Really Useful Conversations

By Andrea Newton

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Managers and leaders need to be able to confidently have 7 Significant Conversations if they are to achieve the desired business outcomes WITH an engaged and motivated team. What are those conversations? How do we have difficult conversations? What about conversations that are challenging, crucial, critical ... Conversations can change organisations. They can develop relationships, improve standards, increase results - conversations can even save lives. After 21 years as a freelance Consultant, Andrea Newton shares practical, down to earth advice, learning, tips and techniques to enable you to get comfortable with the uncomfortable and have conversations that matter.

Episode Date
Boundaries, Burnout and Bloody Christmas - a midlife woman's survival guide for the festive season
Dec 09, 2025
Stress Awareness in the Workplace: How Conversations Prevent Burnout and Boost Performance
Nov 03, 2025
From Awareness to Action: Menopause, Stress & Women's Health in Midlife
Oct 28, 2025
The Support Lever: Why Even Strong Women Benefit In Midlife
Oct 20, 2025
From Chaos to Calm: Why Your Environment Matters to your Mental Health in Menopause
Oct 20, 2025
Menopause, Mental Health & the Magic of Connection - Lever 4
Oct 16, 2025
Restore Your Energy in Menopause: Sleep, Stress and Nervous System Support
Oct 16, 2025
Movement and Menopause: How Exercise Boosts Mood, Energy, and Brain Health in Midlife
Oct 13, 2025
Nutrition for Menopause: How Midlife Women Can Eat to Boost Mental Health
Oct 13, 2025
Menopause and Mental Health - Small Shifts, Big Impact - Things we can do to help ourselves feel better
Oct 04, 2025
Protecting midlife women from suicidal thoughts - factors that help
Sep 30, 2025
Suicide Risk for Midlife Women - Why So Many Women Are Struggling With Poor Mental Health
Sep 12, 2025
Menopause, Mental Health & Suicide Risk - more common than you think
Jul 30, 2025
Are you making time for what matters?
Jul 03, 2025
Tired, stressed, cannot sleep? A Real Midlife Challenge
Jun 18, 2025
Just a quick word - a refreshing 24 hours
Jun 12, 2025
Living in alignment with your core values
Jun 10, 2025
Comparison is the thief of joy
May 22, 2025
Mental Health & Midlife Women - Community
May 15, 2025
Actually, she can! The Missing Thread
May 06, 2025
Thriving Beyond Barriers: Neurodivergent women with Rachel Foord for Actually she can!
Jan 29, 2025
An Actually, she can! conversation about midlife, empowered women - with Valerie J Ritchie
Jan 26, 2025
Making a real difference to their community - Suttons International
Jan 22, 2025
Why networking matters and how to do it - with Susie Sprigg for Actually, she can!
Jan 19, 2025
Actually she can! - with Michelle Minnikin helping us to ditch our good girl conditioning!
Jan 15, 2025
Playing to your Strengths - Actually, she can! - Kerry Lockyer
Jan 13, 2025
Stepping away from Superwoman and ditching the Little Miss Perfect badge - with Jane Kenyon for Actually, she can!
Jan 07, 2025
Why we all win with more women in leadership - Actually, she can! guest Helen Frewin
Jan 05, 2025
Actually, she can! - what to expect on the agenda that day
Dec 11, 2024
Actually, she can! - ditching habits that no longer serve us with Heather Wright
Dec 11, 2024
Choosing Happiness Every Day - Actually, she can! - with Jo Howarth
Dec 02, 2024
Actually, she can! - enjoying rather than enduring the journey with Kate Trafford
Nov 28, 2024
Actually she can! with Soulful Stylist, Kate Harrison
Nov 25, 2024
