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148. Beyond the Grind: Crafting a Career That Leaves a Mark with Prina Shah25 Oct 202400:13:29

In this solo episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast, host Prina Shah dives deep into a topic that touches us all – how to create a lasting legacy at work. Drawing insights from her new book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture that Leaves a Legacy, Prina challenges listeners to shift their focus from mere achievements to building a meaningful impact that transcends daily tasks.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Achievement and Legacy Paradox: Success without significance can leave us feeling hollow, despite external achievements.
  • Personal Stories: Prina shares moments from her career when she realised she wasn’t making the impact she desired, despite climbing the corporate ladder.
  • The Power of Everyday Legacy: Legacy isn’t just for leaders. Every interaction, decision, and small action at work can create lasting change.
  • Practical Tools from the Book: Discover activities and reflections that will help you actively build a meaningful career legacy.
  • A Call to Action: Prina encourages listeners to become the architects of their own careers, creating not just success but significance.

Don’t Miss:

  • Learn how one CEO’s mantra transformed the DNA of their entire organisation.
  • Why your impact at work matters more than your KPIs or targets.
  • A personal challenge from Prina to reflect on the kind of legacy you’re building today.

Resources:

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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147. Let's Make Work Meaningful - Announcing My Book18 Oct 202400:15:04

Let’s Make Work Meaningful

Welcome to another solo episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast with your host, Prina Shah. This week is monumental as Prina is launching her highly anticipated book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture That Leaves a Legacy.

In this episode, Prina delves into the heart of the book, exploring its central theme—the Achievement and Legacy Paradox. She talks about the tension between success and fulfillment that many leaders and teams face in the workplace, sharing why short-term wins often leave us feeling empty. The episode emphasises that true success comes not from titles or promotions but from creating a culture where purpose and impact are at the core.

Prina also shares compelling case studies from her book, highlighting real-life examples such as:

  • The “whiz kid” leader who made efficiency cuts without understanding the cultural cost.
  • The inspiring story of CEO Anthony Vuleta, who transformed workplace culture by focusing on daily moments that matter to employees.

Key Takeaways from This Episode:

  • Leadership is about more than numbers and titles—it’s about leaving a meaningful legacy.
  • Meaningful work environments lead to higher engagement, creativity, and retention.
  • Culture isn't a "nice-to-have"—it's the backbone of sustainable success.
  • If you're not growing your people, you're shrinking your business.

Action Steps:

My details are below, get in touch.  Let’s work together to make the workplace meaningful and less "shitty"! Tune in next time for more insights from Prina and other amazing thought leaders.

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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137. Why We Resist Change… with Jeff Skipper and Prina Shah16 Aug 202400:34:07

Today, we have Jeff Skipper, joining us all the way from Calgary, Alberta. Jeff is a renowned expert in accelerating change with over 25 years of experience working with top-tier clients like IBM, Suncorp, Goldman Sachs, and the Salvation Army. He holds a master's degree in organizational psychology, is a certified change management professional, and the author of "Dancing with Disruption."

In this episode, we dive deep into the psychology behind why humans in the workplace resist change, even in a world that glorifies innovation and continuous improvement. Jeff shares his valuable insights on how to maximize the potential for people to flourish during change, rather than freeze or flee. We discuss the critical differences between change management and project management, the importance of addressing the emotional impact of change, and how to create a culture where discomfort is seen as a catalyst for growth.

Key Topics Covered:

  1. The Psychology of Change Resistance
  2. Difference Between Change Management and Project Management
  3. Creating a Supportive Change Culture
  4. Aligning Change Initiatives with Company Culture
  5. The Role of Middle Managers in Change
  6. Leveraging Resistance as a Source of Learning
  7. Effective Change Communication

Quotes to Remember:

  • "In a world that glorifies innovation and continuous improvement, why do humans in the workplace still resist change?"
  • "Change management focuses on the people side of change, whereas project management is all about tasks and timelines."
  • "We need to make failure acceptable and provide the necessary support for people to feel safe during change."

More about Jeff:

Jeff Skipper is an expert in accelerating change. For more than 25 years, clients such as IBM, Suncorp, Goldman Sachs, and The Salvation Army have engaged him to achieve dramatic results during strategic transformation. Jeff holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology, is a Certified Change Management Professional, and the author of Dancing with Disruption.

Links:

Web: jeffskipperconsulting.com

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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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47. Cheer Up: Is Toxic Positivity Ruining Your Culture? With Dr Maike Neuhaus and Prina Shah25 Nov 202200:36:56

Cheer Up: Is Toxic Positivity Ruining Your Culture? 

How can you find ways to change the workplace culture if you find yourself in an environment of toxic positivity?

How can you create an environment where depth of conversation can exist in place of toxic positivity, when it comes to emotional intelligence in the workplace?

How can you interpret the value of negative emotions as data in order to achieve your organisation’s ultimate goals during change projects?

About today’s episode:


Today I chat with Dr Maike Neuhaus who is currently based in Brisbane. Dr Neuhaus is a positive psychologist and self-leadership expert who is passionate about helping driven professionals understand what they need in order to flourish and create positive changes in life.

I speak with Dr Maike about: How to identify and navigate an environment of toxic positivity.

Dr Maike talks about how toxic positivity impedes every organisation’s ability to thrive.

  • The difference between toxic positivity and optimism.
  • Interpreting negative emotions as data.
  • How to create deeper, more meaningful conversations around negative emotions in your workplace.
  • How to role model an environment where it’s safe to raise concerns.
  • Strategies for HR professionals who identify toxic positivity in their workplace and how to start bringing in awareness.
  • Reasons why toxic positivity may be exhibited by the best intentioned people in a workplace and how this often relates to boundaries and effective communication.
  • What happens when negative emotions are dismissed at and outside of the workplace, and why they’re valuable data for any organization to achieve their goals. 
  • I share perspective on RU Okay Day and ways to approach the conversation so that it is backed by emotional safety.
  • And listen in to Dr Maike’s answer to my question:  if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace?  Hint: it has to do with what she refers to as a flourishing meter

About today’s guest: Dr Maike Neuhaus is a positive psychologist and self-leadership expert who is passionate about helping driven professionals understand what they need in order to flourish and create positive change in life. She i

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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46. Do you know how to let go of unnecessary stuff? With Prina Shah18 Nov 202200:02:01

Detachment. It is the trait of Zen Masters and you can learn it too!

A lot of the toxic team issues I have helped rectify have been the result of people holding on to grudges, past traumas and work place wrongs.

You know holding onto such things can affect you mentally and physically?

Learn to how let go of unnecessary stuff in this episode!

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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45. Are you an Inclusive Leader? with Prina Shah11 Nov 202200:09:13

Are you an inclusive leader?

