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How To Be Heard

  • August 29, 2023August 30, 2023
  • by Claire

We’ve all been there, sitting in that meeting trying to get our point across and becoming infuriated because someone we work with repeatedly ignores what we say in meetings. 

Being heard at work isn’t as simple as just speaking up. Research shows that particularly if you’re a woman or a minority it’s harder to have your ideas, your comments and contributions acknowledged and accepted.

But there are things we can do to help overcome the challenges we sometimes face and in this episode Claire and Greta take you through numerous ways you can improve your influence at work and ensure your messages and communications are landing as well as they can. 

They look at tactics and tools you can use before, during and after important meetings, plus share stories from some of the most senior guests we’ve had on the show including a member of the House of Lords in the UK and the President of a large global health business.

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • When, and with whom, Claire typically finds it difficult to be heard 
  • How to piggyback off someone else in a meeting when you’re having trouble finding the moment to speak
  • Why you have to stand up for yourself
  • And, an important meeting tactic everyone should use. 

This episode is jam packed with tips and tools that can help us all increase our influence, and that we use regularly. If you know someone who’s complained of not being heard at work then why not share this episode with them as well. 

Enjoy!

 

 

Useful Links

Martha Lane Fox episode   

Que Dallara episode

  

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5 years in – Here’s what we’ve Learnt

  • June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
  • by Claire

Blow out the candles and sing a merry tune for Don’t Stop Us Now! is 5 years old!  

A lot has happened in the past 5 years and we’re so grateful to have had some incredible conversations with incredibly inspiring women. 

So in this special birthday episode, we take a step back and reflect on the key insights and lessons our guests have shared over more than 165 episodes. What we find is that there are common themes that keep cropping up again and again.

Whether it’s a female leader and innovator in London, Bangkok, Silicon Valley or Costa Rica or Sydney, it turns out there are universal challenges our amazing guests have faced. We’ve also faced them and we’re pretty sure these are challenges that you’ve likely had, or may be facing too, they’re that universal. 

It’s not that our stellar guests are in a different league to the rest of us, it’s simply that they’ve found a way to work through these challenges en route to their success. 

And you can too. 

In this episode you’ll hear:

  • The 5 key challenges that crop up again and again 
  • The lessons to navigate these challenges more successfully
  • Thoughts, confessions and struggles from leaders including internationally renowned author and speaker, Rachel Botsman; former entrepreneur and current member of the House of Lords and board director of Chanel, Martha Lane Fox and Forbes Philanthropy Hero, Audette Exel; and… 
  • How we all have fear and if we’re not feeling a bit of it right now, then we’re playing too safe.

In short, this episode is jam-packed with 5 years worth of wisdom. 

So grab a slice of (birthday) cake and enjoy our special 5th birthday episode. 

 

 

Episodes we feature:

Rachel Botsman – https://dontstopusnow.co/ever-wanted-to-do-a-ted-talk/ 

Audette Exel – https://dontstopusnow.co/audette-exel-make-your-own-rules/ 

Courtney Hohne  – https://dontstopusnow.co/courtney-hohne-the-truth-about-innovation/ 

Lindley Edwards – https://dontstopusnow.co/lindley-edwards-wisdom-to-live-work-by/ 

Caroline Issa – https://dontstopusnow.co/caroline-issa-feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway/ 

Holly Ransom – https://dontstopusnow.co/holly-ransom-curious-on-purpose/ 

Martha Lane Fox – https://dontstopusnow.co/martha-lane-fox-a-powerful-voice-where-few-women-are-heard/ 

Que Dallara – https://dontstopusnow.co/que-dallara-unlocks-what-it-takes-to-be-successful/ 

Tina Sharkey – https://dontstopusnow.co/tina-sharkey-web-pioneer-industry-disruptor-tech-legend/ 

Ann Sherry – https://dontstopusnow.co/ann-sherry-the-positive-change-agent/ 

Julia Paige – https://dontstopusnow.co/julia-paige-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/

Future Proof Me Mini Episode

Future Proof Me – Chasing Equality

  • March 9, 2021
  • by Claire

This week’s mini episode is in honour of International Women’s Day.

We don’t know about you but this feels like a bit of a watershed year in terms of gender equality and sexual harassment issues rising to almost boiling point in multiple places around the world.

Now is the time to call out inequality, injustice and gendered violence when we see them in action.

In this episode we reflect on:

  • Why we still need to keep gender equality on the agenda and why IWD is important
  • How the pandemic created a triple whammy for women
  • Great advice on how you can call out bias when you encounter it at work, and
  • How virtual meetings haven’t necessarily improved things for women’s voices being heard.

You’ll get to hear some advice from us and from one of our favourite guests, NASA’s Trudy Kortes, so enjoy this Future Proof Me episode.

 

 

Useful Links

Womens March 4 Justice website

Petition to Australia’s Prime Minister on Gendered Violence

Trudy Kortes episode

NASA website

Trudy’s website

Trudy Linkedin

Trudy Instagram

Interview

Que Dallara – Unlocks What It Takes to Be…

  • January 15, 2020
  • by Claire

From extreme disadvantage in her childhood, Honeywell Connected Enterprise (HCE) President and CEO, Que Dallara, has been driven all her life to ensure she and her family are far from the memories she has of begging for rice as a child refugee. 

We’re in awe of what Que has so thoughtfully achieved over the years taking her from supporting her family and herself through school and uni, to reach the highest echelons of corporate America.

Que grew up in Australia and worked there for McKinsey and numerous corporates before moving to the US almost 20 years ago via an MBA at Insead. She worked in senior roles for Microsoft, TE Connectivity and now is running HCE for Honeywell. Que is leading the industrial giant’s transformative push into software sales and the Internet of Things. 

Alongside all of this, she’s also the mum of three kids!

We urge you not to miss this episode which shares not only Que’s incredible life story but also some of the finest career advice you’re likely to hear. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • What impact Que’s dramatic and dangerous escape from Vietnam has had on her life
  • How having to pay for her education and support her family, saw her running a successful business by the age of 16!
  • The one key thing Que realised she (and others) need to develop to keep progressing in their careers
  • How she goes about leading a major innovation play within a huge conglomerate.

Enjoy this episode with the humble, yet ever so impressive, Que Dallara. 

 

Useful Links

Que’s LinkedIn

Honeywell – click on Honeywell Forge to see Que’s Division

 

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