Actually, she can! Imposter syndrome, getting out of your own way and so much more with Barbara Nixon
Nov 19, 2024
When women support other women, fabulous things happen
Nov 07, 2024
Actually, she can! Investing in female talent
Nov 04, 2024
Tim Roberts - Leadership Coach
Jul 26, 2024
Getting out of the weeds - Leadership Success
Jul 02, 2024
Leadership - The Shadow you Cast
Jun 12, 2024
Workplace Bullying - Advice for All
May 28, 2024
Workplace Bullying
May 21, 2024
"Diversity and Inclusion - why bother and how?" with Toby Mildon
May 14, 2024
Adapt in order to Connect
Apr 30, 2024
Leadership; Intention v Impact
Apr 16, 2024
The power of human connection
Mar 26, 2024
Menopause for Managers: Disability in the workplace?
Mar 05, 2024
When reasonable adjustments are not reasonable enough
Feb 20, 2024
Time to Talk - Getting Buy In
Feb 06, 2024
Minimising work-related stress
Jan 30, 2024
Sickness Absence - 10 year high!
Jan 16, 2024
Communication OR Conversation - why it matters
Dec 19, 2023
No more sh#t managers with Jo Wright
Nov 28, 2023
Movember
Nov 21, 2023
Confidence & More with Dr Jo Baldwin
Nov 14, 2023
Leadership Effectiveness & Climate
Nov 07, 2023
Stress Awareness Day - Jo Howarth, The Happiness Club
Oct 31, 2023
Divorce during Menopause Years with Sarah Woodward
Oct 24, 2023
The cost of NOT training managers
Oct 17, 2023
Confidence - inside & out with Sian Fisher
Oct 10, 2023
Could it be your hormones love?
Oct 03, 2023
Good Girl Deprogramming with Michelle Minnikin
Sep 26, 2023
Conversational Wisdom with Sara Hope
Sep 19, 2023
WSPD - Menopause and Suicide Risk
Sep 10, 2023
What exactly is a 'really useful conversation'?
Sep 07, 2023
I am so very sorry!
Jul 26, 2023
Mental Health Awareness Week - Anxiety
May 09, 2023
Driving High Standards or bullying behaviour?
May 01, 2023
Action Changes Things
Apr 24, 2023
Sleep and why it matters
Apr 18, 2023
Stress Awareness Month
Apr 08, 2023
Stress, suicide and the menopause
Apr 03, 2023
Working Mums, Work Life Balance and Burnout
Mar 28, 2023
Putting your Managers in the Driving Seat
Mar 20, 2023
Celebrating Neurodiversity
Mar 13, 2023
International Women's Day - Embrace Equity
Feb 28, 2023
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY - what does a leader need to do?
Feb 20, 2023
Psychological Safety in the workplace
Feb 14, 2023
How to be amazing with tough to hear stuff
Feb 06, 2023
Neurodiversity with Charlotte Valeur
Jan 30, 2023
Tiny Little Things that Matter
Jan 23, 2023
Blue Monday Conversation with David Muir
Jan 16, 2023
Words have the power to harm or to heal
Jan 09, 2023
'Tis the season to be jolly - oh no it's not!
Dec 20, 2022
Confident Conversations - handling potentially difficult workplace conversations
Dec 12, 2022
Flexible working for career mums - why so hard?
Dec 06, 2022
When the penny finally drops!
Nov 25, 2022
Menopause and Mental Health
Oct 31, 2022
Companies Who Care
Oct 25, 2022
Menopause, marathons & mountains - life after 50
Oct 17, 2022
October is Awareness Month!
Oct 05, 2022
Nobody is immune - the increase in young female suicide
Sep 22, 2022
World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 - why would someone choose suicide?
Sep 09, 2022
Welcome to Season 2
Sep 03, 2022
And breathe ....
Feb 15, 2022
And breathe ....
Feb 15, 2022
Ep 030 - 22 years of Tough Talk - the Art of Difficult Conversations at Work
Feb 08, 2022
Ep 029 - Time to Talk - Conversations we all need to have
Feb 01, 2022
Ep 028 - HR Challenges in a Hybrid World with Gary Cookson
Jan 25, 2022
Ep 027 - Forget Blue Monday and opt for BREW Monday
Jan 18, 2022
Ep 026 - Managing Sickness Absence in the workplace
Jan 11, 2022