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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 89: The Formula of Life

2 weeks ago

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 88: Leadership Lessons from an Airline Pilot

4 weeks ago

A recently retired airline captain, Chris Smith joins us to unpack decades of valuable lessons gained both in the air and on the ground.

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Episode 86: Navigating Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Challenges on the Path to Success

4-Nov-24 9:01pm

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 85: The Chocolate Bar Life: Redefining Success and Finding Fulfillment on Your Own Terms

21-Oct-24 12:49pm

Karen is joined by Danielle Colley, author of "The Chocolate Bar Life," who is an integrative life coach, speaker, event facilitator, and writer, to talk about redefining Success and Finding Fulfillment on Your Own Terms.

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

23-Sep-24 12:42pm

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 76: Why Leadership is Broken

1-Jul-24 10:57am

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 73: The Role Humans Have in the Future of Service

20-May-24 10:27am

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

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 70: Building A Career That You Love

22-Apr-24 9:54am

Karen is joined by Charlotte Blair, one of Australia’s most experienced Gallup Accredited Strengths Coaches, and author of Career Unstuck: How to play to your strengths to find freedom and purpose in your work again, to talk about how to build a career that you love.

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Episode 68: Leadership Lessons from the Gym

25-Mar-24 11:47am

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 66: Mindset Matters

26-Feb-24 11:38am

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

12-Feb-24 12:27pm

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 63: Being A Successful Entrepreneur

17-Jan-24 11:08am

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 60: Leadership coaching

4-Dec-23 6:00am

Karen and Maddie are joined by leadership coach Karen Stein to unpack coaching.

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Episode 59: Financial Finesse for Business Owners

20-Nov-23 6:00am

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

6-Nov-23 6:00am

CIO Matthew Perry joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about building and running high-performing teams.

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Episode 55: The Powerful Combination of Mindset and Strategy

25-Sep-23 6:00am

Zenia Wood is on Work Savvy this week to chat all about mindset.

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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 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 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 46: Martial Arts in the Workplace

22-May-23 6:00am

Nadine Champion joins Karen and Maddie on Work Savvy to chat all about martial arts!

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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 44: High Performing Executive Teams

24-Apr-23 6:00am

Gwen Pinnington joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about Exec teams.

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Episode 43: Identifying and Developing Future Leaders

10-Apr-23 6:00am

Ros Cardinal is on the show today to unpack leaders.

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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 40: Getting the Hiring Decisions Right

27-Feb-23 6:00am

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

13-Feb-23 6:00am

Fiona Redding joins the show again, this time to chat all about how to find inner peace.

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Episode 37: Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

16-Jan-23 6:00am

We are back for 2023! Karen is back in the hot seat, with Maddie interviewing her all about unconscious bias.

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Episode 36: Building Self-Awareness

19-Dec-22 6:00am

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

5-Dec-22 6:00am

Gayle Smerdon joins Karen and Maddie to unpack learning cultures and focus.

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Episode 34: Finding Passion and Purpose

21-Nov-22 6:00am

Peter Cook joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about finding your passion and purpose at work and in life.

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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 31: Managing Versus Coaching

10-Oct-22 6:00am

Richard Day is back on the podcast to chat about coaching.

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Episode 29: How to Thrive as a Business Owner

12-Sep-22 6:00am

Marcus Bird joins the show give Karen and Maddie tips on thriving as a business owner.

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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 27: What It Takes to Be an Effective Executive Leader

15-Aug-22 6:00am

Alexis Gladstone joins Work Savvy to chat all about Executive leaders.

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Episode 26: Building Courage

1-Aug-22 6:00am

Margie Warrell joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about courage.

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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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