Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers
Nina Sunday
176 episodes
2 weeks ago
Manage Self, Lead Others is the leadership podcast for people who want to lead with impact — not ego. Smart, grounded, and always relevant, this is your space to reflect, reframe, and rise.
Hosted by Nina Sunday CSP and Hall of Fame speaker, each episode features real conversations with leadership thinkers, industry leaders and workplace experts who share practical ideas and bold insights to help you lead with emotional intelligence, clarity and purpose.
Are you committed to growing yourself to better lead others? Tune in. You'll walk away with strategies you can apply immediately — whether you're a new manager, team leader, or seasoned professional.
Subscribe and join the movement to lead with more humanity.
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Manage Self, Lead Others is the leadership podcast for people who want to lead with impact — not ego. Smart, grounded, and always relevant, this is your space to reflect, reframe, and rise.
Hosted by Nina Sunday CSP and Hall of Fame speaker, each episode features real conversations with leadership thinkers, industry leaders and workplace experts who share practical ideas and bold insights to help you lead with emotional intelligence, clarity and purpose.
Are you committed to growing yourself to better lead others? Tune in. You'll walk away with strategies you can apply immediately — whether you're a new manager, team leader, or seasoned professional.
Subscribe and join the movement to lead with more humanity.
Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers
24 minutes
3 months ago
Ep165 Communication Dynamics—Anneli Blundell
Anneli Blundell is a communication dynamo. In this fast-paced, insight-packed episode, she shares the hidden traps of everyday communication and how to fix them. From busy brain syndrome to prompt hygiene in AI, you’ll walk away with tools to speak clearly, structure your message, and increase your influence - whether you’re giving feedback, writing emails, or leading a team. If you lead people, you need to hear this.
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Soundbites
[1:12] How Anneli helps teams get heard, and why being a natural communicator isn’t required.
[2:17] Simple, structured, stakeholder-focused: her 3-part framework for effective communication.
[3:03] Why jumbled speech means jumbled thinking, and how to fix it.
[4:04] Common communication traps: unclear asks, too much or too little detail.
[4:48] Why saying “but” can sabotage your message, and what to say instead.
[5:57] Introducing busy brain syndrome - and how to navigate it in conversation.
[7:43] The power of written structure applied to spoken communication.
[9:20] Why white space helps us think, and how to replicate it in your voice.
[11:04] What prompt engineering for AI has in common with talking to humans.
[12:37] Why asking great questions can make you a better leader - and human.
[13:45] The most common mistake managers make when giving directions.
[15:17] The rule Anneli uses to spot lazy communication in emails.
[16:14] The art of giving gentle feedback without raising defensiveness.
[17:57] “What did you prioritise instead?” - a better way to open performance chats.
[19:28] How Anneli’s early career shaped her passion for communication authority.
[21:15] Intentional communication isn’t optional - it’s leadership.
[22:01] How to connect with Anneli and bring her work into your organisation.
CONTACT ANNELI BLUNDELL
https://anneliblundell.com/
Online Program:
https://www.anneliblundell.com.au/effective-communication-program
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Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers
Manage Self, Lead Others is the leadership podcast for people who want to lead with impact — not ego. Smart, grounded, and always relevant, this is your space to reflect, reframe, and rise.
Hosted by Nina Sunday CSP and Hall of Fame speaker, each episode features real conversations with leadership thinkers, industry leaders and workplace experts who share practical ideas and bold insights to help you lead with emotional intelligence, clarity and purpose.
Are you committed to growing yourself to better lead others? Tune in. You'll walk away with strategies you can apply immediately — whether you're a new manager, team leader, or seasoned professional.
Subscribe and join the movement to lead with more humanity.
