If back to back Zoom meetings, constant updates through MS Teams and SMS messages from work buzzing for your attention during the night sounds familiar, than its time to listen up and find out how to manage the boundaries between work and play.

Virtual presentation nerves are mostly focussed on two things: how to deliver the best presentation ever and how to engage the audience and keep them engaged throughout. In this episode of leadership on the run Jeanine and Paul highlight the special considerations required to make your virtual presentation a hit. Get all the necessary tips for presenting virtually.

Leaders are currently grappling with how to sustain team engagement, development, and productivity in the hybrid work environment. In this episode Jeanine and Paul discuss the action points for leaders in hybrid work environments that create meaning and engage their employees. They provide practical examples of how successful leaders are meeting the hybrid work environment challenges using technology and communication skills and reveal 3 major communication skills a hybrid leader will need...

What is your networking style - learner, seeker or conduit? In this episode of Leadership on the run Jeanine Browne and Paul Saunders are joined by two experts in networking. Discover your style and how to maximise your networking experiences.

Building on a previous episode where we discussed the style of your conflict resolution communications this episode looks at how to identify and manage the real sources of workplace conflict. Jeanine and Paul talk you through Christopher Moore's CIrcle of Conflict and provide tips on how to use it when managing conflict in your workplace.

From house to hotel – car to taxi! Airbnb & uber are examples of companies that disrupted industries. This led (forced) others to change and a whole new ball game for change managers was created…its called change leadership. Organisations are seeking to transform and according to Anderson & Ackerman Anderson (2009) leaders need to understand and embrace change leadership.

In this episode, Paul and Jeanine are exercising in their home office as Covid-19 impacts their globetrotting for a time…and apparently their ability to articulate the word ‘authentications’!!!! Using Lewis-Parkers transition curve (1981) as a framework they explore three types of changes individuals encounter on a regular basis, how to use the model to your advantage to make personal change and the four choices you have when placed in an untenable situation.

Today Jeanine and Paul provide answers for that universal question….how do I stop worrying about work? Listen as they explain the neurological mechanisms involved in worrying and how to change the worry pathways in your brain so you can become worry free. They draw inspiration from articles by Psychologists (Trevnor,2003) ( Ottavani 2013) and (Joorman 2006) HR practitioners, Psychology magazine journalists and provide work examples from their own experiences working with corporations,...

Are you using the 'dark side of the force' to influence others? Defaulting to avoidance, manipulation, intimidation or threatening behaviour when you need to influence someone? If this sounds familiar, you're gong to want to listen to this episode to uncover how much more effective you will be when you use three of the most effective influencing tactics. Jeanine and Paul discuss the research of psychologists Yukl and Terry Bacon (2011) and provide practical steps on how to use a combination...

Being an effective critical thinker and a strategic decision maker are vital skills for leaders – especially during a crisis. Some crisis impact the life’s of you, your team or the broader community, like Covid-19. Others, like a company merger, might impact the psychological wellbeing of you, your team and your stakeholders. Regardless of the type of crisis or its size, positive leadership is about ensuring you create a means for the business to survive and a psychological safety net for...

Inspired by Sam Parkers' January 2020 "Inspire Your People" listening exercise and a 'leadership on the run' podcast listeners request, episode 16 unpacks the DiSC framework (trademark Willey Inc) and talks through the behaviours to watch for and the responses you can use to make it easier for you to communicate with a greater variety of people within your workplace.

"Do or do not. There is no try." Yoda. The greatest teacher, failure is." Yoda. "Named must be your fear before banish it you can." Yoda. In this episode Jeanine and Paul unpack a framework for getting up after a setback in the workplace.

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself (Galileo Galilei – Italian Astronomer, Physicist and Engineer).

All roads lead to Rome...well Byron Bay, Australia as we bring back the good times to create happy workplaces. In this episode of leadership on the run, Jeanine and Paul are relaxing beach-side, surrounded by nature discussing sure fire ways to increase well being and happiness in your places of work. Research over the past five years indicates that social engagement is the key to leaders improving workplace happiness.

The lead dog in a sled team is literally the one that sets the direction and regulates the speed of the pack. Lead sled dogs were originally chosen for their size, brute strength and stamina…much like leaders in cavemen times. Contemporary sled dogs are chosen for their attitude, endurance, strength, speed, tough feet and appetites, and most importantly their desire to pull in harness and their abilities to run well within a team. Contemporary leaders require similar attributes: positive...

Discover 4 ways for you to make better use of your time and leave space in your diary for more holidays, time with your family and friends or just quiet time with yourself.

People who gossip are often engaging, gifted story tellers but in their wake lies a sea of resentment, turmoil and drama. Rising above the drama and setting a positive example for others is easy when you follow the 5 step E.D.I.T. and walk approach to rising above office gossip. Discover how each step allows you to remain detached from the drama, reset a positive tone and manage the narrative even when the gossip is about you.

If ‘meetings are a waste of time’ is part of your company vernacular then it is time to take action and find a better, more effective way to conduct meetings. If you are not making decisions in your meetings then you are wasting time bringing people together – a simple email conveying the information could have been more efficient for those involved. Here are some essential steps you can take to set yourself up to run an effective meeting: Send an agenda, vet attendees, start on time, make a...

Just because you have an idea or solution doesn’t mean it is right for the business or the timing is great. You need to write a business case when resources or expenditure have to be justified. Approval is usually sought from the project sponsor and other interested parties. For instance, the finance function may authorise funds and the IT department provide resources. Writing a business case with solutions that are accepted requires you to clarify your own position on the solution/s, guide...

Most people have a hard time responding to verbal attacks or written jibes in emails, texts and other communication because it puts them in react mode instead of respond mode. There are 5 types of conflict resolution strategies according to Thomas Kilmann model. Find out if your default conflict resolution communication strategy is reflective of a fox, shark, teddy bear, turtle or owl. The BIFF response method will help you respond to hostile emails and other communications and make you feel...

Poor performance, underperformance and lack of performance are the most energy sapping issues keeping people leaders awake at night. Regain your energy by following the genuine people leadership approach to conversations. S.B.I. – situation, behaviour and impact is one of the performance management frameworks discussed. Check your own motivations (if it is not about wanting others to be their best, you might be the problem), ensure you have clearly stated the goal and your expectations (and...

Preparation, evidence and a positive mindset are required for you to enter a conversation on increasing your salary. It is on you to articulate the value you add in achieving the business goals. Firstly, know your company’s process for pay increases and follow it. Gather evidence to demonstrate your positive impact on financial results, team morale, business development and/or innovation projects. Research the benchmark salaries for people in your position and industry and use this as a guide...

"Is your career meandering like a creek, floating on the tide like a buoy in the ocean or is it an arrow flying directly for the bullseye of a target?" You can set effective people leadership goals to hit that targets bullseye by writing a statement of what you want to achieve and testing them with a SMART litmus test.