
Life systems to lead your best life
Michelle shares how systems are more important than discipline and willpower.

Hosted by Michelle Johns · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 192 episodes
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This is the podcast for women who want to change the world. If you have that deep desire to see things change in your organisation, your community, or from the inside out, then this is for you. Here, we explore ideas and practical ways to lead change. You will hear stories of women who are making a difference, to energise and equip you on your own path. Think of this as your weekly source of inspiration and strategy for the journey.
Michelle Johns hosts Women Who Lead Change, a business show with 192 episodes published.

Michelle shares how systems are more important than discipline and willpower.

Corporate language is full of phrases that mean something other than what they say. And honestly? Sometimes you just have to laugh. But beneath the humour, there are real challenges that women in corporate life face ever

In this episode Michelle provides a life update with some key takeaways: Apply Perato’s principle of 80/20 Do you have any family triggers you’d like to conquer Mentors: can just find you and sometimes you want to be int

In this episode, I update you on my morning and evening rituals and other habits. Creating new habits or making changes is hard, so I hope to inspire you to keep experimenting and making incremental changes for a long an

This week, consider: What "cloak" are you wearing? What version of yourself are you performing? What would it cost you to take it off? What might you gain? Who holds space for you? If no one, who could you reach out to?

Michelle shares some key lessons from 15 years of working in change: You Cannot Out-Strategise Human Emotions Every Person Responds to Change Differently You Must Lean In, Listen, and Empathise to Understand Your Change

Michelle talks about exhaustion and how to be more sustainable in your leadership. The quiet, creeping depletion that so many high-achieving women carry around. The constant low-level hum of tiredness that we've normalis

In this episode, we talk about Sponsorship. A mentor is someone who gives you advice. They meet with you periodically. They share their wisdom, help you think through challenges, and offer guidance based on their experie

Leading Through Uncertainty: The Psychology of Change Each stage of the Change Curve needs something different from you. In denial: People need information, repeated calmly. In anger: People need to be heard, not correct

The confidence conversation isn't wrong. Many of us do need to back ourselves more. But it's incomplete. It places responsibility on individuals while leaving systems untouched. So this week, I invite you to reflect: Whe

I invite you to reflect: Where have you been told—explicitly or implicitly—that your natural way of leading isn't "strong enough"? What would it look like to bring more of your whole self to your leadership this week? An

In this episode, we look at how far Australian Corporates have come in the past 15 years, and the work still to go. Some key statistics in Australia: Female CEOs ASX 300: ~10% (stagnant) Female CEOs ASX 200 (2011): 3% Wo

I invite you to reflect on one change you’re leading or living through. Ask yourself: On a scale of 1-10, how psychologically safe does my team feel to voice concerns? When was the last time I really listened to someone’

This is the podcast for women who want to change the world. If you have that deep desire to see things change in your organisation, your community, or from the inside out, then you are in exactly the right place. Here, w

This is the podcast for women who want to change the world. If you have that deep desire to see things change in your organisation, your community, or from the inside out, then you are in exactly the right place. Here, w

In this podcast, Michelle wraps up season 2. From Supporting women in leadership and key topics - leadership, leading teams, confidence and popular episodes about feedback and managing toxic workplaces. To Go deeper for

Why I started the Leading with a Braveheart podcast. The leading with a braveheart journey I started out with 7 episodes on what I learned in the corporate world, as a woman. Then I was inspired to continue to support wo

In this episode, Michelle shares her personal story from the heart with all the successes, the challenges and the raw experience of her life and career and how they are both one story and have an impact on how we show up

Michelle shares her predictions for leadership in 2026. What’s needed, what is valued, and most importantly, the shifts that leaders need to make internally. Inner Foundation: Know Self Self-Regulate Be Slow Down Outer E

In this podcast, Michelle shares a planning session for 2026. Some of the questions shared for looking ahead: What are you looking forward to in 2026? What are your Top 3 Goals? What are your Intentions? What is your wor
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Women Who Lead Change is hosted by Michelle Johns. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 192 episodes.
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