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  Communication, Trust and the Psychology of Great Teams | Lyanne Richardson and David Lengyel 21.09.2026 38min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What if the biggest problem in a team is not lack of talent, but the way people communicate?On this episode of Peek Inside, Lyanne Richardson speaks with David Lengyel about the habits that shape strong teams from the inside out. The conversation explores trust, communication, leadership, listening, and the challenge of working with people who think and respond differently.David shares why assumptions can quietly damage teamwork, why leaders sometimes overlook useful ideas, and why clear communication matters most before problems become harder to fix. The discussion also looks at how different personalities can bring value to a team when people are willing to listen, adapt and work towards the same goal.Want to understand how your own personality affects communication, teamwork and leadership?Take the free Personality Peek Starter Quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizMore About The Guest:David Lengyel is the founder and Managing Director of Venture Up, a team-building and leadership-development company founded in 1983. Drawing on more than four decades of work with corporate, government, healthcare, education, and nonprofit groups, along with an early background in climbing, mountaineering, rafting, skiing, and adventure-based training, he brings a practical, experience-driven perspective to leadership, communication, trust, risk, and team performance. He is also the co-author of a new book titled: Leadership Truths, an illustrated leadership and management series created with Mason Lengyel and Miles Lengyel. The series focuses on practical lessons for managing people, building teams, communicating clearly, developing trust, leading through change, and making better decisions in the age of AI. Leadership Truths is being released on December 12, published by Venture Up Media and available on Amazon. Website: Venture Up David’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-lengyel-099a2050 Venture Up LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ventureup Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Venture-Up-Team-Building/150323178338976Host Profile: Lyanne Richardson - Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: David LengyelLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here:https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  Breaking Old Patterns Through Hypnotherapy | Lyanne Richardson & Leo Dulay 20.09.2026 30min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Why do certain fears, habits, and emotional patterns seem to follow us for years? In this episode of Peek Inside, Lyanne Richardson sits down with hypnotherapy practitioner and author Leo Dulay to explore how past experiences may influence the way we think, react, and move through life.Leo shares his journey from more than two decades in the corporate world to discovering NLP and hypnotherapy after reaching a turning point in his own life. He discusses feeling stuck, subconscious patterns, self-hypnosis, and the ideas behind his book You Are Not Your Past.The conversation also explores why openness and self-reflection play such an important role in Leo's approach to personal change.Want to discover more about your own patterns and personality?👉 Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizLike, share, subscribe, and tell us: What pattern would you most like to understand about yourself?For feedback on Leo and his work, check out and contact his website Leodulay.com. Host Profile: Lyanne Richardson - Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Leo DulayLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  AI, Opportunity and the Future of the American Dream | Arky Jones and Bradley Aman 19.09.2026 33min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The future of work is changing fast, but what does that mean for ordinary people trying to build a better life?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones sits down with entrepreneur and author Brad Aman for a wide-ranging conversation about AI, opportunity, business, and the changing meaning of the American Dream. Brad reflects on building his own companies from modest beginnings and explains why he believes initiative, adaptability, and learning new tools will matter more as artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace.The discussion also explores a harder question: as AI becomes more useful, how do people keep their own judgement, creativity, and sense of direction? Arky raises that concern directly, challenging the idea that smarter tools should ever replace independent thought.Explore your own patterns and decision-making with the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizWatch, subscribe, and join the conversation: What role do you think AI will play in your future?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Bradley AmanLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  Horses, Trust, Pressure, and the Courage to Own Your Mistakes | Arky Jones and Silvia Rizzo 19.09.2026 30min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.You find out a lot about yourself when things stop going to plan.In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones talks with international professional rider Silvia Rizzo about pressure, trust, mistakes, and the mindset required to keep moving forward when the outcome is uncertain.Silvia’s world demands fast decisions, total focus, and the ability to recover when something goes wrong. She shares why mistakes should be examined instead of hidden, why blaming others can stop growth, and how working with horses taught her that trust and respect can never be forced.This is a conversation about staying present, taking responsibility, and becoming better without needing to pretend you always get it right.Want to understand your own patterns better? Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizSubscribe to Peek Inside and tell us in the comments: do you perform better under pressure?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Silvia RizzoLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#podmatch
