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Featuring: Dr. Margaret Heffernan, Dr. Amy Silver and Kassandra Humphreys Join Amelia in this special edition episode as she explores the feelings of stuck caused by COVID-19 in our jobs and careers. If your plans, hopes or dreams for 2020 have been quashed by coronavirus, you may be experiencing an overwhelming sense of limbo and uncertainty. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and a uniquely challenging situation that’s individual to each of us. In this episode, TED speaker and author Dr. Margaret Heffernan, psychologist Dr. Amy Silver and Kassandra Humphreys discuss the concept of uncertainty and how it plays out in real life. They share stories from their lived experience with honest perspectives and practical advice. They delve into why it’s so hard to process this feeling of limbo and how we can become better at dealing with it, and even thrive through uncertainty and come out the other side stronger and more resilient.  To connect with Dr. Margaret Heffernan and to purchase her latest book ‘Uncharted – How to Map the Future Together’: https://www.mheffernan.com/ To connect with Dr. Amy Silver and download your free copy of her latest book ‘Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era’: https://www.dramysilver.com/ https://braceforimpact.com.au/ To connect with Kassandra Humphreys: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassandrahumphreys/ Sources referenced in order of mention: Margaret Heffernan, Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together: https://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php Margaret Heffernan, TED Talk ‘The human skills we need in an unpredictable world’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2LEVtRN David Kessler interviewed by Scott Berinato, HBR ‘ That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief’: https://bit.ly/2LHNBiG David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross, ‘On Grief & Grieving’ 2005: https://bit.ly/3bLlgm6 David Kessler, ‘Finding Meaning’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2X8GncF Ester Perel, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2LJ4mtu Amy Silver and Alessandra Edwards, Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era: https://bit.ly/3g6m6xg Series source List: Hugh Van Cuylenburg, The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ Susan David, ‘Checking In’: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/checking-in Dan Harris, ‘Ten Per Cent Happier’ Podcast: https://apple.co/2Zgzs3R James Clear, Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/ Reuters: https://reut.rs/2z9ESmB Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, ‘One million Australians to lose their jobs’: https://bit.ly/2Zfpf7F Bernard Salt, The Australian: https://bit.ly/36cm9mp The Anxious Achiever, HBR: https://bit.ly/2WK6XKj Aliya Hamid Rao, HBR ‘When losing your job feels like losing yourself’: https://bit.ly/3bLl7iy Ester Perel, Creative Mornings: https://bit.ly/3bJf2Dd Kimberley Lawson, New York Times ‘Why You Should Take Time to Mourn During Career Transitions’: https://nyti.ms/2TlhpFM Admiral William McRaven, University of Texas Address 2014: https://bit.ly/2TiVW0u Nora McInerny, Terrible, Thanks for Asking: https://bit.ly/2zLVQrg Tim Harcourt, ABC: https://ab.co/3fWvvHz Claire Seeber, Business Chicks: https://bit.ly/2zSxtYF Rachel Montanez, Forbes: https://bit.ly/3cLIOZ9 To listen to the 18 past episodes of Career & Coffee, dedicated to exploring why we get ‘stuck’ in our jobs and careers and what to do about it, visit: careerandcoffeepodcast.com

Featuring: Anthony Cohen, Oscar Fuchs and Steven Menzies Join Amelia in this special edition episode as she explores the feelings of stuck caused by COVID-19 in our jobs and careers. With mass business closures, record levels of unemployment and a looming recession, these are scary times. And for those who have lost their job to COVID-19, it can be incredibly hard to understand and process the experience of unemployment amid the global pandemic. In this episode, Anthony Cohen, Oscar Fuchs and Steven Menzies share their experience and understanding of job loss, along with their learnings from lived experience of this situation and their advice on how to process it and move through it. This episode focuses on the emotional journey of losing your role due to COVID-19 and the reality of this situation. If you are struggling and may need someone to talk to, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. To access the Australian government job hub, visit: https://www.dese.gov.au/covid-19/jobs-hub To connect with Anthony Cohen and learn more about Project Displaced: http://projectdisplaced.