This week, Karen and Lachy look at the role and importance of technology in business with special guest Maria Padisetti. Leveraging technology has become vital to business growth, but it can be an expensive investment if it’s done ad-hoc and without purpose.  CEO of Digital Armour, Maria is an expert in implementing IT solutions and transforming businesses through the use of technology.

This week, Karen and Lachy look at the role and importance of technology in business with special guest Maria Padisetti. Leveraging technology has become vital to business growth, but it can be an expensive investment if it’s done ad-hoc and without purpose.  CEO of Digital Armour, Maria is an expert in implementing IT solutions and transforming businesses through the use of technology.

3.10 How Can You Leverage Technology to Scale and Grow Your Business?

Humans respond strongly to rewards - and financial incentives seem to be the most popular in business settings. Yet, research shows they’re not the most effective form of motivation in the long run.In this episode, Karen and Lachy are looking at financial rewards: what works for them, what doesn’t, and do they actually encourage behaviour change?

Humans respond strongly to rewards - and financial incentives seem to be the most popular in business settings. Yet, research shows they’re not the most effective form of motivation in the long <a href="http://run.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">run.In</a> this episode, Karen and Lachy are looking at financial rewards: what works for them, what doesn’t, and do they actually encourage behaviour change?

3.9 Do Financial Rewards Work to Motivate Staff?

Vulnerability at work seems to be a hot topic at the moment. The image of the emotionless work persona is thawing, and leaders are being encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. But showing vulnerability is daunting!In this episode, Karen and Lachy look at what vulnerability looks like in a work context, and the role it plays in effective leadership.

Vulnerability at work seems to be a hot topic at the moment. The image of the emotionless work persona is thawing, and leaders are being encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. But showing vulnerability is daunting!In this episode, Karen and Lachy look at what vulnerability looks like in a work context, and the role it plays in effective leadership.

3.8 How can you be Vulnerable at Work?

As flexible and hybrid work becomes the new normal, businesses are faced with the new challenge of how to design spaces and offices that cater to this. In this episode, we chat with Christina Kim, who specialises in designing human centric spaces, about the role of workplace design in today's hybrid, flexible environment.

As flexible and hybrid work becomes the new normal, businesses are faced with the new challenge of how to design spaces and offices that cater to this. In this episode, we chat with Christina Kim, who specialises in designing human centric spaces, about the role of workplace design in today's hybrid, flexible environment.

3.7 How can we Best Design Offices to Cater for Hybrid Work, and for Wellbeing?

The biggest challenge to setting goals is keeping track of them, and staying accountable. Scorecards are a great way of measuring your company’s goals at a high level.  In this episode, Karen and Lachy discuss the balanced scorecard, and how you can use it to set simple and achievable goals, and to stay on top of key performance indicators.

The biggest challenge to setting goals is keeping track of them, and staying accountable. Scorecards are a great way of measuring your company’s goals at a high level. In this episode, Karen and Lachy discuss the balanced scorecard, and how you can use it to set simple and achievable goals, and to stay on top of key performance indicators.

3.6 How can I use Scorecards to Measure Workplace KPIs and Performance?

Goals are easy to set but difficult to follow. It’s one thing to set up a goal framework, but then you have to track how you’re going and measure against it - it’s easy to lose track pretty quickly! A major part of setting goals effectively is making sure they are achievable and measurable. Karen and Lachy explore different goal-setting frameworks, why some goals are more effective than others, and how you can use goal-setting to measure performance, motivate your team, and celebrate wins.

Goals are easy to set but difficult to follow. It’s one thing to set up a goal framework, but then you have to track how you’re going and measure against it - it’s easy to lose track pretty quickly! A major part of setting goals effectively is making sure they are achievable and measurable. Karen and Lachy explore different goal-setting frameworks, why some goals are more effective than others, and how you can use goal-setting to measure performance, motivate your team, and celebrate wins.

3.5 How do you Set Goals in your Organisation?

Special guest Peter Solway is put in the hot-seat in this week’s episode.An expert in solving B2B sales challenges, Peter is an entrepreneurial sales leader for small businesses. Karen and Lachy discuss with Peter the best ways business owners can build sustainable sales processes and grow their businesses.

Special guest Peter Solway is put in the hot-seat in this week’s <a href="http://episode.An" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode.An</a> expert in solving B2B sales challenges, Peter is an entrepreneurial sales leader for small businesses. Karen and Lachy discuss with Peter the best ways business owners can build sustainable sales processes and grow their businesses.

3.4 Building a Sustainable Sales Process for your Business

You’ve invested so much in the hiring process, yet simply showing a new employee their workspace (or in today’s world, sending them their new laptop) and wishing them well on day one isn’t going to set them up for success. Put yourself in their shoes: we all know how nerve-wracking it can be to start a new job at a new company. The actions you take, or don’t take, in an employee’s first 30 days will stay with them throughout their whole career with your company. What does a successful onboarding process look like? How do I ensure new starters feel welcomed and enthusiastic? This is a recording of the live webinar event ‘Set new starters up for success: what to do in the first 30 days’

You’ve invested so much in the hiring process, yet simply showing a new employee their workspace (or in today’s world, sending them their new laptop) and wishing them well on day one isn’t going to set them up for success. Put yourself in their shoes: we all know how nerve-wracking it can be to start a new job at a new company. The actions you take, or don’t take, in an employee’s first 30 days will stay with them throughout their whole career with your company. What does a successful onboarding process look like? How do I ensure new starters feel welcomed and enthusiastic? This is a recording of the live webinar event ‘Set new starters up for success: what to do in the first 30 days’

3.3 How Do I Set New Starters Up For Success?

Generally, workplace cultures are described as ‘fast-paced’, or ‘fun’. But, what about ‘kind’? Kindness in the workplace can be difficult to pin down, but Lachy and Karen are up for the challenge! Looking at how we define workplace kindness and whether it's overrated, they bring their leadership experience to dive deep on whether kindness is a necessity or a distraction at work.

Generally, workplace cultures are described as ‘fast-paced’, or ‘fun’. But, what about ‘kind’? Kindness in the workplace can be difficult to pin down, but Lachy and Karen are up for the challenge! Looking at how we define workplace kindness and whether it's overrated, they bring their leadership experience to dive deep on whether kindness is a necessity or a distraction at work.

3.2 What does Kindness Look Like in the Workplace?

We spend a lot of time at work with our colleagues. It’s not uncommon to hear a workplace referred to as a family - but how does this impact the culture of the workplace? In this episode, Karen and Lachy are discussing the impact of calling your work environment ‘family’. Does it foster a stronger sense of teamwork? Does it negatively impact managerial relationships?

We spend a lot of time at work with our colleagues. It’s not uncommon to hear a workplace referred to as a family - but how does this impact the culture of the workplace? In this episode, Karen and Lachy are discussing the impact of calling your work environment ‘family’. Does it foster a stronger sense of teamwork? Does it negatively impact managerial relationships?

3.1 Should your Workplace be your “Family”?

The Make it Work podcast is all about the future of work and how leaders need to adapt. Karen and Lachy are lending their leadership expertise to tackle some of the biggest questions in the workplace right now.In Series 3, we’re focusing on growth: growth of ourselves as leaders, growth of our teams, and growth of our business.Through our conversations (and guest stars!), we aim to give you some thought-provoking ideas and practical takeaways that you can use to future-proof your organisation.

Developing your leadership for the future of work. Welcome to series 3 of the Make It work Podcast! -Returning on 10 March 2022- My name is Karen Kirton and along with my co-host Lachy Gray, we explore what the future of work looks like, and how as leaders we need to adapt. Each episode is less than 30 minutes as we explore the theme of growth. Of ourselves as leaders, our people and our businesses, as we move into the future of work. Through these conversations we aim to give you some thought provoking ideas and practical take-aways that you can use to future-proof your organisation. Check out Amplify HR or Yarno for more information.

Developing your leadership for the future of work. Welcome to series 3 of the Make It work Podcast! -Returning on 10 March 2022- My name is Karen Kirton and along with my co-host Lachy Gray, we explore what the future of work looks like, and how as leaders we need to adapt. Each episode is less than 30 minutes as we explore the theme of growth. Of ourselves as leaders, our people and our businesses, as we move into the future of work. Through these conversations we aim to give you some thought provoking ideas and practical take-aways that you can use to future-proof your organisation. Check out <a href="https://amplifyhr.com.au/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amplify HR</a> or <a href="https://yarno.com.au" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarno</a> for more information.