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  From Survival Mode to Self-Trust | Arky Jones and Siamon Emery on Childhood Chaos, People-Pleasing and Breaking Old Patterns 19.09.2026 37min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.If you grew up feeling like you always had to read the room, keep people happy or stay one step ahead of trouble, those habits may have started long before you realised it.On this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones talks with Siamon Emery about growing up in chaos and learning to survive through control, people-pleasing and hypervigilance. Over time, those same strategies followed him into adult relationships and made it difficult to feel secure, even when nothing was actually wrong.Siamon shares how things began to change when he stopped searching outside himself for stability and started building it internally through self-awareness, boundaries, body-based practices and a different relationship with fear.Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizSubscribe, share, and comment: Did you learn to survive by becoming the dependable one?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Siamon EmeryLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  The Breaking Point That Changed Everything | Cassandra Cooper on Purpose and Self-Discovery with Arky Jones 18.09.2026 40min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.How much of your identity is really you — and how much is built from roles, routines and expectations?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Cassandra Cooper about the moment her fast-moving life was interrupted by a knee injury. With work, coaching, running and everyday responsibilities suddenly stripped back, Cassandra was forced to confront a question she had been avoiding: Who am I when I can no longer rely on what I do?From there, the conversation moves into childhood patterns, people-pleasing, burnout, self-awareness and the difference between being busy and actually feeling aligned. Cassandra also shares how this search eventually led her to the Modern Mystery School and the Path of Know Thyself, while Arky explores whether life often gives us subtle warnings before a major course correction.Discover more about your own patterns with the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizSubscribe, share, and comment: Are you living from who you are — or from the roles you have learned to perform?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Cassandra CooperLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  Turning Pain Into Purpose | Steve McGough on Innovation, Loss and Finding His Life’s Work with Arky Jones 18.09.2026 1h 5min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What happens when loss, hardship and unexpected turns completely reshape the direction of your life?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Steve McGough about resilience, reinvention, science, intuition and the long road to finding meaningful work. Steve reflects on being bullied as a child, transforming his health through martial arts, moving through careers in biochemistry, neuroscience and technology, and eventually building an invention inspired by deeply personal experiences involving his wife and family.The conversation explores grief, persistence, purpose, curiosity, risk and the difficult choice between a comfortable path and work that feels genuinely meaningful.Want to understand your own patterns and motivations better? Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizSubscribe, share, and comment: Has a difficult experience ever redirected your life for the better?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Steve McGoughLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#podmatch
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  The Hidden Battle Within Us | Purpose, Temptation, Ego and Spiritual Growth | Arky Jones and Vladimir Cirkovic 17.09.2026 45min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Why can life still feel empty even when everything looks fine on the outside?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Vladimir Cirkovic about purpose, temptation, ego, spirituality and the inner struggles that quietly shape our choices. Vladimir shares how his search for meaning began with a sense that something was missing, and how spiritual practice changed the way he understood fulfilment, discipline and self-awareness.The conversation also explores temptation, negative thought patterns, perseverance, materialism, personal responsibility and what Vladimir calls the danger of “spiritual ego”. Arky challenges some of these ideas along the way, making this a genuine discussion rather than a scripted interview.Want to understand your own patterns better? Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizSubscribe, share, and comment: What inner battle are you working through right now?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Vladimir CirkovicLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  When the Life You Built No Longer Feels Right | Arky Jones and Bren Marrick 15.09.2026 42min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What do you do when the life you worked hard to build suddenly feels wrong for the person you have become?In this Peek Inside conversation, Arky Jones and Bren Marrick explore the uncomfortable space between stability and change. Bren opens up about nearly 25 years of marriage, the moment she began questioning what she had been accepting, and what happened when she stepped into a completely different world of dating, freedom and self-discovery.But the real lesson was not about dating. It was about discovering that attention, attraction and excitement do not automatically create emotional fulfillment. Over time, Bren began separating what felt good in the moment from what actually made life feel meaningful.This is a candid conversation about marriage, identity, loneliness, confidence and choosing what comes next.Take the free Personality Peek starter quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Bren MarrickLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  Science, Intuition and the Hidden Energy Around Us | Arky Jones & Nicole Majik 14.09.2026 1h 8min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Can intuition warn us before the conscious mind understands what is happening?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones talks with Nicole Majik about the space between science, instinct, consciousness, and personal experience. Nicole reflects on her years as a chemist, the mercury poisoning that nearly cost her life, and the unusual intuitive experiences that shaped how she now understands people, energy, and awareness.The conversation moves into auras, gut feelings, astral experiences, emotional energy, spiritual perception, and those moments when someone simply “knows” something without being able to explain why.Is intuition just pattern recognition — or could there be more happening beneath the surface?