The Fulfilled Leader with Jean Balfour
For leaders who want to thrive - not just survive.
Leadership can be lonely, overwhelming, and emotionally draining. But it doesn’t have to be. Join Master Certified Coach Jean Balfour as she brings honesty, depth, and warmth to conversations about what it really takes to lead with resilience, clarity, and purpose.
In The Fulfilled Leader, Jean explores the inner world of leadership—the doubts, the burnout, the self-sabotage - and the transformative practices that help leaders feel more grounded, empowered, and fulfilled.
You’ll hear practical insights from neuroscience, psychology, coaching, and real leadership experience. Whether it’s solo reflections or conversations with inspiring guests, this podcast is your space to pause, reflect, and grow.
Listen every week and watch the way you lead, and live your life, transform forever.
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The Fulfilled Leader with Jean Balfour
Latest Episodes
Why Smart Leaders Repeat the Same Patterns
Under pressure, we rarely rise to the level of our training. We default to something much older. In this episode, Jean welcomes back Dr Saba Hasanie, coaching psychologist, leadership researcher and author of The Blueprint to Leadership: Ho...
Losing Your Motivation? Here’s How to Get It Back
How often are you dragging yourself to work at the moment? Too much work and rising pressure are real problems, but underneath them there may be something we rarely talk about: motivation. In this short episode, Jean revisits the cl...
Every Career Has a Bump. Here’s How to Move On
Every career has a bump in the road: a redundancy, a role that went to someone else, a mistake, a step back or a difficult piece of feedback. These moments often stay hidden, and while they’re hidden they don’t go away. In this episode, Jean ex...
Too Busy to Think About Your Career? Start Here
When work is hard, it's easy to lose sight of where your career is taking you. In this episode, Jean explores two ideas about what makes a fulfilling career: Gay Hendricks' Zone of Genius and Jim Collins' encodings. She also s...
Career Experience is like Compound Interest, with Melanie Bell
Many successful and rewarding careers rarely unfold the way we imagine, and Melanie Bell's is proof. Melanie grew up on a small farm in Australia and now leads industry go-to-market for APJ telecom, media and entertainment at the data and AI pl...