What The Fear?!

What The Fear?! is a podcast about the fears that drive us, the ones that derail us - and the ones that dare us to do things differently. Hosted by award-winning author, speaker and productivity expert Grace Marshall, the show explores how High Functioning Fear® hides in plain sight - showing up as busyness, overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or relentless productivity. It examines how fear shapes the way we work, lead, relate and make decisions - often without ever looking like fear. Each episode features deep, honest conversations with thinkers, researchers and practitioners about what fear looks like in real life - and how we can move through it with more courage, clarity and connection. Together, we explore the surprising ways fear shows up in leadership, conflict, communication, trust, innovation,

What The Fear?! is a business podcast hosted by Grace Marshall, with 13 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.

Grace Marshall hosts What The Fear?!, a business show with 13 episodes published.

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  Fear, Competition and Collaboration - with Ruchika T. Malhotra

  Feb 28, 202655 minS2

  <p>How competitive are we really - and what’s fear got to do with it? In this episode I’m joined by Ruchika T. Malhotra - global inclusion strategist and author of Uncompete - to question one of the most dominant assumptions in modern work and life: that success requires competition.</p> <p>We’re often told that competition drives performance, innovation and excellence. But what if it’s also driven by fear - fear of scarcity, fear of falling behind, fear that if someone else wins, we lose?</p> <p>In this conversation, we unpack the fear that underlie...

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  Fear, Mattering and Meaningful work - with Zach Mercurio

  Feb 28, 202649 minS2

  <p>What makes people feel like they matter - and what happens when they don’t? In this episode I’m joined by Zach Mercurio - researcher, author of The Power of Mattering, and one of the leading voices on meaningful work - to explore the primal human need to matter, and the fears that surface when that need goes unmet.</p> <p>For more than twenty years, organisations have tried to foster employee engagement with programmes, platforms and perks. But through his research, Zach discovered that the “disengagement problem” is really a mattering problem.</p> <p>When people don’t feel see...

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  Fear, Silence and Speak-Up Culture - with Stephen Shedletzky

  Feb 28, 20261h 3mS2

  <p>What does it really take to create a culture where people speak up - consistently and constructively? In this episode I’m joined by Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky to explore what makes it both safe and worth it for people to use their voice.</p> <p>Shed is a leadership speaker, coach and author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up. As a thought leader on psychological safety in the workplace he helps leaders create environments where people feel able - and motivated - to contribute. </p> <p>Together we explore how fear shows up not only in the...

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  Fear, Certainty and Curiosity - with Jeff Wetzler

  Feb 28, 202647 minS2

  <p>Is curiosity just a personality trait - or a skill we can practise and develop? In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Jeff Wetzler to explore what shapes our capacity for curiosity - and how fear can interfere with it, especially when we need it most.</p> <p>Jeff is a leadership and learning expert and the author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You. His work helps leaders and teams surface hidden insights, make smarter decisions, strengthen collaboration and unlock breakthrough ideas.</p> <p>Together we unpack how fear can narrow our perspective an...

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  Fear and Chronic Overperformance – with Pippa Grange

  Feb 28, 20261 hourS2

  <p>What if the way you’ve learned to succeed is the very thing that’s exhausting you? In this episode I’m joined by Dr Pippa Grange - performance psychologist and coach with more than 25 years’ experience working with elite performers across sport and industry.</p> <p>Formerly Head of People and Team Development at The Football Association, she worked closely with Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team during their journey to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. Today, her work draws on performance psychology and ecological thinking to help individuals and teams sustain excellence without burning out.</p> <p>Toge...

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