In this episode of The Happy Leader Podcast, Amal speaks with Alex Hirst & Lizzie Penny, Co-Founders of Hoxby and Authors of the No. 1 Sunday Times Best Selling Book, ‘Workstyle: a revolution for wellbeing, productivity and society’, about the "The Workstyle Revolution" – How to achieve a high level of success, while feeling fulfilled and energized - all while fitting your work around your life rather than the other way round.

Lizzie shares her personal journey from the corporate world to a becoming a deeply fulfilled co-founder, wife and mother. She takes us though the ups and downs of life including: surviving breast cancer, nine weeks of bed rest during a high-risk pregnancy, helping her husband through cancer treatment, while raising three active, young children. Being able to fit her work around her life has been truly transformative for her during these times - a source of stability, purpose and joy.

Alex’s journey is different but just as inspiring. He had been working 12-hour days for years, believing that the more hours he put in at work, the more success would surely follow until he experienced burnout. He was feeling numb to the lows and ambivalent to the highs and as his wife said at the time, he had become a shell of the person he used to be. Alex didn’t want to live that way anymore, so he set out to redefine his psychological contract with work. He was determined to be judged on his output rather than when and where he worked, which led to a conversation in the pub with Lizzie and the creation of the word workstyle… The rest, as they tell us on this podcast, is history!

In this episode you'll learn how to:

• Be more productive by tapping into your natural energy cycles.
• Create a more balanced life where you get to go to the gym, read for pleasure, and spend time with your family, all while improving your productivity at work.
• Fit your work around life instead your life around work.
• Work toward being judged by your output instead of the number of hours you work.

To learn more about The Workstyle Revolution and to join their free community go to workstylerevolution.com/join. The Workstyle book is available from all good bookshops or via Amazon here.

To learn more about how Amal helps leaders, please go to: Unlock Your True Potential (amalgrammas.com)

In this episode of The Happy Leader Podcast, Amal speaks with Jason Lavender, Co-Founder & CEO of Electives, and MIT grad about the "Sweet Spot of Purpose" - Feeling good inside yourself while making others feel good. 

In this episode you'll learn:

• The lessons Jason learned in how to create a high level of delight with your customers no matter what you do for a living.
• The secret to living an inspired life. 
• How the culture of excellence is tied to a strong purpose. 
• How to go after a goal and persevere through the tough times when people say no over and over again. 
• How improv classes could change your life.

To read Jason's article, Sushi on an Airplane, an Italian Beltmaker, and The Perfect Sandwich go to https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasontlavender_every-customer-is-your-most-important-customer-activity-7117486081846992896-QaN6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop.

To learn more about how Amal helps leaders, please go to: Unlock Your True Potential (amalgrammas.com)

In this episode of The Happy Leader Podcast, Amal coaches you through an exercise that will help you gain clarity about what you're amazing at and what may be holding you back from reaching your true potential. 

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to tap into your subconscious mind to identify how your biggest strength helps you and hurts you.
• How your biggest weakness is actually your biggest strength in overdrive.
• A simple way to reduce stress and expand your positive influence on others.
• How to work through the discomfort of growth to reach your true potential.

To learn more about how Amal helps leaders, please go to: Unlock Your True Potential (amalgrammas.com)