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Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the importance of effective induction and onboarding programs.

So often when we have a new team member joining us, we do the bare minimum. Point them to their desk and set them to work. Or worse, as we share, we’ve both seen examples where desks and computers were not even set up for new starters and they had to do it themselves!

The truth is, an effective onboarding program is a key retention strategy, it’s one of the most effective things we can do to get our new team member settled in, across their role, and contributing to the team.

In this episode we discuss some of the key strategies and practical elements to effective and high quality induction and onboarding programs.

We would love to hear from you and learn about how you induct and onboard staff in your business. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing how leaders and managers can help set young people up for success in their first job.

Do you remember when your secured your first ‘real’ job?You may have completed your studies, sat through interviews and assessments, and finally received an offer for your dream job. Or maybe you weren’t sure where your career was headed, but got a job offer and decided to take the plunge and say yes.

How did you feel? Nervous? Excited? Uncertain? Probably a mix of all the emotions.

Your first job is a big deal, even more so if it’s something you’ve been searching and studying for.

Problem is, it’s been a while since most of us leaders have been in this position, and we may have forgotten just how nerve wracking it can be. We may have also forgotten that as a young person we didn’t know what to do, what to wear, where to go and what to expect when we started.

In this episode, we discuss some practical steps any leader can take to help set their new, young employee up for success with the business.

From having a great pre commencement communication strategy, to engaging them in how to prepare and what to expect, there is so much we can do to support young people joining our teams.

We would love to hear from you and learn about how you help new people who are starting with you in their first job. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are picking up on a theme Juliet and Kristy-Lee have been coming across recently– that is the feeling of uncertainty that so many leaders are currently feeling.

It can be difficult to know how to lead effectively when we don’t have clarity about the future, and it feels as though things could change on any given day.

In this episode we discuss the reasons behind some of these feelings of uncertainty, and what you can do when it comes to leading effectively and looking forward despite uncertain times.

We would love to hear from you and learn about how you deal with uncertainty with your team. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are getting super practical and talking about one of the most important leadership responsibilities – conducting Performance Reviews with our teams.

Let’s face it – we’ve all participated in reviews in one way or another that have not been particularly effective. Historically they have been long, drawn out, anxiety inducing discussions for all involved.

The good news is there are better ways to do reviews, and there are strategies you can implement to ensure your reviews are incredibly insightful and beneficial for the individual employees and the business.

In today’s episode, we discuss review models, review cadence and some of our key recommendations to ensure your reviews are valuable discussions.

We would love to hear from you and learn about how you conduct effective performance reviews in your business. You can share your experiences and ask questions at

https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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We’ve all met them at some stage in our lives. Those people whose responses seems a little odd and whose behaviour can be completely ‘off’ sometimes. Those people who can look you in the eye and lie, who manipulate situations to suit themselves. The classic definition is ‘psychopath, but, as David Gillespie tells us, Hollywood has pretty much hijacked that term so we often call them sociopaths or narcissists and there are overlaps with these.

If you missed them, Juliet talked with Davie Gillespie about Toxic People in episodes 62 and 63 (part of our Summer Series) where he discussed what’s missing for these people and how to identify and manage them.

In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee recap David’s findings and talk about how to ensure we don’t bring these people into our teams, where they can do immeasurable damage, and how to manage them if they are already there. We would love to hear from you if you have had or still have a psychopath in your team and how you have managed their impact on you and the team.

You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Ugh, conflict at work! Itmakes everything more difficult and can see you and your teamwalking on eggshells, spending time and energy worrying about the situation. What weknow is that your team will be watching you to see how you handle it so just ignoring it andhoping the issue will resolve itself and people will sort themselves out is not a solution.

In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how to deal with conflict between team members and how to deal with it when you are involved. None of this is easy but, as leaders, we need to deal with it and there are definitely approaches that can make this easier and more successful. We would love to hear from you about how you deal with conflict with in your team and how you bring yourself to the table when you are part of the conflict. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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At the time of recording this episode, we are in the midst of yet another round of legislative updates which employers are required to come to terms with. In fact, the last 2 years have seen the most significant changes in Industrial Relations legislation in Australia in more than 10 years. For employers, business owners, managers and leaders, this can easily become overwhelming to manage.

In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how to manage the overwhelm that can come with keeping up with your organisation’s compliance requirements.

We would love to hear from you about how you deal with this with your team, how do you ensure you’re across your compliance requirements, without spiralling into overwhelm? You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us you can do this at:

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Remuneration packages often include non-cash benefits and, increasingly, we are hearing that these aren’t hitting the mark with teams. So often these are included in packages because the person including the benefits is interested in them. And we can be a bit scared of checking in with the team about what would be motivating for them in case they ask for more money or we create expectations we can’t meet.

There are plenty of ways we can package up the salaries of our team members but, unless we understand what is important for them, we may find they don’t serve the purpose we intend. In today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee explore how we tap into what our team

wants and how important it is to make this a regular and open conversation.

We would love to hear from you about how you deal with this with your team, the sorts of non-money motivators that work for them and how you have these conversations.

You can share your experiences and ask questions at

https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals

This time of the year can often herald performance reviews and expectations of pay rises, which may not be possible in the current climate. As leaders, we need to explain the context and manage expectations around what is a very personal and often difficult topic for our staff. There are plenty of non-monetary motivators we can offer our team when extra cash isn’t possible, and in today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee explore how we use these. We would love to hear from you about how you deal with this with your team, the sorts of non-money motivators that work for them and how you have these conversations. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals

We are hearing A LOT about how tough things are getting and, for our teams, the concerns about job security are real. When work is quiet, people can lose motivation as they focus on the cost of living pressures and inward on self-preservation. There are clear steps leaders can take to bring their teams through a downturn and in today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how to deal with the anxiety a downturn in business can produce for our staff. We would love to hear from you about how you are dealing with this with your team. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals