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# challenge

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36:31How do leaders respond to being challenged?Al Elliott: Do we want to, I don't know, should we start, James? Should we start with you? Matt Smith: Sure. I mean, firstly, how do you know it's the wrong decision? And how did you come to that decision would be where EP 303 · 21 May 2026·panel interview· 36:31–40:2220:00The 200-Call ChallengeRosenna Bakari: They said, call up each one of them and tell them that you've just written this book and you want their support. What? Like, what? So that was huge. And I did it. And it's been one of the best experiencesEP 301 · 14 May 2026·interview· 20:00–24:047:18Committing to 52 new things and planning challengesLeanne Elliott: And I mean, 52 is quite a commitment. Where did that timeline come from? Patrick Fagan: Hmm. Yeah, it seemed easy at the time. It didn't really seem like a big deal, but actually, yeah, it's, It was hard EP 227 · 28 Aug 2025·interview· 7:18–8:3810:10How entrepreneurs respond to challengeAl Elliott: Yeah Leanne Elliott: They hesitate, so they won't make any new hires under these new rules, or they'll change how they're employing people in, in certain ways, maybe engage more contractors than full-time empEP 224 · 19 Aug 2025·other· 10:10–14:5824:28Change, challenge, and the tough nut to crackAl Elliott: Yeah, clearly there were a lot of changes for both Danielle and Sophie when Sophie transitioned, but there was something that became glaringly obvious to Sophie when she presented her new self Sophie Wood: WhEP 77 · 8 Feb 2024·panel interview· 24:28–25:1813:46Mastery activities — fun, challenging, joyfulAl Elliott: I don't get that Leanne Elliott: You know, these are examples of mastery activities. So they're fun, they're challenging, they bring us joy, they build our confidence, they help us feel like we've achieved soEP 70 · 21 Dec 2023·panel interview· 13:46–17:21

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