Burn The Rules with Chet Hirani

Burn The Rules with Chet Hirani is where performance, and mindset meet and where we will rewrite the rules of modern leadership together. Hosted by leadership expert, TEDx speaker, and bestselling award winning author Chet Hirani , this podcast brings you direct conversations with people rewriting what success looks like from business leaders and athletes to entrepreneurs and creators. Each episode breaks down how high performers think, adapt, and lead from within without the over-complication. You’ll hear honest stories, straight talk, and proven habits that help you take control of how you lead, work, and live. If you’re ready to stop playing by outdated rules and start defining your own version of leadership and success this is your place.

Burn The Rules with Chet Hirani is a business podcast hosted by Chet Hirani, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chet Hirani hosts Burn The Rules with Chet Hirani, a business show with 19 episodes published.

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  They Called It a Quick Chat. It Ended 15 Years.

  Aug 11, 20261h 10m

  They called it a quick chat. Marisa Kamall was on maternity leave. Still recovering from pneumonia that had nearly killed her. Her newborn was in the next room. And HSBC the company she'd given 15 years to, the one where she'd grown from analyst to Managing Director, leading teams of thousands across four continents called to restructure her role. Over Zoom. When she cried, her manager said: 'I didn't think you'd react like this.' That moment taught her something that no performance review, no promotion, and no amount of over-delivering ever would: no company will care about your career the way you do. The system wasn't built to make room for her. And the life she has now GAIA, the leadership community, the coaching, the mission only exists because she stopped waiting for it to. This is one of the most honest conversations we've had on Burn The Rules. Chapters 00:00 — Welcome + Marisa’s journey into the conversation 04:05 — The inside reality of corporate success 10:10 — Why Gaia exists and the mission behind it 20:43 — The “quick chat” call that changed everything 26:02 — Rebuilding identity, confidence, and leadership after corporate 31:48 — Stop rehearsing the person you think you should be 38:08 — What it really means to lead from within 42:55 — The triple hit: motherhood, illness, and restructuring 47:07 — Fitness, discipline, and regulating mind, body, and soul 57:13 — Why the system doesn’t make room for you 58:48 — How Gaia grew from an idea into a real community 64:29 — ChatGP She and women shaping the AI era 68:12 — The questions every leader should ask themselves 69:09 — Ten and Done quickfire round 72:35 — Who Gaia is for + how to connect 73:54 — Final message: speak up and take care of yourself Connect with Marisa: LinkedIn GAIA: www.GaiaRises.com For more information about me go to: chethirani.com Get my 2 x Award Winning Bestselling book: Burn The Rules Here Connect, Follow & Subscribe: LinkedIn Youtube Instagram Facebook TikTok

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  The Cost of Being Liked.

  Jun 23, 202615 min

  How many of your decisions this week were shaped by what you actually believe and how many were shaped by what you wanted other people to think of you? This is the most camouflaged leadership trap I know. It doesn't look like weakness. It looks like being collaborative. Like being emotionally intelligent. Like being a good person. But it's approval-seeking and it's costing you more than you know. And for the first time in the series, it doesn't just diagnose. It shows you a way through. I share my parents' story a love marriage that cost them everything the community approved of, and gave them everything that actually mattered. And a 2012 workshop that fell apart completely and taught me the most important thing I know about what happens when you finally drop the mask. The version of you that stops trying to be liked is the version that finally starts to lead. Chapters 00:00 Introduction: The leadership trap of approval seeking 02:54 How approval seeking manifests in leadership behaviors 04:48 The story of the speaker's parents and leadership values 08:21 The importance of authenticity and dropping the mask 10:14 Action steps to overcome approval seeking in leadership 14:51 Redefining Leadership 15:20 The Practice of Leadership More on me: Take the Pressure Pattern Check For more information about me go to: chethirani.com Get my Award Winning Bestselling book: Burn The Rules Here Connect, Follow & Subscribe: LinkedIn Youtube Instagram Facebook TikTok

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  She Scheduled Her Own Breakdown. Here's What She Found on the Other Side.

  Jun 2, 20261h 11mS0

  <p>Most high-performing leaders spend years building a life that looks exactly like success is supposed to look. The title. The salary. The house. The holidays. The family photo that belongs on the front of a magazine.<br />Deepika Sandhu had all of it. And she still felt profoundly, quietly empty.<br /><br />So she did something that almost nobody does. She scheduled her own breakdown. Put it in her calendar. Showed up for it. And in the space that created the slowing down, the silence, the sitting with herself she found the clarity that 25 years of relentless performance had...

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  The Office Debate Is A Distraction. And Your Leaders Know It.

  May 26, 202612 minS0

  <p>The return-to-office debate has nothing to do with culture, collaboration, or productivity. It has everything to do with control. And the leaders mandating it mostly can't tell you why beyond 'we need people back in the building.'</p><p></p><p>But before the remote work crowd starts cheering this episode comes for you too. Because flexibility isn't automatically freedom. And a green dot on Slack isn't the same as doing your best work.</p><p></p><p>The real problem isn't where people sit. It's whether your leaders can actually lead regardless of where anyone is.</p><...

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  Why the Best People in the Room Get Overlooked.

  May 21, 20261h 3mS0

  <p>Most high performers aren't stuck because they're not good enough. They're stuck because they've outgrown the version of themselves that got them there. And the system keeps rewarding the old version.</p><p></p><p>Anam Irfan has spent 16 years inside the GCC's most complex organisations leading HR for 37,000 people at Majid Al Futtaim, shaping AI hiring as CPO at Bytespark, and now advising leaders and talent on how to navigate the market and build real pull.</p><p></p><p>In this conversation, she says the things the HR world usually keeps quiet: that great talent doesn't always...

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