Work Savvy

By Corporate Dojo

Tune into the Work Savvy podcast for a fortnightly dose of inspiration and insights on Leadership and Self-Mastery.

Host Karen Gately talks to leading experts and successful business leaders about b... more

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How many episodes does Work Savvy have?

The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.

Work Savvy episodes:

May 08, 2023Episode 45: Performance Management
HR expert Sonya Law is back on the podcast to chat all about performance management systems.

Sonya joins Karen and Maddie to unpack the following:
Sooo... Why does performance management suck?
Big reasons why performance management often falls short
Avoidance, apathy and awareness
Ideal frequency of performance management conversations
Appraisals and coaching catch ups

Check out Sonya's website here.
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36min
April 24, 2023Episode 44: High Performing Executive Teams
Gwen Pinnington joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about Exec teams.
Gwen discusses:
The attributes of a successful Executive team
Common reasons Executive teams fail to be great teams
Steps CEOs can take to build and leverage an Executive team capable of achieving the organisations' vision

Check out Gwen's business here.
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45min
April 10, 2023Episode 43: Identifying and Developing Future Leaders
Ros Cardinal is on the show today to unpack leaders.
Ros, Karen and Maddie discuss:
Why does it matter that we grow leaders in our business and the advantages of growing your own leaders and avoiding hiring senior people from outside of your business
How to recruit from within your business
Retention and engagement in the workplace
How to recognise leadership potential in people
Establishing development plans that help people to grow into a leadership role over time
Connect with Rosalind Cardinal on LinkedIn
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36min
March 27, 2023Episode 42: Driving Out Bullying from the Workplace
Cam is back on the podcast to chat all about bullying.
Cam, Karen and Maddie unpack:
The definition of bullying
Types of bullying
Taking ownership of behaviours
How to combat bullying in the workplace

Check out Cam on LinkedIn here!
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32min
March 13, 2023Episode 41: Addressing Poor Performance
Catie is back on the show to chat about performance.
She helps Karen and Maddie answer:
How to diagnose what poor performance is?
Common mistakes with addressing performance
Questions we need to ask ourselves to diagnose performance
Performance and job design
How to implement a performance improvement plan?

Check out Catie's website here!
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57min
February 27, 2023Episode 40: Getting the Hiring Decisions Right
Angela Horkings is on the podcast this week to chat about getting hiring decisions right and how to avoid hiring the wrong people for your team or business.
Karen and Maddie ask Angela:
Common reasons leaders get hiring decisions wrong
The things that matter most when it comes to assessing candidates – capability, character, career and motivation fit
What happens when you get the hiring decisions wrong?

Reach out to Angela for all your recruiting needs here!
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46min
February 13, 2023Episode 39: Finding Inner Peace
Fiona Redding joins the show again, this time to chat all about how to find inner peace.
Karen and Maddie ask Fiona:
What do we mean by ‘inner peace’?
Finding inner peace
Strategies on how to find inner peace - How do I journal?
What to do once you have found peace

Check out Fiona's website here!
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51min
January 30, 2023Episode 38: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Ros Batson is back on the show to chat all things EQ and leadership.
Ros helps Karen and Maddie answer:
What is the difference between EQ and IQ? And why does this matter for leadership?
How to be myself and hide aspects of myself as a leader?
How to grow emotional intelligence?
Strategies to grow empathy?
Correlation between age and emotional intelligence?
Link between emotional intelligence and tiredness?
Find out more about Ros HERE!
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49min
January 16, 2023Episode 37: Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
We are back for 2023! Karen is back in the hot seat, with Maddie interviewing her all about unconscious bias.

Maddie asks Karen:
What is unconscious bias?
Common biases you see in the workplace
How is unconscious bias undermining diversity and inclusion?
How can leaders recognize their own biases and shift them?
Difference between cognitive bias and unconscious bias?
Connect with Karen Gately on LinkedIn
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38min
December 19, 2022Episode 36: Building Self-Awareness
The Happiness Hunter herself, Fiona Redding, joins the show to chat all about self-awareness.
Fiona helps Karen and Maddie answer:
Tell us about The Happiness Hunter
What is the link between self-awareness and living a happy and thriving life
How to build self-awareness
Where to start when building self-awareness
Connect with Fiona on LinkedIn HERE and check out her website HERE.
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37min

FAQs about Work Savvy:

How many episodes does Work Savvy have?

The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.