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonymcohen/ To connect with Oscar Fuchs and listen to his podcast ‘Mosaic of China’: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscology/ https://mosaicofchina.podbean.com/ To connect with Steven Menzies: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-menzies-4695798/ Sources referenced in order of mention: Reuters: https://reut.rs/2z9ESmB Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, ‘One million Australians to lose their jobs’: https://bit.ly/2Zfpf7F Bernard Salt, The Australian: https://bit.ly/36cm9mp The Anxious Achiever, HBR: https://bit.ly/2WK6XKj Aliya Hamid Rao, HBR ‘When losing your job feels like losing yourself’: https://bit.ly/3bLl7iy Ester Perel, Creative Mornings: https://bit.ly/3bJf2Dd Kimberley Lawson, New York Times ‘Why You Should Take Time to Mourn During Career Transitions’: https://nyti.ms/2TlhpFM Admiral William McRaven, University of Texas Address 2014: https://bit.ly/2TiVW0u Nora McInerny, Terrible, Thanks for Asking: https://bit.ly/2zLVQrg Series source List: BBC, Business: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52199888 Margaret Heffernan, Uncharted – How to Map the Future Together: https://www.mheffernan.com/ Dr Amy Silver and Alessandra Edwards, Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era: https://braceforimpact.com.au/ Hugh Van Cuylenburg, The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ Susan David, ‘Checking In’: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/checking-in Dan Harris, ‘Ten Per Cent Happier’ Podcast: https://apple.co/2Zgzs3R James Clear, Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/ Tim Harcourt, ABC: https://ab.co/3fWvvHz Claire Seeber, Business Chicks: https://bit.ly/2zSxtYF Rachel Montanez, Forbes: https://bit.ly/3cLIOZ9 David Kessler interviewed by Scott Berinato, HBR ‘ That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief’: https://bit.ly/2LHNBiG David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross, ‘On Grief & Grieving’ 2005: https://bit.ly/3bLlgm6 David Kessler, ‘Finding Meaning’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2X8GncF Ester Perel, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2LJ4mtu To listen to the 18 past episodes of Career & Coffee, dedicated to exploring why we get ‘stuck’ in our jobs and careers and what to do about it, visit: careerandcoffeepodcast.com  

Featuring: Claire Seeber and Oscar Fuchs Join Amelia in this special edition episode as she explores the feelings of stuck caused by COVID-19 in our jobs and careers. For those who already felt stuck at work, being stuck at home has added a new and perhaps challenging dimension to this feeling. With many seeing 2020 as their year to make big change and get unstuck, it could feel like you’re stuck with your employer indefinitely. In this episode, Claire Seeber and Oscar Fuchs describe their lived experience of being stuck during the coronavirus pandemic and help to explain why this dual feeling of stuck is so challenging, as well as giving honest and practical advice on how to process this situation and move through it. You can connect with Claire Seeber: https://claireseeber.com.au/  https://eatingyourcaketoo.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/eatingyourcaketoo/  You can connect with Oscar Fuchs and listen to his podcast ‘Mosaic of China’: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscology/ https://mosaicofchina.podbean.com/ You can connect with Georgia Norton Lodge: https://www.instagram.com/georgiadrawsahouse/ https://www.georgiadrawsahouse.com/ Sources referenced in order of mention: Tim Harcourt, ABC: https://ab.co/3fWvvHz Claire Seeber, Business Chicks: https://bit.ly/2zSxtYF Rachel Montanez, Forbes: https://bit.ly/3cLIOZ9 Series source list: Margaret Heffernan, Uncharted – How to Map the Future Together: https://www.mheffernan.com/ Dr Amy Silver and Alessandra Edwards, Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era: https://braceforimpact.com.au/ Hugh Van Cuylenburg, The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ Susan David, ‘Checking In’ Podcast: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/checking-in Dan Harris, ‘Ten Per Cent Happier’ Podcast: https://apple.co/2Zgzs3R James Clear, Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/ Reuters: https://reut.rs/2z9ESmB Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, ‘One million Australians to lose their jobs’: https://bit.ly/2Zfpf7F Bernard Salt, The Australian: https://bit.ly/36cm9mp The Anxious Achiever, HBR: https://bit.ly/2WK6XKj Aliya Hamid Rao, HBR ‘When losing your job feels like losing yourself’: https://bit.ly/3bLl7iy Ester Perel, Creative Mornings: https://bit.ly/3bJf2Dd Kimberley Lawson, New York Times ‘Why You Should Take Time to Mourn During Career Transitions’: https://nyti.ms/2TlhpFM Admiral William McRaven, University of Texas Address 2014: https://bit.ly/2TiVW0u Nora McInerny, Terrible, Thanks for Asking: https://bit.ly/2zLVQrg David Kessler interviewed by Scott Berinato, HBR ‘ That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief’: https://bit.ly/2LHNBiG David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross, ‘On Grief & Grieving’ 2005: https://bit.ly/3bLlgm6 David Kessler, ‘Finding Meaning’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2X8GncF Ester Perel, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2LJ4mtu To listen to the 18 past episodes of Career & Coffee, dedicated to exploring why we get ‘stuck’ in our jobs and careers and what to do about it, visit: careerandcoffeepodcast.com *Editor's Note: A correction for narration at 15:36, Oscar Fuchs has lived in Asia for 16 years (not Shanghai). 

