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Grow Your Influence
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 shared ideas, Kristy-Lee has decided to step away from the podcast, and hand the reins over to Juliet moving forward.From Kristy-Lee this is not goodbye, she is still hosting her People Powered Business Podcast which is celebrating 6 years and 312 episodes and counting. She also continue to cohost The Australian Small Business Show with her husband Matt where she gets to chat about all the trials and tribulations of running a...
2026-02-26
08 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Is Your Teams Performance is a Reflection of Your Leadership?
Hello and welcome to Episode 312 of The People Powered Business Podcast.In this episode, we’re unpacking a confronting but powerful question: is your team’s performance actually a reflection of your leadership?When something goes wrong in our teams, it’s easy to look straight at them.But what if under-performance isn’t about capability at all?What if it’s about clarity, communication and consistency?I’m sharing why most performance issues are actually clarity issues, how undefined standards and unspoken expectations create confusion, and why emotional reactions in...
2026-02-24
19 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Breaking Free from Micromanagement
Hello and welcome to Episode 311 of The People Powered Business Podcast.In this episode, I’m diving into a topic that so many business owners struggle with but don’t always want to admit, micromanagement.Are you a micromanager? Do you find yourself swooping in, rechecking work that has already been delegated, rewriting emails that were perfectly fine, or feeling anxious when someone else is responsible for the outcome? We explore what micromanagement really is, how it differs from being hands on or caring about quality, and the subtle behaviours that signal a lack of trus...
2026-02-17
20 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Is Employee Loyalty Dead?
Hello and welcome to Episode 310 of The People Powered Business Podcast.Today I am sharing a conversation had on The Australian Small Business Show, another podcast that I cohost with my husband Matt Heighway.In this episode, we tackle a big question many small business owners are asking right now, is employee loyalty dead? Drawing on our experiences and observations of the next generation entering the workforce, they explore how the traditional idea of loyalty as a trade for long-term job security has shifted. With changing expectations, generational differences and the lasting impact...
2026-02-10
15 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Keeping Things Human When You Automate
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of The Australian Small Business Show.In this episode, Matt and Kristy-Lee are joined by returning guest Val from Viya Technology to explore a very timely topic for small business owners, how to automate your business without losing the human touch. With AI and automation tools becoming more accessible than ever, many business owners are keen to improve efficiency but are equally concerned about how technology might impact customer experience, relationships and trust.Val shares practical insights into finding the right balance between automation and human interaction. The...
2026-02-07
20 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
The 3 Biggest Mistakes When Giving Staff Feedback
Hello and welcome to Episode 309 of The People Powered Business Podcast.In this episode, we are talking about something every leader has to do, but many quietly avoid: giving staff feedback.Giving feedback isn’t just part of your job, it is the job. When it’s done well, it drives improvement, builds trust and shifts behaviour. When it’s done poorly, it creates confusion, defensiveness and disengagement. Today, we are unpacking the three biggest feedback mistakes I see business owners make and how to fix them.First, we look at the problem of bei...
2026-02-03
18 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Is Employee Loyalty Dead?
Hello and welcome to this weeks episode of The Australian Small Business Show.In this episode, Matt and Kristy-Lee tackle a big question many small business owners are asking right now, is employee loyalty dead? Drawing on their own experiences and observations of the next generation entering the workforce, they explore how the traditional idea of loyalty as a trade for long-term job security has shifted. With changing expectations, generational differences and the lasting impact of the pandemic, the old rules around work and loyalty no longer seem to apply in the same way .The...
2026-01-31
12 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Signs Your Employee is Disengaged
Hello and welcome to Episode 308 of The People Powered Business Podcast.Today we’re digging into the vault and rereleasing one of our most popular episodes, back from late 2020.Today we are taking a look at the other side of employee engagement. We have spoken a few times on the podcast about employee engagement, what it is, why it’s important and how you can improve it.However, we haven’t before spoken about how to identify a disengaged employee and what you need to look out for. Today we take a detailed look a...
2026-01-27
28 min
The Australian Small Business Show
How to Hire Better in 2026
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of The Australian Small Business Show.In today’s episode, Matt and Kristy Lee dive into one of the biggest challenges facing small business owners right now hiring the right people in a rapidly changing landscape. With 2026 firmly on the horizon, they explore how the rules of recruitment are shifting, why hiring mistakes are more costly than ever, and how business owners need to adapt their approach to attract and retain great staff in a competitive market .Kristy shares her expertise in recruitment, unpacking how AI is impacting bo...
2026-01-24
18 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Hiring in 2026 – What’s Changing (and What’s Not)
Hello and welcome to Episode 307 of The People Powered Business Podcast.In this episode, I’m diving into hiring in 2026 and unpacking what’s actually changing, what’s staying the same, and why many of the old recruitment tactics just aren’t cutting it anymore.Whether you’ve hired recently or it’s been a while, the reality is the hiring market is still competitive, candidates are moving fast, and business owners need to be far more intentional about how they attract and select the right people. I talk through why speed still matter...
