In this episode, we're joined by Hitomi Whitlock, Organizational Change Manager at the University of Washington's Housing and Food Services, and an experienced real estate investor. 

Hitomi shares her journey from moving to the U.S. as a child to leading change at one of the nation's top universities—all while managing a successful real estate business.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• How Hitomi uses her strengths (Futuristics, Discipline, Positivity, Woo, Learner) to drive success.

• The tech tools she leverages, like ClickUp, Miro, Loom, and GoodNotes, to streamline workflows, eliminate unnecessary meetings, and enhance collaboration.

• Tips for running effective hybrid workshops that keep everyone engaged, whether in-person or remote.

• How a customer-centric focus in both her roles has led to zero evictions and high tenant satisfaction in her real estate ventures.

• Strategies for building trust quickly in workshops, from pre-session videos to effective icebreakers.

• The importance of balancing big-picture vision with disciplined execution in both professional and personal life.

Alan Weiss, the rock star of consulting is BACK on the First Time Facilitator podcast with host Leanne Hughes.

Today, I'm joined by Lisa Leong, a broadcaster, author, and facilitator.

Her superpowers, which you'll hear very clearly in this episode, are curiosity and creativity.

We delve into the parallels between having talk-back radio and getting listeners to call in to hosting workshops and being truly present.

We also talk about energy, meeting the room where it's at, and the best ways to prepare to be spontaneous—an awesome oxymoron, right?

And Lisa shares how she does this, even down to the detail, like her unique research approach, which includes a bit of LinkedIn stalking.

She presents on ABC Radio Melbourne on Sundays and also hosts 'This Working Life' on ABC Radio National, which is an awesome show.

In the First Time Facilitator podcast, host Leanne Hughes introduces guest Sally Prosser, a voice and confidence coach.

We riff on the concept of 'breveloquence', a portmanteau of brevity and eloquence, and how they aim to develop and use this tool in verbal and written forms.

We also take you behind the scenes of our new workshop called Get to the Point, which we're co-hosting in Brisbane on 16 April 2024.

In this conversation, Phil Woods joins Leanne Hughes, host of the 'First Time Facilitator Podcast' to share his journey from a legal career to becoming an independent strategy and team development consultant with Catalyst Strategy.

Phil outlines how he uses frameworks to guide organisations through transformation, draws on his command and activator strengths for maximum impact, and explains the importance of managing energy in workshops.

In this episode, host Leanne Hughes discusses five ways she uses chat GPT to improve and enhance her workshop experiences and delivery.

She shares examples of how she uses Chat GPT for image creation, generating questions, creating case studies, generating frameworks, and coming up with attractive titles for her workshops. You'll also hear some personal updates and experiences related to her work.

Leanne Hughes’ 2023 Annual Report podcast/video episode, where I share my favourite UNOFFICIAL business metrics, and quarter by quarter highlights/lessons learnt.

Welcome back to another episode with your host, Leanne Hughes. I received a listener question from my friend, Juraj Holub and thought I'd share my thoughts on the show.

Today, Leanne goes solo, diving deep into the Cape section of the Spark framework, a crucial element of her book, "The Two Hour Workshop Blueprint," now available on Audible.

Today, Leanne goes solo, diving deep into the Cape section of the Spark framework, a crucial element of her book, "The Two Hour Workshop Blueprint," now available on Audible.

Michael Grinder has over 40 years of experience training thousands of groups. Known as the pioneer of nonverbal communication, Michael helps executives and educators assess people more accurately, connect with others more deeply, and build their charisma.