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How to Build Success Without Losing Yourself | EP 17 With Andy Galea

1 h 1 min · 11. maj 2026
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What if real success isn’t about status, titles or hustle
 but about đ—Żđ˜‚đ—¶đ—čđ—±đ—¶đ—»đ—Ž 𝗼 đ—čđ—¶đ—łđ—Č 𝗼đ—čđ—¶đ—Žđ—»đ—Čđ—± đ˜„đ—¶đ˜đ—” đ˜†đ—Œđ˜‚đ—ż 𝘃𝗼đ—č𝘂đ—Č𝘀, đ—œđ—źđ˜€đ˜€đ—¶đ—Œđ—»đ˜€ đ—źđ—»đ—± đ—œđ˜‚đ—żđ—œđ—Œđ˜€đ—Č?   In Episode 17 of The Inspiring Leadership Podcast, host Dominic Siow sits down with Andy Galea - Engineering Excellence Leader at IAG, entrepreneur, community builder and deeply grounded human being - for a heartfelt conversation about đ™Ąđ™šđ™–đ™™đ™šđ™§đ™šđ™đ™žđ™„, đ™§đ™šđ™žđ™Łđ™«đ™šđ™Łđ™©đ™žđ™€đ™Ł, đ™˜đ™€đ™Ș𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 đ™Ąđ™žđ™«đ™žđ™Łđ™œ 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 đ™€đ™Ł đ™źđ™€đ™Ș𝙧 đ™€đ™Źđ™Ł đ™©đ™šđ™§đ™ąđ™š.    From building engineering cultures to creating communities around passions he genuinely loves, Andy shares lessons on leadership that extend far beyond the workplace.    Andy shares how he made happiness his non-negotiable, how competitive sport forged his discipline and teamwork, why he treats energy management as leadership fuel, and how he navigates the AI revolution with curiosity, not fear.    👇 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗔đ—Ș𝗔𝗬𝗩 đ—™đ—ąđ—„ đ—Ÿđ—˜đ—”đ——đ—˜đ—„đ—Š & 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛-đ—Łđ—˜đ—„đ—™đ—ąđ—„đ— đ—˜đ—„đ—Š:   ✅ Happiness is a daily choice — and your most sustainable competitive advantage  ✅ Why self-care isn't selfish, it's strategic leadership  ✅ Psychological safety starts with leaders who own mistakes and model vulnerability  ✅ Adaptability is the ultimate career skill in the age of AI  ✅ "Life's an adventure" — how to lead with courage, curiosity, and contribution   🔗 𝗖𝗱𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧 đ—Ș𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗬  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-j-galea/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-j-galea/]   (đ˜ˆđ˜Żđ˜„đ˜ș đ˜žđ˜Šđ˜­đ˜€đ˜°đ˜źđ˜Šđ˜Ž đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜¶đ˜Ș𝘯𝘩 đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮 đ˜ąđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜­đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜©đ˜Șđ˜±, 𝘩𝘯𝘹đ˜Ș𝘯𝘩𝘩𝘳đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜€đ˜¶đ˜­đ˜”đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜Š & đ˜±đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜±đ˜°đ˜Žđ˜Š-đ˜„đ˜łđ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Ż 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬)   Connect with Dominic Siow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicsiow/  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicsiow/]   🎧 đ—Ș𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗹𝗟𝗟 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗩𝗱𝗗𝗘 ON YouTube: https://youtu.be/dHMh-8XsnDI   🔔 𝙎đ™Ș𝙗𝙹𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣đ˜Ș-đ˜źđ˜°đ˜Żđ˜”đ˜©đ˜­đ˜ș đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮 𝘾đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜© đ˜­đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Ž đ˜žđ˜©đ˜° 𝘱𝘳𝘩 đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜§đ˜Ș𝘯đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜Žđ˜¶đ˜€đ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Ž — đ˜Żđ˜°đ˜” 𝘣đ˜ș đ˜”đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜­đ˜Šđ˜Ž 𝘰𝘳 đ˜”đ˜łđ˜°đ˜±đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘩𝘮, đ˜Łđ˜¶đ˜” 𝘣đ˜ș đ˜Șđ˜źđ˜±đ˜ąđ˜€đ˜”, đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜šđ˜łđ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜©đ˜¶đ˜źđ˜ąđ˜Ż đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜€đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯.

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