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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 InfluenceStrategies to Help You Avoid a Hiring Disaster with Recruitment Strategist Deb Houston
In today’s Summer Series episode, we are joined by a special guest, who is here to chat to us about avoiding hiring disasters! Deb Houston of Phlox Consulting…
Grow Your InfluenceThe 3 Biggest Hiring Mistakes We Make with Recruitment Strategist Deb Houston
In today’s Summer Series episode, we are joined by a special guest, who is here to chat to us about avoiding hiring disasters! Deb Houston of Phlox Consulting…
Grow Your InfluenceDealing with Psychopaths at Work with David Gillespie
This episode is the second part of our interview with David Gillespie. If you missed the last episode (episode 62) we recommend you go back and catch that…
Grow Your InfluenceDealing with Toxic People at Work with David Gillespie
Have you ever worked with someone who seemed charming initially and then turned out to be a bully? Did they undermine you and leave you and others in the team…
Grow Your InfluenceLeading with Your Heart with Kirstin Ferguson
This is the second half of Juliet’s conversation with Kirstin Ferguson, one of the world's most recognised leadership experts. Kirstin has recently published…
Grow Your InfluenceLeading with Your Head with Kirstin Ferguson
There are aspects of leadership that many people find easy and others that don’t seem to come so naturally. Kirstin Ferguson is one of the world's most…
Grow Your InfluenceFully Connected with Author Mel Kettle
At this time of year many of us are winding down and it is a great time to think about how we can recharge our batteries and get set for the new year. In this…
Grow Your InfluenceLeadership Behaviours with Brett White from Be Leaders. It’s not just what we do – but how we do it that matters.
Welcome to the Grow Your Influence Summer Series. Over the Australian Summer months each year, Juliet and Kristy-Lee brin you a series of conversations they…
Grow Your InfluenceThe Power of Planning
As we spiral towards the end of the year, planning may very well not be top of mind. But this is in fact the perfect time to be planning for the new year to…
Grow Your InfluenceBoundaries – setting them and holding them
Most people don’t talk about boundaries. For some, it’s because we don’t have the language, but for most of us it’s because we aren’t aware of our boundaries…
Grow Your InfluenceEmotional management
Self awareness and understanding how to manage our emotions are fundamental aspects of leadership. As leaders, we need to understand our responses under…
Grow Your InfluenceStepping into leadership of an established team
The question of how best to step in as a new leader of an established team was raised by a listener and reflects the experiences of many leaders as they…
Grow Your InfluenceWhat does an effective wellbeing programme look like and who owns it?
Today we’re responding to a question from a new Team Leader who has been asked to set up a wellbeing programme for his team. Our first question is really “is…
Grow Your InfluenceCuriosity and the Power of Questions
Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the super power that is curiosity, and just how powerful questions can be as a…
Grow Your InfluenceEffective Team Meetings with Cat Matson
On this episode of Grow Your Influence we are bringing you a discussion that Kristy-Lee recently had with Cat Matson of Impactful Presenters on holding…
Grow Your InfluenceIt’s not your responsibility
Do you feel like you need to look after your employees’ careers, life experiences or happiness? If so, you are probably taking on way more than you should. It…
Grow Your InfluenceLeadership and Assertiveness
Do you struggle to say what needs to be said? To say no when you need to? In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are talking about a topic that…
Grow Your InfluenceTackling Fear in Our Leadership Journey
In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are chatting about a topic we don’t talk enough about as leaders – and that is fear. Whether you are…
Grow Your InfluenceChanging a Toxic Culture
In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast we are tackling the tricky topic of a toxic workplace culture. We have all worked in an environments which…
Grow Your InfluenceReward and Recognition Programs
In our last episode we were talking about our end of financial year check-ins. It is also a good time to assess how our rewards and recognition programme is…
Grow Your InfluenceEnd of Financial Year Planning and Your Team
In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast Kristy-Lee and Juliet are discussing the end of the financial year. Whilst for some teams and businesses…
Grow Your InfluenceCreating Inclusive Workplaces with Nick Mills
In this episode of the Grow Your Influence Podcast Kristy-Lee interviews Nick Mills – leadership and management facilitator, coach and PhD participant. Nick is…
Grow Your InfluenceWorking with People Who Have Different Beliefs or Values to Us
In this episode we are following on from our previous topic of working with family. Today’s episode is a discussion on how we can navigate working with people…
Grow Your InfluenceWorking with Family
In this episode we are discussing the tricky topic of working with family. It’s such a complex topic, yet there are so many family owned and run businesses in…
Grow Your InfluenceFrom the Vault - Leveraging and Leading Different Generations in the Workplace
Today we are revisiting a hot topic - Leveraging and Leading Different Generations in the Workplace. In this episode we discuss different generations at work…
Grow Your InfluenceFrom The Vault - Dealing with Difficult People at Work
From the vault! In this episode we revisit how to tackle the bane of everyone's work life: difficult people and how to deal with them, wherever they appear in…
Grow Your InfluenceUsing Our Voice to Connect with Our Teams with Anne Maree Wilshire
In this weeks episode of our summer series of interviews, Kristy-Lee chats with Anne Maree Wilshire of Vibrant Voices. Anne Maree helps leaders and speakers…
Grow Your InfluenceUnderstanding How to Use Our Voice for Influence with Anne Maree Wilshire
In this weeks episode of our summer series of interviews, Kristy-Lee chats with Anne Maree Wilshire of Vibrant Voices. Anne Maree helps leaders and speakers…
Grow Your InfluenceUnderstanding Neurodiversity Within Our Team with Nicci Richman