In our final episode for the series, we reflect back to where we began. Getting stuck and the questions that we want to ask others – and ourselves – but to often, we don’t. We’re embarrassed and ashamed, we whisper that we’re feeling stuck in our jobs and careers to our friends and family. Why? Why is something so common, so quiet? In this episode, we reflect on the reasons we get stuck, and all of the best nuggets of wisdom and advice shared by our guests over the past 8 weeks. Plus, the answer to getting unstuck. Thank you to each and every single one our listeners and community members for coming on this journey with us. Having the courage to listen to a show about getting unstuck and for being brave enough to face into it. We are so grateful and humbled by your support.  If you would like to stay connected, you can find us on LinkedIn: Amelia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelia-novakovic/ Ann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-calman-a129064/  And, you can email us via: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com             All 17 past episodes will be available via our website: careerandcoffeepodcast.com Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify And, remember. You’re amazing, you’ve got this, now get to work. Bye!

In Week 8, our final week of the series, we tackle a situation of stuck that can feel completely out of our control; redundancy and organisational change. Being told your role is no longer required, that you’re redundant, can lead to impacted confidence, lowered wellbeing and confusion. It’s unexpected, and depending on your life stage and plans, it can throw you off course. In this episode, Ann catches up with Bob Pierce, an Outplacement Specialist from Prima Careers. Bob has over 15 years of experience in this industry, working with people and organisations that are in the throws of change. If you’ve been made redundant, are facing into it now or have “survived” an organisational change, then this episode may help. Bob talks about the grieving curve of being made redundant, and the importance of having the skills to manage your career. He says, your career is one of your greatest assets in life, so you need to be actively managing it and building your adaptability and resilience. He reminds us that we will be working for nearly 50 years in our career, and highlights the importance of being a sticky-learner, throughout all stages of your career. He believes there is a nexus between career counselling and life counselling, and feels that having a career counsellor at key moments, can help with refocusing and staying connected to what you truly want.  Here are the research links referenced in this episode: Benjamin Hurley – “Living in the age of redundancy” https://bit.ly/2ri6RfA Rosemary Guyatt – op cit. - Australian HR Institute https://bit.ly/2ri6RfA McKinsey Report on M&A https://mck.co/34dGl5y Michael Gerber - “The E-Myth principle is still alive and flourishing” https://bit.ly/2Oi9Xtf If you’d like to connect with Bob Pierce, you can contact him directly: bob.pierce@primacareers.com +61 411 498 622 If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Episode 14, we delve deeper into the topic of networking and your network. Through the practice of networking we build our network, and the quality of our network, will determine how we progress and perform in our careers. It sounds simple, but how do we do that? What if networking terrifies you? What if you’re an introvert? In this episode, Amelia sits down for coffee with self-confessed introvert and advertising industry senior leader Hannah Sturrock. Hannah is the Managing Partner of one of Australia’s leading independent creative agencies, The Hallway. Since joining The Hallway in 2011, Hannah has grown and nurtured the business and her own career, and prior to that has had a long history working for entrepreneurial and creative businesses and agencies. First, in her native UK, where she worked for Wallpaper Magazine and Karmarama in London, and then at BMF in Sydney. Hannah talks first about her feelings of stuck throughout her career, being pigeonholed in a role based on her developed competencies, and tackling her own inner voice that kept saying “but you’re better” at being behind the scenes. She admits her greatest learnings came from a moment of rejection - a moment that she thought would get her unstuck - and how connecting with founders has changed the course of her creative and colourful career. When it comes to networking, Hannah believes we have to give over get and elevate our conversations to a higher value around strategy, if we want to get unstuck. She gives helpful advice on how to network as an introvert, how to avoid building a network that’s too narrow and a 101 on how to pitch your way out of being stuck.  Here are the research links referenced in this episode: Dave Evans and Bill Burnett. 'Designing your life: Build a life that works for you'. (2016) https://bit.ly/2KH2YHT  Deakin & Co. Eight common mistakes encountered when networking (and how to overcome them). (2017)  https://bit.ly/2Xvlh82  Ken Coleman. The Proximity Principle. https://bit.ly/2D5lpSc  Kat Cole. 'Networking for people who hate networking' https://bit.ly/2O51eKv  Harvard Business Review. 'Getting networking right' https://bit.ly/2CYhAhX  If you would like to connect with Hannah Sturrock directly, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahsturrock/  If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com  You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/  And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee 

