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Influence & Impact for Female Leaders

A podcast from Carla Miller

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Carla Miller - women's leadership coach, author and keynote speaker

Influence & Impact for Female Leaders

A podcast from Carla Miller

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The UK’s Leading Podcast for Women Leaders

A podcast from Carla Miller for women leaders who want to feel more confident, grow their influence and increase their impact.

Through solo episodes and interviews with expert guests, Carla explores the reality of work for women from getting your voice heard to dealing with self doubt, providing encouragement, insight and practical advice that will make your working life easier.

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Ep 179 – Building your confidence as an introvert with Sarah Manley

Workplaces and meetings are not set up to get the best out of introverts so it’s no wonder that many people who identify as introverts can experience self doubt at work even in leadership roles. Sarah Manley built a…

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Ep 178 – Starting 2025 positively

In today’s episode, we reflect back on 2024 and get you thinking about what you want from 2025. This is a great way to bring 2024 to a close and be intentional about 2025 so grab your favourite notebook, a cosy blanket, and a warm drink,…

Ep 177 – Are you an overthinker?

Some of my most popular episodes have been on overthinking and worry and I know from personal experience how much it can hold you back and impact your self-esteem. So I jumped at the chance to interview Nicole Freeman, who…

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Ep 176 – What to do when you care too much as a leader

This episode was prompted by a request from one of the members of my Women Leading community who asked how she could build more personal resilience around the impact of decisions she was making at work and be a little more “Teflon…

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Ep 175 – Getting Your Voice Heard at Work

I’ve got another episode where I am a guest for you, this time I’m talking about how to get your voice heard at work with Aoife O’Brien on her Happier at Work podcast. One of the key issues we discussed was the…

Ep 174 – How to be a coach-like manager with Jude Sclater

We all know we should be coaching our teams but it’s hard to know how to do that without going on a coaching for managers course. Until now! In this week’s episode I interview Jude Sclater about her book…

Ep 173 – How to be a more Influential Leader

This week’s episode is a little different in that I am the guest and you get to hear me being interviewed for once! In this episode I recorded for Lucy Gernon’s 360 LeadHERship podcast you’ll hear… …

Ep 172 – How to Navigate Perimenopause with Emma Thomas

Whilst some women sail through perimenopause, lots of us struggle with symptoms including brain fog, sleep issues, hot flushes and anxiety. Those symptoms can impede our ability to work, impact our confidence and cause an alarming number of…

Ep 171 – How to clear your Emotional Overdraft with Andy Brown

When I was sent a book called The Emotional Overdraft I instinctively knew that this was a topic that was going to resonate with me personally and you as listeners to this podcast. An emotional overdraft is when you as a leader…

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“Insightful, inspiring and practical. Carla’s podcasts are engaging, inspiring and packed-full of practical content to increase your visibility and leadership skills. Each podcast is a bite-sized chunk to set you up for your day, week, month and career!

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Brilliant bite-size, practical pieces of wisdom. Carla has a very pragmatic and human approach – she has been there and ‘gets it’ which makes her reflections and advice incredibly practical and authentic and easy to apply in real life.

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Ep 141 6 practical strategies to tackle perfectionism

This is part two of my series on perfectionism and overworking and in this episode, I share with you 6 practical strategies you can start using today to help you become successful without breaking yourself in the process. If you want to adopt a more…

Ep 136 – Becoming more resilient with Lara Cullen

How do you react under extreme stress? Do you find yourself over-functioning or under-functioning? This is just one of the areas I explore with author and coach Lara Cullen on our episode on resilience this week. We also discuss… …

Ep 134 – Thriving as an introvert in the workplace with Emma Taggart

Up to 50% of people have introverted tendencies yet meetings are still designed in a way that doesn’t allow them to contribute effectively. In this episode I’m talking to Emma Taggart, a leadership and career coach for introverted leaders…

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Ep 133 – The 5 mistakes many managers make and how to avoid them

This is the episode I wish I’d heard when I was in my first few years of managing people and teams. It would have made my life so much easier. In this episode I cover: – How to claim the authority…

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Ep 126 – 7 Things Confident Women Do

We want to be more confident as women in the workplace yet it can be challenging, especially when we face gender bias on a daily basis. Increasing your confidence is easier than you think and in this episode I share 7 things confident women do…

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Ep 123 – 5 Practical Strategies You Can Use To Worry Less

Is your worry taking up too much of your mental and emotional energy, causing you to doubt yourself and stopping you from being your best in life? You are not alone and I’m here to help you worry less in this super practical episode! Listen for: …

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Ep 148 – Breaking Free from the Yes Trap

Welcome back to another episode of the Influence and Impact Podcast. Today we’re diving into a topic that many of us struggle with: saying yes to things we don’t really want to do. As female leaders, we often find ourselves taking on tasks that aren’t…

Ep 146 – Being intentional about your career with Dr Hannah Roberts

If you are feeling stuck in your career you’ll be pleased to hear that there is now a framework you can use to identify the steps you can take to move towards career fulfilment. This framework was created by my guest on this podcast, Dr Hannah…

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