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This podcast is all about helping you to find Ways to Change the Workplace. 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 Global 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 (can't wait to share great things with you) Shah
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73. Should you add your colleagues to social media? with Prina Shah
*Should you add your co-workers to social media?*
This is a question that thousands of clients have asked me over my career.
I have a personal stance on this and you will learn my answer in this episode...
*About today’s episode:*
In this episode I discuss the pros and cons of adding your co-workers to social media.
* *Some pros*: perceived proximity, global connection…
* *Some cons*: No personal space, problems from work leach into personal lives...
* And tune in to hear the rest…
Do you add your colleagues to social media and how do you manage it?
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May 19, 2023
72. Work ON our Career, Not IN Your Career with Petra Zink and Prina Shah
*Work ON our Career, Not IN Your Career with Petra Zink and Prina Shah*
Today I am talking with Petra Zink, who is a certified Personal Branding & Digital Strategist, Speaker, Coach & Consultant - specialised in the Future of Work.
Petra believes that Personal Branding is the bridge between career skills and career success, and she recently launched the Future of Work Campus, a podcast and a monthly membership for driven corporate professionals who want to not only survive but thrive in this fast changing world of work.
*We discuss: *
* Petra’s story: how she has made her “mess” her message – it really is not a mess, but such a great lesson we can relate to
* Working ON your career vs. IN your career - the difference, what does it mean?
* How can people work ON their career?
* Is the stepping up corporate hierarchy a thing of fairy tales or nightmares?
* How sitting on the career fence is a disservice to you and your team.
*Connect with Petra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petrazink/
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*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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May 12, 2023
71. How is your relationship with yourself, with Prina Shah
*How is your relationship with yourself?
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It is the longest relationship you will have after all!
*All too often, we focus on how we relate to others, how often do you consider how you relate to yourself?
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I am asking some big questions in this mini episode!
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May 5, 2023
70. FOUR Types of Boundaries to Set at Work with Prina Shah
*Are you struggling to maintain a healthy work-life balance? Do you often feel overwhelmed and stressed out by your workload? *
In this episode, we dive into the four types of boundaries that are crucial for maintaining your well-being and productivity at work:
*1. physical, *
*2. emotional, *
*3. intellectual, and *
*4. time boundaries. *
I discuss the importance of setting boundaries in each of these areas and provide practical tips for communicating your boundaries effectively to your colleagues.
*Don't let work take over your life! Tune in and learn how to set boundaries that will help you thrive both personally (and professionally.)*
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Apr 28, 2023
69. The Skills You Need During Turbulent Times with Bethan Winn and Prina Shah
Welcome to the latest episode the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast, where we dive deep into the essential skills you need to help your workplace to be less crappy!
In this episode, Prina has the pleasure of speaking with critical thinking expert, Bethan Winn. They are two accomplished professionals with extensive experience in managing change and uncertainty!
As the world continues to face unprecedented challenges, it's more important than ever to equip ourselves with the skills and tools to thrive in the midst of uncertainty.
In this insightful conversation, Bethan and Prina share their insights on the skills and mindsets necessary to succeed in these difficult times.
From cultivating resilience to embracing change, Bethan and Prina provide valuable tips and practical strategies for developing the skills needed to stay adaptable, productive, and fulfilled in today's ever-changing world. They discuss the importance of staying connected to others, staying motivated, and maintaining a positive mindset, even when facing difficult situations.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to build their resilience and thrive in uncertain times. So grab your headphones and tune in to this inspiring conversation with Bethan Winn and Prina Shah.
*Connect with Bethan:*
Web: www.bethanwinn.com
Instagram: @bethan_winn_critical_thinking
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanwinn/
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Apr 21, 2023
68. On Miscommunication - Are you mistaking any ropes for snakes? With Prina Shah
This episode is a short one to ask if you are mistaking any ropes for snakes.
All too often workplace issues arise from misunderstandings and miscommunication.
*Are you mistaking any ropes for snakes?
*Check in on yourself and if you want to enhance your communication at work, check out these episodes:
* Ep. 56. Optimizing Your Organizational Culture Through Clear Communication with Prina Shah
* Ep. 54. The Power of Clarity for Your Organisational Culture with Ann Latham and Prina Shah
* Ep 21. Five Ways to Communicate to Get Buy In.