I have had the pleasure of supporting many CEOs and senior leaders to become more inclusive and I share practical tips with you!

The way you include your people will impact the way you are perceived and trusted. 

I share examples of what you can do to be more inclusive. 


More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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44. How Leaders Speak the Language of the Mind with Jamie Dixon and Prina Shah04 Nov 202200:38:45

Have you noticed something about the best leaders at your workplace? 

What is it about them that makes them the best? Is it technical knowledge? Is it their leadership skills? Or could it be that they take you on a journey…

About today’s episode:

Today I speak with Author Jamie Dixon about How Leaders Speak the Language of the Mind

More about Jamie:

Jamie Dixon is the Author of 3 Books:

- The Story Habit - A methodology for building simple and powerful habits for influencing at work through the power of storytelling
- Overcome and Get it Done! - A book about discipline, productivity and behaviour change that I proudly wrote and published in just 24 hours
Shaping Paths, How to Design and Deliver PRACTICAL Training - A practical training design methodology that I use to design all my training solutions

Some of the things we cover

  • Change and Culture go together like PB n J yet orgs still mess it up. We uncover why… 
  •  What is the biggest skill needed to bring people on the journey of change? 
  • Jamie explains what he means by “The greatest leaders are fluent in the language of the mind”
  •  Jamie dissects the essential steps of storytelling. Stories are made up of three parts: Relate, Challenge, Resolve.
  • Jamie gives us some easy ways to learn the skill of storytelling
  • Jamie shares how can leaders enable others to understand their perspective? 
  • I ask how can leaders change people’s minds – that’s the hard part of change!? 
  • How can leaders inspire people to take action? 
  • Jamie’s answer to what is one way you would change the workplace if you had a magic wand is fabulous!


Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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43. Do you delegate like a pro? Hosted by Prina Shah28 Oct 202200:01:28

Are you a corporate martyr or a realist? You can't do it all- therefore you need to learn the fine art of delegation.

This week I have a few questions for you to consider about how you delegate and communicate.

Try my easy formula and let me know how you go!

Wouldn’t you love that as a people manager?

It can be done...

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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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42. Avoid these traps if you are a new CEO, with Prina Shah21 Oct 202200:13:42

Avoid these traps if you are a new CEO...

I have had the pleasure of Coaching many CEOs and senior leaders to begin their new roles effectively.

The way you start any job will determine how you are perceived, liked and followed by those you lead. 

Are you new as a CEO? 

Do you have mandates from the Board / Investors or Shareholders?

No doubt you’ve got your own intentions of this new role too.

One thing I have repeatedly seen is this trap that too many new CEOs fall into.

I share examples from my past corporate life of the failures I have observed of new CEOs. 

I share examples of great work some of the CEOs whom I support are doing. 

And I share PRACTICAL EXAMPLES of what you can do to start off right if you are a new CEO!

More about your host, Prina Shah:

·      Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter

·      Join the Ways to Change the Workplace FREE Movement

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
 Get your FREEBIES and connect with Prina:

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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41. Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel with Dr. Gena Cox and Prina Shah14 Oct 202200:27:49

Do you feel like a fake, phony and fraud at work? Are you holding back parts of you?

Did you know that many people of colour don’t enjoy being in the workplace because of a raft of reasons…

Has your workplace rolled out Unconscious Bias training as part of their diversity and equity efforts? Have they missed the mark?

About today’s episode:
 
Today I chat with Dr Gena Cox all the way from Florida. Dr. Gena Cox is an organizational psychologist and executive coach. She is the author of Leading Inclusion, a groundbreaking guidebook for corporate leaders who want to build inclusive organizations from the top down.

I speak with Gena about: Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel

Watch the youtube version here!

Gena talks about: 

  • Her past experiences of not fitting into the workplace. 
  • The internal conflicts that people from a minority background face at work.
  • How people from minority backgrounds address their internal conflicts to fit in.
  • How the employee experience can be drastically enhanced for minorities. 
  • The importance of understanding people’s racial histories and stories. 
  • I share my Dad’s migration story of moving as a senior leader from Kenya to taking on manual labour work in the UK and what effects it had on him.
  •  Tips on how individuals, leaders and your organisation can lead inclusion the right way at your workplace!
  • And listen in to Gena’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace? 

 About today’s guest: Dr. Gena Cox is an organizational psychologist and executive coach. She is the author of Leading Inclusion, a groundbreaking guidebook for corporate leaders who want to build inclusive organizations from the top down. Before this, at IBM and Perceptyx,
 
Resources and links

Connect with Gena and check out her

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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40. Have you built a solutions focused team?07 Oct 202200:01:45

Have you built a solutions focused team? Imagine this:

John has come to you with an issue that he has just uncovered, and he doesn't know how to respond to it. A stressful verbal avalanche awaits you!

Versus

John has come to you with an issue that he has discovered, and he has shared with you potential solutions to this issue, including the potential costs and risk implications and people impacts of his solutions.

Wouldn’t you love that as a people manager?

It can be done...

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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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39. Four ways to benefit from the great resignation with Prina Shah30 Sep 202200:06:43

4 ways to benefit from the great resignation

Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter to get practical tips, tools and more!

Have people left your workplace? 

Have they quit to move on to other things?

Have they been fired because they refused to get vaccinated?

Either way, you’re probably doing more work with fewer people. 

You may be in it for the long game. If that is you, this episode speaks to you! 

I share 4 ways to benefit from the great resignation

1.       Continue to deliver. It can be easy to drop your productivity to suit the environment that you are in. Continually doing this may inhibit the way you work and it may in fact create a new habit and a new way of working leaving you being potentially less productive.

2.       Continue to learn. That which is in front of you is your teacher. Even learning how not to do things is excellent learning! Learning need not be from a traditional training perspective in this respect; you could learn by observing others, observing the way systems are used and by observing the culture.

3.       Don’t dismiss. It is easy to dismiss others as being not as focused when we you are ready for the next pivot in your career. Often I find with my coachees that they are high achievers. Not everybody is, and there is nothing wrong with that. We are all different with different work and life needs.

4.       Have the conversation. Talk to your manager about your career needs. I find often that this is the step that people feel the most uncomfortable about, which is why I recommend these pointers to guide your conversation.

  •  Discuss your achievements
  • Discuss your learnings
  • Ask your manager’s plans for the next quarter
  • Share your needs: if you want to get involved with projects, stretch assignments etc
  • Share your career goals: note this can be a tricky one if you have decided to move on. If you are

planning on staying with the organisation, outline where you hope to get to by x months and ask you manager if that is realistic and whether they can support you get there.

I wish you well in your career! 

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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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38. How Effective is Group and Team Coaching with Ro Gorell and Prina Shah?23 Sep 202200:36:09

How Effective is Group and Team Coaching? 

