Gayle Smerdon joins Karen and Maddie to unpack learning cultures and focus.

Gayle helps answer:

How a learning culture will enable future success through capability and innovation ?

What are the steps leaders can take to create a learning culture?  

Which mindsets and behaviours enable a learning culture?

Check out Gayle's LinkedIn here.

Peter Cook joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about finding your passion and purpose at work and in life.

Pete helps answer:

How do you define our purpose? 

What do you do to help people find their purpose? 

Does meditation help to find your purpose?   

What are your thoughts on the point/ meaning of life? 

What to do when you have lost your passion in life (and at work) 

How to find your passion 

Check out Pete's website here. 

Karen and Maddie are joined by Ethan Glessich to chat all about cognitive science and business performance.

Ethan helps Karen and Maddie answer: 

Tell us about what the work that you do

What does cognitive science tell us about our capacity to focus? 

How can we improve our ability to maintain focus and optimise productivity? 

You talk about aligning hearts, minds and hands to strategy – tell us about that. 

In what other ways can cognitive science help us to understand how to optimise impact and performance? 

Click here to visit Ethan's website. 

Today on Work Savvy, Sian Stephens joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about energy, specifically having the energy to struggle through tough times.

Sian helps Karen and Maddie unpack:

• Remote working and energy

Connect with Sian on LinkedIn.

Richard Day is back on the podcast to chat about coaching. 

So, what is the difference between managing and coaching?

And:

Why it matters that leaders put on their coach's hat often 

How to engage in coaching conversations that enable learning 

Connect with Richard Day on LinkedIn

On the show today Karen and Maddie kick-off, by talking all about high-performing teams. To help unpack this topic, Pete Clark is being interviewed. Pete is a leadership and mindset coach and the founder of 21 Whispers. 

Pete helps Karen and Maddie answer:

What it takes to get a group of people to be a great team  

Overcoming common reasons teams struggle to collaborate  

How to accurately assess the extent to which your team is high-performing 

Connect with Pete Clark on LinkedIn

Marcus Bird joins the show give Karen and Maddie tips on thriving as a business owner.

Marcus answers the questions:

What do you think are the key ingredients to thriving as a business owner? 

What are the biggest obstacles to success you have observed for the business owners you work with? 

What is the toughest lesson you've had to learn as a business owner yourself? 

Best business advice you've been given 

Top tips you would give a new business owner  

Check out Marcus' website HERE!

Karen and Maddie are joined by Jon Yeo to chat all about communication. 

Jon answers the following questions:

What do you think matters most when it comes to communicating through tough times? 

What are the most common communication mistakes you observe leaders making? 

How should leaders communicate to engage and inspire people to keep striving when times are tough? 

Check out Jon's website HERE. 

Alexis Gladstone joins Work Savvy to chat all about Executive leaders.

Karen and Maddie started off by asking Alexis the following questions:

• For managers looking to step up into an Executive role, what are the most important capabilities they need to develop? 

Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn HERE! 

Margie Warrell joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about courage. Margie is a Senior Partner at Korn Ferry, a bestselling Author and keynote speaker. She is the perfect person for this episode all about having courage.

Margie helps answer:

• What is courage

Check out Margie's website.