* Ep 14. 5 Ways to Improve Workplace Culture through Story with David Pullan and Prina Shah
* Ep 44. How Leaders Speak the Language of the Mind with Jamie Dixon and Prina Shah
* Ep. 32. Become Better at Business Relationship Management with Malini Jayaganesh
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Apr 14, 2023
67. If you’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done? With Prina Shah
Welcome to the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast, where we explore ways to improve and innovate in the modern workplace.
*In this episode, your host, **Prina Shah**, asks "If you’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done?"
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In today's episode, we'll be discussing the concept of "busyness" and how it can impact productivity and fulfillment in the workplace.
*Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and constantly busy at work, but not making much progress on the things that truly matter? *
It's time to take control of your productivity and find fulfillment in your work. In this episode, we'll explore the reasons behind the feeling of "busyness" and offer solutions for increasing productivity and finding fulfillment.
We'll discuss the role of multitasking and technology in the modern workplace, and how they can impact our ability to focus and be productive.
We'll also explore the importance of taking on tasks that align with our strengths and interests, and how this can lead to increased motivation and engagement in our work.
We'll also delve into ways to create a culture of focus within our organizations, including setting clear goals, creating an environment that supports deep work and concentration, and being mindful of how we spend our time.
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Apr 7, 2023
66. Using the F Word at Work: Feelings and How to Create an Emotional Culture with Lorissa Garcia and Prina Shah
*Dare you bring the f word into the workplace? *
Have you considered the amount of emotional contagion that negatively affects your workplace?
Learn the difference between an emotional and cognitive work culture and why you need to consider the both…
*About today’s episode:*
Today I chat with my friend, Lorissa Garcia, all the way from Melbourne. Lorissa specialises as a Coach & Facilitator in the space of Leadership & Culture, Lorissa partners with leaders, organisations and teams, provoking thought and action for small shifts that make a big difference.
*I speak with Lorissa about: Using the F Word at Work: Feelings and How to Create an Emotional Culture*
Watch the youtube version here! https://youtu.be/NuMDmkIhTNQ
Lorissa has years of experience in this and we discuss these points (and sooooo much more!)…
* What is org culture - brief explanation
* The history of org cultures – cognitive cultures
* The evolution of organisational cultures – emotional cultures
* What is emotional contagion
* The pros and cons of cognitive and emotional cultures
* Practical ways to build an emotional culture
* 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:* Lorissa is a certified specialist in the Emotional Culture Deck and works with organisations to uncover the emotions, values, stories, practices, habits, rituals that enable healthy emotional cultures.
*Resources and links*
Connect with Lorissa and check out Assembly Culture.
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Mar 31, 2023
65. FIVE Ways to Create a Subculture at Work that People Cannot Resist - with Prina Shah
In this episode, I will be discussing *the importance of work culture and how to create a subculture within your organization.
*In episode *60. Brendon talked about Finding the Hidden Influencers in Your Organisation* - these are usually people who have created a damn fine subculture! So I am talking subcultures with you...
I start by defining what we mean by work culture and subculture. Work culture refers to the values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices that shape the environment and experience of working within an organization.
*A subculture is a group of people within a larger culture that differentiate it from the larger culture.*
We'll then delve into *the reasons why you might want to create a subculture at work, including the ability to express your identity, connect with others who share similar values and interests, and bring new ideas and behaviors into mainstream society.*
Finally, I will provide you with *five practical ways to create a subculture at your workplace*.
These include:
* Establishing shared rules of belonging,
* Understanding the issues facing your current culture,
* Determining what you will never tolerate,
* Learning the rules so you can effectively navigate them,
* And regularly reviewing and nurturing your subculture through team development and upskilling.
*Join me as I explore the benefits of creating a subculture at work and provide you with the tools to do so!*
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Mar 24, 2023
64. Learn from Someone's Story with Prina Shah
Have you taken the time to truly listen to someone to learn their story?
We are wonderful creatures, us humans, with complex and inspiring stories.
The more we learn about others, the more we learn about ourselves I reckon!
Have you tried to truly learn someone's story?
