E062 Diving Deep into Episodes 57 - 61 with Mel Loizou

In this episode we welcome back ChaNan Bonser, as we explore how the wisdom of nature, and the natural world can guide our leadership journey. During this fascinating conversation we explore Chinese medicine’s five elements and uncover the importance of creating space to let innovation and new ideas flow.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“I'm a strong believer in the power of daydreaming and how that can begin to change things. We can't create something unless we imagine. And we can't imagine if we are burnt out and highly stressed, it's beyond us.”

 

ABOUT CHANAN

ChaNan Bonser is a highly experienced therapist and trainer who is dedicated to helping others find their own unique way. She works with clients all over the world both personally and in an organisational context, listening deeply to the stories that the body holds while facilitating a clear, deep, and embodied relationship for her clients, which fosters resilience and calm.

She holds regular Dreaming Circles in which participants develop with a deeper connection to Earth and their interrelationship with our human selves through embodied imagination and creative prompts. 

Her online course, Self-Care for Sensitives, helps folk who are highly sensitive learn how their bodies systems contribute to their sensitivity and overwhelm and teaches them techniques to help become more robust and resilient, and to learn how to harness their sensitivity as a superpower.

ChaNan’s Book Recommendation: Rest is Resistance: Free Yourself from Grind Culture and Reclaim Your Life Trisha Hersey* Rest is Resistance

Check out ChaNan’s Course: Self-Care for Sensitives: https://courses.chananbonser.com/p/self-care-for-sensitives

 

CONNECT CHANAN:

LinkedIn:                               linkedin.com/in/chanan-bonser-a46a2024

Instagram:                             https://www.instagram.com/chananbonser

Website:                                 www.chananbonser.com

Kinesiology Website:            www.kinesiologywales.com

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can.

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into recruitment and more specifically senior leadership recruitment within the Estates/Facilities Management area of higher education. With over 25 years’ experience in this field, Michael shares with us his top tips for securing a director level role. In addition, we explore the skills universities are looking for in their senior leaders: emotional intelligence and soft skills, demonstrable experience of driving transformational change and a real understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“The thing that gets people a job, are those soft skills. There will always be core things that people are looking for. They might want a degree for instance, sometimes they like to see MBAs and there's a kind of core level of competency that they expect, but what gets you the job, is the soft skills, it's the emotional intelligence. Qualifications get you in the door, but it's the other aspects that are going to get you the job.”

 

ABOUT MICHAEL

Since joining The Management Recruitment Group in 2008, Michael, a founding member, is now a board director and shareholder. Specialising in education, he also spearheads niche brands University People and Schools Leadership. 

With over 25 years in estates and facilities management recruitment, Michael ardently believes in the transformative power of career choices. 

Beyond his professional realm, he serves as a Trustee for the Keaton Emery Foundation, extending mental health support to children in North-West England through the charity Centrepoint.  Passionate about societal impact, Michael's approach intertwines leadership, recruitment expertise and a commitment to making a difference.

 

CONNECT WITH MICHAEL:

LinkedIn:                                    https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhewlettfm/

Email:                                        michael.hewlett@mrgglobal.com

Keaton Emery Foundation:     https://www.keatonemeryfoundation.com/take-action

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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In this episode, Mel dives deep into these recent podcast episodes:

E057 Managing Change & Transformation with Gareth Duffin

E058 Let Nature be Your Compass with Rosie Tomkins

E059 The Importance of Onboarding with Hayley Mintern

E060 Motivating Your Team with Sam Glenister-Batey

E061 Conversation Not Communication with Susan Heaton-Wright

Reflecting on the final words of wisdom, shared by each of her guests, Mel considers how their insight might help people on their leadership journey:

Gareth encouraged us to blame the process not the person when something goes wrong.

Rosie inspired us to have more confidence and belief in ourselves by looking for internal validation, recognising that we have everything we need inside of us.

Hayley chose to leave us with the words of James Baldwin, “Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

Sam offered us his perspective that as leaders we should measure ourselves on the achievements of our team rather than our own work.

Susan reminded us that we are all unique. We all have a voice and should make sure that we let other people know about our opinions, ideas, and values because we will add to the conversation.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“As leaders, we need to look inwards to give ourselves, the confidence to take responsibility, rather than looking to blame, to face in to challenges so that we can affect change, to look and think, ‘How can I best serve my team? How can I best support them?’ And how can I ensure that I'm having conversations with people, rather than just communicating with them?”

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Consultant, Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can.

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into why it is more productive to have conversations rather than communication. As a former opera singer, Susan shares with us her five-step SuperStar Communicator methodology and why it is important to own our space and ensure that as leaders we are listening as well as speaking.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“There are a lot of things that we can do with the voice, to make it interesting, to engage our audience, but also to have that self-awareness that we could have what I call emotional leakages from our voice. We could be saying something very profound but our nerves could distract our audience and put a question mark next to our credibility.”

