Become a Global Leader

Summer season part 4 of 5: enjoy the most popular, most viewed topics from my LinkedIn live videos, including this topic which resonated with many of you- Strategies to deal with Passive Aggressive Behaviour.

This summer season, 'best of' series, are a great way to keep growing and learning. I'll be back soon with new episodes!

Strategies to deal with Passive Aggressive Behaviour

Have you experienced passive aggressive behaviour from somebody in the past?

Maybe they don't acknowledge your contribution or ideas, won't reply to your emails or support you in meetings.

They may even not turn up to your meetings or appear to take credit for your work. However, when you ask, "Is everything OK?", they smile and reply, "Fine!" It's like you can't seem to have a genuine conversation.

Has this happened to you?

In this live I am going to share the strategies to deal with passive aggressive behaviour to stop the frustrations and blocks. So you can create more positive interactions and start moving forward.

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com

Lynne Stainthorpe joined me on the show in this episode to explore the nuances of building your own personal brand for creating impact, building your reputation and achieving your career goals, both within and outside your organisation.

Lynne is an expert brand strategist who supports businesses to make their brand human, relevant and distinctive, so they stand out, grow affinity and create impact. She believes making your brand human is the vital spark to emotional connection – the key ingredient that takes your brand from 'know, like and trust' to 'must buy, love and advocacy'.

She supports businesses to develop human-powered messaging that is distinctive, engages clients and expands business growth. For over 25 years she has worked in corporate brand marketing and agencies, and has helped business owners, big and small, to build their distinctive brands, communicate their value, and make an impact. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice 2022 and 2019.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The evolution of personal branding and what it means today
• How to position yourself within an organisation using branding principles
• The significance of vision, purpose, and values in personal branding
• The importance of consistency and clarity in making an impact
• How your personal branding can evolve over time
• The role of appearance, behaviour, and communication in personal branding
• Balancing authenticity with learning from others
• Leveraging AI while maintaining authenticity
• Promoting your personal brand, both inside and outside your organisation

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Learn more about Lynne Stainthorpe: https://big-idea.biz/
• Connect with Lynne Stainthorpe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnestainthorpe/
• Learn more about Lynne Stainthorpe's Brand Review sessions: https://big-idea.biz/brand-review-sessions/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights/
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com/

Frauke Bender is a Professor of International Management, researcher, author, intercultural trainer, podcaster, and has been a passionate educator for over 25 years. She has 15+ years of global corporate leadership experience in marketing and communications, holds a PhD in economics and a master's degree in business administration with a specialization in International Management and Marketing.

She joined me from Germany to share her ideas on intercultural skills for career readiness, empowering women through identity crisis when relocating internationally and the opportunities of when AI and cultural intelligence come together.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Preparing future leaders with intercultural skills that support career readiness and employability
• Everybody needs cultural intelligence- when working in one location, with international teams, or if you are a global citizen.
• Empowering women to be resilient when experiencing identity crisis after international relocation
• How companies can support their people and their families through international assignments
• Exploring identify, belonging and reinvention to be successful when moving abroad
• Getting out of the cultural comfort zone without being scared to make mistakes
• AI & cultural intelligence- the challenges and the opportunities

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Connect with Frauke Bender on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fraukebender
• Listen to the cultureXchange Podcast: https://culturexchange.podigee.io/
• Follow cultureXchange on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culture_x_change/
• Follow cultureXchange on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086022011425
• Contact Frauke Bender by email: [email protected]
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights/
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com/

Summer season part 3 of 5: enjoy the most popular, most viewed topics from my Linkedin live videos, and as I travel the next few weeks.

This summer season, 'best of' series, are a great way to keep growing through July. I'll be back next week with new episodes!

Trust yourself to speak: learnings from my journey

Do you trust yourself to speak?

I am going to share openly here that I realised a few months ago I was not fully and completely trusting myself. I was living in my speaking and communication comfort zone.

Podcasts, videos, interviewing, giving talks with presentations, all with preparation and planning.

However, speaking fully spontaneously and allowing myself to speak freely did not happen often.

