Last week I cracked the Weedka bottle as I sat down with the powerful Emma Kirkman. In her own words “A bad as b**** out there living life”. She opened up about her journey of introspection and self-discovery. Driving her down a path of reconstructing her role and the value of great employee experiences. We covered A LOT from AI & the “risks” to facing your fears and realising your ideas. So look down at the timestamps for some of the topics.

(03:51 ) - 🌟 “I’m a badass b**** over here trying to live her best life (Ikigai)

(09:30 ) - 🔄 Dealing with Change (Self Re-branding & Introspection)

(17:00 ) - 🚨 WTF is EXD (Employee Experience Design) Crisis #5

(19:20 ) - 🤝 Understanding the teams you are empowering (from the inside)

(20:26 ) - 🚀 “I’m resigning from my job on Monday” - Nurturing the inner entrepreneurial spirit

(22:22 ) - 💡 Small changes, big results. Start by “Doing something.”

(24:22 ) - 📊 HR data?

(25:14 ) - 👥 Hiring the right people for the job.

(27:54 ) - 🕵️‍♂️ Tips to dissect the good interviewers. “I interview like s***”

(30:10 ) - 🎯 Mission Impossible? What?

(32:10 ) - 🌐 How other avenues reflect different qualities

(33:40 ) - 🏠 I did a residential at Stanford

(35:44 ) - 🦘 Australia is poaching all the talent!

(38:12 ) - 🌱 Facilitating growth

(41:00 ) - 🛠️ Wanna be a leader? Taking the strong tech lead and making them people lead. Lol

(42:40 ) - 📉 Flat(er) org structures - What does this do?

(44:12 ) - 🤔 Well, what do you do about it tho? If you don’t have those natural leaders

(47:39 ) - 📏 Are you measuring tho?

(48:57 ) - 🚫 Don’t you dare talk to my boss!

(50:20 ) - 🌟 Building that culture that fosters innovation

(52:19 ) - 🗣️ A small rant before asking about company culture (Weedka kicked in)

(55:39 ) - 🏢 What can companies do to build “company culture”?

(58:04 ) - 📢 Company values (show don’t tell)

(59:49 ) - 🔄 Making tipping points.

(1:01:13 ) - 🧠 Artificial intelligence and its exponential growth that could lead to…

(1:13:04 ) - 🕑 Productivity. What’s the big deal? The strategy first.

(1:21:28 ) - 🌀 Doing agile everywhere. Not impossible.

(1:27:33 ) - 🎢 Dealing with uncertainty is so important. Especially for leaders.

(1:28:38 ) - 🔄 Enabling change

(1:32:37 ) - 💭 Experiencing s*** culture is great. What’s the ROI of this culture bs?

(1:38:20 ) - 🌟 Making an impact. Being proud of what you do.

(1:43:56 ) - 📚 Life as a mother. Atomic Habits.

(1:45:00 ) - 🧊 Cold plunge club

(1:46:30 ) - 🌬️ Breathing is good. Dah.

(1:49:09 ) - 💡 I had an Idea. A rant about realizing your ideas and stopping being the blocker of your success.

(1:55:12 ) - 🚀 Try! Nothing wrong with being rejected

(1:57:59 ) - 💧 Drink Water, Exercise & Peace!

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