How I Work
Episodes
Always chasing the next achievement? Jennifer Breheny Wallace has a better way to measure your life
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There is a question most of us skip past entirely in our daily lives: do I actually matter? Not "am I useful?" or "am I successful?" bu...
Quick Win: The creative secret behind Exploding Kittens’ thousand-idea design retreats
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a team generates a thousand ideas - and kills most of them within minutes? In this Quick Win, I speak with Exploding Kittens c...
The Work Edit: Struggling to say no? The method I use that makes every decision easier
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a portfolio career, requests have a funny way of multiplying. A speaking gig here, a board invite there, a coffee catch-up that sounds va...
How I AI: 8 tasks you should never do manually again
07 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** You have access to AI. You probably use it a ...
What watching 20,000 auditions teaches you about getting attention, with Big Brother and The X Factor creator Maz Farrelly
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most professionals are terrible at talking about themselves. Not because they lack substance, but because no one ever taught them that being interesti...
(BONUS) The psychology of the pitch: what TV producers know that salespeople don't, with Maz Farrelly
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We put someone on the moon in 1969. We didn't put wheels on suitcases until 1972. The problem was: Nobody had stopped to noti...
How I AI: The agent that Neo uses every single day
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** You type a research question into your AI tool, get bac...
The Work Edit: Everyone is using AI to apply for jobs. Here's how to stand out.
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing how hiring works does not prepare you for what job hunting actually feels like right now. Today’s guest, Nicole, found th...
How I AI: The three agents every knowledge worker should have
24 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** You sit down to research something for work, open a few tabs...
What I told Lael Stone about my worst year
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**This week I'm sharing a crossover episode from the Humans, being. podcast with the wonderful Lael Stone. It's one of the more personal chats I've do...
How I AI: How to Build a Knowledge Agent That Answers Every 101 Question - So You Don't Have To
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** There's a question you've answered a hun...
I asked a LinkedIn insider how to actually stand out on LinkedIn in 2026
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's a moment a lot of professionals know well. You put real thought into a LinkedIn post, hit publish, and watch the likes trickle in. Five.&...
(BONUS) Behind the mic: the art of the interview, with Jessi Hempel
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are interviews, and then there are conversations. The best podcast hosts know the difference, and the gap between the two is harder to close tha...
How I AI: Agents Explained in 10 Minutes (No Jargon, No Hype)
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here: https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents** The word "agents" is everywhere right now. It shows up in pr...
Why you feel busy all the time (even when you’re not), with Laura Vanderkam
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do with four extra hours a day? Probably say you don't have them. But according to Laura Vanderkam, one of the world's leadin...
Why Most AI Rollouts Fail (And How to Make Sure Yours Doesn't)
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You've bought the licenses. You've made the announcement. And a few months later, you're staring at a workforce either ignori...
Are you an initiator or a responder? Tom Rath on thriving in the age of AI
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the thing you spend the most time on at work won't matter at all when you're gone? It's a confronting question,...
What AI capability really looks like in high-performing teams
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for Inventium’s AI Agent Bootcamp here: INSERT CORRECT LINK HERE Your organisation hit its AI adoption target. Eighty percent of staff h...
This is what AI is actually doing to your brain, with Gabriella Rosen Kellerman
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The more AI tools you use, the more productive you get. Right? Not exactly. Boston Consulting Group leader Gabriella Rosen K...
The #1 mistake people make with AI
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every time you open a new AI chat, you're starting from scratch. You type out the background, explain your role, describe the project. Then you do it ...
Sabri Suby on video sales letters, and the negotiation mistakes almost everyone makes (Part 2)
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You're in sales. Even if your job title has nothing to do with sales, you are selling every single day. Ideas, proposals, budget requests, buy-in. The...
Why you need to talk, not type, to your AI
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You are almost certainly doing most of your computer work the slow way. Think about the last time you sat down to write an email, rename a file, or wo...
The Subtraction Method: how Sabri Suby protects his time and focus (Part 1)
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret to getting more done was to stop doing things? Sabri Suby, founder of King Kong, one of Australia's fastest-growing digital agencie...
Our #1 favourite AI tool for meetings
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There is a moment most people have had in a meeting: the AI bot joins before your guest does, someone has to awkwardly ask if recording is okay, and t...
The AI playbook of ELMO Software’s President, Joseph Lyons
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Being prepared is one of those things that sounds straightforward until you actually look at a leader's calendar. Back-to-back meetings, a constant st...