  • How can you break silos at your workplace?
  • How can you foster genuine collaboration and innovation?
  • How can you use the brains of ALL and not the chosen few high potentials?
  • How are Ro and I disillusioned HR people? 

We talk about all that and more!

Reach out to learn how you can enable group or team coaching at your workplace! 

About today’s episode:
 
Today I chat with Ro Gorell who specialises in organisational change and team coaching, helping organisations through rapid and continuous change, often in challenging environments. 

She is an accredited Team Coach and enjoys working with teams and groups to help them become self-sufficient.

I speak with Ro about: How Effective is Group and Team Coaching?
 
Ro talks about how she supports global clients to make effective organisational culture change via Group and Team Coaching. We talk about:

  • Ro’s story: what you do, how you got to where you are and why you do it…
  • Self-reflection and learning from others are important leadership skills, yet still difficult for some to adapt to, how can they adapt? 
  • What is group coaching?
  • What is team coaching?
  • What are the benefits of group and team coaching?
  • How do people know if their organisation can utilise group and team coaching?
  • Ro shares so many practical tips.
  • And we both share some juicy past projects – without breaking confidentiality of course!
  • Ro’s answer to “what is one way you would change the workplace if you had a magic wand?” is a great answer and you’ll discover why I always love speaking with her! 

 About today’s guest: Ro Gorell is the founder of Grow Talent, dedicated to creating a great culture through coaching and a director of Change Optimised, an international consultancy supporting leaders to navigate transformational change.

 Ro is also a multiple published author on coaching and her latest book, Coaching Self-organising Teams:  helping teams flourish, published in December 2021.

Resources and links

Connect with Ro and check out her

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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136. Sulking - The Silent Saboteur of Harmony with Prina Shah09 Aug 202400:16:42

Sulking: The Silent Saboteur of Workplace Harmony

Host: Prina Shah

Episode Summary: In this episode of the "Ways to Change the Workplace" podcast, host Prina Shah dives deep into the topic of sulking, a passive-aggressive behaviour that silently sabotages workplace harmony. Prina explores the psychological roots of sulking, its impact on personal and professional relationships, and provides actionable strategies to address and overcome this destructive behaviour.

Key Takeaways:

  • Definition and Understanding Sulking: Learn what sulking is, its psychological underpinnings, and how it manifests in both personal and professional settings.
  • The Impact of Sulking: Discover how sulking can lead to increased stress, anxiety, decreased productivity, and strained relationships.
  • Personal and Workplace Examples: Hear real-life examples of sulking, including Prina's personal experiences and workplace scenarios that highlight the detrimental effects of this behaviour.
  • Strategies to Address Sulking: Get practical tips and strategies for addressing sulking, whether you are the sulker or the one affected by it.
  • Creating a Healthy Work Environment: Understand the importance of fostering a transparent and communicative workplace culture to prevent sulking and promote overall well-being.

Quotes from the Episode:

  • "Sulking is more than just a bad mood – it's a form of emotional manipulation that can wreak havoc in both personal and professional relationships."
  • "Sulking is like a festering wound. Ignored, it only gets worse and spreads, affecting not just the wound itself but the entire body."
  • "If you continue to sulk, it's like driving with the handbrake on, causing unnecessary strain and damage to other people and your relationships."


Share your thoughts and experiences on sulking by connecting with Prina on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via her website. 

Let’s unite against sulking and promote a culture of open communication and respect in the workplace. 

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

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Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
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37. Do You Keep a Distractions or Interruptions Log?16 Sep 202200:01:49

It felt like everyone wanted a piece of me when I became a manager; to ask questions, to get direction, to update me, to make decisions!

It was overwhelming until I took carriage of it with an interruptions / distractions log and my analysis of it was so insightful!

This week I have a few questions for you to consider in relation to how you are uisng your time - are you an active or a passive passenger of time? 

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What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
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36. Five Problems that Hierarchical Structures Face09 Sep 202200:15:38

The larger the organisation, the larger its woes, often. 

I have supported many organisations with these issues. Do reach out to me if you need help: prina@prinashah.com 

This is what I talk to in this episode.

About today’s episode:

5 Problems that Hierarchical Structures Face

1.    Is your leadership pecking order in effect causing your leaders to negatively compete with each other?

2.    Has your organisation got a command-and-control style, like the Milgram experiment? Do people conform without questioning, like a herd of sheep?

3.    Is yours an entitlement culture where people expect the next role to be their god given right?

4.    Has your organisation had cases of corporate fraud which went unseen for a while?

5.    Is your organisation constipated when it comes to decision making?

Further Resources:

 More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, s

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

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Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
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35. Breaking Workplace Taboos: For Migrant and Asian Women with Sharn Khaira and Prina Shah02 Sep 202200:27:36

How can you fit in to a work culture being a migrant woman?

How can workplaces be more open to diverse experiences of their workforce?

Are you ready to move your workplace beyond lip service diversity measures?
 
 About today’s episode:
 
Today I chat with Sharn Khaira who is the CEO of the Asian Female Entrepreneurs Collective in the UK. 

Sharn has a great back story about being a child of migrant parents, how she gave up her corporate career to be her own boss and how she bought her parents a house from her business earnings! She also used to plan big, fat Asian weddings – Bollywood style. Sharn is a go getter with an infectious personality.
 
 I speak with Sharn about: Breaking Workplace Taboos: For Migrant and Asian Women 
 
We discuss: 

  • Our lived experience in the workplace as a second-generation immigrant (Sharn.) 
  • And as a first-generation multiple migrant (Prina.) 
  • The common internal barriers that migrant women face.
  • The common external barriers that migrant women face.
  • What workplaces can do to proactively support a migrant workforce – beyond lip service measures.
  • The traditional role of women in Asian cultures - and how that creates a conflict within one’s self when trying to break the mold.
  • Intersectionality within our own Asian cultures!!
  • Traditional views of some Asian men and how Sharn’s clients deal with their setbacks.  
  • And listen in to Sharn’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace? 

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About today’s guest: Sharn loves helping female entrepreneurs step into their purpose and she views it as an honour to observe as they discover the best versions of themselves while creating the impact and income they crave. Sharn believes you can build the life you desire because anything is possible. Why? Because she has walked the same path.

Resources and links

Connect with Sharn and check out her details

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at w

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

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Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
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34. Have you Conducted a Self Care Audit?26 Aug 202200:01:27

Burnout, stress, fatigue, anxiety, depression - they are all common ailments, often relating from our jobs. How awful is that? 

One thing that helps is to be more introspective. Not in a naval gazing way, but to do a practical selfcare audit.

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What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
 Get your FREEBIES and connect with Prina:

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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33. The Great Realisation, hosted by Prina Shah19 Aug 202200:13:26

Have you got a new relationship with your job? (You’re not alone…)

Have you redefined what you want in your career, what you stand for and what you stand against?

If you’re an employer, the link of your workforce’s psychological contract and your workplace culture are immense. Have you checked in?

About today’s episode:

Today is a solo episode about: The Great Realisation (not the Great Resignation)

In this episode, I bring stories from my Coachees to you about the great realisation moments that they’ve had in relation to their relationship with their jobs!

There’s some great learnings there about asking for a demotion, working out your long term career plan and taking a sabbatical from work if you can! 

Resources just for you:

 More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
 My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/
Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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32. Become Better at Business Relationship Management with Malini Jayaganesh and Prina Shah12 Aug 202200:27:53

How can you develop a collaborative organisational culture?
 
How can you develop working relationships that can weather any storm?
 
How can you enable people to think strategically with a long term mindset?

How can you develop a strong team brand?
 
 About today’s episode:

Today I chat with Business Relationship Management Expert, Malini Jayaganesh.

I speak with Malini about: Becoming Better at Business Relationship Management. 

Malini talks about her own career and why she now focuses on Business Relationship Management as an expertise. Malini speaks in a wonderfully visual way and we discuss: 

  • What Business Relationship Management is.
  • How to develop your business relationships in a genuine manner.
  • How to become more of a collaborative leader. 
  • How you can develop yourself of your team to think strategically.
  • How the performance process affects business relationships and our long-term thinking.
  • Why business relationship management is an essential skill for all leaders wanting to optimise their organisational cultures.
  • And listen in to Malini’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace? 

About today’s guest: Malini is an expert in nurturing high-performing, cross-functional teams. She was featured in the global list of Top Business Relationship Managers in 2019 and 2020, has received 5 Global Excellence Awards from the Business Relationship Management Institute, as well as a Service Excellence Award from Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria Australia.

Resources and links

 Malini enjoys writing about culture, relationships and food. Check out:

Connect with Malini on LinkedIn 

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
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Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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31. Do you get off the dance floor?05 Aug 202200:02:26

Are you that busy, "I have no time" type?

Or are you the type that carves thinking and strategic time into your week as a non-negotiable?

Guess what style Execs, high achievers and the more content folk amongst us tend to apply...?

Do you get off the dance floor and take balcony time?

Prina (wishing you well in your leadership journey) Shah

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What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
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Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
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30. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (Before you quit, listen to this!)29 Jul 202200:13:15

Should I stay, or should I go?

Have you had enough of your job? Is it time for a change?

Are you considering quitting your job?

Tune in to this episode first…
 
About today’s episode:
 
It is a solo episode with moi today on the topic of:

Should I Stay, or Should I Go? (Before you quit, listen to this!)

I discuss: 

  • The reasons you may be considering quitting your job.

The analogy of - don’t do anything when you’re hungry – even quitting! 

  • I ask you some important questions that you need to ask yourself – self coach! 
  • And I leave you with pointers – before you quit, the things to consider….

Prina (wishing you well in your career) Shah

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!

 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
 Get your FREEBIES and connect with Prina:

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
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Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting

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29. CEO Insights with Anthony Vuleta and Prina Shah: How to Optimise Your Culture22 Jul 202200:24:57

I chat with the award-winning Anthony Vuleta, CEO of Town of Victoria Park.

Anthony is renowned for his work on optimising his organisation’s culture over many years.

If you live in Perth, you either know Anthony, or you have heard of the way he has led his organisation through his bottom up, people and learning focused leadership style. If you don’t live in Perth, you’re in for a treat!

In this chat with Anthony on Ways to Change the Workplace, I asked:

  • You are known for your great culture at TOVP. That surely didn't happen overnight. When and why did you begin to focus on your organisational culture?
  • What have been the fruits of your labour on this work on focusing on your org culture? 
  • What tips would you give to other CEOs who want to focus on their culture?


This is a MUST watch episode for any CEO or person wanting to optimize their organisational culture!

Learn more about Anthony here:
https://au.linkedin.com/in/anthony-vuleta-65733751

Learn more about the Town of Victoria Park here: https://www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/About-Council/Who-are-we 

  • If you are a CEO or an Executive and you need to develop your organisational culture, people or team, email me - prina@prinashah.com 


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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

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Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
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28. Have you thanked someone lately?15 Jul 202200:02:19

Have you thanked someone lately? 

  • I have a really simple formula to give thanks to someone explain the WHAT the WAY the WHEN and the WHY of the thank you that you were giving the four Ws. 
  • It need not be formal you can talk to someone verbally you can even send them and copy their manager in into an email get creative see how you can deliver your best thank you! 
  • Developing a mindset of gratitude at work by simply using this technique will get you far!

See the difference but it makes for you and your professional brand. 

 Wishing you well in your leadership journey. 

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What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
 Get your FREEBIES and connect with Prina:

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
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135. Plan for Retirement (NOW) with Aadil Abbas and Prina Shah02 Aug 202400:11:05

In this thought-provoking episode, Aadil Abbas introduces the noivel concept of a "work optional lifestyle," challenging the traditional notion of retirement. Instead of ceasing work at a predetermined age, this approach empowers individuals to choose their transition based on financial readiness and personal preferences.

Have you ever considered this for yourself?

Key Discussion Points:

  • Redefining Retirement: Discover how advancements in healthcare and increased life expectancy are reshaping retirement from a fixed endpoint to a flexible phase. Learn how this shift allows for a more personalised approach to leaving the workforce.
  • Financial Preparedness: Aadil explains the importance of building multiple income streams—savings, investments, part-time work, government benefits, and more—to sustain a work optional lifestyle. 
  • HR’s Role: Explore how HR professionals can support employees in planning for a work optional lifestyle. .
  • Creating a Meaningful Work-Life Balance: Learn how redefining retirement as a work optional lifestyle can transform your relationship with work. Rather than viewing work as a mandatory obligation, it becomes a choice driven by personal fulfilment and financial goals.

Join us as we delve into the future of retirement planning and discover how embracing a work optional lifestyle can lead to a more fulfilling and sustainable work-life balance. This episode is packed with insights that will inspire you to take control of your financial future and create a legacy of meaningful work.

Tune in to explore these ideas and more, and start reimagining your path to retirement today!

Here are past episodes with Aadil.

Get in touch with Aadil.

00:01:24 - Financial Wellness and the Cost of Living
00:01:45 - Focus on Retirement
00:02:07 - Welcoming Adil Abbas
00:02:27 - The Concept of Retirement
00:02:48 - Aging and Working Longer
00:03:09 - Generational Needs in the Workplace
00:03:30 - Financial Planning for Retirement
00:03:50 - Stress and Excitement about Retirement
00:04:22 - Advances in Healthcare and Life Expectancy
00:04:54 - Changing

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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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27. Does your Executive Team have the advantage?08 Jul 202200:15:13

Does your Executive Team have the advantage?

Is your Executive Team helping, or hindering you?

Is your Executive team working effectively together?

  • I have supported many Executive Teams to optimise their own culture - email me to enquire about how I can help your Executive Team prina@prinashah.com

About today’s episode:
 
Today’s solo episode is all about how Executive teams can work with an advantage. 

Does your Executive Team have the Advantage is the question I pose…

Executive teams are the cause of many a workplace conflict in my experience. 

In this episode, I ask you some tough questions about how effective your executive team is. 

Do share this episode with your Executive team!

Some of the points I cover:

  • The problem(s) of a disharmonious Executive team on your workforce, culture and your overall organisational performance. 
  • Practical activities your Executive team can do NOW to become more cohesive and develop their collective vulnerability and trust. 
  • Honest questions your Executive team need to ask themselves – it’s time to stop the BS!

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
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26. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Working in HR with Marija Andacic and Prina Shah01 Jul 202200:33:32

HR is an important function, yet still disliked by many…

That is just one (of many) statements I posed to HR Leader, Marija Andacic. 

HR practitioners, this one is especially for you! 

I ask Marija all the questions that are on the tip of your tongue. 

Whether you are a HR veteran or a HR newbie, this episode is going to give you clarity on you, your brand, your career and your network as a HR practitioner. 

If you are not in HR, this is a great one to listen to – one of the first pieces of advice I received from a mentor was to have good relationships with Admin and HR people as they hold many keys to the success of your career. 

About today’s episode:
 
Today I chat with Marija Andacic. Marija is a HR Leader with significant experience over many industries. I met her last year and love her style! 

I speak with Marija about: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Working in HR.
 
We discuss: 

  • HR is an important function in every organisation, yet still disliked by many, why so?
  • Often HR are used for the organisation’s interests vs. the employee’s interests. How can HR practitioners address this issue so they can be the employee advocate too?
  • What to do when you fundamentally disagree with the decision the leader has taken as the HR practitioner. 
  • How to establish trust and credibility as a HR practitioner.
  • HR workers tend to put off their own development and working on their professional brand in my experience, what advice would you give to those looking to break the mold?
  • When I worked in HR, I tried my best to be neutral, and be the employee advocate for all – as I think HR should be impartial. Often HR are used for the benefit of the org’s interests vs the employee’s interests – how can one handle this if they are in that situation?
  • We haven’t worked together yet, what is your opinion of working with consultants? Reason I ask if there is often debate going around about using consultants vs HR trying to do it all. 
  • How to build and nurture your HR (and beyond) network.
  • Any practical tips you have for up-and-coming HR stars?  
  • I ask Marija, what is one way you would change the workplace if you had a magic wand – her answer is fab!

About today’s guest: Marija has significa

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25. Do you know your blind spots?24 Jun 202200:01:48

Self awareness and emotional intelligence are critical skills and ones which will get you far in work and life…

This week I have a few questions for you to consider in relation to your blind spots.

  • Have you asked your manager for developmental #feedback?
  • Have you asked your team what they need more or less of?
  • Have you asked your trusted peers what they see lacking in you?

Self-awareness is very important skill for emotional intelligent leaders.

If we don't know we don't grow!

Wishing you well in your leadership journey. 

Sign up to the FREE Leadership Coaching Question Series where you get video snippets + BONUS coaching tools and resources delivered to your inbox every week for 24 weeks.
 
What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

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Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
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24. Simplifying Psychological Safety17 Jun 202200:09:13

Why is creating Psychological Safety so hard for some organisations?

Do you want to learn how to create psychological safety at your workplace?

Let’s demystify all things psychological safety…

About today’s episode:

Today is a solo episode on all things Psychological Safety where I help to
Simplify Psychological Safety.

I discuss:

  • The definition of psychological safety
  • What psychological safety is not
  • The new behaviours needed to create a psychologically safe workplace culture
  • I give practical (and free) ideas on how ANYONE can conduct an unsafe workplace test audit
  • I share my own example of how I created psychological safety when I worked in corporate
  • I share how I work with teams to develop their psychological safety (and so much more!) 
  • I share the next steps you can take to create a good team

Free Resources:

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

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23. Breaking Workplace Taboos: About ADHD with Jade Goulding and Prina Shah10 Jun 202200:21:03

How can you tell your boss that you have ADHD?

About today’s episode:

Today I chat with the creative Communications Professional / Artist who is Jade Goulding. Jade was diagnosed with ADHD and she shares her story of how she has dealt with it in the context of being an entrepreneur and an employee.

I speak with Jade about: Breaking Workplace Taboos: About ADHD
 
Jade talks about how she is using her ADHD traits to her advantage! 

We talk about: 

  • Jade’s story: what she does, how she got to where she is and why she does it
  • I share with Jade that many of my friends have recently been diagnosed with ADHD in their 40s. Some feel a real sense of shame about it…
  • What is ADHD?
  • What is your ADHD like for you re: being an employee and an entrepreneur?
  • How to break the stigma?
  • How can workplaces change to be more inclusive for people to “come out” about their ADHD?
  • Jade shares some super practical tips for people who want to talk to their workplaces about their ADHD.
  • Jade’s answer to “what is one way you would change the workplace if you had a magic wand: is great, see what she says…

About today’s guest: Jade is a self confessed Comms Nerd – and that is what her business is called too! She is a creative, strategic and experienced visual communicator. She brings innovative ideas and strategy, keen problem solving skills, with an illustration and design background, and a nerdy interest in data, measurement, and the real reason WHY. Her super powers are understanding complex situations quickly, creative solutions to communication problems, design thinking, human centred approach to EVERYTHING, communication strategy, efficient processes, creative outputs, and innovative solutions.

Resources and links

Connect with Jade and her Comms Nerd Business

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts wi

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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
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22. Who at work inspires you?03 Jun 202200:01:42

Role modelling or learning from observing others is a skill that is free of charge and I you can easily learn from...

Who is a person at work that inspires you?

We can learn from those people...

Have you really looked into what it is that they do, or don't do that inspires you?

I'd like you to think about the three traits you will take from them and apply to yourself at work.

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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21. Five Ways to Communicate to Get Buy In27 May 202200:07:55

Do you wish your message would land better?

Do you feel unheard at work?

Do you want to learn how to use the right mode of communication, for the right situation, so you can end up with a win / win outcome?

Well wait no longer!

This week’s episode is titled: 5 Ways to Communicate to Gain Buy In

I help workplaces to become even better.

One of the recurring issues I have seen with not so great workplace is issues happening because of a lack of communication, mixed communication or just plain poor communication. 

  • When people communicate about #change it is dull and generic AF.
  • When people are trying to sell an idea, they often fail.
  • When people are trying to influence others in the workplace, they find it difficult. 
  • When people are trying to improve team or stakeholder engagement, they don’t know how to.

In this episode, I share 5 Modes of Communication that you can apply to help your message stick. 

