Best Applying A Growth Mindset To Leadership And Scaling Podcasts (2025)

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Relationships Matter Most: breaking down silos in modern worplace one interaction at a time with Bryan Miller 1:09:39

1h ago1:09:39

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Imagine organizations where relationships aren't just an afterthought but the foundation of everything. Where performance, innovation, and well-being flow naturally from meaningful human connections. That's the transformative vision Bryan shares in this profound conversation. Drawing from 30 years of talent management experience across five contine…

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Exploring MCP Servers and Agent Interactions with Gil Feig 1:04:57

23h ago1:04:57

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In this episode, we delve into the concept of MCP (Machine Control Protocol) servers and their role in enabling agent interactions. Gil Feig, the co-founder and CTO of Merge, shares insights on how MCP servers facilitate efficient and secure integration between various services and APIs. The discussion covers the benefits and challenges of using MC…

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Breaking free from busyness and firefightening: how being busy makes you a bad time manager 14:59

3d ago14:59

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Ever feel trapped in a cycle of perpetual busyness? Wonder why, despite your best efforts, you never seem to have enough time to create better time management systems? The answer lies in what behavioral scientists call "the scarcity tunnel", a fascinating cognitive phenomenon that explains why the busier we get, the worse we become at managing our …

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🕹️The lie about willpower and discipline: 8 core drivers from applied gamification to get yourself write books, eat healthy, and overdeliver at work. 18:13

5d ago18:13

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Willpower is a lie that's been sold to us for generations. The truth? Even Elon Musk doesn't wake up every morning relying on "discipline" to build rockets and trillion-dollar companies. Something far more powerful is at work. Gamification expert Yu-kai Cho has identified 8 core drivers that move humans to action. This stuff make us want to do hard…

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No Lag: Building the Future of High-Performance Cloud with Nathan Goulding 1:00:38

6d ago1:00:38

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Warren talks with Nathan Goulding, SVP of Engineering at Vultr, about what it actually takes to run a high-performance cloud platform. They cover everything from global game server latency and hybrid models to bare metal provisioning and the power/cooling constraints that come with modern GPU clusters. The discussion gets into real-world deployment…

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Never feel overwhelmed & like wasting time again. Horizon Planning Methodology: from vision to fulfilling days. 23:43

7d ago23:43

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Ever feel like you're constantly busy but not making real progress toward what matters most? That's the frustration horizon planning solves. Your time is the only truly finite resource you have, 24 hours a day that, once spent, you never get it back. While the demands and options competing for your time multiply endlessly. Without a clear framework…

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Ground Truth & Guided Journeys: Rethinking Data for AI with Inna Tokarev Sela 52:45

11d ago52:45

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Inna Tokarev Sela, CEO and founder of Illumex, joins the crew to break down what it really means to make your data “AI-ready.” This isn’t just about clean tables—it’s about semantic fabric, business ontologies, and grounding agents in your company's context to prevent the dreaded LLM hallucination. We dive into how modern enterprises just cannot bu…

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When the Going Gets Tough: building systems that prevent failure, and scaling living to 100 and doing the right thing. 23:12

11d ago23:12

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What truly determines success in creating lasting change? Contrary to popular belief, it's not motivation, willpower, or even your inherent abilities. The research reveals something far more fundamental: your ecosystem shapes your outcomes far more than your genetic makeup. Your zipcode matters more than your genetic code. How do we shape ecosystem…

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Ep 46. Operators and Burnout with Laura Nicol—Solo Reflections 56:00

12d ago56:00

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Today, I’m turning the mic inward for my first-ever solo episode of Calling Operator. I’m Laura Nicol, your host and Chief of Staff at Co Ventures—and in this conversation, we’re talking burnout. The kind that creeps up. The kind that hits hard. The kind that startup operators know all too well. It comes up on the pod all the time—for a reason. I'm…

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How to be happy with your imperfect life. The Frustration List technique - path to inner peace and meaningful productivity. 16:52

13d ago16:52

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Is this feeling of never catching up normal? What if nobody, not even that person you admire who seems to have everything together, has actually figured it all out? This episode introduces a powerful 3-step Frustration List Technique that transforms how we handle the anxiety of unfinished tasks and unrealized potential. Drawing from well-researched…

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Reps In, Goals Out: a 3-step system to turn falling short into future results 22:02

16d ago22:02

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Ever catch yourself frustrated by a lack of progress despite feeling like you're working hard? You're not alone. It's the most common reason for quitting ... early. The disconnect between effort and results often comes down to a simple truth: we expect extraordinary outcomes from ordinary input. Looking at myself in the gym mirror recently, I reali…

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Incident Vibing: The Self-Healing System - DevOps 242 1:10:05

