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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.
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In this episode, we sat down with Bryan Whitefield, a leading expert in team dynamics and decision-making.
Read BlogEpisode 80: Sales Leadership - Building a High-Performance Sales Team and Culture
Learn from the best. In this episode, we sit down with Fran Pratt, Founder and Director of Metisan, to discuss the secrets to building a successful sales team.
Read BlogEpisode 74: Leading Your Team to Peak Performance
Karen and Graham Winter, a renowned sports psychologist, challenge the myth of the "hustle culture." They discuss the importance of well-being and finding a sustainable work rhythm for peak performance.
Read BlogEpisode 64: The Psychology of Collaboration
We're diving into the psychology of collaboration. Learn how group dynamics and individual personalities impact teamwork.
Read BlogEpisode 58: Building and Running High-Performing Teams
CIO Matthew Perry joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about building and running high-performing teams.
Read BlogEpisode 44: High Performing Executive Teams
Gwen Pinnington joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about Exec teams.
Read BlogEpisode 40: Getting the Hiring Decisions Right
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.
Read BlogEpisode 30: High Performing Teams
Pete Clark is back on the show with Karen and Maddie to chat all about peformance.
Read BlogEpisode 27: What It Takes to Be an Effective Executive Leader
Alexis Gladstone joins Work Savvy to chat all about Executive leaders.
Read BlogEpisode 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.
Read BlogEpisode 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.
Read BlogEpisode 6: Working and leading remotely
On this podcast episode Karen and Maddie are joined by their favourite ‘Potentialist’, Richard Day.
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