Herbusiness - Insights For Women In Business

Most of us know how important feedback is, and we all know we should be giving it and receiving it regularly — yet we still do it poorly or avoid it entirely. Georgia Murch, author of Fixing Feedback shows us how to give negative feedback without damaging the relationship and affecting confidence and when positive feedback is the best way to go.

Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington post and author of The Sleep Revolution explains that we sacrifice sleep in the name of productivity, But when we’re in a Small-Business and lacking resources and are tasked with the burden of making a business work — wearing all the hats that a small-business owners is required to wear - how do we start to prioritise sleep over ‘getting things done’?  

Kaizen, the art of never ending improvement is a guidingprinciplefor Businesswomen's Hall of Fame Inductee, Laurie McDonaldofCanberra Furnished Accommodation. In this interview she speakstous about how strong systems and procedures can be a aguidingprincipal for your team, never-ending improvement andcelebratingmistakes.

Bernadette Schwerdt is the director of the Australian School of Copywriting, an entrepreneur, an advertising copywriter, and a university lecturer. She is currently the executive producer and presenter of the online video series Secrets of Aussie Online Entrepreneurs as featured on The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald websites.

Margie Warrell, author of Brave - 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Soar in Work, Love and Life is our guest. We talk about how to beat fear and procrastination and why perfection can keep us stuck. Take more action and be more courageous and reap the rewards, every day. Includes bonus training gift valued at $59.

Gabrielle Dolan, author of Ignite: Real Leaderships, Real Talk, Real Results is our guests. We look at how authentic talk and authentic leadership (with more than a dash of vulnerability thrown in) can really help us engage more, communicate more effecively and get better results. Plus Gabrielle shares great tips for storytelling for small business.

Bahar Etiminan, author of Rescu Me - The Makeover Guide for a Life More Fabulous is our guest. We talk about the role that planning and goals play in your having a joyful and fulfilling work, how the words you use impact your state of mind and your results and why connecting with 'self' is important (and some tips for getting into that headspace of mindfulness).

Harold Hillman, author of The Imposter Syndrome is our guest. We look at why the imposter syndrome seems to be more common amongst women and what we can do about it, why vulnerability makes us more human and relatable. Plus we look at the two inner voices the critic and the coach… and how to use them to your advantage. Free download included.

Sarah Regan started Little Flowers to make flower giving more accessible. In this interview we look at the problem that she was trying to solve when she started, why she started with business partners in the equation and the most surprising thing she found out since starting her own business.

Alison Vidotto, author of 22 Leadership Fundamentals is our guest. We discuss how to find the authentic leader in you, why leaders are made and not born and why the door to success says "Push". We also look at how to lead as an introvert and why you don't need to have followers to be a great leader.

Kate Morris founder of eCommerce success story, Adore Beauty, gives valuable advice on the world of e-commerce, a world that she has seen change drastically throughout the years of the internet. She discusses the many challenges of starting up as an online retailer — and how to overcome them — and offers important online retail marketing tips and tricks.

In this herBusiness podcast, Abigail Forsyth, founder of KeepCup discusses how she came up with an idea that turned into an internationally-sold and award-winning product known for it’s design and environmental benefits. She discusses the benefits of starting a business with a purpose, the importance of creativity, and the role that confidence and risk-taking have played in her success.

Amanda Fisher is the author of Unscramble Your Numbers - In this episode we discuss how the numbers get scrambled for so many business owners, the three main things to measure to know you're on track and where to get started if we’re not on top of our finances.

Cathie Reid is a managing partner of her business Epic Pharmacy Group, a leading major pharmacy service provider. In this new herBusiness podcast interview she reveals the importance of a great team an culture, the importance of knowing your numbers and how to combat the Imposter Syndrome.Cathie is also a self-proclaimed “tech geek” and loves using new technology to get her business ahead. She was one of only a handful of Australians invited to the Google Glass explorer program and says she loves exploring and discovering wearable technology.

Cas McCullough, author of "Your Briliant Un-Career — Women, Entrepreneurship and Making the Leap" is our guest. We discuss understanding and overcoming barriers to business success. We give you tips to overcome these barriers which include gaping holes in your marketing, burnout because you're trying to do it all yourself, not investing in yourself and self-sabotaging beliefs about money.

Audette Exel, Businesswomen's Hall of Fame inductee and head of Adara Group is our guest. We discuss rejecting accepted orthodoxy and not listening to the voices that say no, why humility is key and why believing your own press can be dangerous, how to remain courageous in the face of fear and the role that mentors, networks and a great team can play in fighting self-doubt.

Bernadette Jiwa, author of Marketing: A Love Story is our guest. One of the biggest challenges we face as entrepreneurs and innovators is understanding how to make our ideas resonate. Marketing is the way we communicate how our ideas translate to value for people in a marketplace. Listen to hear how to matter to your customers.

Carolyn Tate, author of Conscious Marketing - How to create an awesome business with a new approach to marketing, is our guest. Listen to learn how personal consciousness leads to conscious marketing, and why a commitment to your learning and your purpose matters most when it comes to effectively marketing your business.

Natasha Hawker, author of From Hire to Fire - Everything in Between, is our guest. We look at how to know when it’s time to grow our team, what roles to fill first, the best way to manage bad performance and why understanding how to recruit, manage and exit staff is essential if you want to grow your business.

Jen Harwood, author of The Greatness Principle is our guest. Jen Harwood has been generating results for businesses for the last 16 years and has personally worked with over 1,100 businesses to help them create a support structure. In this interview she explains that greatness comes from having the right people around you, in the right roles and taking actions towards becoming great. Learn more about this episode at http://www.abn.org.au/thegreatnessprinciple