In Week 7, we’re tackling the topic of networking and your network. Two words that sound similar, but are actually very different, when it comes to your career and getting unstuck. In this episode, Ann catches up with Trevor Williams. A seasoned senior executive, owner of TGW Consulting in Singapore, and former COO of Global Markets for Barclays Bank. Trevor has been Ann’s mentor for many years, and their interview hits home-truths with honesty, about the realities and importance of cultivating an authentic network. Trevor gives unique and rich perspective, highlighting the difference between and value of internal and external networks, and he’s honest about the fact he only realised this differentiation later in his career. He admits, that the more senior you get at work, the harder it becomes – in every way, and for him, as an un-natural networker, he’s had to hone his skills to build his network both internally and externally.  He details the different types of networking in these two spheres, explains the role and signs of trust and relationship productivity, and stresses that conversations are more important than conferences – when it comes to getting unstuck.  Download the transcript for this episode, here: https://bit.ly/2qaJvbJ  Here are the research links referenced in this episode:  Tim Sanders, quote: https://bit.ly/32W81KK   Lou Adler (2016): https://bit.ly/2poVlyl   Harvard Business Review, Article (2011): https://bit.ly/357KlEQ  Jeff Haden, The only networking tips you'll ever need (2015): https://bit.ly/357JTXa  And if you would like to connect with Trevor Williams, you can find him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-williams-66931/ If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Episode 12, we delve deeper into how the corporate culture we work for and within, can get us feeling stuck. The traditional structures of business are changing, methodologies like Agile are gaining popularity, and with it can come a feeling of being wedged between the old and new ways of working. In this episode, Amelia catches up for a raw and real conversation with Lauren Buckley from the ANZ Bank - one of the big four banks in Australia. Lauren is the Alignment Lead for ANZ, and is a leader within the bank’s transformation to Agile. She’s spent 13 years with the company, and in that time, has had 3 separate “chapters” of career. To achieve this, Lauren is honest about her journey – making decisions based on career growth and continuous learning. As a result, she has transitioned out of her original career as a Marketer – twice. First into Project Management, and now into Agile Leadership. She’s seen stuck happen when focus is placed too heavily on a linear progression at work, and instead, reminds herself to think of her career as a ‘lattice’ and not a 'ladder'. Lauren also gives a 101 of what Agile is, and how you can apply this mindset and methodology into your role to help get unstuck – no matter where you work. Here are the research links referenced throughout this episode: Carol Dweck “Developing a growth mindset” (Oct 2014) - https://bit.ly/33o0jdE  Carol Dweck “The Growth Mindset” - https://bit.ly/2JUZBg7  The Toyota Way - https://bit.ly/2PTrskC   SAFe framework -  https://bit.ly/36AdfPs  David Marquet “Greatness” (Oct 2013) - https://bit.ly/33m7t1W  If you would like to connect with Lauren directly, you connect with her on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2oPJLvR   If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com  You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee

In Week 6, we’re talking about our environment, the culture of our workplace and the experience of high-achievers. Research shows that where we work, the physical environment and the corporate culture around us, can have a huge impact on our wellbeing and our sense of ‘stuck’  In Episode 11, Amelia catches up for coffee with Dr. Amy Silver. Amy is a clinical psychologist, speaker and published author with over three decades of experience. She has spent her career developing intellectual property on how fear and habit restrict our capability. Amy has a unique perspective on situation-stuck, saying that it’s not the label of ‘stuck’ that really matters – but instead, it’s how we identify with it. For her, being stuck is a point of reflection and an opportunity to reassess our behaviour, our doing and our being. After working with people from all walks of life, from domestic violence survivors to sufferers of chronic fatigue, Amy is interested in tackling the behavioural patterns that get us stuck. She says - we need to regain our power, and realise that too often, we passively give it away to people and organisations without being fully aware. We get it back by creating space for ourselves, and in doing so – we promote our own growth mindset and learn to be more behaviourally flexible. Amy also addresses four other related topics of interest about environment and culture, the principles of agile transformations, ways of working for high achievers, and how to – actually – be courageous. She shares helpful advice on the practical things we can do to get on the other side of ‘uncomfortable’.  