Do you feel like you need to look after your employees’ careers, life experiences or happiness?  If so, you are probably taking on way more than you should.  It can be tempting to solve problems for our team members, including ensuring they are happy beyond work, that they are seeking out career growth etc, or even (as we hear) ensuring they have petrol in their car.  The reality is that, when we do this, we are not helping our people take responsibility for their own issues and feel the satisfaction of problem solving and growing.  

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences of teams where the leaders have taken responsibility for way more than they need to, and the impact on both the leaders and the team members.   

We would love to hear about how you manage personal responsibility in your team and the challenges you have faced and the challenges you have faced when employees want you t ‘own’ their issues. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

Do you struggle to say what needs to be said? To say no when you need to? In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are talking about a topic that rarely gets aired but can make such a difference to the way we feel about ourselves and the way we lead. 

Being assertive is about more than being to ask for what you need without needing to override the needs of others.  This ‘goldilocks’ behaviour enables us to lead in a way that makes us feel good about ourselves and brings others with us. 

Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences of what assertiveness looks like, what’s required to ‘hold the line’ and how we can remain assertive even under pressure.  

We would love to hear about how you demonstrate assertiveness, or the challenges you have faced in doing this, and the impact it has had on you leadership. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are chatting about a topic we don’t talk enough about as leaders – and that is fear.

Whether you are fearful of stepping into your first leadership role, or having a moment of feeling fear of tackling a tricky conversation, dealing with conflict or some other challenging situation, this discussion is for you.

Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences working with leaders who are in a state of fear, or who have fear holding them back, as well as their own experiences of when they have experienced the feeling of fear in their leadership journey.

We would love to know about your experience with feeling fearful as a leader. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are tackling the tricky topic of a toxic workplace culture.

We have all worked in an environments which have had a level of toxicity to them. They are not fun, they are negative, unproductive and can be damaging to individual morale and to the success of a business.

So what do you do when you find yourself either inheriting, or leading, in a toxic environment?

Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences working with teams and leaders where the workplace has become toxic. We discuss the core elements that make up workplace culture, and what you can do as a leader to turn a toxic environment around.

We would love to know about your experience with toxic workplace cultures. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

In our last episode we were talking about our end of financial year check-ins. 

In today’s episode we are talking about how we reward our team members.  This is important, not just for motivation but also as an opportunity to connect with team members around the things that motivate them.

There are many teams where the reward and recognition programme fail to motivate the very people it is supposed to be designed for.  This is a common trap and one that can easily be avoided. 

Kristy-Lee and Juliet discuss how to connect with your team members and tap into the things that motivate them, rather than the things you think will be motivating.

Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss their experiences working with teams who use this time of the year effectively, and the outcomes they see as a result.

We would love to know about your approach to reward and recognition programs. You can find out more about us, comment and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast Kristy-Lee and Juliet are discussing the end of the financial year.

Whilst for some teams and businesses, this can be avery busy time of year and have some firm deadlines and key activities, for others there is not a whole lot that is different about this time of year.

What we have found with the teams we work with is that this can be a really critical time of year to bring the team back together, re focus the goals, re align the objectives and get some new motivation happening.

Today we discuss some strategies leaders can be implementing at this time of year to help set their teams up for success in Q3 and Q4.

We would love to know about your experiences with end of financial year planning you’re your team. You can find out more about us, comment and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast Kristy-Lee interviews Nick Mills – leadership and management facilitator, coach and PhD participant. 

Nick is a versatile and dynamic trainer who holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Adult Education, an Advanced Diploma in the Neuroscience of Leadership and he is currently engaged part time with the University of Tasmania where he is completing his PhD in inclusion for LGBTQI + leaders in the finance and professional services sectors. 

In todays discussion we unpacked the research behind Nick’s PhD, which focuses on how all Australian workplaces can be truly inclusive and welcome places. 
 
If you’d like to connect with Nick you can do so via LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mills-4371544/ 

We would love to know about your experiences with creating inclusive workplaces. You can find out more about us, comment and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

In this episode we are following on from our previous topic of working with family. 

Today’s episode is a discussion on how we can navigate working with people, and having members of our team, who have differing values and beliefs to us. 

How can we create workplaces that respect and create space for a variety of belief and values systems, without conflict and in a way that ensures everyone feels included and psychologically safe at work? 

Like our last episode. This is another complex topic, and today we are skimming the surface of navigating these waters.  

Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss their experiences working with teams who have faced these challenges, and how they have navigated them successfully.  

We would love to know about your experiences working with people who don’t share your beliefs or values. You can find out more about us, comment and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

In this episode we are discussing the tricky topic of working with family. 

It’s such a complex topic, yet there are so many family owned and run businesses in Australia and across the world, and even more family members working together in other peoples businesses. 

Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss their experiences working with and supporting family run businesses, and the challenges and opportunities that can present themselves when working with family. 

We would love to know about your experiences working with family. You can find out more about us, comment and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

In this episode we discuss different generations at work, and we unpack what is brilliant and unique about all of the different generations, share some experiences and thoughts as to what forms different patterns of behaviour between the generation and most importantly look at how we can leverage and lead each different generation.