Influence & Impact for Leaders

Happy New Year! In this short and sweet episode, I’m helping you to reflect on 2021 and set your intentions for 2022. Get yourself a pen or paper, write down the questions I share and create some quiet time to answer them. I would love to hear your reflections and intentions. Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram, or email me at: hello@carlamiller.co.uk WORK WITH CARLA As well as coaching wom...

Most of us will encounter plenty of difficult colleagues or workplace conflicts in our career. With so many types of personalities, working styles and goals, it seems inevitable. As a leader, you need to approach conflict in a way that considers yourself, your team and the goals of your organisation. In this week’s episode, Liz Kislik, a management consultant and executive coach, shares with us ju...

Many women in my community struggle with people pleasing and in this week’s episode, I’m diving into what people pleasing is, how to identify it and how to put your own needs first. A general definition of a people pleaser is a person who has the emotional need to please others, often at the expense of their own needs or desires. In this episode, I share: Four key signs that you’re a people please...

Are the standard hiring practices we use fair and do they truly give us the best candidates for each role? Khyati Sundaram’s answer to this is no and she says it’s time to leave CVs and biased hiring practices behind. Khyati is the CEO of Applied, an all-in-one hiring platform that uses behavioural science-backed techniques for fair and de-biased hiring. We discuss: Why CVs are no longer fit for p...

Many of us will take extended leave during our careers. It could be maternity or shared parental leave, sickness or sabbatical, family caregiving or just a much-needed career break. Unfortunately, the reality is that extended leave can result in feelings of isolation, being left behind, starting again on the back foot or having to downgrade our careers. Jessica Chivers, coaching psychologist and f...

Women with Influence is my LinkedIn Live series where I interview inspirational and influential women leaders on their career journey so far.  This podcast episode is a recording of my interview with Monique Carayol, a Leadership & Talent Development Consultant, Coach and an ambitious, award-winning change maker. Monique started her career in healthcare as a PA and navigated her way up to a high-p...

One of most asked questions I get from women in leadership is how to feel more respected as a leader. I love this question because it’s at the heart of what my work is all about.  That's why I developed the Influence & Impact framework and it's why I built the Influence and Impact group coaching programme. Essentially, being a respected leader comes down to is respecting yourself, respecting other...

Women with Influence is my new LinkedIn Live series where I interview inspirational and influential women leaders on their career journey so far. This podcast episode is a recording of our first Women with Influence interview with Mylene Sylvestre. Mylene is the Publishing Director at Guardian News & Media and co-Founder of the Women of Colour Global Network (WOCGN). I loved talking to Mylene and...

Using your voice and presence strategically can help you be heard and have more influence in your organisation. In this week’s episode, I interview Elizabeth Bachman, a Professional Speaker, Executive Career Coach and Presentation Skills Trainer. Elizabeth is passionate about getting more smart women into positions of authority, helping them do really good jobs and get more women's voices heard in...

Tension between managers and their direct reports isn't unusual but it can make work feel difficult and uncomfortable. This tension usually comes down to different leadership styles, communication styles, priorities or personalities. In this week’s podcast, I share: The most common reasons tensions occur and practical tips to defuse them Why we should value different leadership styles The types of...

Micromanaging is often seen as a sin of management. No employee wants it and no leader wants to be accused of it. So how do you get the balance right and offer your team members the support that they need without looking over their shoulders or giving too much freedom? In this week’s podcast, I share: Why we micromanage and how to gently release some of that control The difference between microman...

Right now, we’re in the middle of what is being termed The Great Resignation with a lot of people looking for new roles and a lot of organisations with openings. In this episode, I’m sharing with you a few tips on how you can succeed in your next interview.  I’m also sharing the content from the Psychology of Interviews module of my audio course Instant Interview Confidence. Listen for: How to pla...

Both work and life are unpredictable and the older I get, the more I realise they rarely go to plan. But this doesn’t need to be a source of stress. Our ability to accept and embrace reality as it’s happening can determine how happy and successful we are in all parts of our lives. In this week’s episode, I share: Mindset tips for reframing and letting go when things don’t go to plan The difference...

In this short and sweet podcast episode, I’m teaching you one of my favourite coaching tools – the Career Coaching Wheel. You can so this as a personal exercise and reflect on your current skills, plan your development and build your confidence. You can also you can use it with your team members to help them to become more self aware, to increase their confidence, help them develop in their role a...

This week, I’m joined by Alicia Navarro from FLOWN, a start-up who have created a deep work toolkit and deep work spaces that help knowledge workers get significant work done - and take joy in the journey. Deep work is focused, uninterrupted time where you’re working on something challenging or significant and allows opportunity for creativity, problem solving and a real sense of purpose. Unfortun...

There is a very distinct skill to being able to bring a team together and get them working in a cohesive way. As a leader approaching team building proactively and creating an environment that allows everyone to flourish is a very powerful skill to learn. In this episode, I share: What a great team looks and acts like Practical exercises you can use to create your team vision, values and culture T...

Delegation is an essential skill that every leader needs but are many good at it? According to research, the answer is no.  Being great at delegation makes a huge difference to your workload and stress levels, allows you to do the higher impact tasks required in your role and is a way to develop the people in your team. In this episode, I share: The benefits of delegating for you and your team Fou...

As you develop your career and become more senior, there’s a good chance that you’ll move from being a specialist to a generalist. Instead of just managing people from your specialism, you can find yourself having to lead, manage and trust people from different specialisms who know more about their areas than you do. This transition from successful specialist to a successful generalist can be diff...

One of the most powerful ways to live a happier life is learning how to be kinder to yourself and love yourself more. As women, we often struggle with accepting ourselves and being confident and secure in who we are. Being kinder to yourself not only makes your relationship with yourself a better one, it also improves how you show up as a leader. In this episode I discuss: Why accepting and loving...

As a coach for women leaders, I focus on how as women we can take control of our careers. But I’ve never addressed on the podcast why we even need women’s leadership coaches and women’s leadership programmes. The playing field that women operate on in the workplace is shockingly unlevel. It’s time to acknowledge that and collectively take steps to change it. I discuss: The dynamics of the current...

As a leader, your voice is a powerful tool for communicating your expertise, confidence and authority. But do you know how to use your effectively? In this episode of the podcast, I interview Sharon Stacey, a Voice Coach and Musical Director. Sharon teaches people how to use vocal clarity, attentive tone and confidence for delivering in person and online meetings, keynote speeches and business pit...

Are you an overthinker? Perhaps you ruminate on past situations, worry about future events or are fearful of the judgement of others? Overthinking can affect both our work and personal lives as well as how we show up with confidence as a leader. Our thoughts also directly impact the levels of daily stress we experience and how quickly we can recover from it. In reality, our minds are natural overt...

Menopause is something that all women will experience in their life however it’s not something that’s well understood or openly spoken about. The symptoms of menopause will almost certainly affect how you work but it’s often seen to be a taboo subject which leaves women struggling in silence. In this week’s episode I interview Deborah Garlick from Henpicked Menopause who’s on a mission to ensure w...

Many managers and leaders that I work with mention anxiety as one of the things they struggle with, both personally and in the workplace. This week, I’m bringing back one of my most popular podcast episodes about how we can tackle these feelings of anxiety and be calmer and more confident at work.  In this episode I share: My experience with anxiety throughout my life My thoughts on where it comes...

I get a huge amount of inspiration, insight and wisdom from books. There are books that I’ve read that have changed my life, made me see the world differently and inspired me into action. Other books have helped me know myself better, release the fear and self-doubt that’s held me back and show up more as my authentic self. In this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing some of these books with you....