17d ago1:10:05

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Sylvain Kalache, Head of Developer Relations at Rootly joins us to explore the new frontier of incident response powered by large language models. We dive into the evolution of DevRel and how we meet the new challenges impacting our systems. We explore Sylvain's origin story in self-healing systems, dating back to his SlideShare and LinkedIn days. …

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The Gamification Advantage: how to make discipline fun to make it last. Build abs, business, better future you. 19:52

18d ago19:52

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Ever wonder why thousands of people willingly sign up for grueling marathons and obstacle courses, yet struggle to maintain basic health habits? Games! The answer lies not in the level of difficulty, but in how our brains perceive challenges when they're framed as games rather than obligations. In this fascinating exploration of gamification, we de…

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The Impatience Paradox: how to develop more patience for getting results when progress is almost invisible 17:47

20d ago17:47

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Have you ever felt that nagging impatience when working toward an important goal? That almost physical itch wondering why success isn't happening faster? You're not alone. The truth is that transformative change rarely feels significant in the moment. While we expect to see daily improvement, real progress accumulates invisibly, only revealing itse…

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How to develop your character strengths. Or what to do when you get your next personality assessment or Enneagram. 22:53

23d ago22:53

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: How to you practically become a better you? You got your Enneagram, or results of StrengthsFinder, what's now? How do you develop new habits of being you... just different you? This episode explores the disconnect between how we approach career development versus character development, and why that gap keeps us from becoming who w…

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Decentralized Chaos: Web3 Infra, NodeOps, and the Art of Blockchain Load Balancing - DevOps 241 1:16:25

24d ago1:16:25

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This week, Paul Marston from Ankr joins the crew to unpack the madness that is modern blockchain infrastructure. From his wild career transition out of financial services into 24/7 node ops for Web3, Paul shares the brutal truth about uptime expectations, decentralization challenges, and why hard forks are more like enterprise schema upgrades with …

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Breaking Free from the 75% Thought Loop: and building habits for your future self faster 18:46

25d ago18:46

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Do you ever feel like you're stuck in a loop, making the same decisions day after day despite your best intentions to change? You're not alone. In this episode we'll explore this fascinating fact how 75% of our daily thoughts are nearly identical to yesterday's, creating a cycle that keeps us living in our past rather than growing into our future. …

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Ep 45. Scale and Soul: Anitta Krishan on Leading People and Culture Transformation at trivago, Grab, TikTok & Hoogly AI 1:12:59

27d ago1:12:59

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Today, I'm connecting with Anitta Krishan, Chief Culture Officer at Hoogly AI. We begin with a breath—a literal nervous system–balancing pause—followed by people-first perspectives from a former Trivago, Grab, and TikTok executive now shaping the future of work through an AI-powered Culture OS. Inside the episode: Operating mindfully: breathing, sl…

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The Mattering Deficit with Zach Mercurio. Communication masterclass to create workplaces where people thrive, and build relationships that fulfill. 48:17

28d ago48:17

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What if could upgrade performance at work, build deep relationships at home and in the workplace, heal loneliness everywhere by communicating 3 simple things? We're facing a crisis that's hiding in plain sight. It's not just loneliness or disengagement - it's what researcher Zach Mercurio calls a "mattering deficit." Despite our hyper-connected wor…

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Observability in the CI/CD Pipeline with Adriana Villela - DevOps 240 1:21:08

1M ago1:21:08

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In this episode, Will and Warren welcome Adriana Villela — CNCF ambassador, Dynatrace advocate, and host of the Geeking Out podcast — for a wide-ranging conversation on observability in CI/CD pipelines. Adriana shares her journey from “On Call Me Maybe” to her own podcast, her work with OpenTelemetry, and why observability isn’t just for SREs anymo…

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Self-care when you feel like it the least. 3-part emotional resilience script that helps you make better choices when feeling low. 14:46

1M ago14:46

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: Ever noticed how hard it is to make healthy choices when you're feeling sick, tired, or overwhelmed? That's exactly when self-leadership matters most - and precisely when it feels most challenging. This episode reveals a research-backed emotional regulation technique that transforms how you care for yourself during difficult times…

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Why you're still disorganized (EVEN with all the AI) 17:53

1M ago17:53

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: What if the solution to your productivity struggles isn't found in the next AI tool, but in mastering something you already possess? This episode explores a simple truth about personal growth and leadership: we've mistakenly believed that better tools, more knowledge, or the perfect system will finally help us get organized and re…

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How to never forget to do things. A 4-step system to manage an overwhelmed mind. 15:48