Here is the research link referenced in this episode: Harvard Business Review (HBR) - “1 in 5 Employees is Highly Engaged and at Risk of Burnout” Emma Seppala and Julia Moeller - https://bit.ly/2N57QrN If you would like to connect with Amy, you can contact her via: Website: dramysilver.com  Email:  amy@dramysilver.com  Blog: https://www.dramysilver.com/recent-silverlinings And, purchase her new book ‘Conversations Create Growth’ : https://www.dramysilver.com/shop If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com  You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/  And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Episode 10, we hear from two guests who approach our topics for Week 5, in slightly different ways and from different perspectives formed throughout their lives and careers. First up, Amelia chats with Samantha Condy. Samantha is the Head of Marketing and Partnerships for Camp Quality, a well known children’s charity in Australia. Prior to this role, Sam worked in senior marketing and executive leadership roles for household brand names like Puma, Levis, Nestle and the Bendon Group. Sam doesn’t personally believe that being stuck is real. For her, it’s a state of mind. She subscribes to the “CAL principle” - change it, accept it or leave it - and look for the next opportunity. Sam’s tips for moving forward in your career: be aligned to your personal values, stick to the things that excite you, keep your options open and build great relationships within your network. Second up, Ann grabs a coffee with Jesse Boag, who brings a unique skill set to the show this week. Jesse is an international hairstylist and business owner of Jesse Boag Hair. He’s been creative director for some of world’s biggest hair care brands including John Frieda and Moroccan Oil.  Jesse sees many corporate professionals in their daily struggles of being stuck and shares how he maintains and manages keeps his own energy. Jesse shares his own story of travelling internationally in roles and companies enjoying huge growth and then having the courage to start his own very successful business when returning Australia. In his business, Jesse shares the profound importance of human connection, how to navigate the line blur and boundary between our personal and professional lives, and to make meaningful connections – remember, honesty is the key. Here is the research link referenced in this episode: kellogg.northwestern.edu - “Fake it until you make it? Not so fast” (2015) If you would like to connect with our guests today, you can contact: Samantha via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthacondy/ Jesse Boag via Instagram: @iamjesseboag If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Week 5, we’re talking about personal accountability, your personal brand and the personal impact of “faking it” it in your job, career and life. It can be very easy to slip into habits and patterns that are not aligned with our authentic selves, and as a result, get ourselves stuck. In this episode, Amelia catches up for coffee with Dave Lourdes, to talk about these topics on a personal level. Dave is a renowned corporate coach in Australia and he’s a trainer, leader and conference facilitator. Dave has enjoyed over 25 years of experience, with 700 workshops, seminars and events under his belt and he's the founder of his company Evolving Human Potential. In his experience, he's come to know and see the experience of feeling stuck. He knows when he’s feeling stuck, he recognises it, knowing that it will motivate him internally to face into the “stuckness” and go to the next level. Dave is deeply reflective in his life purpose and work, and he regularly anchors himself back to his stated and written goals, crediting this approach to overcoming crippling social phobias that he had in his early life.  Dave shares his observations of the physical impacts of being stuck and believes that our physiology drives our neurology. His advice for people who are feeling stuck is to first acknowledge it and be brutally honest with yourself, think about where you are in your current aspirations and ensure alignment with your blueprint. If your aspirations don’t fit with your blueprint, then you are going to start to feel unhappy, and this leads to unnecessary suffering. To reach the “point of enough” he says, we have to have - awareness, accountability and confidence. Dave also believes that in order for us to stop “faking it” at work, and in life – we need to stop faking it and start facing it till we make it. Dave is big on personal brand and he believes that it, our reputation, is the most important personal asset we own. He says, our personal brand is about what we contribute and it shows up at the extremes of our emotions and experiences. In this episode, Dave also gives an overview of the HBDI® assessment profile tool, our 'thinking preferences' and how they can give you new perspectives on how you: think, communicate, collaborate, and solve problems. He reminds us that any strength overused will become a weakness. Here are the research links referenced throughout this episode:  Forbes (May 2017) - "If you fake your emotions at work, research shows you're probably going to be miserable" https://bit.ly/36bnSb5  Lucy Gower, Lucidity - https://bit.ly/2pYbECo   The HBDI® - Hermann Australia - https://www.herrmann.com.au/ And, if you would like to connect with Dave, you can contact him directly via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelourdes/ Email: dave@davelourdes.com  Website: davelourdes.