In this weeks episode of our summer series of interviews, Kristy-Lee chats with Nicci Richman from Audir, who is a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant with a…
Grow Your InfluenceUnderstanding Our Own Neurodiversity as Leaders
In this weeks episode of our summer series of interviews, Kristy-Lee chats with Nicci Richman from Audir, who is a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant with a…
Grow Your InfluenceGrowing and Leading a Hybrid Team with Authenticity and Influence with Natalie Egleton – CEO of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
In the next of our new year interview series, Juliet chats with Natalie Egleton, the CEO of FRRR since 2015. FRRR has been at the forefront of responses to the…
Grow Your InfluenceThe Value of Using Psychometric Assessments
n the second episode of our new year interview series, Kristy-Lee chats with Charissa Lim from Impact Persona. Charissa is a Certified Behavioural Consultant…
Grow Your InfluenceLeading With Passion with Monique Farmer from Women Want Adventure
In the first of our new year interview series, Juliet chats with Monique Farmer, the founder and CEO of Women Want Adventure. Monique started the outdoor…
Grow Your InfluenceConnecting with Your Leadership Skills to Drive Business Success
In this episode we bring you the second and final part of a recent interview Kristy-Lee conducted with Juliet for a Small Business Month event. In November…
Grow Your InfluenceConnecting with Your Team to Drive Business Success
In this episode we bring you the first part of a recent interview Kristy-Lee conducted with Juliet for a Small Business Month event. In November, NSW…
Grow Your InfluenceCulture – How to change it if you need to
In this episode we continue our conversation about culture and this time we are talking about what we need to do as leaders if we want to change our culture…
Grow Your InfluenceCulture – How to build it and maintain it
Culture can sometimes feel like something people refer to but you can’t quite get your hands around. Whilst we are often focused on goals and measures…
Grow Your InfluenceDiscussing Underperformance
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are talking about discussing underperformance with someone on our team. This is something that…
Grow Your InfluenceUnderstanding Your Leadership Style
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are talking about leadership styles – and it’s such a big topic we may be back for an entire…
Grow Your InfluenceCreating Learning Opportunities for Your People
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are talking about a topic which is so important to the majority of our people – learning at…
Grow Your InfluenceEngaging and Motivating Your Team
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are talking about one of the fundamentals of leading a team, and that is how to engage them, and…
Grow Your InfluenceBuilding Trust in Your Team – Part 3
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are finalising our 3-part series on one of the most fundamental pieces of creating and…
Grow Your InfluenceBuilding Trust in Your Team – Part 2
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are continuing our 3-part series on one of the most fundamental pieces of creating and…
Grow Your InfluenceBuilding Trust in Your Team – Part 1
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we are kicking off a 3-part series on one of the most fundamental pieces of creating and…
Grow Your InfluenceNavigating the Role of Co-CEO With Amanda Robinson
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we’re joined by special guest, Amanda Robinson, Co-CEO of the Australasian operations of Marshall…
Grow Your InfluenceValues and Behaviours
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Today we're discussing a topic that is often neglected but is so important in leading your team and…
Grow Your InfluenceTackling Imposter Syndrome
Welcome to the latest episode of Grow Your Influence. Do you ever feel like an imposter? That people will soon work out you don't know as much as they think…
Grow Your InfluenceWhy KPI's Are Critical To Your Employees Success
Today we're discussing a topic that we could really talk about for hours, and in fact is something that is quite complex, so stay tuned for some future…
Grow Your InfluenceMastering Delegation
In this episode we discuss some strategies to help you master delegation, and share our tips and ideas for how you can start delegating today, and ensure…
Grow Your InfluenceHolding team meetings our people want to come to
Today we're talking about different types of meetings that keep your team engaged, and how to plan for and lead them.
Grow Your InfluenceThe Tricky Art of Saying 'No' To Our Staff
Today we're tackling something that we know many people find really challenging - saying 'no' to our people.
Grow Your InfluenceLeveraging and Leading Different Generations in the Workplace
Today we're discussing different generations at work, and we unpack what is brilliant and unique about all of the different generations, share some experiences…
Grow Your InfluencePulling yourself out of a slump
Feeling a little less motivated than normal? Struggling to get your work life mojo back? You're not alone!
Grow Your Influence3 Types of Problem Employees
There are 3 key types of problem employees that you'll find yourself dealing with, and in today's episode we unpack these.
Grow Your InfluenceDealing with high conflict people
In this episode we talk about an idea pioneered by an American, Bill Eady. He has developed an approach (BIFF) which incorporates the idea that these people…
Grow Your InfluenceUsing psychometrics to know yourself and know your team
In this episode we are talking about one of the big challenges many business leaders are facing as COVID has forced their teams into working from home.
Grow Your InfluenceIntroverts, Extroverts and Ambiverts
In this episode we tackle the bane of everyone's work life: difficult people and how to deal with them, wherever they appear in your work life.
Grow Your InfluenceSetting Your Team Up for Success This Year
In this episode we look at the complexities of building trust when your team is not all in the office or workplace together.
Grow Your InfluenceGetting Yourself Ready for the New Year
In this episode we are talking about our different rituals and ways to greet the new year. Have a listen!
Grow Your InfluencePreparing Your People for Their First Leadership Role
In this episode we talk about our first leadership roles and some of our early failures.