Building Better Humans Project

In this episode of the Building Better Humans Project podcast, Glenn invites listeners to take a hard look at how they're dealing with their problems. He asks a simple yet profound question: are you breathing life into your problems or dealing with them? The answer might surprise you.

Glenn shares practical strategies for managing our problems without letting them consume us. He explains how our attention is energy, and whatever we...

Building a strong team requires more than just assembling talented individuals. It's about creating a collective that shares a purpose, trusts one another, and holds each other accountable. In this episode, Glenn delves into the foundations of building a genuine team, highlighting the importance of clarity, trust, standards, belonging, and collective ownership.

A team's success isn't just about individual achievements, but about wh...

Leadership Is the Difference.

Great teams and great organisations don’t happen by accident. They are built through great leadership. 

In this episode of the Building Better Humans Project, I explore what I’ve learned working with businesses ranging from small teams of 10 people through to organisations with hundreds of staff. We discuss why leadership starts with leading yourself, the importance of self-awareness a...

In this episode of the Building Better Humans Project, I unpack Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle Is the Way and five powerful lessons we can immediately apply to our own lives.

Drawing on the principles of Stoic philosophy, we explore how to stop wasting energy fighting what we can’t control, shift from “why me?” to “what now?”, take the next useful action, and recognise that sometimes the obst...

Great leaders don't just deliver results—they build cultures where people and performance thrive.

In Part 2 of Glenn's Four Pillars of Great Leadership series, the focus shifts to the final two pillars: Lead Performance and Lead Culture.

Discover why sustainable performance is built on clarity, accountability and continuous improvement—not pressu...

Are you tired of constantly being told you need to be better?

Better sleep. Better habits. Better nutrition. More productive. More disciplined. More successful. More optimised. In this episode, I talk about something I’m hearing more and more — personal development fatigue and human optimisation fatigue.

It’s a conversation Chris Williamson has also raised on Modern Wisdom, and it reflects questions I&rsqu...

Getting older isn’t something to fear — it’s something to earn.

In this episode of the Building Better Humans Project, I explore the idea of looking at age as levels rather than years. Every level brings more experience, perspective, resilience and wisdom — provided we’re willing to learn from what we’ve lived through. We also talk about the enormous value older generations still have in ...

Great leadership doesn't begin with a title—it begins with the person in the mirror.

In Part 1 of this two-part Monday Motivation series, Glenn introduces the first two pillars of his Four Pillars of Great Leadership framework, developed through more than 15 years of mentoring leaders across industries including construction, defence, mining, education and business.

Discover why exceptio...

Quitting is easy. The real challenge is continuing to show up when the results haven’t arrived, the motivation has disappeared and the people around you don’t understand what you’re trying to achieve.

In this episode, Glenn explores the difficult space between starting the work and seeing the reward. It’s a reminder that progress is often invisible before it becomes undeniable—and that success i...

LeBron James says, “Tired don’t mean nothing.”

But does tiredness mean we genuinely need recovery—or have we simply become uncomfortable?

In this episode, Glenn explores the difference between feeling tired and deciding to stop, why our emotions shouldn’t automatically dictate our actions, and how maintaining a minimum standard on difficult days builds discipline, confidence and self-tru...

Great leadership isn't about having all the answers—it's about bringing out the best in the people around you.

In this Monday Motivation episode, Glenn shares his Best Practice Principles for Leaders, a practical framework developed through years of mentoring leaders across business, the military, adventure, and personal development. Learn why trust comes before advice, how to balance accountability with genuine c...

What's So Bad About Being Disliked?

Why do we spend so much of our lives worrying about what other people think? In this episode, Glenn explores why our need for approval keeps us stuck, how authenticity earns more respect than people-pleasing, and why learning to be okay with being disliked might be one of the most liberating skills you'll ever develop.

If you've ever held y...

When the Person You Love Doesn't Understand Your Growth

Personal growth doesn't just change you—it can change your relationships too.In this episode, Glenn explores a challenge he has witnessed time and time again while working with businesses across Australia. An employee commits to becoming a better leader, communicator or person, only to face resistance from the people clos...

Monday Motivation #3 – Trust Is Built in the Small Things

Trust is the foundation of every great relationship, every high-performing team and every successful leader.

In this week's Monday Motivation, Glenn explores why trust isn't earned in the big moments of life—it is built through the hundreds of small moments that nobody applauds. Drawing on lessons from the Australian Army, leadin...

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We spend so much time looking for productivity hacks that we overlook the simplest one of all.

Do nothing besides the task you set out to accomplish.

In this episode, Glenn explores why distraction—not a lack of ability—is the biggest killer of productivity, and how repeatedly bringing your attention back to the task at hand can transform both your personal and professional p...

Success is never guaranteed—but you can dramatically improve the odds.

In this episode, Glenn explores the powerful difference between possibility and probability, and why understanding that distinction can transform the way you approach your goals.

Whether it’s your career, relationships, business, health or your next physical challenge, every action you take either increases or decreases your chances o...

Monday Motivation #2 – Building Better Teams

Great leaders don't just build successful businesses—they build great people. In this week's Monday Motivation, Glenn explores five powerful leadership principles that help create high-performing teams, stronger workplace cultures and better human beings.

Drawing on lessons from the Australian Army, leading expeditions on the Kokoda Track, and wor...

Everything in your life is built on one foundation: you.

In this episode, Glenn shares one of the most important frameworks he's developed over years of coaching leaders, business owners, athletes and everyday people striving to live better lives—The Four Pillars of the Solid Human Foundation.

Success isn't just about achieving more. It's about becoming the kind of person capable of sustaining success in ev...

5 Life Lessons I Wish I'd Learned Earlier

Some of life's greatest lessons don't come from books—they come from experience.

In this episode, Glenn shares five powerful life lessons that took years of challenge, setbacks, leadership, adventure and personal growth to truly understand. Inspired by a psychologist's reflections but explored through Glenn's own experiences, th...