Listen in to my story and why I created the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement here - *trigger warning: my story consists of domestic violence and alcoholism. *
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Mar 17, 2023
63. How Embracing Your Cultural Identity Creates [Career] Opportunities with Valentina Lwin Bailey and Prina Shah
*How Embracing Your Cultural Identity Creates [Career] Opportunities *
Have you overlooked aspects of your cultural identity or lived experience that could add value to the conversations and workplace around you?
Do you find yourself holding back or feeling uncomfortable sharing and connecting to your background because of negative or passive past experiences?
What are some reasons that people in your workplace might not speak up and share their lived experience?
What is the difference between presence and inclusion, when it comes to diversity in the workplace?
*About today’s episode:*
Today I chat with Valentina Lwin Bailey. Valentina is a workplace culture coach, experienced in organisational development, talent management and employee engagement for large and complex organisations. She was born in Myanmar (Burma), raised in Australia and is currently residing in Saudi Arabia.
*I speak with Valentina about: How embracing your Cultural Identity Creates Career Opportunities.*
Valentina talks about diversity in the workplace and how she attracted career opportunities by embracing her cultural identity.
*Our conversation touches on:*
* Why it can be a challenge for people who are culturally and linguistically diverse to be themselves in the workplace.
* How embracing your cultural identity and lived or shared experience can positively impact others.
* Valentina shares her experience of heritage-tracing and racial biography.
* How she attracted career opportunities by embracing her cultural identity.
* I share my own perspective on embracing my culture in the workplace.
* Cultivating a workplace culture of inclusion in decision making.
* Bringing your whole self to work.
* And listen in to Valentina’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace? Here she shares what may be one of my favourite insights and quotes related to cultural diversity in the workplace!
*About today’s guest:* Valentina is a workplace culture coach, experienced in organisational development, talent management and employee engagement for large and complex organisations. She is a Senior Consultant with Great Place to Work ANZ & ASEAN. She was born in Myanmar, raised in Australia and is currently residing in Saudi Arabia. In her spare time, she mentors and coaches young professionals and women in the areas of HR, management and career planning.
*Resources and links: *Connect with Valentina and learn more about your host Prina...
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Mar 10, 2023
62. The Issues with International Women's Day hosted by Prina Shah
In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, you host, Prina Shah, discusses the issues she has with International Women's Day (IWD) and suggests some solutions.
Prina believes that IWD has become primarily a day for cute selfies and long lunches and breakfast events, which raises awareness but does not address the intersectionality of women's experiences.
She suggests that organizations need to recognize the unique experiences of women from different backgrounds, support the needs of marginalized women, and create opportunities for them to lead and make decisions.
Prina Shah also discusses the issue of toxic masculinity and how harmful societal expectations of what it means to be a man can lead to violence and aggression, negatively affecting women's experiences and safety within the workplace.
She encourages workplaces to address the issue of toxic masculinity and create a culture where showing vulnerability is encouraged.
Overall, Prina Shah challenges listeners to think mo…
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Mar 3, 2023
61. Who do you need in your professional network? With Prina Shah
Have you considered who you need in your professional network?
You may need people to help you:
* To Learn new skills
* To help you to think in different ways
* To challenge you
* To support you
* To motivate you
* To open the door to the next opportunity!
Many people don't consider doing an audit of their professional network. The ones who do are the ones who tend to succeed - you can't do it alone after all!
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Feb 24, 2023
60. Finding The Hidden Influencers In Your Organization with Brendon Baker and Prina Shah
*Use Your Subcultures to Enable Valuable Change*
A lot of organisations overcomplicate change in the workplace.
*How can you identify the influencers in your organisation and leverage their subcultures to accelerate effective change?*
How can you use the ripple effect to establish clarity, drive change and create team momentum and morale?
* Is it effective to voluntell or accept volunteer change champions to assist in change roll-outs?*
*About today’s episode:*
Today I chat with Brendon Baker who is based in Canberra, Australia. Brendon is a leading expert in driving change that actually pays off (without burning everyone in the process!). He has led and guided over $10 Billion in transformative projects and programs across all types of organizations and sectors.
*I speak with Brendon about: How to identify internal influencers in your organisation to enable valuable change.*
Brendon talks about the types of internal influencers you want to identify and work with, and why…
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Feb 17, 2023
59. Five Ways to Create a Learning Culture that ALL employees benefit from! With Prina Shah
*5 Ways to Create a Learning Culture that ALL employees benefit from!*
Creating a culture of continuous learning and development at your workplace is essential for fostering innovation, attracting and retaining top talent, and improving employee engagement.
