Episodios

  • Ep 164 – 6 strategies for reducing email overwhelm with Fay Wallis

    Ep 164 – 6 strategies for reducing email overwhelm with Fay Wallis
    Jun 17 2024

    Does just looking at your inbox create a rush of overwhelm? You’re not alone in that, the average person receives 121 work emails every single day!

    In this episode, my guest, career and executive coach Fay Wallis shares 6 practical strategies you can use to reduce your email overwhelm. We discuss:

    • Why grouping emails by sender is insightful
    • The problems with using your email inbox as a to-do list and what to do instead
    • When to hit unsubscribe
    • How to ‘unsubscribe’ from internal emails
    • Using tools like email templates and schedule send
    • Prioritising deep work
    • Setting email boundaries

    I also share an excerpt from my current favourite book, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman on why inbox zero isn’t actually going to bring us the peace of mind we think it will.

    This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.

    My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership bestie. I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career.

    You might also enjoy…

    • Episode 120 Developing your career with Fay Wallis
    • Episode 144 Finding focus when you’re overwhelmed with Julia Wolfendale

    And we mentioned Graham Allcott’s book, How to be a Productivity Ninja and his email Rev up for the Week - https://www.grahamallcott.com/

    Women Leading:

    Come and join over 40 women in Women Leading – my community to help you lead without overwhelm. It offers peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership and wellbeing workshop each month on topics including…

    • Managing an Overwhelmed Team
    • How and When to Coach Your Team
    • Reducing Drama in your Team
    • Giving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward

    Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading

    About Fay Wallis:

    Fay is a career and executive coach, with a background in HR who specialises in coaching HR & People professionals. She is the Founder of Bright Sky Career Coaching and has a 5 star rated podcast called HR Coffee Time, where you can hear free career advice and ideas every week.

    Bright Sky Career Coaching: https://www.brightskycareercoaching.co.uk/

    Fay’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faywallis/

    HR Coffee Time podcast page: https://www.brightskycareercoaching.co.uk/hr-coffee-time-podcast/
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  • Ep 163 – Reducing drama in your team with Rebekah Whitaker

    Ep 163 – Reducing drama in your team with Rebekah Whitaker
    Jun 3 2024
    If you’ve noticed unhelpful patterns of behaviours playing out in your team or if you’ve got a tense relationship with a colleague then this week’s episode can provide insight into what’s causing those patterns. My guest, leadership coach and podcast host Rebekah Whitaker shares why we get pulled into the ‘drama triangle’ and what we can learn from Transactional Analysis to understand ourselves and our relationships with others better. Transactional Analysis is new to me so it was really interesting to understand the ‘drama triangle’ and reflect on how it plays out in the workplace and the role we can play as leaders in creating more positive behaviours and relationships. In this episode Rebekah provides an introduction to this concept and I’m delighted that she’s running a workshop within Women Leading this autumn to bring the next level of insights into how leaders can reduce drama within their teams. This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.   My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership bestie.  I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. Women Leading: Come and join over 40 women in Women Leading – my community to help you lead without overwhelm. It offers peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership and wellbeing workshop each month on topics including… Managing an Overwhelmed Team How and When to Coach Your Team Reducing Drama in your Team Giving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading About Rebekah Whitacker: Through Quest for EST Rebekah is on a mission to change the way that we approach leadership development, equipping leaders with skills to support them from the start of their leadership journey. She is also the co-host of In Pursuit of the Better You, a podcast dedicated to helping you maximise your potential personally and professionally. Rebekah’s website: www.quest4est.co.uk Rebekah’s substack: https://quest4est.substack.com
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  • Ep 162 – How to Actually Enjoy Networking with Ellie Rich-Poole