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.trusted.leader.influence/   If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In this special edition episode, we’ve partnered with not for profit organisation Yes Queen, to delve deeper into our topic for Week 4 around the relationships we have at work and how they can make us feel. Our team, our boss and our peers can get us feeling a lot of different things, but it’s important to know that there is a feeling that goes beyond stuck, and it’s a serious one. Scarily, 1 in 5 Australians are affected by workplace bullying, and in this episode Amelia talks to Sarah and Mike Fritz from the Yes Queen project to understand workplace bullying more deeply. They discuss how bullying shows up in teams and what to do about it. They talk about how to spot it in your organisation, the important difference between a difficult person and a bully and the resources that could help. Yes Queen is a prevention platform on a quest to end workplace bullying and cultivate work cultures that are safe, kind and inclusive. Sarah Fritz is the founder of Yes Queen, and with her husband Mike, this creative couple have also co-founded their own business - St Dakota, a creative and brand agency. Together, they have worked for some of Australia’s biggest businesses, but after decades in corporate life, they hit a period of stuck in their careers that started to impact their relationship and their wellbeing – so, they decided to change it. They talk about how being stuck showed up in their marriage, how workplace bullying effected their lives outside of work and the driving forces that propelled them into their new lifestyle. Two years on, and after packing up their lives and becoming digital nomads, Sarah and Mike now travel the world and work remotely running their businesses online. Sarah describes the change as coming home to herself, and for Mike, it’s about always remembering that we have one timeline in life - and we have to use it wisely. To learn more about the work of Yes Queen, you can head to their: Website – theyesqueen.com Instagram – instagram.com/the.yesqueen If you would like to connect with Sarah Fritz directly, you can email her at: sarah@yesqueen.com.au If you believe you are being bullied or treated unfairly at work, you can find links to the Fair Work Ombudsman and Australian Human Rights Commission via theyesqueen.com. If you are experiencing negative or life-threatening thoughts, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14

In Episode 8 of Week 4 we delve deeper into the topic of teams. In this episode, Ann catches up with Victoria Murphy, the Vice President for Regional Client Services for Asia Pacific at Randstad Sourceright, based in Singapore. In her career, Victoria has led diverse teams for over 20 years in world leading brands and shares her personal advice on progressing within large teams, the dynamics of global matrixed organisations and how to face into change. Victoria believes being stuck is different for everyone - be it feeling bored, feeling undervalued or feeling like you're not learning in your job anymore.  In her experience, Victoria has seen organisations get stuck for many reasons and she talks about the impact of blame moving from individuals, through teams and into leadership. Career development, for Victoria, can be likened to a “three-legged stool” in that we need to pay equal attention to 3 things - ourselves, the business priorities and our team priorities.  Here are the research links referenced in this episode: Adam Grant - HBR Ideacast   (2019) https://bit.ly/2pGUJ7b Dr Richard Carter (2019) Cutthroat competition of friendly co-operation https://bit.ly/2P9ijnD  If you would like to connect with Victoria, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriamurphy/ If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee 

In Week 4, we’re talking about the people in our lives at work; our team, our boss and our stakeholders. The people we work with and for, are a big part of our lives, and they can add to or create a feeling of stuck. How do we move beyond this feeling of frustration in a team dynamic, step up into our own voice and contribution and access the richness around us to feel less stuck? In this episode, Ann sits down with Gabriella Horak, CEO of What’s Your Edge? and creator of the trademark corporate programs: Your Edge – Your M.A.G.I.C ™, TeamQ ™ and the Success Culture model. Gabriella is a master facilitator and highly sought after business coach and speaker. With over 20 years of experience in sales, service, communication, learning and development she has worked with clients ranging from ASX 100 companies to SME’s, CEO’s, teams and individuals. Gabriella explores the notion of ‘success culture’ in teams and organisations. She believes that the most successful teams are based on several core fundamentals – physiological safety, trust, a sense of belonging, purpose and happiness. Through her work, research and experience, Gabriella also gives a somewhat controversial perspective on the importance of silos - or 'pillars of excellence' – and whilst they play an important role, she believes that to achieve greater success we must punch holes into these silos, connect more and truly understand each other. Offering practical advice on how to get unstuck, Gabriella explores her M.A.G.I.C formula that can be applied to challenging or frustrating situations. She says, focus on your: mindset, accountability, gratitude, individual habits and connection. She also challenges us to think about the ‘180 second rule’ – finding three minutes everyday to build a relationship or thank somebody. Face to face, over the phone or by email - finding ways to connect and show appreciation to the people you work with, is an incredibly important and impactful way, to make change and get unstuck. If you would like to connect with Gabriella, you can contact her directly via: Email: gabriella@whatsyouredge.com.au  LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2P2siv2 Website: https://whatsyouredge.com.au/ If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/  