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Find Grow Keep
Bite-sized people & business advice for forward-thinking Founders, CEOs, and Senior Business Leaders in Australia & beyond. As a leader, you’re responsible for growth, navigating market changes, all while trying to find time for to recruit, develop, retain and motivate your team. It’s a lot. Managing the 'people stuff' effectively is not just an HR function – It’s a core aspect of running a successful business. If you're looking to unlock growth and drive performance, these short and practical…
Episodes
Find Grow Keep2.110 From 7 to 8 Figures: The People and Structure That Help You Scale – With Marco Formaggio
If you’re running a professional services business and looking to scale beyond seven figures, this episode is packed with powerful insights to help you get…
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2.109 How to Avoid the HR Risks of a Growing Team
As your business grows, your HR risks grow too — but that doesn’t mean things have to get complicated. In this episode, Karen Kirton unpacks the most common HR…
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2.108 5 People and Culture Trends Every Aussie SME Should Watch in 2025
In this episode (recorded as our first LinkedIn Live!), Karen Kirton shares five key people and culture trends currently shaping small to medium-sized…
Find Grow Keep2.107 How Writing a Book Can Unlock Business Growth (And Make Hiring Easier!) – With Lucy McCarraher
In this episode, Karen is joined by Lucy McCarraher, founder of Book Magic AI and Rethink Press, and a mentor to thousands of business book authors. If you’ve…
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2.106 Why SMEs Need to Define a Company Purpose
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the importance of aligning your company's purpose with its strategic goals to drive growth and ensure sustainability…
Find Grow Keep2.105 Navigating AI in Your Business - with Janey Treleaven
In this episode, Karen dives into the impact of artificial intelligence on small and medium-sized businesses though a discussion with AI expert Janey…
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2.104 Five Essential Leadership Skills for Long-Term Success
Great leadership goes beyond managing people—it’s about fostering growth, empowering teams, and creating a culture that drives business success. In this…
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2.103 How to Empower New Leaders
In this episode, we focus on the pivotal role of managers in your business's growth and the complexities that arise with new managerial roles. Whether you're…
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2.102 Taking a Candidate-Centric Approach to Recruitment
Karen dives into the critical need to adopt a candidate-centric approach to hiring. With the landscape of recruitment evolving rapidly, understanding and…
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2.101 Leverage Your Employer Brand to Grow Your Business
In this episode, Karen provides actionable insights on leveraging your employer brand to drive business growth through strategic recruitment. As businesses…
Find Grow Keep2.100 Unlocking Business Growth: Shifting Beyond the Traditional HR Mindset
In this milestone episode, we delve deep into why managing 'people stuff' effectively is not just an HR function but a core aspect of running a successful…
Find Grow Keep2. 99 Employee Engagement Trends and Strategies for 2025
Welcome to Episode 99: Navigating 2025 – Trends and Strategies for Employee Engagement!In this episode, our host Karen Kirton explores the vital trends shaping…
Find Grow Keep2.98 How to Hire Early Career Employees
In this episode, Karen addresses the challenges of recruiting in a slow economy and the strategic shift towards hiring early career professionals or students…
Find Grow Keep2.97 Rethinking the Office: Key Considerations for Bringing Your Team Back
In this insightful episode, Karen revisits the ever-relevant topic of workplace flexibility, particularly the hybrid work model, as businesses continue to…
Find Grow Keep2.96 Are you Ready for the January Quitting Season?
As the year draws to a close, in this episode Karen delves into effective strategies to tackle the year-end rush and lay a strong foundation for employee…
Find Grow Keep2.95 Challenging “Culture Fit” in Hiring
In this episode, Karen sat down with Ed Greenwood from Eton HR to tackle a phrase we’ve all heard: “culture fit.”But what does it really mean? 🤔 Too often…
Find Grow Keep2.94 How to Survive the ‘Valley of Death’
In this critical episode, Karen dives into the challenges and strategic decisions required for businesses experiencing rapid growth. We explore the concept…
Find Grow Keep2.93 The Right to Disconnect: What It Means for Your Business
In this episode, Karen Kirton addresses the significant cultural shift in Australian workplaces with the introduction of the 'right to disconnect'—a new legal…
Find Grow Keep2.92 How to Build a Growth-Ready Workplace Culture
When it comes to building a strong workplace culture, some things work and some things definitely don’t. Hiring an HR manager is not going to fix your problem…
Find Grow Keep2.91 Retain Top Talent in the Face of Rising Living Costs
n today’s dynamic economic environment, where living costs are soaring, employees seek more than just a salary from their jobs. This episode focuses on the…
Find Grow Keep2.90 How to Build a Culture that Supports Rapid Growth
Today, Karen explores the pivotal role of a strong, adaptable culture in supporting sustainable business growth. As businesses aim to scale, the foundation of…
Find Grow Keep2.89 Preparing Your Team for Technological Change
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how to lead your business—and more importantly, your people—through successful digital transformation. While tech tools…
Find Grow Keep2.88 Recognising and Addressing Changes in Employee Behaviour
In this episode, Karen Kirton answers a question many leaders face: What do you do when a team member just doesn’t seem like themselves anymore? They might be…
Find Grow Keep2.87 How to Support Your Middle Managers
As the new financial year kicks off in Australia, Karen Kirton explores a crucial factor that can make or break your business goals: the effectiveness of your…
Find Grow Keep2.86 How to Effectively Assess and Manage Your Team's Performance and Development
We discuss the importance of performance reviews for enhancing employee performance. As businesses evolve, a consistent approach to performance management…
Find Grow Keep2.85 8 Human Motivators that Drive Employee Performance
As performance review season rolls around, Karen Kirton takes a deep dive into the psychology of motivation to uncover what truly drives employee performance…
Find Grow Keep2.84 Navigating the New Financial Year: Key Trends for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses
As the end of the financial year approaches in Australia, Karen Kirton breaks down the current research and forecasts for small to medium-sized businesses…
Find Grow Keep2.83 How to Manage Your Managers
In this episode, Karen Kirton breaks down one of the top three challenges leaders face—how to effectively manage and reward performance. While it seems simple…
Find Grow Keep2.82 Fostering Creativity and Innovation
In this episode, Karen Kirton challenges the myth that only artists or musicians are creative—and explores how creativity is essential for every workplace, not…
Find Grow Keep2.81 Unleashing the Power of Company Culture
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores whether company culture truly impacts business success—or if it’s just a corporate buzzword. Inspired by Adam Grant’s…
Find Grow Keep2.80 Embedding Accountability: Insights from Yarno’s Lachy Gray
In this episode, Karen Kirton is joined by Lachy Gray, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Yarno, a remote microlearning platform, to dive deeper into what…
Find Grow Keep2.79 Why Accountability is Critical to Productivity and Retention, and How to Embed it in Your Culture
As retention and productivity remain top concerns for business leaders in 2024, Karen Kirton explores one of the foundational components for…
Find Grow Keep2.78 How AI is Personalising Employee Onboarding and Development
Discover how AI is revolutionising employee onboarding and development. In this episode, we dive deep into the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in…
Find Grow Keep2.77 3 Top Recruitment Trends for This Year
As the post-holiday wave of resignations begins, many businesses find themselves ramping up recruitment. In this episode, Karen Kirton unpacks three key…
Find Grow Keep2.76 Hiring Employees or Outsourcing? Growing your Business Strategically
As the new year kicks off and resignations rise, many businesses find themselves in recruitment mode. But instead of immediately jumping to hire, Karen Kirton…
Find Grow Keep2.75 Set Goals That Actually Stick: A Fresh Approach for the New Year
In this episode, Karen Kirton shifts the focus from business to personal, sharing a practical and structured approach to setting meaningful goals for the new…
Find Grow Keep2.74 How to Set Effective Company Goals
As we move into a new year, it's time to reflect on goals, priorities, and business direction. In this episode, Karen Kirton walks through a practical approach…
Find Grow Keep2.73 Mastering Workload Management and Preventing Burnout During the Holidays
In this episode, Karen Kirton is joined by Barbara Clifford, also known as The Time Tamer, to explore how business leaders can manage time, stress, and…
Find Grow Keep2.72 Why Wellbeing is Important for Retention
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores why workplace wellbeing is more than just offering fruit bowls and gym discounts—especially as the end of the year…
Find Grow Keep2.71 Retention: Why High Performers Seek a New Role
In this episode, Karen Kirton is joined by Pree Sarkar, founder and director of Switch Recruitment, to explore the real reasons employees leave their jobs—and…
Find Grow Keep2.70 How to Keep Your Star Performers: Top 10 Reasons Employees Stay
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how to hold onto your great people by understanding what really makes employees stay. Drawing on open-text survey…
Find Grow Keep2.69 The Value of Values
In this solo episode, Karen Kirton invites listeners to reflect on a fundamental but often overlooked question: when was the last time you reviewed your…
Find Grow Keep2.68 3 Top Tips for Emotionally Connected Onboarding
In this follow-up episode, Karen Kirton continues her conversation with David Larter from Send Jolly about how to emotionally connect with new hires through a…
Find Grow Keep2.67 The Importance of Emotional Connection in Onboarding with David Larter
In this episode, Karen Kirton is joined by David Larter from Send Jolly to explore how to build emotional connection through onboarding. While process and…
Find Grow Keep2.66 How to Manage Multiple Generations
In this insightful episode, Karen tackle's the challenges and opportunities of managing a multigenerational workforce, a reality for modern workplaces where up…
Find Grow Keep2.65 Top Tips for Managing Hybrid Work
In this follow-up episode, Karen Kirton continues her conversation with Maja Paleka, co-founder of Juggle Strategies, on how to make hybrid working more…
Find Grow Keep2.64 What's the Purpose of the Office? We Ask Maja Paleka
In this episode, Karen Kirton is joined by Maja Paleka, co-founder of Juggle Strategies, to unpack a question many leaders are still grappling with…
Find Grow Keep2.63 Top Workplace Trends: AI
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing the modern workplace, especially in HR functions. As AI becomes more…
Find Grow Keep2.62 Top Workplace Trends: 2023's Legislative Changes
With significant workplace legislation changes in Australia, businesses must navigate new compliance requirements, employee rights, and cultural shifts. In…
Find Grow Keep2.61 Top Workplace Trends: How Much Should We Pay?
With rising cost-of-living pressures, inflation, and ongoing salary demands, ensuring your employees feel fairly compensated is crucial. In this episode, Karen…
Find Grow Keep2.60 What to Do When Someone in Your Team Doesn’t Want Professional Development
In this episode, Karen Kirton answers the common leadership challenge: what happens when a team member doesn’t want to grow or develop? While growth and…
Find Grow Keep2.59 What To Do When Your New Hire Isn’t Working Out
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores what to do when a new hire isn’t meeting expectations and how to approach performance concerns during the probation…
Find Grow Keep2.58 Top 10 Tips for Retaining Your Best People
In this episode, Karen Kirton shares key insights from a recent web event on retaining employees amid ongoing economic challenges and skill shortages. With job…
Find Grow Keep2.57 Questions to Ask Before Promoting Someone to a Management Role
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how to successfully promote someone into a management role, ensuring they have the right skills, support, and…
Find Grow Keep2.56 Should I Allow My Employees To Swap Holidays?
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the concept of floating public holidays, where employees can swap a gazetted public holiday for a day that holds more…
Find Grow Keep2.55 Upskilling Employees – Is It Worthwhile For Small Businesses?
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores why upskilling employees is essential for long-term business success, especially in response to skills shortages…
Find Grow Keep2.54 How to Select Great People This Year
In this episode, Karen Kirton interviews Nathan Soti, Managing Director of Ethos 360 Recruitment, to discuss practical strategies for selecting the right…
Find Grow Keep2.53 How to Find Great People This Year
In this episode, Karen Kirton interviews Jane Tui, Director of Outsource to Us, to discuss how marketing and branding play a crucial role in recruiting top…
Find Grow Keep2.52 How to Build Proactive People and Culture Practices
The economy is slowing. Now is the time to ensure your business is in the best position to weather the storm.As we approach the end of January, the global…
Find Grow Keep2.51 Top 6 Tips for HR Planning in The New Year
In this episode, Karen Kirton discusses the key HR, people, and culture considerations for businesses moving into a new year. With significant changes in…