*By providing opportunities for learning, embracing a growth mindset, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, you can create a workplace that values and supports the development of all employees.
Here are some tips for creating a learning culture at your workplace:*
1. Make learning and development a priority by providing training programs, mentorship opportunities, and access to online learning resources for ALL employees – not just for your leaders and high potentials.
2. Encourage a growth mindset by encouraging employees to see challenges as opportunities for growth and development.
3. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging employees to identify areas for improvement and seek out new opportu…
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Feb 10, 2023
58. How you introduce others says a lot about you... with Prina Shah
How you introduce others says a lot about you!
*You'll never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
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This week I have a few questions for you to consider in relation to the way you introduce others.
*This is one of the hardest things some of my past Coachees have found.
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Once you nail the art of introducing others, it will immensely help you to connect with others.
*Have you considered how you introduce others?
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*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Feb 3, 2023
57. The Problem with Your Leadership Development Program with Dr Darja Kragt and Prina Shah
*The Problem with Your Leadership Development Program*
* How can you develop a better leadership development program within your organisation?
* *Why do nearly 70% of organisations fail to create a leadership pipeline they can trust and rely on?*
* What is leadership identity, and how do you create a workplace culture where leadership mindset is encouraged?
* *Why is hierarchical leadership selection a flawed approach?*
*About today’s episode:*
Today I chat with Dr Darja Kragt. Dr Darja is a lecturer in work psychology at the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia. Her primary area of research is leadership and leadership development.
*I speak with Darja about: Why leadership development programs regularly fail to develop an effective and inclusive leadership pipeline.*
Darja talks about how selecting future leaders based on the idea of high potential is flawed and why we need to see everyone in the organisation as a potential leader.
*…
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Jan 27, 2023
56. Optimizing Your Organizational Culture Through Clear Communication with Prina Shah
Welcome to The Ways To Change Your Workplace Podcast, where I help you optimize your organizational culture!
In this episode, I’ll be discussing the importance of clear communication in creating the culture you desire.
*Optimizing Your Organizational Culture Through Clear Communication*
* Many executives fail to effectively communicate effectively, leading to a breakdown in collaboration and understanding within the organization.
* I'll be sharing tips on how to set clear expectations, encourage open and honest communication, and use nonverbal cues to your advantage.
* I'll also be exploring the role of listening and feedback in creating a culture of clear communication.
*Tune in to this episode of The Ways to Change Your Workplace Podcast to learn how to create a culture of clear communication and make your voice heard!*
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Jan 20, 2023
55. How you introduce yourself says a lot about you... with Prina Shah
How you introduce yourself says a lot about you!
*You'll never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
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This week I have a few questions for you to consider in relation to the way you introduce yourself.
*This is one of the hardest things some of my past Coachees have found.
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Once you nail the art of introducing yourself, it will immensely help you build your professional brand.
*Have you considered how you introduce yourself?
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*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
* *Work with Prina - **email her! *
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter**.*
* *Help yourself to free stuff!*
*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
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Jan 13, 2023
54. The Power of Clarity for Your Organisational Culture with Ann Latham and Prina Shah
*The Power of Clarity for Your Organisational Culture*
*What is the difference between lack of productivity and lack of clarity?*
What is the secret to getting everyone in your workplace working toward a common goal?
*Can your workplace thrive without a framework for decision-making and success?*
Do you really know how to lead clear and effective meetings?
*About today’s episode:*
Today I chat with Ann Latham. Known widely as the Queen of Clarity, is the author of The Power of Clarity, which we will be discussing today.
Her previous books are The Clarity Papers and Uncommon Meetings and her newest book, The Disconnect Principle, is coming in November. Ann is the founder of US-based consulting firm Uncommon Clarity®. Ann is also the sole recipient of a corporate award that she cherishes to this day: Most Likely To Dispute Recognized Authorities.
*I speak with Ann about: The high cost of lack of clarity in the workplace. *
* Ann talks about how lack of clarity is standing…
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Jan 6, 2023
53. How to build trust in you and in others, with Prina Shah
*Have you ever been cheated on?*
Remember how it stings?
