Grow Your Influence

Self awareness and understanding how to manage our emotions are fundamental aspects of leadership. As leaders, we need to understand our responses under pressure and the impact we have on others. Tools like DiSC and the Team Management Profile give us insights into our personal responses to conflict and can help us build a common language as a team around how we respond to one another. 

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss the difference between emotional reactions and responses, the role of assertiveness, and the importance of role modelling emotional control in our team.  They have strategies to help you stay in control of your responses and to help others in your team engage in difficult conversations without resorting to personal attacks. 

We would love to hear from you about how you respond to difficult situations and, if you have done some work with a self awareness tool, how that has helped you lead or respond to difficult situations. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

The question of how best to step in as a new leader of an established team was raised by a listener and reflects the experiences of many leaders as they advance in their careers. So often the people they are coming in to lead are doing well, however there may be issues they need to address. The perils of ‘hitting the ground running’ and the importance of a comprehensive induction are two of the issues that need to be addressed.  

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how: 

We would love to hear about your experiences of new leadership roles and how you got ‘up to speed’ on the processes and the politics. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

Today we’re responding to a question from a new Team Leader who has been asked to set up a wellbeing programme for his team.  Our first question is really “is this his responsibility”?  Wellbeing programmes are gaining in popularity and can be valuable in assisting your team members deal with work and life, and everything in between.  There are many questions about who should drive the development of these programmes and what should be included.   

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss where ownership of a wellbeing programme sits in an organisation and how we can work with our teams to develop programmes that reflect the needs of team members.  

We would love to hear about your experiences of developing or implementing a wellbeing programme with your team, or your experiences accessing this sort of assistance. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the super power that is curiosity, and just how powerful questions can be as a tool in our leadership toolkit. 

When we are truly curious, and ask great questions, we undoubtedly find out more impactful and relevant information from our team. The problem is, too often we make assumptions about what our people are thinking, feeling and why they are behaving in a certain way. 

In this episode we unpack the types of questioning techniques you can use across a range of scenarios to help have better discussions with, and understanding of our people. 

Also as discussed in today's episode, Kristy-Lee is hosting a Mastering Difficult Conversations workshop from the 18th September, you can get all the details and register right here: 
https://www.peoplepoweredbusiness.com.au/powerweek 

On this episode of Grow Your Influence we are bringing you a discussion that Kristy-Lee recently had with Cat Matson of Impactful Presenters on holding effective, impactful and engaging team meetings.

Cat is the CEO and Lead Facilitator of Impactful Presenters, empowering business owners and community leaders to speak with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact.

As mentioned, Cat also has a free workshop running in September 2023, called Speaking with Impact – I highly recommend checking it out, here is the link to register:

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/