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Grow Your Influence
This podcast is for thoughtful leaders who lead with their head and their heart. Leadership specialist and speaker Juliet Robinson has spent over 25 years helping leaders and teams across Australia navigate the messy reality of leadership. In each episode, Juliet aims to shift and expand your perspective on a timely leadership challenge. These are conversations to take into how you lead, and grow your influence.
Episodes
- Grow Your Influence
Why is visibility so hard for women over 40 in business?
When you hear the word ‘visibility’, do you immediately hear social media, endless reels, putting yourself ‘out there’? And does the thought of it all, like…
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Why Change Projects Fail: A simple readiness check for leaders
My guest for this episode is Carly Marriner, a change manager who has been supporting change projects across government, higher education and corporate…
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Creating culture and commitment when managing remote creative teams, with Sandra Muller
Remote teams and culture: is that even possible? Sandra Muller, owner and managing director of True North Content, joined me on the podcast to talk about…
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Mental health and leadership in the construction industry with Adam Evans - Episode 3
In the third of my construction industry conversations with electrical project manager Adam Evans, we move into one of the hardest parts of leading in…
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Leadership under pressure: the reality of leading people in the construction industry with Adam Evans - Episode 2
Construction sites are some of the hardest environments to work in. And that’s before we even get to the psychological pressure. It’s no wonder that it can…
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Leading in the construction industry with Adam Evans - Episode 1
We often talk about people who are great at what they do, so they are put in a leadership role and given a team of people, without being given any leadership…
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The joys and challenges of leading an icon with Meredith Staib
In our last episode we talked about how we make our values real. In this episode Juliet is talking to Meredith Staib, the CEO of RFDS Queensland, where values…
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The Commitments – a framework for bringing values to life with your team
Most organisations have values, but in so many of these, the staff are probably unable to tell you what they are and there is no tangible expression of them…
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Book Club Edition: Choosing to Lead
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their entire life purely by changing their perspective." Ben Crowe In this fourth and final…
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Book Club Edition: Owning your Story
"The story of your life is not your life. It is your story." John Barth. In this third episode of our Book Club Edition, we continue our discussion of Ben…
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Book Club Edition: From Fitting in to Belonging
“The single greatest predictor of happiness is the quality of our connections.” - Ben Crowe, Where The Light Gets In In this episode, we continue our…
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Book Club Edition: From Pressure to Freedom
It’s been a while since we said farewell to Kristy-Lee, however we haven’t been standing still. We have been working out what we want the podcast to offer and…
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An Exciting Update from Juliet and Kristy-Lee About The Future of Grow Your Influence
Juliet and Kristy-Lee are back from the Summer Series with an exciting announcement! After 113 episodes, four and a half years, some epic conversations and…
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Stepping up into a Board Role with Georgie Somerset
As we head towards the end of Summer and life gets back into a rhythm, we have the second of our two conversations with Georgie Somerset where she shares with…
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Telling your story with Di Geddes
In this episode of Grow Your Influence Juliet is joined by Di Geddes, the founder and CEO of Exceptional Care for You and author of Courage to Be Me. Di set up…
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Supporting Neurodivergent Team Members with Dr Shae Wissell
Today we are joined by special guest Dr Shae Wissell from Re:Think Dyslexia. Dr. Shae Wissell is a thought leader, researcher, and internationally recognised…
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Stepping Up Into a Board Role with Georgie Somerset
It’s the new year and the perfect time for new beginnings. In this episode of Grow Your Influence Juliet is joined by Georgie Somerset to talk about the…
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Financial Coaching for Your Team with Lexi Smith from MoneyVine
In this episode of Grow Your Influence we kick off our Summer Series and Kristy-Lee is joined by Lexi Smith from MoneyVine. Lexi helps individuals and couples…
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Taking Back Control
In this episode of Grow Your Influence Juliet and Kristy-Lee are talking about needing to take back control when your team seem to have decided they are going…
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Leading With Imposter Syndrome
This is a tricky one. Do you feel completely confident when dealing with your team or talking with your boss, but lose that confidence when you’re around your…
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Your Changing Role As Your Business and Your Team Grows
When you set up a business you tend to be across everything and, as the business and your team grows, there are challenges and opportunities as you let go of…
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Leading and Motivating Transient and Seasonal Team Members
Many rural and regional businesses work with seasonal workers, volunteers and ’88 dayers” - those young international travellers with holiday visa who need to…
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Building Connection and Trust When You're New to the Team
In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the tricky task of building connection and trust when you’re new in a leadership role, or leading a new…
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The Personal Hygiene Difficult Conversation
In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are tackling a particularly tricky topic – how to have the ‘personal hygiene’ difficult conversation. As leaders we need…
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Celebrating 100 Episodes – A Look Back at 4 Years of Growing Your Influence
In this episode we are celebrating 100 episodes of Grow Your Influence and Juliet and Kristy-Lee are taking a look back at the last four years since our first…
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Dealing with Difficult People at Work (From the Vault)
In this episode of the podcast we're sharing one of our most popular conversations. In this episode we tackle the bane of everyone’s work life: difficult…
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Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace with Kate Russell from The Huddle
Today we are joined by Kate Russell from The Huddle for a discussion on dealing with conflict in the workplace. Kate is the Founder of The Huddle—a business…
