Leadership: Your Questions Answered

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Helen McCabe is joined by FW’s Mel Lee. They discuss strategies for managing team members who overestimate their skills, rebuilding a career after a long break with compromised references, and navigating career changes across different industries in the Australian job market. Question 1: How do you manage a team member that you feel overestimates their skill and is focused on what the business owes them? Question 2: Over decade long career break, and last full time employment ended in worker’s compensation with an ND agreement. All my references are compromised by that ND. How do I rebuild a career with references now?  Question 3: I know what area of work I want to focus on for my next role but lots of different industries/ fields interest me.  How do I not let this work against me in my CV and when applying for roles, as it seems important in Australia to have been in one industry/ have very specific industry knowledge?    Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Become an FW member today to get the highlights in our members-only newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Astrid Edwards is joined by FW’s Helen McCabe. Today, they discuss returning to corporate life after self-employment, disclosing invisible disabilities in job applications, communicating sensitive messages effectively, and balancing personality with professionalism. Question 1: I've been running my own photography business for the past 7 years but am seriously considering returning to a corporate role. I feel absolutely overwhelmed at starting over again after such a long period away. Any advice? Question 2: What are your thoughts on declaring a disability on a job application even if it is managed and invisible? Should it be declared to possibly give you an advantage to get an interview? Question 3: What’s the best way to communicate a message? That’s a public health initiative without getting hostile reactions? Question 4: How do you balance showing your personality and being professional?   Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]    Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Become a Gold member today to watch Leadership: Your Questions live in a virtual, interactive session included in our Mini Masterclass. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Astrid Edwards is joined by FW’s Ruby Leahy Gatfield. They discuss staying focused in uncertainty, balancing team autonomy with guidance, overcoming resistance to change, and handling workplace conflicts. Question 1: How do you maintain your energy, ambition, and focus over the long haul and in times of uncertainty? Question 2: How do you strike a nice balance between giving a team autonomy and providing guidance to ensure success? Question 3: I am after some advice around making my own processes in a new company, the other managers who have been around for longer are giving me 'computer says no'. I have low hanging fruit wins! And I feel very unable to change things up for the better. What would you do? Question 4:  I’ve been feeling like the go-between—getting pulled into meetings not because it’s part of my role, but because two colleagues can’t seem to work things out directly. I wish they could communicate better without needing me in the middle. Any tips?   Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]    Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Become a Gold member today to watch Leadership: Your Questions live in a virtual, interactive session included in our Mini Masterclass. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Helen McCabe is joined by Superintendent Janet Stevenson from Victoria Police. They discuss building a relationship with a supervisor who has a different working style, overcoming self-doubt during the job search process and setting personal boundaries at work.   Question 1: How to you build a strong relationship with a supervisor that has a very different working style from you? Question 2: How do you overcome feelings of self-doubt during the job application process?  Question 3: What is the approach for staff members who prefer to keep their personal lives private?    Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]    Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest installment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Jamila Rizvi and Sally Spicer discuss leading a team through a poor economic climate, owning your differences in the workplace, and navigating long-term relationships during the job search.  1. Yvonne asks: I would love help on leading a team through poor economic climate. How to find the balance between pushing them harder in the sales teams while noting they are probably feeling more pressure at home too? 2. Adriana asks: How do I own my talents and unique experience in the workplace, but avoid being positioned as eccentric?  3. Mel asks: How to navigate through long term relationships when you're trying really hard to find work but can't? I’m feeling (or being made to feel like) a burden.   Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!   A reminder 1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.  Lifeline's 13 11 14 crisis support service is also available 24/7. Anyone in Australia can speak to a trained Crisis Supporter over the phone, any time of the day or night. Always call 000 in an emergency.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest installment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW’s Astrid Edwards  and Lauren Beckman tackle questions around managing top performers, navigating career transitions, and preparing for psychometric assessments. Lucy asks:How can I show my top-performing sales manager that she's valued without promoting her to a team leader role, which would take her away from selling? Anon asks, After maternity leave, I’ve realised I no longer want to return to my previous role. How do I transition to something new without negatively impacting my mental wellbeing? Ophelia asks, How should I approach psychometric testing, and how can I prepare, especially as a neurodivergent individual? Should I disclose this to my potential employer? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Sally Spicer and Maeva Dedy discuss how to set clear boundaries in a new leadership role, tips for leading a remote team and how to demonstrate you are ready for a promotion. Anon asks, How can I set clear boundaries when starting a new leadership role that has been communicated from the beginning as full-on and demanding?   Anon asks, Tips and tricks to lead remote workers/teams? Melissa asks, How do I show my leadership team that I am capable of being a manager? Should I start a vague chat or go in hard with where I see myself. Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Sally Spicer and Nidhi Kalaiya discuss how to approach being asked about career breaks and how to be seen in the workplace as an introvert. Michelle asks, I am at a crossroads career-wise. I am the executive at a small incorporated association. I have very little hands on help in my role but high output expectations from the board. How do I stay put and develop my skills, or do I move on to a larger company in a lower position or do I focus on a career change (into politics) and just do my job until I have the opportunity to jump into politics. Anon asks, How do you navigate being in a team as an introvert when everyone else is very dominant and extroverted? I find it hard to demonstrate my abilities, and my manager seems to favour outgoing personalities. Anon asks, How do I craft an elevator statement (or alike) for people persistently asking about a career break when I'm not yet ready to talk about it? I've tried to shut it down before, but people seem to keep asking about it. Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, FW's Helen McCabe and Sally Spicer discuss being visible when working remotely, stepping up as a leader and being a team player who toots your own horn too.  Anonymous asks: How to make your presence known when you work remotely from the managers who are in office? How do you best communicate your wins and successes to them when you can't see them everyday and know if it's too little or too much? Melissa asks: I have been in my company for five years and would love to step up. How do I show my leadership team that I am capable of being a manager? Should I start a vague chat or go in hard with where I see myself? Sairah asks: As a team player - someone who cares more about helping a group or team to succeed, than about one's own individual success. How can I be both a team player and reach my individual success parameters? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamila Rizvi and Briana Blackett offered valuable insights on managing workloads through KPIs, navigating career breaks, and identifying company culture during interviews.  This Weeks Questions Anon asks, how can I ask my manager to give me some KPIs instead of just throwing work at me. How do I manage up? Bibiana asks, I am an overseas-graduated social worker with a 7-year gap while migrating to Australia. I want to return to social work, but here it focuses on mental health and disability, areas in which I lack experience. Despite job hunting, I haven't been successful. Should I continue to try or change careers? Anon asks, what questions can I ask in an interview to really extract what the company culture is like? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Briana Blackett and Lauren Beckman discussed the best ways to give a memorable speech, what do ask for from the people you're refereering and how to encourage Gen Z team members to speak up.  This Weeks Questions Anon asks, I have to give a big presentation to an external group. Any advice on how to bring big speaker energy and make myself memorable? Anon asks, What do you ask for from the people you're refereeing? If the reports are written, do you ask for the candidate to propose a response? Anon asks, How do I encourage Gen Z members of my team to speak up and give feedback?   Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our May 17th episode, FW’s Founder and Managing Director, Helen McCabe and Head of Implementation, Amanda Adderley discuss how to navigate conflict with a coworker, how to articulate your professional strengths and how to push for new practises in the workplace.  This week's questions Anon asks, I am 6 months into a new role and am really enjoying it. However, I am experiencing a visceral tension between myself and two colleagues who I work closest with. I'm trying my best to show up every day, but am feeling pretty defeated. How can I move forward? Anon asks, How do I best articulate my professional strengths when I’m putting myself forward for job interviews or promotions? Melissa asks, When colleagues value years of experience over current research-based practices, how do you change the status quo when the push-back is fierce because the new practices challenge people's current ways or personal bias?    Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our May 3rd episode, FW's Deputy Managing Director, Jamila Rizvi, and Head of Canberra Learning Program, Lauren Beckman , answered your career questions about balancing the return to work while managing a chronic illness, deciding whether to take your side hustle on full time and bringing your 'authentic' self to work without having disclose mental illness.  This week's questions Anna asks, I'm searching for meaningful work and trying to balance a good income/job security with a need for part time work (due to chronic illness). Has anyone has tackled this well and found an approach that has satisfied most of their needs?  Maddi asks, I don’t know if I should take the route of staying in my job and doing a “side hustle”, doing social media work and work my way up to launching into my own company, or continue on the grind of working up the corporate ladder. Any thoughts, suggestions or guidance? Kim asks, I am a professional in a leadership role and I also live with a complex mental illness that is heavily stigmatised and misunderstood. I do not feel like I can ever bring my whole self to work because of this. Do you have any tips on how I can bring as much of myself to work without having to disclose my illness? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when we go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our April 9th episode, FW's Founder and Managing Director, Helen McCabe and Head of Content, Briana Blackett, answered your career questions about  working with people who have different working styles, deciding what job level to apply for after a career break and getting men on board with flexible work and paid parental leave. This week's questions Catarine asks, What practical advice would you give to someone who has a direct manager with a different working style?  Melissa asks, Is it best to apply for entry level roles to reacquaint ourselves with the contemporary workplace scene or can we dive into a middle level leadership role if we tick some of the boxes on the position description?  Lin asks, How do I get the men in my organisation on board with flexible work and paid parental leave?  Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our March 25th episode, FW's Founder and Managing Director, Helen McCabe and Communications Director, Sally Spicer, answered your career questions about advocating for your authentic self at work, job sharing at senior levels and building rapport and relationships in the workplace as a new team member. This week's questions Maddy asks,  How do I remove the expectation to teach others about and advocate for each of the parts of my authentic self while still being me at work?  Melissa asks, Are you aware of any job share arrangements in high level leadership positions? If so, what do they look like? What makes them work well or not in your experience? Kylie asks, How to build rapport and relationships, and to navigate that on-boarding period when as a new member of a team you're trying to pick up on team norms, culture, expectations? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our March 12th episode, FW's Head of Platinum+ Emerging Leader, Christine Ellem and Communications Director, Sally Spicer, answered your career questions about looking for a job during economic recession, returning to work after having a child and figuring out how to stand out in a crowd, when you are trying to pitch for paid written articles. This week's questions Anon asked, Have I missed the boat on the great resignation? With the current economy am I better to hang tight and find purpose elsewhere?  Hayley asked, I am going back to work after having my first baby 8 months ago. Should I be looking to job share, go back full time or look for a 3 day contract? Child care is more expensive than I thought.  Sairah asked, How to stand out in a crowd, when you are trying to pitch for paid written articles? Too often I am told, ‘we love your work’, ‘you write very well’, or ‘we will keep your details on file.’  Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our February 26th episode, FW's Head of Implementation, Amanda Adderley and Founder and Deputy Manage Director, Jamila Rizvi, answered your career questions about dealing with a boss who behaves unpredictably, deciding if you're ready to return to work after having a baby and moving from the private sector into the public sector.  This week's questions Anon asks, I’ve started in a Leadership position with a consulting firm that has a female CEO. She berates people, disempowers her leaders and tends to fly off the handle. It’s a  small, family run business that is looking to grow but I’m not sure how to deal with this as she terrifies me. Would love thoughts or tips? Michelle asks, Is it okay to not want to go back to work after having a baby? I think I have lost my way a little. Anon asks,  How do I crack into the public sector and do you think it is worth it when you get there? I have worked in the private sector for 15 years in IT and would love a change.  Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our February 14th episode, our Communications Director, Sally Spicer and Founder and Managing Director, Helen McCabe, answered your career questions about the advocacy space, working from home and how to manage work/life/family balance. This week's questions Siobhan asks, how do I become more active in the advocacy space? I currently do some volunteering, but I'd like to learn more and potentially align my passion for advocacy with future paid employment. Shi asks, how do you stay productive while working/studying from home? Lee asks, how do you carve out more me time whilst juggling other commitments? I returned to full-time work after having kids and I feel stretched in every direction. Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first episode of 2024, our Communications Director Sally Spicer and Head of Platinum+ Christine Ellem answered your career questions about the FW Leadership Summit, pregnancy planning and job hunting. This week's questions Eve asks, would you change your job if you are planning to get pregnant? Trish asks, should I attend the FW Leadership Summit in-person or virtually? Natalie asks, how can I boost my confidence in job hunting and in general? Anonymous asks, do you have any advice on finding work whilst living regionally? I'm in regional Queensland and can't find anything local, but I don't want to drive two hours a day for work. Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi  This week's questions Rachel asks, I have been in a new team for the last 12 months. The role has been a lot more than I expected, after hours calls and developing expert knowledge. How can I address with senior management that I should be paid for the role above that I feel I am currently doing? Lena asks, I have a side hustle that I want to pursue but cannot afford to do so. How was Future Women started and do you have any advice for me on how to make the leap? Minjun asks, How old is too old to reskill? I am mid forties and feeling like a change from admin roles to the data and tech side of things but will anyone take me seriously as an older student or employee? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe joined by FW's Communications Director Sally Spicer to answer members' career questions about dealing with competitive colleagues, asking to be involved in work decisions that affect your team and tailoring your CV for Christmas casual roles.  