Mums On Cloud Nine

Has a powerful speech ever given you goosebumps, or better still, moved you to tears?

What about a great one-liner that has you chuckling for days?

Words are powerful, and knowing how to construct a great story to convey the right message, in the right way, to the right people, is an art that few leaders care to master. Those who do can command a crowd, influence a room of decision-makers, or just sell the benefits of a new piece of tech to a room of sceptical employees.

On this episode of Mums on Cloud Nine I'm delighted to be joined by Tristan Lombard, the Director of Community at Provar Testing, to talk about the power of storytelling as a leader.

He provides expert insight and practical tips to help you improve your own storytelling skills, so that you can be a more effective leader, project manager and Salesforce admin.

Highlights from this episode:

(01:31) Helping people steward their own stories

(08:09) How to connect with your audience

(11:12) Language is everything

(15:07) Failure is over-romanticised

(24:08) Build your own stage

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On this episode of Mums on Cloud Nine I am joined by two special guests to discuss the important topic of leadership skills as a Salesforce admin.

David Giller is the Founder & CEO of Brainiate – a Salesforce training and consultancy firm. He also has a weekly live YouTube show to help people develop their leadership skills as a Salesforce profesisonal.

Jodi Hrbek is a Salesforce expert with over 20 years experience as a consultant and director. She is also the author of Rock your Role as a Salesforce Admin, which you can buy now.

A Salesforce admin is not a senior leadership role, and if you're already a Salesforce admin you probably wouldn't consider yourself a leader. But actually what you have to do is lead and influence a team of people to adopt new technology, new processes, and new ways of working, so in many ways it is a lot like being in a leadership role.

As a Salesforce admin, you should be thinking about those qualities and skills right from the outset so that you can build effective relationships across the business.

We are going to help you do that in this episode, so that you can step into your own power.

Highlights from this episode:

(02:21) Introductions

(06:17) The traits of a leader

(20:42) Leveraging your communication skills

(27:55) Not everybody will listen to you

(33:06) Guiding towards the right solution

(38:27) The Salesforce admin conundrum

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

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You might not consider yourself to be ready for a leadership role, but actually you have to lead and influence people to adopt technology successfully from senior execs to front-line staff.

On this episode I'm joined by Stella Sutcliffe, Head of BD at Supermums to discuss the incredibly important topic of leadership skills as a Salesforce admin.

I often see that Salesforce admins are not heard or listened to by their colleagues at all levels, and so I want this podcast to give you the confidence to step into your own power.

Highlights from this episode:

(01:35) The Levelling Up Campaign

(04:51) The gender pay gap

(09:13) Improving gender parity in Salesforce admin

(13:38) Embedding values into organisational policy

(19:05) A company's commitment to progress should tie in to their vision

(22:26) Get involved and help women level up!

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

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On this episode of the Mums on Cloud Nine podcast, I discuss how you can create a work-life balance that works for you, because being a mum and a businesswoman are not mutually exclusive!

During this podcast I share my own story of how I overcame challenges in the workplace while juggling parenthood to get my own ideal work-life balance. It's not an easy journey, but if you follow the 10 practical tips I share then you too can have a healthy work-life balance.

The best female leaders are those who master this balance. It leads to more productive careers, better personal & professional relationships, and a happier home life.

So make sure you follow the tips in this podcast, and if you like what you hear make sure you subscribe, share with friends, and leave a reviews so others can find us.

Highlights from this episode:

(01:57) My journey to a happy work-life balance

(07:14) Hindsight is great!

(10:40) Supporting fellow supermums on their journeys

(15:30) Make time to be creative

(18:30) Surround yourself with positive people

(21:42) Build a solid support network

(24:19) Find a work pattern that helps you thrive

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

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Welcome to series five of the Mums on Cloud Nine podcast. I'm Heather Black, founder and CEO of Supermums, a company that inspires and empowers mums to launch a flexible well-paid career within the sales sector.

During this podcast series, we share tips and tricks around launching and furthering your career, and also how to manage that work-life balance, so you can create those career opportunities without compromise, burnout or stress. We're also going to share coaching tools and techniques and insights from some incredible guests.

So do make sure you join us to kickstart and progress your career. And if you love what you hear, please do leave a review and share the podcast with your friends and colleagues.

In this episode I'm joined by Ayesha Murray - coach and host of The Parent Equation podcast, available to listen on your favourite podcast player now.

Here are the highlights:

{1:44} Rediscovering yourself after parenthood

{3:49} Put yourself back in the picture

{6:21} Spend time on yourself

{10:44} Managing the work-life balance

{13:22} Put yourself out there

{16:34} Taking control to make positive changes

{19:26} Smart success

{21:00} Write down your goals

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This week, we spoke to actor, director, filmmaker and coach Rachel Fowler about how we can present well at meetings. Quite often, we might reflect on why do people come across so well in stage or at meetings - is it about rehearsing, is it about connection?

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{2:56} Give yourself permission to speak up

{5:22} Listening is a reciprocal relationship

{8:42} Adapt how you communicate for your audience

{12:11) Breath is the engine to everything

{14:36} The intimacy of eye contact

{17:45} Presentation preparation advice

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This week, we talked to Debbie Forster, CEO of Tech Talent Charter about how authenticity can help you stand out in the crowd. It's really important to know yourself and to be yourself in your career rather than trying to be someone else.

Here are the highlights from the episode:

{3:04} Why women feel pressure to be something they're not in the workplace

{8:39} Finding your authentic self at all the different stages of your life.

{13:04} Feeling able to acknowledge and talk about being a Mum at work

{18:32} Getting comfortable in our skins. heads and hearts

{21:13} How to question the criticism you receive

{23:38} Why employers need to support women to be who they want to be

{31:54} How organisations are now looking more actively at equality in the tech industry

{33:25} Treating your interview like a first date and ask the right questions

{37:16} The support charter can give to organisations and women in tech

Connect with Debbie at: https://www.techtalentcharter.co.uk/home

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

I'm super excited to have Kiki, founder, Kiki, Kirby, coaching, and consultancy on the podcast today.

Kiki specialises in helping business leaders and teams to perform in a more heart-led way.

Today. We're going to be talking about how to stand out in the crowd as an employee or leader by empowering employees to achieve their goals and create a happy team.

This is so important right now, as people are feeling a little bit burnt out over the last year, and many people are feeling anxious about the changes we have experienced and the changes we're going to experience going back into the workplace because people are not sure what to expect going forward.

Here are the highlights from the episode:

{4:18} Why it's important to have a people strategy

{7:18} Kiki's framework

{13:26} How people are at the heart of organisations

{18:37} Implementing processes that are aligned with your values and purpose

{23:00} The importance of purpose in an organisation

{33:49} People are our most important asset which includes you too

Find out more about Kiki at: kikikirbycoaching.co.uk

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This podcast is sponsored by Enfamil https://www.enfamil.com/

I'm super excited to speak to Ben Duncombe, Director of Talent Hub.

We're talking about how to stand out, to recruiters and to successfully land your job. Ben founded a Salesforce recruitment agency in Australia and also runs his own podcast show Talent Hub Talk, which I've had the pleasure of being a guest on.

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{2:00} Where to start searching for jobs

{5:34} How to make your profile stand out to recruiters

{8:10} How to make the best use of a recruiter to make sure you're front of mind for them when a job comes up

{11:05} How to use Linkedin effectively when looking for a job

{16:21} Top tips to prepare your CV and get prepared for an interview

{21:23} Questions to ask as a candidate at interview

{28:23} Getting a job with little paid experience

Connect with Ben at: https://talent-hub.com.au/

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This podcast is sponsored by Enfamil https://www.enfamil.com/