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In this episode, we discuss how the use of alcohol, even just low-level use, can affect your behaviour at work and can be the cause of gossip in the workplace. Bio: Sarah Rusbatch Sarah is the author of the best-selling book “Beyond Booze, how to create a life you love Alcohol Free’, a multi-award-winning Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach, a menopause coach and a K...

Do you suspect that you might have a toxic workplace culture? Here are 10 red flags alerting you to your toxic workplace culture. Listen as I unpack each of these. Then in an upcoming episode, I will share strategies on how you can improve this and turn those red flags into green flags.  Lack of Respect Poor Communication Unrealistic Workload Lack of Work-Life Balance Favouritism and Cliques Gasli...

Listen in as I share strategies for having successful 1:1 conversations/meetings with your team and why they are important. Do you have to have tough conversations? Yes, you absolutely do. As a leader, this is non-negotiable.  Why should you have them? Accountability, Connection, Support, Performance management Annual Performance Reviews When should you have them? As soon as possible after an inci...

Listener question: Help! My Boss Wants Me to Agree with his/her Lies in Front of Others, what should I do? What would you do if you were constantly placed in a difficult situation by your boos/line manager where you are expected to agree with their lies in front of others? Would you agree with it, so that you can save your job, save face or avoid bullying or even worse, being fired? Or would you s...

In this first instalment of our new series, Conversations About Gossip, I speak with Brandon Gano. We cover many topics and questions, which are listed below. Brandon's bio: Brandon is a visionary entrepreneur who turned frustration into a successful business, which he built, franchised, and later sold for a significant profit. Now, with his business partner and friend Sean Delaney, he's pioneerin...

*Celebrating becoming a Top 3% ranked podcast globally!* Thank you for your support! In today's podcast update, I share some upcoming episodes as well as about a new series called 'Conversations about Gossip'. This series will tackle real-world examples of how gossip can hurt people, confuse people and cause big BIG problems in businesses, organisations and working environments.  In the next coupl...

In today's episode, I share a free diagnostic tool that you can use to improve your organisation and your leadership skills. The organisational gap analysis focuses on identifying gaps regarding psychological safety in the workplace and workplace relationships.  As leaders, it's our responsibility to reflect, identify the gaps and make the necessary changes. This might include an action plan with...

Last week, we discussed the first 3; go and listen to episode 66. Systems Expectations Staff performance Let’s jump into the next 3: 4. Workplace Culture This truly is a huge topic, but I’m going to break some green and red flags down for you here. 7 Green flags People care about each other People feel safe People know where they stand, their role, their expectations, there is no uncertainty Low t...

Let’s discuss a healthy workplace environment. Let’s flip the coin and look at the positive today. These 6 characteristics were developed through lived experience and my conversations with others. If even one of these areas is out of whack, you’ll notice something isn’t quite right. 1. Systems What systems do you have in place to ensure a healthy work environment? Having a healthy work environment...

Today, I’ll tackle a tricky topic: gossip in the church. The one thing that I love about going to church is the fellowship. Talking freely with other Christians while enjoying a coffee or tea while the kids play. It’s nice. And then, if you’re lucky, you get to attend a weekly small group meeting where 5-10 people usually come together to either unpack the sermon of the week or to learn about and...

This is the final episode of the 4-part series, let’s have a chat about the importance of community. Surrounding yourself with “your” people, people who get you, accept you, love you, just the way you are, is very important for a healthy self-image and building your self-confidence. When you’re in your comfort zone, doing what you love, with the people you love, you tend to loosen up and just be y...

We’re in the middle of a series, gaining confidence in your own abilities. In the previous 2 episodes, we discussed spiritual growth and personal development and how this can help you gain confidence. This episode will discuss how professional development can help you gain confidence. It’s no secret that when you want to learn a new skill, you’re highly likely to Google the ‘how to’ or if it’s a s...

This is part 2 of our series: Gaining confidence in your own abilities.  Today, we are discussing personal development.  Personal development will look different for each and every one of us out there. Because we're all unique and different.  In this episode, I discuss with you the steps you need to follow to gain confidence in your own abilities through personal development. 1. Reflection - refle...

The world can make us feel like failures… people can make us feel like failures, but we are capable of anything in Christ! In this 4-part series, I’ll discuss with you how you can gain confidence in your abilities and stop feeling like a failure, stop feeling like you’re not good enough and start believing that through Christ, you can do anything you set your mind to. We all have a story of how we...

When I stepped into one of the biggest leadership roles I’d ever held, I wanted to be assertive. I wanted to walk into a room, be confident (not timid because that’s how I felt) and have everybody listen to me. That’s not what being assertive means at all… but honestly, I didn’t quite know what it meant to be assertive. Assertiveness can often be confused with aggressiveness. People who are assert...

Now it would only be befitting to end this series with one of the bravest women in the bible, and that’s Esther. I love the story of Ester.  There are 7 leadership lessons that we can learn from Esther. Courageous Initiative - Leadership often requires confronting uncomfortable situations to effect positive change. Strategic Timing - Effective leaders discern opportune moments and act decisively....

This is part 2 of the series Leadership Lessons from Women in the bible.  Let’s now discuss a much bigger topic, something that I know you, as the listeners have spoken about often when either joining the FB group or in the group itself during discussions, and that is being a woman in a man’s world! There was one such woman in the bible, and her name was Deborah.  There are 4 leadership lessons we...

Long gone are the days when there are only men in authority positions. Even in the bible, God used women to lead others, teach others and care for others. In this 3-part series, I’ll discuss leadership lessons from 3 amazing women in the bible.  Part 1: Ruth One of my absolute favourite stories in the bible is the story of Ruth and Boaz. I’ve always loved it because it’s just a nice, beautiful lov...

This is our listener's 3rd favourite episode of all time! Enjoy! Welcome to the first episode of the new Gossip Series. In this first episode, I'll be answering the question... Is it really gossip? I've often been asked what is the difference between Office Chatter and Gossip.  Let's define each of the terms: Office Chatter: Office chatter refers to casual and often light conversations that take p...

What should you do if you constantly have to deal with a difficult person at work? Would you declare war and be difficult to them as well, or would you just let it go? In this episode, I am going to give you some tips on how to deal with difficult people. We’ve all worked with someone who is extremely difficult. They don’t agree with anyone, they always ark up when people make new suggestions or s...

In the next 3 weeks, I'll be resharing 3 of your favourite episodes. In today's rerun, I'm sharing one of the very first and most favourite episodes: "What is workplace culture and why should you care about it?" In this episode, I discuss what workplace culture 'really' is, why it is so important and why you should care about it... a lot! Workplace culture consists of 2 things: The relationships b...

Hi amazing ladies of God! In this episode I share a bit of my personal struggle with boundaries and why I have felt it important to take a short break from the podcast.  However... I'll be re-running 3 of your favourite episodes over the next 3 weeks, while I take a break (it's school holidays here and my hubby will have time off as well).  Join the Community In the meantime, I'd absolutely love t...

As leaders, we have to be so mindful about our words, what we say and get involved in.   The NLT Study bible calls the following behaviour 'death-dealing': lies arguments insults slander gossip rumours flattery bragging belittling As leaders, we also have influence over our team and our peers. We have to be extremely mindful of what we say and be so careful not to get involved in things that can c...

Today, I have with me a very special guest, Anita Anello. Anita has spent many years in the corporate world and reached the top of the ladder and asked herself, "Is this it?".  Anita had more in mind for her life and with the support of her husband, they prepared for her to leave her corporate job and move into entrepreneurship.  Anita shares valuable insights on dealing with toxic workplace cultu...

Celebrating 50 episodes! Thank you for listening! Today I'm celebrating 50 episodes on the podcast and it wouldn't be possible without all the amazing women of faith who and listen and support me weekly.  To celebrate, I have a surprise for you in the episode, can you spot what's new? _________________ In today's episode, we're talking heart-to-heart about leading through tough times. As leaders w...