That is one of the reasons why I decided to start these lives to build my self-trust. That's when I decided nothing was stopping me.

In this week's live I share with you my learnings and how to build your own self-trust so you can speak up confidently in your own situations that you feel uncomfortable in today. Allow yourself the freedom to speak and achieve your goals.

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com

Summer season part 2 of 5: I am sharing my 'best of' series of live videos from LinkedIn, and as I travel the next few weeks.

These are the most popular, most viewed topics, and I hope you find them helpful and great ways to keep growing through July. I'll be back soon with new episodes!

Develop your confidence for presenting

Do you feel stressed, under pressure and under-confident when you need to present or speak in public?

Maybe you over-plan, over-think and end up speaking too much or not clearly enough?

This may be true for you if you are a global professional who is presenting in your second language, and/ or feel the pressure to speak well in front of your team, senior management or customers.

In this Live I share practical strategies for you to build your confidence as you prepare for your next public speaking event or presentation.

So you can feel more relaxed and calm, and trust yourself to speak up and share your voice.

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com

Summer season part 1 of 5: And now for something a little different….

I have recently been sharing a number of live videos on Linkedin, and as I travel the next few weeks, I am sharing my summer season, 'best of' series.

These are the most popular, most viewed topics, and I hope you find them helpful and great ways to keep growing through July. I'll be back soon with new episodes!

Top 6 Public Speaking Mistakes to Avoid

What are the most common mistakes that people make when public speaking?

How do you avoid these and become a better speaker?

In this Live I share with you how to identify the mistakes you are most often making and the strategies to overcome them.

So you can feel better prepared, and trust yourself to speak up and share your voice when presenting or public speaking.

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com

Ritika Wadhwa was born and brought up in India. She went on to achieve an MBA in the UK and broke all barriers as an immigrant to Canada and the UK. Ritika has over 30 years of experience working at Board level across 3 continents, with senior stakeholders - within the public and private sector and she is on a mission to bring inclusion and innovation to the heart of organisations, through Cultural Intelligence (CQ).

Ritika is the Founder and CEO of Prabhaav Global. Prabhaav means impact in Hindi and the organization's mission is to apply the transformational power of Cultural Intelligence for impactful leadership. Ritika is also a CQ Certified Facilitator and a Fellow at the Society of Leadership Fellows, Windsor Castle, and she sits on the Strategic Advisory Board member for British Transport Police as well as being a Trustee and Board Director at the 5% club. Ritika is also an Ambassador for Age Irrelevance and a sought-after Keynote speaker.

In this episode, Ritika shares practical strategies to adapt communication styles, ensuring inclusivity and effectiveness in diverse settings. We also discuss the nuances of English as a global business language and its implications for multicultural working environments, as well as the importance of understanding cultural contexts to minimise miscommunications.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The historical context of English as the global business language
• The Cultural Intelligence (CQ) framework and its four capabilities
• Practical approaches to make communication more inclusive
• The importance of understanding cultural contexts and adapting communication styles
• Strategies for inviting and encouraging diverse voices to speak up
• How to build and maintain cultural intelligence in professional settings
• The shifting dynamics between East and West and the importance of mutual understanding
• Common mistakes Western organizations make when expanding into Eastern markets

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Find out more about Ritika Wadhwa: https://prabhaav-global.com/
• Connect with Ritika Wadhwa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritika-wadhwa/
• Connect with Ritika Wadhwa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prabhaavglobal/
• Contact Ritika Wadhwa by email: [email protected]
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights/
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com/

Mel Loy joins me for this latest podcast episode to share her practical and helpful insights into the most common communication mistakes in communicating internal change and restructures in organisations, her 3 Ts of trust and how to build genuine connection in virtual global teams.

Mel is the force behind Hey Mel! Communication & Training, a small agency where big ideas meet even bigger energy, supporting her clients in change, internal, strategic and crisis communication. (As an international speaker and workshop facilitator, Mel has taken her passion for change communication to the far corners of the globe, from Bali to Toronto and everywhere in between.)

