Teams, Culture & You: The Psychology Behind Growth

In Part 2 we continue our conversation about non-binary culture and explore how it is demonstrated in organisational culture and in our leadership. We also discuss how we can take non-binary and inclusive practices beyond gender. Josephine mentions Paul Mac in this episode, learn more about this incredible artist here https://paulmac.com.au/tour/ As always, please send us your questions and storie...

Josephine and Iain discuss what it means for the future of work when society is shifting to non-binary modes of gender identity for individuals and can this make an impact on the systems we live and work in. As always, please send us your questions and stories: https://gearedforgrowth.biz/contact/ Contact Dr. Iain Butterworth at https://iainbutterworth.com

Randall Peace, Director of Think Insight Advice joins Josephine and Iain for a discussion about narrative coaching, and how the stories we tell about ourselves can play an important role in determining our success. As Shakespeare said, ‘Beware the stories you tell yourself, for surely you will live them.’ Contact Randall at randall.pearce@thinkinsightadvice.com.au www.thinkinsightadvice.com.au Con...

We are back for Season 2 with a new co-host that you may have heard in conversations with me in Season 1…drum roll..Please welcome the enigmatic Dr Iain Butterworth. Our wonderful Season 1 co-host, the vivacious Christy Mori is busy pursuing other projects so won’t be back for another Season of Gears Action Growth this year. Today Iain remembers how we met and what he hopes to see in this Season’s...

Casey was raised by a long line of entrepreneurs in his family, he talks about his journey through entrepreneurship and the power of connection as a central theme in his success. Dr Josephine and Casey talk about the some of the defining moments of his career and how he learnt about the impact of truly connecting to customers. Casey is the Head of Growth - Bonjoro, a personal video email platform,...

Dr Josephine chats with Tony Sutherland who is an Executive Product Owner and Agile Coach on the way he has achieved extraordinary improvements in product delivery times in a culture that was not set up for speed. They discuss his leadership philosophy, agile practice and human centred design, all of which created the right environment to change ways of working at scale. Tony referenced this book...

Rachael is a Community Lead at Servian, a tech consultancy throughout Aust, NZ, Singapore and India. Dr Josephine and Rachael discuss how to truly engage your employees. For more information about Servian go to: https://www.servian.com/ As always, please send us your questions and stories: josephine@gearedforgrowth.biz or contact me at https://gearedforgrowth.biz/contact/

Dr Josephine talks to Laura Mazin, CEO of AchieveAble, and a Customer Experience Guru, about how to deliver an impactful customer experience in your business. Laura Mazin has over 30 years’ experience accelerating business growth through transformed customer experiences. As always, please send us your questions and stories: josephine@gearedforgrowth.biz

Josephine and Dr Iain Butterworth, who are good friends and colleagues, discuss our human connection to spaces and what companies and governments need to know to rethink how we create different spaces for a post Covid world. Dr Iain Butterworth, who is trained in Community Psychology, is passionate about healthy cities and communities. Iain has extensive experience across government, higher educat...

Shu’s life changed dramatically about 12 months ago. Coming through all of that to the other side, Josephine speaks to Shu about her journey, the life lessons in resilience and courage, and what’s in store now. Some trusted organisations for Breast Cancer information: https://www.bcna.org.au/ https://www.pinkhope.org.au/ https://www.thinkpink.org.au/ https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information As...

According to some studies, 10 per cent of the people we meet in our lives don’t actually like us so how do we get along with everyone in the workplace? We often get stuck in relationship patterns with people, including our colleagues and bosses at work, and feel like that is never going to change. But it's Spring, and we're feeling inspired by the changes in nature all around us so we thought it w...

This last week has been one of those weeks where my focus was definitely distracted….by news broadcasts on the pandemic, climate change, and Afghanistan; to mention a few. Interruptions, more news about lockdown extensions, home schooling…So Christy and Josephine discuss ways to create focus during this time of so many distractions. Some interesting reads for more information: Josephine’s Blog htt...

