Mini Chief: Building culture through trust and humour, with Linda Carroll of G8 Education

“It's really important to keep a sense of humour, especially if you're in a stressful environment. Show people that you're human.”

 

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

This Mini Chief episode features Linda Carroll, Chief People Officer, G8 Education.

Her full episode is titled Driving business success through the development of your people.

You can find the full audio and show notes here:

🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/369  👂

 

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As an experienced People and Culture Leader, Linda Carroll joined G8 Education in June 2024.

With more than a decade of executive experience in the early childhood education and care sector, Linda has honed her skills in building and managing high-performing teams across diverse networks.

Her expertise lies in people and culture transformation, talent acquisition, capability development, and employee and industrial relations.

Linda’s accolades include the HR Director of the Year award at the Australian HR Awards in 2019 and she has also obtained an MBA in Human Resource Management from Griffith University.

In the full Masterclass, we talk about:

✅ The significance of developing people within an organisation through continuous learning.

✅ Hiring for attitude and creating a loyal culture through recognition and embracing humour

✅ Overcoming the crisis of confidence upon returning to work post-maternity leave, and

✅ The evolving role of HR and its strategic importance in driving business success via the power of human capital.

Stay epic,

Greg

 

Connecting with Linda Carroll

You can connect with Linda via LinkedIn.

Books and resources

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - by Stephen R. Covey

• Emotional Intelligence - by Daniel Goldman

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