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| Ep 202: Some big news from Carla | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:13:53 | |
Listen to find out about a big change to the podcast, the reasons behind it and Carla’s career update. Don’t forget…
I’ll still be coaching women leaders.
I’ll still be running leadership and management training.
I’ll still be delivering keynotes and Be Bolder programmes.
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| Ep 201: Be More Strategic with Charlie Curson | 02 Mar 2026 | 00:49:49 | |
What does it really mean to “be more strategic”?
And why are so many talented leaders told they need this skill - without being shown how to develop it?
In this episode I’m joined by Charlie Curson, strategy consultant, leadership coach, and author of Be More Strategic. Together, we unpack why strategy so often feels intimidating, how it’s different from planning, and how leaders can build the confidence to think and act more strategically - even in uncertainty.
In this episode, we explore:
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About Charlie Curson
Founder of Mandarin. Strategic advisor, investor, facilitator and accredited leadership coach with 25+ years across 250+ organisations (including VISA, McDonald’s, Unilever, Experian, Volkswagen Group, L’Oréal, Barclays). Lifelong “tinkerer” obsessed with making things faster, better, smarter, who challenges assumptions and turns clarity into action. He helps leaders and teams build strategic capability and momentum.
Author of Be More Strategic: 12 Essential Practices to Build the Life and Career You Want. Find out more, and get your copy
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Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 200: Retaining your best people with Helen Beedham | 16 Feb 2026 | 00:44:57 | |
In this episode I’m joined by leadership expert, speaker and author Helen Beedham to explore what really keeps people in organisations. Helen returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, People Glue, and the research behind it. We dig into how to create a working environment where people feel able to do their best work, stay engaged, and choose to stay — even when other options are available. In this episode, we explore:
Helen also shares practical examples from organisations that are getting this right, including simple leadership practices that build trust, psychological safety, and connection - without losing focus on results. This is Influence & Impact for Leaders, the podcast that helps leaders like you increase your impact and build a happy and high performing team. Each episode delivers focused, actionable insights you can implement immediately, to be better at your job without working harder. Work with Carla:
About Helen Beedham Helen Beedham, MA Cantab, is an organisational expert, business book author, speaker and host of The Business of Being Brilliant podcast. Her first book 'The Future of Time: How ‘re-working’ time can help you boost productivity, diversity and wellbeing' was named People, Culture & Management Book of the Year at the Business Book Awards, and her second book 'People Glue: Hold on to your best people by setting them free' was published in January 2026. Helen advises business and HR leaders on creating a positive culture that fuels growth; helps teams to deliver more and have more fun; and coaches executives to become their sharpest, brightest best. She speaks publicly about the future of work and is regularly featured in national, business and HR press including the FT, Financial News, Forbes, FastCompany and HR Review. The Business of Being Brilliant podcast Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 199: Ask Better Questions with Joe Lalley | 02 Feb 2026 | 00:34:29 | |
In this episode, I’m joined by Joe Lalley, author of Question to Learn, to explore why questions are one of the most underrated — and misused — leadership tools. We talk about curiosity, influence, and what really happens when leaders feel they’re supposed to have all the answers. In this conversation, we explore:
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About Joe Lalley
Joe Lalley is a writer, speaker, and workshop facilitator who has spent much of his career leading innovation workshops for companies of all industries, shapes, and sizes.
Joe has published multiple articles ranging from how to use curiosity to navigate remote work in the pandemic to how to fix the endless cycles of bad, inefficient meetings.
In 2011, Joe completed the Stanford d.school Design Thinking Bootcamp, an intensive program that draws executives from Fortune 500 companies worldwide. As part of a team with peers from Google and Cisco, he worked directly with JetBlue to redesign the passenger ground experience at San Francisco International Airport. Through field research, interviews, and rapid prototyping, Joe and his team presented innovative solutions to JetBlue executives—a transformational experience that helped shape the next chapter of his career.
Joe has held leadership roles at Columbia University, MTV/Viacom, WWE, PwC, and his own consultancy, Joe Lalley Experience Design. His client portfolio spans global brands and organizations such as Meta, Pfizer, Cisco, Chegg, General Assembly, Match Group/Tinder, Latham & Watkins, and Lam Research, as well as mission-driven groups like the American Physical Society, Optica, Banyan Global, and CAQH.
In October 2025, Lalley released ‘Question to Learn: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Career, Team, and Organization.’
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| Ep 198: Increase Your Self-Awareness with Dr Julia Carden | 19 Jan 2026 | 00:33:18 | |
Self-awareness is often listed as a core leadership skill — but how many leaders truly understand what it involves, and how many are unintentionally overestimating it?
In this episode of Influence & Impact, I am joined by Dr Julia Carden, former Royal Navy officer, leadership coach, and author of You Are Not As Self-Aware As You Think You Are. Drawing on her PhD research and years of coaching senior leaders, Julia shares why self-awareness is harder — and more confronting — than most people expect.
Together, we explore how self-awareness goes far beyond surface-level feedback, why it’s essential for healthy team dynamics, and how leaders can start uncovering their blind spots without becoming defensive.
