As we come to the end of the year, we are sharing a gift with you this holiday season.
Every day for 12 days from 16th – 27th December 2024 inclusive, we are sharing 12 of our favourite conversations and the most popular podcasts from the show in 2024.
Join us each day, and listen or watch below an episode on one of our communication or cultural topics with actionable insights to help you connect, collaborate, and thrive in multicultural environments, and to keep learning and growing over the holiday period.
As part of your holiday gift, we are also sharing with you an exclusive invitation to apply for a complimentary VIP 1:1 call with Victoria Rennoldson in the New Year, 2025.
This is a powerful, practical and action-oriented leadership roadmap strategy call to help you amplify your impact, speak with authority, and elevate your leadership communication to achieve your career goals in 2025.
Apply here for your complimentary VIP 1:1 call.
Remember: a podcast a day to start 2025 in a brilliant way!
The 12 Days of the Holidays: click to listen or watch
DAY 1: The 4 pillars of Global Leader Communication
On the 1st day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… the 4 Pillars of Global Leader Communication.
Today’s episode resonated with many of you who are global managers, and are ready for promotion plus want to speak clearly and confidently.
Levelling up your communication skills is important for influencing your senior stakeholders, creating impact with your communication and enhancing your professional reputation and career opportunities.
That’s where the 4 pillars of Global Leader Communication in this episode can help you.
DAY 2: Inclusive communication & cultural intelligence with Ritika Wadhwa
On the 2nd day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Inclusive communication & cultural intelligence with Ritika Wadhwa.
I remember how much I loved this conversation with Ritika, and her thoughts on how to encourage diverse voices to speak up in meetings, and how to build cultural intelligence in professional contexts.
She shared her practical strategies to adapt your communication style and make meetings more inclusive, plus we discussed the nuances of English as a global business language, as well as the importance of understanding cultural contexts to minimise miscommunications.
DAY 3: Leadership Presence
On the 3rd day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Leadership Presence.
Leadership presence- do you have it?
Many people ask me about how to speak and project themselves like a leader.
You may have all the skills, experience and talent, and are ambitious to progress your career for the next promotion or job move, or to break into the next level of management.
But something is missing in the way you show up, connect and engage with other people, which is hard to define.
This is leadership presence. You know it when other people have it.
It impacts how you influence your senior stakeholders, build trust and confidence with your team, inspire and create action, and it enhances your professional reputation and opportunities.
DAY 4: Self-leadership and Resilience with Jason Liem
On the 4th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Self-leadership and Resilience with Jason Liem.
Jason and I had a rich conversation on the podcast this year, and his insights and wisdom on developing resilience in uncertain times are very much needed at the end of this year for many of you, as I know some of you have shared with me.
We also talked about the key elements of self-leadership, why we need to prioritise self-compassion and how to keep calm and grounded in challenging conversations.
This episode re-release is perfect for holiday reflections, and is my gift to you this festive season so enjoy!
DAY 5: Mastering Clarity: Elevating your Influence
On the 5th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Mastering Clarity: Elevating your Influence
Many global professionals talk to me about how they want to sound more clear and concise in the way they speak, to help them build their influence and impact, and so people listen and act.
Clarity is one of the key foundations of my 4 pillars of Global Leader Communication, so in this episode we will explore why it is important, why it’s challenging for you currently and how to develop your clarity in your speaking.
Days 6 - Introvert & highly sensitive leaders: authentic communication with Steven Parker
On the 6th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Introvert & Highly Sensitive Leaders: Authentic Communication with Steven Parker.
I very much enjoyed our fascinating conversation about leadership, and Steven shared his fresh perspectives on how introvert and highly sensitive leaders can lead in a way which is true to themselves.
Plus we explored how to create global, diverse teams that appreciate each other’s strengths and how to navigate leadership challenges such as hybrid and flexible working.
This episode is for you, if you consider yourself more of an introvert, or are leading people in your multicultural team who are, and want to understand how you can best support them.
DAY 7: The Challenging Conversation Bridge
On the 7th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… The Challenging Conversation Bridge.
What is the magnet rule of challenging conversations?
Think what happens when we bring 2 magnets of the same poles together. We experience resistance and they won’t meet.
