Archive - Work Fame

The final countdown

6 days remaining on a 101-day book BHAG (+ a good reminder to set wild goals)

Sep 24 • Leanne Hughes

Inside the making of a keynote

Behind the scenes working with Australia’s keynote speaker of the year

Sep 10 • Leanne Hughes

Texts from Last Week

My phone did most of the talking last week.

Sep 3 • Leanne Hughes

August 2026

A 30-Second Meeting Trick

Aug 27 • Leanne Hughes

A ‘Speech Week’ Dispatch

3 cities, 3 industries, 3 different topics. Here’s what went down.

Aug 21 • Leanne Hughes

How I Scored My Book Deal (Without a Book Proposal)

Hi there, how’s your week been?

Aug 13 • Leanne Hughes

13:47

What Won't Change

This week: audiobook reflections, corporate values, long-term thinking, plus what I'm reading and listening to.

Aug 6 • Leanne Hughes

July 2026

The $7000 movie ticket

The Bangkok ritual behind a 168K-strong community

Jul 23 • Leanne Hughes

The city of 'yes'

Field notes from my first work gig in Bangkok

Jul 16 • Leanne Hughes

You're only one conversation away from a different future

3 chats that continue to shape the decisions I make today.

Jul 9 • Leanne Hughes

How a 2006 World Cup trip report can help you find your people, make your own luck, and turn up loudly for others

Jul 2 • Leanne Hughes

June 2026

Rewriting the conference rulebook for 2026

The decisions, budget, experiments, mistakes and behind-the-scenes of Leanne Hughes' Con Con, plus what I'm changing for 2027

Jun 25 • Leanne Hughes

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