She's recently published her first book, Change Isn't Hard, designed to be a practical playbook for anyone who needs to communicate change.

When she's not busy fixating on why people behave the way they do, you can find Mel teaching group fitness classes and yoga, being the world's coolest aunty, or writing her weekly podcast to share the good word of communication.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why change isn't hard
• Putting people at the heart, not deliverables
• There is no one-size-fits-all approach
• The most common communication mistakes in communicating change
• Mel's 3 Ts of trust for great communication
• How to manage communication effectively through a reorganisation
• Future trends to be successful in communicating across global teams
• How to build genuine connection and communicate well in virtual global teams

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Find out more about Mel Loy: https://www.heymelcomms.training/
• Connect with Mel Loy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieloy/
• Connect with Mel Loy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heymel.comms/
• Discover Mel Loy's Book 'Change Isn't Hard': https://www.changecommsbook.au/
• Listen to Mel's podcast 'Less chatter, More Matter': https://www.heymelcomms.training/podcast
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights/
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com/

Nicole Posner is an award-winning Conflict Consultant and has been guiding businesses to navigate difficulties for over 7 years. Through her psychology studies and career as a Workplace Mediator, she witnessed the impact, destruction and financial cost of conflict on the organisation, the emotional cost to those working in it, plus discovered what triggers and fuels conflict in people and businesses.

Later Nicole trained as an Executive Conflict Coach, and now amalgamates her skills as a Consultant to steer her clients through any cracks in their relationships to keep conflict at bay, allowing them to grow and scale their business for success.

Nicole brought some fascinating insights to this episode about the impact of our communication to build relationships, get the best out of teams, minimise misunderstandings and have difficult conversations. We spoke about the benefits of conflict to your team, how to prepare yourself for conflict conversations and her 4 conflict archetypes.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Conflict is not only negative: the benefits of conflict to your team
• Nicole's MAP framework for preparing yourself for conflict conversations
• Managing conflict with power dynamics: managing up in conflict
• Nicole's 4 archetypes of conflict: build awareness about your approach to conflict
• The role of your communication baggage in conflict
• The impact of your non-verbal communication
• How conflict styles are evolving over time

Resources:

• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's global leader communication coaching: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Discover Victoria Rennoldson's team communication and cultural intelligence training: https://culturecuppa.com/leaders-and-managers/
• Find Victoria Rennoldson online: https://culturecuppa.com/
• Connect with Victoria Rennoldson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Find out more about Nicole Posner: https://www.nicoleposner.com
• Connect with Nicole Posner on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleposner-conflict
• Connect with Nicole Posner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_posner_london/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights/
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com/

How do you feel about office politics? Frustrated? Manipulated? People playing games? Making power plays?

Office politics can be destructive if there is negative intention, however workplace politics is a reality in most organisations- how projects are approved, people move forward and things are done.

So what if we reframe it as human connection success factors, a way for you to navigate the workplace to connect with people to support your success?

This is a vital skill to steer your career, and build your influence, impact and relationship capital.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Understanding office politics
• Start with observation
• The hidden influencers in your organisation
• Identify your Influence Matrix
• Managing peer to peer
• Managing upwards
• Influence is not only what happens in the meeting
• The 3-point approach

Resources:

• If you know you need more support with navigating office politics and stepping up your leadership communication skills, access my free resource, '7 Communication Strategies for Leaders' to help you improve, elevate and amplify your communication skills to speak like a leader in this bite-size 7-day training series, which I will send you by email. Click here: https://culturecuppa.com/7-communication-strategies-global-leaders/
• Or DM me on Linkedin with the word Leader: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Listen to episode 91 'Get to yes: convince with your ideas': https://culturecuppa.com/podcasts/get-to-yes-convince-with-your-ideas/
• Listen to episode 44 'How to engage your senior stakeholders': https://culturecuppa.com/podcasts/how-to-engage-your-senior-stakeholders/
• Sign up to receive future episodes of the podcast as soon as they are released: https://culturecuppa.com/get-free-insights
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://culturecuppa.com