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On My Couch Episode 12 – Elizabeth Lovell

Elizabeth’s skill set for making organisations stronger is now being used to make communities stronger, an opportunity she truly views as a gift in her career. On this week’s episode of On My Couch, we get the chance to chat with Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury CEO Elizabeth Lovell about her role, and her transition from leading people from positional power to leading people through purpose. Elizabeth shares with us her top 5 guidance and leadership tips, join in to find out how she emphasises the development of a personal leadership style that transcends job descriptions.

By |2024-02-28T22:19:35+11:00February 28th, 2024|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 11 – Michaela Andreyev

After spending years in the fast-paced world of 24-hour news and morning radio, Michaela decided to slow down and shift her focus to the stories of everyday individuals. With her business, The Story Keeper, successfully capturing the oral history of families for almost two years now, we had the opportunity to sit down on our couches and chat with Michaela. We delved into what it takes to be a good storyteller, explored the ways storytelling benefits businesses and facilitates product sales, and discovered who, time and time again, are her most interesting interview with.

By |2023-12-21T12:35:30+11:00December 21st, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 10 – Leesa Soulodre

What do finalists of the world’s biggest startup competition and people in the last years of their life have in common? On this weeks Episode of On My Couch, we discuss with Leesa Soulodre about everyone’s want to create deeper connections with one another and the people they love. We chat about what tasks are best left to humans, and what do we give to the robots? And how a training accident that resulted in Leesa not being able to walk for a year, has fueled her drive for life, change, and connection.

By |2023-12-05T21:31:13+11:00December 5th, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 09 – Sarah Franklyn

Storytelling is an artform, and this week we have an artist who has found her niche in this field - and mastered it. For Episode 9 of On My Couch we are delightfully joined by Sarah Franklyn where we explore the thread that sews together Sarah’s career – storytelling. We deep dive into how connections in our world are intertwining between Data, Social Impact and Marketing. We also chat with Sarah about her work at Impact Data, her role as Chair of Bendigo Bank Community Bank National Council and Inner West Community Enterprises and her very unlikely first job…

By |2023-10-02T13:59:20+11:00October 2nd, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 08 – Ellen Jackson

Am I feeling a sense of vitality? A sense of energy? Am I learning and growing? This week’s Episode of On My Couch we chat with workplace psychologist, podcaster, lecturer and internationally published writer Ellen Jackson about psychoeducation, fulfilling our potential and her six word purpose statement that could help us all as we analyse the future of our workplaces.

By |2023-07-14T12:24:58+10:00July 14th, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 07 – Cynthia Mahoney

It’s 2023. Our physical masks have come off, and now it’s time to take off our emotional masks! Episode 7 guest for On My Couch Cynthia Mahoney has had a clear focus in 2023 for what leaders should be looking towards implementing - and its emotional intelligence & self-awareness. We chatted with Cynthia about her extensive career in the Victorian Department of Agriculture prior to CMA, and how this contributed to her knowledge and personal experiences of ‘burn out culture’. Cynthia is all about helping people be happy, healthy, human and creating environments in workplaces where vulnerability and authenticity are admired.

By |2023-06-14T13:53:02+10:00June 14th, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 06 – Kelly Hutchison

Six industries, Nine companies, a seasoned HR strategic executive with a wealth of ideas for human performance and wellness. That’s just the beginning of the insights from Episode 6 of On My Couch with Kelly Hutchison. On this Episode of On My Couch we talk with Kelly about her current day job based in Hong Kong, her impressive side hustle that’s challenging leadership around the world and a very interesting item on her resume that has made its way into every interview she’s taken.

By |2023-05-08T16:20:12+10:00May 3rd, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

Psychological Safety

They are unique. They are intelligent. They are creative. They are positive, hardworking, motivated. They are a tremendous asset to your team. But do they feel seen? Do they feel heard? Do they feel their unique skills and expertise are appreciated and utilised? Do they feel as though they can come to you with tough issues? Finding out how psychologically safe your team feel is essential for optimum performance. Harvard Business School Professor and author Amy Edmondson has developed a simple 7-item questionnaire to assess the degree to which people feel psychologically safe. To what extent would your team members agree with the statements below about what it is like to work in your team? If you make a mistake [...]

By |2023-03-28T16:24:14+11:00March 28th, 2023|Uncategorised|Comments Off on Psychological Safety

On My Couch Episode 05 – Victoria Miloschewsky

“We begin by telling stories. Now, we help give them better endings”. That’s the focus of People Stories, a Cambodian based charity founded by Victoria Miloschewsky  with a vision to transform lives through education, one story at a time. For Episode 5 of On My Couch, we were keen to hear Victoria’s story, how and why she established the charity which she has been leading for the last 5 years, the work that People Stories does and the impact it is having.

By |2023-03-28T16:22:59+11:00March 23rd, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments

On My Couch Episode 04 – Alison Flemming

After a break, we are back! Our 4th Episode of On My Couch is with Alison Fleming, currently General Manager Finance with Mirvac. Alison is a successful executive with a proven history of delivering operational and commercial results in a strategic way and we had a great chat exploring all things leadership and career in finance, retail and building infrastructure.

By |2023-02-24T14:43:09+11:00February 24th, 2023|On My Couch|0 Comments
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