2026-01-20
17 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
5 Steps to Effective Delegation
Hello and welcome to Episode 306 of The People Powered Business Podcast.In this episode, I’m diving into a topic that sounds simple but is far harder than it should be: delegation. If you constantly feel like you’re the only one who can do things properly, or you’re frustrated that your team just doesn’t get it, the issue usually isn’t your people, it’s your delegation process. I unpack why delegation feels so hard for so many business owners and leaders, especially when no one ever taught us how to do it properly and our team...
2026-01-13
18 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Are Cover Letters Redundant?
Hello and welcome to Episode 305 of The People Powered Business Podcast. Happy 2026 and welcome back. After a short break, I’m diving straight into a question I’m hearing more and more from business owners as hiring ramps up again. Are cover letters redundant? In this episode, I reflect on what season many of us are in right now, growing teams, reviewing recruitment processes, and trying to hire well without wasting time or creating unnecessary complexity.I unpack why so many businesses still rely heavily on cover letters and why, in the...
2026-01-06
18 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Leading and Motivating Transient and Seasonal Workers
Hello and welcome to Episode 304 of the People Powered Business Podcast!Leading and motivating transient and seasonal team membersMany rural and regional businesses work with seasonal workers, volunteers and ’88 dayers” - those young international travellers with holiday visa who need to work for 88 days in a rural or regional area in order to have their visa extended. Christmas, school holidays and other occasions mean we are often taking on staff ‘for the season’ wherever we are. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are talking about some of the challenges and opportunities in leading these people w...
2025-12-30
17 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
3 Things to Start Doing in 2026 When It Comes to Your Team
Hello and welcome to Episode 303 of the People Powered Business Podcast!In this episode we’re continuing with our special three-part series to help you plan for a powerful 2026, and looking at what to start doing when it comes to managing your team.This episode focuses on three key things to start doing for your team as you head into the new year. We’re talking about the importance of building leadership skills within your team and investing in leadership skill development, I’m also encouraging you to start having braver conversations sooner, and to start...
2025-12-23
14 min
Grow Your Influence
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 gain clarity, create a plan and take confident steps with their money.In 2020, after a decade as a Financial Adviser, she side-stepped into Financial Coaching. She has an energetic ENTP personality, which gives her a knack for problem solving and offering fresh perspectives.Lexi’s team sessions focus on optimising cashflow - boosting income, understanding expenses and finding ways to improve your financial trajectory.To...
2025-12-18
28 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
3 Things to Keep Doing When It Comes to Your Team in 2026
Hello and welcome to Episode 302 of the People Powered Business Podcast!In this episode we’re continuing with our special three-part series to help you plan for a powerful 2026, and looking at what to keep doing when it comes to managing your team.This episode focuses on three key things to keep doing for your team as you head into the new year. We’re talking about the importance of continuing with regular meetings, consistency with curious conversations and of course the key to continued clarity.💡 Bonus AI Tip: Keep exploring AI and looking...
2025-12-16
14 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
3 Things to Stop Doing in 2026 When It Comes to Your Team
Hello and welcome to Episode 301 of the People Powered Business Podcast!As we head toward a brand new year, it’s the perfect time to take stock of what’s not working, and let it go.In this episode of the People Powered Business Podcast, we’re kicking off a special three-part series to help you plan for a powerful 2026, starting with what to stop doing when it comes to managing your team.If you’ve felt like you’ve been micromanaging, cleaning up after your team, or spending too much time on reactive p...
2025-12-09
14 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
My 3 Big Predictions for Our Teams for 2026 and Beyond
Hello and welcome to Episode 300 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Wow! 300 episodes! Who would have thought that when I started planning this podcast back in 2019, and launched it in early 2020 the world of work would go through the changes it has?Yes that’s right, the world of work is changing. More so now than in the last 5 years. So today I’m unpacking my top 3 predictions for our teams in 2026 and beyond.From full AI integration and managing the tension and skills required, to rising to the challenge of engaging a larg...
2025-12-02
25 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
How to Create Your Dream Team Structure
Hello and welcome to Episode 299 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today we are discussing the value of a clean slate! Sometimes in business, and in life, it can be simpler to wipe the slate clean and start again than it can be to untangle and rebuilt an existing mess. In today episode I walk you through an exercise around creating a structure to achieve your vision, which I call quite simply The Clean Slate Exercise. We look at how to ensure you’re not putting square pegs in round holes, training and developing your best people an...
2025-11-25
30 min
Grow Your Influence
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 to run things.We share our experiences working with business owners who have allowed team members, especially key team members to be involved in areas of the business that involve key decisions and strategies, and then find themselves almost working for the team members, instead of the other way around.Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss the concept and boundaries, and how they play a part in this behaviour...