🧠 Discover more about your own personality patterns with Personality Peek: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Nicole MajikLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  What Actually Builds a Winning Company: Arky Jones and James Lang 14.09.2026 43min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.A winning company is not built by strategy alone. It is built by people who understand what they are responsible for, leaders who know when to listen, and teams that feel trusted enough to do their best work.In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones and James Lang explore the human side of building a strong business — from company culture and employee motivation to difficult leadership decisions, rapid growth, and creating a team that can operate without constant supervision.James shares what he learned from scaling a startup, managing different personalities, rewarding people in ways that actually matter to them, and building loyalty through communication rather than control.The conversation also asks a bigger question: Can a company really grow if the leader never learns to let go?🧠 Explore your own personality patterns with Personality Peek: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: James LangLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#podmatch
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  Change Before Life Changes You | Peter Boolkah on Business, AI and Personal Growth 13.09.2026 38min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What happens when staying stuck becomes more painful than changing?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Peter Boolkah about business, discipline, personal growth, AI, decision-making, and the reality that change rarely waits for permission. Peter reflects on leaving corporate life, building a coaching career from scratch, surviving major business downturns, and learning to focus on what can actually be controlled.They also explore whether AI is helping people think better or simply making it easier to avoid thinking, why knowledge matters in difficult moments, and how responsibility shapes long-term success.If personality influences how people react to risk, change, pressure, and uncertainty, understanding those patterns can help make better choices.Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/free-personality-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Peter BoolkahLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#podmatch
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  When Caregiving Changes Your Entire Life | Arky Jones & Lisa Berlanga on Dementia and Family 13.09.2026 40min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Caregiving can begin with one decision — and suddenly nothing about life feels the same.On this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Lisa Berlanga about the reality of caring for her mother through dementia. Rather than giving a polished version of caregiving, Lisa talks about the anger, isolation, exhaustion, grief and dark humour that can come with trying to hold a family together while someone you love is slowly changing.She also shares how her perspective shifted over time, from feeling trapped by the situation to accepting the role she had chosen and finding meaning in the moments that remained.It is a conversation about love, duty, identity and learning how to keep going without completely losing yourself.Explore your own patterns with the free Personality Peek Starter Quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Lisa BerlangaLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  Building Confidence Through Adversity | Arky Jones and Steve Barton on Life, Business and Purpose 12.09.2026 39min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Confidence is rarely built when everything is easy.In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones talks with Steve Barton about the experiences that shaped his resilience, from childhood bullying and feeling different to suddenly taking responsibility for the family business at just 22. Steve also reflects on therapy, forgiveness, self-awareness, and the shift from constantly “doing” to becoming more conscious of who he actually was.The conversation moves through business, identity, personal growth, purpose, and Steve’s Game of Ten approach to awareness and self-belief.Music can change the emotional tone of a moment. In the same way, understanding personal patterns can change how people respond to pressure, setbacks, and uncertainty.Discover more about your own patterns with the free Personality Peek Starter Quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Steve BartonLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  What Gives Life Meaning? Faith, Purpose, Suffering & AI | Arky Jones & Joseph Lenard 11.09.2026 39min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What gives life meaning when everything familiar falls away?In this powerful episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Joseph Lenard about faith, suffering, purpose, gratitude, music, and the rapidly changing role of technology in human life.Joseph shares how losing his career, health, marriage, and former lifestyle forced him to rethink what truly matters. From surviving one of the darkest moments of his life to writing books and creating music with AI, his story becomes a conversation about resilience, faith, creativity, and finding meaning in small everyday moments.The discussion also explores prayer, consumerism, loneliness, technology, AI, and whether progress can ever replace the deeper human need for purpose.Discover more about your own patterns with the free Personality Peek Starter Quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Joseph LenardLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#Podmatch
