Welcome to Get On Purpose, the podcast to get clear on what matters to you, get moving and get results.

I’ll start with full disclosure - I’m far from perfect and not always on purpose. But when my life was the best it always had purpose.

This podcast will consist of a mixture of storying telling, hard data and questions you want answered on how to live on life on purpose.  It will be just like two mates having a chat over coffee together.

In this first episode I introduce you to some of the key concepts that have helped me to live a life on purpose.  

I share the importance of walking through open doors with the right intentions and discussing the turns we do or do not take in life, whether they are good ‘right turns’ or too many of the wrong ‘left turns’.

Today’s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
Reflect on the best right hand turn you have taken in your life and what were the components of that turn?

Links mentioned in the show:
Website - http://karentjames.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onpurposehub
Twitter - https://twitter.com/KarenTJames
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/onpurposehub/

Welcome to Get On Purpose, the podcast to get clear on what matters to you, get moving and get results.
I&rsquo;ll start with full disclosure - I&rsquo;m far from perfect and not always on purpose. But when my life was the best it always had purpose.
This podcast will consist of a mixture of storying telling, hard data and questions you want answered on how to live on life on purpose. &nbsp;It will be just like two mates having a chat over coffee together.
In this first episode I introduce you to some of the key concepts that have helped me to live a life on purpose. &nbsp; I share the importance of walking through open doors with the right intentions and discussing the turns we do or do not take in life, whether they are good &lsquo;right turns&rsquo; or too many of the wrong &lsquo;left turns&rsquo;.
Today&rsquo;s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA): Reflect on the best right hand turn you have taken in your life and what were the components of that turn?
Links mentioned in the show:
<ul>
<li>Website - <a href="http://karentjames.com/">http://karentjames.com/</a></li>
<li>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/onpurposehub">https://www.facebook.com/onpurposehub</a></li>
<li>Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/KarenTJames">https://twitter.com/KarenTJames</a></li>
<li>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onpurposehub/">https://www.instagram.com/onpurposehub/</a></li>
</ul>

We’ve heard it time and time again, this idea of purpose being at the heart of our lives, but have you stopped to look at what ‘living on purpose’ actually means for you?

The world is an increasingly noisy place, at home, at work and pretty much everywhere you go. How do you distil it all and make sure you’re not filling time with busy activities which may not actually matter?

How do you work, or run a business, or live your life and not get to the end of your day, or year or worse your life and say what was that all about?

In the words of Mark Twain, “Two of the most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why”.

Get on Purpose is the podcast where we fuse what matters most in your life, and business, to create your blueprint and framework to get clear, get moving and get results. Each week your host, the informed and infectious Karen James, guides you towards what matters most as the key to living on purpose in business and in life.

Karen James is a Jersey girl turned social entrepreneur, author, speaker and humanitarian, who’s risen through the ranks of the global corporate world while being guided by her own strong sense of ‘why’. In Get On Purpose she helps you find clarity, meaning and your own sense of purpose.

Get On Purpose with Karen James

Welcome to Get On Purpose, the podcast to get clear on what matters to you, get moving and get results.

Episode 1 - Karen James is living On Purpose

In this episode, we are in conversation with Katrina Dunn, CEO of Grameen Australia, and Giles Gunesekera, CEO of Global Impact Initiative. We are carrying on with our central thesis of the intersection of the sense of purpose letter and this new thinking of being an authentic leader in connecting your head and heart and what it looks like in their businesses.

In this episode:
Katrina’s thoughts on the existential crisis of corporates all over the world and the tension between what the role of the company is and the tension between shareholder and customer primacy.
Giles’ discussion on the services and vision of Global Impact Initiative and the “bottom-up push”.
The Women and Girls Fund - what it is and how it works.

 

Today’s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
Think about how you can solve a social problem using some of your business skills and being able to take that to market in a sustainable way.
Have a look at superannuation accounts and look at where that money is invested and see if it is in line with their values and purpose and if not, talk to your superannuation fund about your investing options.

