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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.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 81: Ending Body Burnout
We explore the root causes of body burnout with renowned nutritionist and wellness expert, Filipa Bellette.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 67: Recovering from Burnout
Tune in to this episode to learn how to overcome burnout and build a more sustainable work-life balance.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 54: Burnout
Mindfulness expert Melo Calarco joined the show to chat all about burnout.
Listen NowEpisode 37: Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
We are back for 2023! Karen is back in the hot seat, with Maddie interviewing her all about unconscious bias.
Listen NowEpisode 22: Mental Health
Maddie is back interviewing Karen all about the common workplace impacts on mental health and what to do about them.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
Listen NowEpisode 5: Smashing the Glass Ceiling
On this podcast episode Karen and Maddie are lucky enough to be joined by Gemma Lloyd fromWork180.
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