Influence & Impact for Leaders

“There are two types of people. Those who are burnt out, and those who are in denial about being burnt out” - Greg McKeown Burnout is on the rise and I’ve noticed, particularly since the pandemic began, that more and more people are on the path to burnout. With increased responsibilities and stress coupled with often unrealistic expectations, and the boundaries between work and life having completely disappeared, it’s easy to see why. In this week's episode, I’m helping you to recognise your own signs of burnout and what you can do about it. I share: Where burnout comes from and what causes it What the different stages of burnout are The types of behaviour that lead to burnout and how you can recognise your warning signs My personal story of burnout and how I now prioritise my wellbeing After listening to this episode, I encourage you to pause for five minutes and assess how you’re feeling right now and whether you’re on the path to burnout. If you recognise the warning signs and you’re ready to stop feeling mentally, physically or emotionally exhausted, then Rebalance might be the perfect next step for you. REBALANCE Rebalance is a 30 day, self-guided audio programme to bring you back from the brink of burnout. Designed to be listened to on a short walk each day, helping you to create space in your day for you. Each day, I share one idea, concept or tool that you can use. By the end of the 30 days, you’ll have come back from burnout, feel calm, energetic and rested, and have created a working life you love that fits into the life you desire. Sign-up to the waitlist for more details and to get access as soon as it begins: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/burnout   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES   Feel Better Live More featuring Greg McKeown:  https://drchatterjee.com/how-to-achieve-your-goals-effortlessly-with-greg-mckeown/   The Six Stages of Burnout – Katie Maybach:  https://thriveglobal.com/stories/the-six-stages-of-burnout/ Burnt Out by Selena Barker: https://www.selinabarker.com/burnt-out FOLLOW ME ON: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//   HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?   Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review   I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!   Thank you for listening, see you next week!  Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

The way work is designed doesn’t work for so many of us for so many reasons. I believe that the value we place on productivity and ticking off the to do list is resulting in overwork, burnout and ineffective leaders. In this week’s episode, I’m sharing why I think it’s time that leaders take a step back, question the structure of their work and focus on what really makes an impact in their role. I’ve combined this one of my podcast episodes from 2019 – Hard work is not the answer. I speak about: The culture of productivity and why we should reimagine the way we work How you can challenge a common leadership belief held by many Why thinking, feeling and acting like a leader is more important than your to do list Practical steps for prioritising your own development as a leader Over investing in your role, working overtime and pushing yourself towards burnout isn’t healthy for you or your team. If you're working really hard and still not getting the results that you want then this episode is your encouragement to pause, rethink and make changes. In next week’s episode I’ll be extending on this theme and speaking about leadership burnout, what the signs are and how to prevent it. Look out for that on Monday 14 June. FOLLOW ME ON:     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//      HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?    Subscribe   Share this episode with a friend   Leave a review    I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!   Thank you for listening, see you next week!    Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

In this week’s episode, I interview Professor Amanda Kirby about a fascinating topic – neurodiversity – and how we can create inclusive workplaces for everyone. Neurodiversity is an emerging subject especially in relation to adults and the workplace. Put simply, it defines the different ways we think, act and communicate. Some of us are neurodivergent which means the way we do these things is different from the “average” or “norm”. This influences our individual strengths and challenges. In the episode we discussed: What neurodiversity is and understanding what it means for individuals at work The positive benefits of having a neurodiverse workplace How leaders and work spaces can support neurodivergent colleagues Practical ways you can create an inclusive recruitment and onboarding process Amanda’s tool for profiling your own neurodiverse strengths and challenges   I hope this podcast helps you to understand neurodiversity better, consider how you can create an open and supportive environment for neurodivergent team members and embrace the strengths they bring to their work. If you’d like to assess your own neurodiversity, you can do it for free on the Neurodiversity App. Download it here: https://profiler.app/nd-app/ You can pre order Amanda’s book co-authored with Theo Smith. Neurodiversity at Work: Drive Innovation, Performance and Productivity with a Neurodiverse Workforce https://www.koganpage.com/product/neurodiversity-at-work-9781398600249   MORE ABOUT AMANDA   Professor Amanda Kirby has an international reputation in the field of Neurodiversity. She is a trustee of the ADHD Foundation, works closely with the BDA, Dyspraxia Foundation and several Autism charities. She has written 8 books and more than 100 research papers in the field. Amanda delivers the first UK accredited course on Neurodiversity in the Workplace and has developed the Neurodiversity Aware Standard with the ADHD Foundation. She is the CEO of Do-IT Solutions, who are Disability Confident Leaders. Do-IT is an innovative tech for good company providing web-based screening and assessment tools relating to neurodiversity for all ages. CONNECT WITH AMANDA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profamandakirby/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/profamandakirby/ @profamandakirby Twitter: https://twitter.com/profamandakirby Do-It Solutions: https://www.doitprofiler.com/ FOLLOW ME ON:     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//      HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?    Subscribe   Share this episode with a friend   Leave a review      I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!   Thank you for listening, see you next week!    Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

