You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing ...
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Wellbeing And Workflow Podcasts
Welcome to The Alissa Avenue Company! Our goal is to inspire you to become the best version of yourself. We focus on personal and professional development and self-discovery. We offer valuable insights and practical methods to help you take control of your well-being, wealth-building, and workflow. Alissa Duhon is a 25-year human capital success coach, applied positive psychology practitioner, and CEO of Alissa Avenue. The Altitude Talks Podcast offers valuable insights and strategies to hel ...
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Ask Me Anything: How I use AI in real life (plus the tech I rely on to work smarter)
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**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 …
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Quick Win: Why your “default behaviour” isn’t actually yours — and how to change it
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What if the way you argue with your partner or push yourself at work isn’t actually yours - but something you absorbed decades ago? In this Quick Win, I’m joined by educator and author Lael Stone, who explains how the stories we inherit in childhood silently shape our beliefs about relationships, money, and success. Lael calls these “imprints” - an…
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The counterintuitive brainstorming rule that made Exploding Kittens a global hit.
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How do you lead a team that kills thousands of ideas - and still keep everyone excited to create again the next day? That’s business as usual for Elan Lee, co-creator and now CEO of Exploding Kittens. You might not know his name, but there’s a good chance you’ve played one of his games. Exploding Kittens became one of the most backed Kickstarter ca…
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(BONUS) Exploding Kittens CEO’s “walking with AI” ritual to unlock ideas.
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The secret to using AI well might actually be teaching it to shut up. In this bonus episode, I’m joined by Elan Lee - the brilliant mind behind Exploding Kittens and Throw Throw Burrito. While you might expect someone like Elan to use AI to design wild new worlds or characters, that’s not what he does at all. Instead, he’s found a way to make AI hi…
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Quick Win: The dangerous AI shortcut that quietly erodes your judgment
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AI can feel like the ultimate shortcut – no blank pages, no stuck moments. But what happens when you hand over too much of the thinking? In this Quick Win, I chat with business professor and author Scott Anthony about how he uses AI as a sparring partner for ideas, and why keeping ownership of the hard thinking is essential if we want to stay sharp…
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Ambitious CEO and present parent? Dr Catriona Wallace on refusing to choose.
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It’s one thing to be told you can’t have it all. It’s another to be told you can’t be both a CEO and a mother. When an investor said exactly that to Dr Catriona Wallace, she didn’t flinch. She refused to choose and went on to found Flamingo AI, one of the world’s first artificial intelligence companies, becoming one of only two women in history to …
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(BONUS) How plant medicine transformed Catriona Wallace’s leadership
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Five years ago, Dr Catriona Wallace drank ayahuasca for the first time - expecting enlightenment but instead meeting her shadow. What followed was seven hours of confronting ego, identity, and the parts of herself she’d spent years avoiding. In this bonus episode, I sit down with Dr Catriona Wallace to explore how her experiences with plant medicin…
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Quick Win: The AI workflow that can replace your morning scroll
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What if every morning you woke up to the biggest breakthroughs in your industry - already summarised and ranked before your first sip of coffee? In this Quick Win episode, I speak with Morgan Brown, Vice President of Product and Growth at Dropbox, about how he uses AI to simplify his workday - from automating his inbox to designing a daily AI brief…
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Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 2)
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Last week, I shared part one of my conversation with my teammate Aly Solly from Inventium. We unpacked some of the lessons from 2024 - our toughest year yet. After the cracks and burnout of 2024, this episode is all about how we rebuilt trust, reset our culture, and found our way back to being a team again. Aly and I talk about the offsite that cha…
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Quick Win: How to use AI to think better – not faster
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If you think AI is just about saving time or cutting headcount, you’re missing its biggest potential. In this Quick Win episode, futurist Bob Johansen – a distinguished fellow at the Institute for the Future in Silicon Valley – shares why leaders who only see AI as a productivity tool are missing the point. Bob explains that the real opportunity li…
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Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 1)
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We often talk about success stories, not the moments when things completely fall apart. But sometimes, that’s where the biggest lessons hide. In part one of my two-part conversation with my teammate Aly Solly, we talk about Inventium’s hardest year yet – the one that tested trust, stretched leadership, and forced us to rebuild from the inside out. …
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Quick Win: The AI experiment that made a CEO obsolete
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What if the smartest thing a leader could do is try to make themselves obsolete? That’s exactly what Georgie Holt, co-founder of Flight Story, set out to test. Her 60-day AI experiment wasn’t about replacing herself - it was about freeing herself from the operational noise that stops leaders from thinking, leading, and creating. In this Quick Win, …
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The moment that changed how Holly Wainwright sees ambition
