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High Performance Leaders

Our motive is to connect with listeners and share content that’s made a difference in our own leadership journeys. Especially the things we wish we knew when we were struggling to lead teams in the past. We’re not here to preach, just to pass on what’s helped us and hopefully spark a few ideas along the way.

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    Episode 40 - Lina Ticheli: Parenting Neurodivergent Children

    Lina through her practice Show Up Psychology supports children, teens and adults navigating neurodivergence. We explore neurodivergence across all life stages including late diagnosis particularly in females and why labels can be helpful despite stigma. She breaks down the shift toward neurodiversity affirming practice focusing on identity, accommodations and adapting environments rather than forcing neurotypical behaviour. The conversation dives into parenting and family dynamics including unlearning discipline styles, emotional regulation, repair and more collaborative relationships. Lina also explains PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) as an anxiety driven autism profile often misunderstood as defiance and shares practical approaches built on rapport, safety and co regulation. We talk about diagnosis waitlists, NDIS challenges, workplace flexibility and the importance of parent self-care. 🎧Spotify – YouTube – Apple https://www.highpl.com.au/podcast⁠ Show Up Phycology https://showuppsychology.com.au/ Ross Greene Pathological Demand Avoidance Spoon Theory High Performance Leaders Whether you're building a stronger team, developing leaders, or navigating a critical period — we’ve got you covered. - 1:1 Leadership Coaching - Team Workshops & Custom Training - Operational Leadership Support - Development for Leaders at All Levels If you're ready to lift performance, culture, and accountability. 👉 Contact Daniel: https://www.highpl.com.au/

    1 giờ 39 phút
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    Episode 38 – Contact Sport at 44: Why Compete When You’re Too Old?

    At nearly 44 years old, I’m preparing for my 33rd season of Rugby League. Not in a master’s or social comp, but in a full-contact, open-age first grade competition against players in their teens, 20s and 30s. This episode breaks down the reality of continuing to compete at that level. Not just physically, but mentally and logistically, while balancing family, business and life. There’s a bit on the training preparation required and recovery, but more importantly this is about challenging the stigma around playing sport in your 30s and 40s and asking a simple question…why stop if you’re still able? I dive into the benefits of team sport beyond fitness, accountability, discipline, connection and being part of something bigger than yourself. It also touches on mental health, purpose, leadership and the importance of role modelling for your kids. Showing through actions, not words, that you’re never too old to keep competing, improving and getting after it. 🎧Spotify – YouTube - Applehttps://www.highpl.com.au/podcast High Performance LeadersWhether you're building a stronger team, developing leaders, or navigating a critical period — we’ve got you covered. -         1:1 Leadership Coaching -         Team Workshops & Custom Training -         Operational Leadership Support -         Development for Leaders at All Levels If you're ready to lift performance, culture, andaccountability.👉Contact Daniel: https://www.highpl.com.au/

    28 phút
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    Episode 36 – Ret Hartley: When the Business Collapses but The Man Doesn’t

    Ret reflects on a turbulent 12 months that saw him living in Bali, surviving a serious scooter accident, navigating co-parenting his young daughter and facing the collapse of his fitness business, S30. S30 grew to 27 locations across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore before entering administration and liquidation, a rise and fall that delivered hard-earned lessons in leadership, ownership and resilience. With 15 years in the fitness industry, Ret shares his journey from New Zealand to personal training in Melbourne, then building franchises in Perth through F45. He details the critical role that community, culture and well-designed systems played in that time. Ret is now building Daawg Haus, an online platform grounded in structured training, strong personal standards and brotherhood. Its mission is simple: help men lead themselves better, so they can lead their families, careers and lives with strength, presence and integrity. 🎧Spotify – YouTube - Apple https://www.highpl.com.au/podcast Daawg Haus https://www.instagram.com/daawg.haus/ Ret Hartley https://www.instagram.com/ret_hartley/ High Performance LeadersWhether you're building a stronger team, developing leaders, or navigating a critical period — we’ve got you covered. -         1:1 Leadership Coaching -         Team Workshops & Custom Training -         Operational Leadership Support -         Development for Leaders at All Levels If you're ready to lift performance, culture, andaccountability.👉 Contact Daniel: https://www.highpl.com.au/

    1 giờ 49 phút
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    Episode 35 – Kieran Toohey: Combat Engineer to Cancelled

    Kieran grew up the 10th of 12 kids in a rough and resource scarce environment where humour, solitude and strong sibling bonds became survival tools. That foundation shaped the man who went on to serve 14 years in the Australian Army, deploying five times as a combat engineer and draftsman before being unfairly dismissed amid the Defence email culture controversy. He shares how the reputational fallout damaged relationships and pushed him toward suicide, and how he rebuilt himself through Stoic philosophy, meditation and disciplined daily habits. We discuss trauma and mental health through a neuroscience lens, challenging why “just talk about it” does not work for everyone, particularly hyper masculine cohorts. Kieran unpacks how many mental health frameworks cherry pick psychology while overlooking biology and social context. Today, he researches institutional abuse at Flinders University, using qualitative interviews to identify themes such as betrayal and leadership abuse to help inform policy change.   🎧Spotify – YouTube - Apple https://www.highpl.com.au/podcast Kieran Toohey https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktoohey/ High Performance Leaders Whether you're building a stronger team, developing leaders, or navigating a critical period — we’ve got you covered. -         1:1 Leadership Coaching -         Team Workshops & Custom Training -         Operational Leadership Support -         Development for Leaders at All Levels If you're ready to lift performance, culture, andaccountability. 👉Contact Daniel: https://www.highpl.com.au/   24 Hour Leadership Challenge7 - 8 March 2026Perth, Western AustraliaMore info HERE

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    Episode 34 – Nikki Cummings & Carly Shott: Eating Disorders & Our Relationship with Food

    Nikki and Carly dive into the complexities of eating disorders, the impact of diet culture, and our often-challenging relationship with food. With over 25 years’ experience as a dietitian, Nikki is the sports dietitian for the Australian artistic swimming team and a food therapist specialising in eating disorders. She shares her journey from sports dietetics to supporting clients in better understanding their relationship with food. Carly, a state gymnastics coach and member of the Australian gymnastics squad, has benefited from Nikki’s expertise and brings her own lived experience of recovery, along with the challenges of breaking long-ingrained habits. Together they explore societal pressures, the role of parents, and the implications of weight-loss medications. 🎧Spotify – YouTube - Apple https://www.highpl.com.au/podcast Nikki Cummings https://optimalintake.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/optimalintake/ Carly Shott https://www.instagram.com/carly.shott/ https://www.instagram.com/ackrobats/ High Performance Leaders Whether you're building a stronger team, developing leaders, or navigating a critical period — we’ve got you covered. -         1:1 Leadership Coaching -         Team Workshops & Custom Training -         Operational Leadership Support -         Development for Leaders at All Levels If you're ready to lift performance, culture, andaccountability.👉Contact Daniel: https://www.highpl.com.au/ 24 Hour Leadership Challenge7 - 8 March 2026Perth, Western AustraliaMore info HERE

    1 giờ 48 phút

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Our motive is to connect with listeners and share content that’s made a difference in our own leadership journeys. Especially the things we wish we knew when we were struggling to lead teams in the past. We’re not here to preach, just to pass on what’s helped us and hopefully spark a few ideas along the way.