    Ep 162 – How to Actually Enjoy Networking with Ellie Rich-Poole
    May 20 2024
    Networking is an idea that makes some of us cringe. Others would love to network more but struggle to attend events due to workload and caring responsibilities. But what if networking didn’t have to be so uncomfortable and you could do it in a way that works for you? That’s what Ellie Rich-Poole, career development coach and one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices for careers. We cover… Why networking is key to developing your career and accessing opportunities How to build your network in a way that works for you The power of making genuine connections rather than working the room How to make yourself actually go to networking events Making the most of networking opportunities Creating a croissant not a bagel (you’ll have to listen to decipher that one) This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.   My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership bestie.  I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. Come and join over 40 women in Women Leading – my community to help you lead without overwhelm. It offers peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership and wellbeing workshop each month on topics including… Managing an Overwhelmed Team How and When to Coach Your Team Reducing Drama in your Team Giving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading About Ellie Ellie Rich-Poole is a Career Development Coach. She helps leaders find their perfect role and be brilliant in it, by playing to their strengths. She goes on the journey with them as a supporter and challenger to help them get to action and get results, particularly at times of transition. She has over 25 years’ experience in HR, Recruitment and Head-hunting. She founded her business in 2016 to inspire and support others with their career development. She enjoys leading group sessions and speaks on a range of career topics including ’12 ways to take control of your career’, ‘Learn to Love LinkedIn’ and ‘Stop hiding, start Networking.’ She supports a range of DEI focused organisations as an Interview Coach, a Mentor and a Career Accelerator programme lead. She is the Chief Ambassador for Girls Friendly Society (GFS) a charity working with girls in the UK’s least privileged areas. She is passionate about helping individuals achieve their potential. Ellie is a Mental Health First Aider and has lived experience of pre and postnatal anxiety. She understands the challenges of managing a career and a family. Ellie has lived and worked in the UK, Germany, Chile and Singapore and enjoys supporting globally minded individuals and organisations, and making new friends. She has studied at both Durham and Oxford University, and is an International Coaching Federation PCC level Coach. She is a Strengths Profile and Insights Discovery Practitioner. LinkedIn named her a LinkedIn ‘Top Voice’ for Careers in 2022. https://www.ellierichpoole.com/organisations/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellierichpoole/
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  • Ep 161 – How to Navigate and Improve Difficult Relationships at Work with Jennifer McCanna

    Ep 161 – How to Navigate and Improve Difficult Relationships at Work with Jennifer McCanna
    May 6 2024

    In this week’s episode leadership coach Jennifer McCanna and I are answering your questions about dealing with difficult relationships in the workplace.

    We discuss…

    • How to stop harsh feedback from impacting your confidence
    • How to talk to your line manager when you’re struggling to work with a colleague
    • Your expectations of your line manager and what to do when they aren’t being met
    • Jen’s ‘What Next Wheel’ – a tool that helps you respond rather than react in tricky influencing situations

    This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.

    My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership bestie. I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career.

    I’ve just launched Women Leading – a community to help you lead without overwhelm. It offers peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership and wellbeing workshop each month on topics including…

    • How to Say No
    • Managing an Overwhelmed Team
    • How and When to Coach Your Team
    • Reducing Drama in your Team
    • Giving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward

    Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading

    About Jennifer

    Jen is sought after as a leadership coach who helps clients overcome even the most horrible work challenges, helping them rebuild their confidence and self-belief and realise their ambition. She supports clients to manage their energy and navigate their emotions so they can feel calm and resourceful at work.

    Not only an experienced coach with the international coaching federation, Jen is a emotional freedom technique (EFT) practitioner, leadership development expert and valued member of the Women Leading faculty!

    She works with clients across the charity, corporate and public sectors including the UK’s Department for Education, Oxfam, HSBC, Sheffield City Council, Pancreatic Cancer UK and hundreds of small charities delivering services across the country.

    Ever experienced a toxic work relationship, badly handled restructure or the challenge of an HR process which rumbles on and on? Feel it knocked you for six a bit? Then Jen is your coach! In life before coaching Jen managed high profile fundraising events and diverse teams of fundraisers so she knows first hand the influencing skills, self awareness and sense of humour needed to lead a team within an organisation.

    Jen has so many valuable resources on her website including Coffee Break

    Coaching which includes 5 great exercises – everything to increase your insight

    about someone you’re struggling to build a relationship with, to a reflection for the rubbish days when you just need to feel a notch better to find the motivation to get on with things.

    Website: mccannacoaching.co.uk

    You can follow her on LinkedIn Jennifer McCanna

    And on Instagram (@jen_the_leadership_coach)

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  • Ep 160 – The secret to building a happy team with Richard Clarke

    Ep 160 – The secret to building a happy team with Richard Clarke
    Apr 22 2024

    As leaders we’d all like to have happy teams but how do we create the right environment to achieve that? I interview Richard Clarke, creator of the popular Happy Teams substack newsletter, about his experience building a company centred on team happiness and the work he does helping companies create happier teams.