In this episode, we cover:
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About Dr Julia Carden PhD MSc PCC FCIPD
Julia was born and raised in Cornwall and “made in the Royal Navy” and now lives in Hampshire. She has been and continues to be on a lifelong journey in developing her own self-awareness. She works as a relational coach and coach supervisor practitioner, with an academic underpinning. Her work focuses on working with the whole person (both individuals and teams) to expand and deepen self-awareness, so that individuals can connect deeply with others and develop the capacity to sit with uncertainty. Julia has a deep interest in self-awareness and how it helps individuals develop and grow, by enabling firstly self-connection and then connection with others. This approach is underpinned by her PhD research into Self-Awareness. Alongside her coaching and supervision practice she is a visiting tutor at Henley Business School teaching on the Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching, MSc in Executive Coaching for Behavioural Change and heads up the Professional Certificate in Coaching Supervision.
Her new book “You Are Not As Self-Aware As You Think You Are” will was published in October 2025.
Julia is an accredited coaching supervisor and coach with the EMCC and ICF.
Website: https://carden-consulting.co.uk/ Book: https://youarenotasselfawareasyouthink.com/
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| Ep 197: Making work meaningful with Angela Rixon | 05 Jan 2026 | 00:38:51 | |
Many people find themselves in roles that look great on paper but feel misaligned or unfulfilling in reality. In this week’s episode I’m joined by Angela Rixon, founder of The Centre for Meaningful Work and author of Meaning Over Purpose to explore what meaningful work really is, why so many of us lack it, and how both individuals and leaders can create more meaning at work day-to-day.
Angela shares the five pillars of meaningful work—from autonomy to impact—and we dive into simple, practical steps you can take if you’ve fallen out of love with your role. We also look at the powerful role managers play in helping others find meaning, and how meaning can protect us from burnout when it’s balanced in a healthy way.
We talk about: • What meaning is and how it differs from purpose • The five pillars of meaningful work • Practical ways to create more meaning in your current role • How leaders can build meaning within their teams • Why meaning boosts engagement—and how it can sometimes lead to burnout • A powerful real-life example of how autonomy transformed performance
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About Angela Rixon Angela Rixon is an award-winning leadership strategist, executive coach, and culture-transformation specialist with over 25 years’ experience spanning technology, professional services, and financial sectors. A former Partner at EY and Director at CGI and Mercer, she is recognised internationally for pioneering research and frameworks that close the Purpose-to-Meaning Gap™ enabling organisations to embed meaning into leadership, culture, and performance. As Founder and CEO of The Centre for Meaningful Work Ltd, Angela helps CEOs and executive teams design human-centred cultures that perform. Her Amazon-bestselling book Meaning Over Purpose: The CEO’s Strategic Blueprint for Growth and Lasting Engagement (2025) combines behavioural science and applied positive psychology to redefine how leaders drive growth through meaning. Angela’s work blends corporate rigour with psychological depth. An accredited executive coach (MSc, Distinction) and Fellow of the CIPD, she integrates Transactional Analysis, Adaptive Leadership, and Systems Thinking to help leaders achieve measurable business results while fostering inclusion, wellbeing, and authenticity. Clients describe her approach as “supportive, challenging, and transformative.”
A regular keynote speaker on meaningful work, inclusion, and the future of leadership, Angela is the creator of the Lead with Meaning™, Own Your Meaning™, and Meaning Metrics™ frameworks.
She lives in London with her partner Tony and believes that when work works for people, people work better, and organisations thrive.
Email: angela@angelarixon.com Website: thecentreformeaningfulwork.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelarixon
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| Ep 196: Creating Psychological Safety in Your Team | 01 Dec 2025 | 00:39:13 | |
Psychological safety is the foundation of every high-performing team—yet many leaders unintentionally undermine it without realising. This week my Impactful Teams Co-Founder Lara Cullen and I explore psychological safety, why comfort isn’t the goal, and the small (but powerful) leadership behaviours that create a culture where people feel safe to contribute, challenge and innovate.
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| Ep 195: Leading like a woman with Julia Middleton | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:38:39 | |
In this episode, I talk with Julia Middleton, founder of Women Emerging, about how women everywhere are redefining what it means to lead. Julia shares how her global “expeditions” help women discover their own authentic way of leading and introduces her Four E’s framework — Essence, Elements, Expression, and Energy.
We explore why traditional models of leadership don’t always fit women, how to lead in alignment with who you are, and the courage it takes to lead your way in systems not designed for you.
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About Julia Middleton: Founder Women Emerging
Julia Middleton is a best-selling author of “If that’s leading, I’m in”, "Leading beyond Authority" and "Cultural Intelligence" and the host of the Women Emerging podcast.
She is deeply committed to helping people from all backgrounds to lead and speaks regularly about leadership to audiences around the world.
In 2022, Julia launched an expedition of 24 women to find 'an approach to leading that resonated with women'. In 2024 she then founded Women Emerging. She now leads expeditions with women across the world using the 4Es methodology, discovered on the first expedition.
Prior to this Julia was Founder and Chief Executive of Common Purpose, which she grew to become one of the biggest leadership development organisations in the world.
Julia is also an Ambassador for the Aurora Prize based in Armenia, on the advisory councils of AUB in Lebanon, Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil and Synapse in Pakistan. She is also a board member of Equality Now globally.
Born in London and brought up in New York and Geneva, Julia was educated at French Lycées and graduated from the London School of Economics. She is married, with five children and seven grandchildren.
LISTEN TO JULIA’S TED TALK ON CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE Julia’s books can be found here: 2. Beyond Authority: Leadership in a changing world 3. Cultural Intelligence: The competitive edge for leaders crossing boundaries: CONNECT WITH JULIA ON LINKEDIN
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| Ep 194: Gen Z at work: Busting the snowflake myth with Alex Atherton | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:46:06 | |
There are a lot of misunderstandings about Gen Z in the workplace and in this episode we aim to clear some of those up and equip you to lead intergenerational teams successfully.
My guest Alex Atherton—former head teacher turned leadership coach and author of The Snowflake Myth—is here to challenge the “snowflake” stereotype and get practical about leading Gen Z.
We explore what’s really driving Gen Z at work and how to recruit, onboard, and set expectations without lowering the bar. We also talk about how to get intergenerational teams communicating successfully and the skills we need to develop as leaders to get the most out of this younger generation entering the workplace.
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About Alex Atherton:
Alex Atherton is an experienced educator, keynote speaker and leadership coach. Previously Alex spent 25 years working in inner-city comprehensive secondary schools, of which over half was spent as a headteacher in London.
Links for Alex: Book: The Snowflake Myth
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Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 193: Four steps to reduce overwhelm at work | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:25:26 | |
Do you ever feel like your to-do list is controlling you instead of the other way around? As a leader, overwhelm can sneak up fast—and it can take a toll on your confidence, focus, and impact.
In this episode we’re diving into practical strategies to help you pause, regain clarity, and take control of your day. You’ll learn four key steps that can shift your mindset, streamline your priorities, and help you feel more grounded—even when the pressure is on.
Whether you’re juggling multiple projects, managing a team, or just trying to stay sane through back-to-back meetings, this episode is packed with insights to help you work smarter, not harder.
Listen in to discover:
If you’re ready to feel more focused, confident, and in control at work, this episode is for you.
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| Ep 192: How to deal with a difficult boss with Jennifer McCanna | 06 Oct 2025 | 00:41:56 | |
If you’ve ever found yourself dreading a meeting with your boss or wondering how to navigate a tricky relationship with them, you’re not alone. In this episode of Influence & Impact for Leaders, I’m joined again by the brilliant Jennifer McCanna – accredited coach, podcast host of My Emotional Work Life, and expert on navigating the emotional highs and lows of work.
Together, we explore why our relationship with our boss has such a huge impact on how we feel at work, the different “types” of difficult bosses you might come across, and how to work more effectively with them – without losing your sanity or confidence.
We cover:
If you want to feel calmer, more in control and more influential in your relationship with your boss, this episode is packed with ideas and tools you can start using right away.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
My Emotional Work Life Podcast
Ep 03: The difficult boss survival guide | Jen McCanna
Ep 02: Finding a job after a toxic work experience | Jen McCanna
About Jen: Jen is sought after as a leadership coach who is often asked to help clients overcome periods of challenge and change, helping them rebuild their confidence and self-belief and realise their ambition. She supports leaders 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, Resilience Dynamic practitioner and designs and delivers leadership development programmes and team building days for clients across the charity, corporate and public sectors.
In her podcast – My Emotional Work Life – Jen and her guests share stories and strategies that help listeners navigate the rollercoaster that is working life. Check it episodes on difficult bosses, job hunting after a toxic work experiences and navigating the menopause at work.
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!
Find My Emotional Work Life here: https://podfollow.com/my-emotional-work-life
And her website is full of resources designed to make the lives of busy leaders easier
You can follow Jen @jen_the_leadership_coach on Instagram or here on LinkedIn.
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| Ep 191: How to have hard conversations, featuring Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst | 22 Sep 2025 | 00:49:14 | |
Conflict at work doesn’t have to be scary. In this episode of Influence & Impact for Leaders, I talk with Alice Driscoll and Louise Van Haarst, authors of Smart Conflict, about why avoiding tough conversations harms teams — and how to do them better.
You’ll hear the difference between task and relational conflict, learn their 5R model (Reflection, Regulation, Readiness, Response, Repair) and pick up quick, practical tips you can use to calm my nerves, land your message and repair relationships.
Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst are the founders of The Power House, a global leadership development and cultural transformation business on a mission to unlock human and organisational potential. They work with organisations including BBC Studios, PwC, Deutsche Bank, LVMH, Johnson & Johnson, ProperCorn, Bethnal Green Ventures and Zinc VC.
Their new book ‘Smart Conflict - how to have hard conversations at work’ is a highly practical, evidence-based guide to getting good at conflict and hard conversations at work. Whether your default conflict style is avoidant, inflexible or aggressive, this book will give you the tools to embrace Smart Conflict and transform your leadership, your team and maybe your life.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Buy Smart Conflict, How to have hard conversations at work: https://mybook.to/SmartConflict
Download free resources including our read-along workbook: https://thepowerhouse.company/resources
Take the default conflict style and team diagnostics: https://thepowerhouse.company/diagnostics
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| Ep 190: The Leadership Trap: Doing instead of Leading | 08 Sep 2025 | 00:26:09 | |
In this episode, I’m delving into the common pitfall of many leaders - getting stuck in the weeds of daily tasks and acting operationally instead of strategically. If your calendar is packed with tasks your team should be able to handle, you might be trapped in an operational role rather than leading effectively. Discover how to rise above the day-to-day grind, lead strategically, and drive impact without burning out.
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Mentioned in This Episode: Episode 61 - How to be great at delegation. Episode 174 - How to be a coach-like manager with Jude Sclater.
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| Ep 189: Leading Change with Eleanor Tweddell | 25 Aug 2025 | 00:41:51 | |
In this episode, I’m joined once again by the brilliant Eleanor Tweddell, coach and change consultant and author of the new book Another Door Opens. You might remember her from an earlier episode where we talked about her first book on redundancy. This time, we’re diving into her fresh take on navigating change—one that acknowledges how messy and human it really is.
