What Creativity Actually Does

What Creativity Actually Does

Entrepreneurs treat creativity as optional. Something to get to when the real work is done. In this conversation with Michelle Stark, founder of Aleph Studio, we explore what that actually costs and what becomes available when creativity is treated not as expression but as a way of thinking that pressure systematically shuts down. We talk about what happens in the body when you force your way through a creative block, why lying on the floor for ten minutes is more strategic than it sounds, and how the most useful breakthroughs arrive in the pause, not the push. A conversation for entrepreneurs carrying the weight of building something and wondering why the thinking that used to come easily has gone quiet. Together, we explore creativity as a leadership technology, not as something decorative or “nice to have,” but as a way of seeing, sensing, and navigating the truth beneath the pressure of entrepreneurship. We talk about the symbolic layers of design, the imaginal world leaders often ignore, and the creative blocks that reveal more about identity than strategy ever could. This conversation is for entrepreneurs who feel the weight of leading and know there’s a deeper, more creative way to move through it. If you’ve been craving clarity, resonance, or a return to your own creative intelligence, this episode will land exactly where it needs to. --- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/]   By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

When You Stop Performing

There's a difference between using your voice and being in your voice. Most leaders don't realise which one they're doing until something makes them stop. In this episode I share a story I haven't told this way before, the moment I realised I'd been performing capability for years, and what happened when I finally put it down. If you've ever felt tired in a way sleep doesn't fix, or full in your life but strangely empty in yourself, this is the pattern underneath that. ------------------------------- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/] By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

The Courage in This Work

Some work carries a weight most people don't see. In this conversation I speak with Lisa O'Malley about what it means to lead in a system that is simultaneously broken and essential and how leaders in high-stakes, high-consequence work stay grounded when the pressure is constant and the stakes are real. A conversation about courage, endurance, and what it costs to care at this level. ---- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/] By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

When the Same Pattern Comes Back

You make a change. It works. Things move again. And then quietly, gradually, the same pattern comes back. Different situation. Different people. Same feeling. This is one of the most consistent things I see in leaders and organisations. Not resistance. Not failure. A pattern that hasn't been addressed at the level where it's actually generated. This episode is about what that pattern is, where it lives, and why surface-level change can't reach it. ------------------------------- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/] By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.

Leading with Purpose in Complexity

Leading a purpose-driven organisation carries a specific kind of pressure. The mission is visible. The resources are constrained. The emotional labour is high. And the leader is often holding the weight of both the organisation and the community it serves. In this conversation I speak with David Woodcock about what it actually looks like to lead with clarity and steadiness in that environment and what happens when the pressure of purpose starts to quietly consume the person carrying it. 🎧 Listen now on all platforms 🔗 Follow @maryannekatsidis and learn more at nfpas.com.au ---- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com [http://www.maryannekatsidis.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor [https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidismarketing] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/]   By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of this podcast may be made without prior written permission of Maryanne Katsidis, which may be requested by contacting info@maryannekatsidis.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application or interpretation of the information presented herein.