About this podcast series 3

Can anyone believe it’s almost a new year?! And what a year it’s been.It felt like the longest year and the shortest year, all at the same time. But, either way, it’s brought up a lot of different and interesting big questions for business and for leadership.In the final episode of 2021, Lachy and Karen recap the biggest issues and key takeaways discussed in this series of Make it Work.

Can anyone believe it’s almost a new year?! And what a year it’s <a href="http://been.It" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">been.It</a> felt like the longest year and the shortest year, all at the same time. But, either way, it’s brought up a lot of different and interesting big questions for business and for <a href="http://leadership.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leadership.In</a> the final episode of 2021, Lachy and Karen recap the biggest issues and key takeaways discussed in this series of Make it Work.

2.9 Looking back on 2021 in business, leadership and change

As we begin to approach ‘COVID-normal’, what does this mean for work? Most workplaces are navigating the return to the office, but this might not suit everyone who had grown accustomed to their more flexible work-from-home lifestyle. On the other side, the office may look entirely different from how we left it almost 2 years ago! In this episode, Karen and Lachy discuss the ups and downs of returning to the office and how leaders can support new work habits.

As we begin to approach ‘COVID-normal’, what does this mean for work? Most workplaces are navigating the return to the office, but this might not suit everyone who had grown accustomed to their more flexible work-from-home lifestyle. On the other side, the office may look entirely different from how we left it almost 2 years ago! In this episode, Karen and Lachy discuss the ups and downs of returning to the office and how leaders can support new work habits.

2.8 Returning to Work in a (Somewhat) COVID-Normal World

You’ve heard it everywhere: the ‘Great Resignation’ is upon us. Employees are dropping out of the mainstream workforce to pursue freelance work or working gigs.  So how can business owners ensure they keep their people when the gig economy continues to rise as an attractive option? In this episode of Make it Work, Lachy and Karen discuss what motivates people to go freelancing, vs. working in a team, as well as business strategies for keeping people on board.

You’ve heard it everywhere: the ‘Great Resignation’ is upon us. Employees are dropping out of the mainstream workforce to pursue freelance work or working gigs.  So how can business owners ensure they keep their people when the gig economy continues to rise as an attractive option? In this episode of Make it Work, Lachy and Karen discuss what motivates people to go freelancing, vs. working in a team, as well as business strategies for keeping people on board.

2.7 Retaining Staff Through the “Great Resignation” and the Explosion of Gig Economy

Kaylene Wynn

In this very special episode of Make it Work, Lachy and Karen welcome special guest Kaylene Wynn. Kaylene has over 20 years of experience working as a transpersonal psychotherapist and executive mind coach, and she’s the author of Rise and Shine - awaken your greatest self. Together, they talk about the importance of workplace wellness and strategies for mental wellness, both for leaders looking out for their team, and for when leaders might be feeling a bit of burnout themselves.

In this very special episode of Make it Work, Lachy and Karen welcome special guest Kaylene Wynn. Kaylene has over 20 years of experience working as a transpersonal psychotherapist and executive mind coach, and she’s the author of Rise and Shine - awaken your greatest self. Together, they talk about the importance of workplace wellness and strategies for mental wellness, both for leaders looking out for their team, and for when leaders might be feeling a bit of burnout themselves.

2.6 Talking About Mental Wellbeing with Special Guest Kaylene Wynn

Where does the responsibility for building culture fall? On the leader? On the HR department? On everyone in the team?  In this episode, Lachy and Karen discuss opposing sides of the question. They both explore how the responsibility of culture is shared, communicated and enforced.  They also talk about the repercussions of weak business culture, and how you can check in and make sure your workplace’s culture is to the benefit of all.

Where does the responsibility for building culture fall? On the leader? On the HR department? On everyone in the team? In this episode, Lachy and Karen discuss opposing sides of the question. They both explore how the responsibility of culture is shared, communicated and enforced. They also talk about the repercussions of weak business culture, and how you can check in and make sure your workplace’s culture is to the benefit of all.

