The REAL Women in Leadership podcast is for women who are resilient, engaging, authentic life-long learners, co-hosted by Kylah Morrison and Violet Dhu. Together, they will share tips and strategies to help women perform at their best, whilst also reminding them to ‘be their own best friend’. Subscribe to the podcast to hear real stories from women in leadership, in real time.
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Talking to regional woman in leadership Deb Allan, Manager of Mackay Manufacturing Hub
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In this episode, Kylah Morrison speaks with Deb Allan, Manager of Mackay Manufacturing Hub and a regional woman in leadership. Here are some key takeaways from the episode: It's not about the technical skills we make, just have the ability to listen to people and to be able to connect them with the people they need to be connected with. It's okay t…
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Intersectionality - The Empowering And Oppressing Realities of Our Differences with Guest Expert Tanya Finnie
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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 huma…
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Inclusion in Practice with Guest Expert Tanya Finnie
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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 organiza…
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How employees can maximize their earning potential now with Guest Expert Sonja Price
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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 opportunitie…
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Resistance - How does it present and how to work through it?
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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 resista…
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Setting healthy boundaries to show up as your best self in work and life
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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…
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Psychosocial safety and intersectional inclusion - with guest expert Tasha Broomhall - Part 2
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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…
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Psychosocial safety in the workplace - with guest expert Tasha Broomhall - Part 1
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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 th…
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Improve Your Presentation Skills to Avoid Feeling Invisible with Guest Expert Elizabeth Bachman
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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 presenti…
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The Hidden Leader-- teaching women how to discover the leader within, with Angie Chaplin, founder and CEO of Mindful Leadership
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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.Av Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison
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How to Take the Lead When Things are Not Going to Plan
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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 f…
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How to find and make the most of a mentor with Alicia Curtis
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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 leve…
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Identifying Burnout and Staying Brain Fit - with Guest Expert Dr Jenny Brockis - Part 2
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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 …
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Identifying Burnout and Staying Brain Fit - with Guest Expert Dr Jenny Brockis - Part 1
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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 …
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Part 2: Guest Interview - You're Not Broken: Break Free from Trauma and Reclaim Your Life with Research Psychologist Sarah Woodhouse
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On Part 2 of this guest interview with Dr. Sarah Woodhouse, a trauma expert and research psychologist, the ladies go deeper into trauma and talk about how to identify traumatic experiences and how as a leader and in the workplace, you can help your team who come to you about a traumatic experience and how you can overcome experiences that have a tr…
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Part 1: Guest Interview - You're Not Broken: Break Free from Trauma and Reclaim Your Life with Research Psychologist Sarah Woodhouse
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In this 2-part episode, Kylah Morrison and Violet Dhu interviewing their guest expert, Dr. Sarah Woodhouse who wrote a book called You're Not Broken. Kylah, Violet and Sarah will discuss and unpack what is trauma and how do we deal with it. The ladies share their expertise about trauma and also talk about healing from tauma.…
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Part 2: Life Changing Habits of Successful Leaders - with Guest Expert: Alaina Schwartz
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In this 2-part podcast episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison discuss life changing habits of successful leaders with With Alaina Schwartz, Business and Mindset Coach. Part 1 is where they talk about the Power of NeuroScience in peak performance and the risk of burnout when you don't prioritise yourself. In the second part, they cover how to levera…
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Part 1: Life Changing Habits of Successful Leaders - with Guest Expert: Alaina Schwartz
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In this 2-part podcast episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison discuss life changing habits of successful leaders with With Alaina Schwartz, Business and Mindset Coach. Part 1 is where they talk about the Power of NeuroScience in peak performance and the risk of burnout when you don't prioritise yourself. In the second part, they cover how to levera…
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Getting Stuck Ruminating in the Past - The Risk to Your Career Series
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This is the final episode of the series on the risks to your career. These episodes are inspired by the book, "How Women Rise" by Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith. In this episode, Kylah and Violet talks about the risks to your career when you get stuck in the past. Kylah and Violet share their experiences on how this particular behaviour has af…
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Needing to be Liked and Please Others - The Risk to Your Career Series
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In this episode, Violet and Kylah talk about the risk to your career when you are a "people-pleaser" or when you have a need to be liked. Kylah shares her story on how she changed from being a peer to a leader of a group, her experiences being a leader and reporting to a board and how as a people pleaser you might jump on what they asked without re…
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Getting Caught in the Perfection Trap - The Risk to Your Career Series
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In this podcast episode Violet Dhu and Kylah MOrrison are going to be talking about the perils of perfection and the risks to your career when you get caught in the perfection trap. They've covered that perfectionism can come in two forms: perfectionism in ourselves and perfectionism when you are in a leadership role and you see someone else who is…