Josephine and Dr Iain Butterworth, who are good friends and colleagues, discuss how to deal with doubt and uncertainty of your people in your business. They discuss why it’s important to check in with your team about their doubts and uncertainties, and importantly how to address these before they lead to poor productivity, absenteeism and bad business culture and outcomes. Dr Iain Butterworth is a...

With many of us are still working from home, CEOs are beginning to wonder how will they get their staff back to the office. In this episode we discuss some alternatives to defaulting to ways of working before the pandemic. This transition presents an opportunity to design the built environment around your staff in ways that build collaboration and the team culture you need to drive your business s...

In this episode Christy and Dr. Josephine revisit Purpose, what it means to both of them, and what their purpose actually is currently. We explore this in our work and home lives. And importantly we bust some myths on what happens if you don’t have a purpose! We discuss how this can be so disconcerting when all the messages we get are around ‘you MUST have a purpose’. We know some of you don’t and...

Christy Mori chats with Natalie Dimbleby, the COO of media and lifestyle brand ‘Roots of Fight’ about entrepreneurship and running a successful business. Roots of Fight celebrates the improbable achievements of today's most legendary athletes, innovators, and cultural icons. Apart from being featured on Forbes and Yahoo, Roots of Fight has clothed arguably the most iconic names of our modern time...

In recent years Graeme Bye, an Organisational Psychologist, and seasoned HR Director ,has been helping his clients with their personal brand. Graeme and Josephine discuss how personal branding became a focus of his work and why, and Graeme talks about the links between ageing and lack of purpose. As always, please give us your questions and stories: josephine@gearedforgrowth.biz Contact Graeme Bye...

We thought it might be a good time to focus on self-care and self compassion to remind ourselves about the importance of protecting our mental health and taking the time to rest, renew and reset. We discuss what we do in our daily lives to focus on self care and form new better habits. Our themes today come from a really excellent article in Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog...

Dr Josephine interviews Beulah Joseph, a Registered Psychologist, researcher, author and Employee Assistance Program Guru about the nature of toxic relationships at work. We discuss how to identify a toxic relationship or workplace environment, and importantly, what to do if you find yourself in one. Here are some tips from Beulah about how to deal with Toxic Relationships at work: What to do when...

We discuss psychological gender roles, femininity, and the unique feminine strengths we can bring to the business. Empathy Map https://gamestorming.com/update-to-the-empathy-map/ As always, please give us your questions and stories: josephine@gearedforgrowth.biz

In this special long episode, Dr. Josephine Palermo shares her journey and provides personal stories of pursuing her career as a woman. Hope you get value from it! Women who inspire series https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6778419773572173824/ Want to ask us a question on careers and women? Please send your questions or comments to josephine@gearedforgrowth.biz

In the theme of Valentine’s Day, Christy and Dr. Palermo chat about romantic relationships in the workplace. We’ll be discussing if it’s a good idea, what levels of professionalism to keep when we are in relationships at work, and the different effects for men and women, and what to do about handling a relationship breakdown at work. Hope you get value from it! Want to ask us a question on relatio...

February is relationship month for us so we are starting off the month with a chat about relationships and business, particularly in terms of finding the right business partner and how to build a good partnership. We draw on some famous co-founders for inspiration as well as Lucille Ball! Hope you get value from it! Want to ask us a question on relationships and business? Please send your question...

Continuing the conversation on Optimism, we now flip the topic to talking about the negative aspects of being overly optimistic in business. As always, please give us your questions and stories: josephine@gearedforgrowth.biz Articles we think you'll find helpful: https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/too-optimistic/ https://www.businessinsider.com/overly-optimistic-isnt-the-same-as-mentally-strong-2017...

To kickstart our podcast for 2021, we dive into a full conversation about Optimism and how an optimistic outlook grounded in a sense of reality can help businesses and individuals create a sunnier, healthier and more fulfilled future. Some articles you might find helpful: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/optimism-and-your-health https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/basics/optimism https:/...