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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. 

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

You can listen to the latest episode below or browse our library to catch up on any episodes you might have missed.

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Episode 91: Winning The War for Talent

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

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

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 83: High Cost of Poor Leadership: Why Bad Bosses Can't Stay

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 79: The Performance vs. Wellbeing Myth

Episode 79: The Performance vs. Wellbeing Myth

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 76: Why Leadership is Broken

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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Work Savvy Podcast with Jaquie Scammell

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 72: Building Emotional Resilience

Episode 72: Building Emotional Resilience

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

Episode 71: Rewiring Your Brain

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 50: Why Thank You Is More Important Than Money

Episode 50: Why Thank You Is More Important Than Money

Happy 50th episode! Today we have Wendy Hanrahan joining us to talk all about why thank you matters more than money. 

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Episode 38: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

Episode 38: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

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

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Episode 32: Energy to Struggle Through Tough Times

Episode 32: Energy to Struggle Through Tough Times

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

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Episode 23: Resilience

Episode 23: Resilience

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

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Episode 19: Emotional intelligence

Episode 19: Emotional intelligence

Maddie is back interviewing Karen to chat all about EQ!

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Episode 14: Assessing Candidates Accurately

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

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

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

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Episode 7: Finding Great Candidates

Episode 7: Finding Great Candidates

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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