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: Every day we wake up to expanding to-do lists, countless open tabs, and the gnawing feeling that we're falling behind. Sound familiar? It's not just you - it's the natural result of living in an accelerating world where AI, content, and expectations multiply faster than we can keep up. But what if your frustration with "not gettin…

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Building Engineering Excellence with Ganesh Datta of Cortex - DevOps 239 51:01

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In this episode, I (flying solo today!) sat down with Ganesh Datta, the CTO and co-founder of Cortex, to explore what it really means to drive engineering excellence at scale. And spoiler: it’s not just about better dashboards or fancy developer tools—it’s about treating software development like the competitive advantage it is. We went deep into t…

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Mind Over Pain: how I used mindful self-relaxation to eliminate back/hip pain I had for a year 19:06

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Have you ever wondered if your mind could actually heal your body? Not through some mystical force, but through simple, deliberate attention? Pain had become my unwelcome companion. Despite no obvious injury, a nagging pain in my hip forced me to move differently, think differently, and ultimately feel different. And through a very simple mindfulne…

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Ep 44. Scaling Hnry with Karan Anand—Inside the Chief Strategy Officer Role, His Operating Philosophy, Abductive Logic 1:07:25

1M ago1:07:25

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Today, I'm connecting with Karan Anand, Chief Strategy Officer & Managing Director, Australia at Hnry. We trace his journey from 13 years in consulting to becoming Hnry’s first hire in Australia, exploring what it really means to lead without ego, think in systems, and be a force multiplier for founders. Inside the episode: His experience as a new …

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How I use questions to stay disciplined with eating & fitness. 13:22

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: What if the secret to consistent healthy habits isn't iron discipline but simply the art of asking better questions? This episode we dive into the science of strategic questioning that can completely bypass your willpower and naturally guide you toward choices that serve your highest goals. I'm sharing my personal journey as someo…

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Modern DevOps Challenges: Automation, AI, and Scaling in 2025 - DevOps 238 1:18:49

1M ago1:18:49

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In this episode of DevOps 238, we sat down with Zach Lloyd to dive into what’s really happening in the world of modern DevOps—from automation and AI to scaling systems and maintaining team culture in fast-paced environments. We talked about the evolving role of DevOps engineers, the shift toward platform engineering, and why tool sprawl is becoming…

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How to reprogram your brain to make the right choices. Implementation intention. 16:34

1M ago16:34

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: Have you ever felt frustrated by your inability to follow through on things you genuinely want to do? That gap between intention and action isn't a character flaw - it's neurobiology at work. What if you could reprogram your brain to automatically do the things that align with your goals and values? In this episode, we dive deep i…

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Energy over strategy: what keeps discipline strong to do the hard things. And how I've worked for 100 days with ZERO days off. And loving it! 20:20

2M ago20:20

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Ever wondered why some people seem consistently productive and energized while others constantly bounce between burnout and recovery? The answer isn't superhuman genetics or fancy supplements - it's understanding the fundamental science of energy management. After working for 100+ consecutive days without a traditional day off, I've discovered some…

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Beyond Productivity: the power of strategic thinking in work and life. Lessons from my C-suite clients and Sam Altman on getting it all done - health, fitness, work & dreams. 20:11

2M ago20:11

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How do C-suite, busy leaders, entrepreneurs get work done and take care of themselves? Do they get more hours in the day? Or some superhero secrets? Strategic thinking. It isn't just for boardrooms and business plans—it's the secret weapon for transforming every aspect of your life. When we apply the same thoughtful preparation to our health, relat…

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Fixing sales with behavior science. Are you asking for too much too fast? 18:50

2M ago18:50

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: Behavior change is the foundation of all transformation, yet we often approach it backward. Instead of trying to change people's deeply-held beliefs or identities, the most effective approach starts with small, simple behavioral shifts that gradually reshape how people see themselves. And that changes what people choose to do or n…

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Ep 43. Sophie McKay on Launching Tech Brands Across Asia-Pacific—Qualtrics to Notion 45:36

2M ago45:36

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**Join us at our first-ever podcast meetup in Sydney. Info below** Today, I'm connecting with Sophie Mckay, Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific and Japan at Notion. Sophie’s career has been all about scaling tech brands across the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). Before joining Notion six months ago, she spent almost a decade at Qualtrics—starting as the fi…

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2 Question to Hack the "Lazy" Mind: Crush Excuses, Boost Motivation for Action and Close More Deals 16:00

2M ago16:00

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TUNE IN TO LEARN: Feeling stuck? Lost your motivation? Questioning whether your efforts even matter? You're not alone – and this episode might be exactly what you need to break through. We all face moments when progress seems impossible and inaction feels like the only option. Today, I'm sharing two game-changing mindset hacks that have transformed…

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