🌴312. Pack Your Mary Poppins Bag feat. Cherelle Witney (Weekend Rewind)

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/43/da/4e/43da4e22-a5e4-91cf-0a6f-62be80246588/mza_12638632403068440970.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes

Leanne Hughes

331 episodes

18 hours ago

Leanne on Demand is your unfiltered backstage pass to bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and the messy magic of life beyond the boardroom.

Think of it as your daily dose of scrappy creativity, served up while I’m walking, working in public, or just living out loud.

Every day, I’ll bring you real-time reflections on business, leadership, and the random sparks of inspiration that pop up along the way.

From behind-the-scenes peeks into my work to off-the-cuff chats with brilliant minds (or solo rants while I’m on a run), these bite-sized episodes are all about keeping it raw, relatable, and ridiculously actionable.

This isn’t your typical polished business podcast – no overthinking, and no-fluff.

Perfect for big thinkers, go-getters, and anyone itching for a fresh perspective on how to show up, take action, and make moves.

New episodes drop daily.

Grab your headphones and let’s take this outside.

All content for Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes is the property of Leanne Hughes and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Entrepreneurship

Business,

Careers

🌴312. Pack Your Mary Poppins Bag feat. Cherelle Witney (Weekend Rewind)

Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes

31 minutes 55 seconds

2 weeks ago

🌴312. Pack Your Mary Poppins Bag feat. Cherelle Witney (Weekend Rewind)

I loved this conversation with my former WA colleague, Sherell Whitney—facilitator, inventor, and founder of Lift Performance Solutions. Sherell has hopped across industries (law, tourism, health, consulting) and brings that breadth to the room. We dig into how to create a genuinely safe training environment fast, why those first three minutes matter so much, what to pack in your “Mary Poppins” facilitation bag, and how to respond when tricky behaviors show up. We also explore team roles (Belbin), the courage to create, and how failure can become an asset.

My takeaways

Trust is won in the first three minutes. Be yourself, name the purpose/outcomes, and—if needed—name the elephant in the room.
“The wisdom is in the room.” Ask more than you tell; you’re there to facilitate, not to impress.
Ground rules are gold. Co-create them early so you can call them in (not people out) when energy dips or disruptions pop.
Pack like Mary Poppins. Extra icebreakers/energizers, paper, pens, Blu Tack, and a beach ball with prompt questions—be ready to flex.
Design for time. Know your run sheet and stay adaptable.
Use strengths smartly. Belbin reveals how people behave in teams (complements tools like MBTI/DISC).
Failure ≠ finale. Treat it as paid-for learning you can reuse.

Mentioned

Belbin Team Roles, DISC, MBTI
Books:
The Other F Word — John Danner & Mark Coopersmith
Smart Leaders, Smart Teams — Roger Schwarz
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team — Patrick Lencioni
The Art of Facilitation and The Zen of Groups — Dale Hunter

Show notes for every episode at https://podcast.leannehughes.com

P.S. Ready to take things up a level? Here are some ways I can help:

Watch My 2025 Speaker Reel: Let's energise your next event.
Get My Book: Design your workshops fast using The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint.

Let's connect on all the channels:

Leanne Hughes on LinkedIn

Leanne Hughes on Instagram

Visit my website: leannehughes.com

Email me: hello@leannehughes.com

Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.