human performance.
It is a wide-ranging look at what happens when you put different experiences in the same room and ask them to build something together.
Find the full episodes right here:
Dr. Peter Rea: Ask Your Kids This Instead - The 3 Questions That Cut Anxiety & Build Character
Steve Kerr & Mikel Arteta LIVE: The Leadership Playbook
Adam Driussi: The Moment AI Saved My Company a Million Dollars
Paul Barnes: Navigating the Fast Lane of Formula One
Dixie Marshall: The Power of Storytelling in Leadership
Lucinda Hartley: How Our Spaces Shape The People We Become
Andy Walshe: Has Human Potential Peaked?
Many of the leaders featured in this episode are members of our Aleda Connect community. To discover how you can learn and grow in a group alongside leaders like them, book a discovery call today and learn more about our signature program.
Learn. Lead. Collaborate.
Start your leadership journey today. Head here to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time. Book a discovery call today.
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Everyone says communication is important. But how do you master it?
In this episode of the Empowering Leaders Success Leaves Clues, Luke brings together people who think deeply about how words land. Dan Rutstein talks about the power of three. Julian Treasure shares why listening is a radical act. Steve Kerr explains why he sometimes writes letters instead of speeches. Michael Cheika leans into honest conflict. Yasmin Poole walks toward hard truths. Suzanne Eyler Williams reminds us to say less and hear more. And Gilbert Enoka talks about the internal shift that needs to happen before any external change can stick.
It’s a collection of stories about communication that is clear, human and often uncomfortable, but always in service of something bigger than ego.
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Dan Rutstein: British Diplomacy to American Soccer Leadership
Julian Treasure: The Real Power Move? Saying Less, Listening Better
Steve Kerr & Mikel Arteta LIVE: The Leadership Playbook
Michael Cheika: Leading Across Cultures - What Business Can Borrow From Sport
Yasmin Poole: How to Speak Up - Even When It’s Hard
Suzanne Eyler Williams: Cushioning the effects of concussion and repetitive impact
Gilbert Enoka: The Mind Behind the All Blacks
Many of the leaders featured in this episode are members of our Aleda Connect community. To discover how you can learn and grow in a group alongside leaders like them, book a discovery call today and learn more about our signature program.
Learn. Lead. Collaborate.
Start your leadership journey today. Head here to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time. Book a discovery call today.
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Some leaders feel the pressure to have all the answers. The most interesting ones stay curious instead.
In this Success Leaves Clues episode of Empowering Leaders, Luke sits with people who’ve built entire careers on asking better questions. From future-of-work expert Dr Ben Hamer to AI advisor Dr Ayesha Khanna, cave diver Craig Challen, Paralympic champion Curtis McGrath, artist Vincent Fantauzzo and coach Lorena Bernal, they all talk about staying open, not finished.
They share how curiosity makes you more agile, more humble and more collaborative, whether you’re trying to save lives, win gold or create something beautiful. It’s a celebration of leaders who don’t pretend to know everything, and who enjoy the process of learning as much as the outcome.
Find the full episodes right here:
Dr. Ben Hamer: AI + Gen Z = the End of Business as Usual
Dr Ayesha Khanna: How to Build Big with AI and Lead with Humanity
Dr Craig Challen: Leadership When the Stakes Are Life and Death
Curtis McGrath: Finding Purpose When the World Falls Apart
Vincent Fantauzzo: The bravery, beauty and brilliance of a neurodivergent mind
Lorena Bernal: Authenticity Over Perfection
Many of the leaders featured in this episode are members of our Aleda Connect community. To discover how you can learn and grow in a group alongside leaders like them, book a discovery call today and learn more about our signature program.
Learn. Lead. Collaborate.
Start your leadership journey today. Head here to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time. Book a discovery call today.
Empowering Leaders is proudly partnered with Victoria University. Find more information about studying at VU here.
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