As a leader do you feel comfortable sharing when you’re struggling? In general, we don’t talk about struggle a lot but Grace Marshall wants to open up the conversation. This week on the Influence & Impact for Female Leaders podcast, I interviewed Grace about struggle, leadership and her new book Struggle: the surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life’s sh*ttier moments. We discussed: Why we all have struggle and why we should remove the self-judgement around it What you can do if you’re struggling as a leader The power of your emotions and how you can acknowledge and express them in a work environment Grace’s unique three step process for handling struggle as it happens As a leader, sometimes we put ourselves on a pedestal and hold high expectations of how we should handle difficult or uncertain situations. I hope this episode helps you to see struggle from a different perspective, understand that you don’t always need to show up perfectly or have everything figured out and that it’s ok to ask for support. As Grace says, what if struggle is precisely where the magic happens? Shouldn’t we embrace it if it’s where we can do our best, most important work?   MORE ABOUT GRACE Author of the award-winning How to be Really Productive, Grace Marshall is known for her ‘refreshingly human’ approach to productivity. Featured in The Guardian, Forbes and Huffpost, her work as a Productivity Ninja with global productivity training company Think Productive has helped thousands of people to replace stress, overwhelm and frustration with success, sanity and satisfaction. Her new book Struggle: the surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life’s sh*ttier moments is out now. Buy Grace’s book Struggle: https://gracemarshall.com/struggle/ CONNECT WITH GRACE Instagram: @gracemarshallninja https://www.instagram.com/gracemarshallninja/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracemarshallcoaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemarshall/ Website: https://gracemarshall.com/ Twitter:@GraceMarshall https://twitter.com/gracemarshall   FOLLOW ME ON:     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//      HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?    Subscribe (It's FREE)   Share this episode with a friend   Leave a review      I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!   Thank you for listening, see you next week!    Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

Everyone has mental health but not everyone feels comfortable talking about it, especially in the workplace. Danielle Bridge, founder and CEO of ABC Life Support CIC, is opening up the conversation on this week’s podcast. We discussed: What mental health first aid is and why it’s important Practical ways leaders can recognise and support mental health in the workplace How leaders can set boundaries when supporting their teams The rise of burnout and its impact on mental health How you can get help if you’re struggling mentally and emotionally Although many workplaces have programmes in place to support the health of their employees, they aren’t being used by many and there’s still a stigma attached to mental health issues. In fact, 90% of people who are off of work for mental health challenges cite a different reason. After listening to this episode, I encourage you to look at what support is available in your organisation and open up the conversation with your team. Take a few of Danielle’s ideas for supporting others and creating a safe space for mental health in your workplace.  If you’re struggling with your mental health right now, please know that there’s help available. You can visit the Mind website for information, advice and access to support. https://www.mind.org.uk/ If you’re interested in taking Mental Health First Aid training or arranging it for your organisation, please visit: ABC Life Support CIC: https://www.abclifesupport.co.uk/ MHFA England: https://mhfaengland.org/   MORE ABOUT DANIELLE Danielle is the founder and CEO of ABC Life Support CIC, a First Aid Training organisation delivering physical and mental health first aid training to organisations and individuals across the UK. Her vision is to make first aid training, both physical and mental health, a basic human right for everybody. She has been running the company for over 10 years and in that time has helped organisations understand their mandatory requirements, empowered them to start conversations and helped them implement systems that support people in the workplace. Danielle is an Associate Mental Health First Aid England instructor, Wellbeing and Mental Health instructor for British Safety Council and chairs the Cambridge Mental Health Network. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellebridge/ Website: https://www.daniellebridge.co.uk/   INFLUENCE & IMPACT   Find out more about my 12 month group training and coaching programme for female leaders who want to become brilliant at influencing, tackle self-doubt and make more impact at work. Don’t miss out, enrolment closes 21 May.    https://www.carlamillertraining.com/influence-impact-apr-21      FOLLOW ME ON:     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//      HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?    Subscribe   Share this episode with a friend   Leave a review      I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!     Thank you for listening, see you next week!        Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