*Remember how it was to rebuild trust?* Or perhaps you never got to that stage, as often, when trust is broken, it is difficult or near impossible to regain.
*Let's think about breaking of trust in a workplace...
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I regularly talk about the concept of positional power that you hold in the workplace.
*If you break trust of your team, peers, colleagues, leaders, stakeholders +++ it's going to:*
* Impact your professional brand negatively.
* Leave your team in a potential mess.
* It's going to take a long time to rebuild trust in you.
*In this episode I cover:*
* Reasons for why we feel it so difficult to trust some people at work.
* How you can genuinely enable people to trust in you.
* How you can start to trust others at work and why it is important that you should!
No doubt you will enjoy this episode!
*Prina (helping your workplace to be less crappy) Shah!*
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Dec 30, 2022
52. Do you give and receive feedback with grace? With Prina Shah
*Sooooo many people chicken out of giving or asking for feedback due to fear.
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It is a tale as old as time.
*Why is it that many find it difficult to be assertive in giving and receiving feedback? This is something I have been pondering on for a while.
*In the workplace, it is because many have not been trained on how to deliver feedback effectively - without the special sh1t sandwich formula... *
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*I have a simple and super effective formula to get you to be bold in giving and seeking constructive feedback. You're going to love it! *
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Dec 23, 2022
51. Work from the Inside Out - Design a Fulfilling Career with Tammy Gooler Loeb and Prina Shah
*How can you create a meaningful career that pays the bills AND gives you joy?*
You know you need to make changes in your career, but don’t know how to…
*Spoiler alert: we are all heading to one destination (death) – therefore make your work life matter more…
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*About today’s episode:*
Today I chat with Tammy Gooler Loeb, the author of Work from the Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You.
*I speak with Tammy about: Work from the Inside Out* – Designing a Career that is Fulfilling. Some of the things we discuss:
* The personal internal barriers people come across when examining their work life.
* Self work and self development is an important leadership and skill, yet still difficult for some to adapt to as many still rely solely on their workplace to develop them, Tammy shares how people can own their career.
* Tammy speaks to those who feel a state of "meh" with their career, but feel they have no other option b…
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Dec 16, 2022
50. Why I do what I do! By Prina Shah
*Trigger warning for anyone affected by alcoholism or domestic violence.
*My story is one I haven't told anyone.
Michelle, my client, recently asked me why I do what I do.
She wanted to know what motivates me to work with organisations to develop their people, teams and cultures.
I gave her the most generic response because I didn't know how to articulate my story.
*My story begins with finding my Poppa's (Dad's) dead body in January 2000.
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*My life has never been the same since.
That event has impacted the way I live, work and love.
Tune in to this episode to find out more about why I do what I do.
*Your partner in finding good Ways to Change the Workplace!
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Dec 9, 2022
49. How do you influence others? With Prina Shah
Influence like an influencer!
View the youtube version here!
Have you conducted a skills audit on the way that you influence others?
Do you influence others using friendliness? bargaining? reasoning? use of power?
anger? assertiveness? or coalition building? There's many ways in which you can influence others.
Try, doing an influencing skills audit this week and see the techniques that you are repeatedly using. *Find out what you need to use more of and less of.
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Dec 2, 2022
48. Four Types of Organisational Change, with Prina Shah
4 Types of Organisational Change!
*Refer to the YouTube training video link to accompany this podcast episode.**
*Are your organisation's change efforts resulting in:* *
* A sinking ship.
* People flying blind.
* Are people onboard and ready to take flight.
* Or is it simply plain sailing?
I have seen all 4 play out in workplaces.
*If you want to develop your organisational cultures so change isn't painful, let's talk! Contact me via the below details. *
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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Nov 25, 2022
47. Cheer Up: Is Toxic Positivity Ruining Your Culture? With Dr Maike Neuhaus and Prina Shah
*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…
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Nov 18, 2022
46. Do you know how to let go of unnecessary stuff? With Prina Shah
*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!
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*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
* *Work with Prina - **email her! *
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*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
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Nov 11, 2022
45. Are you an Inclusive Leader? with Prina Shah
*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!
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The way you include your people will impact the way you are perceived and trusted. *
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter*
* * Email Prina with your query** *
*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!
