Welcome to a new series of Realising Your Potential. Every week Anj speaks to inspiring women about their leadership journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learnt. Together they explore what organisations can do to drive gender equality and how we can all realise our potential. In the penultimate episode, Anj speaks with Carys Batho, a HR advisor at Accolade Wines. Throughout this series, we’ve been privileged to speak with experienced women in leadership, but it's refreshing to get the perspective of someone who's just starting out in their career. Carys worked as an i ..read more

Welcome to a new series of Realising Your Potential. Every week Anj speaks to inspiring women about their leadership journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learnt. Together they explore what organisations can do to drive gender equality and how we can all realise our potential. In today's episode Anj chats to Christina Repetti, senior project manager at Accolade Wines. Christina began her career in the early days of digital marketing, where she found herself working for a company that was majority-male. Through a series of amazing mentors and professional opportunities ..read more

Welcome to a new series of Realising Your Potential. Every week Anj speaks to inspiring women about their leadership journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learnt. Together they explore what organisations can do to drive gender equality and how we can all realise our potential.  In this episode, Anj meets Gillian Lapsley, Category Controller and leader at Accolade Wines. Gillian has built up an amazing career in the food and beverage industry, having worked for some of the biggest brands. She's also a passionate advocate for women in the workplace, and shares with ..read more

Welcome to a new series of Realising Your Potential. Every week Anj speaks to inspiring women about their leadership journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learnt. Together they explore what organisations can do to drive gender equality and how we can all realise our potential. This week Anj speaks with Rebecca White Member of Parliament to discuss the gender stereotypes Rebecca faced when first starting out in politics, why Rebecca gets grumpy when people say quotas aren't a good thing, speaking in parliament with her baby and the pivotal moment that gave her the confi ..read more

Welcome to a new series of Realising Your Potential. Every week Anj speaks to inspiring women about their leadership journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learnt. Together they explore what organisations can do to drive gender equality and how we can all realise our potential. This week we welcome Accolade’s very own Global Innovation Director, Nancy Baghdadi. We learn why Nancy used to change her name when applying for jobs, what she believes the challenges and opportunities are for women in the workplace and most importantly what we can and should all be doing to ens ..read more

Welcome to a new series of Realising Your Potential! Every week Anj speaks to inspiring women about their leadership journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learnt. Together they explore what organisations can do to drive gender equality and how we can all realise our potential. Our first guest is Madeleine King, Shadow Minister for Trade and Resources, Federal Member for Brand in Western Australia. In this energising conversation, Madeleine shares the powerful moment that made her want to become a politician, the men and women who have supported and inspired her along t ..read more

Hello!  We're back after a little break, recharged and ready for a new series of Realising Your Potential, the leadership podcast from Accolade Wines.  In this very special series we speak to inspiring women about their leadership journeys. From politicians to project managers, executive coaches, to presenters. We discuss the challenges they face, the lessons they've learnt and explore what organisations can do to drive greater gender equality.  This podcast has always been and will always be about, the power of people, the power of conversation and the power of sharing perspect ..read more

Welcome to Cellar Picks. In the final episode of this series, Anj discusses the impact of physical exercise on our mental performance and wellbeing. We look at the neurological benefits of exercise and how to incorporate more movement into your day in fun and practical ways. We’ll also explore the results of the largest study ever conducted on the topic of rest and why it’s just as important to our physical and cognitive performance as exercise. I really hope you’ve found these bite size episodes useful, learnt something new and implemented a suggestion or two with some success. Remember to ch ..read more

Welcome to Cellar Picks. In these bite-size episodes we hand pick the real stories our extraordinary guests have shared over the last three series. Today Anj offers 5 tips to help you foster resilience in yourself and others. We hear about the science behind resilience, the power of language, how adversity and deliberately stepping out of our comfort zones help us to grow. Plus we touch on ‘brain training’, the concept of grit and the importance of having deep and meaningful social connections to get through the toughest times. Links to full episodes Michelle Fokam, Professional Athlete (Spot ..read more

Welcome to Cellar Picks. In these bite-size episodes we hand pick the real stories our extraordinary guests have shared over the last three series. Today Anj explores how to give and receive feedback effectively. We hear about an interesting study on what gets employees most enthusiastic to do great work. The answer is not what most managers thought. Anj also shares some practical tips and principles to ensure your feedback lands as you intend and how we can all make it easier for others to share feedback with us. Links to full episodes Dr. Jason Fox, Expert in Organisational Motivation Jason ..read more