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It is not uncommon to find ‘teams’ that are actually more a group of individuals working together but focusing on their own silos. In today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the difference between the two and how we can build a team if we realise we don’t actually have one.

When you have a group of high-performing individuals who are used to working autonomously, you are not getting any of the benefits of a team. You are probably seeing them focusing on their own goals and ‘running their own race’ and, as a leader, this can be both challenging and disheartening.

One of the keys to a team is trust and when this is missing it’s inevitable that people will work in their silos. The good news is that it takes focus in just a few areas to build trust and create a team. In this episode we discuss the three things you need to focus on to build your team and create benefits for all your team members that go far beyond productivity.

Have you taken on a team that wasn’t really a team?

What actions and strategies did you take to create your team? We would love to hear from you. You can share your thoughts and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

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Welcome to the Grow Your Influence podcast. In today’s episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the concept of leading yourself.

In leadership circles, we talk a lot about leading others effectively, but we give little if any thought to leading ourselves. Yet the truth is, just like putting on your own oxygen mask first, you do need to start with leading yourself effectively.

Today we discuss what leading yourself involves and looks like. From self-awareness to selfcare and everything in between, join the discussion on leading yourself.

What actions and strategies do you take to lead yourself effectively? You can share your thoughts and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

Welcome back to regular programming at Grow Your Influence.

In this episode, Juliet and Kristy-Lee recap the Summer Series of interview and share their favourite moments from the interviews that were conducted over the summer.

From leading with our heads and hearts from Kirstin Ferguson’s new book, through to the prevalence of toxic people and psychopaths in our workplaces with David Gillespie, there was a huge amount to recap.

We really appreciated each and every one of our guests and we hope you enjoyed these discussions and their insights.

What was your favourite discussion throughout the summer series? We’d love to hear. You can share your thoughts and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

Welcome to the final episode in our Summer Series. Juliet and Kristy-Lee really hope you have enjoyed the amazing guests we have interviewed over the summer.Today Kristy-Lee is chatting to Dr Masi Njawaya. Dr Masi is a Sport, Exercise & Lifestyle Physician, Medical doctor, health coach and advocate. She is the Founder of Herself Health which is a Leadership Health & Wellbeing company working with business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders and teams to empower them to be the best versions of themselves by being holistically healthy. In today’s discussion, we unpack Dr Masi’s journey to become a medical Doctor, and what she discovered along the way about the importance of prioritising her health and wellbeing to achieve more, in less time and by prioritising the things that were important for her. Dr Masi generously shares with us the challenges she sees business owners consistently face, and some great, practical strategies we can all start implementing straight away across her 5 key pillars for health. If you’d like to connect with Dr Masi you can view her website here:https://www.herselfhealth.com

In today’s Summer Series episode, we are joined by a special guest, who is here to chat to us about avoiding hiring disasters! Deb Houston of Phlox Consulting is a Hiring Strategist and Mentor, she has been helping job-seekers and hiring managers nail their interviews and land their dream jobs and employees for more than seventeen years. She takes a supportive and consultative approach to recruitment, personalising the process for each and every client, whilst always making sure it’s fun along the way. For Deb, finding the right job or candidate is a lot like dating–you just have to find a match you want to commit to! Today is Part 2 of our discussion where Deb and Kristy-Lee are discussing essential strategies to help you avoid a hiring disaster! We would love to hear about your experiences and insights from hiring staff–whether they are nightmare or success stories. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

In today’s Summer Series episode, we are joined by a special guest, who is here to chat to us about avoiding hiring disasters! Deb Houston of Phlox Consulting is a Hiring Strategist and Mentor, she has been helping job-seekers and hiring managers nail their interviews and land their dream jobs and employees for more than seventeen years. She takes a supportive and consultative approach to recruitment, personalising the process for each and every client, whilst always making sure it’s fun along the way. For Deb, finding the right job or candidate is a lot like dating–you just have to find a match you want to commit to! Today is Part 1 of a 2-part discussion Deb and I had on this topic, and today we’re sharing the 3 (or more) biggest hiring mistakes we see businesses make and why you should avoid them. Join us again next episode for part 2, where we share proactive hiring strategies everyone should be using. We would love to hear about your experiences and insights from hiring staff–whether they are nightmare or success stories. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

This episode is the second part of our interview with David Gillespie. If you missed the last episode (episode 62) we recommend you go back and catch that first. In the last episode, David talked about how to recognise psychopaths at work and how you can manage the impact.

In this episode, he talks about how to minimise the impact of psychopaths in your life particularly at work. Toxic people have no empathy and suck our time, energy and confidence. When we work with them we are constantly having to find ways to work around them or minimise their impact on us. And that’s once we realise what they are doing! If you have ever worked with someone who seemed charming initially and then turned out to be a bully, undermined you and made you doubt yourself, then this episode is for you. David Gillespie is a former lawyer and best-selling author. His research into psychopathy means that his latest book, Toxic at Work is full of facts and advice we can all use to deal with the psychopaths in our lives. He also builds a case study in the book that will resonate with so many of us. We have talked about difficult people in previous episodes, and in this two-episode interview chats with David about the psychopaths (and not the knife-wielding sort!) we encounter at work. We would love to hear about your experiences and insights from encountering and dealing with psychopaths in your workplace. 

You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

You can find more information on David, including more about his research at https://davidgillespie.org/ and purchase his books at any good bookstore or on his website.

Have you ever worked with someone who seemed charming initially and then turned out to be a bully? Did they undermine you and leave you and others in the team second-guessing yourselves? You might have been working with someone displaying psychopathic traits. After his own experience working with someone like this, David Gillespie set out to understand what was going on and why people behave this way. David Gillespie is a former lawyer and the best-selling author of Sweet Poison, a book about how we are all poisoning ourselves with sugar. That was when we first encountered his work and the book is generally credited with starting the current wave of sugar awareness in Australia. David’s research into psychopathy means that his latest book, Toxic at Work is full of facts and advice we can all use to deal with the psychopaths in our lives. He also builds a case study in the book that will resonate with so many of us. We have talked about difficult people in previous episodes, and in the next two episodes, Juliet chats with David about the psychopaths (and not the knife-wielding sort!)we encounter at work. Toxic people have no empathy and suck our time, energy and confidence. When we work with them we are constantly having to find ways to work around them or minimise their impact on us. And that’s once we realise what they are doing! This episode is the first part of the interview where David talks about how we identify the psychopaths living and working amongst us and some of the strategies we can use to manage their impact on our work and lives. In the next episode, David will expand on how to ensure psychopaths cannot derail you or your team. We would love to hear about your experiences and insights from encountering and dealing with psychopaths in your workplace. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/ 

You can find more information on David Gillespie, including more about his comprehensive research and other books on a range of topics, at https://davidgillespie.org/ and you can purchase his books at any good bookstore or on his website