Stop writing like a robot: ban these AI words and phrases
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Download Inventium.ai's anti-AI slop prompt here: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/d5f746bd3e You can always tell when something's been written by AI. Th...
Ask Me Anything with Dr Amantha Imber: Burnout, AI, Productivity & The Biggest Mistakes Knowledge Workers Make
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** It's Ask Me Anything time! I aske...
How we have automated AI to summarise industry news, trends, and other updates – every single week
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
That wall of industry newsletters in your inbox isn’t a reading list. It’s a stress list. You tell you...
Why visualising success might be sabotaging you, with Nir Eyal (Part 2)
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Visualising success feels productive. Vision boards, manifesting, picturing the finish line. It gives the sense that you’re ...
How to use AI to prioritise when everything feels urgent
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When your to-do list feels endless and everything seems equally urgent, it’s hard to know where to start. The overwhelm doesn&rsq...
Struggling to reach your goals? Nir Eyal explains the beliefs holding you back (Part 1)
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest obstacle standing between you and the things you want in life isn’t your effort, your discipline, or even your circumstances...
The One Question Every Leader Should Ask About AI
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rolling out Copilot or ChatGPT and hoping productivity magically improves rarely works. In fact, for many leaders, it creates more confusion, more&nbs...
Feel stuck in small talk? Daniel Coyle shares the questions that create real connection.
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We all have stories worth telling. Yet most of us decide ours aren’t interesting enough, important enough, or universal enough to...
The AI critique system we use to improve our work
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Download Inventium.ai’s custom GPT instructions to create your own Personal AI Reviewer Buddy here: https://amantha-imber.kit.com...
The 5 skills that will get you promoted this year, with Tim Duggan
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re aiming for a promotion this year, here’s a slightly awkward thought: the skills that got you here ...
How to use AI to find a new job
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Job hunting can feel like a full-time job in itself. Scrolling listings, second-guessing roles, and trying to stand out in a sea of applications....
The truth about fibre, full-body MRIs and food myths, with Dr Joanna McMillan.
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every week there’s a new study telling us what not to eat. Coffee is bad. Eggs are dangerous. Spinach blocks nutrients. Or ...
We Let AI Prep Us for a Doctors Appointment
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Doctor and specialist appointments are expensive, time-limited, and often overwhelming. It’s easy to walk in underprepared and walk ou...
Walking away from a dream job? Dom Price reveals what really happens in the space after “I quit.”
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After 12 years as the Work Futurist at Atlassian, Dom Price made the decision to leave a role so intertwined with who he was that even introducing him...
How to use AI to save money shopping
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Shopping should be simple. But for most of us, it’s turned into tabs open everywhere, conflicting reviews, and that lingerin...
Some workplaces drain you. Autistic CEO Cherie Clonan explains what's really happening.
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some workdays leave you tired. Others leave you completely wiped, even when you have done everything right. In this episode, I explore why t...
(BONUS) The LinkedIn metric most people ignore - Cherie Clonan on return on intimacy.
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn can feel pretty soulless right now, with endless AI-generated posts and very little that actually sticks. In this bonus episode, I chat...
Tame your inbox with these 5 AI hacks
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coming back from a few days off work should feel refreshing. Instead, it often means opening your inbox to 200 unread emails and n...
13 AI tools we use every single day
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are launching How I AI, a new weekly show dropping straight into your How I Work feed every Monday. Over the p...
BEST OF: Want to make time for the things that count? Oliver Burkeman has your time management answers
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**BEST OF** In an effort to make time for ourselves, many of us fall back on using To Do lists and time blocking. But often these strategies can end u...
BEST OF: I burnt out completely last year. This is how I recovered.
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**BEST OF** In our modern workplaces, is suffering from burn out now simply a matter of when, rather than if? For a slightly different episode, I&rsqu...
BEST OF: The People-Pleasing Trap: How Laura Henshaw escaped it (and how you can too)
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**BEST OF** Do you find yourself constantly trying to ensure people like you? Bending over backwards to avoid giving bad news or make someone unhappy?...
BEST OF: Sahil Bloom on building a scoreboard that reflects what matters
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**BEST OF** You can be ticking off goals, crushing deadlines, and still feel like you’re missing the point. If your time and energy aren’t...
BEST OF: Journaling for people who hate journaling: Michael Bungay Stanier's game-changing method
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**BEST OF** That beautiful leather-bound journal you bought with the best intentions? The one now gathering dust under a pile of books? You're not alo...
