Work Savvy
Tune into the Work Savvy podcast for a fortnightly dose of inspiration and insights on Leadership and Self-Mastery. Host Karen Gately talks to leading experts and successful business leaders about being a great leader of people and thriving at both work and in life. Our guests are people who have learned powerful lessons through experience and share their wisdom through the inspiring stories they tell. In our WTF @ Work segment we talk about some of the crazier things that happen in the workplace. While there is often a serious lesson to be learned from the stories we share, we also manage to have a laugh at just how absurd people and workplaces can be. We can’t wait for you to listen and learn how to Work Savvy! Listen to the latest episode below or explore our library to listen to those you’ve missed. https://www.corporatedojo.com/
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Happy 50th episode!
Today we have Wendy Hanrahan joining us to talk all about why thank you matters more than money.
Karen and Maddie ask Wendy the following:
The link between appreciation and engagement
How leaders can say thank you
Why financial rewards will only go so far in ensuring people feel valued and respected
What to do when you're a leader and aren't often told 'thank you' and feeling you're in a thankless role
Check out Wendy's website HERE!
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Tiffanee Cook joins Work Savvy to chat all about optimising impact.
Karen and Maddie first ask Tiffanee about her background. Then she helps unpack:
Key lessons you took from the boxing world and how you use that to be successful and influence other people
What do we do as individuals to optimise our impact
Resilience during the pandemic
Listen to Roll With The Punches HERE!
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
This week on the show Maddie is interviewing Karen all about how to fire people... correctly!
Karen answers:
What are the consequences of letting people go poorly
How to tell someone they have lost their job
How to ensure people can move on with their hope and dignity intact
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Communication and presentation skills pro Justin O'Brien joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about how to communicate with impact.
Justin helps answer:
How important it is to grow your communication skills
Examples of effective communication
The biggest communication fails you most often observe
Next up Mojo in the Dojo. Today we are talking about maintaining your mojo when someone in the office always talks too loudly on the phone.
Check out Justin's website here!
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Nadine Champion joins Karen and Maddie on Work Savvy to chat all about martial arts!
Karen first asks Nadine about her martial arts background. She unpacks how martial arts training has impact on the development of character.
Then Nadine shares:
Big character influencers you took from the martial arts world
Sensei tips
Application of work in relation to the martial arts world
How to be a Sensei at work
How important humility is
Watch Nadine's TEDx Talk here.
And check out her website here!
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
HR expert Sonya Law is back on the podcast to chat all about performance management systems.
Sonya joins Karen and Maddie to unpack the following:
Sooo... Why does performance management suck?
Big reasons why performance management often falls short
Avoidance, apathy and awareness
Ideal frequency of performance management conversations
Appraisals and coaching catch ups
Check out Sonya's website here.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Gwen Pinnington joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about Exec teams.
Gwen discusses:
The attributes of a successful Executive team
Common reasons Executive teams fail to be great teams
Steps CEOs can take to build and leverage an Executive team capable of achieving the organisations' vision
Check out Gwen's business here.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Ros Cardinal is on the show today to unpack leaders.
Ros, Karen and Maddie discuss:
Why does it matter that we grow leaders in our business and the advantages of growing your own leaders and avoiding hiring senior people from outside of your business
How to recruit from within your business
Retention and engagement in the workplace
How to recognise leadership potential in people
Establishing development plans that help people to grow into a leadership role over time
Connect with Rosalind Cardinal on LinkedIn
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Cam is back on the podcast to chat all about bullying.
Cam, Karen and Maddie unpack:
The definition of bullying
Types of bullying
Taking ownership of behaviours
How to combat bullying in the workplace
Check out Cam on LinkedIn here!
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Catie is back on the show to chat about performance.
She helps Karen and Maddie answer:
How to diagnose what poor performance is?
Common mistakes with addressing performance
Questions we need to ask ourselves to diagnose performance
Performance and job design
How to implement a performance improvement plan?
Check out Catie's website here!