And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Episode 6, we delve deeper into our topic for Week 3: Motivation. We lose it, we can be misguided about it and in today’s episode we explore how it shows up in our bodies and careers – and how we can regain it. In this episode, we hear from two guests. First up, Amelia chats with Fergie Romero from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Having studied and started her career as a structural engineer, Fergie talks about how losing motivation forced her to look inward, to change her career and progress as a management consultant with one of the world’s largest firms. She credits 'introspection' and 'taking responsibility' for how she got herself unstuck and regained her motivation. Fergie believes that if you can achieve an 80:20 view in your career, so that 80% of the time you enjoy what you do - then you’ve hit the jackpot. Our second chat in this episode is with Amanda Alicata from the Magic Café in South Melbourne, Victoria. After nearly a decade in university education, Amanda made the decision to get unstuck in an incredibly brave way. She purchased a café called Magic (with no hospitality experience!), and in the process, found magic in her career and life – and, unknowingly inspired friends and family to follow her lead. Here are the research links referenced in this episode: John Maxwell - “3 ways to getting motivated when you feel stuck”  (2017) https://bit.ly/2MhFhqS Jim Rohn - “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with” (2012) https://bit.ly/2BeUwKR Gettysburg College – “1/3 of your life is spent at work” https://bit.ly/2XE6IhI And, if you would like to connect with our guests today, you can contact: Fergie on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/35EyVcH Amanda via Instagram: https://bit.ly/2qiYyjb If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Week 3, we’re talking about the role and impact of our motivation when we get stuck. In Episode 5, Ann talks with Anand Sharma the CEO of Growth Angle Pty Ltd based in London. He is an executive coach, mentor and business consultant. Prior to founding his company, Anand had a 37 year corporate career, with his last role being as Global Director of Healthcare for Reckitt Benckiser Plc. UK, a FTSE 100 company. Anand holds a B.Sc., PGDM and MBA qualifications. He has also been trained by Ian McDermott of ITS London. the 'coach of coaches', and Professor of applied neuroscience Patricia Riddle from Reading University, UK. Anand has never felt stuck in his career, but he believes that it is a reality for many. He credits his experience to changing his own language – from one of blame to one of ‘choice.’ In this episode, Anand talks in detail about the role of neuroscience and it’s connection to motivation. He says, that when we feel stuck, this causes us stress which then metabolises in our bodies. He explains that research now proves our ‘gut feeling’ is very real and it should be listened to more often. Trillions of neurons in our bodies give us an internal feedback mechanism, that we need to start listening to and talking to. He believes, that in our careers we need to move between ‘exploit’ and ‘explore’ periods and he urges us to reframe our feeling of stuck to a mindset where we feel we always have a choice.  Here are the research links referenced in this episode (in order of mention): Abraham Maslow, Hierarchy of Needs (1943) https://bit.ly/1eNG6h8 Bob Chapman, “Everybody Matters” (2015) https://bit.ly/2oqTCb4 Harvard Business Review – Goler, Gale, Harrington and Grant: “The three things employees really care about: Career, Community and Cause” (2018) https://bit.ly/2C8blJN Daniel Pink, “Drive” (2018) https://www.danpink.com/drive./    And, if you would like to connect with Anand, you can contact him directly via: Email: anand.sharma@growthangle.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-sharma-639888/   If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Episode 4, we talk more about our Week 2 topic: Self-Awareness. Being connected into ourselves, with who we are and as a result, what we want. In this episode, Amelia catches up with Katrien Bollen from Google, based in Singapore. Katrien has been with Google for nearly four years, and is currently the Performance Ads Marketing Lead for Asia Pacific. Prior to this, Katrien worked as the Director of Strategy Asia Pacific for Avon Products, and with management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company for a nearly a decade. Now, Katrien juggles her full time role with her own business that she owns with her husband, “Soul & Tables”, as well as a being a mum to her two young kids. Katrien has built her career on two core pillars of belief: that nothing is impossible and to always be transparent. She believes that to succeed, you need to work from a place of passion, and have interests both inside and outside of work. Katrien also talks about the importance of vocalising her aspirations and moments of ‘stuck’ with trusted members of her network, and how it’s landed her pivotal moments of transition and progression in her career. Here are the research links referenced in this episode (in order of mention): Daniel Kahnamen “Thinking, Fast and Slow” (2011) https://bit.ly/2osM4EL Liberationlist.org – Gustavo Razzetti “Dalai Lama has the Antidote to Destructive Emotions” https://bit.ly/2m8VkNo And, if you would like to follow Katrien, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2m8rCrN If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com  You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Week 