2025-11-20
18 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
How to Spot the Difference Between Burnout and Disengagement
Hello and welcome to Episode 298 of the People Powered Business Podcast!Is your team member just going through a rough patch, or have they checked out entirely?In this week’s episode of the People Powered Business Podcast, we’re diving into a topic that many business owners and leaders quietly wrestle with: how to tell the difference between burnout and disengagement in your team.At first glance, burnout and disengagement can look almost identical. You might notice someone who’s normally reliable and upbeat suddenly becoming withdrawn, missing deadlines, or not showing the sa...
2025-11-18
19 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
What Does the Recent Work from Home Decision Mean for You?
Hello and welcome to Episode 297 of the People Powered Business Podcast!In this episode, we explore a significant new ruling from the Fair Work Commission that could impact every Australian employer managing flexible work arrangements. The case involves a long-term Westpac employee and her right to continue working from home, and the decision has sent ripples through workplaces of all sizes.We unpack what happened, what the Fair Work Commission decided, and what the case means for business owners navigating the tricky terrain of hybrid and remote work. You’ll also hear about other developments yo...
2025-11-11
22 min
Grow Your Influence
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 peers? Often, particularly if we are highly analytical and have a perfectionist streak, it can be easy for that voice in our head to tell us we’re not good enough, to question who are we to have a view, push a point or insist on an outcome. A few clients have raised this with us and it’s a hard one to counter.In this episode J...
2025-11-06
17 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
The Q4 Crash is Real
Hello and welcome to Episode 296 of the People Powered Business Podcast!As the year winds down, things often ramp up for business owners, and it’s no wonder Q4 burnout is real.In this episode, we’re talking about that end-of-year exhaustion, what causes it, how it shows up in you and your team, and what you can do to avoid limping toward the Christmas shutdown. Whether you're feeling flat yourself or seeing signs your team is running on fumes, this episode will help you reset and finish the year strong, without burning out.In...
2025-11-04
15 min
Grow Your Influence
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 some things and embrace a different role. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are talking about some of the challenges we face as our role changes and we need to move from working mostly ‘in’ the business, to needing to work more ‘on’ the business.This transition can be difficult, particularly if you are a technical specialist and a ‘doer’. Letting go of the doing, trusting oth...
2025-10-23
17 min
Grow Your Influence
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 work for 88 days in a rural or regional area in order to have their visa extended. Christmas, school holidays and other occasions mean we are often taking on staff ‘for the season’ wherever we are. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are talking about some of the challenges and opportunities in leading these people whilst keeping your core team motivated.Anytime someone joins or leaves our team it has an impact on the culture of the te...
2025-10-09
16 min
Grow Your Influence
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 team.With movement in the market many leaders may be facing this challenge right now, and the quicker connection and trust can be built, the quicker they can get down to achieving results for them and the teams they lead.In this episode we discuss strategies to build connection and trust quickly and effectively with the team you lead, but also with the leaders you report to an...
2025-09-25
13 min
Grow Your Influence
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 to have so many different types of difficult conversations, but the personal hygiene the one we are all least comfortable with.We discuss how to approach this sensitive topic with a team member, as well as the ways we probably would avoid dealing with this issue.Have you had to have this conversation with anyone on your team? How did you approach it? We’d love to hear! You ca...
2025-09-11
12 min
Grow Your Influence
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 episode launched in 2021.As we reflect back on the topics we have discussed and the discussions we have had, we discuss the fact that similar themes continue to be important to leaders across all industries, no matter what season of business we are in.From hybrid work, to dealing with difficult people, the importance of values and culture and trust are all still fundamental leadership factors.
2025-08-28
25 min
Grow Your Influence
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 basis and how we manage this with the pull for flexibility.In this discussion we unpack how we can balance this with people working from home, generating productivity, keeping team connection and managing individual morale.We discuss how this looks different for different businesses, and even how this may differ amongst teams within the one organisation.Of course when making changes to patterns to wo...
2025-07-03
19 min
Grow Your Influence
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 has been created, rather than thinking strategically about the skills we need in our team.When we’re recruiting we often bring in people like us. People we can relate to in interviews so we think they will fit in the team and we can train them up for the job. Sometimes that works. Often it doesn’t. And either way, it takes a lot more time...
2025-06-19
15 min
Grow Your Influence
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, and we thought it was worth discussing the challenges. Command and control culture – where instructions come down from the top and there isn’t much (if any) tolerance of questions, problems or even discussion about ideas – is not unusual within owner operated businesses. As the business this becomes more limiting for the business and harder to sustain. A culture of accountability and innovation is all about teamwork – challenging the status quo, encour...
2025-06-05
16 min
The Australian Small Business Show
What Type of Boss Are You?
Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today Kristy-Lee is sharing her insights into the different ‘Boss Types’ that she teaches about and we discuss why it matters, and why you don’t need to change.Understanding this is something that most business owners overlook… and it’s the reason so many people feel like they’re constantly fixing things, chasing people, and wondering why their team still leans on them for every little decision. The way you naturally lead — your Boss Style — is either helping your team step up… or keeping them stuck.
2025-05-24
16 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues. The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are simila...
2025-05-22
17 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues. The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are simila...
2025-05-08
16 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues. The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are simila...
2025-04-24
16 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues. The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are simila...
2025-04-10
21 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Juliet and Kristy-Lee talk about an example of a client who knew they needed to deal with a toxic person in their team but had been avoiding the issue. As soon as they decided to deal with the person, they felt so much better about themselves. The team’s morale was almost instantly improved and the manager gained so much confidence from realising their response didn’t need to be...
2025-03-27
13 min
Grow Your Influence
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 promotion was theirs, and is resentful of me securing the role?”We love to receive and answer your questions – and this was a great one to dive into.In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee Discuss, at a broad level, how to handle being promoted above peers who feel resentful. We talk about the importance of tackling the issue head-on through a direct conversation that acknowledges the pe...
2025-03-13
14 min
Grow Your Influence
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 identified across all of our guests was the importance of values-based businesses, and how values impact hiring, leading and managing staff. We are both seeing the increasing desire, especially among younger generations, to join workplaces that align with personal values and offer more than just transactional work. We also discuss how having a clear purpose or "North Star" can help businesses navigate uncertain times and foster innovation. ...
2025-02-27
16 min
The Australian Small Business Show
The Three Biggest Hiring Mistakes Small Businesses Make
Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!In this episode we are talking about hiring staff for your small business and Kristy-Lee shares her expertise on the biggest, and most common mistakes she sees small businesses make when it comes to hiring staff.Today we focus on three themes of mistakes:1) Hiring for the wrong role. when we lack clarity about what role we need to hire for, we are bound to have problems with the hire.2) Hiring the wrong person. Whether it’s a skills mis match or a t...
2025-02-15
15 min
Grow Your Influence
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 which is on a mission to help all Australian businesses, regardless of size, stage, structure or sector to amplify their impact by leveraging their brand. Darren is an award-winning brand strategist, keynote speaker, author of the book, Rebranding Branding, and an accomplished pianist and pipe organist. From social enterprises to global giants, Darren has helped hundreds of organisations to uncover what makes them remarkable and how to leverage their brand to amplify th...
2025-02-13
21 min
The Australian Small Business Show
How We Leverage Using VA’s to Support Our Businesses – and You Can Too
Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today we are following on from last weeks episode where we were joined by Adrienne Donnelly from Seed Virtual Assistants and Organised by Adrienne to discuss the value of engaging VA’s to support your business growth. In today’s episode Matt and Kristy-Lee share how they leverage the support of VA’s (virtual assistants) to support their businesses, and how their clients do the same.We share practical strategies on how you too can use VA’s to buy back your time, and...
2025-02-01
12 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Founder and Chief Courage Officer at Neon Shed, which brings light to the dark sides of work. She works with businesses to eliminate psychosocial hazards at work and ignite courage in leaders and teams by giving them the tools and options to know HOW to have a safe workplace.Nicole has over 20 years experience in communications and 15 in the work health and safety industry. She has worked for...
2025-01-30
33 min
Grow Your Influence
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 you haven’t heard of them, Trade Mutt designs outlandish work shirts and other useful and colourful things for tradies and people on the land. Their products are designed to get people talking about mental health and to normalise these conversations. A proportion of every sale goes to funding psychologists at TIACS who are available to talk when these people are struggling.The Trade Mutt busin...
2025-01-16
42 min
Grow Your Influence
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 Series interviews Juliet talked with Natalie prior to her retirement about some of these challenges and the opportunities they present for the CFA. Prior to the CFA Natalie was Vice-President (Strategy & Development) at La Trobe University for eight years and was involved in developing the University’s strategy and the transformation of its campuses to create economic growth, community value and high-quality research, teaching and student life environments. At the CFA Nat...
2025-01-07
38 min
Grow Your Influence
Having 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 matter. Mel is a Professional Certified Coach, accredited by the International Coaching Federation and an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate (GAICD). She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mel works with Founders and Leaders to drive growth for companies and the people in them. She has...
2024-12-19
28 min
Grow Your Influence
Values 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 created a business where she was determined that her values would shine through in everything she and her team do. Explosive growth over the past few years has been driven solely by word of mouth as she and her team put these values into action to demonstrate compassion and joy. As a Registered Nurse with nearly 40 years of nursing experience in acute, community, corporate and aged care, Di...
2024-12-05
38 min
Grow Your Influence
The 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 have a new team member joining us, we do the bare minimum. Point them to their desk and set them to work. Or worse, as we share, we’ve both seen examples where desks and computers were not even set up for new starters and they had to do it themselves! The truth is, an effective onboarding program is a key retention strategy, it’s one...
2024-11-21
16 min
Grow Your Influence
How 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 job. Do you remember when your secured your first ‘real’ job?You may have completed your studies, sat through interviews and assessments, and finally received an offer for your dream job. Or maybe you weren’t sure where your career was headed, but got a job offer and decided to take the plunge and say yes. How did you feel? Nervous? Excited? Uncert...
2024-11-07
13 min
Grow Your Influence
Looking 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 uncertainty that so many leaders are currently feeling. It can be difficult to know how to lead effectively when we don’t have clarity about the future, and it feels as though things could change on any given day. In this episode we discuss the reasons behind some of these feelings of uncertainty, and what you can do when it comes to lead...
2024-10-24
19 min
Grow Your Influence
Conducting 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 Performance Reviews with our teams. Let’s face it – we’ve all participated in reviews in one way or another that have not been particularly effective. Historically they have been long, drawn out, anxiety inducing discussions for all involved. The good news is there are better ways to do reviews, and there are strategies you can implement to ensure your reviews are incredibly insightful and beneficial for the...
2024-10-10
18 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Finding the Right Accountant for Your Business
Welcome to this weeks’ episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today we’re staying on the accounting theme, and unpacking how to select the right accountant for your business.For many of us, Kristy-Lee included, this has been a pain point in the past.Matt unpacks for us the various qualifications, certifications and licences your accountant should have, and how you can check if they actually have the qualifications they say they do.We also speak about the difference between the qualifications of an accountant and financial advisor, and whether the...
2024-10-05
22 min
Grow Your Influence
Let'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 people who can look you in the eye and lie, who manipulate situations to suit themselves. The classic definition is ‘psychopath, but, as David Gillespie tells us, Hollywood has pretty much hijacked that term so we often call them sociopaths or narcissists and there are overlaps with these. If you missed them, Juliet talked with Davie Gillespie about Toxic People in episodes 62 and 63 (part of our Summer S...
2024-09-26
19 min
Grow Your Influence
Dealing 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 situation. What weknow is that your team will be watching you to see how you handle it so just ignoring it andhoping the issue will resolve itself and people will sort themselves out is not a solution. In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how to deal with conflict between team members and how to deal with it when you are involved. None of this is easy but, as leaders...
2024-09-12
17 min
Grow Your Influence
Managing 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 fact, the last 2 years have seen the most significant changes in Industrial Relations legislation in Australia in more than 10 years. For employers, business owners, managers and leaders, this can easily become overwhelming to manage. In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how to manage the overwhelm that can come with keeping up with your organisation’s compliance requirements. We would lo...
2024-08-29
15 min
Grow Your Influence
When 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 included in packages because the person including the benefits is interested in them. And we can be a bit scared of checking in with the team about what would be motivating for them in case they ask for more money or we create expectations we can’t meet. There are plenty of ways we can package up the salaries of our team members but, unless we understand what is important for them, we may...
2024-08-15
17 min
Grow Your Influence
Dealing 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 to explain the context and manage expectations around what is a very personal and often difficult topic for our staff. There are plenty of non-monetary motivators we can offer our team when extra cash isn’t possible, and in today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee explore how we use these. We would love to hear from you about how you deal with this with your team, the sorts of non-money motivators that...
2024-08-01
24 min
Grow Your Influence
Leading 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 motivation as they focus on the cost of living pressures and inward on self-preservation. There are clear steps leaders can take to bring their teams through a downturn and in today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how to deal with the anxiety a downturn in business can produce for our staff. We would love to hear from you about how you are dealing with this with your team. You ca...
2024-07-18
18 min
Grow Your Influence
Dealing 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 that both you and your team are running low on motivation. This isn’t uncommon but this year the layering of the global economic and political situations and the fact that fewer of us seem to be taking holidays and travelling to sunnier climes has certainly created a dip in motivation for a number of our client. In this episode Jul...
2024-07-04
19 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Your Non Financial EOFY To Do List
Welcome to this week's episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today Matt and Kristy-Lee are sharing their key end of financial year activities–that are not strictly finance based (although numbers do get a mention).Quite often in business the plans we set at the beginning of any calendar year, well they simply don’t go to plan. Things change, priorities are re-arranged, clients come and go and we try things that simply don’t work. The end of financial year marks a great time to take stock, check in and reset for the second...
2024-06-22
17 min
Grow Your Influence
The 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 believe every leader needs to hear about–the promises we make to our people. In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss the impact it has on our teams when we don’t follow through on the promises we make, and how this has a damaging effect on morale and our people’s commitment to us as leaders, their role and the organisation as a whole. We also discuss the cons...
2024-06-19
17 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Minimum Wage Increase - What Small Businesses Need to Know
Welcome to this weeks episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today Matt and Kristy-Lee are talking about a recent decision by the Fair Work Commission which impacts the National Minimum Wage, and the Modern Award minimum rates.There is no doubt that we are in an unprecedented time when it comes to HR and Industrial Relations Law changes in Australia, and this recent increase is just one of the many changes business owners have an obligation to know about, and implement in their business.As discussed today, if HR compliance is causing...
2024-06-16
10 min
The Australian Small Business Show
A Rebrand Case Study
Welcome to this weeks episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today Matt and Kristy-Lee are taking a look at Kristy-Lee’s recent business rebrand and sharing their experiences and learnings from the process.We discuss why she made the decision to rebrand, the process she undertook and some of the challenges they have faced along the way.If you're an Australian Small Business Owner, we'd love to connect with you on socials.You can give our Facebook Page a like here:https://www.facebook.com/theaustraliansmallbusinessshowOr...
2024-05-25
13 min
Grow Your Influence
Are 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 some stage in our leadership journey, and that is when we are being undermined by our 2IC, the leader below us who also has influence over our people and is a leader within the organisation. In our discussion we talk about the signs that you might see that help you identify you’re your 2IC might be undermining you. We also unpack some o...
2024-05-23
18 min
Grow Your Influence
Do 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 their own silos. In today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the difference between the two and how we can build a team if we realise we don’t actually have one. When you have a group of high-performing individuals who are used to working autonomously, you are not getting any of the benefits of a team. You are probably seeing them focusing on their own goals and ‘run...
2024-05-09
22 min
The Australian Small Business Show
5 Tips for Creating Content for Your Small Business
Welcome to this weeks episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today Matt and Kristy-Lee are sharing 5 quick tips for creating content in your small business.This episodes follows on from last weeks episode where we were joined by special guest Sanki Tennakoon from Stellar Frequency. Sanki shared the difference between copywriting and content writing last week, and today we wanted to explore some of the tips we use to create content effectively, when you’re not quite ready to engage a copywriter yet.Specifically we discuss:1) The importance of knowing you...
2024-05-04
14 min
The Australian Small Business Show
What is a Copywriter and How Can They Help Your Small Business
Welcome to this week's episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today Matt and Kristy-Lee are joined by special guest Sanki Tennakoon from Stellar Frequency. Sanki is a genre spanning content writer, copywriter and consultant who has over a decade of experience in marketing and communications. Today we get straight into the questions many of us ask–‘what is a copywriter ’and really, how can they help our businesses?Right out of the gate Sanki shares a really important distinction between ‘content writing’ and copywriting, and we delve into the distinction between these two things...
2024-04-27
19 min
Grow Your Influence
Leading 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 talk a lot about leading others effectively, but we give little if any thought to leading ourselves. Yet the truth is, just like putting on your own oxygen mask first, you do need to start with leading yourself effectively. Today we discuss what leading yourself involves and looks like. From self-awareness to selfcare and everything in between, join the discussion on leading yourself. What actions and strategies do yo...
2024-04-25
17 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Networking - Love it or Hate it
Welcome to this weeks episode of The Australian Small Business Show!Today we’re discussing Kristy-Lee’s least favourite subject ever – networking!!Whether you love it or hate it, networking is an important part of running and promoting a successful small business.Kristy-Lee and Matt discuss the changing formats of networking, the difference between ‘networking’ and having a great network, and what you can gain from surrounding yourself with the right network of people in your business.So what’s your experience with networking and being a part of business networks? We’d love to...
2024-04-13
12 min
Grow Your Influence
The 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 favourite moments from the interviews that were conducted over the summer. From leading with our heads and hearts from Kirstin Ferguson’s new book, through to the prevalence of toxic people and psychopaths in our workplaces with David Gillespie, there was a huge amount to recap. We really appreciated each and every one of our guests and we hope you enjoyed these discussions and their insights. What wa...
2024-04-11
27 min
Grow Your Influence
Why 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 summer.Today Kristy-Lee is chatting to Dr Masi Njawaya. Dr Masi is a Sport, Exercise & Lifestyle Physician, Medical doctor, health coach and advocate. She is the Founder of Herself Health which is a Leadership Health & Wellbeing company working with business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders and teams to empower them to be the best versions of themselves by being holistically healthy. In today’s discussion, we unpack Dr Masi’s journey to become a medical Doctor, and...
2024-03-28
35 min
The Australian Small Business Show
Welcome to The Australian Small Business Show
Hello and welcome to The Australian Small Business Show!Join us, your hosts, small business owners just like you, as we bring our first hand experiences to offer insights, advice and inspiration to help you build a successful small business.Each week we’ll discuss one specific strategy, topic, resource or tip that’s relevant for every small business, and we’ll be inviting along some amazing guests and friends in business to share their expertise with you.Whether you're starting out, scaling up or a seasoned small business owner, The Australian Small Busine...
2024-03-27
06 min
Grow Your Influence
Strategies 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 is a Hiring Strategist and Mentor, she has been helping job-seekers and hiring managers nail their interviews and land their dream jobs and employees for more than seventeen years. She takes a supportive and consultative approach to recruitment, personalising the process for each and every client, whilst always making sure it’s fun along the way. For Deb, finding the right job or candidate is a lot like dating–you just h...
2024-03-14
15 min
Grow Your Influence
Leadership 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 have been having with leaders, leadership experts and inspiring and influential thinkers, authors and experts. In today's episode, Kristy-Lee is speaking with Brett White of Be Leaders. Brett has worked with hundreds of leaders across not only Australia but the globe, and works with organisations to help them develop their leaders, with a special passion for emerging leaders. Brett is pas...
2023-12-07
39 min
The People Powered Business Podcast
Tackling Fear as a Leader in Our Business
Hello and welcome to Episode 194 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today I am joined by the fabulous Juliet Robinson from Big Goals to discuss tackling fear as a leader in our business. This is a topic we certainly don’t talk enough about.Whether you are fearful of stepping into your first leadership role, or having a moment of feeling fear of tackling a tricky conversation, dealing with conflict or some other challenging situation, this discussion is for you.Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences working with leaders who are in a st...
2023-11-28
19 min
Grow Your Influence
The 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 ensure you are leading your team towards a successful year. Leaving it until the new year isn’t ideal, because the reality is by the time everyone is back from leave, school is back, and things are back to ‘normal’ – the likelihood is you won’t have your entire team back together again until mid-way through Q1. In this...
2023-11-23
17 min
Grow Your Influence
Boundaries – 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 until someone crosses them. And yet, being able to articulate what’s important to us, and what is ok and what isn’t, makes us feel more confident and in control of our life. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss the different types of boundaries and the challenges of articulating these. Whilst we rarely refer to boundaries, as a leader it is impo...
2023-11-09
21 min
Grow Your Influence
Emotional management
Self awareness and understanding how to manage our emotions are fundamental aspects of leadership. As leaders, we need to understand our responses under pressure and the impact we have on others. Tools like DiSC and the Team Management Profile give us insights into our personal responses to conflict and can help us build a common language as a team around how we respond to one another. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss the difference between emotional reactions and responses, the role of assertiveness, and the importance of role modelling emotional control in our team. The...
2023-10-26
28 min
Grow Your Influence
Stepping 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 advance in their careers. So often the people they are coming in to lead are doing well, however there may be issues they need to address. The perils of ‘hitting the ground running’ and the importance of a comprehensive induction are two of the issues that need to be addressed. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss how: we need to support new leaders coming into he...
2023-10-12
15 min
Grow Your Influence
What 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 this his responsibility”? Wellbeing programmes are gaining in popularity and can be valuable in assisting your team members deal with work and life, and everything in between. There are many questions about who should drive the development of these programmes and what should be included. In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss where ownership of a wellbeing programme sits in an organisation and how we ca...
2023-09-28
21 min
Grow Your Influence
Curiosity 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 tool in our leadership toolkit. When we are truly curious, and ask great questions, we undoubtedly find out more impactful and relevant information from our team. The problem is, too often we make assumptions about what our people are thinking, feeling and why they are behaving in a certain way. In this episode we unpack the types of questioning techniques you can use...
2023-09-14
19 min
Grow Your Influence
Effective 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 effective, impactful and engaging team meetings. Cat is the CEO and Lead Facilitator of Impactful Presenters, empowering business owners and community leaders to speak with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact. A popular and accomplished Speaker, MC and Moderator, Cat is known for her straight-talking, 'realness' and extracting 'the juice' from her clients. As mentioned, Cat also has a free workshop running in September 2023, called Sp...
2023-08-31
34 min
Grow Your Influence
It’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 can be tempting to solve problems for our team members, including ensuring they are happy beyond work, that they are seeking out career growth etc, or even (as we hear) ensuring they have petrol in their car. The reality is that, when we do this, we are not helping our people take responsibility for their own issues and feel the satisfaction of problem solving and growing. In this...
2023-08-17
21 min
Grow Your Influence
Leadership 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 rarely gets aired but can make such a difference to the way we feel about ourselves and the way we lead. Being assertive is about more than being to ask for what you need without needing to override the needs of others. This ‘goldilocks’ behaviour enables us to lead in a way that makes us feel good about ourselves and brings others with us...
2023-08-03
24 min
Grow Your Influence
Tackling 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 fearful of stepping into your first leadership role, or having a moment of feeling fear of tackling a tricky conversation, dealing with conflict or some other challenging situation, this discussion is for you. Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences working with leaders who are in a state of fear, or who have fear holding them back, as well as their own e...
2023-07-20
18 min
Grow Your Influence
Changing 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 have had a level of toxicity to them. They are not fun, they are negative, unproductive and can be damaging to individual morale and to the success of a business. So what do you do when you find yourself either inheriting, or leading, in a toxic environment? Juliet and Kristy-Lee share their experiences working with teams and leaders where the...