Eleanor introduces us to her five-step Change Mastery model, a practical and powerful framework designed to help leaders process change themselves before they try to lead others through it. We explore why traditional approaches to change often fall short, the emotional complexity leaders face in transition, and how we can show up more intentionally and empathetically during uncertain times.
This episode is for any leader navigating change themselves or trying to lead a team through transformation. Whether you’re facing restructures, technological shifts, personal crossroads—or simply the everyday micro-changes of life—this conversation offers clarity and compassion.
Episode highlights:
This is Influence & Impact for Leaders, the podcast that helps leaders like you increase your impact and build a happy and high performing team. Each episode delivers focused, actionable insights you can implement immediately, to be better at your job without working harder. About Eleanor Tweddell: Eleanor Tweddell is a coach, change consultant, facilitator, keynote speaker and author. After over two decades working in senior corporate management roles, including Whitbread, Virgin Atlantic and Vodafone, she founded Another Door with the mission of helping individuals, teams and businesses navigate change.
Work with Eleanor: Eleanor now offers Change Mastery for Leaders and Change Mastery for Teams—high-impact workshops designed to help people navigate transition with intention and resilience.
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| Ep 188 - Handling Objections & Difficult Questions | 11 Aug 2025 | 00:21:16 | |
Ever been in a meeting where you’re sharing an idea and suddenly someone pushes back? Maybe they say, “I don’t see how that would work,” or hit you with a question you weren’t expecting.
Your heart skips a beat. You’re thinking, “Uh… how do I respond without sounding defensive or totally thrown?”
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m sharing practical strategies for handling objections and challenging questions in meetings with confidence, clarity, and composure. You’ll learn how to stay grounded in the moment, turn objections into opportunities, and even use these situations to boost your credibility.
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| Ep 187 - Leading Impactful Teams with Lara Cullen | 28 Jul 2025 | 00:39:00 | |
In this episode, I’m excited to introduce my brand new co-host, Lara Cullen, as we launch a new series within the podcast: Impactful Teams.
We’re diving into what really makes a team impactful - not just in terms of performance, but in how aligned, influential, and sustainable their success is.
Lara and I share our brand-new Impactful Teams framework to help teams grow their impact. We talk about why psychological safety, emotional intelligence, and shared purpose are essential ingredients, and why even high-performing teams can still have hidden challenges holding them back.
We also share the story behind how Lara and I started working together and how our different but complementary strengths have shaped the way we support leaders and teams.
If you’re leading a team—or want to take your already successful team to the next level—this episode will give you practical insights and a clear starting point to increase your team's influence and impact.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
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| Ep 186 - How to Ace Your New Leadership Role | 14 Jul 2025 | 00:30:08 | |
Have you just landed a new leadership role? Congratulations – now what? In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how to set yourself up for success in your first 90 days and beyond. I’ve been a new senior leader multiple times myself, supported countless coaching clients through the transition, and even placed senior leaders when I ran a recruitment agency – so this is one of my favourite topics to share on.
Whether you're stepping into your first senior role or switching organizations at a senior level, I’ll help you avoid the common traps and start your new role with clarity and confidence.
🔍 What I cover in this episode:
This episode is packed with practical tips you can implement immediately – plus some heartfelt encouragement if you’re doubting yourself right now.
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| Ep 185 - When You Don’t Fit the Leadership Mould | 30 Jun 2025 | 00:16:00 | |
Are you a leader who’s ever been told you’re too nice, too collaborative, too emotional, or just too different to fit into senior leadership? Or perhaps you’ve never been told that but at some level you sense that you don’t fit the typical leadership mould.
In this episode, I’m flipping the script on outdated leadership expectations and exploring how your difference is actually your strength.
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| Ep 184 – You don't need to have all the answers when you are a leader | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:11:58 | |
When we think of a confident leader, we might imagine someone who always knows the right thing to do straight away or who has all the answers. And then we feel bad because we like to think things through before responding, or we don't always know the answer.
Some of us can spend a fair bit of time negatively comparing ourselves to this fictional and seemingly perfect leader! That mental energy could be going somewhere far more productive so in this mini episode I want to unpick the myth that a good leader always has the answers.
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| Ep 183 – One simple question you can ask when you are feeling overwhelmed | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:09:02 | |
Work can be a lot sometimes! How often do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to do and how much work it’s going to take to do them properly? It’s making me stressed just thinking about it!
In this mini episode, I’m going to share with you a simple but truly effective way to dial back that overwhelm and make things simpler for yourself.
This is Influence & Impact for Leaders with Carla Miller, the podcast that helps leaders like you increase your impact and build a happy and high performing team. Each episode delivers focused, actionable insights you can implement immediately, to be better at your job without working harder.
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| Ep 182 – Why Influence and Impact for Leaders is more important than ever | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:12:24 | |
The Influence & Impact podcast is back after a 3 month break and it has had a refresh. This mini episode shares what’s staying the same, what’s changing and why.
This is Influence & Impact for Leaders with Carla Miller, the podcast that helps leaders like you increase your impact and build a happy and high performing team. Each episode delivers focused, actionable insights you can implement immediately, to be better at your job without working harder.
Stay in Touch: If you're tuning in on Apple Podcasts, click follow so you never miss an update.
Spread the Love: On June 16th or 17th, share the podcast on social media or leave a review on Apple podcasts. Snap a screenshot and send it to hello@carlamiller.co.uk, and I'll send you an exclusive pack of my Influence & Impact affirmation cards as a thank you.