I wish you well in finding Ways to Change the Workplace! 

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More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be! Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
 

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For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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20. Remote, Not Distant: Create a Thriving Hybrid Culture with Gustavo Razzetti and Prina Shah20 May 202200:28:08

Is your workplace turning hybrid or considering it? 

Is your manager not sure about all this talk of hybrid work? 

Is your workplace asking you to return fully to the office? 

If you answered yes to any of those questions, you need to listen to this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast with my guest Gustavo Razzetti who is the CEO & Founder, Fearless Culture.

About today’s episode: Gustavo’s latest book titled “Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace” is full of practical lessons any organisation large or small can apply.

I talk to Gustavo about how you can be: Remote, Not Distant: Create a Thriving Hybrid Culture

  • Gustavo has a background in innovation, social psychology and human centred design, I ask him all about how he has married those elements to bring you his latest work
  • His latest book, Remote, Not Distant is a title that says it all! 
    • Gustavo tells us what gems he is sharing in his new book.
    • I tell Gustavo that where I live in Perth, we’ve been lucky not to be too badly affected by the pandemic, remote work for most organisations has been a temporary band aid. I am pro remote work, how do we get the reticent orgs to embrace remote work?
    • From your years of research, what are the cons of remote work? (Very insightful info to manage psychological safety.)
    • What are the unexpected pros of remote work? (There are many!) 
    • I asked Gustavo about all of the open source material he freely provides, that is truly generous – I ask what drove you to be so open with your material?
  • Gustavo shares practical tips for organisations who are iffy about embracing remote work. 
  • Gustavo’s answer to “what is one way you would change the workplace if you had a magic wand!” is fantastic! 

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About today’s guest: Gustavo is passionate about helping teams do the best work of their lives. He is a sought-after speaker, culture consultant, and author of three books. 

He created

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19. Develop your Consulting Skills to Deepen Your Influence with Deb Zahn and Prina Shah13 May 202200:34:09

Consulting is a crucial skill for ANYONE in the workplace, but if you lack it, here’s what could happen:

  • Miscommunication
  • Failed projects
  • A waste of time and money
  • Your professional brand being tarnished

And all of the above is probably because the project lead (or you) couldn’t influence or consult. 

About today’s episode:

If you want to Develop your Consulting Skills to Deepen Your Influence, you need to listen to this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast with my guest Deb Zahn who is a specialist in The Craft of Consulting. 

I speak with Deb about: How Develop your Consulting Skills to Deepen Your Influence.
 
Deb shares so many of her own secrets in this episode, it got me spilling the beans as to how I consult too! 

Get your pen and paper ready for this one. Here are some of the things we cover:

  • How consulting is an important leadership skill, yet many leaders lack the skill!
  • The results of being a poor internal consultant.
  • The key skills you need to be a legendary consultant – and the best news, these skills can be learnt!!
  • Deb and I share our very own consulting tools. 
  • And listen in to Deb’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace? 

About today’s guest: Deb Zahn helps professionals create successful consulting businesses, especially in the first 2 make-or-break-it years. As a practicing consultant for 11+ years, Deb routinely brings in 6- and 7-figures a year and have built a steady, reliable pipeline of work. Deb specializes in securing high-value contracts with hard-to-get clients. Over the last decade, She has coached 68+ new consultants and helped them fast track their success. She is also the host of the Craft of Consulting podcast.

Resources and links:

Connect with Deb via her Website, LinkedIn Profile, LinkedIn Page and YouTube 

Learn more about these cool tools:

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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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18. Do you know your WORST work self?06 May 202200:01:42

This podcast forms a part of the Leadership Coaching Question Series that I will be sharing with you.

Do you know your worst work self?

  • Do you know what causes it and why? 
  • Do you know how you behave as your worst work self?  
  • Do you know how that makes others in your team feel? 
  • Do you know what steps you can take to mitigate that Incredible Hulk moment? 
  • It's really important for you to know the impact that you have on others. 
  • I talk often about the concept of positional power that people have as Leaders.
  • With great power comes great responsibility as a wise person once said! 

Wishing you well in your leadership journey. 

Sign up to the FREE Leadership Coaching Question Series where you get video snippets + BONUS coaching tools and resources delivered to your inbox every week for 24 weeks.
 
What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
 Get your FREEBIES and connect with Prina:

Support the show

If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.

Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.

Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/
Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/
Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplace
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134. From Law to Radio: Lisa Leong's Journey to a Multifaceted Career with Prina Shah26 Jul 202400:44:03

Lisa Leong, is a multifaceted professional who wears many hats with finesse. You may well know her from ABC’s Radio show This Working Life, through to her many TV and Conference appearances. She handed the mic over to me. 

We discuss her portfolio career from her journey as an author to her roles as a facilitator, MC, and speaker, Lisa shares invaluable lessons from her diverse career. 

Key Takeaways:

  • Compassionate Facilitation: The importance of empathy and presence in effective facilitation.
  • Portfolio Career Defined: Understanding the benefits and challenges of managing multiple professional roles.
  • Investing in Yourself: The significance of continuous self-improvement and skill development.
  • Career Exploration: How volunteering and side hustles can enrich your career journey.
  • Managing Burnout: Techniques like meditation, mindfulness, and setting boundaries to prevent stress.
  • Embracing Individuality: The power of being your authentic self in the workplace.
  • Tech Sabbath: Taking breaks from technology to rejuvenate and manage overwhelm.
  • Hyper-Personalisation: The growing need for tailored experiences in the workplace to foster a supportive environment.

This episode went beyond expectations, and I am grateful to Lisa for trusting me with the mic. We covered sooooooooo much. Tune in to gain practical insights and tips on balancing a portfolio career while maintaining your well-being and individuality (and so much more.) 

Connect with Lisa.

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17. Seven Tough Questions to Ask About Your Leadership Culture29 Apr 202200:09:16

I have been told by many CEOs that they have invested heavily in leadership development and are still not seeing the results. I have supported many CEOs on enhancing their organisational cultures.

These CEOs were not happy with their leaders for some of the reasons I discuss below. There was something amiss. We uncovered there were two factors at play:

1. The CEOs had not clearly articulated their vision of the culture (and their expectations of leaders.)

2. The Leaders therefore created their own habits.

I ask CEOs that I work with these Seven Tough Questions to Ask About their Leadership Culture - they will help you determine whether your leadership culture needs a refresh:

1. Do your leaders empower and trust their staff or do they deploy the more directive style where what they say goes?

2. Do your leaders actually get on with each other and work constructively with each other? (A diversity of leaders and a difference of opinions are needed, what I am asking here is do your leaders have a good working relationship with each other?)

3. Do your leaders have the full picture, or are they working in their own patches? In silos?

4. Are your leaders on the same page about the organisation’s strategic direction? Or do they have their own versions of it?