*
Prina (helping you find Ways to Change the Workplace) Shah*
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* *Connect with Prina on LinkedIn*
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Nov 4, 2022
44. How Leaders Speak the Language of the Mind with Jamie Dixon and Prina Shah
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…
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*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…
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Oct 28, 2022
43. Do you delegate like a pro? Hosted by Prina Shah
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...*
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter*
*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
* *Work with Prina - **email her! *
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter**.*
* *Help yourself to free stuff!*
*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
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Oct 21, 2022
42. Avoid these traps if you are a new CEO, with Prina Shah
*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.
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The way you start any job will determine how you are perceived, liked and followed by those you lead. *
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter*
* * Email Prina with your query** *
*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 s…
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Oct 14, 2022
41. Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel with Dr. Gena Cox and Prina Shah
*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?*
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter** *
* *Watch the YouTube version here!*
*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 backg…
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Oct 7, 2022
40. Have you built a solutions focused team?
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
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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...*
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter*
*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
* *Work with Prina - **email her! *
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter**.*
* *Help yourself to free stuff!*
*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
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Sep 30, 2022
39. Four ways to benefit from the great resignation with Prina Shah
*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, obse…
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Sep 23, 2022
38. How Effective is Group and Team Coaching with Ro Gorell and Prina Shah?
*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 yo…
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Sep 16, 2022
37. Do You Keep a Distractions or Interruptions Log?
*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?
*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 wi…
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Sep 9, 2022
36. Five Problems that Hierarchical Structures Face
*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:*
* *Margaret Heffernan: **Why it's time to forget the pecking order at work*
* *Milgram’s **Experiments*
* *Paul Whyte’s **Corporate Fraud Case*
* *Episode 17. **S…
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Sep 2, 2022
35. Breaking Workplace Taboos: For Migrant and Asian Women with Sharn Khaira and Prina Shah
*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 mig…
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Aug 26, 2022
34. Have you Conducted a Self Care Audit?
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.
*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…
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Aug 19, 2022
33. The Great Realisation, hosted by Prina Shah
*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:*
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter*
* *Get your free self coaching guide*
* *Read about the concept of a Psychological Contract*
* *Get your free training on detachment*
*More about your host, Prina Shah:*
W…
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Aug 12, 2022
32. Become Better at Business Relationship Management with Malini Jayaganesh and Prina Shah
*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…
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Aug 5, 2022
31. Do you get off the dance floor?
*Are you that busy, "I have no time" type?
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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...?
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*Do you get off the dance floor and take balcony time?
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Prina (wishing you well in your leadership journey) Shah
*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 t…
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Jul 29, 2022
30. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (Before you quit, listen to this!)
*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!
* *Subscribe to Prina’s monthly-ish newsletter*
Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes.
I am…
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Jul 22, 2022
29. CEO Insights with Anthony Vuleta and Prina Shah: How to Optimise Your Culture
*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?
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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 mor…
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Jul 15, 2022
28. Have you thanked someone lately?
*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 di…
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Jul 8, 2022
27. Does your Executive Team have the advantage?
*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…
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Jul 1, 2022
26. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Working in HR with Marija Andacic and Prina Shah
*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 s…
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Jun 24, 2022
25. Do you know your blind spots?
*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 ema…
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Jun 17, 2022
24. Simplifying Psychological Safety
*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:*
* *Your FREE Self Coaching Guide*
* Purchase a Guided 3 Month Self Coaching Journal for your leaders and teams.
* Learn…
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Jun 10, 2022
23. Breaking Workplace Taboos: About ADHD with Jade Goulding and Prina Shah
*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 workplace…
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Jun 3, 2022
22. Who at work inspires you?
*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?
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We can learn from those people...
*Have you really looked into what it is that they do, or don't do that inspires you?
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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
*Get your FREEBIE…
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May 27, 2022
21. Five Ways to Communicate to Get Buy In
*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 Work…
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May 20, 2022
20. Remote, Not Distant: Create a Thriving Hybrid Culture with Gustavo Razzetti and Prina Shah
*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 sha…
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May 13, 2022
19. Develop your Consulting Skills to Deepen Your Influence with Deb Zahn and Prina Shah
*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.
*…
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May 6, 2022
18. Do you know your WORST work self?
This podcast forms a part of the *Leadership Coaching Question Series* that I will be sharing with you.
