I had the pleasure of joining Helga Svendsen’s podcast to dive into one of my favorite topics: Influence with Impact.
In the boardroom (or anywhere, really), influence isn’t just about making noise—it’s about understanding who’s in the room, what matters to them, and why. As I like to say, influence is just good communication on steroids!
In our chat we covered the subtle yet powerful art of connecting with decision-makers and peers alike—because sometimes, influence has to happen without the power of a title. It’s all about those informal, meaningful connections that really move the needle.
Let’s talk about team communication.
It’s not enough THAT we talk to each other, it’s also HOW we talk to each other that counts. And to get better at that we need to reflect, review and refine the process of our discussions, not just the content of them.
It’s like trying to get better at piano by playing for 10,000 hours without review or adjustment. The 10,000 hours of playing bad piano won’t make you an expert, but 10,000 hours that is constantly reviewed, refine and adjusted, definitely will.
Ed Frauenheim's insights about masculinity during our Spotlighting Success Webinar, really resonated with the work I do in gender equality. Women AND men are all limited by the stereotypes that dictate our cultural norms in society. Women as ‘nice’ and emotional care takers and home makers and men as ‘strong’ and stoic bread winners and financial providers.
Hey everyone, I recently had a chat with Luke Cook on Cuppa TV that I think you'll find interesting… if communication is of interest to you!
We talked about 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 and 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐮𝐩. We explored the hidden costs of those unspoken barriers that often go unnoticed..and there are many.
"𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴" is a conversation aimed at leaders who want to make a change. It's about breaking free from conformity and harnessing the power of genuine dialogue in the workplace.
If you're interested in making space for great ideas to flourish, check out our discussion in this video.
What happens when you put four passionate people in a room together talking about diversity? Magic! That’s what happens. 🌟 And not just because we all come from different backgrounds, but because our lenses into inclusion in the workplace are also so diverse. From Simon Dewar, Group CEO of BSI Digital Learning, to Kala Philips, CEO of BSI Learning institute and Nola Turner-Jensen, a Senior Aboriginal Research Fellow at Melbourne Uni to myself, Author of the Gender Penalty and When men lead women. The clip is my take on the importance of DEI from an interpersonal perspective… and it’s not just DEI as it stands today; it’s the outcome or goal of DEI - 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. Diversity without understanding is just difference. It’s disruptive. But diversity with understanding is transformative. It creates belonging.
Honoured to be profiled in the December 2021 issue of the Training and Development magazine. Fresh off my win as Dr. Alastair Rylatt Learning and Development Professional of the Year, 2021 the editor and I had a bit of fun with the Q&A. So if you want to know my biggest training fail, or why the editor said, ‘Your answer to the zombie question made me snort out loud!!’ then check out the profile piece here.
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤… 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭. Recently The Audacious Agency interviewed some award winners to hear what they gained by entering awards. Thanks 𝐃𝐞𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 for including me, and to 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 and 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐭 for supporting me in my awards journey this year. As the recent 𝑮𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓, 2021, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝑰𝑻𝑫’𝒔 𝑳&𝑫 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓, 2021, I certainly have had a big year with awards! And I can honestly say it’s taken a lot of work - AND it was worth every single second and not just because of the wins. I gained valuable insights and reflections about what makes my business work, what my customers really value and what it takes to keep it all going.
Delighted to be interviewed in Women Who Win #Dreamcatchers, a global online media publication supporting women at work.
As businesses return to offices and prepare for work post-COVID, creating a calm working environment for your staff is of paramount importance. Annie Kane sits down with conversational intelligence practitioner and professional people whisperer Anneli Blundell to discuss how emotions can be infectious and how to be “emotionally hygienic” at work.
First published on the Women's Agenda website (18th January 2016) by Anneli Blundell. Source: https://womensagenda.com.au/leadership/advice/women-are-better-leaders-but-we-need-to-be-more-than-that-to-get-promoted/
