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Intersectionality is something that each and everyone of us are exposed on a daily basis and we may not just realize how to coin the term and what it means. In this episode, Violet Dhu and Tanya Finnie continues their discussion about intersectionality.  "In essence, intersectionality is about a series of different things, what makes us up as a human being. For example, you have that little bits that makes you who you are, you have your age, you have your language that you speak, your sexual orientation, your genders. Those are those intersections of our different life or of an individual's life. But surrounding all of those things you also have be the social paths of your lives," Tanya Finnie explains.  About Tanya Finnie Tanya Finnie, the founding principal of RedHead Communications, is a global cultural strategist with over 20 years of experience working in leadership and cultural domains. Over time, she has built valuable cultural and intellectual experience to coincide with her academic knowledge on cultural topics and challenges.  Tanya is passionate about bringing people together through rapport building and culturally appropriate communication. Her work has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, body language, and motivation, all of which ultimately increase confidence and grow stronger, more innovative, and collaborative teams and leaders. Check out Tanya's latest magazine: https://www.redheadcommunications.com/cultural-times-diversity-inclusion/ Contact them if you'd like to contribute to the magazine if you have an appropriate story to share.   The upcoming Diversity and inclusion Summit: https://diversityandinclusionsummit.com.au/ NOTE: They may still be able to take on an exceptional speaker. Contact them if you're interested.

In this podcast episode, Violet Dhu and Guest Expert Tanya Finnie talks about inclusion in practice. Inclusion is about being feeling part of a team, feeling part of a group. It is not just about discussing statistics but also actions and strategies. Some of the keypoints in this episode include: - When it come to psychological safety, the organizations should do feel safe in the workplace. - Part of change is our behavior. It's about practicing it.  - We should have an open conversations. We should need a push button to open the doors and they will feel more inclusive. - Change does not happen overnight. - Becoming aware of the language that we use and making the small changes should make everyone feel included. About Tanya Finnie Tanya Finnie, the founding principal of RedHead Communications, is a global cultural strategist with over 20 years of experience working in leadership and cultural domains. Over time, she has built valuable cultural and intellectual experience to coincide with her academic knowledge on cultural topics and challenges.  Tanya is passionate about bringing people together through rapport building and culturally appropriate communication. Her work has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, body language, and motivation, all of which ultimately increase confidence and grow stronger, more innovative, and collaborative teams and leaders. Check out Tanya's latest magazine: https://www.redheadcommunications.com/cultural-times-diversity-inclusion/ Contact them if you'd like to contribute to the magazine if you have an appropriate story to share.   The upcoming Diversity and inclusion Summit: https://diversityandinclusionsummit.com.au/ NOTE: They may still be able to take on an exceptional speaker. Contact them if you're interested.

Are you looking to move to a leadership or higher leadership role? Are these opportunities available for you in your current career path?  In this podcast episode, Violet and Kylah discuss with guest expert, Sonja Price, how anyone can easily maximize their earning potential and move into a leadership or higher management role. If these opportunities are not in front of you right now with your current organisation, you need to bring these opportunities about and start lining them up to yourself.  Listen to the entire episode to learn how you can create opportunity for yourself and how you can seek out new opportunities to help you move higher in your career path.

This episode is where Violet and Kylah go deeper into resistance and how it presents and how to work through it.  Resistance is to refuse or not wanting to comply. It is often attached to change and workplaces because as leaders, we need to be aware that when we implement change, we need to expect resistance and have a plan to deal with that resistance. Resistance is an opportunity and it's a healthy process that leaders can go through to have a conversation about an outcome that you want to achieve. 

In this episode, Violet and Kylah talkabout setting boundaries and how it can affect you as a leader. Setting boundaries is not selfish. In fact, havings boundaries is being generous because we give to ourselves and we give our best self. Boundaries is knowing your limits and having an understanding of how much you will give or not give. Look after your self in setting boundaries mentally and physically. It's really helpful to slow things down enough to have that space to be mindful of decisions you are making. Be gentle on your self so it will feel manageable and won't overwhelm you. 

The idea of psycho social safety is the safety on leadership and management of work.  Violet, Kylah, and guest expert, Tasha, continue to talk about psychosocial safety in this second part and they explore the importance of having intersectional inclusion. Continue listening to this episode and listen through to the end to find out about work health safety (WHS) legislation changes. 

Psycho-social safety is about systems, management, and leadership around how we minimize psychological and emotional risks to the individual within work systems. In this episode, Kylah Morrison and Violet Dhu go deeper into the topic of psychosocial safety in the workplace. Guest expert, Tasha Broomhall, shares her knowledge and expertise around the subject and why it's extremely important today. 

In this podcast episode, Violet and Kylah talked about how to improve presentation skills with Elizabeth Bachman, who is a speaking coach for high profile women in the corporate arena. Specifically, Elizabeth coaches in speaking, presentation skills, sales, and leadership to ensure that the people she coaches are able to perfect the art of presenting. Elizabeth helps people become visible so that they will have more value.  Listen to this episode if you want to learn about why women in the corporate world feel invisible and how improving your presentation and communication skills can empower women to feel more visible and have more value.

In this episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison are interviewing Angie Chaplin who is the founder and CEO of Mindful Leadership. The ladies talk about the Hidden Leader Within. Listen through the entire episode and learn more about how women can find and discover their leader within. 

In this episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison talk about how to take the lead when things don't go into plan, including how to manage expectations, frustrations, and assumptions that we feel when things are out of our control. In life, unexpected things happen. We cannot control everything and it's helpful to go to a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset in order for us to effectively manage the unexpected situation. Listen to the entire episode for more tips based on real leadership experiences and stories!

In this podcast episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison discuss finding and making the most of a mentor with guest expert Alicia Curtis. Alicia Curtis is the CEO and Founder of Alyceum and she's passionate about leadership that creates a better world. She believes that leadership is not only for CEO's. Everyone can be a leader regardless of the level in the organization. Leadership is about having a greater purpose and connection to people. Having a mentor and how to find one is so important in leadership because as a leader, if you continue yearning and looking for the next opportunities - that makes you the best leader you can be and having a mentor can really help with that.

In this podcast, Kylah Morrison will talk about identifying burn out and how to be more "Brain Fit" with our guest expert, Dr. Jenny Brockis. In Part 1, they discuss what burn out and brain fit means and how to identify the signs of burning out. In Part 2, they talk about Physiological Intelligence and work out how can we be more brain fit and get the best performance out of ourselves.