EP 95: Your Team Is Watching - How Leaders Influence More Than They Realise with Anton Guinea

<p>Your team is watching you. Every micro decision you make, every emotion you walk in with, every conversation you avoid — they notice all of it.</p><p><br>In this episode, I sit down with Anton Guinea, leadership coach and host of the Find Your Influence podcast, to explore how leaders influence their teams in ways that go far beyond what they say in meetings. We get into emotional contagion, the difference between influence and manipulation, what 1600 coaching conversations revealed people need most from their leaders, and how to lead with confidence when everything feels like it is falling apart.</p><p><br><strong>KEY TOPICS</strong><br></p><ul><li>Why your emotional state is contagious and how it shapes your entire team&#39;s day</li><li>The difference between influence, impact and inspiration and why the best leaders are chasing the last two</li><li>What 1600 coaching sessions revealed: the three things people need most from their leaders</li><li>The micro decisions leaders make that set the standard without saying a word</li><li>How to have difficult conversations without the feedback sandwich</li><li>Radical Candor: care personally before you challenge directly</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>ABOUT ANTON</strong><br>Anton Guinea is a leadership coach, researcher, speaker and author based in Australia. He is the host of the Find Your Influence podcast and has conducted over 1600 one-on-one coaching and leadership training sessions. Anton works with leaders and organisations across safety, culture and performance, with a particular focus on the human side of leadership — how leaders show up, how they influence, and how they build environments where people feel cared for, valued and supported.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH ANTON</strong><br>https://antonguinea.com.au/</p>