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Sensei Karen engages with leading experts and accomplished business leaders, diving deep into what it means to be an outstanding leader of people while thriving at work and in life. 

Get ready to be inspired as Karen and her guests share their journeys through captivating stories, offering hard-won wisdom and practical advice that you can use right now. 

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Episode 92: The Negotiation Playbook

Episode 92: The Negotiation Playbook

In a recent episode, Karen had a conversation with Glin Bayley, an experienced negotiation specialist and author of The Negotiation Playbook. They explored the fundamentals of successful negotiations, emphasizing the power of mindset, strategies for overcoming fear and essential techniques for achieving favorable outcomes.

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Episode 91: Winning The War for Talent

Episode 91: Winning The War for Talent

Join Karen and Richard Triggs in this engaging conversation as they delve into the latest trends in talent acquisition, uncover the power of employer branding and reveal key strategies for building high-performance teams.

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Episode 90: Collective Decision-Making: A Key to Organizational Success

Episode 90: Collective Decision-Making: A Key to Organizational Success

In this episode, we sat down with Bryan Whitefield, a leading expert in team dynamics and decision-making.

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Episode 89: The Formula of Life

Episode 89: The Formula of Life

Karen sat down for an inspiring conversation with Rena Harvey, a talented Reiki master, intuitive psychic and spiritual mentor. They dove into the journey of self-discovery, sharing powerful insights on how to embrace your true self and step into a more empowered life.

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Episode 86: Navigating Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Challenges on the Path to Success

Episode 86: Navigating Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Challenges on the Path to Success

Krystal shares her journey from nurse to entrepreneur, discussing the challenges of scaling her business and the impact of ADHD. We explore her vision for inclusive spaces for neurodiverse individuals and the future of her companies, Indigo Support and GameSpec.

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Episode 85: The Chocolate Bar Life: Redefining Success and Finding Fulfillment on Your Own Terms

Episode 85: The Chocolate Bar Life: Redefining Success and Finding Fulfillment on Your Own Terms

Karen welcomes Danielle Colley, author of The Chocolate Bar Life and a celebrated integrative life coach, speaker, event facilitator and writer for an inspiring conversation about redefining success and embracing fulfillment on your own terms.

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Episode 84:  Transformative Blueprint for Leaders to Thrive with Vision, Empathy, and Resilience in the 21st Century

Episode 84: Transformative Blueprint for Leaders to Thrive with Vision, Empathy, and Resilience in the 21st Century

Karen joins forces with organizational change and service management expert Karen Ferris. Author of "The Leadership Mindset," Ferris provides a transformative framework for 21st-century leaders. Together, they delve into the "REMARKABLE" acronym, unpacking essential leadership qualities.

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Episode 80: Sales Leadership - Building a High-Performance Sales Team and Culture

Episode 80: Sales Leadership - Building a High-Performance Sales Team and Culture

Learn from the best. In this episode, we sit down with Fran Pratt, Founder and Director of Metisan, to discuss the secrets to building a successful sales team.

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Episode 79: The Performance vs. Wellbeing Myth

Episode 79: The Performance vs. Wellbeing Myth

Karen sits down with renowned sports psychologist Graham Winter, author of "Think One Team," to discuss how to achieve peak performance and well-being.

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Episode 75: Building Peak Performance Sales Teams

Episode 75: Building Peak Performance Sales Teams

On today's episode, Karen welcomes Anna Glynn, a dynamic speaker, coach, and author of Strong: How the Best Sales Leaders Engage, Achieve, and Thrive. Together, they'll dive into the strategies for building peak-performance sales teams.

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Episode 72: Building Emotional Resilience

Episode 72: Building Emotional Resilience

Want to increase your resilience and live a more fulfilling life? Join Karen and Dr. Jane Foster as they explore the science of emotional intelligence.

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Episode 71: Rewiring Your Brain

Episode 71: Rewiring Your Brain

Karen and Kim Hazendonk, a Neuropsychologist, come together to discuss the influence of the unconscious mind and strategies for rewiring the brain.

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Episode 70: Building A Career That You Love

Episode 70: Building A Career That You Love

Karen is joined by Charlotte Blair, one of Australia’s most experienced Gallup Accredited Strengths Coaches, and author of Career Unstuck:  How to play to your strengths to find freedom and purpose in your work again, to talk about how to build a career that you love. 

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Episode 69: Leadership in Education

Episode 69: Leadership in Education

Karen is honored to be joined by Tony Mackay, a highly respected leader in the education sector, to delve into the topic of leadership in Education. 

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Work Savvy Podcast with Wioletta Hislop

Episode 68: Leadership Lessons from the Gym

Join us as we dive into the intersection of strength and strategy with Wioletta Hislop, the powerhouse mentor bridging bodybuilding and business on Work Savvy!

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Work Savvy Podcast with Maria Contera

Episode 67: Recovering from Burnout

Tune in to this episode to learn how to overcome burnout and build a more sustainable work-life balance.

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Episode 65: AI and the Changing Nature of Work

Episode 65: AI and the Changing Nature of Work

On the show today we’re going to kick off, by talking all about AI and the Changing Nature of Work. To help us unpack this topic, we are joined by Belinda Fyffe. Belinda is the CEO of The Proven Group, a People and Culture Consultancy.  

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Episode 64: The Psychology of Collaboration

Episode 64: The Psychology of Collaboration

We're diving into the psychology of collaboration. Learn how group dynamics and individual personalities impact teamwork.

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Episode 63 – Being a successful entrepreneur

Episode 63: Being A Successful Entrepreneur

On the show today we’re going to kick off by talking all about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. 

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Work Savvy Podcast with Bonnie Souter

Episode 61: Trauma and Its Influence on How People Show Up at Work

Did you know that past trauma can significantly impact how people behave at work? In this episode, Karen and Bonnie Souter delve into the complex relationship between trauma and workplace dynamics.

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Episode 58: Building and Running High-Performing Teams

Episode 58: Building and Running High-Performing Teams

CIO Matthew Perry joins Karen and Maddie to chat all about building and running high-performing teams.

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Episode 48: Letting People Go Well

Episode 48: Letting People Go Well

This week on the show Maddie is interviewing Karen all about how to fire people... correctly!

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Episode 45: Performance Management

Episode 45: Performance Management

HR expert Sonya Law is back on the podcast to chat all about performance management systems.

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Episode 41: Addressing Poor Performance

Episode 41: Addressing Poor Performance

Catie is back on the show to chat about performance.

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Episode 3: The Art of Powerful Conversations

Episode 3: The Art of Powerful Conversations

Karen and Maddie are joined by Gretchen Gagel from Greatness Consulting. Difficult and powerful conversations are dissected on this week's podcast.

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