Manage Self, Lead Others podcast (2026)

07/08/2026

New on my podcast, Manage Self, Lead Others: "Don't drink bad coffee."

That's how guest Anthony Bonnici opens the conversation about the six ways we sabotage our own performance, and never notice we're doing it.

Anthony spent 13 years leading pharmaceutical sales and marketing teams before he walked away from corporate life in 2005. Since then he's worked with hundreds of thousands of people across five continents, teaching them to spot the beliefs that quietly cap what they think is possible.

In this episode, he breaks down:
→ The COFFEE model: six habits of self-talk that sabotage performance
→ The ACID process for shifting a limiting belief, in four steps
→ Why "I can't draw" says more about the belief than the ability, proven on a room of 600 people
→ How to raise a team member's blind spot without it landing as an accusation

Do you lead people who rule themselves out before they've tried? What response opens them up to a more positive possibility?

Scan the QR code on the thumbnail to listen.

18/06/2026

Recalibrated. Amplified. Congruent.
Another uplifting experience at C-Suite Network Thought Summit in Chicago.
I’ll head home with fresh perspective, renewed purpose, and a deeper sense of momentum for the projects ahead.
I value being in an environment bringing together leaders who show up with authenticity, generosity, and a genuine commitment to elevating one another. The conversations are insightful and the connections heartfelt.
It was especially wonderful to be able to share copies of my book with Founder and Chair, Jeffrey Hayzlett, and CEO, Tricia Benn, whose podcast episodes are featured.
I look forward to sharing on Manage Self, Lead Others conversations with key contributors from this event.

Now in Michigan enjoying blue sky with my US cousin and family before heading home.

25/05/2026

New Episode: Automating Tasks: What Matters?

Most leaders think automation is about saving time.
Tim Hyde disagrees. After listening to the episode (via QR code) what do you think?

Tim shows how the real wins from automation are:
✅ Creating intimacy at scale
✅ Reducing friction in decision-making
✅ Designing customer journeys that actually move people forward

One insight that stopped me ... think of your customer journey like lines of code.
One broken step, and the whole system stops working.

In this episode we cover:
→ Why automation should come before sales, marketing and delivery.
→ How to use frequency as a filter to identify what's actually worth automating.
→ Why long-standing annoyances in your workflow are hiding your best automation opportunities.
→ How to personalise automated messages without sounding transactional.
→ The "and then what?" question that turns single actions into connected systems.
→ Who owns the silence after a proposal is sent? How automation fixes the momentum gap.

If you're a leader who wants scalable results without more hours, this one is for you.
Listen via your favourite audio podcast app.
Prefer to watch? Catch the video version on our Manage Self, Lead Others, YouTube channel.

09/05/2026

What if the reason your strategy isn't sticking is simply that people can't picture it?
Lawrence Armstrong joins me on Manage Self, Lead Others to talk about something most leadership books skip: the power of metaphor to turn strategy into something teams can actually hold in their heads and act on.

He's led fast-growing professional services firms and learned the hard way that a clear analogy beats a 40-slide deck every time.

Here's a taste of what he shares:
→ Fleet of ships vs ocean liner: how to scale without losing the entrepreneurial edge that made you successful in the first place
→ Roadrunner vs coyote: the growth trap nobody warns you about: when sales run faster than operations can keep up
→ The visible light spectrum: a brilliant way to think about diversification without drifting outside your core capability
→ The flywheel moment: you'll know it when it happens: clients start coming to you, innovations spread, growth compounds

Plus: why ongoing improvement isn't optional, what Jim Collins got right, and how one simple shared reading habit can lift leadership thinking across a whole organisation.

This is a conversation full of frameworks you'll still be using a year from now.

🎧 Find Manage Self, Lead Others wherever you get your podcasts and search Lawrence Armstrong.

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