The Inner Strategist
The Inner Strategist is a podcast for ambitious high achievers- mid career professionals who are overlooked and stuck in the invisible worker trap and first time managers similarly overlooked but stuck in the powerless leader trap. I share the real workplace stories so that you aren't blindsided by the people, the politics and the power that will derail you unless you see the game and strategise your way around it- without changing who you are. Full of everything you've ever wanted to know on how to succeed in the workplace, The Inner Strategist is your go to for thinking smarter without working harder.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 198
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S2EP 10M Why Your Ideas Die In Meetings
Have you ever wondered why when you bring up a new idea it gets shut down, or politely ignored or worse it's taken and someone else runs with it and you don't get any attribution? It has something to…
00:20:09 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
S22EP9-P- Why Being Fair Is Costing You Influence
If you’re the kind of person who shares credit, helps others, and always plays by the rules, you probably believe that fairness will be rewarded. But what if your commitment to fairness is actually c…
00:17:34 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
S2EP8-M- Being Undermined Isn't Random - It's A Pattern
Here’s the uncomfortable truth being undermined isn’t random. It’s a pattern rooted in how power, trust, and uncertainty play out in organisations. As a new manager, you have the title, but not the h…
00:27:09 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Always Overlooked? You're Not Invisible- You're Being Outplayed
If you're the consummate professional - you're the reliable one, the conscientious one, and you're also the high achiever, it can fee really frustrating when you're not recognised and someone else wi…
00:19:11 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
S2E6M- Why Nobody Tells You Anything - What Silence Really Means
As a first time manager you might think that you're now in the loop you get to know what's really going on and you can work better as a result. So what happens then when your team, exclude you and y…
00:20:18 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
When Your Back Seat Boss Sets You Up To Fail
We've all heard of those managers or even colleagues who credit steal- and we vow not to have it happen again. So What do you do then when it's your boss or manager taking credit- how do you handle …
00:25:29 |
Thu 29 May 2025
You Thought You Had A Team But What You Really Have Are Sides
Have you ever been in a situation at work where you 'know' somethings going on but you can't quite put your finger on it? or you start to notice the resistance to your leadership? If so then you're…
00:23:57 |
Tue 27 May 2025
S2E3P- It's Not What You Say In Meetings That Matters- It's When
Have you ever been in a meeting that didn't drag on too long, where the loudest hogged the conversation and gave everyone a fair time to speak? I bet you have - frequently. Now you'd think meeting…
00:24:42 |
Thu 22 May 2025
S2E2M- How First Time Managers Lose Before They Even Start
Are you a supervisor? A team leader? or even a first time manager? If so then you may have the title but not the power, as I found myself in my first management role. As a new manager you have to…
00:22:26 |
Tue 20 May 2025
S2E1- The Inner Strategist- What They Don't Teach You About Work
This is the first full episode of the inner strategist a podcast about helping you navigate the power, people and politics of work. If you've had issues with your boss, your manager or your colleagu…
00:09:03 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Goodbye To Mind Controlled Life and Hello To The Inner Strategist
It's time to say goodbye to A Mind Controlled Life Podcast- 3 years of talking all things mindset and putting the world to rights. Over the years I've shared with you how I've gone from someone with…
00:11:47 |
Thu 08 May 2025
The Go To Trap- When Being Reliable Keeps You Stuck
If I said to you that you need to stop being reliable, dependable, and the go to person at work or home would you say no way? I would have had that same reaction years ago, but it's a trap, especial…
00:19:13 |
Thu 01 May 2025
The Best Way To Shut Down Manipulators- Tactics To Stop Being Played
We all know we should have boundaries, but what do you do if it's your boss or manager, or a complete stranger? In this episode I go through the psychological tactics people will use on you to chip …
00:24:31 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
What Not To Do To Get Promoted
If I said to you that no matter what you're doing, if the boss doesn't want to promote you, you won't get there- would you be angry or did I just confirm your suspicions? We all think that if we wor…
00:19:04 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Power Moves- How To Stop Being Played At Work
If someone at work can get you to do what they want you to do and you do it despite not really want to, or you can even know they're false but you'll still give to them even when you swear you'll be …
00:22:04 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
The Truth About Toxic Workplace- 3 Sneaky Tricks They Play
Have you ever wondered why toxic workplaces still exist despite how much is known? In this episode I give you 3 sneaky tricks that are hard for you to get out of, and effectively keeps you in a toxi…
00:27:00 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
How You're Being Groomed To Overwork
If you think that your workplace has your best interests at heart, you'd be wrong? Overwork is that norm for so many people and burnout is a reality of that overwork. So how do workplaces still get…
00:24:07 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Why Your Managers Keep You Too Busy To Think
If you find it difficult to switch off from work, you're not able to relax and wind down fully after work, then you are 'on'. And when you're always on, it's bad for you but great for your place and…
00:23:50 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
I Was Destined For Burnout Because Of This One Thing
Have you ever over given and didn't want to? Do your family and friends tell you you're working too hard but you ignore them? People pleasing or being an over giver on the surface seems like you're…
00:24:31 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
You're Not Just Being Nice- The Beliefs and Behaviours That Trap You Into People Pleasing
There is an underlying belief that dictates all of our behaviour the good and the 'bad' and so when it comes to people pleasing you might think you're just being nice, or helpful or kind, but if bein…
00:20:46 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
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