2, we’re talking about self-awareness. In Episode 3, Ann talks to Ben Nothnagel, an Executive Coach and International Trainer with over 20 years of experience working with leaders from around the world. Ben is the Senior Advisor for Aalto University Executive Education, heading up their self-development process for the MBA and EMBA programs, and he's also a visiting faculty at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In this episode, Ben agrees that being stuck is real, but – he also believes that what triggers us to feel like this, may not be. He gives four situations of stuck that he has encountered: from not being energised anymore, having a work schedule that is too busy, neglecting personal development and our mindset. We tell ourselves that we’re not enough. Ben delves into the neuroscientific concept of ‘enoughness’ and how to engage your prefrontal cortex for ‘cortical connectivity’. He gives practical advice on how to be ‘Situation Smart’ and gives simple tools and questions that you can use in heightened moments of emotion, to be as smart as you can be, in moments that are important to you.   Here are the research links referenced in this episode (in order of mention): Dan Gilbert - referenced in: “New study shows humans are on autopilot nearly half the time” by David Rock (2010) https://bit.ly/2nGLgf6 Dr Tasha Eurich, Ted Talk (2017) https://bit.ly/2RgbfV1 Forbes, Jeff Kauflin “Only 15% of people are self-aware-here’s how to change” (2017) https://bit.ly/2ot3lxH Daniel Goleman “Working with emotional intelligence” (1996) https://bit.ly/2opJ2AZ Carol Dweck, Ted Talk (2014) https://bit.ly/13BAesm Marshall Goldsmith “The 20 bad habits” https://bit.ly/2mL3lIT Harvard Business Review (HBR) – Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy “Manage your energy, not your time” (2007) https://bit.ly/1GbQTnx Carol Dweck , Ted Talk https://bit.ly/2nFggfa Robert Sapolsky “Behave – The Biology of Humans at our best and worst” (2017) https://bit.ly/2nIXJPh Joshua Freedman “The Neuroscience at the Heart of Learning and Leading” (2013) https://bit.ly/2nLthnw And, if you would like to connect with Ben directly, you can email him at: ben@benna.fi  If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Episode 2, we delve deeper into our topic for Week 1. Ann chats with Oscar Fuchs based in Shanghai. Oscar is the host of his own podcast series ‘Mosaic of China’ and he’s the former co-founder and president of global executive search firm, Chapman Consulting Group. In this episode, Oscar talks openly about his own experiences of ‘stuck’ and admits that his stellar career happened by chance. In his former career as an ex-international HR headhunter, Oscar admits that he’s had a privileged role in being with people through their biggest career moments and, he believes that you can see that someone is ‘stuck’ clearly behind their eyes. They either have a spark, or they’re a bit dead, and he says that energy can also be a tell-tale sign. He warns that we need to be aware of how much we buy into our own hype, and believes that it’s essential for us to be mindful of how much we modulate. His advice to avoid burnout, is: remember to just be yourself. Here are the links to the research referenced in this episode (in order of mention): Henri Juntilla - ‘Why We Feel Stuck in Life and the Secret to Dealing With It’ https://bit.ly/2lXORom Chris Pash - Business Insider Australia: “Why so many Australians get stuck in a job they don’t really like” https://bit.ly/2kTZN60 Sophia Davis - “Feel stuck in life? Here’s how to get unstuck in just three steps” https://bit.ly/2mBiMmV And, if you would like to follow Oscar, you can find him on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscology/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oscology/ His podcast, Mosaic of China, is also available here: https://www.mosaicofchina.com/ If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/  And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  

In Week 1, we’re talking about Finding Your 'Why' and getting to the heart of what being stuck in your job or career can look and feel like. In Episode 1, Ann sits down for a coffee with Jason Walkerden, Global Community and Outreach Leader for Microsoft. Jason has been with Microsoft for 15 years, and in his current role, specialises in LGBTQI+ and Intersectionality; along with global strategy and policy. In his career spanning over 20 years, Jason has worked as a business leader in sales, operations, customer support, IT and now HR. He believes that we get stuck in three distinct ways; in our career, in jobs we dislike and in jobs we love. Although less common, getting stuck in a job we love, can be anxiety ridden for some; most of all, high performers. In this episode, Jason talks about the importance of self-care, having a growth mindset, and the difference between mentors, sponsors and coaches. His practical advice centres on core beliefs that, in big business, we need to: keep trying, ask questions, seek out small opportunities, get involved in other things and do the self-work. Here are the research links referenced in this episode (in order of mention): Carol Dweck – Mindset: Changing The Way You Think To Fulfil Your Potential (2017) https://bit.ly/2nFggfa  And, if you would like to connect with Jason, you can find him on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2nFf7Eo If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: careerandcoffeepodcast@gmail.com You can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us at: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee