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Sensei Karen engages with leading experts and accomplished business leaders, diving deep into what it means to be an outstanding leader of people while thriving at work and in life.
Get ready to be inspired as Karen and her guests share their journeys through captivating stories, offering hard-won wisdom and practical advice that you can use right now.
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Episode 91: Winning The War for Talent
Join Karen and Richard Triggs in this engaging conversation as they delve into the latest trends in talent acquisition, uncover the power of employer branding and reveal key strategies for building high-performance teams.
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Episode 89: The Formula of Life
Karen sat down for an inspiring conversation with Rena Harvey, a talented Reiki master, intuitive psychic and spiritual mentor. They dove into the journey of self-discovery, sharing powerful insights on how to embrace your true self and step into a more empowered life.
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Episode 86: Navigating Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Challenges on the Path to Success
Krystal shares her journey from nurse to entrepreneur, discussing the challenges of scaling her business and the impact of ADHD. We explore her vision for inclusive spaces for neurodiverse individuals and the future of her companies, Indigo Support and GameSpec.
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Episode 83: High Cost of Poor Leadership: Why Bad Bosses Can't Stay
Michelle Gibbings, an expert in workplace culture, global keynote speaker, and accomplished author, joins Karen for an insightful discussion on the heavy price of poor leadership and the reasons ineffective bosses can no longer stick around.
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Episode 82 : Finding the Courage To Be You
Unlock your true potential and embrace your authentic self with Joe Pane, a leading expert in human behavior and creator of the Emotional Fitness Formula.
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Episode 81: Ending Body Burnout
We explore the root causes of body burnout with renowned nutritionist and wellness expert, Filipa Bellette.
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Episode 78: Taming the Black Dog
Karen is joined by Adam Blum, the author of "Easy Target: Taming the Blackdog," a keynote speaker, First Responder Firefighter, and host of the TrueBlueConversations Podcast, to discuss the steps you can take to overcome depression.
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Episode 76: Why Leadership is Broken
Dr. Paige Williams, a renowned keynote speaker, organizational psychologist, and Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, joins Karen to discuss why leadership is broken and what we need to do about it.
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Episode 75: Building Peak Performance Sales Teams
On today's episode, Karen welcomes Anna Glynn, a dynamic speaker, coach, and author of Strong: How the Best Sales Leaders Engage, Achieve, and Thrive. Together, they'll dive into the strategies for building peak-performance sales teams.
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Episode 73: The Role Humans Have in the Future of Service
Karen is joined by Jaquie Scammell, Australia’s leading Customer Service expert and Founder of ServiceQ, to discuss the role humans have in the future of service.
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Episode 68: Leadership Lessons from the Gym
Join us as we dive into the intersection of strength and strategy with Wioletta Hislop, the powerhouse mentor bridging bodybuilding and business on Work Savvy!
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Episode 67: Recovering from Burnout
Tune in to this episode to learn how to overcome burnout and build a more sustainable work-life balance.
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Episode 66: Mindset Matters
What separates high performers from the rest? Join Karen and Kew Jaliens as they explore the role of mindset in achieving your goals.
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Episode 65: AI and the Changing Nature of Work
On the show today we’re going to kick off, by talking all about AI and the Changing Nature of Work. To help us unpack this topic, we are joined by Belinda Fyffe. Belinda is the CEO of The Proven Group, a People and Culture Consultancy.
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Episode 64: The Psychology of Collaboration
We're diving into the psychology of collaboration. Learn how group dynamics and individual personalities impact teamwork.
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Episode 63: Being A Successful Entrepreneur
On the show today we’re going to kick off by talking all about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
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Episode 62: Psychological Safety at Work
Ever felt hesitant to share your ideas at work, even if they're brilliant? Join Karen and Brett Pomroy as they explore the power of psychological safety and how it can unlock your team's full potential.
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Episode 61: Trauma and Its Influence on How People Show Up at Work
Did you know that past trauma can significantly impact how people behave at work? In this episode, Karen and Bonnie Souter delve into the complex relationship between trauma and workplace dynamics.
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Episode 59: Financial Finesse for Business Owners
Join Karen, Maddie, and money expert Jacqui Clark as they discuss budgeting, saving, and investing.
