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Two words. One question. Total team transformation.
Dr. Lisa Riegel's "fizzy or flat?" check-in is the simplest way to build psychological safety on your team.

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🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD

#LeadershipDevelopment #PsychologicalSafety #TeamCulture #LeadershipCoaching #EmployeeEngagement

Description: What if the path you've been on was never yours?

Dr. Lisa Riegel shares how leaving a 'successful' life led to her true purpose — and what authentic leadership really looks like.

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🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD


#AuthenticLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #LeadershipCoaching #LeadershipMindset

You can literally rewire your brain. Here's how.
Dr. Lisa Riegel on the daily practice that replaces negative associations with positive ones — and transforms how you lead.

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🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD



#Neuroplasticity #RewireYourBrain #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipMindset #LeadershipCoaching

Your amygdala doesn't care about your leadership title.
Dr. Lisa Riegel reveals why even self-aware leaders say things they don't mean — and how to take back control.

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🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD


#LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipMindset #LeadershipCoaching #LeadershipPodcast

This week’s coaching questions are inspired by my latest Optimising Leader Brilliance podcast episode called: The Amygdala Hijack: Why Leaders Lose Control Under Stress, featuring Lisa Riegel. Grab your journal (or download my free one in the bio/comments) and let’s get to work.

⏸️ Pause. 🪞 Reflect. ▶️ Act.

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🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD


#LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipCoaching #LeadershipMindset #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipPodcast

Stress doesn't just feel bad. It literally shuts down your brain's CEO.
Dr. Lisa Riegel explains the neuroscience — and why losing it under pressure isn't a character flaw.
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🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD


#LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipMindset #BrainScience #LeadershipCoaching #LeadershipPodcast

Dr. Lisa Riegel — neuroscience expert, leadership strategist and author shares brain science insights and practical strategies for leaders to regain calm, confident control under stress. Discover stress management techniques and how understanding your brain’s wiring can transform leadership, communication, and team performance. Learn how to lead strategically with self-awareness and sustainable impact using Dr. Lisa’s neuroscience-backed 8C Commitment Framework."
What You Will Learn:
💡 Discover why 80% of what drives your behaviour as a leader is unconscious — and the simple neuroscience-backed strategies to get your "CEO brain" back in charge.
💡 Learn how chronic stress is silently undermining your team's engagement and collaboration — and what brain-based leadership actually looks like in practice.
💡 Find out how Dr. Lisa's 8C Commitment Framework helps leaders move from aspiration to operational transformation — with tools you can apply immediately, whether you lead a team of 5 or 500.

Here’s to your leadership development and personal growth!

Estelle Read
Bestselling Author, Leadership Coach & Speaker

TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Introduction & Episode Opener
(01:11) Welcome & Introducing Dr. Lisa Riegel
(02:29) Lisa's Background & What a Typical Day Looks Like
(02:57) Lisa's Non-Negotiable Daily Routines & "Two Minutes of Joy"
(05:00) Understanding the Vagus Nerve & Its Role in Stress
(07:56) Calming the Vagus Nerve — Practical Strategies
(09:05) How to Recognise When Stress Is Running Your Leadership
(14:10) Lisa's Origin Story — The Journey to Neuroscience & Leadership
(17:36) The 8C Commitment Framework — Overview
(21:46) Aspirations to Operations — The Book & Cadence in Practice
(26:07) Brain-Based Coaching — Tackling Root Fears in Leadership
(33:49) Lisa's Life Motto: "Simply Just Say Yes"
(35:18) What a Great Way to Live — Joy, Intentionality & Connection
(36:01) Question from Previous Guest — What Are You Ready to Let Go Of?
(37:32) Three Actionable Tips to Close
(39:35) Pause, Reflect & Act — Mini Coaching Practice

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#LeadershipCoach #VagusNerve #LeadershipBurnout #Neuroscience #ImposterSyndrome #SelfAwareness #MindsetShift #LeadershipDevelopment #CalmConfidence #OptmisingLeaderBrilliance

Your brain has a security manager — and sometimes he fires your CEO. 🧠
80% of brain traffic is unconscious. When stress levels spike, your amygdala bypasses your prefrontal cortex entirely — shutting down rational thought, decision-making, and self-control.
You're not failing as a leader. Your brain is doing exactly what it's wired to do.
Self-awareness is the override switch. Full episode ➡️ link in bio or search for the Optimising Leader Brilliance Podcast

🏷️ @Lisa Riegel, PhD


#leadership, #leadershipburnout, #mindsetshift, #stressmanagement, #selfawareness

This week’s coaching questions are inspired by my latest Optimising Leader Brilliance podcast episode called: 1 in 6 People Are Narcissists — Here's How to Protect Your Energy as a Leader, featuring Ginny Priem.

Grab your journal (or download my free one in the bio/comments) and let’s get to work.

⏸️ Pause. 🪞 Reflect. ▶️ Act.

😇 Share this to help someone in your network.

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🏷️ @Ginny Priem | @ginnypriem

#Shorts, #Narcissism, #Journaling, #Leadership, #PersonalDevelopment

DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim and Offender.

It's the move narcissists make when you finally call them out — and suddenly you're the one who's wrong. If you've ever confronted someone and walked away feeling like the villain, this is why. Recognising it is the first step to reclaiming your reality.

You can hear the full episode by searching for or asking your smart speaker to, ‘Play the Optimising Leader Brilliance Podcast'. Alternatively, see the links below.

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🏷️ @Ginny Priem | @ginnypriem

#Shorts #Leadership #SelfImprovement #PersonalDevelopment #Narcissism