BEST OF

Are the meetings you lead not actually getting enough done? Are you worried that participants are leaving them feeling annoyed? If so, then this episode is for you.

Professor Steven Rogelberg is an organisational psychologist, an award-winning author and the world’s leading expert on workplace meetings. He is an award-winning teacher with over 200 publications and has been cited well-over 12,000 times in the academic literature. Steven’s keynotes on meetings span the globe and occur at the world’s leading organisations such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Pfizer, Cisco, Bank of America, PayPal, The United Nations, and many more.

His book, The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance has been on over 25 “best of” lists including being recognized by the Washington Post as the #1 leadership book to watch for. To top it off, Adam Grant has called Steven the “world’s leading expert on how to fix meetings”.

In this episode Steven shares:

• How to figure out if something should actually be a meeting and who needs to be invited to it
• The common traits that make an effective meeting leader and the mistakes we make that can derail a meeting
• Some unusual and unique techniques you can use to liven up your meetings
• The role of AI in meetings and what you should and shouldn’t use it for
• What you need to do before and after a meeting to ensure maximum success

Key Quotes:

“One of the best predictors of the mood of a meeting is the mood of the leader coming into the meeting.”

“We act with intentionality all the time when we're meeting with important stakeholders, but we don’t act with intentionality when it comes to meeting with our peers.”

“The characteristic of really good meeting leaders is they understand that meetings need an ending.”

Connect with Steven via his website and linkedin.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

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Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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We’ve all been there. A weird vibe in a meeting. A team member who’s clearly not themselves. A tension that hums under the surface. And still—silence.

In this mini episode, I share a simple but powerful story about what happened when someone called out my mood (in the best way). It reminded me how transformative it can be to name the obvious—and how rarely we do it at work.

We’ll explore:

• Why unspoken tension is more damaging than we think

• How naming the “elephant” clears the air—without making things weird

• A practical way to build trust and psychological safety in your team

• What to say when something feels off but you’re not sure how to address it

If you’ve ever wished you had the right words to handle an awkward dynamic or tense moment at work, this one’s for you. It’s about choosing courage over comfort—and making space for real connection.

Key Quotes:

“The beautiful thing about naming what’s happening is that it’s like popping a balloon of awkwardness.”

“You don’t need a perfect script. You just need to say the thing.”

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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BEST OF

In the face of uncertainty and change, how do you ensure you don’t feel lost and defeated?

More importantly, how do you ensure that doesn’t happen to the team you lead?

Dr Gabriella Rosen Kellerman is the Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp and she sees firsthand their cross discipline research into what can be done to help human flourishing.

Professionally she advises Fortune 500 CEOs and CHROs and contributes regularly to Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review and Scientific American Mind,

Her book Tomorrowmind, co-authored by Professor Martin Seligman provides research on how to navigate the never-ending cycles of change and unprecedented uncertainty that we are all facing in the present working climate.

In this episode Gabriella shares:

• Her tricks on how you can bring creativity into your workforce
• Why you need to help your team develop their own sense of meaning if you want them remain with you long term.
• How to build resilience and use it to survive uncertain times and challenging times
• Why prospection is a key skill for every leader who wants to grow their teams trust
• How to master the stories you tell yourself to turn setbacks into growth

Key Quotes:

“Prospection, our ability to see and plan for the future is an essential part of what builds peoples trust in leaders today."

"Recognition is an antidote and it's almost a vaccine for a crisis of mattering."

“Resilience doesn't mean that it doesn’t feel incredibly painful and challenging and you may cry and scream and be furious."

Find Gabriella’s book via her website or connect with her on Linkedin.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.