The People Powered Business Podcast

Hello and welcome to Episode 306 of The People Powered Business Podcast. In this episode, I’m diving into a topic that sounds simple but is far harder than it should be: delegation. If you constantly feel like you’re the only one who can do things properly, or you’re frustrated that your team just doesn’t get it, the issue usually isn’t your people, it’s your delegation process. I unpack why deleg...

Hello and welcome to Episode 305 of The People Powered Business Podcast. Happy 2026 and welcome back. After a short break, I’m diving straight into a question I’m hearing more and more from business owners as hiring ramps up again. Are cover letters redundant? In this episode, I reflect on what season many of us are in right now, growing teams, reviewing recruitment processes, and trying to hire w...

Hello and welcome to Episode 304 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Leading and motivating transient and seasonal team members Many rural and regional businesses work with seasonal workers, volunteers and ’88 dayers” - those young international travellers with holiday visa who need to work for 88 days in a rural or regional area in order to have their visa extended. Christmas, school holidays...

Hello and welcome to Episode 303 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this episode we’re continuing with our special three-part series to help you plan for a powerful 2026, and looking at what to start doing when it comes to managing your team. This episode focuses on three key things to start doing for your team as you head into the new year. We’re talking about the importance of building l...

Hello and welcome to Episode 302 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this episode we’re continuing with our special three-part series to help you plan for a powerful 2026, and looking at what to keep doing when it comes to managing your team. This episode focuses on three key things to keep doing for your team as you head into the new year. We’re talking about the importance of continuing w...

Hello and welcome to Episode 301 of the People Powered Business Podcast! As we head toward a brand new year, it’s the perfect time to take stock of what’s not working, and let it go. In this episode of the People Powered Business Podcast, we’re kicking off a special three-part series to help you plan for a powerful 2026, starting with what to stop doing when it comes to managing your team. If you’...

Hello and welcome to Episode 300 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Wow! 300 episodes! Who would have thought that when I started planning this podcast back in 2019, and launched it in early 2020 the world of work would go through the changes it has? Yes that’s right, the world of work is changing. More so now than in the last 5 years. So today I’m unpacking my top 3 predictions for our teams...

Hello and welcome to Episode 299 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today we are discussing the value of a clean slate! Sometimes in business, and in life, it can be simpler to wipe the slate clean and start again than it can be to untangle and rebuilt an existing mess. In today episode I walk you through an exercise around creating a structure to achieve your vision, which I call quite simpl...

Hello and welcome to Episode 298 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Is your team member just going through a rough patch, or have they checked out entirely? In this week’s episode of the People Powered Business Podcast, we’re diving into a topic that many business owners and leaders quietly wrestle with: how to tell the difference between burnout and disengagement in your team. At first glanc...

Hello and welcome to Episode 297 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this episode, we explore a significant new ruling from the Fair Work Commission that could impact every Australian employer managing flexible work arrangements. The case involves a long-term Westpac employee and her right to continue working from home, and the decision has sent ripples through workplaces of all sizes. We u...

Hello and welcome to Episode 296 of the People Powered Business Podcast! As the year winds down, things often ramp up for business owners, and it’s no wonder Q4 burnout is real. In this episode, we’re talking about that end-of-year exhaustion, what causes it, how it shows up in you and your team, and what you can do to avoid limping toward the Christmas shutdown. Whether you're feeling flat yourse...

Hello and welcome to Episode 295 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this weeks episode we’re talking about ‘resignation season’ which is of course January every year. 31st January is in fact the most popular day for resignations, but the resignations start flowing the very first day back from the Christmas break. Resignations are rarely spontaneous, and the January resignations most busine...

Hello and welcome to Episode 294 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode, we’re exploring why good people leave organisations, and what it really costs you when you lose someone from your business. Most business owners assume staff leave for better pay or new opportunities, but more often it comes down to three things: lack of clarity, lack of direction, and inconsistent leaders...

Hello and welcome to Episode 293 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode, we’re diving into a challenge that so many business owners face (even if they don’t talk about it): what happens when your team starts calling the shots… and you’re no longer in control of your business? It happens more often than you’d think. You start out delegating a few tasks to make life easier… then...

Hello and welcome to Episode 292 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode we’re dipping our toes into a very hot topic at the moment – set off clauses in employment contracts and why they are proving to be such a problem. We start by unpacking what are set off clauses actually are – a clause in a contract that allows the employer to pay a salary which incorporates base rates + al...

Hello and welcome to Episode 291 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today's episode we are talking about using AI in your workplace, and how it can be valuable for you and your team, but where you may need to be cautious. The reality is your team is likely already using it, even if you haven’t officially introduced it. And while it can be an amazing productivity tool (I love it myself for...

Hello and welcome to Episode 290 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today's episode we are talking about why DIY HR might be holding you, your team and your business back. As business owners we often think we need to figure all the things out for ourselves, but just like you take your car to a mechanic, and see your accountant for tax advice, HR is one of those areas where going it alone i...

Hello and welcome to Episode 289 of the People Powered Business Podcast. Most small business owners are stuck doing HR in bits and pieces: a contract here, a policy there, some software that never really gets used. But at the end of the day, they’re still chasing staff, second-guessing decisions, and carrying all the pressure. In this episode, I’ll share: Why HR still feels hard, even when you thi...

Hello and welcome to Episode 288 of the People Powered Business Podcast. Running a business with a team is hard enough - and when it comes to HR, most small business owners admit they’re just “winging it.” A contract here, a policy there, figuring it out when problems pop up. The trouble is, winging it only works for so long. Eventually, it costs you time, money, and stress, and leaves you stuck c...

Hello and welcome to Episode 287 of the People Powered Business Podcast. We’ve spoken about our employees rights a lot lately, specifically most recently about our employees right to disconnect from work. Posting in our People Powered HR members community about these changes and a member asked ‘does that apply to us too’? And it’s a good question. Because often as business owners we are bad at dis...

Hello, Kristy-Lee here and welcome to Episode 286 of the People Powered Business Podcast I’ve been having some great conversations  about leadership – team leadership, business leadership, self leadership, thought leadership and I wanted to explore common threads that I've been seeing. We are all leaders, CEO of our business - You are a leader if you listen to this podcast - so let's talk lea...

Hello and welcome to Episode 285 of the People Powered Business Podcast. Today we’re bringing you a tech tip episode – but I’m not recommending a system – in fact the opposite. I’m sharing how you can use what you’ve already got to solve your HR admin headaches and why you don’t need a HR system or expensive software subscription to do that for you. To start with I encourage you to do an audit of...

Hello and welcome to Episode 284 of the People Powered Business Podcast. I have a bit of a theme going at the moment which I’m calling ‘Compliance Quarter’ and today we’re taking a look at the looming deadline for small business to comply with the new right to disconnect laws. In this episode we unpack what the right to disconnect is and what it actually means, we discuss the implementation, pathw...

Hello and welcome to Episode 283 of the People Powered Business Podcast. I have a bit of a theme going at the moment which I’m calling ‘Compliance Quarter’ and today we’re taking a look at the recent changes to casual employment. We discuss what changed and when, the new definition of a casual that was inserted into the Fair Work Act last year, an update to Casual Conversion pathways and why the o...

Hello and welcome to Episode 282 of the People Powered Business Podcast. Today I’m sharing a conversation I recently had with Juliet Robinson over on the Grow Your Influence Podcast. So often when we are recruiting new people into our teams, we are doing it under pressure. We need someone NOW and it can be tempting to just fill the job that has been created, rather than thinking strategically abou...