5. Do your leaders share information freely or hold onto it with the mentality that knowledge is power?

6. Do your leaders inspire their teams?

7. Are your leaders emotionally intelligent? Do they have the capacity to be aware of, control, and express their emotions, and can they handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically?

Fun fact: A study by Deloitte states “More than 80% of the jobs created between now and 2030 will be for knowledge workers, and two-thirds of jobs will be strongly reliant on soft skills.” What are you doing to develop the soft skills of your leaders?

Read the article where I initially wrote about this.

Contact me to find ways to improve your leadership cultur

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If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.

For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:

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16. Why Time Blocking Fails Leaders with Ravindra Kondekar and Prina Shah22 Apr 202200:35:33

Do you have the best of intentions to time block and get things done, only to FAIL by the end of the week?

You’re not alone! 

Many people fail at time blocking for a myriad of reasons, especially when it comes to it at work.

Today I am talking with Ravindra all about Why Time Blocking Fails Leaders on the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast. 

Ravindra offers us a 4-step alternative to time blocking which is sooooo practical. He shows us how to plan for the week, the day and then how we can maintain the focus with less stress! 

Ravindra is an expert on time management and productivity. He shares why time blocking tends to fail many in the workplace. 

More about Ravindra 

My guest today is Ravindra Kondekar, a MTech alumnus of IIT Bombay, who has spent more than 27 years working in the upper echelons of the Indian technology industry. 

He has worked in software development for the Department of Space and for many multinational corporations. He has another passion than Software development and that is coaching executives and entrepreneurs on Time Management. 

What I really like the sound of is that his time management methodologies are tested through his own career while handling challenging responsibilities and also with his clients of varying needs.

Connect with Ravindra

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We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
   
 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes

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15. Do you know your best work self?15 Apr 202200:02:05

This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
 
Do you know your best work self? 

How do you think your manager or team  would describe you?

This week I have a few questions for you to consider, which may be hard as I am focusing on the big "know thyself" aspect.

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 What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
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14. 5 Ways to Improve Workplace Culture through Story with David Pullan and Prina Shah08 Apr 202200:30:52

How often is it that workplace culture change is a disaster?  We hear more negative stories of change, than we do positive.  It need not be the case.

Change can be supported by applying the additional super skill of storytelling! 

About today’s episode:  I speak with story telling expert, David Pullan, about: 5 Ways to Improve Workplace Culture through Story.  

  • I ask about David’s story: who you are, what you do and why! 
  • Storytelling as an important Leadership skill to enlist change and develop the org culture
  • How story telling at work is… 
  1.   a way to build employee engagement,   
  2.   a way to empower change (storytelling through data) 
  3.   a way to build relationships 
  4.   a way to make things stick / make meetings memorable (if we can imagine it in our mind, it sticks better and 
  5.   a way to make things fun!  
  • David’s practical tips and takeaways he has in relation to the above 
  • And David shares examples of the projects he has worked on 
  • And listen in to David’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace?     

About today’s guest:  

This week I am chatting with David Pullan, he is known as The Story Spotter. He helps his clients do four things:  

  • Stand out and be remembered through the stories they spot, shape and share
  • Form deep relationships as they connect to the stories of their stakeholders
  • Build trust through the stories they create with their behaviours.
  • Create the stories they tell themselves that will lead to success.  

Connect with David Pullan: www.thestoryspotters.com, Twitter @thestoryspotter, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pullan-4b0619a/

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
 
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in deve

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13. Change Management, The Japanese Way01 Apr 202200:09:21

You may have had to focus on change management on the fly at times over the past years. As we now focus on recovery, let us not forget the importance of planned change management…

You have probably experienced failed change projects some time in your career. 

An ex colleague explained the Japanese concept of Nemawashi to me long ago.

Nemawashi in Japanese means an informal process of quietly laying the foundation for some proposed change or project, by talking to the people concerned, gathering support and feedback, and so forth. It is considered an important element in any major change, before any formal steps are taken, and successful nemawashi enables changes to be carried out with the consent of all sides.

I simplify it to a formula: Meeting Before the Meeting (During and Meeting After the Meeting…)

I have applied this process in many aspects, one of which is in change and culture optimisation projects that I have supported my clients with. Here are some useful pointers from what I have learned. In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, I share:

  • What the Nemawashi Process Is Not:
  • What the Nemawashi Process Is:
  • Plus: Bonus Tips on Your Change Engagement

I wish you well in finding Ways to Change Your Workplace! 

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12. Do you know your team as humans?25 Mar 202200:01:38

I am often called in to support broken or #toxicteams. They can be turned around over time and with sensitivity.

I love supporting the proactive teams also - these are teams that focus on the things that I am going to run past you this week...

Do you know your #team as humans? It is so important as a team to get to know each other as humans so we can break down barriers.

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11. How to create a corporate revolution with Leanne Hughes and Prina Shah!18 Mar 202200:30:16

Do you want to create a corporate revolution?

Do you want to change things at work but don’t feel you have the power to?

Do you have loads of ideas of ways to change the workplace you are at?

Are you at a loss of how to go about making said change?

Fret not! Today my guest is Leanne Hughes, she’s a corporate maverick! 

Leanne Hughes is an international consultant, expert on leading Charismatic Change, podcast host and Peloton Addict. She combines her experience in Marketing, her passion for group dynamics, with her education in Psychology, to help leaders dramatically overcome resistance to change, and drive innovation and performance. 

In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, we talk about:

“How to create a corporate revolution!” Leanne will be answering questions in the Ways to Change the Workplace Facebook Group, do join!

  • We discuss the various ways change management theories may fail us and why.
  • The need for change.
  • How you can take action and create your own subculture!
  • And you’ll hear some things that neither Leanne or I have shared with the world…
  • Learn how Leanne would find a way to change the workplace if she had a magic wand! 

Connect with Leanne

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work th

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10. 8 Ways to Bring Your Company Values to Life: The Success Stories!11 Mar 202200:08:28

If Culture eats Strategy for breakfast, I’d say your Values may eat your Vison for brunch.

Values are an integral part of an organisation’s culture. Your Values ideally should be the guiding principles in which everyone in your company behave, serve their customers and achieve your Vision.

The Issue: People either don’t know the company’s values OR don’t like them.

The Potential Reasons:

  • Your staff weren’t included in creation of your Values. 
  • Your Values relate to the external facing elements of the company only.
  • Your Values are not in your (the CEO, Leaders and HR Team’s vernacular.) If you’re not living your Values, why should anyone else?
  • Your Values are too wordy or too simple – yes, a dichotomy there. 
  • Your Values posters are all over the place but they’re still not being applied.

So, what to do?

8 Ways to Bring Your Company Values to Life: The Success Stories: I have had the pleasure of supporting companies that live, apply and own their Values, and in this episode  I share what I have seen work. 

