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  • Ep 167 – Elevate your executive presence with Lucy Gernon

    Ep 167 – Elevate your executive presence with Lucy Gernon
    Jul 29 2024
    What is executive presence? Why does it matter? And what can we do to increase our executive presence? These are the questions I explored in a fantastic chat with fellow women’s leadership coach Lucy Gernon in this week’s podcast episode. We also discussed… How the concept of executive presence has evolved over the past 10 yearsWhere confidence comes from and how Lucy defines itLucy’s fantastic DO IT model for making decisions without second-guessing yourselfHow to confidently talk about your achievementsHow to deal with praiseWhy we don’t need to compete against other women There is a lot of gold in this episode! My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author, trainer and founder of Women Leading, the community that helps women lead without overwhelm. I’m on a mission to empower women leaders in the workplace and make leading less lonely. And 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. In fortnightly episodes I share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. About Lucy Gernon: Lucy Gernon is an Irish mom of 3, Multi Award-Winning Executive Coach, host of The 360 LeadHERship Podcast and acclaimed international speaker supporting women in senior leadership roles to accelerate their careers with confidence and develop as leaders without sacrificing work-life balance. She is sought out by Fortune 500 companies for her expertise in executive presence, confidence building, leadership, conflict management, healthy productivity, personal branding and more. Lucy is the Founder of 3SIXTY Leaders Club—the only positive psychology-infused membership focused on career advancement, leadership and work-life balance. Lucy is a certified positive psychology coach, holds Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Science, Diploma in Integrative Coaching, and had a 20-year career in leadership roles in American & British multinationals. Her corporate CV and business experience, combined with her extensive executive coaching and business experience gives her a unique perspective on the needs and ambitions of female leaders and how to get them there Website: www.lucygernon.com Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-360-leadhership-podcast/id1596311791 Executive Presence Course: www.lucygernon.com/ep Instagram: www.instagram.com/lucygernon LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lucygernon HBR Article Exec Presence that Lucy refers to in this episode: https://hbr.org/2024/01/the-new-rules-of-executive-presence FREE RESOURCE - How To Say No Challenge: If you struggle to say ‘no’ then this free 5 day challenge is for you. You’ll receive a short email each day containing a short video taking you through the 5 steps of my How To Say No framework. We’ll get you happily saying no in just 5 days! Access it at carlamillertraining.com/sayno Influence & Impact: Join the September cohort of Influence & Impact to learn how to tackle self-doubt, increase your impact and become brilliant at influencing. It’s a small cohort working closely with me and includes 6 workshops and 2 peer coaching sessions. Find out more at https://carlamiller.co.uk/influence Women Leading: You can now join over 40 women in Women Leading for just £49 a month and learn to lead without overwhelm. It includes peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership or wellbeing workshop each month on topics including… Managing an Overwhelmed TeamHow and When to Coach Your TeamReducing Drama in your TeamGiving Feedback Without Feeling Awkward Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
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  • Ep 166 – Are you overcommitting?

    Ep 166 – Are you overcommitting?
    Jul 15 2024
    Do you find yourself overpromising and creating unnecessary stress for yourself?  Or putting in lots more effort than anyone expects, or needs you to? How about saying yes when you’ve got no capacity to get more work done or jumping into help when no-one has asked you to? If any of those resonate it sounds like you may be overcommitting - constantly trying to show how much value you add, by going above and beyond when it isn’t needed.  In this episode I’m going to… break down the ways we overcommit explain why we overcommit share the questions you can ask to help you dial back the overcommitting (and still do a great job!) I also share a brilliant new free resource I’ve created for you – the How To Say No Challenge which you can sign up to at carlamillertraining.com/sayno This is the first in a series of 3 podcasts this summer around mindset and setting boundaries and you can expect an episode on people pleasing and another one on worrying too much what people think of you.  I’ve also recorded some great guest interviews such as exclusive presence and managing the menopause which we’ll be releasing in the coming months.   My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author, trainer and founder of Women Leading, the community that helps women lead without overwhelm. I’m on a mission to empower women leaders in the workplace and make leading less lonely.  And 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. In fortnightly episodes I share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. FREE RESOURCE - How To Say No Challenge: If you struggle to say ‘no’ then this free 5 day challenge is for you. You get a short email containing a short video each day, taking you through the 5 steps of my How To Say No framework. We’ll get you happily saying no in just 5 days. Access it at carlamillwertraining.com/sayno Women Leading: You can now join over 40 women in Women Leading for just £49 a month and learn to lead without overwhelm. It includes peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership or 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
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  • Ep 165 – A new perspective on winning with Cath Bishop

    Ep 165 – A new perspective on winning with Cath Bishop
    Jul 1 2024
    Many workplaces are dominated by short term thinking, intense pressure to produce immediate results and a focus on growth at all costs. Sound familiar? This short term focus often leads to poor decision making, poor long term performance and risks employee burnout. In today’s episode my guest Cath Bishop makes a powerful case for implementing what she calls Long Win Thinking. Cath knows a bit about winning as a three time Olympian with a silver medal and a fascinating career in diplomacy within conflict zones! We discuss: Why workplaces benefit from focusing on the Long Win How Cath’s mindset around winning shifted across her 3 Olympic Games and how she felt at the start line of her medal-winning Olympic race What insights Cath has taken from her diplomatic experience into leadership coaching How early in life we start thinking winning is important Separating performance from results and winning Cath’s 3 C model for implementing long win thinking in your team I found this episode really timely as I reflect on the impact I want to make through my work and what success means to me. I hope it brings you some insights both personally and also as you think about how to create high performance in your team. My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author, trainer and founder of Women Leading, the community that helps women lead without overwhelm. I’m on a mission to empower women leaders in the workplace and make leading less lonely.  And 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. In fortnightly episodes I share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career.   Women Leading: You can now join over 40 women in Women Leading for just £49 a month and learn to lead without overwhelm. It includes peer support calls, group coaching calls, regular menopause events and a live leadership or 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 Cath Bishop: Cath Bishop is a triple Olympian, World Champion and Olympic silver medallist in rowing. In her career as a diplomat, she specialized in stabilization policy for conflict-affected parts of the world. She now works as a coach and consultant, advising on leadership, performance and culture across business, sport and education, and teaches on Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. She writes monthly articles for The Guardian on topics of culture in sport and co-hosts The Inside Out Culture Podcast. She is a globally sought-after speaker. Websites: www.cathbishop.com www.thelongwin.com Instagram: cath_bishop Inside Out Culture Podcast: https://insideoutculture.buzzsprout.com/ X: @thecathbishop https://www.theguardian.com/profile/cath-bishop
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  • 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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