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Tune in to Work Savvy for a burst of inspiration and insights on Leadership and Self Mastery.

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.

We're excited for you to listen and discover how to be Work Savvy!

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Episode 94: Feedback for Performance Improvement

Last Tuesday 8:00am

In this podcast about transforming feedback conversations, Karen talks with Sue Anderson, a trainer, coach and author of the book ‘Feedback Fitness’.

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Episode 92: The Negotiation Playbook

4 weeks ago

In a recent episode, Karen had a conversation with Glin Bayley, an experienced negotiation specialist and author of The Negotiation Playbook. They explored the fundamentals of successful negotiations, emphasizing the power of mindset, strategies for overcoming fear and essential techniques for achieving favorable outcomes.

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Episode 87: Complexities of Managing Noisy and Challenging Employees

18-Nov-24 1:32pm

Award-winning entrepreneur and business coach, Shivani Gupta, joins Karen to share her insights on managing difficult employees. Together, they'll discuss practical solutions to transform workplace challenges into opportunities.

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Episode 84: Transformative Blueprint for Leaders to Thrive with Vision, Empathy, and Resilience in the 21st Century

7-Oct-24 12:33pm

Karen joins forces with organizational change and service management expert Karen Ferris. Author of "The Leadership Mindset," Ferris provides a transformative framework for 21st-century leaders. Together, they delve into the "REMARKABLE" acronym, unpacking essential leadership qualities.

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Episode 81: Ending Body Burnout

2-Sep-24 9:53am

We explore the root causes of body burnout with renowned nutritionist and wellness expert, Filipa Bellette.

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Episode 79: The Performance vs. Wellbeing Myth

12-Aug-24 4:50pm

Karen sits down with renowned sports psychologist Graham Winter, author of "Think One Team," to discuss how to achieve peak performance and well-being.

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Episode 78: Taming the Black Dog

29-Jul-24 4:49am

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 77: Why Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills That Every Leader Needs

15-Jul-24 10:07am

Karen welcomes Leah Mether, an expert in communication and human skills, a seasoned speaker, trainer, facilitator and two-time published author, to explore why soft skills have become the essential hard skills every leader needs.

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Episode 72: Building Emotional Resilience

6-May-24 12:45pm

Want to increase your resilience and live a more fulfilling life? Join Karen and Dr. Jane Foster as they explore the science of emotional intelligence.

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Episode 71: Rewiring Your Brain

30-Apr-24 12:53pm

Karen and Kim Hazendonk, a Neuropsychologist, come together to discuss the influence of the unconscious mind and strategies for rewiring the brain.

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Episode 67: Recovering from Burnout

12-Mar-24 1:00pm

Tune in to this episode to learn how to overcome burnout and build a more sustainable work-life balance.

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Episode 61: Trauma and Its Influence on How People Show Up at Work

18-Dec-23 2:13pm

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 57: Difficult Times

23-Oct-23 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are interviewing Jenny Stilwell and talking all about dealing with the difficult stuff.

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Episode 54: Burnout

11-Sep-23 6:00am

Mindfulness expert Melo Calarco joined the show to chat all about burnout.

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Episode 52: Managing Performance Remotely

14-Aug-23 6:00am

This week Maddie is interviewing Karen all about leadership and remote work.

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Episode 51: Avoiding Turnover

31-Jul-23 6:00am

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

3-Jul-23 6:00am

Tiffanee Cook joins Work Savvy to chat all about optimising impact.

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Episode 47: Communicating with Impact

5-Jun-23 6:00am

Communication and presentation skills pro Justin O'Brien joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about how to communicate with impact.

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Episode 45: Performance Management

8-May-23 6:00am

HR expert Sonya Law is back on the podcast to chat all about performance management systems.

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Episode 42: Driving Out Bullying from the Workplace

27-Mar-23 6:00am

Cam is back on the podcast to chat all about bullying.

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Episode 41: Addressing Poor Performance

13-Mar-23 6:00am

Catie is back on the show to chat about performance.

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Episode 38: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

30-Jan-23 6:00am

Ros Batson is back on the show to chat all things EQ and leadership.

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Episode 33: Using Cognitive Science to Transform Business Performance

7-Nov-22 6:00am

Ethan Glessich from Kognitive joins the show to chat all about cognitive science and business performance.

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Episode 32: Energy to Struggle Through Tough Times

24-Oct-22 6:00am

Sian Stephens joins the show to chat all about having the energy to struggle through tough times.

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Episode 28: Communicating Through Tough Times

29-Aug-22 6:00am

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

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Episode 25: Leading People Through Times of Rapid or Dramatic Change

18-Jul-22 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by Angela Boyd to chat all about change.

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Episode 24: Performance Reviews

4-Jul-22 6:00am

Maddie interviews Karen all about getting the most out of performance reviews.

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Episode 23: Resilience

20-Jun-22 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by Catie to chat about resilience, at work and in life.

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Episode 22: Mental Health

6-Jun-22 6:00am

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

23-May-22 6:00am

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

9-May-22 6:00am

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

25-Apr-22 6:00am

Maddie is back interviewing Karen to chat all about EQ!

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Episode 18: Culture Driven Governance

11-Apr-22 6:00am

Mark Licciardo from Mertons join Karen and Maddie to discuss corporate governance.

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Episode 17: Driving Customer Appreciation Through Culture

28-Mar-22 6:00am

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

14-Mar-22 6:00am

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

28-Feb-22 6:00am

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

14-Feb-22 6:00am

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

31-Jan-22 6:00am

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

17-Jan-22 6:00am

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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Episode 11: Common Reasons Change Efforts Fail

13-Dec-21 6:00am

Why do change efforts often fail? Karen and Maddie chat to Karen Ferris to find out why!

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Episode 10: The Link Between Culture and High Staff Turnover

29-Nov-21 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by Sonya Law to chat about workplace culture.

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Episode 9: How to Design the Right Culture for Your Business

15-Nov-21 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by fellow HR expert, Cam Shepherd.

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Episode 8: What to Do When New Team Members Aren't Performing

25-Oct-21 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by Catie Paterson to chat about recognising performance issues.

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Episode 7: Finding Great Candidates

11-Oct-21 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by Karen O'Brien to chat about recruitment and how you can go about finding great candidates for your team or business.

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Episode 6: Working and leading remotely

27-Sep-21 6:00am

On this podcast episode Karen and Maddie are joined by their favourite ‘Potentialist’, Richard Day.

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Episode 4: How to Become the Best Version of Yourself

30-Aug-21 6:00am

On this podcast episode Karen and Maddie are joined by Shannah Kennedy, the perfect guest to chat about how to become the best possible version of yourself.

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