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Episode 58: Building and Running High-Performing Teams
CIO Matthew Perry joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about building and running high-performing teams.
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Episode 56: Self-Improvement
This week on Work Savvy Cristina Casanovi joins Karen and Maddie to unpack self-improvement and confidence.
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Episode 55: The Powerful Combination of Mindset and Strategy
Zenia Wood is on Work Savvy this week to chat all about mindset.
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Episode 54: Burnout
Mindfulness expert Melo Calarco joined the show to chat all about burnout.
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Episode 53: Lessons Learned in Building a Successful Business and Team
Business owner Olivia Mangold joins the show to chat all about the keys to building a successful business and team.
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Episode 51: Avoiding Turnover
This week on the show Karen and Maddie have Jane Betts from Aussie Broadband on to chat all about avoiding turnover in the early stages of employment.
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Episode 49: Optimising Impact
Tiffanee Cook joins Work Savvy to chat all about optimising impact.
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Episode 46: Martial Arts in the Workplace
Nadine Champion joins Karen and Maddie on Work Savvy to chat all about martial arts!
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Episode 43: Identifying and Developing Future Leaders
Ros Cardinal is on the show today to unpack leaders.
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Episode 40: Getting the Hiring Decisions Right
Angela Horkings is on the podcast this week to chat about getting hiring decisions right and how to avoid hiring the wrong people for your team or business.
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Episode 39: Finding Inner Peace
Fiona Redding joins the show again, this time to chat all about how to find inner peace.
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Episode 36: Building Self-Awareness
The Happiness Hunter herself, Fiona Redding, joins the show to chat all about self-awareness.
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Episode 35: Creating a Learning Culture
Gayle Smerdon joins Karen and Maddie to unpack learning cultures and focus.
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Episode 33: Using Cognitive Science to Transform Business Performance
Ethan Glessich from Kognitive joins the show to chat all about cognitive science and business performance.
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Episode 30: High Performing Teams
Pete Clark is back on the show with Karen and Maddie to chat all about peformance.
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Episode 29: How to Thrive as a Business Owner
Marcus Bird joins the show give Karen and Maddie tips on thriving as a business owner.
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Episode 26: Building Courage
Margie Warrell joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about courage.
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Episode 25: Leading People Through Times of Rapid or Dramatic Change
Karen and Maddie are joined by Angela Boyd to chat all about change.
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Episode 24: Performance Reviews
Maddie interviews Karen all about getting the most out of performance reviews.
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Episode 23: Resilience
Karen and Maddie are joined by Catie to chat about resilience, at work and in life.
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Episode 22: Mental Health
Maddie is back interviewing Karen all about the common workplace impacts on mental health and what to do about them.
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Episode 21: EQ and Team Culture
Karen and Maddie are joined by Ros Batson to discuss the link between EQ and team culture.
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Episode 20: How to Optimize the Impact of HR
Karen and Maddie chat to Angela Horkings (Director of Tandem Partners) and attempt to answer everyone's favourite question, "How do I optimise the impact of my HR team?"
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Episode 19: Emotional intelligence
Maddie is back interviewing Karen to chat all about EQ!
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Episode 18: Culture Driven Governance
Mark Licciardo from Mertons join Karen and Maddie to discuss corporate governance.
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Episode 17: Driving Customer Appreciation Through Culture
Karen and Maddie are joined by customer experience expert Darrell from Saguity.
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Episode 16: Getting More Than a Compliant Contribution from Your Team
This week on Work Savvy, Pete Clark joins Karen and Maddie to chat about getting more from your people.
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Episode 15: Building Careers
Karen and Maddie are joined by Nikki Smith, career coach, to chat all about building careers and finding the right career path.
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Episode 14: Assessing Candidates Accurately
Maddie is back interviewing Karen, but this time they are talking about candidates. So, how do you assess candidates correctly? In the wake of the Great Resignation, lots of HR leaders will be hiring new people so it's a perfect time to share some tips on how to do this right.
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Episode 13: Difficult Conversations
This week Maddie interviews Karen to talk about conversations. Not just any conversations, but conversations leaders find most challenging.
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Episode 12: Mental Health and Connection
Karen and Maddie were joined by the creators of Mind You, Liv Downing and Caroline Weinstein to chat all things mental health.
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