2023-07-06
22 min
Grow Your Influence
Reward 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 working and whether you need to be tweaking aspects of it to build skills and confidence. In today’s episode we are talking about how we reward our team members. This is important, not just for motivation but also as an opportunity to connect with team members around the things that motivate them. There are many teams where the...
2023-06-22
18 min
Grow Your Influence
End 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, this can be avery busy time of year and have some firm deadlines and key activities, for others there is not a whole lot that is different about this time of year. What we have found with the teams we work with is that this can be a really critical time of year to bring the team back together, re focus the goals, re align th...
2023-06-08
26 min
Grow Your Influence
Creating 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 a versatile and dynamic trainer who holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Adult Education, an Advanced Diploma in the Neuroscience of Leadership and he is currently engaged part time with the University of Tasmania where he is completing his PhD in inclusion for LGBTQI + leaders in the finance and professional services sectors. In todays discussion we unpacked the research behind Nick’s PhD, which focuses on how all Austral...
2023-05-25
36 min
Grow Your Influence
Working 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, and having members of our team, who have differing values and beliefs to us. How can we create workplaces that respect and create space for a variety of belief and values systems, without conflict and in a way that ensures everyone feels included and psychologically safe at work? Like our last episode. This is another complex topic, and today we...
2023-05-11
18 min
Grow Your Influence
Working 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 Australia and across the world, and even more family members working together in other peoples businesses. Juliet and Kristy-Lee discuss their experiences working with and supporting family run businesses, and the challenges and opportunities that can present themselves when working with family. We would love to know about your experiences working with family. You can find out more abo...
2023-04-27
22 min
Grow Your Influence
Using 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 whose voice is an integral part of their branding to become more impactful, to transform their voice style and message and speak with confidence and authority so they are a voice people want to hear. She does this through her Vibrant Voices Framework in individual and group coaching programmes and her Vibrant Voices Studio membership community. Her clients transform their voice and message into a powerful asset that...
2023-03-09
32 min
Grow Your Influence
Understanding 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 whose voice is an integral part of their branding to become more impactful, to transform their voice style and message and speak with confidence and authority so they are a voice people want to hear. She does this through her Vibrant Voices Framework in individual and group coaching programmes and her Vibrant Voices Studio membership community. Her clients transform their voice and message into a powerful asset that...
2023-03-02
27 min
Grow Your Influence
Understanding 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 passion for supporting neurodivergent individuals within the workplace. This is the second part of a 2 part discission and todays chat focuses on understanding neurodivergence within our people, and how we can best leverage this for their success in their roles. We unpack what to look for, what communication may or may not be appropriate, how to understand different work styles and how to create an environment where neurodivergent team...
2023-02-09
27 min
Grow Your Influence
Understanding 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 passion for supporting neurodivergent individuals within the workplace. This is part 1 of a 2 part discission and todays chat focuses on understanding what neurodivergence is, and how we as leaders can understand and leverage our own neurodiversity in our leadership and management roles. In next weeks episode we’ll get into how to understand and lead individuals on your teams who are neurodivergent, and how to get the most out of...
2023-02-02
34 min
Grow Your Influence
The 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 and DISC advocate who’s passionate about helping businesses gain first-hand insights into the people's behavioural traits through one of the world's most popular personality profiling tools. People come with different personalities. Charissa's goal is to harness the power of DISC Profiling to help her clients make informed hiring decisions, and identify the most ideal candidates that would best fit the business culture or role requirements. In our conversation we chat about the value of...
2023-01-19
34 min
Grow Your Influence
Connecting 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, NSW celebrated Small Business Month, with the theme of ‘connect for success’. As part of our activities, Kristy-Lee hosted a series of ‘connection conversations’ where she interviewed experts from a range of sectors to uncover different ways we can connect with our team to drive business success. In this part of the discussion, we take a look at how you can connect with your own leadership skills to help dri...
2022-12-15
24 min
Grow Your Influence
Connecting 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 celebrated Small Business Month, with the theme of ‘connect for success’. As part of our activities, Kristy-Lee hosted a series of ‘connection conversations’ where she interviewed experts from a range of sectors to uncover different ways we can connect with our team to drive business success. In this part of the discussion, we take a look at the different ways we can connect with our people to help drive business...
2022-12-01
31 min
Grow Your Influence
Welcome to Grow Your Influence
Welcome to Grow Your Influence, a podcast for business owners and managers who are looking for real discussions about the issues they face in leading their people and their organisation every day. We are an HR specialist (Kristy-Lee Billet) and a leadership specialist (Juliet Robinson) and we will be talking about issues and approaches to help you lead in a rapidly changing environment, grapple with the complexities of virtual and hybrid teams and keep yourself ahead of the curve in leading your team. You can find out more about us, comment and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/
2021-10-31
07 min