The Not So Breakfast Show
Listen, laugh and learn as we share our latest thoughts about staying relevant, contemporary leadership and doing life right. Ish Cheyne is the Head of Fitness in New Zealand for global fitness juggernaut Les Mills. Sacha Coburn is the COO of Coffee Culture, a leading group of boutique coffee shops, and the co-founder of The Company You Keep.co.nz.
Episodes
286 episodes
Do You Really Need to Find Your Why?
Episode 273Do you know your why? Your purpose? The deep, meaningful reason you leap out of bed every morning ready to change the world?No? Excellent. You may be absolutely fine.This week, Sacha takes aim at Simon Sinek and ...
Why Smart People Still Make Dumb Decisions
Episode 272What happens when being “the smart one” becomes part of your identity? Apparently, you get very good at constructing brilliant arguments for ideas that may still be completely terrible.This week, Ish and Sacha get into ...
Critical Ignoring: The Skill Your Attention Is Begging For
Episode 271Ish arrives with a voice that sounds like it’s been dragged through gravel, but fortunately it’s not illness; it’s karaoke. Ten songs, a bit of Blues Brothers, and a final assault on Sweet Child O’ Mine will apparen...
Congratulations, You’re the Manager. Sorry About Your Life.
Episode 270This episode is about one of the most common promotion traps at work: taking the person who is brilliant at doing the job and assuming they’ll naturally be brilliant at leading everyone else who does it.Ish...
Are You in a Work Situationship?
Episode 269Some people stay in a job for years. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re committed. They might just be comfortable, financially trapped, quietly checking Seek at lunchtime, or waiting for someone else to make the first move....
Five Things Every Leader Should Know About Their Team
Episode 268In this episode, Ish and Sacha explore five things every leader should know about the people in their team, beyond names, roles and coffee orders.They unpack why motivation is never one-size-fits-all, how leaders can un...
Excellence Should Create Growth, Not Entrapment
Episode 267Being good at your job is meant to be a good thing. Until everyone notices, starts sending everything your way, and your reward for being reliable is a to-do list that now requires its own project manager.In this episod...
Rubik’s Cubes, Bougie Birthday Cakes and Three Very Useful Envelopes
Episode 266What do Rubik’s Cubes, children’s birthday cakes, startup pitch decks and a CEO with three envelopes have in common?Quite a lot, apparently.In this episode, Ish uses his hard-earned Rubik’s Cube mastery to explor...
Terrible Leadership Advice
Episode 265In this episode, Ish and Sacha unpack some of the worst leadership advice that often gets dressed up as wisdom.They start with the classic “don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions” and explore why that can shut down...
What Your Boss Is Really Saying
Episode 264Ever sat in a meeting and heard a very vague, slightly passive-aggressive comment float across the room… then spent the next ten minutes wondering, “Was that aimed at me?” Same!In this episode, Ish and Sacha unpack the ...
Friends, Friction, and the Fine Art of Collaboration
Episode 263In this episode, Ish and Sacha unpack the joy and occasional lumpiness of working with people who have different styles to your own. The conversation comes from real life, as they have recently been building a project t...
Go Slow to Go Fast: Better Thinking at Work
Episode 262Ever had one of those moments where your mouth starts speaking before your brain has properly joined the meeting? Ish has. And, to be fair, most of us have. Especially when being quick, responsive, and “good in the moment” is ...
How to Stop Sounding Vague at Work
Episode 261: How to Stop Sounding Vague at WorkIsh and Sacha talk about how to stop sounding vague at work and start communicating with more intention, confidence, and cut-through.They explore why people waffle, why fear makes us ...
Are you OK? The AI check-in
Join us on SkoolAI is coming in hot from every angle, at every speed. This week Ish and Sacha stop pretending they haven't noticed and have a proper chat about...
MWM:The Quietest Power Move in Presenting
Join us on SkoolFresh off a full day of back-to-back presenting, Sacha shares the quiet technique that stopped an event organiser in their tracks.It's not about pr...
Smile, Remember Names, Solve the Crime
Join us on Skool Episode 259What if the most important career training you ever got was standing behind a reception desk?In this episode, Is...
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Work Ethic: Your Greatest Strength… or Your Biggest Trap?
Join us on SkoolTopic: Work Ethic: Your Greatest Strength… or Your Biggest Trap? We all love to say we’ve got a strong work ethic. It sounds impr...
The First 5 Minutes That Make or Break Your Presentation
Join us on SkoolEpisode 257: The First 5 Minutes That Make or Break Your PresentationWe’re recording early, with Sacha dialling in at 6am in full Hugh Hef...
MWM - The Rant
Join us on SkoolStop Consuming—Start Controlling What You CanThis week’s mini is a full rant… and honestly, it hits.With everything happening in th...
Busy or Avoiding? The Truth About Your Workload
Join us on SkoolEpisode 256: Busy or Avoiding? The Truth About Your WorkloadWe kick things off mid-real-life chaos, with Sacha juggling admin dramas , a perfect re...
MWM: The Real Cost of “Just Passing It On”
The Hidden Damage of GossipA bit of a different one this week…This mini was sparked by a real situation where a piece of “well-meaning” information turned out to be completely wrong, but not before it caused stress...
My Boss Stole My Idea… Now What?
THE NOT SO BREAKFAST SHOWEpisode Show Notes: Who Gets the Credit?Sacha is fresh off a near miss with an Easter chocolate bunny, after realising she’d already eaten lunch (sushi, no less), she heroically returned ...