Hacking Happy with Penny Locaso

About Hacking Happy with Penny Locaso

Smart conversations for bold women building the future of leadership. Pennyology is for ambitious women who are tired of leadership that rewards silence, shrinkage, and self-sacrifice. Hosted by behavioural scientist Penny Locaso, this podcast is for those ready to lead with impact, not permission. No fluff. No hustle worship. Just bold, evidence-backed strategies, smart systems, and real talk that helps you cut through the noise, own your expertise, and create the opportunities and influence to shift broken systems and build brighter futures.

Publisher

Penny Locaso

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Sept 2018

Latest episode

18 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

188 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jun 2025

   The Career Advice You Won’t Hear on LinkedIn: 10 Truths Every Ambitious Woman Should Know Before Reinventing Her Career

   Penny Locaso shares ten crucial lessons learned after leaving her executive career, offering ambitious women a roadmap to redefine success and create more meaningful work in this episode.

2. 

   26 May 2025

   Redefining Leadership: Tamara Somers on Turning Strategy Into Systemic Change

   Tamara Somers, sustainability strategist, discusses redefining leadership by turning bold strategy into systemic change with Penny Locaso, exploring stakeholder engagement and purposeful impact in this interview.

3. 

   19 May 2025

   The Truth About Compassionate Leadership (and Why It’s Your Edge)

   What if the traits women are criticised for today, like compassion, inclusion, and emotional intelligence, are exactly what the future of leadership demands? In this episode of Pennyology, I explore why compassionate leadership is fast becoming the most strategically relevant skill for impact-driven women and how you can start building it today. I share insights from my Psychology Honours thesis, lessons from coaching hundreds of women in leadership, and three simple, science-backed practices to help you lead with more clarity, humanity, and influence. If you’re tired of outdated leadership models and ready to lead with substance, this one’s for you. What We Cover: Why compassion isn’t soft—it’s smart strategy The evidence behind wise, compassionate leadership (yes, HBR backs it too) Why it matters now more than ever 3 simple ways to build your compassionate leadership muscle How Impact Makers helps women stop waiting and start leading differently Resources Apply for Impact Makers here (https://app.hackinghappy.co/the-impact-makers) Apply to be part of the If not you, then who research here (https://app.hackinghappy.co/Ifnotyouthenwho) Checkout Harvard Business Review's Wise Compassionate Leadership Matrix (https://hbr.org/data-visuals/2020/12/the-wise-compassion-leadership-matrix) Read the Forbes' article on integrity here (https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2025/05/02/everyone-wants-integrity-but-no-one-knows-how-to-measure-it/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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