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How often do you measure your job satisfaction? Once a year when it’s review time? Are you really satisfied with your job and your performance? In this podcast Kim and Fulyana talk through some of the issues that we like to generalise about when referring to our job satisfaction. It’s time to be realistic and […]

Do you feel as though you are on a career treadmill? Is every week the same? Are you trapped in a cycle of work/eat/sleep? This week Kim and Fulyana explore what it means to be in a rut, as the expression goes, and what you can realistically do about it. Not necessarily massive change, which […]

Even when we are surrounded by work associates, we can feel alone or isolated. How do you address this? What are some simple ways to reconnect with the humanity around you? Where do you start? This week Kim and Fulyana explore some ways they use to keep the human connection happening in their various work […]

Many of you have already experienced the downsizing interview where it is your job to break the news to someone that perhaps you’ve worked with for years, that their position will be no longer required by the organisation. Or it might be a performance review that needs to be addressed. Whatever the situation, as managers, […]

Whether you are returning as a consultant or contractor, changing from being a contractor to an employee, there are steps you need to take to manage yourself and the new situation in a workplace that you have previously known. This week Kim and Fulyana talk through the various scenarios and suggest approaches based on their […]

In this final part of our 100th episode, Kim and Fulyana, along with guests John Eddy, Nick Plummer, Josh and Krystle Hockley, discuss the influence of technology in the next few years. There is a range of opinions on the benefits of technology and some insights into what will be important to maintain “human” interactions. […]

In Part 2 of our 100th episode podcast, we explore with our guests John Eddy, Nick Plummer, Josh and Krystle Hockley, what they do to maintain a work/life balance. Once again, although they come from various places in their business and career paths, there is a similarity to the message about managing that balancing act. […]

To celebrate the 100th episode of Inside-Exec podcasts, Kim and Fulyana are joined by previous guests John Eddy, Nick Plummer, Josh and Krystle Hockley to discuss their thoughts on work and business.     Part 1 of this series looks at what they individually see happening for them in the next five years as well […]

Do you hear phrases like “that always happens”, “that never works”, “everyone does that”, “no-one wants that”……… What do any of these phrases mean and how can they be useful in a work environment? This week Kim and Fulyana explore what accurate speaking (and writing) mean in the workplace. We also find out what word […]

Whether it’s your first corporate role or you are about to take on a new group of team members, there are ways to make this a positive experience for everyone involved. In this podcast, Kim and Fulyana talk about taking responsibility for your work placement and your career particularly when you are just starting out. […]

Ten minutes before an interview for a new position, you are given some written information and asked to present it during the interview……what would you do? Kim and Fulyana discuss this very situation and “on the spot” presentations more broadly in this podcast. There are ways you can be prepared and approaches that take away […]

Fear of failure is a pretty strong driver of our actions both in the workplace and generally. Is there a time in the workplace when failing or making mistakes is good? Kim and Fulyana talk through their experiences and revisit some ideas from podcast guests who have to deal with failure in a very immediate […]

We probably all know what it’s like to be interviewed for a position. Some of us know what it’s like on the other side of the table as well. So what are the rules or guidelines or best practice, regardless of which side of the table you are? Kim and Fulyana talk about current trends […]

Will we all have full time work in the future? What will our work look like in a mere 10 years time? What else could YOU do? Kim and Fulyana talk through some ideas around time management in the future and how “work” will evolve in the next ten years. Fulyana is excited – are […]

If you are managing a project and it seems you will not meet the targets, when is a good time to call a stop to activities? This is the management dilemma that Kim and Fulyana discuss this week. With ever increasing targets and responsibilities, how do you keep track of projects, manage your teams and […]

This week Kim and Fulyana discuss a case study based on some work Kim is doing at present with a Not For Profit organisation addressing procedural change. We all face change in our workplaces. How do you manage change and keep moving your team forward? Is it different when the team is volunteers rather than […]

What is networking these days? Do you enjoy it or (like Kim) find it less than useful? What can you do differently to network effectively? Do you really need to do it? Fulyana takes Kim on a journey of validation for networking in this week’s podcast. Kim, in turn, talks about how to embrace new […]

Today Kim and Fulyana explore what boredom means. Is your team member saying that boredom has struck because they are too good at the job? Can you be bored and find brilliance at the same time? Is boredom just another way of saying that a task doesn’t need to be done? All these questions are […]

Has your organisation experienced growth or changed scale in the past 12 months? How does this affect your organisation’s core values? How is this communicated? This week Kim and Fulyana explore what these terms mean and how they can be best used in times of organisational change.   If you would like to listen to […]

This week Kim challenges Fulyana to “drag” her through a topic in which she professes to have no interest. If you know either of these two, you will enjoy not just the interaction but the results as well. There is a wealth of genuine suggestions for managing teams in this week’s episode.