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If you’re managing people and wondering why motivation is dropping, conversations feel harder, or your best people are exhausted, you’re not alone.
Manage What Matters is a practical, human podcast for people leaders who want to improve performance without losing people (or themselves) along the way. Each week, host Jackie Handy explores real leadership challenges - from feedback and burnout to conflict, belonging, and purpose - through a lens that focuses on what actually drives behaviour at work.
With years of experience in leadership, inclusion, and culture change - and plenty of lessons learned the hard way - Jackie brings clarity, warmth, and honesty to conversations many people leaders are having privately, but rarely out loud.
This isn’t a podcast about being nicer or doing more just for the sake of it. It’s about leading better - without needing more time, more budget, or burning out on the journey. Because when people know they matter, and the work matters too, everything changes. Welcome aboard!
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14: How Great Leaders Handle Conflict At Work
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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13: How Leaders Can Boost Their Wellbeing Through Self-Care
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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12: Creating Small Weekly Leadership Habits That Matter To You And Your Team
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May 26, 2026 |
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11: Overcoming Confidence Compensation And Be The Leader You Were Born To Be
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May 19, 2026 |
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10: What Makes Training Sticky (And Where It Falls Flat)
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May 12, 2026 |
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9: Men's Mental Health Matters
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May 05, 2026 |
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8: Why Listening Feels So Difficult - And How To Do It Better
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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7: Exploring Leadership Restoration & Why It Matters
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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6: What Actually Builds Trust (And What Can Break It)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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5: Why Your Leadership Feels Stretched And The Questions That Can Help You
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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4: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: My Leadership Journey
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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3: Getting In The Zone: Finding Purpose And Flow
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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2: How To Stretch Your Team Without Burning Them Out
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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1: The Secret 'Smattering' That Strengthens Belonging
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Welcome to Manage What Matters
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Mar 03, 2026 |