2.5 Who is Responsible for Workplace Culture?

At some point or another, we’ve all had conversations with people with strong beliefs. It’s uncomfortable, and it’s easy to get defensive, or angry, when coming against an opposing belief. But what if you could take a step back, and approach the conversation with empathy and an open mind? Would that change the outcome of your conversation? In this episode of Make it Work, Karen and Lachy share experiences they’ve had in the workplace coming against people with strong beliefs. They discuss useful strategies for dealing with such occasions, whether the other party is a manager, peer or client.

At some point or another, we’ve all had conversations with people with strong beliefs. It’s uncomfortable, and it’s easy to get defensive, or angry, when coming against an opposing belief. But what if you could take a step back, and approach the conversation with empathy and an open mind? Would that change the outcome of your conversation? In this episode of Make it Work, Karen and Lachy share experiences they’ve had in the workplace coming against people with strong beliefs. They discuss useful strategies for dealing with such occasions, whether the other party is a manager, peer or client.

2.4 Keeping a cool head, and an open mind

Surely being an overachiever is paramount to running a business. Leaders are often tasked with generating passion and energy and fuelling business growth. But, recent research from the Harvard Business Review may indicate otherwise.... In this episode of Make it Work, Karen and Lachy talk about the relationship between a leaders’ personality and their leadership style. Are overachievers damaging their workplace with what is actually their main strength?

Surely being an overachiever is paramount to running a business. Leaders are often tasked with generating passion and energy and fuelling business growth. But, recent research from the Harvard Business Review may indicate otherwise.... In this episode of Make it Work, Karen and Lachy talk about the relationship between a leaders’ personality and their leadership style. Are overachievers damaging their workplace with what is actually their main strength?

2.3 The Boundary Between Overachieving and Strong Leadership

How can we as leaders navigate mental health? It’s a pretty difficult subject, and it can be hard to know where the boundaries are around talking about mental health and checking in on your team.  Sharing their own experiences as leaders, Karen and Lachy delve in and discuss the importance of discussing mental health at work. Being proactive about mental wellbeing is so important. Having plans and resources such as EAP available that provide support to you and your staff will help, but what are the next steps? How can you ensure your team feels supported and comfortable without over-stepping the boundaries?

How can we as leaders navigate mental health? It’s a pretty difficult subject, and it can be hard to know where the boundaries are around talking about mental health and checking in on your team.  Sharing their own experiences as leaders, Karen and Lachy delve in and discuss the importance of discussing mental health at work. Being proactive about mental wellbeing is so important. Having plans and resources such as EAP available that provide support to you and your staff will help, but what are the next steps? How can you ensure your team feels supported and comfortable without over-stepping the boundaries?

2.2 Navigating Mental Health at Work

Developing your leadership style for the future of work. Welcome to series 2 of the Make It work Podcast! My name is Karen Kirton and along with my co-host Lachy Gray, we explore what the future of work looks like, and how as leaders we need to adapt. Each episode is less than 30 minutes and are designed to take broad themes about the future of work, and discuss how these apply in business today.  Through these conversations we aim to give you some thought provoking ideas and practical take-aways that you can use to future-proof your organisation. Check out Amplify HR or Yarno for more information.

Developing your leadership style for the future of work. Welcome to series 2 of the Make It work Podcast! My name is Karen Kirton and along with my co-host Lachy Gray, we explore what the future of work looks like, and how as leaders we need to adapt. Each episode is less than 30 minutes and are designed to take broad themes about the future of work, and discuss how these apply in business today.  Through these conversations we aim to give you some thought provoking ideas and practical take-aways that you can use to future-proof your organisation. Check out <a href="https://amplifyhr.com.au/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amplify HR</a> or <a href="https://yarno.com.au" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yarno</a> for more information.

About this podcast series 2

The Make it Work podcast is all about the future of work and how leaders need to adapt. Karen and Lachy are lending their leadership expertise to tackle some of the biggest questions in the workplace right now. In Series 3, we’re focusing on growth: growth of ourselves as leaders, growth of our teams, and growth of our business. Through our conversations (and guest stars!), we aim to give you some thought-provoking ideas and practical takeaways that you can use to future-proof your organisation.

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