Ditch plastering posters of your Values around the place in the hope the message will stick.

  • Live your Values.
  • Apply your Values.
  • Own your Values.

Here’s to happy employees, formidable leaders and good company cultures!

I wish you well in finding Ways to Change Your Workplace! 

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9. Menopause is a Female Leadership Issue with Thea O’Connor and Prina Shah04 Mar 202200:20:09

Menopause is a female leadership issue.

It’s a fact. Did you know:

  • 78% of women in the workplace who are 45-60 years old will face the effects of menopause on their career. 
  • By that age, many women are in the peak of their leadership ladder.
  • As more women enter the workplace, this issue is only going to grow. 
  • Another fun fact: workplaces which have more females in leadership positions tend to perform better financially. 

So why is it that we don’t pay enough attention to this stage of life in the workplace? 

About today’s episode:
 
Today I chat with Thea O’Connor who is a Wellbeing & Productivity Advisor, Presenter, Coach and specialist in helping workplaces to take action in addressing menopause.

I speak with Thea about: Menopause is a Female Leadership Issue.
 
We discuss:

  • Why most HR functions don’t consider menopause.
  • Why we need to change the ways of the workplace to treat menopause like any other significant passage of life such as having children or retiring.
  • The gendered stereotypes women and men have at work.
  • The case for Ways to Change the Workplace address menopause at work. 
  • The 9-5 shift and its effect on menopause. 
  • The menopause symptoms we don’t know that affect women at work. 
  • How YOU as an individual can tackle this in your workplace.
  • How anyone can get rejuvenated in 10 minutes! 

 About today’s guest: Thea O'Connor who is a Senior Advisor on workplace ell-being, productivity, helping leaders, teams and individuals to improve their workplace engagement and effectiveness through body intelligence and better health. Thea is committed to rehumanizing our work ethic so that it is fashioned around human biological rhythms, rather than around machines. She is a naptivist. Thea promotes the power nap as the new coffee break. Yes. She also promotes life stage approach to worker well-being. So different stages of the lifecycle, such as menopause, can be accommodated. 

Resources and links:

Connect with Thea on LinkedIn and check out her Workplace Course on Menopause. 

Get more resources on managing menopause fro

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8. How are you going to expand your professional network?26 Feb 202200:02:10

This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
 
How are you going to expand your professional network?

I really want to myth bust the concept of leadership.

Leadership isn't an appointed title like the Pope, or the Dalai Lama do you know what leadership traits you bring to the team?

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 What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
 Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
 My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

 Thank you for tuning in!
 
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133. The Risks of Family-Like Work Cultures with Prina Shah19 Jul 202400:14:25

In this solo episode of "The Ways to Change Your Workplace Podcast," your host Prina Shah discusses why organizations shouldn't act like families. 

Drawing from her experience working with a CEO to change organizational culture, she emphasizes the challenges that arise when a workplace adopts a "family culture." 

Tune in to gain valuable insights on creating a positive work environment that fosters growth and success.

[00:01:33] Why organizations shouldn't act like a family.

[00:08:02] Professional vs. familial relationships.

[00:09:29] Family mindset in organizations.

[00:13:17] Our company is not a family.

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7. How to Use Your Positional Power for Good (vs. Evil!)18 Feb 202200:11:17

How to use your positional power for good!

I have spoken to many CEOs and Senior Leaders whom I support about the notion of positional power. Put simply, positional power is the use of your power (of authority) to get things done. This type of power is something you exert over others. It is the use of your authority. Positional power is a preordained source of power given to a person as a result of their position.

Types of positional power:

1.    Your manager can use their positional power to allocate tasks to you

2.    Your coach could use their positional power to hold you accountable to the actions you committed to in your coaching session

3.    It can also be applied in a forced way (dictatorial rulers use their power to ensure their people do as they say)

3 Ways and Tips to Use Your Positional Power for Good.

Here are some points to consider as you lead your organization’s culture.

1. The higher you are in the hierarchy, the further you may be from the grassroots.

2. Now that you are a conductor of the orchestra, you may well feel lonely at the top. 

3. A result of the abovementioned points is that you get piecemeal information. You may not always have the full picture. I liken this to the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” A classic tale talking of positional power and the fear the Emperor’s people had of speaking the truth to him. People may not feel they can be completely open with you as a result of your position.

With great responsibility comes great power. How are you using your power?

Further Reading: 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be! Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
 My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimis

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6. Who are your work friends?11 Feb 202200:02:11

This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
 
It need not be lonely as a Leader. Note there is a difference between being friends and friendly, especially as you climb the corporate ladder.

Boundaries are ever more important. This is something that I support my Coachees with as they progress through their #career.

Who are your work go to peeps? Those who you can debrief to, get advice and learn from?

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What's this all about?

These Leadership Questions will help you to develop your professional brand and soft skills within your workplace.

These are topics that have been raised in my Coaching sessions over the past 8+ years. I have distilled them into a podcast and email series of short takeaways just for you! 

More about your host, Prina Shah:

We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
  
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. 

I am Prina Shah, I am a Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams.
 
My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures.

Thank you for tuning in!
 
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah
 
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5. How to recover your internal culture after a workplace scandal with Elaine Bennett and Prina Shah04 Feb 202200:21:16

How can you recover your internal culture and external brand after a workplace scandal?

How can you communicate with impact after losing trust of your people?

How can you find ways to change the workplace culture after bad press?

About today’s episode:

Today I chat with Elaine Bennett all the way in the U.S, in Cape Cod. Elaine is a Strategic Messaging Consultant with years of experience in supporting leaders to communicate the right way.

I speak with Elaine about: How to recover your culture after a workplace scandal.

Elaine talks about how she worked at Solomon Brothers during the midst of a fraud scandal. 

  • How the new interim CEO, Warren Buffett, turned the internal culture and external brand around.
  • The essence of connecting with people through the framework of communication which Elaine provides. 
  • Elaine’s practical tips and takeaways he has in relation to the above 
  • And listen in to Elaine’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace?  

About today’s guest: Elaine is a strategic messaging consultant, advising clients from Fortune 50 CEOs to entrepreneurs on their messaging. She also creates and delivers trainings on how to improve the writing of everything from internal communications to speeches. Her 2019 TEDx Talk tackles the topic of how language can change the world.  She began her career on Wall Street 25+ years ago, as speechwriter for the CEO of Salomon Brothers. When scandal forced the executive to resign, Warren Buffett stepped in as Interim CEO—and Elaine’s newest client. Mr. Buffett offered Elaine one of his highest compliments: "You have a terrific ear and you turn straight thinking into straight writing.”  

Resources and links

Connect with Elaine and check out her TEDX Starter Course

Learn more about the Enron scandal.

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We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be!
 
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