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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…
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Apr 29, 2022
17. Seven Tough Questions to Ask About Your Leadership Culture
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 d…
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Apr 22, 2022
16. Why Time Blocking Fails Leaders with Ravindra Kondekar and Prina Shah
*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…
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Apr 15, 2022
15. Do you know your best work self?
This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
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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.*
*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…
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Apr 8, 2022
14. 5 Ways to Improve Workplace Culture through Story with David Pullan and Prina Shah
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!
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*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… *
* a way to build employee engagement,
* a way to empower change (storytelling through data)
* a way to build relationships
* a way to make things stick / make meetings memorable (if we can imagine it in our mind, it sticks better and
* 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 list…
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Apr 1, 2022
13. Change Management, The Japanese Way
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…
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Mar 25, 2022
12. Do you know your team as humans?
*I am often called in to support broken or #toxicteams. They can be turned around over time and with sensitivity.
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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.
*Sign up to this FREE Leadership Coaching Question Series where you get these snippets + BONUS #coaching tools and resources delivered to your inbox every week!
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*Learn more about your host Prina Shah and the Ways to Change the Workplace Movement!*
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*Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah*
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Mar 18, 2022
11. How to create a corporate revolution with Leanne Hughes and Prina Shah!
*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 a…
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Mar 11, 2022
10. 8 Ways to Bring Your Company Values to Life: The Success Stories!
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…
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Mar 4, 2022
9. Menopause is a Female Leadership Issue with Thea O’Connor and Prina Shah
*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 havin…
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Feb 25, 2022
8. How are you going to expand your professional network?
This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
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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?
*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!
So…
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Feb 18, 2022
7. How to Use Your Positional Power for Good (vs. Evil!)
*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. No…
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Feb 11, 2022
6. Who are your work friends?
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?
*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…
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Feb 4, 2022
5. How to recover your internal culture after a workplace scandal with Elaine Bennett and Prina Shah
*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 o…
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Jan 28, 2022
4. What is the best team you have worked in and why?
This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
*What is the best team that you have worked in?*
I have a few team related questions for you to consider. We spend more time with our team in the day than we do with our loved ones, it has to be a good team, hey? I have worked in good and bad teams in the past. I got to build my own team culture to suit our team needs. You can too...
* Why was it so?
* Who made it so?
* What behaviours made it so?
* What were the great ingredients?
* How could you enhance your current team by adding some of those ingredients and your own new ones?
* What rituals or traditions did they have? My team had doughnut days, a Friday shared learning session and we also did postmortem learning sessions after projects.
*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 thi…
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Jan 22, 2022
3. Performance Liberation NOT Performance Management with Professor Steve McKenna and Prina Shah
Is your performance cycle one you enjoy, or one which is seen as an imposition from HR?
Is it a good use of your time, or waste?
Is the conversation with your manager an easy one to have, or painful?
If you are feeling your performance planning is a painful experience, fret not, you are not alone!
Today I am talking with Steve McKenna, who is an Associate Professor of Management at Curtin Business School which is based in central Perth, Western Australia.
In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, we talk about:
*‘Performance Liberation NOT Performance Management’ *
* Renaming the performance management process: why?
* Dangle the carrot less: Detach rewards from evaluations.
* Strengths development over weakness development. Why?
* Fairness and subjectivity.
* Values / Behaviours / Goals / KPIs - which to measure in a meaningful way?
* The employee experience: Focus on Performance Drivers NOT Performance Management - what are performance drivers?
*More ab…
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Jan 15, 2022
2. Everyone's a Leader, right?
This podcast forms a part of the 24 Leadership Question Series that I will be sharing with you.
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Everyone's a Leader, right?*
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?
*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…
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Dec 15, 2021
1. What to expect!
*Welcome to the first ever episode of this podcast titled Ways to Change the Workplace, by me, Prina Shah!*
*This podcast series will be all about helping you to find Ways to Change the Workplace.
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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 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 (can't wait to share great things with you) Shah
*Connect with me on my:*
* Website - go ahead and stalk what I am all about
* LinkedIn - this is my office
* Instagram - this is my playground, I share heaps of behind the scenes stuff
* YouTube - if you prefer to watch and listen
*Learn more…
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