The use of truth in self-knowledge......"like vapours from a fissure"

Are we giving AI the same reverence that the ancients gave the Oracle at Dephi?

Executives are constantly subjected to assessments and feedback loops, formally and informally designed to highlight areas of behaviour that either fit like jigsaw pieces into the organisation agenda or somehow are a little inconsistent with the cultural desires of the organisation.

This podcasts opens the possibility of self-awareness and self reflection independent of the agendas of others as being your road to self knowledge,

The path to knowing thyself is a key element of Peter's executive coaching. If you want to talk to Peter about how he can help you with your career in management, contact him through his website

https://tolead.com.au

“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom”

From the minds of ancient thinkers to branches of modern day psychoanalysis, “know thyself” has been a fundamental human maxim - but in a world where human thought is being replaced, made redundant, will we still be able to enjoy the feeling of personal epiphany? Will what we know about ourselves mean anything? Will there be much of ourselves left to know?

Is truth still possible in a post-truth world? And why does it matter for leaders?

In this episode of Shift Podcast, Peter Hislop and producer Stuart Buckland unpack why truth - not trust, should be the foundation of leadership, business, and community. From corporate over-promising to the dangers of distraction, digital overload, and AI-driven thinking,

Peter makes a bold case: if leaders don’t return to disciplined, deep thinking in pursuit of truth, the consequences will be cultural - and catastrophic.

They explore why “trust” may be the wrong currency for organisations, the difference between truth and anticipation, the risks of speed, distraction, and technical fixes for complex problem, writing by hand vs digital thinking AI, facts, and whether machines can ever recognise truth, intellectual discipline, and moral courage, and what “post-truth” really means for business and society

This is a passionate conversation about slowing down, thinking deeply, and rebuilding leadership on something more solid than hype.

If not truth… then what?

By Peter Hislop

Production/Operations - Stuart Buckland

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Bait: Aspiration & leadership

The next revolution will not be loud. It will not trend. It will not be safe.

It will be led by people who choose truth over impression, substance over sentiment, and depth over applause. This episode explores what it means to live, lead, and speak from truth in a world addicted to surface-level virtue and verbal reassurance.

Truth is not aggressive. It is exacting. And it asks everything of us.

Why listen: Because real leadership begins the moment you stop saying what works — and start saying what’s true.

Production/Operations by Stuart Buckland

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Bait: Insight & recognition

We talk less than ever - and say less than we ever have. This is true at work and outside of work.

This episode examines how modern language has become a performance with few words: values spoken without embodiment, distracted concern without responsibility, insight without a spur to action. We mistake articulation for truth and explanation for action. We want to move too quickly, our attention span is too fast for words and care.

This is not an attack on language; it’s a call to restore its weight and its place. To remember that truth is not what sounds good, but what demands alignment, consequence, and integrity. It is the base of connection and the depth of care.

Why listen: Because you may already sense that something vital has been lost - and you want it back.

Production/Operations by Stuart Buckland

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We live in an age of careful language, shallow barely noticeable empathy, and unsure disconnected conversations. But truth was never meant to be polite.

This episode explores why our obsession with being liked, agreeable, and “well-phrased” has hollowed out leadership, relationships, and meaning itself. Truth disrupts. It unsettles. It demands courage. It does not understand social media.

If you’re tired of conversations that change nothing, but sometimes increase danger this is an invitation to step out of linguistic comfort and back into honesty that costs something.

Why listen: Because nothing meaningful ever changed through careful wording alone.

Production/Operations by Stuart Buckland

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Is it time you unlocked your inner potential to lead?

Peter has helped many CEOs and senior executives achieve the transformational change needed to prosper.

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