Work with Carla: To chat about hiring Carla as your coach or to work with your team book a call or visit carlamiller.co.uk.
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 181 – How to make hard decisions with Sarah Miller | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:49:58 | |
Many leaders struggle with making tough decisions and dealing with their aftermath. In this episode Sarah Miller, CEO at leading global ethics consultancy Principia, shares how ethics can provide a set of resources and tools to use within decision-making, guiding how we lead as individuals from our own place of values, but probably more critically, how we engage with others who bring their own sets of values.
In our conversation we discuss…
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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.
Other news: I’m taking a 3 month pause from the podcast and we will be back in June. Do explore the back catalogue of 180 episodes if you are looking for some practical leadership inspiration and make sure you are signed up to my newsletter to be notified when the podcast starts again.
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About Sarah Miller: Sarah Miller is the Chief Executive at Principia, the leading global ethics consultancy. She is a senior client partner and advisor with leading global companies on values-based leadership, culture and decision-making, primarily working across technology, financial services, energy, construction, professional services and non-profit sectors. Sarah has twenty years’ experience in global leadership roles in complex international settings, including significant strategy, governance, multicultural team management and operational oversight responsibilities. An organizational development expert, much of her career has involved designing and... | |||
| Ep 180 - Mastering Micro-interactions as a Leader with Sarah Langslow | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:45:39 | |
Self-awareness as a leader is easier said than done since we all have blind spots. One way to improve the quality of our working relationships is to get our micro-interactions right. When I came across Sarah Langslow’s book ‘Do Sweat the Small Stuff’ I immediately recognised it as an invaluable guide to any leader looking to lead in a positive and people-focused way so I’m excited to share this conversation with you.
In our conversation we discuss…
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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.
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Join the May 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again later in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
About Sarah Langslow: | |||
| Ep 179 – Building your confidence as an introvert with Sarah Manley | 20 Jan 2025 | 00:41:43 | |
Workplaces and meetings are not set up to get the best out of introverts so it’s no wonder that many people who identify as introverts can experience self doubt at work even in leadership roles.
Sarah Manley built a highly successful career in marketing as a deep introvert but was growing tired of being ‘always on’ and visible and increasingly felt like she was in the wrong place. It ate at her confidence. Then she discovered ‘Quiet’; by Susan Cain and she understood herself and her strengths fully for the first time. Sarah approached work with a new mindset and embraced being an introvert at work. In her book ‘The Quiet Catalyst’ Sarah shares her insights, tools and strategies to thriving as an introvert at work.
In our conversation we discuss…
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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.
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Join the May 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations | |||
| Ep 178 – Starting 2025 positively | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:15:33 | |
In today's episode, we reflect back on 2024 and get you thinking about what you want from 2025. This is a great way to bring 2024 to a close and be intentional about 2025 so grab your favourite notebook, a cosy blanket, and a warm drink, and dive into this reflective episode to set the tone for a brilliant 2025. My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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.
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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!
Join the May 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 177 – Are you an overthinker? | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:43:36 | |
Some of my most popular episodes have been on overthinking and worry and I know from personal experience how much it can hold you back and impact your self-esteem. So I jumped at the chance to interview Nicole Freeman, who coaches many senior professionals around overthinking.
In this episode you’ll hear more about…
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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.
You might also enjoy episode 110 ‘How to stop overthinking’ and episodes 122 and 123 on worrying.
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!
Join the next 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
More about Nicole Freeman: Nicole is a highly regarded ICF accredited coach working with mid- and senior-level professionals. With chartered accountancy and MBA qualifications as well as experience as an interim FD, business consultant, owner of her own multi award winning business and having run a small family business, she’s commercially focused with strong business acumen, and comfortable across a range of industries. Her background as a top performing audit and transaction senior manager, and then project manager to the UK leadership team in one of the Big 4 accountancy firms, means she’s well placed to understand the challenges those in professional services face.
Her areas of expertise are around perfectionism, people pleasing and procrastination, things common for high achievers. As a trusted confidante, sounding board and thinking partner, Nicole is a natural asset to individuals and organisations keen to unlock their full potential through coaching.
Nicole’s website: www.nicolefreeman.co.uk Find Nicole on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-freeman-coaching/ Nicole offers a free Mindset MOT you can book at: https://tidycal.com/nicolefreeman/mindset-mot Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 176 – What to do when you care too much as a leader | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:22:28 | |
This episode was prompted by a request from one of the members of my Women Leading community who asked how she could build more personal resilience around the impact of decisions she was making at work and be a little more “Teflon coated”.
Perhaps you relate – you need to make tough decisions as a leader but you take things to heart, you care about people and their wellbeing and sometimes the decisions you make can have significant impact on others.
Or perhaps you are the person who is implementing the decisions that others have made and cascading unwelcome news or making unpopular changes. You may be involved in a restructure for example or taking a team member through performance management.
Now, I didn’t want to call this ‘how to care less as a leader’ because I don’t think that those of us who care a lot would embrace the idea of caring less. Caring, having empathy, being conscious of the impact of our decisions on people - these are all wonderful traits for a leader to have and may well be a huge strength of yours as a leader.
However, if caring has no boundaries around it then you could be heading towards sleepless nights, self-doubt and possibly even burnout. In this episode I’m going to explore 3 insights and 3 tools and techniques to help you if you are someone who cares too much as a leader.
