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  • 22. Kindness is The Way with Sophie Bretag

    22. Kindness is The Way with Sophie Bretag
    2026/09/01

    Could kindness be the antidote to survival mode? In today's episode I explore the strength behind kindness as a leadership metric with HR consultant and award-winning speaker Sophie Bretag. Through over two decades of working with leaders Sophie's uncovered some of the gems that really help humans thrive and we talk about the tough conversations, the difficult path of self-awareness and the opportunities available to all of us when we apply kindness to our approach.

    From spending 5 minutes longer with your morning coffee, sunlight and feeling grass between your toes to difficult conversations and worthwhile outcomes, this conversation is warm, vulnerable and deeply important. Bring your curiosity and your beginners mind and enjoy.

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel

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    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia - an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

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    Show Notes:

    The Kind Human Quotient

    K - Know Yourself

    I - Include with Intention

    N - Nurture your Capacity

    D - Demonstrate Conscious Leadership

    Connect with Sophie Bretag:

    https://www.mettaleaders.com/

    https://www.sophiebretag.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/sophiebretag/


    Related Two Homes episodes:

    Episode 2 - The Nervous System of Sustainable Leadership

    Episode 15 - What the Best Leaders Are Doing Differently

    Episode 18 - Duality: Permission to be in the Middle

    Plastic Free Southeast Asia - sustainability leadership consultancy:

    https://www.plasticfreesea.co
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    50 分
  • 21. What You Notice Changes Everything

    21. What You Notice Changes Everything
    2026/08/25

    What if the single most powerful sustainability tool available to any leader isn't a framework, but their own attention? This episode introduces the reticular activating system: the filter in your brain that decides what gets through to conscious awareness out of the millions of pieces of information arriving every second. You've experienced it without knowing it, you buy a red car and suddenly the same make and model of red cars are everywhere. The cars were always there. You just weren't primed to notice them.

    This episode explores what happens when you guide your attention for sustainability opportunity. From the morning brief that changes what a team notices all day, to the walk through a property that surfaces what no audit ever will, to the connection between nervous system regulation and what the RAS can actually access, this is practical neuroscience applied to the work of building more sustainable hospitality businesses. When you train your attention to see things differently, that changes everything.

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel

    If you'd like to ask a question:

    💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co

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    Sign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟

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    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia — an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

    Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.

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    Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/

    Show Notes:

    The reticular activating system is a network of neurons in the brainstem that regulates wakefulness and attention, filtering sensory information to prioritise what's relevant to current goals, beliefs and survival needs. It's the neurological basis for why we notice what we're primed to notice and why intention and repetition can change what we perceive.

    Related Two Homes episodes:

    Episode 2: The Nervous System of Sustainable Leadership

    Episode 7: What If Your Body Is Your First Sustainability Audit?

    Episode 15: What the Best Leaders Are Doing Differently

    Episode 20: Why Greenwashing Might Be a Confidence Problem

    Nia somatic movement practice:

    https://www.nianow.com

    Plastic Free Southeast Asia — sustainability leadership consultancy:

    https://www.plasticfreesea.co
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    21 分
  • 20. How to Gain Confidence Whilst Forging New Paths

    20. How to Gain Confidence Whilst Forging New Paths
    2026/08/18

    This episode looks at one of the underlying factors to the overclaiming and paralysis that's so prevalent in sustainability leadership: confidence. Not the bravado kind of confidence that deals in absolutes, dictates from the top and performs certainty it doesn't have. But the kind that feels relaxed and open in the chest. The kind that allows for nuance, invites different solutions and makes space for everyone in the room.

    This episode explores where genuine confidence comes from, why it's so often confused with bravado, what the body knows before the mind does, and how authenticity, the alignment between what you know, what you believe and what you say, is the foundation that makes everything else possible. Including an honest look at what happens when commercial pressure asks leaders to claim more than they've done, and what it actually costs when they do.

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel

    If you'd like to ask a question:

    💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co

    🎙️ Drop a question in the comment box on Spotify

    Sign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟

    https://sarah-rhodes.myflodesk.com/news

    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia — an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

    Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.

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    Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/
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    29 分
  • 19. The G in ESG

    19. The G in ESG
    2026/08/11
    Today we complete the ESG picture with the G: governance. I challenge the idea that this is boring, this episode uncovers how governance is actually the glue that creates successful outcomes. It's the part that determines whether everything else actually works. From the gap between what gets agreed in the boardroom and what happens on the ground, to the split incentive problem between asset owners and operators, to what it actually means for a GM to be a governance actor, in this episode I aim to bring the G to life in a way that's practical, honest and directly relevant to how hospitality businesses make decisions every day.We look at what governance theatre costs, what genuine tone from the top looks like, and why the most sustainably effective organisations aren't necessarily the ones with the most sophisticated policies, they're the ones where the outside actually matches the inside. Including an unexpected analogy at the end that might just change how you think about governance forever.Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai EngelIf you'd like to ask a question:💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co🎙️ Drop a question in the comment box on SpotifySign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟https://sarah-rhodes.myflodesk.com/newsTwo Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia, an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.Follow on your preferred platforms:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/plasticfreeseaa/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plasticfreeseaa/Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/Reference notes:B Corp Governance Standards — the six PSG principles referenced in this episode:PSG1 — The company establishes a public purpose to make a meaningful positive impactPSG2 — The company considers its impacts on stakeholders in decision-makingPSG3 — The company has adequate procedures to address stakeholder grievancesPSG4 — The company engages in responsible marketing and public relationsPSG5 — The company's social and environmental impact and stakeholder considerations are monitored by the highest governing body and integrated throughout the companyPSG6 — The company is transparent about its social and environmental performanceFull B Corp assessment: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/certification/Australian Modern Slavery Act and register:https://www.modernslavery.gov.au/about-modern-slavery/modern-slavery-australiaASRS — Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards:https://www.auasb.gov.au/pronouncements/auditing-standards/asa/asa-2026-4/NABERS for Hotels:https://www.nabers.gov.au/ratings/hotelsCaption by Hyatt Sydney — community space and stakeholder engagement model:https://www.hyatt.com/caption-by-hyattIntrepid Travel wildlife policy:https://www.intrepidtravel.com/en/responsible-travel/animal-welfareTwo Homes Episode 3 — Why Compliance Won't Save the PlanetReferenced in this episodeTwo Homes Episode 11 — The Social in ESGReferenced in this episodeTwo Homes Episode 16 — The Emissions You Can't SeeReferenced in this episode
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    28 分
  • 18. Duality: Permission to be in the Middle

