Josephine Rising Geared for Growth

We’re celebrating culture, connection and community all weekend long 💃✨

Sunday 1st March: See us perform at Antipodes Festival on Lonsdale St at 11am — a captivating stage show with audience participation that will leave you energised and inspired.✨

Sunday 1st March: Find us at the Sydney Rd Street Party in Brunswick, part of the Meribek Music Festival. Stop by our stall, say hello and share in the joy of dance.

There’s nothing we love more than bringing people together through beautiful, high-energy performance. Melbourne, come celebrate with us 💫

🌟 Embrace your superpowers with insights from Jordan Peace and Josephine Palermo!

Discover how reframing ADHD from a handicap to a superpower can transform personal and professional life.

Learn about the journey from shame to empowerment and how focusing on strengths can benefit your company and family.

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Water blessings are core to healing in Bali. We were privileged to experience this power ceremony. It was a privilege to experience this with our circle of women

Join us on our next retreat, plan your healing rising www.risingretreats.com.au



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💬 “HR isn’t just what we do; it’s how we’re perceived.”

In my conversation with Angelique Zammit, we explored something many HR professionals quietly wrestle with 👉 the gap between the value HR brings — and how that value is understood.

In Episode 81, we talk about:
HR identity and credibility at the leadership table.
The tension between compliance and influence
Why HR must speak the language of business without losing its soul
What it really takes to shift from support function to strategic partner.

This episode is for anyone in HR who knows there’s more to contribute — and wants to do so with confidence.

🎧 Episode 81 now live — Evolving HR with Zammit

🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771
All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth



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🌟 Adaptability is replacing stability as a key leadership trait. How is your organization adapting to change?

In Episode 81 of Teams, Culture & You, I sit down with Zammit, a senior HR leader, to explore how the HR function is evolving, and what must change if HR is to remain relevant, credible, and influential.

🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771
All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth



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🪑 Does HR Really Have a Seat at the Table? Or are we still asking for permission?

In Episode 81 of Teams, Culture & You, Zammit and I have an honest conversation about HR’s place in modern organisations — and what needs to shift for HR to lead, not just support.

We discuss why HR is often brought in too lateThe importance of commercial acumenHow language, data, and framing shape influenceWhat it means for HR to act as a business architect.

This conversation challenges comfortable assumptions, and opens new possibilities.

🎧 Listen now: Evolving HR with Angelique Zammit
🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771
All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth




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🤯 Surrounded by Information - Yet Less Informed

How did we end up here?

In this clip from my podcast Culture, Teams and You, Butterworth explore the paradox of our time.

We have more information than ever… yet many of us feel less certain, less informed, and more confused.

We unpack how AI shapes what we see and believe. Why biased systems reinforce what we already think.

The growing importance of critical thinking in a digital world.

Information isn’t neutral. And understanding doesn’t come from volume.. it comes from discernment.

🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771
All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth

💛 Some Conversations Keep Us Human

In uncertain times, some conversations do more than inform, they sustain us.

Butterworth and I reflect on the power of genuine dialogue to provide meaning, resilience, and humanity amid chaos.

We speak about:

Connection as a form of refuge.

Friendship as an anchor

Why being heard truly matters

In a world that often feels loud and fragmented, meaningful conversation becomes a quiet act of care.

🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771
All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth

As part of recapping my podcast conversations on Teams, Culture and You in 2025, I asked my AI agent to create a reel on the most used word..can you guess what that was?

Keeping it ...um....real! 🤣

If you havent listened please check out the podcast on your favourite podcast player or see the video versions on Youtube. And if you love the conversation please let me know by liking and subscribing. I often meet people who tell me they are enjoying the podcast, but those analytics from likes and subscriptions really help to show your support.

I'm looking forward to some great conversations in 2026! If you would like to be a guest or you have a guest in mind you'd love to hear from please email me directly at [email protected]

🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771

All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth



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🧪 How Did Science Become Optional?

We live in an era of extraordinary scientific advancement, and unprecedented skepticism.

In this clip from the latest episode of Culture Teams and You, Butterworth and I discuss the growing dismissal of evidence, expertise, and historical insight, even as global challenges demand deeper understanding.

We reflect on why scientific knowledge is increasingly questioned.

The risks of collective amnesia.

The responsibility to learn from the past

Progress depends on our willingness to engage with what we know, not turn away from it.

🎧 Listen to Teams, Culture & You:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xtHWwIg01zLjGdq7zrwmz?si=53e565102ed04f2f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18BTBLfckRwwraLZMvbpNj-MjHHy-cSH
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/teams-culture-you-the-psychology-behind-growth/id1537228771
All platforms: www.playpodca.st/gearsactiongrowth

✨ Real Words from Real Women ✨
We asked participants at our Rising to Feminine Power Retreat in Bali, What was the best part of your experience?”

“Connecting with other women in an intentional, safe space.” – Casandra

“The facilitation, the venue, the structure—it exceeded all expectations.” – Olivia

“Feeling safe enough to open up and share.” – Rochelle

“Learning from others in such a serene setting.” – Melinda

Every woman has a different journey. But what united them was a feeling of renewal—and a deep reconnection to themselves.

📍 Ubud, Bali
📅 September 4–9, 2025
🌿 Ready to rise with us? risingretreat.com.au

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