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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 81: Ending Body Burnout
We explore the root causes of body burnout with renowned nutritionist and wellness expert, Filipa Bellette.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
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 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.
Listen NowEpisode 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.
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 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.
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 59: Financial Finesse for Business Owners
Join Karen, Maddie, and money expert Jacqui Clark as they discuss budgeting, saving, and investing.
Listen NowEpisode 54: Burnout
Mindfulness expert Melo Calarco joined the show to chat all about burnout.
Listen NowEpisode 38: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Ros Batson is back on the show to chat all things EQ and leadership.
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 35: Creating a Learning Culture
Gayle Smerdon joins Karen and Maddie to unpack learning cultures and focus.
Listen NowEpisode 32: Energy to Struggle Through Tough Times
Sian Stephens joins the show to chat all about having the energy to struggle through tough times.
Listen NowEpisode 23: Resilience
Karen and Maddie are joined by Catie to chat about resilience, at work and in life.
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 21: EQ and Team Culture
Karen and Maddie are joined by Ros Batson to discuss the link between EQ and team culture.
Listen NowEpisode 19: Emotional intelligence
Maddie is back interviewing Karen to chat all about EQ!
Listen NowEpisode 17: Driving Customer Appreciation Through Culture
Karen and Maddie are joined by customer experience expert Darrell from Saguity.
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 10: The Link Between Culture and High Staff Turnover
Karen and Maddie are joined by Sonya Law to chat about workplace culture.
Listen NowEpisode 9: How to Design the Right Culture for Your Business
Karen and Maddie are joined by fellow HR expert, Cam Shepherd.
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 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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