This week on the podcast I interview Cat Strawbridge, a fertility advocate and host of the Finally Pregnant Podcast, and Frankie Hockham, Fertility Network UK volunteer on infertility, pregnancy loss and childlessness. Infertility is a disease that affects 1 in 6 couples, the majority of whom are in the workforce, however it is not an issue that is talked about or well supported in organisations in the UK. We discussed: Our personal experiences with fertility treatments, loss and pregnancy while working How you can communicate your fertility situation to your manager or employer What you can do to get the support you need from your organisation Practical ways leaders can proactively support team members or colleagues having fertility treatments or dealing with infertility I hope this episode shines a light on the effect infertility and fertility treatments has on individuals in the workplace, gives both those affected and those supporting helpful tips and encourages you to take action to improve fertility policies in your organisation.  If you would like support with infertility, fertility treatments, loss or childlessness, please reach out to The Fertility Network UK and use the resources they provide on their website: https://fertilitynetworkuk.org/ If you’d like to know more about fertility in the workplace, visit: https://fertilitynetworkuk.org/trying-to-conceive/fertility-at-work/ MORE ABOUT CAT Finally Pregnant Podcast host, community leader and fertility advocate Cat Strawbridge is a fertility patient who has experienced multiple rounds of fertility treatment and sadly pregnancy loss. Cat now supports the trying to conceive (TTC) community and those who are finally pregnant and parenting after infertility and loss. Cat has worked with corporates to embed fertility policies, education and training to staff and managers and supports to all those affected by infertility and loss. Finally Pregnant Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/finally-pregnant/id1463544731 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tryingyears/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catstrawbridge/ MORE ABOUT FRANKIE Like so many, Frankie has been affected and impacted by infertility and pregnancy loss. Throughout her fertility journey, she was struck by how isolating the experience can be and how unprepared they were for what was to come due to lack of support and information. On sharing her story, several our friends, colleagues and even family came forward to talk about their secret struggles with fertility. Because of this, Frankie became a volunteer for the Fertility Network UK and now speaks publicly to raise awareness of infertility, pregnancy loss and childlessness. Frankie wants to help ensure others realise that they’re not alone. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheska1981/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/francescahockham   Carla forgot to mention that she wrote a book on what she learnt from her fertility treatment called Whilst I was Waiting.  You can buy that on Amazon kindle at https://rb.gy/fzspbe   INFLUENCE & IMPACT  Find out more about my 12-month group training and coaching programme for female leaders who want to become brilliant at influencing, tackle self-doubt and make more impact at work. Don’t miss out, enrolment closes 21 May.   https://www.carlamillertraining.com/influence-impact-apr-21   Follow me on:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//     HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?   Subscribe  Share this episode with a friend  Leave a review     I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!  Thank you for listening, see you next week!  Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

In this episode of the Influence and Impact for Female Leaders podcast, I speak to Haseena Farid, co-founder of The Women of Colour Global Network - a membership network connecting professional women of colour, supporting them with career progression and advancement. We discuss: How The Women of Colour Global Network was started, what they do and how you can be part of it. The double disadvantage for women of colour and the impact of that How leaders can create a safe space and open dialogue around diversity and inclusion Ways we can educate ourselves on inclusion and become change-makers in our organisations. I hope this week’s podcast provides you some more insight on inclusion in the workplace and practical ways you can be a more inclusive leader. I’m grateful to Haseena for being so open with her experiences and advice.  The Network is a supportive and inclusive space for all women and their future vision is to provide mentoring, run events, and work with organisations to improve their culture, policies and practices. THE WOMEN OF COLOUR GLOBAL NETWORK Join the network: https://www.wocgn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-of-colour-global-network-ltd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wocgn/?hl=en MORE ABOUT HASEENA As well as co-founding The Women of Colour Global Network, Haseena is an executive coach and the founder of Meshwork - a consultancy providing organisational development, training, facilitation, fundraising, coaching and management expertise for charities, nonprofits and creative sectors. She is a second generation British-Bangladeshi woman of colour and is passionate about inclusive leadership, building purposeful and impact-driven organisations and the promotion of equality and equity of women of colour in the workplace and in wider society. Connect with Haseena: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haseenafarid/ Meshwork: https://www.meshwork.uk/   HASEENA’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Brit (ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging – Afua Hirsch https://www.afuahirsch.com/product/british-on-race-identity-and-belonging/ Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge https://renieddolodge.co.uk/books/ Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams http://www.candicecartywilliams.com/   FREE MASTERCLASS How to be an influential leader without self-doubt holding you back Sign-up to my free masterclass and learn the three big influencing mistakes that are holding you back, the steps you can take to become a more influential leader and how you can turn down the volume on your inner critic. Available only until 9 May https://carlamiller.lpages.co/beaninfluentialleader/   INFLUENCE & IMPACT Find out more about my 12-month group training and coaching programme for female leaders who want to become brilliant at influencing, tackle self-doubt and make more impact at work. Don’t miss out, enrolment closes 21 May.  https://www.carlamillertraining.com/influence-impact-apr-21   Follow me on:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//    HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?  Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review  I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!   Thank you for listening, see you next week!Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