 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Linked In - Katt Dunn

Website - Grameen Australia

Linked In - Giles Gunesekera

Website - Global Impact Initiative

 

In this episode, we are in conversation with Katrina Dunn, CEO of Grameen Australia, and Giles Gunesekera, CEO of Global Impact Initiative. We are carrying on with our central thesis of the intersection of the sense of purpose letter and this new thinking of being an authentic leader in connecting your head and heart and what it looks like in their businesses.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Katrina&rsquo;s thoughts on the existential crisis of corporates all over the world and the tension between what the role of the company is and the tension between shareholder and customer primacy.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Giles&rsquo; discussion on the services and vision of Global Impact Initiative and the &ldquo;bottom-up push&rdquo;.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The Women and Girls Fund - what it is and how it works.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Today&rsquo;s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Think about how you can solve a social problem using some of your business skills and being able to take that to market in a sustainable way.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Have a look at superannuation accounts and look at where that money is invested and see if it is in line with their values and purpose and if not, talk to your superannuation fund about your investing options.</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
Links mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-dunn-19826220/">Linked In - Katt Dunn</a>
<a href="https://www.grameen.org.au/">Website - Grameen Australia</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilesgunesekera/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_top%3B8CfkGxAfRTyCdqB5Lr6XbQ%3D%3D&amp;licu=urn%3Ali%3Acontrol%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_top-search_srp_result&amp;lici=tsvUFvVTQQamINg7dsv13Q%3D%3D">Linked In - Giles Gunesekera</a>
<a href="https://globalimpactinitiative.com.au/">Website - Global Impact Initiative</a>
&nbsp;

Episode 25 - Social Business Day, India Forum Wrap

In this episode, we discuss the conscious leader and the kind of character needed to lead a conscious company.

In this episode:
Learnings from the Conscious Company Leaders Forum.
Redwoods and how it can be likened to leaders.
What is a conscious leader?
Candour in the world of leadership.
Important questions asked in the forum and how it leads back to the character of the conscious leader.
Key difference of a conscious leader.
The importance of vision, time and action.

 

Today’s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
What reactions do you need to replace with decisions on how you live your life?
What practices are you going to implement in your daily routine to be a conscious leader?
Who are you going to hang out with to make sure you’re accountable, to uphold and lift you up to be a conscious leader?

 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Conscious Company Media

In this episode, we discuss the conscious leader and the kind of character needed to lead a conscious company.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Learnings from the Conscious Company Leaders Forum.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Redwoods and how it can be likened to leaders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What is a conscious leader?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Candour in the world of leadership.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Important questions asked in the forum and how it leads back to the character of the conscious leader.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Key difference of a conscious leader.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of vision, time and action.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Today&rsquo;s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What reactions do you need to replace with decisions on how you live your life?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What practices are you going to implement in your daily routine to be a conscious leader?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Who are you going to hang out with to make sure you&rsquo;re accountable, to uphold and lift you up to be a conscious leader?</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
Links mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://consciouscompanymedia.com/">Conscious Company Media</a>

Episode 24 - Conscious Leaders Conference

In this episode, we discuss why leaders need to create and encourage a garden that seeds social intrepreneurship within their organisations and the long-lasting impact and benefits it can deliver.

In this episode:
Getting started in social intrepreneurship – see where the need is your community.
The importance of cultivating a garden that welcomes and encourages social intrepreneurship within your organisation.
Creating a point of difference and higher employee engagement by creating a garden within your organisation to cultivate social intrepreneurship.
The importance of leaders to speak the language that welcomes social intrepreneurship.
The need to go way beyond the transaction and your job.
The long-lasting impact of building capabilities with your employees.
 

Today’s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
What are you seeding to grow social intrepreneurship?

 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Cultivating the Social Intrapreneur

5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process Course

In this episode, we discuss why leaders need to create and encourage a garden that seeds social intrepreneurship within their organisations and the long-lasting impact and benefits it can deliver.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Getting started in social intrepreneurship &ndash; see where the need is your community.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of cultivating a garden that welcomes and encourages social intrepreneurship within your organisation.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Creating a point of difference and higher employee engagement by creating a garden within your organisation to cultivate social intrepreneurship.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of leaders to speak the language that welcomes social intrepreneurship.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The need to go way beyond the transaction and your job.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The long-lasting impact of building capabilities with your employees.</li>
<li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Today&rsquo;s Get on Purpose Action (GOPA):
<ol>
<li>What are you seeding to grow social intrepreneurship?</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
Links mentioned in this episode:
<a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/cultivating_the_social_intrapreneur">Cultivating the Social Intrapreneur</a>
<a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process">5 Stages in</a><a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process">&nbsp;the Design Thinking Process Course</a>

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