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The Secret Life of Great Leaders
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The Secret Life of Great Leaders explores the behaviours and inner disciplines that actually improve performance, accelerate learning, and create great workplaces.
Hosted by Michael Bunting, Founder of TripleGoal, this podcast goes beyond leadership theory to examine what truly drives measurable change: self-regulation, accountability, psychological safety, and values-based action.
Drawing on adult development, neuroscience, and over 30 years of leadership research, each episode unpacks what separates reactive leadership from transformational leadership—especially under pressure.
You’ll hear honest conversations with senior leaders and practitioners who have faced their blind spots, challenged their habits, and built cultures that deliver the Triple Goal of:
- Great Performance
- Great Learning
- Great Workplace
If you want your leadership to show up not just in intention, but in measurable outcomes, this podcast is for you.
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Why the Values That Scare You Reveal Your Growth Edge
The purpose of holding values is not to pretend that identifying with them alone makes us good people. Rather, it’s to help us change our behaviour to grow in the direction of our values.
How Conscious Values Break Unconscious Patterns
The only way to escape our unconscious programming and live more consciously and congruently is to clearly define our values, and then strive to live in accordance with them.
The Missing Ingredient in Sustainable Organisational Change
An organisation can spend millions of dollars training its leaders in horizontal skills and knowledge, but it’s a poor investment unless it’s preceded and supported by vertical growth.
Why Leadership Training Fails
While improving horizontal competencies may require repeated practice, it typically requires no growth in self-awareness or self-regulation.
How to Stop Triangulation In the Workplace
Many leaders don’t realize that letting conflicts circulate quietly shifts accountability—and trust erodes until clarity is restored.
The Growth Matrix: A Practical Model for Personal Change
The Growth Matrix explains why skills alone don’t change behaviour. It shows how vertical growth and self-awareness help leaders move from reactive habits to values-based action, driving sustainable change.
Why Accountability Fails (And What Leaders Must Do Instead)
Great leaders know they must take accountability for their behaviour. However, many leaders can miss the fact that there are two sides of accountability.
How to Turn Values on the Wall Into Behaviour on the Floor
Values are statements of our highest cultural aspirations. However, for organisational values to be truly meaningful, they must be translated into observable behavioural commitments.
How Great Leaders Deal with Strong Emotions
Reacting to our emotions puts us in a state where we are neither thinking clearly nor acting consciously. With self-awareness, we can access a calmer, more conscious state while completely accepting our emotions.
Why Self-Awareness Training is Vital for Great Leadership
Through self-awareness we can better observe our underlying conditioning and the emotional avoidance creating poor behaviour, then self-regulate in real time to consciously choose values-aligned behaviours.
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