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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’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!
Join the May 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
Get in touch with me via LinkedIn or my website to chat about how I could work with you or your organisation. Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 175 – Getting Your Voice Heard at Work | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:47:45 | |
I’ve got another episode where I am a guest for you, this time I’m talking about how to get your voice heard at work with Aoife O’Brien on her Happier at Work podcast.
One of the key issues we discussed was the challenge of being interrupted in meetings, particularly for women. I provide strategies for managing interruptions and finding opportunities to speak up, including utilising allies and the powerful strategy of amplification.
In this episode you’ll hear more about…
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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’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!
Join the next 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
My Women Leading community gives you the support and strategies you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing ⭐ Lead under pressure All for just £49/month
And if you’re not already an avid listener to Aoife’s Happier At Work podcast go follow it now. She has some fantastic guests talking about all aspects of work. Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 174 – How to be a coach-like manager with Jude Sclater | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:46:41 | |
We all know we should be coaching our teams but it’s hard to know how to do that without going on a coaching for managers course. Until now! In this week’s episode I interview Jude Sclater about her book ‘Think Like a Coach’ which is a wonderfully practical step by step guide that any manager can use to become a coach-like manager. Jude simplifies coaching for us, defining it as giving someone your attention while they think out loud and emphasizes the importance of listening and asking questions
We discuss… - Jude’s 3 principles to help you become more coach-like with your team - When to coach your team and when not to! - Jude’s ‘Two Step’ approach to get you coaching straight away - The number one step you can take to create psychological safety in your team - How to coach in 5 minutes or less - How to support a team member experiencing strong emotions My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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’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!
Join the next 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
My Women Leading community gives you the support and strategies you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing ⭐ Lead under pressure All for just £49/month
About Jude Sclater: Jude Sclater is a coach, author, and trainer. Her book, “Think Like a Coach: How to empower your team through everyday conversations,” introduces the innovative Coaching Two-Step model that simplifies coaching down to its core principles, enabling you to swiftly adopt a coaching management style.
Over 20 years her career has spanned audit, project management, and learning and development for companies such as Deloitte. Pearson and Penguin Books. She draws on this vast experience to coach and train managers from consulting, legal, and financial service industries, guiding them from individual contributors to great team managers.
Links from Jude: Website: www.thinkwithjude.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/judesclater Instagram: www.instagram.com/thinkwithjude Blog Signup: www.thinkwithjude.com/signmeup Booksellers: www.thinkwithjude.com/think-like-a-coach#buy
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 173 – How to be a more Influential Leader | 21 Oct 2024 | 00:43:33 | |
This week’s episode is a little different in that I am the guest and you get to hear me being interviewed for once! In this episode I recorded for Lucy Gernon’s 360 LeadHERship podcast you’ll hear…
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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’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!
Join the next 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
My Women Leading community gives you the support and strategies you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing ⭐ Lead under pressure All for just £49/month
And if you’re not already an avid listener to Lucy’s 360 LeadHERship podcast go and add it to your follow list now.
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 172 – How to Navigate Perimenopause with Emma Thomas | 07 Oct 2024 | 00:43:25 | |
Whilst some women sail through perimenopause, lots of us struggle with symptoms including brain fog, sleep issues, hot flushes and anxiety. Those symptoms can impede our ability to work, impact our confidence and cause an alarming number of women to leave their jobs.
I explore this with my guest Emma Thomas, founder of Managing the Menopause and host of the Middling Along podcast.
We discuss:
Emma is also teaching her SENSE model inside my Women Leading community at our bi-monthly menopause gatherings where we meet to share experiences and coping strategies.
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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’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!
Join the next 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
My Women Leading community gives you the support and strategies you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing ⭐ Lead under pressure All for just £49/month
About Emma Thomas:
Emma is the founder of Managing the Menopause - her experience in coaching, internal communications and change management make her perfectly placed to help organizations plan and execute strategies to become more ‘menopause-friendly.’ Emma lives in Oxford with her husband and two children, and is also a Director of the Udjat CIC, which operates a wide-range of projects within Oxford and beyond.
Emma’s website: www.managingthemenopause.com Emma’s podcast: www.middlingalong.com Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 171 – How to clear your Emotional Overdraft with Andy Brown | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:57:14 | |
When I was sent a book called The Emotional Overdraft I instinctively knew that this was a topic that was going to resonate with me personally and you as listeners to this podcast.
An emotional overdraft is when you as a leader habitually overcome your employer’s challenges at the cost of our own physical and mental health. Sound familiar?
I am seeing this happening a LOT at the moment with the women within my Women Leading community so I was excited to dive into the topic with the book’s author Andy Brown.
We discussed:
My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. 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’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!
Join the next 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.
My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February. In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up
My Women Leading community gives you the support and strategies you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing ⭐ Lead under pressure All for just £49/month
About Andy Brown: Andy has over 30 years’ experience as an award-winning adviser and coach for people-based businesses. He’s also a podcast host and the author of Amazon #1 best seller, ‘The Emotional Overdraft: 10 simple changes for balancing business success and wellbeing’ a book for entrepreneurs, leaders and founders that articulates the often overlooked mental and physical costs of leadership
Links from Andy:
Buy the book in the UK Complete the free Emotional Overdraft Self-Assessment Follow Emotional Overdraft on Instagram Get all the latest Emotional Overdraft articles
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 170 – Stop Worrying What Other People Think of You | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:21:16 | |
Do you worry about what other people think of you?
