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 y ...
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132. The Power of Leadership Communication - Mel Loy interviews your host, Prina Shah
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This week, we've turned the tables on prina and instead of being the interviewer... she's the interviewee! Mel Loy has stepped in this week to do a second week of absolute comms gold, interviewing me to discuss all things change communication. My extensive background of over 20 plus years in the corporate world plus leading teams in strategic peopl…
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131. The Problems that Most Executive Teams Cause... with Prina Shah
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In this episode, Prina addresses the issue of conflicting messages within executive teams and the impact it has on organizational communication. She emphasizes the importance of executives aligning on decisions, implementation strategies, and communication plans to avoid corporate whispers and confusion among employees. By ensuring consistent messa…
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130. Maintaining Momentum with Discernment with Vicki Main and Prina Shah
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Join me in this episode of "Ways to Change the Workplace" with the amazing Vicki Main as we discuss maintaining momentum with discernment in the workplace. Learn about the importance of separating truths from untruths in decision-making. Discover practical strategies to cultivate better discernment in professional pursuits. Hear inspiring stories a…
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129. On Zen Anger Management at Work with Prina Shah
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Sometimes we loose out sh1t at work. Here's one way not to. From Instagram direct messages to your ears in this episode. I posted this on Instagram recently and the amount of DMs I received were a sign that we often do lose our temper or get angry at work. We're human and have flaws. I have been there and done that too. In this episode of the Ways …
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128. Financial Wellbeing and Work: Supporting the Sandwich Generation with Aadil Abbas and Prina Shah
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Discover the keys to balancing the demanding roles of parent and caregiver in our insightful discussion with financial planner Aadil Abbas from Own Financial Planning in Sydney. Learn practical strategies to navigate the financial and emotional challenges faced by the sandwich generation—those in their 40s and 50s who are simultaneously supporting …
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Today, we tackle a crucial topic that may be uncomfortable but essential for creating a thriving work environment - the five ways you might be unintentionally killing your workplace culture. Micromanagement: We discuss how micromanagement, although seemingly ensuring correctness, can stifle team spirit and erode trust and autonomy. Drawing on socio…
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126. The Art of Change Communication with Mel Loy and Prina Shah
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Show Summary: I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend Mel Loy, a global expert in change communication. Mel recently published her book, "Change Isn't Hard: A Practical Playbook for People-Centred Change Communication," which fills a significant gap in the market by focusing on effective communication strategies during organizational chan…
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125. Are You a Culprit of Destination Addiction? With Prina Shah
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Are you a culprit of Destination Addiction? I wanna talk to you about a concept called destination addiction, and destination addiction is exactly that. We are destined for something, and we're addicted to get there no matter what cost. Now I see that happening very much so in the workplace, and it's a difficult thing that happens because of the fa…
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124. Financial Wellbeing and Work: On Making Career Changes with Aadil Abbas and Prina Shah
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Uncover the keys to a seamless career transition and grasp the financial strategies that can keep you buoyant even as you pivot to new professional horizons. Join me, Prina Shah, alongside my financial planning guru friend, Aadil Abbas, as we weave together the narratives of our own career shifts and distill the essence of financial resilience that…
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123. Training versus Facilitation - What’s the Difference? With my mates Chris Fenning, Shani Wende, Bethan Winn, Julissa Shrewsbury, Fran McCormack, Yoke Van Dam, Aden Date and hosted by Prina Shah
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Do you know the difference between training and facilitation? They are hugely different skills which many don't consider. In this episode I share a recent client project that I worked on to upskill their internal trainers in the art of facilitation. I share my secrets of facilitation with you. I also have my faciltiator mates Chris Fenning, Shani W…
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122. How You Can Take Advantage of Video Communication with Joeri Schilders and Prina Shah
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Joeri is a frientor of mine. He is one of the most creative people that I know and you need to know about him too! I speak with Joeri about the need for video communication in today's workplace. Ironic - I know this is an audio format! I ask Joeri questions around: Embracing Virtual Communication Building a Video-Centric Work Culture Overcoming Vid…
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121. Why You Should Dump Your Performance and Managment System with Prina Shah
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Is your performance and management system really serving you well? Is your performance and management system enabling or disabling conversations to happen between managers and employees? Is your performance and management system optmising your culture? Truth is, many performance and management systems are not filling the needs of all of the above a…
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120. Tackling Workplace Loneliness with Louise Johnstone Forster and Prina Shah
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Louise, CEO of Advocare, discusses workplace loneliness with Prina, focusing on its impact and solutions. Through her experiences at Chorus, she highlights the prevalence of loneliness among professionals, emphasizing the need for diverse and inclusive environments. Referencing Dr. Vivek Murthy's book "Together," they explore the health implication…
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119. Transparent Ways to Communicate Your Culture Survey Results
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Why is it that many leaders are not transparent about their culture survey results? Why is it that conversations are not had about the responses people gave to the culture survey? Why is it that there is no discussion on the way forward to find decent ways to change the workplace based on what the people have said? I cover this and so much more in …
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118. Financial Wellbeing and Work with Aadil Abbas and Prina Shah
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Unlock the secrets to maintaining your financial health even as the cost of living soars through my enlightening chat with Aadil Abbas. He's a Financial Planner and co owner of Own Financial Planning. We scrutinize how financial wellness in the workplace is more than just a personal concern; it's an economic imperative with billions at stake in los…
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117. Are you clocking in, or are you outcomes focused?
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Clocking in or outcomes focused? Here's a thought for you. Implement a results only work environment where employees are evaluated based on the work that they produce rather than that time that they have spent in the office. Another fun fact for you, did you know that the 8 hour workday was in fact created during the industrial revolution. And duri…
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116. The Problem with Hierarchical Workplaces with Prina Shah
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Have you ever felt the rigid lines of a workplace hierarchy constricting your potential? You're not alone. In this episode, I peel back the layers of traditional organisational structures and examine the often unexpected ways they shape our work culture and inter-office relationships. As we navigate the established chain of command and dissect the …
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115. Signs of a Dysfunctional Board with Karen Thomas-Bland and Prina Shah
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Karen Thomas-Bland from London is a Global Board Level Advisor, Partner level Management Consultant and Non-Executive Chairwoman with over 27 years’ experience in creating break-through strategies, transforming and Integrating organisations. She helps Board to become better. I speak with Karen on the Topic of Signs of a Dysfunctional Board. Transfo…
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114. Is your knowledge contemporary? With Prina Shah
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Is your knowledge contemporary? Are you and your team keeping on top of all of the industry changes that are happening, or the contemporary you need to know. And the reason I ask this is because when I led a huge HR team of, you know, HR professionals, We're the worst people to develop ourselves, I tell you, and I love learning. So it was really di…
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113. How women leaders can cut through office politics! With Jamie Lee and Prina Shah
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Welcome back to another insightful episode of Ways to Change your Workplace, where we strive to create meaningful discussions around improving our professional environments. This week, listen in as I'm joined by Jamie Lee, an Executive Coach from New York, who brings a wealth of knowledge on the complex dynamics women face in office politics. Toget…
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112. If you disagree with the corporate message ...
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Are you stuck in the middle as a leader or or a manager? ... ...In the middle of the board, the executive decisions, and then everything that your team and the people that report to you are telling you, and you are stuck in the middle. So a bit of a piggy in the middle situation is what you may well be in. And when you such a situation when there's…
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111. I am Writing a Book on Leaving a Legacy at Work
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You heard it - I am writing a book on leaving a legacy at work! UPDATE: I have plenty of early readers so doors are now closed. This book is: For Executives, Leaders and Teams who feel there is more to their 9-5 than simply clocking in and out. For those who want to leave the workplace better off. For those who want to make work more meaningful. Fo…
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110. Legacy Series with Geoff Stewart District Superintendent of the Western Australian Police Force and Prina Shah
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Ever wondered how a leader inspires others not just to follow, but to lead in their own right? Join me as I sit down with Geoff Stewart, a renowned figure from the Western Australian Police Force, whose 45 years of service have shaped his profound understanding of leadership. This episode is an insight into Goeff's world, from his early days in tra…
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109. Growth Will Also Feel Like Loss with Prina Shah
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Growth will also feel like loss... Growth will also feel like loss. Remember that. I'm gonna say it again. Growth will also feel like loss. Completely so, as we change, as we go up to new levels, sometimes we shed people It's like, you know, the analogy of the snake shedding its skin. There's a loss there. Every time something changes, we gain some…
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108. 5 Signs of An Avoidant Culture (and How to Address It) with Prina Shah
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Have you ever walked into a room so thick with tension it felt like a physical barrier? That's a telltale sign of an avoidant culture, and it's choking workplaces around the world. I'm Prina Shah, your guide through these murky corporate waters, and in this solo episode, I'm zeroing in on five distress signals that reveal your environment might jus…
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107. Bad Meetings are OUR Fault! Chris Fenning and Prina Shah
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Transform the way you think about workplace meetings and discover the keys to making every sit-down a springboard for team success with communication guru Chris Fennig. If you're weary of gatherings that go nowhere, Chris's expertise will guide you toward creating impactful and engaging interactions that everyone actually looks forward to. We delve…
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106. Do not Self Reject, with your host Prina Shah
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Do not self reject! The amount of friends I have who say, oh, no. no. I can't apply for this job or that job because I don't meet a hundred percent of the criteria. Fuck that. Who cares? It does not matter. Your skills are transferrable, and the whole point of applying for a new job or a new opportunity is that you're gonna learn new things! You're…
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105. Eight Ways to Deal with Dominant People at Work
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Prepare to navigate the challenges of dealing with dominant people at work with this PRACTICAL episode of the Ways to Change a Workplace podcast. Your host, Prina Shah, shares 8 practical strategies to handle situations involving dominant individuals in the workplace. She'll lay the foundation by identifying dominant behavior and its manifestations…
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104. Legacy Series, Saanvi Savla, My 16 year Old Niece! Hosted by Prina Shah
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Never have I had a guest on my podcast who I love as much as I do Saanvi. I first met her when she was 6 months old. She was an inquisitive baby, full of wonder of the world around her and full of questions. Now as a 16 year old, I was flattered when Saanvi asked if she could do work experience with me! The week she had with me was jam packed. I di…
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103. You are the Greatest Project that You Will Ever Work On with Prina Shah
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You are the greatest project you will work on! I heard this line and it just changed my perspective on my own development. “You are the greatest project that you will ever work on.” Let me say that again. “You are the greatest project that you will ever work on.” When you look at yourself that way, you're gonna look at yourself from a workplace per…
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102. Rewind: Facilitating Culture Change, One Conversation at a Time with Leanne Hughes Interviewing Prina Shah
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Meet Prina and Leanne from 2020! We had just become friends and since meeting Leanne she has become one of my greatest friend-tors. This was my (Prina's) first ever podcast on Leanne's First Time Facilitator Podcast. Listen to Leanne interview Prina when Prina was still side hustling... Ever wondered how someone can juggle a career, side hustles, a…
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101. That which is in front of you is your teacher
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That, which is in front of you is your teacher is one of my most cherished sayings. Why? Because it holds true in both good and tough times, especially in the workplace (and life, yo!) When faced with a lousy manager, a toxic team, or a dreadful company culture, what lies ahead of you becomes your teacher. You become aware of what is wrong and what…
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100. My best friend Jitesh Odedra interviews me!
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Welcome to Episode 100 of Ways to Change Your Workplace with moi, Prina Shah. In this special episode, I am joined by my best friend, Jitesh Odedra, for an in depth interview. Get ready for some deep and thought-provoking questions as Jitesh takes the reins and dives into my journey and mission to change the workplace. Don't miss this milestone epi…
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99. Legacy Series with CEO Anthony Vuleta and Prina Shah
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Ready to discover what it takes to lead a thriving community, meet multiple expectations, and foster an invigorating workplace culture? Then you'll want to tune into this episode where I candidly chat with the inspiring CEO of the Town of Victoria Park, Anthony Vuleta. With his unique leadership style, Anthony believes in listening to his team's fe…
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98. Poor Work Cultures and Trauma Bonding With Your Colleagues
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Poor Work Cultures and Trauma Bonding With Your Colleagues If you have uttered any of these statements, you may have a trauma bond with your workplace and your colleagues… "I know the workplace is toxic, but I can't imagine leaving. We've been through so much together." "I keep hoping things will get better, that they'll appreciate my dedication an…
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97. On Strategic Thinking - When You Start Turning Over Rocks, You're Going to Find Worms with Prina Shah
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When you start turning over rocks, you're going to find worms! Then you need to be strategic with how to address said worms! When you start turning over rocks, you're gonna find worms. You are then therefore going to be the problem... And, ideally, you should be the solution as well. So in a workplace, often is the case that we will uncover issues.…
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96. Why we all need to think like Futurists with Steph Clarke and Prina Shah
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Are you ready to catapult your team's problem-solving mindset into the future? That's precisely what you'll learn to do in our engaging conversation with Steph Clarke, a futurist and facilitator from Melbourne. We discuss the concept of futures thinking and its profound implications for the way we view and address issues. Can you imagine the kind o…
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Unmask the hidden power of fear and transform it into your secret weapon for success with this episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast! Prepare for a deep dive into the complex emotion of fear as I, your host, Prina Shah, dissect how this feeling can impact your cognitive functions, incite stress responses and foster avoidance behaviour…
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94. Are you a part of a now, or then legacy?
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Change has happened at your workplace. Change is inevitable, and it is a constant. Change is nothing new. It is how you deal with, and respond to change that matters. So my question to you is: Are you living in the past, or paving the way for the future? Are you a part of the NOW or THEN legacy? The choice is yours. Support the Show. If you are see…
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93. How to Heal a Fractured Team with Yoke Van Dam and Prina Shah
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My friend Yoke van Dam all the way from South Africa has been called the Kintsugi Queen because of her ability to join, repair and transform teams into something quite wonderful. Her work is like Kintsugi, the Japanese art form that mends broken pottery with gold.. Her tried and tested high-performance processes have seen even the most under-perfor…
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92. Flaws and Fixes - The Reality of Your Workplace Development
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Strap yourself in as we unravel the truth behind the effectiveness of workplace learning and development programs. I’m eager to share five compelling reasons why these programs might be missing the mark. We'll expose the effects of stagnation anxiety, the craving for personalization, the downfalls of a short-sighted focus, and the critical need for…
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91. When will you step down to lift someone up? Hosted by Prina Shah
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When will you step down to lift someone up? The reason I ask that is because often in a corporation or when we work in a hierarchy, we are set in our ways in this is my role, and that your role. When I used to work in corporate land, I didn't give a crap about hierarchy. My people that reported to me were very welcome to go and attend meetings on m…
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90. Alan Weiss - Ways to Change the Workplace Legacy Series - Hosted by Prina Shah
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It is my birthday week and I am speaking with Alan Weiss! I read Alan's book Lifestorming which he co authored with Marshall Goldsmith in which they write you leave a legacy daily. That is why I am going to be speaking with people leaving a legacy in the workplace through this legacy series of the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast. Have you cons…
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89. How to Mend a Broken Work Relationship with Prina Shah
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How to Mend a Broken Work Relationship In this podcast, we discuss how to mend a broken work relationship. We cover 8 steps that you can take to repair a damaged relationship, including: Reflect on your own contribution to the conflict. Understand the other person's perspective. Take responsibility for your actions and apologize sincerely if necess…
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88. Networking Tips - Be Interested, Not Interesting, with Prina Shah
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Networking Tip: Be Interested, Not Interesting Here is a really good networking tip for you. Be interested, not interesting. Being interested puts that perspective on others. Being interesting puts pressure on yourself to be this cool kid in the party or the networking event, whatever it might be. So by being interested, that means that you're ther…
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87. How to be a long term thinker in a short term world with Dorie Clark and Prina Shah
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How can you be a long term thinker in a short term world? Want to learn about the important qualities or skills that successful long-term thinkers possess? How can stay true to your plans amidst the constant noise? About today’s episode: Today I chat with my Coach, Dorie Clark, who is a well-known author, speaker, and consultant who focuses on care…
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86. From Side Hustle to Full-Time Entrepreneurship - Making the Leap with Prina Shah
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Celebrating my third anniversary of breaking free from the corporate chains, I, Prina Shah, give you an inside look into my transformative journey from juggling a side hustle to diving headfirst into the exhilarating world of full-time entrepreneurship. I'll reveal how I steadily built my business, introducing diverse services such as coaching, con…
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Ever met a brilliant jerk at your workplace? That high-performing but incredibly toxic individual who seems to drain the team's morale and increase stress levels? Today we're taking on the unenviable task of addressing these 'brilliant jerks'. We're going to dive deep into how their actions can corrode a healthy work environment and how organizatio…
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84. New Levels, New Devils - On Growing Pains with Prina Shah
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When we take steps to grow, whether it be personally or professionally, we will inevitably encounter new challenges. This statement encourages us to be prepared for these new devils by having support systems in place, such as a coach or network of people to talk with. Support the Show. If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change …
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83. Reimagine HR with Trina Sunday and Prina Shah
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What are some of the biggest challenges facing HR today, and how do you believe reimagining the field could help? How are traditional HR practices are failing modern organizations? How do you see the role of HR evolving in the coming years, and what do you believe will be the most important skills and competencies for HR professionals to possess? A…
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