Welcome to The Inner Game of Change,  where we explore the invisible forces that shape the way we lead, live, and learn, because real change, as you and I know, always starts on the inside.

My guest today is Dr Amy Silver; a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and a masterful thinker when it comes to fear, patterns, and performance.

In this episode, Amy and I explore the idea of fear as the loudest guest in the room—an ever-present voice that can either protect or paralyse us. We talk about what happens when fear becomes the default setting in our teams, our leadership, and our own heads.

We also examine how our post-COVID workplaces are stuck in a tension between efficiency and connection, and what it takes to break out of that loop. And, of course, we talk about artificial intelligence: the discomfort it brings, the curiosity it demands, and what it means to use it as a thinking partner rather than a threat.

This conversation was wide-ranging, deeply practical, and at times, personal. We talk about journaling, performance reviews, power dynamics, and what it means to build a muscle of courage—one small moment at a time.

If you’ve ever felt that fear has too much say in the way you lead, speak, or even show up at work, this one is for you.

And in a special addition to this episode…
For the first time, I have asked my thinking partner, ChatGPT, to listen in and share its own reflection at the end. Its take on the episode surprised me—warm, clear, and strangely not complelety inhuman.

About Amy
Leadership development programs grounded in clinical psychology. Using an evidence-based approach for lasting leadership transformation.

I am a psychologist, speaker, facilitator, and coach. I partner with powerful leadership teams to help foster sustainable high performance. My expertise is in understanding how to activate the best of people so they can reach collective goals through conversations characterised by high courage and high compassion. My role is to engage individuals and teams in their most conscious (as opposed to reactive) practice, supporting and preparing them to lead together, through the complexities of our now and our future courageously.

I regularly write and talk in the media on how we can drive high performance ​by being courageous with the way we connect (including to ourselves), communicate, and make complex decisions for the greater good ( Harvard Business Review (HR), ABC Radio, The Australian, HR Director, AFR, CEO World, and New Zealand’s The AM Show).

My book, The Loudest Guest: How to Control and Change Your Relationship with Fear received two awards (Silver medalist, Living Now Awards 2021; Finalist in The Australian Career Book Award, 2021) and a best seller on Amazon. It is available in all good bookstores, as an audiobook and digital form. It is also featured on Blinkist.

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