Success Suite

There is a synergy when you work with others but freedom when you work alone. Julie looks at the benefits and challenges of working on your own and working with others. Working with others can bring thoughts, experiences and knowledge together to create something that is more than just the individuals but working with others can also bring challenge and conflict. Working on your own can be liberat...

As a leader or manager, you can’t please all of the people all of the time but with many workplaces now virtual the challenge is to make yourself available virtually to meet the needs and wants of your staff. Understanding the different reasons why your staff need you is key in creating a system that will bring sustained interaction and provide the support needed. Every individual will require dif...

Today Julie talks about transparency. What it is and why you need to adopt it in both your business and personal life.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Transparency was a bit of a ‘buzz word’ a few years ago and it appears to have gone out of fashion. Julie believes that if it is something we could all do in our businesses and in our life then our relationships will be so much better. Transparency is about being o...

Julie looks at the different types of conflict and how as a leader and manager you need to learn to recognise conflict and walk towards it seeking to resolve it in the early stages. Early on those involved will usually be able to consider not only themselves but the other person and the problem but if the conflict escalates individuals involved become much more focused only on themselves and emoti...

There are a multitude of things you can achieve in life but all too often we get in our own way but if we can get in our own way this we can also learn how to get out of our own way. Julie explains how to make positive changes that will create the right environment and enable you to take action because life is too short to not do what you want to do.   KEY TAKEAWAYS How do you create a situation w...

Julie offers detailed advice on how to work with the differing attitudes and approaches both leaders and staff bring to any work situation. Can do, can’t do, will do, won’t do are all different quadrants on the same matrix and intrinsically linked to what your aim is. To successfully move towards your vision, you need to understand exactly what you need to do and this is a great opportunity to und...

It’s a word that can put fear into some and bring relief to others. Redundancy can be an opportunity to make a new start in a different area if you’re prepared and have the right mindset and Julie explains how to tackle redundancy as an opportunity in this informative episode. As the world moves forward it’s becoming clearer that some businesses are hugely affected, this is a good opportunity to h...

Have you been given advice you didn’t ask for or asked for advice and haven’t been given it? Everyone will have experience both of giving and receiving advice but being able to develop your skills as someone who gives effective advice in the right way is a crucial aspect of any leadership role. In this episode, Julie looks at why to be an effective advice-giver you have to be able to provide reass...

Julie explains the difference between a fixed mindset and a mindset inflow. Everyone is unique and will be somewhere on the spectrum between a fixed mindset and mind flow but change is the one constant we have in life so being in mind flow will mean you are open to the possibilities and opportunities of life, instead of being trapped by a fixed mindset where only the limitations are visible. This...

In this episode, Julie shares great advice and content about managing staff who are not doing what they are supposed to be doing. As a manager and leader, you need to ensure that the right systems are in place and that everyone knows what they are doing and when addressing poor performance, it’s about understanding the role of HR and following the organisation’s procedures to support individuals....

Julie explains the principles and approaches of agile working and looks at how they can be implemented successfully if the agile working approach is understood. Research shows that Millennials and Gen Z are attracted to flexible organisations and favour products that are created by an organisation that has flexible working and a sound social responsibility approach. Agile working has proven bottom...

Everyone will come back into the office at some point and each individual will require different management and leadership to do this successfully. Julie explores the ways in which managers and leaders will be able to effectively bring people back into the office and shares great advice on what every manager and leader will need to consider as individuals return to work. These times are unpreceden...

The concept of working together is based on getting a better result through working together than you would by working alone and Julie shares the key elements of teams and working groups and what needs to be in place for them to be successful. Teams and working groups are different but both can achieve great results in any organisation if the individuals within them know what they are there to do,...

Julie explores the difference between perfection and excellence and what ‘good enough’ means in this informative episode. In any organisation, it’s vital that everyone understands what the minimum expected standard is, as it is this standard that is good enough to achieve the required results for the organisation. If you are a perfectionist you need to achieve balance, otherwise you may be exhaust...

Conflict is a part of our lives and as a leader, you need to be able to not only resolve it but also effectively manage and lead through it. Julie explains the stages of conflict and how if the conflict is not resolved early on those involved become less able to view the conflict from any perspective other than their own. Understanding these stages of conflict is an invaluable tool for any leader...

In this episode of conscious leadership, Julie responds from a post that she way on linkedIn the other day, where someone had complained about dishonesty in the property field. Julie explores the ideas of integrity and honesty , questioning the meanings of these words. “Everything is changing, and integrity never will!”   ABOUT THE HOST Julie Hogbin I started my career within the accountancy profe...

Julie is with Matt Elwell founder of the Elite Closing Academy. Matt’s expertise and heartfelt approach to sales and closing has taken him around the world to support business owners in achieving success in sales and closing. They discuss why everyone should be looking for their passion and what to do when you find it. Matts passion is sales and teaching others how to get their message out there s...

In this fascinating episode, Julie and Feng Shui expert Karen discuss how Feng Shui impacts your environment and on your energy. The dynamic of how we work is changing and if you work from home the environment is a key factor in working positively and with focus. Karen shares great tips and advice on how you can bring your home into balance and bring flow and peace with Feng Shui.   KEY TAKEAWAYS...

Julie is talking to Richard Stone about both his professional journey to successful business owner and the challenges to his mental health and well-being along the way. They discuss the role of stress and carrying forward the burden of situations that did not have a positive outcome and the vital importance of coaches, mentors and mastermind groups to help get things in perspective and unpack the...

In this episode of Conscious Leadership, Julie discusses how we should consider reopening our business after the covid-19 crisis. Have some people really excelled at working from home and could continue this role? Or how can you safely get people back into the working environment to stay within new health and safety guidelines? The mental transition may be difficult for many employees, especially...

In this very personal episode, Julie shares her own story, the impact of stress on her life and why stress must be not only understood but also effectively managed. As someone with over 30 years’ experience, working with individuals in business  Julie knows not only what stress looks like but how we can all take positive steps to understand the pressures in our lives and manage what’s within our s...

Stress is our response to the relationship between the demands made upon us the pressure and our capacity to deal with it and Julie explains how you can influence and control what you are doing to lower your stress. Proactive stress management is the ultimate wealth system, it affects all areas of our lives and achieving well-being is about realising this is what will change your life. In a world...

In this episode, Julie discusses her own journey and how the wealth dynamic personality test by Roger Hamilton confirmed the path she was on as a successful creator. As a qualified trainer for the Entrepreneurs Institute Julie provides great value for others and continues with her mission to help others every day by empowering and inspiring them. She explains how to be truly successful we need to...

This is the first part of a series exploring and providing great content about how to be proactive in managing the stress in your life. Julie has a passion and extensive specialist expertise in the area of stress management and is sharing how to recognise stress and understand its role, both positive and negative in our lives. Stress is a reality of the modern world, find out how you can manage an...

A goal is the object of someone’s desire and intention and we are all goal-driven all of the time so goals are a vital part of who we are. Julie explains how goal setting is a key element in anything we want to achieve and gives some great advice on her ‘STRUCTURE’ process, which can be used across goal setting in any area of your life, personal and professional. It can be easy to set a goal and t...