The harder we try to push them together, the more resistance there is.
It’s the same with challenging conversations and disagreements. So how can you change the outcome?
Magnetise the situation with the challenging conversation bridge.
This episode was a favourite for you, and I know many of you found it valuable when it originally came out in 2024. So tap back into these insights, use your holiday time to grow and consider how you will do things differently next year.
DAY 8: Leading with Connection in Diverse Global Teams with Tiphaine Le Roux
On the 8th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you …. Leading with Connection in Diverse Global Teams with Tiphaine Le Roux.
Tiphaine was an energetic and inspiring guest, and we dove deep into the essence of connection, the challenges of managing global teams when you rarely meet in person, and the strategies for effective communication across diverse cultures.
I appreciated the way she shared practical advice on managing a global team, and the power of asking for help from others.
If you are a global leader, or aspiring to be, then these valuable insights from our conversation are a great way for you to learn and grow over the holiday period, so tap back into this episode.
DAY 9: Get to yes: convince with your ideas.
On the 9th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you …. Get to yes: convince with your ideas.
What big ideas do you have to improve and change ways of working in your organisation for the better in 2025?
How can you present your ideas to get to ‘yes’ quicker?
This was my most watched podcast episode this year, and there is a good reason why.
I get asked about this regularly by my clients. So in this episode I shared my framework to structure the way you present your ideas so you are more likely to persuade key decision-makers.
Watch or listen to this episode and get clear on how you will do things differently next year, or maybe persuade your loved ones with your suggestions this holiday season!
DAY 10: Victoria in the hotseat: an interview to celebrate 9 years in business
For those celebrating, Happy Holidays! I wish you happiness, love and light this Hanukkah and Christmas Day! This is the perfect day for sharing my next podcast gift with you.
On the 10th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you …. Victoria in the hotseat: an interview to celebrate 9 years in business.
This episode was originally released back in March 2024, and is more of a reveal about what drives me personally. My good friend and previous guest, Febronia Ruocco, turns the tables on me and I am the guest of my own podcast!
In this special episode, I answered her questions about my communication and cultural journey, what inspires me and what’s coming next.
I am truly grateful that with my business, Culture Cuppa, I get to support and work with 1000s of people and teams all over the world from over 40 countries.
I have the joy of connecting with people every day globally through my social, virtual and in person communities and networks, being energised and inspired to collaborate in new ways to share my ideas in podcasts, videos, talks and blogs.
So a big thank you to you all who support me and have worked with me on my journey, this year in 2024, and in the previous 9 years.
I am deeply grateful to you all- Culture Cuppa is all about connection, joy, growth and people and I couldn’t have done it without you!
DAY 11: Navigating Cultural Intelligence: a Conversation with Dr. Catherine Wu
On the 11th day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Navigating Cultural Intelligence: a Conversation with Dr. Catherine Wu.
I found my conversation with Catherine deeply inspiring, as she is a passionate advocate for cultural diversity, and is currently working towards telling 10 million people about cultural intelligence.
This was an incredibly popular episode with you earlier this year, and we discussed how cultural intelligence has evolved in the last few years, why successful cross-cultural communication starts with our intentionality to create shared experiences, and how we can all step into being an interculturalist.
Whether you work, lead or participate in global teams, or are part of diverse, multicultural teams in one location, this episode is a must-listen, to help develop your cultural intelligence skills in 2025.
DAY 12: Office Politics: navigate your workplace
On the 12th and FINAL day of the holidays, my podcast gave to you… Office Politics: navigate your workplace.
How do you feel about office politics? Frustrated? Manipulated? Game playing?
Office politics can be destructive if there is negative intention, however workplace politics is a reality in most organisations- how projects are approved, people move forward and things are done.
So what if we reframe it as a human connection success factor, a way for you to navigate the workplace to connect with people to support your success.
This is a vital skill to steer your career, and build your influence, impact and relationship capital.
As we end this series of sharing the most popular and your favourite podcast episodes of 2024, which has been my gift to you this holiday, the topic of office politics feels like a fitting end.
This is a great topic as you start to turn your attention towards 2025 and your action plan for change.
