Make It 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....

Karen and Lachy are back to talk all about what the future of work looks like, and how leaders can future-proof their business! In the workplace, having rules in place can often alleviate the stress of the decision making process, and give visibility across a team. But what happens when a rule becomes outdated, and starts to cause more problems than it solves? In this episode of Make it Work, Kare...

How can we as leaders navigate the sea of change and uncertainty? An environment which can be extremely challenging to hire, upskill and educate staff in.  Luckily, in episode 5 of Make it Work, Lachy and Karen look at strategies for 'future-proofing' today's workforce. They look at how to foster a learning culture and create an environment that fosters and promotes ongoing development and growth....

As remote work becomes the new normal, more and more people are trading in their city dwellings for regional houses that put life before work and offer a more wholesome lifestyle. In the fourth episode of Make it Work, Karen and Lachy discuss the relationship between remote work and regional areas.    Sharing their personal experiences, Lachy and Karen discuss both the benefits and downfalls of re...

As businesses have adapted to different work environments over the last 12 months, one that has risen to the top is the hybrid working model. The third episode of Make it Work sees Karen and Lachy discuss the newest workplace buzzword: hybrid work.  It isn't a new concept, but more and more companies have been adopting its structure as Australia semi-returns to everyday life. Basically, hybrid wor...

In the second episode of Make it Work, Karen and Lachy pick up where they left off, discussing how workplace culture reflects the leadership style of the business owner or founder. Going further, they discuss whether going back to an office, staying remote or going hybrid reflects on leadership decision making. They also explore where leadership can influence decision-making around working remotel...

In the very first episode of Make it Work, Karen, founder of Amplify HR , and Lachy, co-founder of Yarno , discuss all things workplace culture. Uncovering popular opinions, they dive into how team culture changes from the office to a remote environment, what healthy and unhealthy workplace cultures look like, and where the responsibility for leading the culture falls. They also discuss tips for b...

The 5-part series discusses themes on the current workplace - what's working and what's not, and the future of the workplace.  Your hosts are Karen Kirton, Founder of Amplify HR and Lachy Gray, co-founder of Yarno who together, with our joined expertise,  cover topics across the workplace, including culture, leadership, hybrid working models, and the move remote workers are making to regional livi...