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Balancing Work from Home with Morale, Productivity and Team Connection
In this episode we are talking about the pattern we’re seeing of businesses looking to bring people back into the office on a more permanent and full time…
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Creating the Right Team Structure - Building a Skills Based Team
So often when we are recruiting new people into our teams, we are doing it under pressure. We need someone NOW and it can be tempting to just fill the job that…
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Shifting cultures - from command and control to innovation and accountability
Recently Juliet worked with a team that is moving from a strong command and control culture to one where they are trying to encourage teamwork and innovation…
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5 Years Since COVID - What's Happened to Wellbeing
Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders? In this episode Juliet and…
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5 Years Since COVID - The Great Detachment
Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders? In this episode Juliet and…
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5 Years Since COVID - Disconnect with Vision and Values
Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders? In this episode Juliet and…
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5 Years Since COVID - The Gains, Losses and Lessons
Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders? In this episode Juliet and…
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The Power of Owning the Problem
We’ve all had that feeling when someone behaves badly: maybe if I just leave it, they will sort themselves out/the problem will just go away… In this episode…
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Dealing With Promotion Resentment
In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee answer a question that has come in from a listener: “how do I deal with being promoted when a colleague thought the…
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Summer Series Recap
In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee recap our Summer Series of interviews and share their highlights and biggest take aways. One of the key themes we…
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The Importance of our Values in Building our Branding with Darren Taylor
In our sixth Summer Series interview Juliet is talking with Darren Taylor, Managing Director at Taylor & Grace, one of Melbourne’s leading brand strategy firms…
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Psychosocial Safety at Work with Nicole Turnbull from Neon Shed
Today in the next of our Summer Series interviews, Kristy-Lee is talking with Nicole Turnbull from Neon Shed about Psychosocial Safety at work. Nicole is the…
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Trade Mutt - The Challenges of Establishing and Growing a Dual Purpose Business - with Ed Ross
In this, the fourth in our Summer Series, Juliet is talking with Ed Ross, one of the Founders of Trade Mutt and This Is A Conversation Starter (TIACS). In case…
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Leading the CFA with Natalie MacDonald
Natalie MacDonald led the Victorian Country Fire Authority (CFA) through a period of dramatic change between 2021 and 2024 and in the third of our Summer…
Grow Your InfluenceHaving the Important Conversations that Matter with Mel Rosenthal
Today in the second of our Summer Series interviews, Kristy-Lee is talking with Mel Rosenthal of 52 Conversations on having the important conversations that…
Grow Your InfluenceValues Driven Leadership with Di Geddes
Today in the first of our Summer Series interviews, Juliet is talking with Di Geddes, the Founder and Managing Director of Exceptional Care For You. In 2021 Di…
Grow Your InfluenceThe Importance of Effective Inductions and Onboarding Programs
Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the importance of effective induction and onboarding programs. So often when we…
Grow Your InfluenceHow We Can Set Young People Up for Success in Their First Job
Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing how leaders and managers can help set young people up for success in their first…
Grow Your InfluenceLooking Forward Despite Uncertainty
Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are picking up on a theme Juliet and Kristy-Lee have been coming across recently– that is the feeling of…
Grow Your InfluenceConducting Effective Performance Reviews
Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are getting super practical and talking about one of the most important leadership responsibilities – conducting…
Grow Your InfluenceLet's Talk Psychopaths at Work
We’ve all met them at some stage in our lives. Those people whose responses seems a little odd and whose behaviour can be completely ‘off’ sometimes. Those…
Grow Your InfluenceDealing With Conflict Within Our Team
Ugh, conflict at work! Itmakes everything more difficult and can see you and your teamwalking on eggshells, spending time and energy worrying about the…
Grow Your InfluenceManaging the Overwhelm of Keeping Up with Compliance Requirements
At the time of recording this episode, we are in the midst of yet another round of legislative updates which employers are required to come to terms with. In…
Grow Your InfluenceWhen the Benefits We Offer Aren't What Our Team Want
Remuneration packages often include non-cash benefits and, increasingly, we are hearing that these aren’t hitting the mark with teams. So often these are…
Grow Your InfluenceDealing with Pay Increase Requests (When There is No Budget for Increases)
This time of the year can often herald performance reviews and expectations of pay rises, which may not be possible in the current climate. As leaders, we need…
Grow Your InfluenceLeading Through a Downturn
We are hearing A LOT about how tough things are getting and, for our teams, the concerns about job security are real. When work is quiet, people can lose…
Grow Your InfluenceDealing with the mid year motivation slump
With the run-up to the end of the financial year for many in Australia, and the recent intense cold that tells us Winter is really here, you may be finding…
Grow Your InfluenceThe Promises We Make
Welcome to the Grow Your Influence podcast. In today’s episode of Grow Your Influence, Kristy-Lee and Juliet are talking about something that they truly…
Grow Your InfluenceAre You Being Undermined by Your 2IC?
Welcome to the Grow Your Influence podcast. In this episode of the podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are tackling the tricky situation we may find ourselves in at…
Grow Your InfluenceDo You Really Have a Team?
Welcome to the Grow Your Influence podcast. It is not uncommon to find ‘teams’ that are actually more a group of individuals working together but focusing on…
Grow Your InfluenceLeading Yourself
Welcome to the Grow Your Influence podcast. In today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the concept of leading yourself. In leadership circles, we…
Grow Your InfluenceThe Summer Series Recap
Welcome back to regular programming at Grow Your Influence. In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee recap the Summer Series of interview and share their…
Grow Your InfluenceWhy Holistic Wellbeing Makes You a Better Leader with Dr Masi
Welcome to the final episode in our Summer Series. Juliet and Kristy-Lee really hope you have enjoyed the amazing guests we have interviewed over the…