25 things 2025 taught us about work, wellbeing, & AI
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special crossover episode with my mate Shelley Johnson from This Is Work, we sat down with printed lists and compared notes on 25 th...
Quick Win: The quarterly ritual that bonds teams for months
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your team could feel more connected without ever mandating office days? In this Quick Win episode, I’m joined by Avani Prabhakar, ...
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 2)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Looking ahead to a new year can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time, especially when you’re not quite sure what you w...
Quick Win: What leaders get wrong about saying sorry with Clare Stephens
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever caught yourself rehearsing what to say at work - terrified one wrong phrase could spark backlash? In this Quick Win, I speak with Clare Ste...
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 1)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some years slip by in a blur, and others demand you stop and ask yourself why certain moments changed you more than you expected. This was one of thos...
Quick Win: The simple question that stops catastrophising and opens real possibility
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re on the edge of a big leap, do you spiral into everything that could go wrong? What if you asked a different question instead - one t...
Ask Me Anything: How I use AI in real life (plus the tech I rely on to work smarter)
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** I talk about AI a lot ...
Quick Win: Why your “default behaviour” isn’t actually yours — and how to change it
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the way you argue with your partner or push yourself at work isn’t actually yours - but something you absorbed decades ago? In thi...
The counterintuitive brainstorming rule that made Exploding Kittens a global hit.
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you lead a team that kills thousands of ideas - and still keep everyone excited to create again the next day? That’s business as us...
(BONUS) Exploding Kittens CEO’s “walking with AI” ritual to unlock ideas.
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The secret to using AI well might actually be teaching it to shut up. In this bonus episode, I’m joined by Elan Lee - the brilliant mind b...
Quick Win: The dangerous AI shortcut that quietly erodes your judgment
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI can feel like the ultimate shortcut – no blank pages, no stuck moments. But what happens when you hand over too much of the thinking? I...
Ambitious CEO and present parent? Dr Catriona Wallace on refusing to choose.
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one thing to be told you can’t have it all. It’s another to be told you can’t be both a CEO and a mother. When an i...
(BONUS) How plant medicine transformed Catriona Wallace’s leadership
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago, Dr Catriona Wallace drank ayahuasca for the first time - expecting enlightenment but instead meeting her shadow. What followed was sev...
Quick Win: The AI workflow that can replace your morning scroll
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if every morning you woke up to the biggest breakthroughs in your industry - already summarised and ranked before your first sip of coffee? ...
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 2)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, I shared part one of my conversation with my teammate Aly Solly from Inventium. We unpacked some of the lessons from 2024 - our toughest ye...
Quick Win: How to use AI to think better – not faster
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you think AI is just about saving time or cutting headcount, you’re missing its biggest potential. In this Quick Win episode, futurist ...
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 1)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often talk about success stories, not the moments when things completely fall apart. But sometimes, that’s where the biggest lessons hide.&nb...
Quick Win: The AI experiment that made a CEO obsolete
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the smartest thing a leader could do is try to make themselves obsolete? That’s exactly what Georgie Holt, co-founder of Flight Sto...
The moment that changed how Holly Wainwright sees ambition
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We love to pretend we’re above jealousy – that successful, self-aware people don’t feel it. But that’s a lie. When bests...
(BONUS) The mindset shift that saved Holly Wainwright from burning out, again
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, Holly Wainwright promises herself she won’t burn out again - and every year, she does. When she told me that, I laughed - not ...
Quick Win: The surprising upside of shorter tenure
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long tenure sounds like a good thing - until it starts holding your business back. Here’s what I learned when I stopped treating it as a badge o...
Steal Atlassian’s playbook for building stronger teams without an office
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most companies think connection is built in the office. Atlassian discovered the opposite. In this episode, I’m joined by Avani Prabhakar,...
Quick Win: What teams get wrong about psychological safety
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You could be trying your hardest to build psychological safety - and still be getting it wrong. Here’s why just one person feeling unsafe can qu...
How to lead when you’re scared of saying the wrong thing, with Clare Stephens
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you say the wrong thing online - or at work - and suddenly feel the world closing in? Clare Stephens knows this all too well. After ...
Quick Win: The relationship reset that doesn’t feel like a chore, with Sahil Bloom
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When life gets hectic, relationships are often the first thing to slip. But what if a simple habit could keep you connected - even during your busiest...
