Get Jasched
Get Jasched is where bold, emotionally intelligent leaders come to hear the conversations that others shy away from.
Hosted by leadership and wellbeing consultant Jess Jasch, this weekly podcast dives into the real stories, practices, and challenges of modern leadership - with a focus on emotional depth, embodied presence, mental wellbeing, and powerful communication.
Whether you lead teams, movements, clients, or just yourself, these conversations will expand your thinking and support your growth.
Expect interviews, solo deep dives, and unexpected insights that connect the personal with the professional - because how you lead yourself is how you lead everything.
Visit www.j-leigh.com.au for more on Jess’s work in coaching, consulting and wellbeing leadership.
Get Jasched
Ep 203 - Why Good People Leave: Communication, Recognition & Leadership with Karen Kirton
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In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess sits down with HR consultant Karen Kirton to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing workplaces today: communication.
From employee engagement surveys and leadership blind spots to gossip, trust, neurodivergence, and the difference between talking at people versus truly listening, this conversation dives deep into what actually creates healthy workplace culture.
Karen shares what she’s learned from more than 20 years in HR and nearly a decade leading Amplify HR, including:
- The most common reasons employees feel dissatisfied at work
- Why communication consistently ranks as one of the biggest workplace issues
- The difference between task management and genuine connection
- How leaders unintentionally create confusion, assumptions, and workplace gossip
- Why psychological safety and vulnerability matter in leadership
- Supporting different communication styles, neurodivergence, and strengths-based leadership
- How tools like DiSC, VIA strengths, and psychometric assessments can improve team dynamics
This episode is an honest, practical, and deeply human one for you to listen to, especially for founders, managers, and leaders wanting to build workplaces where people actually feel seen, heard, and supported.
If you’ve ever thought, “But we do communicate with our team,” this conversation might challenge what communication really means.
Connect with Karen via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenkirton/
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