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Shelley Johnson
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    821 from the vault: the #1 skill you need at work (and it's not what you think!)

    31/05/2026 | 32 mins.
    In this vault episode from season 6, Shell unpacks the #1 skill you need in your career!

    Resources mentioned 👇

    📒 Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: https://amzn.to/3UoiWLI
    📒 Emotional Agility by Susan David: https://amzn.to/47Wz9Lm
    📒 The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday: https://amzn.to/3vYhFAV

    🎧 The Confidence Chronicles podcast episode by Erika Cramer:
    Listen on Spotify
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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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    820 how to communicate with influence (a 3-step framework)

    24/05/2026 | 52 mins.
    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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    819 from the vault: leadership lessons every manager needs

    17/05/2026 | 31 mins.
    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
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    818 hard truths, tough love: 8 things you need to hear for your career

    10/05/2026 | 34 mins.
    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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    817 from the vault: how to stop people pleasing in leadership

    03/05/2026 | 55 mins.
    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 👇

    Listen on Apple
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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
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join leadership coach Shelley Johnson as she talks with you about all things work!Formerly my millennial career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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