The People Powered Business Podcast

Hello and welcome to Episode 205 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today's episode we are answering a loyal listeners question. Each month I will be answering a question from one of our listeners as part of our ask me anything series. Today's question comes from Cat Matson of Impactful Presenters. Cat’s question is: I'd like to know how to craft position descriptions for virtual team memb...

Hello and welcome to Episode 204 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this episode we tackle a topic that many business leaders grapple with: the balance between genuine support for employees and taking on responsibilities that aren't rightfully theirs. Today's episode dives deep into the tendency to feel responsible for every aspect of your employees' lives, from their career growth to thei...

Hello and welcome to Episode 203 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this weeks episode I had the pleasure of being joined by Dr Masi Njawaya of Her Self Health. Dr Masi is a Sport, Exercise & Lifestyle Physician, Medical doctor, health coach and advocate. She is the Founder of Herself Health which is a Leadership Health & Wellbeing company working with business owners, entrepreneur...

Hello and welcome to Episode 202 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today on the podcast we are talking about a ‘word of the year’. Do you have one? Is this something you have heard of before and what do you think of it? Today I share why you might want to have a word of the year. For those who don’t love this particular framework I have some alternative options to share. Lastly I share with...

Hello and welcome to Episode 201 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In todays’ episode we delve into the essential topic of kickstarting the new year on a successful note. The episode kicks off with gratitude for the special live cast celebration of the 200th episode and exciting plans for upcoming 'ask me anything' segments. In this episode we explore the foundational idea that success start...

Hello and welcome to Episode 200 of the People Powered Business Podcast! To celebrate this milestone episode, we live streamed this episode last week as a special ‘ask me anything’ session and got some great questions. Everything from: ·       How a small business can be a great place to work and compete with all the perks the big businesses can offer; · &nb...

Hello and welcome to Episode 199 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In this weeks episode I am sharing the 5 top team trends for 2024. These are the key things that research shows will have the biggest impact on the employment landscape in Australia in the next 12 months. From ongoing talent shortages, to increased wage pressure, to the technological increases, the need for active upskilling...

Hello and welcome to Episode 198 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today it felt like a good time to talk about rest! We’re at the time of year where many people are trying to catchup on a little rest after a busy and even overwhelming few years for many business owners. In today’s episode we unpack The 7 types of rest identified by Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Physician, work-life integration...

Hello and welcome to Episode 197 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Quick question - did you get into business for the love of HR compliance or to spend your December carefully watching the Government every move to see if they were about to throw some curve balls, or even bomb shells on businesses? No? Guess what – neither did I! The reality is we are in an environment of change right now – w...

Hello and welcome to Episode 196 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today I am sharing with you what should be on your December 2024 Team To Do List. As we’ve spoken about on some recent episodes of the podcast, December is a key time to focus on engagement with your team, and despite feeling like we’d love to crawl under the desk, this is not the time to do that. But it’s about more than jus...

Hello and welcome to Episode 195 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today we are chatting about the critical pre Christmas period, and some of the biggest mistakes business owners make at this time of year when it comes to your team. We know, this is a tough time of year, we’re all exhausted, we’re stressed, we’re both overwhelmed and excited, and paying attention to our teams engagement leve...

Hello and welcome to Episode 194 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today I am joined by the fabulous Juliet Robinson from Big Goals to discuss tackling fear as a leader in our business. This is a topic we certainly don’t talk enough about. Whether you are fearful of stepping into your first leadership role, or having a moment of feeling fear of tackling a tricky conversation, dealing with co...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2023, how is your year-end going? It’s feeling tough for a lot of people, and engagement, motivation and interest is generally low right now. This is part of the reason this is such an important time to be looking at your 2024 people plan, how is your plan looking? If you haven’t yet started, I’m here to help, and today I am sharing 3 key elements every greatpeople...

Hello and welcome to Episode 193 of the People Powered Business Podcast! Today were unpacking a new study released by Gartner HR research which has some disturbing stats regarding engagement. At their Reimagined HR conference in the US in October they released the report which found  that only 31% of employees reported that they were engaged, enthusiastic and energized by their work!!  K...

As you’re planning for 2024, one thing to ensure you include in your planning is some space for individual career planning with your team. This doesn’t necessarily have to be done pre-Christmas, but at least once every year you should be having really great discussions with your people about their future with you. This doesn’t have to be the performance review discussion, in fact, it may not be be...

Hello and welcome to Episode 192 of the People Powered Business Podcast! First up - as mentioned in this episode, if you want to join me for the 2024 Team Planning Workshop just click here to register now In today’s episode I share with you that I am sensing a season of change with our teams. Some change we won’t love, but will be unavoidable. Some change will be change we choose to make, or need...

This is a question that I get asked this question all…..the….time! You’ve done your planning, you know what’s ahead, but how much should you share with your people? Some business owners share everything and then get disappointed when the team don’t seem to care as much as expected, they start to question things or worse still it prompts them to ask for a pay rise. Other business owners protect the...

Hello and welcome to Episode 191 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode we are discussing the 5 biggest staffing challenges (or you may want to view them as opportunities) that every small to medium sized business needs to be ready, and have a plan for in 2024. The reality is the staffing landscape is changing, both in Australia and abroad, and we are very much returning to a g...

Are you a planner? Or do you hate planning? I admit, I was never a lover of planning. There was certainly no business plan, the thought of writing one bored me to tears. I was more keen on action taking than planning. I know other business owners who love a plan! In fact they love planning, but they get so caught up in planning that they never take action, and it holds them back. So I guess whethe...

Hello and welcome to Episode 190 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode I’m sharing a little behind the scenes of how I plan for a successful year ahead with my team. I like to plan for a calendar year ahead, and for me timing is key – and November is the time I plan. Today I share the importance of timing and what may work for your business, the value of stepping away from the...

So often when I am thinking about what to chat to you about in our Power Play episodes I’m inspired by patterns or themes I am seeing in the work I do. Sometimes there are things that keep showing up and almost slapping me in the face – this power play topic is no different. Lately, there seems to be a lot of drama around in the teams I am working with which could have been avoided by simply havin...

Hello and welcome to Episode 189 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode of the podcast we are talking about employee wellbeing, specifically wellbeing programs, Employee Assistance Programs and whether they are relevant for small to medium sized businesses. Whilst wellbeing as a concept is about the entirety of someone’s life, and as such can’t be entirely our responsibility as...

Hello and welcome to Episode 188 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today’s episode of the podcast we are chatting about becoming the boss, and the journey I have noticed every business owner goes through in building their business and their team to become a business that is truly people powered. You see this is a journey I notice our People Powered HR members take, it’s one I have taken a...

This month inside PPHR we’re looking at EAP’s and Employee wellbeing initiatives and it got me thinking – is our employees wellbeing really our responsibility as business owners? I mean of course we want to create a great place for people to work, but can we really hold the load for being responsible for their wellbeing? I’m not sure, I think we need to create a place that supports wellbeing, but...

Hello and welcome to Episode 187 of the People Powered Business Podcast. In today’s episode of the podcast we are retuning to a more technical discussion about one of the more recent legislative updates – the introduction of positive duty laws to prevent sexual harassment and sex based discrimination in the workplace. These laws were passed in late 2022, but given the gravity of the changes being...