This week's questions Louise asks, How would you deal with a hyper-competitive colleague who often calls out things they haven't worked on?  Anonymous asks, How can I (subtly) let my manager know that I would like to be more consulted on hiring decisions for my own team?  Tamara asks, How do I tailor my CV to these Christmas Casual roles? Do I need to write a new CV and say that I'm not doing my current profession and don't want to return to it?   Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, Helen McCabe joins our Head of Platinum+ Christine Ellem to answer members' career questions about building teams, being micromanaged and finding work before the holiday period. This week's questions Anonymous asks: If you could start a team from scratch what characteristics/attributes would you look for? And what do you wish someone had told you when you were just starting out as a new manager/leader? Ashlie asks: How do you work with (and deal with) being micromanaged, but still prove to the higher management that you are capable of doing your job without having to be told every step of the way? Anonymous asks: Where can I find work before the holiday period starts? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, Helen McCabe joins Courtney Love, the National Director of Policy at Carers Australia, to answer members' career questions about returning to work as a carer. This week's questions I’m looking to get back into paid work but I am concerned about balancing my caring duties with work. What are my rights as a carer at work? I've spent the last 5 years out of work to care for my partner. I'm looking to return but I have no idea what I want to do now. How do I get started? Do I need to disclose in the recruitment process that I have caring responsibilities? How do I identify and articulate my transferable skills as an unpaid carer? What support is available to carers? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi use their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career questions about setting boundaries, returning from parental leave and knowing when to leave your job. This week's questions Laura asks: How do you know when to leave an organisation and when to persist with supporting its evolution, particularly with equality and inclusion? Madden asks: Do you have any tips on how to manage the juggle when returning to work after parental leave? Anonymous asks: I'm struggling with the expectation that I be ‘always on’ my emails in my job and am feeling quite exhausted. What should I do? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi use their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career questions about networking offline, starting a business and writing resumes. This week's questions Sally Hunt asks: Where do I go to get help with my resume and writing selection criteria? I’ve got some really strong transferable skills and hoping to make a career change.  Anonymous asks: I want to launch my own business. How do I know if it is a valid and viable business idea? Anonymous asks: How can I create new professional connections outside LinkedIn, especially when I am still looking for a job? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi use their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career questions about making the most of one-on-one meetings, navigating periods of uncertainty at work and finding your career passions. This week's questions Anonymous Jobs Academy participant asks: What advice do you have for finding your career passions, values and goals? Any resources, websites, podcasts or books are appreciated too. Laura asks: How can I use fortnightly one-on-one meetings to my advantage?I often spend it impressed that everything in my team is running well but that feels like a waste of my and my boss' time. How can I make the most of it? Anonymous asks: Due to budget changes, I’m likely going to need to make a majority of my agency redundant, and I’m in the period of time when my staff know the budget situation is extremely bad and there will be job losses but I can’t give them clarity on the what and the who. Any advice on how I can help staff navigate this period in the middle where there is unspecified uncertainty/impending doom? Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi use their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career questions about managing young struggling staff, bouncing back after rejection and transitioning to a new career.  This week's questions Anonymous asks: I’m in my first senior role managing staff with four direct reports who are all really young, and I’m finding it hard to coach them. I think I assume they know more than they do (even for the basics), and they seem to struggle with planning ahead because they aren’t meeting deadlines. How do you manage young staff with empathy, and without becoming someone that they hate working with? Anonymous Jobs Academy participant asks: How do I keep bouncing back after multiple job rejections? Anonymous asks: I’m a senior leader, well established in my current field, taking extended time off. I would love to spend more time on my passions (design, writing, photography, social impact in the community) and potentially pivot to one of these. How can I approach this time off to enable a potential career shift at the end of my break?  Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi use their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career questions about shifting thinking around leave, handling a manager with unrealistic expectations and bouncing back after being made redundant.  This week's questions Claire asks: Our employees want an equal parental leave policy, but our board group is resisting as they are a group of privileged males, who associate the concept of primary carer with women. How can we shift this thinking? Sheila asks: I am struggling with workload and at times my manager has unrealistic expectations. How can I take charge in this situation and ensure I have work satisfaction and also space to grow and lead?  Anonymous asks: I’ve just been made redundant unexpectedly. Although management says the redundancies are because of the economic climate and not individual performance, it’s hard not to take it personally and it’s shaken my confidence. How do I find my feet? I’d like to start re-applying for jobs quickly. Any tips on not losing touch with the workforce and retaining my skillset would also be so appreciated. Thanks! Got a question?  Submit your query here, post in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered sees Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi use their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career questions about ageism, activism and aligning your values. This week's questions Laura asks: How do you know when to leave an organisation and when to persist with supporting its evolution, particularly with equality and inclusion? Maureen asks: Advice on dealing with ageism? I am stunned it happens in your early 50s… how do you address subtle, but real, ageism?  Ophelia asks: How do you balance activism with patience in the workplace? My team is full of passionate advocates, but we are told we need to introduce issues very gently and with a positive spin for the ‘higher ups’. Got a question?  Post it in our FW Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered, submit your query here or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi once again draw on their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career conundrums, from dealing with people who have less experience but are more senior than you, to building your journalistic profile.  This week's questions Anonymous asks: Do you have any tips on building presence and influence in a hierarchical organisation where your 'grade level' means you go through your manager, and how to deal with people who are not more experienced but on a higher grade than you? Sairah asks: Is there an etiquette involved, when asking esteemed colleagues or future colleagues to connect on LinkedIn? When is being eager to develop oneself professionally, coming across as needy?  Saswati asks: I currently freelance as a journalist and I am looking to engage in a more structured role. I am wondering how I can better navigate the writing/journalism space and whether upskilling in some field would be the best bet for me to gain meaningful employment? If yes, what kind of courses should I be looking at? Got a question?  Post it in our Future Women Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered, submit your query here or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Leadership: Your Questions Answered, Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi once again draw on their expertise and the latest research to answer members' career conundrums, from adapting to a rapidly changing work environment to supporting your transition into a new industry. This week's questions Lana asks: Do you have any advice on how to cope and get through constant change in the workplace? Claire and Belinda ask: How can you support re-direction in your career, breaking through the stigma barriers that skills can be transferable, and a new industry can be learnt? Maíra asks: If your manager/principal makes decisions you disagree with, and that will affect you & your personal life. How do you deal with/address this? Got a question?  Post it in our Future Women Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered, submit your query here or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! Catch up on previous episodes hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much of your whole self should you bring to work? That's one of the questions Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi are diving into in our latest instalment of Leadership: Your Questions Answered where Helen and Jamila draw on their expertise and the latest research to help with members' career conundrums. This week's questions Nikki asks: How does one go from being a person in the engine room and not being seen, to a Leadership role? What is the stepping stone, pathway, window?  Sairah asks: How much of our whole self should we be bringing to the workplace? Should we be open and transparent or should we have a persona for the workplace? Anonymous asks: I have recently been offered a full-time position but interviewed for another role and realised I would prefer that position. If I am successful with the latter position, how do I let the other employer know I won’t be staying in the job? Is it better to try and delay my start date until I know the outcome of my preferred position?  Got a question?  Post it in our Future Women Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered, submit your query here or email us at [email protected]  Want to watch Leadership: Your Questions Answered live?  Head to our members-only Facebook group to chime in with your thoughts when Helen and Jamila go live. Plus, get the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the first episode of Future Women's new members-only offering, Leadership: Your Questions Answered. Every fortnight, founder and Managing Director Helen McCabe and Deputy Managing Director Jamila Rizvi lean into the latest research and their own expertise to tackle career conundrums submitted by the Future Women community.  Watch it live or listen back here. Plus, read the highlights in our members-only newsletter delivered a week later. A members-only must! This week's questions Siobhan asks: What are your top tips for stepping into a new organisation and leading a new team? What are the first things you do to build those important relationships and make positive first impressions? Tracey asks: How do you balance being kind when you need to pull up staff you love on things that they are underperforming at? An anonymous Jobs Academy member asks: I was wondering if there is any chance of anyone talking about how to work with a disability, and whether you should admit you need extra support at an interview, or do you tick the box on a job application that you have a disability when filing out your application? Got a question?  Post it in our Future Women Facebook group and let us know it's for Leadership: Your Questions Answered or email us at [email protected]  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.