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  Human Behavior, Media, Fear and the Battle for Attention | Arky Jones & Samuel Brooks 11.09.2026 38min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What happens when fear becomes the loudest voice in your feed?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Samuel Brooks about human behaviour, media bias, doomscrolling, algorithms, and the battle for our most valuable resource: attention.Samuel shares how constant negative news affected his outlook, why he began deliberately searching for opposing perspectives, and how that journey led to Rally, a positive-news platform designed as a counterweight to fear-driven media. Together, Arky and Samuel explore agency, attention, emotional reactions, personalized algorithms, and how the first few minutes of the day can shape everything that follows.Just as music can shift mood and focus, the content people repeatedly consume can influence how they feel, think, and respond.Curious about your own patterns? Take the free Personality Peek Starter Quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quizListen, reflect, and ask: who is really choosing where your attention goes before the next scroll begins today?Host Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Samuel BrooksLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast#podmatch
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  The Price of Growth | Arky Jones and Pat Harrison on Discipline, Sacrifice, Purpose & Choosing Your Hard 10.09.2026 38min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What if the easier choice today is the one that makes life harder tomorrow?On this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones talks with high-performance coach Pat Harrison about reinvention, discipline, sacrifice and the decisions that shape a meaningful life. Pat reflects on leaving a stable corporate career, building Wildest Dream, training as an Ironman athlete and learning that growth often means turning some parts of life down so others can rise.The conversation explores purpose, delayed gratification, stress, self-responsibility, relationships and why “choose your hard” became one of Pat’s most useful ways of thinking. They also get into training, music, mental clarity and how stepping away from the desk can help ideas surface.Want to explore your own patterns, motivation and decision-making style? Take the free Personality Peek starter quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quiz#PatHarrison #ArkyJones #PeekInside #PersonalityPeek #HighPerformance #Discipline #Motivation #PersonalGrowth #CareerChange #Purpose #Ironman #Mindset #SelfDevelopment #Podcast #MusicMotivation #podmatchHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Patrick HarrisonLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast
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  Why Listening Matters More Than Winning | Communication, Conflict & Life Lessons with Arky Jones and Bob Martin 10.09.2026 43min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Why do some conversations end in understanding while others turn into conflict?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Bob Martin about one of the most overlooked human skills: truly listening. Drawing from decades in trial law, social work, counselling and meditation, Bob shares why people often need to feel heard before they are ready to hear another point of view.The conversation moves through conflict, persuasion, emotional reactions, meditation, attention and the way personal experiences shape how people respond. Arky also challenges the idea that communication is simply about being right, exploring whether understanding another person can sometimes matter more than winning the argument.Want to understand your own communication patterns better? Take the free Personality Peek starter quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/test/free-starter-quiz#BobMartin #ArkyJones #PeekInside #PersonalityPeek #CommunicationSkills #ListeningSkills #ConflictResolution #Meditation #SelfAwareness #HumanBehaviour #PersonalGrowth #PodcastHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Bob MartinLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast
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  How One Wake-Up Call Changed Everything | Arky and Kirana on Starting Again 07.09.2026 37min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.A fulfilling life can still leave room for a quiet question: What happened to the part of life that was meant just for you?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Kirana about the unexpected moment that pushed her to look more closely at her own direction. A casual comment from her young son became a wake-up call, helping her recognize that although family life mattered deeply, she had also been drifting away from her own interests, ambitions, and sense of personal agency.What followed was not a dramatic reinvention. Kirana began with something simple—reading for an hour a day. That small habit opened the door to writing, reflection, clearer boundaries, and a stronger sense of purpose.The conversation moves through motherhood, identity, Stoicism, relationships, attention, discipline, and the idea that becoming more fully oneself does not have to come at the expense of family.A thoughtful episode for anyone who has ever felt grateful for their life and still wondered whether something important was missing.Discover more about your own personality patterns with the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/free-personality-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Kirana SidinLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast
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  How to Lead People Who Think Differently | Arky Jones with Jeremy Doran on Better Leadership & Communication 05.09.2026 36min

  Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What happens when a leader assumes everyone thinks, communicates, and works the same way?In this episode of Peek Inside, Arky Jones speaks with Jeremy Doran, founder of Neuroconversant Leadership, about communication, cognitive differences, trust, delegation, and what it really takes to lead people who see the world differently. Jeremy’s work focuses on helping leaders communicate more effectively rather than assuming their own preferred style works for everyone.The conversation explores why influence can be more powerful than authority, how better communication improves team engagement, and why leaders should become curious when someone disagrees instead of immediately trying to change their mind.Arky and Jeremy also discuss ego, delegation, different thinking styles, workplace misunderstandings, self-awareness, productivity, and the importance of empowering people rather than controlling every decision.Curious about your own communication and personality patterns? Take the free Personality Peek quiz: https://personalitypeek.com/free-personality-quizHost Profile: Peek Inside PodcastGuest Profile: Jeremy DoranLooking to connect with great podcast hosts and guests?Join PodMatch and start finding meaningful podcast opportunities here: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/peekinsidepodcast