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 final episode of this series, Anj speaks with none other than June Sarpong OBE, a true trailblazer. June has had an amazing career: she's been one of the most recognisable faces on British television; she's written the award-winning books "Diversify," "The Power of Women," and "The Power o ..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 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 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

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 build trust. We hear about the power of human connections, storytelling and being vulnerable. Anj also invites you to conduct your own trust diagnosis using the 3 pillars of trust. Links to full episodes Rod Matthews, Leadership Consultant Bill Baker, Strategic Storyteller Erik Horrie, Paralympic Rower Further Reading In this TED Talk, Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: how to build it, maintain it and rebuild ..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 the mindset of a leader, how that might impact your own leadership style and challenges you to try something new! Links to the full episodes Sarah Susak, Cancer Survivor and Senior General Counsel at Coca-Cola Claire Salvetti, Executive Coach  Jason Baker OAM, Paralympic Coach Tanner Gardner, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer, Rice University    Further reading What kind of leader ar ..read more

Anj Murfet host of the Realising Your Potential podcast series and Chief People and Communications Officer at Accolade Wines tells about an exciting new podcast series coming soon, called, The Cellar Picks.Each week, Anj will revisit her favourite moments from guests from previous episodes, and look at the lessons we can learn from their inspiring stories about leadership, personal resilience, courage, and much, much more.  If you love hearing real stories, but don't always have the time to listen to a full length podcast, the Cellar Picks really are for you! Accolade Wines is one of the ..read more

James Rook, Cox of the Australian Women’s 8 rowing team joins Anj for this final episode of the Realising Your Potential Olympic special. James, or Rookie as he’s affectionately known speaks to us live from hotel quarantine having recently returned from the Tokyo Olympics. In this episode, you’ll hear how the Australian Olympic Cox prepared for Tokyo, from a simulated regatta, to the practice of strict and serious Covid:19 precautions, along with heat and humidity acclimatisation. Rookie shares stories of the community spirit and fun within the olympic village and talks about the privilege of ..read more

This week Anj talks to Crista Cullen. Crista received her first England Hockey cap in 2003, retiring in 2016. The Olympian now spends her time working as a conservationist, leveraging her sporting success for good. Having moved back to her childhood home of Africa after retiring from a long, illustrious career in Elite sports, she completed a masters in conservation and set up the charity Tofauti (meaning difference in Swahili) - with the aim of making Africa more sustainable while building solutions for wildlife and communities to live harmoniously. In this episode you’ll hear about everythin ..read more