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: how to stand out in the job market, AI-proofing your skills, managing energy & my top leadership tips (Part 2)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** It’s harder than ever to cut thro...
25 ways AI can make your home life easier
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ ** AI isn’t just for work. Fr...
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: Procrastination hacks, my AI workflows, and task management hacks (Part 1)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** What do you do when procrastination tak...
Stop letting AI write bad emails. Do this instead
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ ** Struggling to get AI to write emails ...
Designing prompts that save you hours every week with Dropbox’s Morgan Brown
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest value of AI isn’t answers, but better questions? For Morgan Brown, Vice President of Product and Growth at Dropbox, that rea...
The secret to smarter AI? Make it disagree with you
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
** Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ ** Most people use AI like a polite assi...
How to stop saying yes when you mean no, with Lael Stone
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever said yes when your whole body was screaming NO!!? Those small choices add up, leaving us drained, resentful, and out of alignment with o...
AI slop explained: Why it’s everywhere and what to do about it
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book in for Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/ Have you ever received a 10-page document t...
The two questions that can stop overthinking in its tracks with Lael Stone
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your colleague doesn’t reply to your email. Days pass. Your mind spins - do they not like me, do they not want me on the project, or are they ju...
Quick Win: Why it’s ok to have career-focused personal identity
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So many of us strive to find that ‘perfect job’, but once we get there, do we run the risk of having it become our sole focus, to the detr...
This futurist’s AI advice will change how you work forever
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you think AI is all about saving time and cutting corners, think again. In this conversation with futurist Bob Johansen, we explore how ...
Quick Win: The simple question that helps you be more intentional with how you spend your days
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re rushing through the day, it’s easy to lose sight of what actually matters. In this Quick Win episode, New York Times bes...
A CEO’s AI Experiment: How AI helped me fire myself
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Georgie Holt set herself a radical challenge: Could she completely remove herself from the operational side of her job using AI? In this conversation,...
(Bonus) Behind the scenes of Diary Of A CEO + how the team built 48 AI tools and saved 62,000 hours
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode, Georgie Holt (co-founder of Flight Story alongside Stephen Bartlett) takes us behind-the-scenes to look at how her team...
Quick Win: Why inbox zero is a myth (and what to do instead)
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If your inbox is overflowing and you can’t shake the guilt of unanswered emails, you’re not alone. In this Quick Win episode, New York Tim...
How AI is changing the way you think (and how to fight back) with Prof Scott Anthony
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to our ability to think critically when we start outsourcing it to AI? Professor Scott Anthony is one of the world’s leading expert...
Quick Win: Why you feel stuck (and the simple reflection to change it)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you stuck in autopilot, drifting through life without a sense of direction? This episode can help you get back in touch with what really matters.&...
My biggest leadership mistakes from 2024 (Part 2)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who wants to be led by someone who’s burnt out? That’s the question I asked myself in 2024 - and why I kept pushing through and pretending...
Quick Win: How to prioritise when everything feels important
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Work-life balance. We’ve all heard the phrase — but how do you actually achieve it? And more importantly, is it even possible when it feel...
My biggest leadership mistakes from 2024 (Part 1)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I got leadership wrong in 2024. That’s how I started a newsletter earlier this year that scared the hell out of me to publish. In this episode, ...
Quick Win: How Laura Henshaw broke free from destructive people-pleasing
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giving feedback to someone else is hard, especially when it involves constructive criticism or even outright bad news. For those who have a need to be...
BEST OF: Want to make time for the things that count? Oliver Burkeman has your time management answers
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BEST OF In an effort to make time for ourselves, many of us fall back on using To Do lists and time blocking. But often these strategies can end up wi...
Quick Win: How to quit single-use waste - even when you're travelling
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you that one simple kit could make your work and travel more sustainable - without adding extra hassle? The best eco-friendly hab...
BEST OF: Ramp it up or shut it down: How ConvertKit’s Founder and CEO made his most important business decision
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BEST OF How does an entrepreneur go from being told to shut down their business to building a software company worth over $200 million and serving ove...
Quick Win: A better way to make big decisions (with total confidence)
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The bigger the decision, the harder it feels to make. We overthink, second-guess ourselves, and sometimes freeze entirely. But what if there was a sim...
BEST OF: Atlassian’s Dom Price says ‘difficult conversations’ can be easy if you know how
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BEST OF Do difficult workplace conversations terrify you?Does the idea of having to tell a colleague something they won’t like make you just wan...