SHIFT

Always the first blamed - who would want to be a leader? A lot of people, it turns out. But should they be? Who decides?

Peter tells Stu about his perspective on leadership; the cliches, the trends, and the state of modern leadership. It leaves us with the question - where do our next generation of truly great leaders emerge from?

It is fascinating to peer behind the curtain of how a master executive coach plies his trade!

Producer Stu chats to Peter about the whats, hows and whys of executive coaching,

With decades of experience as an executive coach, Peter has seen and experienced enough over the years to know what is the best approach to help clients not only achieve their goals, but to shift their perception.

Is comfort the enemy of greatness? Do you hear your own potential or the lullabies of surrender?

Realising your potential will always depend on how much and how often your are willing to step out of your comfort zone. Starting over is often the best option.

Want to learn more about this? Peter can help - https://tolead.com.au

As children, we know what makes us feel safe and comfortable.

As adults, do we know what it takes to step away from these same sort of things to achieve our full potential?

When we are born we learn to survive, crying for attention love or milk, as we learn to meet those needs; their availability and supply begins to form our own survival instincts. For many of us, the expectations start to smooth out, the edges are no longer sharp or difficult and our needs are met. Somehow our expectations of ourselves softens, the excitement and unknown dilates, our expectations follow along side comfort.

Our expectations should remain focused on long term success and greatness, the twin possibilities that lift our self aspirations, the expectation of greatness.

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Corporations are rushing to integrate AI into all of their systems and processes. Does this mean we should trust the use of AI implicitly? The people that run those corporations are intelligent people, they must know what they are doing, right?

Any system while professing simplicity and ease, consistency and matching, also hijacks our excitement of play, of finding our own solution to problems, of the joy of invention and the rewards of self thought. That is the danger of systems.

If you would like to talk to Peter about what he can do for...

The use of truth in self-knowledge......"like vapours from a fissure"

Are we giving AI the same reverence that the ancients gave the Oracle at Dephi?

Executives are constantly subjected to assessments and feedback loops, formally and informally designed to highlight areas of behaviour that either fit like jigsaw pieces into the organisation agenda or somehow are a little inconsistent with the cultural desires of the organisation.

This podcasts opens the possibility of self-awareness and self reflection independent of the agendas of others as being your road to self knowledge,

The...

“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom”

From the minds of ancient thinkers to branches of modern day psychoanalysis, “know thyself” has been a fundamental human maxim - but in a world where human thought is being replaced, made redundant, will we still be able to enjoy the feeling of personal epiphany? Will what we know about ourselves mean anything? Will there be much of ourselves left to know?

Is truth still possible in a post-truth world? And why does it matter for leaders?

In this episode of Shift Podcast, Peter Hislop and producer Stuart Buckland unpack why truth - not trust, should be the foundation of leadership, business, and community. From corporate over-promising to the dangers of distraction, digital overload, and AI-driven thinking,

Peter makes a bold case: if leaders don’t return to disciplined, deep thinking in pursuit of truth, the consequences will be cultural - and catastrophic.

They explore why “trust” may be the wrong currency for organisations, the differ...

Bait: Aspiration & leadership

The next revolution will not be loud. It will not trend. It will not be safe.

It will be led by people who choose truth over impression, substance over sentiment, and depth over applause. This episode explores what it means to live, lead, and speak from truth in a world addicted to surface-level virtue and verbal reassurance.

Truth is not aggressive. It is exacting. And it asks everything of us.

Why listen: Because real leadership begins the moment you stop saying what works — and start saying what’s true...

We heard about a cathartic "Second Screen Revelation", we heard about the Dark Night of the Soul, now in this episode of Shift executive/spiritual coach Jayne Robinson returns to discuss her new book "The Freedom Experiment," the intersection of spiritual and physical reality, overcoming comfort zones, and her calling toward public speaking despite fear.

If you would like to learn more about Jayne and her coaching, visit https://jrcoaching.com.au

Jayne's Insta: @jaynerobinsoncoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynerobinsoncoach

And Jayne's new book "The Freedom Experiment" is out...

