

Future Women Leadership Series
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Leadership takes courage and resilience. Host and founder of Future Women, Helen McCabe shares insights from some of the most influential women on the sometimes complex challenges faced by women on the path to senior leadership. Leadership thought-leaders will inform and at times challenge your thinking on what it means to be leader and advise you on how to build respect and loyalty from your team members. Future Women is a club for women to connect, learn and lead. To find out more go to futurewomen.com
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Oct 26, 2022 • 33min
Rearn Norman on resolving tension within your team
What does healthy conflict in the workplace look like? And how do you fix the destructive kind of conflict? Psychologist Rearn Norman and host Helen McCabe discuss what kinds of disruptive tensions exist in workspaces, how to deal with passive aggressive behaviour, whether different genders approach conflict differently, and much more in this enlightening chat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 2022 • 32min
Alex Naghavi on leading as a creative
Do creative people lead differently? Executive Creative Director and Partner at Josephmark Alex Naghavi helped build the original Future Women brand, and has expert insight into how creatives work and lead. Host Helen McCabe asks Alex what she looks for when hiring creatives, how to make sure that you're leading the creative members of your team most effectively, and the one question Alex always asks when interviewing, to find her perfect culture fit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 12, 2022 • 26min
Terri Martin on why and how to market yourself
What does it mean to market yourself? Unlike pushing a product, marketing yourself can mean fostering connections with your audience, your superiors, your coworkers, and your staff to advance your career. General Manager of The Marketing Room, and board member for ADHD Australia, Terri Martin shares simple yet effective ways you can market yourself at work. Host Helen McCabe and Terri discuss the different styles of marketing women often use, as well as which misconceptions about ADHD are changing, and how to effectively lead team members with ADHD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 5, 2022 • 34min
Jamila Rizvi on growing your confidence
Where does confidence come from? Author, activist, and Future Women's Deputy Managing Director Jamila Rizvi brings both her experiences, and the research behind confidence to discuss how to best build it in your life. Helen and Jamila share the most common struggles they hear women have with maintaining confidence, as well as practical tips you can implement into your communication and career to dissuade any self doubt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 28, 2022 • 23min
Lisa Hutton on why defining your identity will make you a better leader
What does it mean to be a coach? And how do you become an effective one? Lisa Hutton has been a manager, consultant, and coach across an array of companies, as well as volunteering as a Future Women mentor. Host Helen McCabe asks Lisa when she started leading, what good coaching is to her, and her advice on some common leadership issues they've both come across.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 2022 • 24min
Tasnia Alam Hannan on the power of a strong network
Would you leave a stable job to build your business from scratch? And if you did, who would you choose to help you? Tasnia Alam Hannan co founded Arise Foundation to help survivors of economic abuse reach financial freedom. Host Helen McCabe discusses why Tasnia chose to leave the career path she was on to pursue Arise, how important a strong network is to building a business, and why you need to delegate in order for your team to thrive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2022 • 30min
Emma Hogan on creating a culture where mental health is talked about openly
Do you talk about your mental health at work? If there's no safe environment to discuss the topic, it can make it that much more difficult to manage any mental health issues you or your team might experience. Secretary for NSW Department of Customer Service Emma Hogan talks with host Helen McCabe about why she became a Mentally Healthy Workplaces Ambassador, how she approaches leading high performers, and why the size of a team she's leading matters less to her than how complex the job is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 7, 2022 • 37min
Tom Malone on strategic leadership and having difficult conversations
Am I making this decision because it’s the best one for the business? Or because I don’t want to have a difficult conversation? Managing Director of Nine Radio Tom Malone sees this question as key to his leadership. Tom has been an Executive in media for over two decades, working across shows like 60 Minutes and the Today Show, and managing some of the highest profile people in media. He's seen first-hand the evolution that media has gone through as a workplace and an industry over the last 20 years. In this episode Host Helen McCabe asks Tom how he leads strategic change, how he manages difficult conversations with hosts, and the changes he's seen for women working in the media landscape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 31, 2022 • 34min
Liberty Sanger shares tips for being a great mentor
To get to her position as a Principal Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn, Liberty Sanger has had the help of a multitude of mentors, and in turn has given back by mentoring young men and women herself. Working in personal injury law, Liberty is also helping to keep women safe in workplaces. Host Helen McCabe finds out which skills have most helped Liberty as a mentor, and what shifts in attitudes to workplace sexual assault she's seen in her career as a workplace personal injury lawyer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 24, 2022 • 37min
Rose Herceg on why she runs her corporation like a small business
For Rose Herceg, everything in her career comes back to the quality of work. From hiring creatives, to founding businesses, to her leadership style at her current job, President of WPP AUNZ. Host Helen McCabe discovers what drove Rose to drop everything and start her own business at 21, how she uses creativity to problem solve, and why she spends more time working on the things she's good at, than those she isn't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.