Why We Trust Some Voices More Than Others | Leadership
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Why do we trust some voices more than others, and what does that mean for leaders? In this episode, I explore how trust is built through a familiar voice, and why being trusted does not always mean being told the truth. Drawing on more than twenty years behind the microphone and new research on podcast listeners and workplace honesty, I look at parasocial relationships, the difference between trusting a person and trusting what they say, and why employees often hold back their real concerns, even from leaders they like. You'll learn: Why a familiar voice lowers our guard, and the...
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When You Are The Brand | How Everything Is Connected S26 E37
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When a rapper's "Free Palestine" statement got him pulled from a stadium tour, and the headline act apologized a week later calling it a mistake, it exposed something every brand, leader, and public voice needs to reckon with: neutrality is a choice, not a shield. Sahar unpacks courage, consistency, and why authenticity can't be faked anymore — through the lens of her own week of loss, launch, and unresolved change, and the BEMA™ framework. ► Join YT Channel: ► Members Only Videos: ► Join my free live AMA – 2 December 2026 ► Read the extended article and subscribe on...
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The Week I went Quiet S26 E36
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In this episode, Sahar gets personal about why she missed last week — and why she runs everything herself, from client messages to editing. She shares the story of launching her Arabic poetry book at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair, her reflections comparing it to the Sharjah International Book Fair, and finally connecting in person with the Emirati Writers' Association after months of trying. She also thanks her audio and video listeners for the growing downloads, gives an update on the campaign before the introductory price ends on September 21st, and shares what's coming next — new meditations...
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The Courage to Be Wrong | Stop Defending Yourself S26 E35
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Why does admitting you're wrong feel like losing authority? Why Strong Leaders Can Stop Defending Themselves: true courage isn't just speaking up — it's staying open without defending yourself. In this episode, I explore why "I was wrong" might be the strongest thing a leader can say, using the four dimensions of the BEMA™. There's a quieter form of courage that rarely gets named: the ability to hear something uncomfortable without immediately explaining, denying or defending yourself. Defensiveness starts as protection — it keeps our sense of self safe in the moment — but over time it...
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How to Recognise and Live as The Real You | Conversations with Sahar Part 10
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How do you recognise and live as The Real You? In this final episode of the first Conversations with Sahar series, Sahar brings together the central themes explored across nine conversations: self-awareness, logic and intuition, life’s signals, changing relationships, clear communication, action and self-trust. Discover why clarity only creates change when you trust it enough to act. Sahar also introduces the September Unbox A Brighter Future campaign, shares news of her two-week break, and invites listeners to express their interest in a future Arabic series. ► Explore Unbox A Brighter...
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Why Clarity Disappears Under Pressure S26 E34
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Why does clarity disappear under pressure? In this episode, you will learn how stress affects decision-making, intuition, logic and self-leadership, and how to make an aligned decision when urgency, fear or other people’s expectations are influencing you. Pressure can narrow your view until an immediate decision feels like a clear one. But ending the discomfort is not the same as choosing what is right for you. In Season 26, Episode 34 of Unbox The Podcast, I explain how pressure affects the four dimensions of the BEMA™ Methodology: Body, Emotions, Mind and Accountability to Action. You...
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How to Trust Yourself and Make Clear Decisions | Conversations with Sahar Part 9
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How do you trust yourself, stop overthinking and make clear decisions when fear, intuition and other people’s opinions pull you in different directions? In Conversations with Sahar Part 9, Sahar Huneidi Palmer explores why we continue seeking advice when we may already know the answer. Gathering more information can support a decision, but it can also distance you from your own judgement when you are searching for certainty that life cannot provide. Discover how self-trust becomes weakened when you repeatedly dismiss what you recognise, how to distinguish intuition from fear, and why your...
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Why Authentic Leadership Begins With Inner Alignment S26 E33
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You can manage everything well and still be moving in the wrong direction. In Season 26, Episode 33 of Unbox The Podcast, Sahar Huneidi Palmer explores the difference between managing the present and leading towards a better future. Whether you lead an organisation or your own life, authentic leadership requires more than competence. It requires a strategic vision aligned with who you are and what matters to you now. Using the Four Dimensions of Change within the BEMA™, Sahar explains how inner alignment supports clearer direction, meaningful choices and accountable action. She also explores...
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How You Think Shapes Communication | Conversations with Sahar Part 8
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The way someone thinks can reveal who they are—and whether we can trust them. In Conversations with Sahar, Part 8, Sahar Huneidi Palmer shares why this understanding led her to accept her late husband’s proposal, and how a mentor revealed patterns in her own mind that she had never recognised. She explains why communication starts before words and how the BEMA™ dimensions help us identify misalignment, choose a response rather than a reaction, and speak with integrity. What's your preference, horizontal or vertical video? Please let me know. ► Continue with guided meditations,...
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The Courage To Stay Human S26 E32
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Something is quietly shifting. Millennials and Gen Z are going back to vinyl records, physical books, handwritten journals, board games, and printed photographs — and it is not nostalgia. It is intelligence. In this episode, Sahar takes you through her own journey from punch cards and Fortran to the age of AI, and asks the question that sits at the heart of this season: what does it actually mean to be human right now? She explores the science of co-regulation — why we are biologically designed to need each other's physical presence — what research tells us about the measurable...
info_outlineSahar Huneidi talks about changes facing planet Earth, the astrological start of the Age Of Aquarius, and James Lovelock's latest book, and final word, tntitled The Vanishing Face of Gaia in her Feb 09 Newsletter.
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