Bait: Insight & recognition

We talk less than ever - and say less than we ever have. This is true at work and outside of work.

This episode examines how modern language has become a performance with few words: values spoken without embodiment, distracted concern without responsibility, insight without a spur to action. We mistake articulation for truth and explanation for action. We want to move too quickly, our attention span is too fast for words and care.

This is not an attack on language; it’s a call to restore its weight and it...

What happens when success no longer feels like it matters?

At least, what you felt success was....

In this episode of Shift, host Peter Hislop speaks with executive and spiritual coach Jayne Robinson who shares her personal journey from corporate burnout to spiritual awakening, healing, and rebuilding her life through intuition, travel, and spiritual coaching.

Together, they explore why high performers often feel disconnected, how childhood imprinting shapes identity, and why true healing requires more than traditional executive coaching.

If you would like to learn more about Jayne and her coaching...

We live in an age of careful language, shallow barely noticeable empathy, and unsure disconnected conversations. But truth was never meant to be polite.

This episode explores why our obsession with being liked, agreeable, and “well-phrased” has hollowed out leadership, relationships, and meaning itself. Truth disrupts. It unsettles. It demands courage. It does not understand social media.

If you’re tired of conversations that change nothing, but sometimes increase danger this is an invitation to step out of linguistic comfort and back into honesty that costs something.

Why listen: Because nothing meaningful ever change...

PLEASE NOTE: There are references to self-harm in this episode.

Peter Hislop talks again with producer Stuart about some challenges with executive coaching; handling egos, the need for truth, and the importance of recognising historical context in decision-making.

Peter shares some of his personal journey from homelessness to recovery, emphasising the significance of evolving thinking and the critical role of proper change management.

Let us know what you think of the podcast so far! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a comment on Spotify or follow our social channels and start a chat.<...

Change is not gentle. And it is not optional.

This podcast strips away the comforting myths we tell ourselves about transformation and exposes change for what it truly is: a confrontation with who you are no longer willing to be.

In Change, Peter Hislop speaks to the inner mechanics of transformation; the resistance, the fear, the longing, and the quiet grief that accompanies and recognises real evolution. Not corporate change. Not surface change. But existential change.

Change happens when the cost of staying the same becomes unbearable. When comfort staleness is too much...

Why do the biggest earners in the country need a coach? And how do you go about coaching people who have made it to the top of their field?

Peter Hislop and producer Stuart Buckland discuss executive coaching, the nature of good leadership and how the executive class has changed over the last 30 years. (Well, Peter does. Stuart mostly listens.....)

Let us know what you think of the podcast so far! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or follow our social channels and start a chat.

Leadership is not a technique. It is not a consensus. And it is certainly not comfort or comfortable

This podcast introduces you to Peter Hislop’s uncompromising view of leadership—a view that understands leadership as rhythm, tone, and music. The kind of music that arrests attention. The kind that commands movement. The kind that makes people want to follow before they know why.

True leaders don’t shout. They don’t explain endlessly. They set a tempo.

In each episode, Peter explores leadership as a lived presence rather than a role: how authorit...

Perhaps the thing holding you back is the need for just a little shift....

Peter Hislop—a seasoned guide and coach who has lived the cost of comfort and now calls others to conscious change through deep work, radical honesty, and courage.

Through lived wisdom and quiet authority, he invites leaders and seekers to shift how they think, live, and lead.

Why listen? Because you are a member of the executive race, but you have forgotten where the magic lies.

Production/Operations by Stuart Buckland

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To unlock your true potential, all you need is a little shift….

My name is Peter Hislop. I am an executive coach who has helped CEO’s and executives become better leaders by getting them think adaptively, listen inquisitively, and act with integrity and courage

In the Shift podcast you and I are going to dismantle some myths. The myths that keep us safe, small and stuck. They’ve gotta go.

Find Shift wherever you listen to podcasts and perhaps I can help you find your shift.