In this episode, I interview Hannah and Rachel from The Job Share Pair. They’re on a mission to normalise job sharing as a way of life. In this episode, we talk about: Why job-sharing should be normalised and how we can do that The benefits of job sharing for the both employees and their organisation The practicalities of job-sharing and managing the role and relationship dynamics Tips on how you can propose job sharing to your employer I really enjoyed interviewing Hannah and Rachel and fully support their mission to create a way of working that’s conducive to a happy life. I hope this podcast inspires at least one person to consider job sharing and take action to create a career that actually works for them and their lifestyle. About Hannah and Rachel… They started The Job Share Pair to help others realise their full potential at work without compromising family life or free time. Hannah and Rachel focus on demystifying the methodology of job sharing to organisations, providing them with all the tools needed to make it work, as well as providing bespoke coaching services for job share partners, their managers and their teams, to maximise the effectiveness of their unique partnership and provide the best opportunity for seamless working success. CONNECT WITH THE JOB SHARE PAIR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejobsharepair/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejobsharepair LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-job-share-pair/about/ Website: www.thejobsharepair.com     FREE QUIZ How much authority do you have as a leader? Take my free quiz to find out how much authority you have as a leader. You’ll get instant access to the exact steps you can take to build your authority and influence. https://www.carlamillertraining.com/authority-quiz   FREE MASTERCLASS How to be an influential leader without self-doubt holding you back Sign-up to my free masterclass and learn the three big influencing mistakes that are holding you back, the steps you can take to become a more influential leader and how you can turn down the volume on your inner critic. Available only until 9 May https://carlamiller.lpages.co/beaninfluentialleader/Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

We give our power away in so many ways without even realising it.  In this episode, I share 13 ways we often give our power away at work, ranging from boundaries and people pleasing to deferring authority and underestimating ourselves. I also share 6 things you can do this week to take some of your power back.  By the end of this episode, you’ll have awareness of where you might be giving your power away and will feel ready to be 5% bolder. A quick note that this episode is aimed at those working in the safety of a healthy environment with reasonable people. If you are working within a toxic workplace with aggression, bullying or systemic discrimination it may not be possible or feel safe for you to follow these suggestions and you are not responsible for the situation you find yourself in. FREE QUIZ How much authority do you have as a leader? Take my free quiz to find out how much authority you have as a leader. You’ll get instant access to the exact steps you can take to build your authority and influence. https://www.carlamillertraining.com/authority-quiz FREE MASTERCLASS How to be an influential leader without self-doubt holding you back Sign-up to my free masterclass and learn the three big influencing mistakes that are holding you back, the steps you can take to become a more influential leader and how you can turn down the volume on your inner critic. Available only until 9 May https://carlamiller.lpages.co/beaninfluentialleader   INFLUENCE & IMPACT Find out more about my 12-month group training and coaching programme for female leaders who want to become brilliant at influencing, tackle self-doubt and make more impact at work. Don’t miss out, enrolment closes 21 May. https://www.carlamillertraining.com/influence-impact My other podcasts mentioned in this episode: Ep 18: How to leave bullying bosses in the past Ep 21: Handling negative feedback like a pro Ep 32: Why we look to others for validation Follow me on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller/   HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Subscribe it's FREE Share this episode with a friend Leave a review I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social! Thank you for listening, see you next week!  Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/

In this episode of the Influence & Impact podcast I catch up with Harriet Minter, author of “Working From Home: How to build a career you love when you’re not in the office”.  Harriet has been writing about women and work for the past 15 years so we explore lots of interesting topics including… Managing your team remotely The future of hybrid working Strategies for building your brand and profile when working remotely Exactly how to ask for a pay rise (and generally asking for what you want) A simple framework for communicating your strengths Harriet Minter is a journalist, author and flexible work specialist. She focuses on a variety of issues relating to women, the future of work, media and diversity. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Pool. She has a monthly column in Psychologies magazine. She is a regular speaker on women’s rights, organisational change, workplace diversity and just getting stuff done. She has given two TED talks and appeared on the BBC and Sky News. As well as her media work she coaches individuals to help them achieve their professional goals, and provides brands with diversity and content marketing consultancy. Follow Harriet @harrietminter on instagram and twitter www.harrietminter.com Her book "WFH - Working from Home" is available on Amazon or bookshop.org              Mentioned in this episode:https://carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter/