Karen and Maddie are joined by Nikki Smith, career coach, to chat all about building careers and finding the right career path. So, how do you build your career?

Nikki discusses:

• How to guide people to the career path most suited to them

Connect with Nikki Smith on LinkedIn

Maddie is back interviewing Karen, but this time they are talking about candidates. So, how do you assess candidates correctly? In the wake of the Great Resignation, lots of HR leaders will be hiring new people so it's a perfect time to share some tips on how to do this right. 

To kick off the episode, they start with 'Assessing candidates correctly'. 

• How to ensure candidates have both the character and capabilities needed to do the job well 

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This week Maddie interviews Karen to talk about conversations. Not just any conversations, but conversations leaders find most challenging. 

They start off by unpacking difficult conversations:

- What are the type of conversations leaders tend to avoid? Is it the same with employees/ team members? 

- What are the type of conversations leaders handle badly? 

- Why are conversations about attitude, behaviour, and performance often the most challenging? 

- How to engage in tough conversations well 

Next up is Mojo in the Dojo.

Karen and Maddie discuss maintaining your mojo when your boss deals with a sensitive issue poorly. 

Last, WTF @ Work. 

WTF @ Work is where we unpack crazy workplace stories.  

This is a news story that basically the whole world has heard about. 

CEO tells 900 workers on Zoom call they are all fired.... 

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/ceo-tells-900-workers-on-zoom-call-they-are-all-fired/news-story/1bb6720161921e10ce7ff0dbb26a5747

Karen and Maddie were joined by the creators of Mind You, Liv Downing and Caroline Weinstein to chat all things mental health. 

Liv and Caroline are both psychologists and they have come together to create the holistic mental health program, Mind You. They are the perfect people for our mental health special episode. 

Liv and Caroline tell us the story of how they met, and became passionate about mental health. 

They then discuss connection at work: 

Why is connection important at work? How can it impact performance? 

What are some ways workplaces can build connection in their teams? 

Psychological safety in the workplace most important to culture

Human element at work

Liv also shares with our listeners why we should hug for 30 seconds.

Karen asked, tell us a bit a about the program you have designed and built, why do you think organisations need it? 

To check out their Mind You program: https://www.themindyouprogram.com/

Why do change efforts often fail? Karen and Maddie chat to Karen Ferris to find out why! Today's topic is 'How to avoid the common reasons change efforts fail'.

First, they unpack: 

• What the common examples are of failed change efforts

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Karen and Maddie are joined by Sonya Law to chat about workplace culture.

Together, they unpack:

Common cultural reasons people choose to leave a business  

What it takes to address culture-driven turnover  

How to create a culture that inspires people to want to stay 

Connect with Sonya Law on LinkedIn

Karen and Maddie are joined by Cam Shepherd from Shape HR to discuss how best to design the right culture for your business. 

Together, they unpack:

How to start your understanding of what your organisation is striving to achieve

How to identify the mindsets and behaviours that will enable your vision to become a reality

Recognising the mindsets and behaviours that will stand in the way of success

Connect with Cameron Shepherd on LinkedIn

Karen and Maddie are joined by Catie Paterson to chat about recognizing performance issues. Regardless of how hard we work to only hire top performers; the simple reality is we don’t always get it right. Recognizing there is a performance issue early is essential. Knowing what to do about it can be tricky.

Together, they unpack:

Common reasons people underperform in the first year of employment 

Working out whether you have made a hiring mistake or things can be turned around 

Steps that should be taken to help them to be more successful 

Connect with Catie Paterson on LinkedIn

On the show today we’re going to kick off by talking about recruitment and how you can go about finding great candidates for your team or business.  

To help us navigate this challenge we’re joined by Karen O’Brien. 

Connect with Karen O'Brien on LinkedIn

On this podcast episode, Karen and Maddie are joined by their favorite ‘Potentialist’, Richard Day. Together, this week they are dissecting the topic ‘Working and leading remotely’.

They answer the common questions of today, how long will remote work and blended work last? How can leaders monitor and measure performance from home? How leaders can influence culture from afar? How can you team build when you’re not in the office?

Connect with Richard Day on LinkedIn