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Part 2: How to Tame Your Inner Critic to Stop Sabotaging Your Career - with Guest Expert: Jess Baker
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In this 2-part series, we are interviewing Jess Baker who is a business psychologist and a woman's leadership coach from the UK. Jess and Kylah connected in London at the end of 2019 when Kylah flew to the country for her husband's work. They met at an event and got to know more about each other. Jess runs a program called "Tame your Inner Critic" …
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Part 1: How to Tame Your Inner Critic to Stop Sabotaging Your Career - with Guest Expert: Jess Baker
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In this 2-part series, we are interviewing Jess Baker who is a business psychologist and a woman's leadership coach from the UK. Jess and Kylah connected in London at the end of 2019 when Kylah flew to the country for her husband's work. They met at an event and got to know more about each other. Jess runs a program called "Tame your Inner Critic" …
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Live Coaching Part 2: Enrika Grogan, Business Life Strategist at Mind Your Money
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This is the second half of a 2-part series, where Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison are doing a live coaching session with Enrika Grogan, Business Life Strategist at Mind Your Money. In part 2, they talk about giving and receiving feedback on leadership and communication style. They also discuss and share helpful tips on performing under pressure.…
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Live Coaching Part 1: Enrika Grogan, Business Life Strategist at Mind Your Money
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In this 2-part series, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison are doing a live coaching session with Enrika Grogan, Business Life Strategist at Mind Your Money. Part 1 is where they discuss struggles in the leadership journey, the imposter syndrome, self doubt, and many others. All three ladies share stories and valuable lessons they learned throughout thei…
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Building Rather than Leveraging Relationships - The Risk to Your Career Series
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In this episode, Kylah and Violet talk about the risks to your career if you don't leverage your relationships and instead focus on building them without getting the most out of those relationships. Violet discusses about difference between how men and women leverage their relationships and how these impact their career. Kylah talks about how she l…
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Overvaluing Expertise (Your Keep Raising the Bar) - The Risk to Your Career Series
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In this series, we dive into the risks to your career when you don't do a certain number of things which are covered in the book called, "How Women Rise". And on this episode, we're going to bill on the previous episode and really unpack how when we overvalue our experience, we're doing ourselves a disservice. Violet is going to talk about the four…
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Expecting Your Work Alone Will Get You Promoted - The Risk to Your Career Series
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This episode's topic is all about the risk to your career when you have that assumption that hard work alone is going to get you the next promotion or get noticed. Both Violet and Kylah have experience in this area and they have shared some personal stories. They are also going to cover some research to analyze what the experts say. Violet and Kyla…
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Resistance to Claiming Your Achievements (Tall Poppy Syndrome) - The Risk to Your Career Series
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In this episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison talk about what holds us back in terms of our career and being visible. They will identify what are some of our fears around celebrating success. They also discuss the importance of having someone or a group of people who will call us out. This episode will also include a discussion on how we can celeb…
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Navigating Transitions with Integrity, Energy and Authenticity
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In this podcast episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison talks about three key areas in the topic of Transition: How much our profession and the work that we do is tied with transitions When transitions are planned and we are able to transition with more integrity and energy Things that worked and didn't work in the transitions that they've been thro…
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Preparing For and Managing the Fear of Difficult Conversations
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In this episode, Violet and Kylah talk about how to prepare for difficult conversations. This is one of Violet's areas of expertise, she has studied at Harvard on this specific content. Here are some of the areas that are discussed in this podcast episode: How to manage the fear as you prepare for difficult conversations How to get in the other per…
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Boundaries, Why Are They Important At Home and At Work
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In this podcast episode, Violet Dhu and Kylah Morrison will have an open and honest discussion about boundaries. What does it really mean to you? Why are they important at work and at home? Setting boundaries is tricky as Violet has recently discovered when she needed to set a boundary with someone who is close to her. When she reflected back, Viol…
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Preparing for Performance Reviews to Negotiate Your Worth
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In this podcast episode, we are going to be talking about the importance of and what to do to prepare for your next performance review or pay review, whether that be in a mid-cycle or out-of-cycle one. Here are some key take aways from this episode: Why performance reviews are important and what you could to prepare How any negotiation needs to sta…
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Empathy, What Is It And Why Is It So Important In Leadership
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Why is empathy so important? What is empathy and what is it not? What are the risks of empathy in leadership? When we talk about empathy, we often talk about putting ourselves in other people's shoes. According to Paul Ekman, there are 3 levels of empathy: Cognitive Empathy - knowing and understanding the other person's perspective Emotional Empath…
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Power of Play for Building Resilience, Creativity and Connection
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In episode 2, Kylah and Violet are going to talk about the power play and how it can be useful in building resilience, connection and creativity. Kylah is going to share how she undertook a self-project last year to do 100 consecutive days of play. This was recommended to her by her speaking coach when they hit a brick wall in the development of he…
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Dealing With Uncertainty And Change at Work And in Life
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In this episode, Violet and Kylah talk about honest conversations and dealing with the tough emotions when facing uncertainty and change. For everyone around the world at the moment, there is a massive amount of uncertainty considering the situation with the health crisis. There are some amazing things that have come out of it, however, at a micros…
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