In this episode we are talking about the pattern we’re seeing of businesses looking to bring people back into the office on a more permanent and full time basis and how we manage this with the pull for flexibility.

In this discussion we unpack how we can balance this with people working from home, generating productivity, keeping team connection and managing individual morale.

We discuss how this looks different for different businesses, and even how this may differ amongst teams within the one organisation.

Of course when making changes to patterns to work we need to consider what’s best for the organisation as a whole, as well as for teams and individuals.

If you are currently juggling this challenge we’d love to hear from you about how you’re approaching this change and what’s working well for you in striking the balance. You can share your experiences with us at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Kristy-Lee Billett People Powered Business

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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 about the skills we need in our team.

When we’re recruiting we often bring in people like us. People we can relate to in interviews so we think they will fit in the team and we can train them up for the job. Sometimes that works. Often it doesn’t. And either way, it takes a lot more time and energy that taking a skills-based approach in the beginning.

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee talk about the challenges of recruiting for a skills-based team that also ‘works’. That is, the new joiners ‘fit’ with the team culture and have the skills to contribute immediately, even if the way they work and communicate is a bit different from the existing team. There are some key steps you can take to ensure the role you’re filling is what’s required and that your next hire hits the ground running.

If you have been have a strategy for your recruitment we would love to hear from you about how you have navigate this. You can share your experiences with us at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

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Recently Juliet worked with a team that is moving from a strong command and control culture to one where they are trying to encourage teamwork and innovation, and we thought it was worth discussing the challenges.

Command and control culture – where instructions come down from the top and there isn’t much (if any) tolerance of questions, problems or even discussion about ideas – is not unusual within owner operated businesses. As the business this becomes more limiting for the business and harder to sustain. A culture of accountability and innovation is all about teamwork – challenging the status quo, encouraging questioning, ideas etc and letting go of much of the top-down control.

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee talk about the merits of both sorts of culture at different times and the challenges of moving from one type of culture to another. This shift requires the leader to let go of control and be open to challenges that can drive the business forward. This requires trust, openness and conversations. And it takes time.

If you have been through this we would love to hear from you about how you have navigated this experience or if you’re still in transition. You can share your experiences with us at

https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

If you enjoy our podcast we would love a review on whichever platform you access your episodes.

Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders?

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues.

The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are similar.

The Gallup report is so extensive we decided to break this discussion down into 4 sperate episodes.

First we conducted an overview of the gains, losses and lessons. Then in the second episode of the series we chatted about the rise in disconnection with vision and values at work.

Last episode we look at a concept Gallup are calling ‘the great detachment’ and finally in this episode we unpack what’s happened to workplace wellbeing in the last 5 years.

We hope you enjoy this exploration of and discussion around these findings.

We would love to hear from you about how you feel about the changes to your workplace since 2020, and the impact you think the changes are having. You can share your experiences with us at

https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

If you enjoy our podcast we would love a review on whichever platform you access your episodes.

Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders?

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues.

The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are similar.

The Gallup report is so extensive we decided to break this discussion down into 4 sperate episodes.

The first episode in the series was an overview of the gains, losses and lessons. Then in the last episode we chatted about the rise in disconnection with vision and values at work.

Today we are exploring a concept Gallup are calling ‘the great detachment’ and finally we unpack what’s happened to workplace wellbeing in the last 5 years.

We hope you enjoy this exploration of and discussion around these findings.

We would love to hear from you about how you feel about the changes to your workplace since 2020, and the impact you think the changes are having. You can share your experiences with us at

https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

If you enjoy our podcast we would love a review on whichever platform you access your episodes.

Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders?

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues.

The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are similar.

The Gallup report is so extensive we decided to break this discussion down into 4 sperate episodes. Last week we took a zoom up and looked

at an overview of the gains, losses and lessons. Today we chat about the rise

in disconnection with vision and values at work.

Next up we will look at a concept Gallup are calling ‘the great detachment’ and finally we unpack what’s happened to workplace wellbeing in the last 5 years.

We hope you enjoy this exploration of and discussion around these findings.

We would love to hear from you about how you feel about the changes to your workplace since 2020, and the impact you think the changes are having. You can share your experiences with us at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

If you enjoy our podcast we would love a review on whichever platform you access your episodes.

Can you believe it’s 5 years since we first headed into those unprecedented lockdowns, restrictions and work from home orders?

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee are exploring a report recently released by Gallup called: The Post Pandemic Workplace – The Experiment Continues.

The report explores Gallups work in measuring how peoples lives and work changed over the past 5 years. The data is drawn from surveys of 400 000 US employees – and whilst Australia is not the Unites States, and we took a different approach to many aspects of the Pandemic, there is no doubt the trends are similar.

The Gallup report is so extensive we decided to break this discussion down into 4 sperate episodes.

Today’s episode is an overview of the gains, losses and lessons. Next up we’ll chat about the rise in disconnection with vision and values at work. Following that we look at a concept Gallup are calling ‘the great detachment’ and finally we unpack what’s happened to workplace wellbeing in the last 5 years.

We hope you enjoy this exploration of and discussion around these findings. We would love to hear from you about how you feel about the changes to your workplace since 2020, and the impact you think the changes are having. You can share your experiences with us at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

If you enjoy our podcast we would love a review on whichever platform you access your episodes.

We’ve all had that feeling when someone behaves badly: maybe if I just leave it, they will sort themselves out/the problem will just go away…

In this episode Juliet and Kristy-Lee talk about an example of a client who knew they needed to deal with a toxic person in their team but had been avoiding the issue. As soon as they decided to deal with the person, they felt so much better about themselves. The team’s morale was almost instantly improved and the manager gained so much confidence from realising their response didn’t need to be perfect, they just needed to need to do it.

We talk about the importance of leaders being aware of boundaries, both personally and within the team, and tackling issues directly when people are pushing those boundaries.

As managers we can feel overwhelmed when someone on our team is behaving badly and their negativity starts to infect the team. It can be tempting to hope that they will realise they are being unreasonable and start behaving better. The reality we talk about in this episode is that our team is watching to see how we deal with these things and whatever we do gives them signals about what’s ok.

We will also feel better about ourselves when we deal the situation.

If you find yourself in this situation, remember you just need to take small steps. Plan a first conversations and be clear about what you want to change. It is your role as a leader to deal with difficult people, both within and beyond your team, and you will feel better when you do this.

We would love to hear from you about how you have navigated this experience or if you’re currently dealing with a difficult person. You can share your experiences with us at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

If you enjoy our podcast we would love a review on whichever platform you access your episodes.