this is work

Shell's biggest communication fail happened in front of 100 people at age 25 and the lesson she took from it changed how she thinks about every message she's ever delivered since. In this episode she shares those lessons and breaks down a three-step practical framework for communicating with influence. She touches on:

👉🏼 the career fail
👉🏽 thinking about your audience rather yourself
👉🏾 preparing without over-preparing
👉🏿 why your message has to actually sound like you
👉🏻 how to build connection with your audience
👉 how to bring clarity
👉🏼how to delivery clear steps through a call to action

Resources mentioned in the chat:
Barack Obama's best speeches: https://youtu.be/y7hddyiR47k?si=z97cPuiRXGY63lYy
Brené Brown's Netflix special: https://youtu.be/gr-WvA7uFDQ?si=gTGbfUJcYcLMTez5
Brene Brown TED Talk on the power of vulnerability: https://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o?si=HBW2_a3Nd6fPm2_6
Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg: https://amzn.to/4wAPL8Z
Charles Duhigg on asking deep questions: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXIINnmlSrr/
Mel Robbins example of a call to action: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXhT3J5Dg9O/

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/
If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr
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Management can be a hard gig! In this throwback episode from the vault, Shell and Shane Hatton unpack your questions about leadership, touching on:

👉🏼 what's the first thing a new leader needs to learn?
👉🏽 asking for better feedback from your team
👉🏾 micro-managing
👉🏿 you don't have to have all the answers
👉🏻 support systems
👉 learning and contributing
👉🏼 hiring people better than you

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/
Connect with Shane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanemhatton/
If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr
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In this episode of this is work, Shell's channelling some tough love that we all need to hear at least once.
Drawing from real conversations and moments from Shells career, she shares eight hard truths for your career and leadership - from why embarrassment is actually a sign you're growing, to why discipline will always beat desire and why choosing comfort now almost always leads to pain later.

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/
If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr

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Let's chat about one of the biggest killers for your career - people pleasing. In this throwback episode from the vault Shell is joined by Grace Murray, Vice President of Strategy at Fohr who shares how she's learned to overcome people pleasing as a leader.

📒 Radical Candor by Kim Scott: https://amzn.to/3SP8wDE

Listen to Grace's career story 👇

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Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/
If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr
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On this weeks episode of this is work, we cover some listener questions — and this week, they're spicy.
Shell tackles some of the hardest conversations in leadership — with practical tools you can use straight away.

In this episode we cover:
How to tell someone they lack self-awareness
The five types of defensiveness and how to handle each one
Leading people who are older or more experienced than you
Working for a boss you don't respect
The biggest mistake new leaders make

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/
If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr

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