Perhaps it stops you contributing in meetings for fear of judgement from others.
Or keeps you awake replaying conversations in your head feeling like you said something wrong.
Or it means when you’ve got something challenging to say you water it down to the point where you’re barely making a point anymore.
If any of that sounds familiar then keep listening because in this short episode I’m going to give you some insights and strategies you can use to reduce those worries and allow you to perform at your best at work.
This is the third in a series of three podcasts this summer around mindset so if you’ve not already listened to episode 166 on overcommitting and episode 168 on people pleasing do bookmark those to listen to.
One of the most powerful things you can do is learn how to say no which is why I’ve created my free How To Say No challenge which will take you from saying yes and regretting it to feeling comfortable saying no in just 5 days. Head over to carlamillertraining.com/sayno to access that.
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
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…
Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
You may also find episode 32 Why we look to others for validation useful Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 169 – How to Handle a Crisis and Keep Calm with Sue Musson | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:49:10 | |
Today’s guest Sue Musson has handled many a crisis in her career, including leading one of the largest NHS Trusts through the pandemic. In this episode she shares what she’s learnt about keeping calm in a crisis.
We discuss:
Sue shares some great stories from her own leadership experience, as well as her 6 step crisis management framework from her book Firecracker Leadership.
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 Sue Musson: Sue Musson achieved her first board-level leadership role at the age of twenty-seven. She is keen to share what she has learned to help other women build their confidence and impact. For 30 years, Sue has led numerous organisations including her own successful businesses under the Firecracker brand. She recently completed her term as Chairman of Liverpool University Hospitals, one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, with 14,000 staff and a turnover of £1.2Bn. Sue led the trust through a merger, the pandemic and the opening of a new hospital by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Her experience of leadership spans the full gamut of highs and lows, which she recounts with honesty, insight and humour in her new book, Firecracker Leadership. The book achieved number one bestseller status in three categories on Amazon and became a top ten bestseller in the USA. Firecracker Leadership is endorsed by the Mindvalley Book Club: “We are happy to endorse Firecracker Leadership (which) is a wonderfully written and structured book. It is packed with great ideas and quote-worthy wisdoms…It is a wonderful book that we are happy we got our hands on.” Concepts from the book have been featured in publications like Forbes, European Business Review, Elite Business, She Can Code, HR News, Startups Magazine, Training Journal and The HRDirector. Having served for fifteen years as a non-executive director and chair of five of the UK’s most significant healthcare organisations, Sue continues her public service by chairing panels to appoint UK judges in addition to running her own businesses. Sue’s website - https://www.suemusson.com/ Sue on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-musson-a0119416
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: My Women Leading community gives you the support you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing ⭐ Lead under pressure
You can read more and sign up here: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 168 – Breaking Free from People-Pleasing Patterns | 12 Aug 2024 | 00:21:47 | |
Think you might be a people pleaser? Perhaps you’ve got poor boundaries with others, really want to be liked or need a lot of external validation to feel that you’re good enough to be in your role?
In this solo episode I’m going to share some of the signs that you’re a people pleaser, what it’s costing you and 4 practical strategies you can use to break free from your people pleasing patterns and start prioritising your own needs.
This is the second in a series of 3 podcasts this summer around mindset and setting boundaries and if you’ve not already listened to episode 166 on overcommitting.
One of the most powerful things you can do is learn how to say no which is why I’ve created my free How To Say No challenge which will take you from saying yes and regretting it to feeling comfortable saying no in just 5 days. Head over to carlamillertraining.com/sayno to access that.
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
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…
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| Ep 167 – Elevate your executive presence with Lucy Gernon | 29 Jul 2024 | 00:47:47 | |
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…
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…
Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
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| Ep 166 – Are you overcommitting? | 15 Jul 2024 | 00:28:41 | |
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…
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…
Find up more and sign up at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 165 – A new perspective on winning with Cath Bishop | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:44:21 | |
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:
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…
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
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 164 – 6 strategies for reducing email overwhelm with Fay Wallis | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:50:02 | |
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:
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…
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…
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 | 03 Jun 2024 | 00:38:48 | |
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…
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
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 162 – How to Actually Enjoy Networking with Ellie Rich-Poole | 20 May 2024 | 00:48:43 | |
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…
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…
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 | 06 May 2024 | 00:58:11 | |
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…
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…
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)
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 160 – The secret to building a happy team with Richard Clarke | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:38:54 | |
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…
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…
Until 1 May 2024 you can access a discounted price at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 159 – When Being the Problem Solver Becomes a Problem | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:32:43 | |
It feels good to be able to solve the problems people bring to you. It makes you feel needed and helpful and you can tangibly see the value you’re adding. But it comes at a cost which could be holding back your career and hindering the growth of your team members In this episode I’m going to share…
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…
Until 1 May 2024 you can access a discounted price at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/womenleading
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 158 - Is Your Workplace Toxic with Aoife O'Brien | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:45:51 | |
In this episode, I’m talking to Happiness at Work expert Aoife O’Brien about the red flags in toxic workplaces that you need to be aware of. We look at:
Aoife O’Brien founded Happier at Work to solve the problem that 85% of employees are disengaged at work. Using her research-based Happier at Work framework, she partners with leaders to focus on: workplace culture; cultivating balance; and empowering leaders. Her award-winning podcast, Happier at Work® which I’ve guested on, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting. 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 coach. 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. This is now a top 2% global podcast so thanks for being part of that and do keep on spreading the word buy sharing a favourite episode with someone today.