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We love to pretend we’re above jealousy – that successful, self-aware people don’t feel it. But that’s a lie. When bestselling author and Mamamia Out Loud co-host Holly Wainwright found herself wide awake one night, jealous of a close friend’s success, she realised jealousy wasn’t something to outgrow. It was something to pay attention to. Because …
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(BONUS) The mindset shift that saved Holly Wainwright from burning out, again
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Every year, Holly Wainwright promises herself she won’t burn out again - and every year, she does. When she told me that, I laughed - not because it’s funny, but because I’ve been there too. Last year, I hit my own wall of exhaustion so hard it became the inspiration for my next book. In this bonus episode, I sit down with Holly Wainwright - bestse…
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Quick Win: The surprising upside of shorter tenure
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Long tenure sounds like a good thing - until it starts holding your business back. Here’s what I learned when I stopped treating it as a badge of honour. In this Quick Win, I’m joined again by clinical psychologist Sabina Read to unpack the hidden downside of long staff tenure. I share how high tenure at Inventium was quietly stalling innovation, w…
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Steal Atlassian’s playbook for building stronger teams without an office
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Most companies think connection is built in the office. Atlassian discovered the opposite. In this episode, I’m joined by Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer at Atlassian. Avani takes us inside Atlassian’s Team Anywhere model, which has redefined how 13,000 people across the globe work together. We unpack what really drives connection, how to str…
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Quick Win: What teams get wrong about psychological safety
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You could be trying your hardest to build psychological safety - and still be getting it wrong. Here’s why just one person feeling unsafe can quietly unravel your entire team. In this Quick Win episode, I’m joined by clinical psychologist Sabina Read to unpack one of the biggest leadership mistakes I made last year: misunderstanding how psychologic…
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How to lead when you’re scared of saying the wrong thing, with Clare Stephens
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What happens when you say the wrong thing online - or at work - and suddenly feel the world closing in? Clare Stephens knows this all too well. After publishing an article that completely missed the mark, she was hit with a wave of outrage that forced her to rethink how she apologised, how she listened, and how she led. In this episode, I sit down …
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Quick Win: The relationship reset that doesn’t feel like a chore, with Sahil Bloom
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When life gets hectic, relationships are often the first thing to slip. But what if a simple habit could keep you connected - even during your busiest seasons? In this Quick Win episode, I’m joined by New York Times bestselling author Sahil Bloom to unpack what it really means to be socially wealthy. Sahil shares the tiny practice he uses to mainta…
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Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: how to stand out in the job market, AI-proofing your skills, managing energy & my top leadership tips (Part 2)
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**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** It’s harder than ever to cut through in the workplace – whether you’re job hunting, leading a team, or simply trying to keep up with AI. In this AMA episode, I answer your questions on how to thrive in today’s world of work. In this episode, I share: …
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25 ways AI can make your home life easier
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** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ ** AI isn’t just for work. From helping you plan meals to keeping your kids entertained, it can be a powerful tool for everyday life. In this episode, Inventium’s AI expert Neo Aplin joins Amantha to share 25 practical ways to use AI at home, includin…
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Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: Procrastination hacks, my AI workflows, and task management hacks (Part 1)
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**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** What do you do when procrastination takes over? How can AI actually change your workflows? And what are the best systems to manage tasks? In this AMA episode, I answer listener questions on procrastination, the Right to Disconnect laws, process bottle…
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Stop letting AI write bad emails. Do this instead
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** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ ** Struggling to get AI to write emails that sound like you? AI expert Neo Aplin joins Amantha to share how to train tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot to act like your own email-savvy executive assistant. Inventium’s GenAI lead Neo Apl…
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Designing prompts that save you hours every week with Dropbox’s Morgan Brown
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What if the biggest value of AI isn’t answers, but better questions? For Morgan Brown, Vice President of Product and Growth at Dropbox, that realisation has transformed everything from family dinners to global product strategy. In this episode, I chat with Morgan about how he uses AI as both a problem-solver and a sparring partner. Morgan leads Dro…
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The secret to smarter AI? Make it disagree with you
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** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ ** Most people use AI like a polite assistant: “do this, write that, draft this.” The problem? It rarely pushes back or challenges your thinking - leaving your blind spots intact. In this episode, Inventium’s AI expert Neo Aplin joins me to share how …
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