    We discuss…

    • What makes people happy at work
    • The 5 factors that influence team happiness
    • Who is responsible for your team’s happiness

    Richard Clarke is the founder and ex-CEO of Secret Source, an IT company based in Spain. In 2014 he had a theory, if he set up a company whose main KPIs were team and client happiness then the team would collaborate better, be more aligned with their clients and perform better and all the traditional measures of success, profit, revenue, growth would naturally follow. For 10 years Richard studied the science of happiness in the workplace and applied it in his company. In 2022, with almost 50 employees Richard handed over the role of CEO and he now dedicates his life to sharing his knowledge. He writes, speaks and teaches leaders and organisations how to use the science of happiness and wellbeing to build better teams.

    Richard’s white paper on team happiness: richardclarke.eu/podcastgift

    Happy Teams substack: happyteams.substack.com

    This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.

    My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership bestie. I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career.

    I’ve just launched Women Leading – a community to help you lead without overwhelm. It offers peer support, live Q&A with me, access to the Leadership Skills Lab, menopause events and a live workshop each month on topics including…

    • How to Say No
    • Managing an Overwhelmed Team
    • How and When to Coach Your Team
    • Reducing Drama in your Team
    • Giving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward

    Until 1 May 2024 you can access a discounted price at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading

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  • Ep 159 – When Being the Problem Solver Becomes a Problem

    Ep 159 – When Being the Problem Solver Becomes a Problem
    Apr 8 2024
    It feels good to be able to solve the problems people bring to you. It makes you feel needed and helpful and you can tangibly see the value you’re adding. But it comes at a cost which could be holding back your career and hindering the growth of your team members In this episode I’m going to share… Why being the problem solver could be holding you back in your career How to elevate your level of working and empower your team How to analyse why your team are relying on you to solve their problems What you can do to empower your team to become problem solvers How to retrain your team to think for themselves using one of my favourite questions This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.   My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership bestie.  I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. I’ve just launched Women Leading – a community to help you lead without overwhelm. It offers peer support, live Q&A with me, access to the Leadership Skills Lab, menopause events and a live workshop each month on topics including… How to Say No Managing an Overwhelmed Team How and When to Coach Your Team Reducing Drama in your Team Giving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward Until 1 May 2024 you can access a discounted price at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
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  • Ep 158 - Is Your Workplace Toxic with Aoife O'Brien

    Ep 158 - Is Your Workplace Toxic with Aoife O'Brien
    Mar 25 2024
    In this episode, I’m talking to Happiness at Work expert Aoife O’Brien about the red flags in toxic workplaces that you need to be aware of. We look at: How we identify a toxic work environment How to establish if it is generally toxic for everyone or just toxic for you What to do if you feel stuck in a toxic environment How to make sure the next workplace you move to is much healthier Aoife O’Brien founded Happier at Work to solve the problem that 85% of employees are disengaged at work. Using her research-based Happier at Work framework, she partners with leaders to focus on: workplace culture; cultivating balance; and empowering leaders. Her award-winning podcast, Happier at Work® which I’ve guested on, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting. This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader. My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership coach.  I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. This is now a top 2% global podcast so thanks for being part of that and do keep on spreading the word buy sharing a favourite episode with someone today. You might also enjoy these episodes… Episode 152 – Is it time to leave your job? Episode 102 – Happier at work with Aoife o’Brien Sign up to the Women Leading waitlist at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/earlybird Contact Aoife… https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie  https://www.twitter.com/happieratworkHQ  https://www.youtube.com/@happieratworkhq  https://happieratwork.ie  https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
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  • Ep 157 – Asking Your Employer to Invest in You

    Ep 157 – Asking Your Employer to Invest in You
    Mar 11 2024
    Have you thought about getting a coach or joining a course but immediately dismissed it because your organization has no budget? Have you considered asking your employer to invest in you but felt too awkward about it to actually make the ask? Do you feel bad booking yourself onto training because it would be taking training budget away from your team? If so, in this episode I am going to… Help you shift your mindset so you feel more comfortable asking your employer to invest in you Share how the leadership multiplier effect means your development benefits others Provide strategies for making the ask This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader. My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your leadership coach.  I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. Sign up to the Women Leading waitlist at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/earlybird
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