You might also enjoy these episodes…
Episode 152 – Is it time to leave your job? Episode 102 – Happier at work with Aoife o’Brien
Sign up to the Women Leading waitlist at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/earlybird
Contact Aoife… https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie https://www.twitter.com/happieratworkHQ https://www.youtube.com/@happieratworkhq https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 157 – Asking Your Employer to Invest in You | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:25:35 | |
Have you thought about getting a coach or joining a course but immediately dismissed it because your organization has no budget? Have you considered asking your employer to invest in you but felt too awkward about it to actually make the ask? Do you feel bad booking yourself onto training because it would be taking training budget away from your team? If so, in this episode I am going to…
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 coach. 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.
Sign up to the Women Leading waitlist at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/earlybird
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 156 – How to Create a Coaching Culture in Your Team | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:42:15 | |
Would you like to create a team culture that allows everyone to thrive? And would you like to add coaching to your toolkit as a manager?
This week on the Influence & Impact podcast I’m joined by Jo Wright, author of ‘No More Sh*t Managers: Seven Steps to a Coaching Culture’ who’ll be talking about how to create a coaching culture within your team or organisation and why coaching conversations between managers and direct reports make so much difference.
We cover:
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 coach. 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.
About Jo: As Co-founder of Coaching Culture, and bestselling author of ‘No More Sh*t Managers: Seven Steps to a Coaching Culture’, Jo’s a passionate advocate for the many benefits a coaching ulture creates. With nearly 30 years’ experience in leading and coaching teams, and as a professionally accredited Coach, Jo is a true coaching champion, on a mission to inspire people to think differently about the power of coaching. She is often to be found sharing insights on howthe power of coaching can be used to create high performing teams, build trust, shape leadership styles and raise performance in the workplace.
Jo spends much of her time speaking about the benefits of coaching, the power of transformational conversations and culture, as well as interviewing industry leaders for Coaching Culture’s Learncast series. Jo’s first book, ‘No More Sh*t Managers: Seven Steps to a Coaching Culture’ became an Amazon Bestseller on its first day of release in November 2023. Find out more about Jo Wright at: https://www.coachingculture.com
If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and make sure you’ve got the podcast set to ‘follow’ if you’re listening in Apple or Spotify so you don’t miss future episodes.
If you’d like to talk to me about 1:1 coaching, or the upcoming Be Bolder confidence course and Influence & Impact women’s leadership programme do book a call or connect on LinkedIn and send me a message there.
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| Ep 155 – How to Support a Team Member Who Lacks Confidence | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:18:05 | |
If you’ve got a team member who lacks confidence it could be impacting their performance, their career progression and how they feel about work. Confidence issues are widespread with 79% of women saying they lack confidence at work. And it impacts people’s ability to perform and progress. 46% of women say managing a negative mindset stops them from making the impact they want at work whilst 37% of women identified a lack of confidence and self-belief in their own ability as an obstacle to career progression So how do you help people in your team build their confidence and unlock their potential? In this episode, I’m going to share 6 practical ways you can help a team member feel more confident in their role, as well as 3 traps to avoid to make sure you’re not labelling someone as unconfident when that may not be the issue. We’ll look at…
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 coach. 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.
If you’ve enjoyed this episode please leave a review and make sure you’ve got the podcast set to ‘follow’ if you’re listening in Apple or Spotify so you don’t miss future episodes. We’ve got some brilliant episodes coming up in February.
If you’d like to talk to me about 1:1 coaching, or the upcoming Be Bolder confidence course and Influence & Impact women’s leadership programme do book a call or connect on LinkedIn and send me a message there.
Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 154 – Overcome your public speaking anxiety with Olivia James | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:43:25 | |
Do you experience anxiety or nerves when you have to present at an important meeting or give a talk? Why is it that public speaking creates such a strong reaction in many of us? And how do we overcome those nerves to be able to perform at our best? My guest today Olivia James is a Harley Street performance specialist and therapist. She treats professional confidence issues, public speaking anxiety and trauma.
As well as uncovering why we feel so anxious Oliva and I discuss some specific strategies you can use ahead of a presentation to go in feeling calm and how to deal with going blank or losing your train of thought during a presentation. I've taken some really fantastic ideas from our conversation and I'm sure you will too.
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 new leadership bestie. And as your 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.
If speaking up in meetings in general is something you struggle with then do ask your employer to fund you to attend our March Be Bolder course. As well as helping you become more confident generally and turn down the volume on your Inner Critic, we have an entire workshop dedicated to helping you speak up confidently and get your voice heard in meetings. Go to carlamiller.co.uk/bebolder to find out more.
If you’ve enjoyed this episode please leave a review and make sure you’ve got the podcast set to ‘follow’ if you’re listening on Apple or Spotify so you don’t miss future episodes. We’ve got some brilliant episodes coming up in February.
If you’d like to talk to me about 1:1 coaching, or the upcoming Be Bolder confidence course and Influence & Impact women’s leadership programme do book a call or connect on LinkedIn and send me a message there. Mentioned in this episode: https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/ | |||
| Ep 153 - What to do when you’re put on the spot at work | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:23:13 | |
There’s nothing worse than that moment in a meeting where you’re put on the spot and your mind goes blank. Or your boss asks you a question you weren't expecting! The seconds seem to last for hours, panic sets in and you often end up either making up something you later regret or mumbling something vague and apologetic.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Join me in this episode as I share with you…
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 new leadership bestie. And as your 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.
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