    18. Duality: Permission to be in the Middle
    2026/08/04

    Our tendency is to think in extremes, in all or nothing approaches. You're either sustainable or you're not. You're ready to talk about your progress or you're not. You're doing enough or you're failing. This episode is about all the other possibilities available to us when we resist the extremes and allow creativity to step in.The most honest, effective and sustainable place to lead from is the middle.

    Drawing on the lotus growing through the mud, the permission to celebrate wins while acknowledging what's still in progress, and the practical reality of what it looks like to hold complexity without collapsing into either performance or paralysis, this is an episode about non-duality as a leadership practice.

    It's a more accurate and courageous way of showing up, for your team, your guests, your operation and yourself. If you've been waiting until everything is perfect before you claim progress, this episode is for you.

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    If you'd like to ask a question:

    💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co

    🎙️ Drop a question in the comment box on Spotify

    Sign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟

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    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia - an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

    Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.

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    Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel
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    31 分
  • 17. The Most Expensive Myth in Hospitality

    17. The Most Expensive Myth in Hospitality
    2026/07/28

    We've been operating under an assumption for decades: that sustainability costs money and profit comes first. This episode makes the case that the assumption is wrong and that for most hospitality businesses, not investing in sustainability is already costing more than investing would.

    Category by category, we investigate the financial case: energy and water, where payback periods are often measured in months not years; waste and procurement, where what goes in the bin is a cost before it even gets there; staff retention, where Australian hospitality's 38.7% annual turnover is a crisis hiding in plain sight; and revenue and yield, where engaged staff, word of mouth, and corporate travel credentials are stacking up wins.

    Then we look at what happens when all of these compound together over three to five years. And we ask the question that more operators need to be taking to their accountants: what is it actually costing us not to have started?

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    If you'd like to ask a question:

    💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co

    🎙️ Drop a question in the comment box on Spotify

    Sign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟

    https://sarah-rhodes.myflodesk.com/news

    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia - an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

    Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.

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    Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel
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    22 分
  • 16. The Emissions You can't See - What is Scope 3?

    16. The Emissions You can't See - What is Scope 3?
    2026/07/21

    Most hotels know what their energy bill looks like but visibility on supply chain emissions are a little more hidden. This episode changes that. Starting with the basics: what Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions actually are and why Scope 3 is usually the biggest footprint and the most ignored as we explore the hidden emissions sitting inside every purchasing decision a hotel makes.

    From the cloud in your teacup to the beef on your menu, from guest travel to linen supply chains, this is a practical and human look at what emissions reporting actually means for hospitality operators.

    Whether you're in Australia navigating ASRS obligations, or operating in Southeast Asia where similar requirements are arriving fast, this episode makes the case for getting curious before it becomes urgent. The full value of the three layers of emissions work, compliance, operational integration and strategic narrative, is only realised when all three are in play. And the operators who start early are already building an advantage.

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    If you'd like to ask a question:

    💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co

    🎙️ Drop a question in the comment box on Spotify

    Sign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟

    https://sarah-rhodes.myflodesk.com/news

    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia - an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

    Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.

    Follow on your preferred platforms:

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/plasticfreeseaa/

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    Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel
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    35 分
  • 15. What the Best Leaders are Doing Differently

    15. What the Best Leaders are Doing Differently
    2026/07/14

    Busy is not the same as effective. And yet in hospitality, and most of corporate Australia, the two have become almost indistinguishable. This episode makes the counterintuitive case that the most effective leaders aren't doing more. They're doing less, more intentionally. From the meeting that actually moves things forward versus the one that fills a calendar, to the pause before a decision that changes its outcome, to the team that starts the day with gardening and a cup of tea and outperforms the one running flat out. This episode looks at what operational effectiveness looks like when you stop mistaking motion for progress. When leaders design their systems for pace rather than urgency, the results are sustainable and often even better than expected. Staff stay longer and guests feel the difference. The output is better, not despite the slower approach, but because of it.

    Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

    If you'd like to ask a question:

    💌 Email - connect@plasticfreesea.co

    🎙️ Drop a question in the comment box on Spotify

    Sign up to emails to get insights, event invitations and opportunities to connect and be inspired to integrate sustainability for good 🌟

    https://sarah-rhodes.myflodesk.com/news

    Two Homes is part of my business, Plastic Free Southeast Asia - an Australia Pacific specialist sustainability leadership consultancy, that is your partner in all authentic and aligned sustainability for tourism businesses and boards.

    Please rate, subscribe and review to help more people find the meaningful conversations, insights and more guests into the conversation that helps you grow your business, and tend to your wellbeing, sustainably.

    Follow on your preferred platforms:

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/plasticfreeseaa/

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    Sarah on LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rhodes-67a9b724/

    Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel
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    26 分