 

ABOUT SUSAN

Susan Heaton-Wright is a multi-award-winning businesswoman, International Speaker, former Prize Winning Opera singer and the founder of SuperStar Communicator. She empowers emerging leaders to communicate with impact, confidence, clarity, and credibility in all business conversations for career success. SuperStar Communicator delivers speeches, facilitates workshops and coaching; working with multi-national companies globally; professional associations and the Education Sector – and has worked with attendees from more than 130 countries world-wide. Susan is the EMEA Launch leader for leadership programmes within the pharmaceutical sector. Susan lives in Hertfordshire with her husband; swims, surfs, plays the viola in an orchestra, and sews her hand made wardrobe. 

 

Susan’s Book:

The Superstar Communicator 30 Day Plan: to transform your business conversations for career success* Superstar Communicator

Grab your 10 Top Tips for presentations: https://superstarcommunicator.com/presentation-skills-top-tips/

 

CONNECT WITH SUSAN:

LinkedIn:          https://linkedin.com/in/susanheatonwright

Instagram:        https://instagram.com/susanheatonwright1

Facebook:        https://facebook.com/superstarcommunicator

YouTube:          https://youtube.com@superstarcommunicator

  

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into how to best motivate your team. Having recently joined the University of Leeds as Head of Conferences and Events, Sam shares with us what he has learned from the managers he has worked with over the years and his own unique approach to leadership. During this thought-provoking conversation, we discuss different leadership styles and why there is no right and wrong.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“Leadership is complex, there's no one size fits all. Different people, different situations require different styles of leadership. Leadership is about influencing others; it's about bringing people on a journey.”

 

ABOUT SAM

Sam is currently the Head of Conferences and Events at the University of Leeds. It is a passion for delivering exceptional events and raising money for not-for-profit organisations that led Sam to the higher education sector, having previously worked in a range of unique venues, including West Ham United Football Club, London’s Science Museum, HM Tower of London, Chiswick House, and Gardens all before first entering higher education at the Royal College of Music. 

In addition to his role at Leeds, Sam is a board director for Academic Venue Solutions, the leading UK marketing consortium for academic venues and is the Chair of the Meeting Industry Association (MIA) academic peer group. Both roles promote best practice and peer-to-peer learning in the academic sector.

 

CONNECT WITH SAM: 

LinkedIn:          www.linkedin.com/in/sgb01

 

University of Leeds Conference & Events:

Website:           https://conferencesandevents.leeds.ac.uk/

LinkedIn:          https://www.linkedin.com/company/uolconferencesandevents/

Instagram:        https://www.instagram.com/uolconferencesandevents

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou 

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into onboarding and why it is so important. Having worked in educational recruitment for the past ten years and recently moved companies, Hayley shares with us her thoughts around what makes a successful onboarding process.  Ensuring that we don’t apply a one size fits all model is key. Other important elements include transparency, trust, and flexibility.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“For me onboarding isn't the first day, the second day, the third day. It's not even the first week. It's the first six months because it's a journey and you're learning. People do have to hit the ground running, but you need to have check points throughout that period, because things can change quickly, especially in the hybrid world that we work in. It can take six months, even a year for some people to really embed into an organisation and be able to flourish.”

 

ABOUT HAYLEY

Hayley has supported the education sector for the last ten years, providing executive search and interim and consultancy solutions to Independent Schools, Academy Trusts, FE Colleges, and Universities. Her speciality is understanding the education sector and connecting talent that is passionate about providing high quality inclusive education. Hayley has built a track record with education leaders and helped many organisations identifying top talent.

Hayley has a passion for education, she is chair of governors for MAT working closely with the head and trust leaders to ensure excellent levels of education. She previously worked closely with England Rugby Schools to deliver inclusive sport in schools and has strong understanding of the curriculum.

Hayley is driven by making a positive difference to the education sector through the quality of leadership appointments.

 

CONNECT WITH HAYLEY:

LinkedIn:          https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayleymintern/

Website:           https://andersonquigley.com/  

Email:               Hayley.mintern@andersonquigley.com

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/ 

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into nature and the power of tapping into our natural intelligence. During this fascinating conversation, Rosie shares with us, the incredible work she is doing with individuals and teams, using nature and horses to help them celebrate their strengths and understand the importance of internal validation.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“All the intelligences are important but currently it's like a three-legged stool, we've got IQ, EQ (emotional intelligence) and SQ (spiritual intelligence). For me it needs to be a four-legged chair, which includes NQ (natural intelligence) and the reason for this is because it's suppressed at the moment.”

 

ABOUT ROSIE

Rosie Tomkins, an accomplished author and leadership expert, advocates for integrating nature's wisdom into personal and professional growth. Her upcoming book, "Let Nature Be Your Compass," blends natural principles with self-help and leadership strategies. By exploring animals' timeless attributes like purpose and resilience, readers learn to reconnect with their strengths and intuition amidst life's complexities. Rosie promotes simplicity as a means to navigate modern challenges effectively. Her earlier work, "N-stinctive: The Power of Natural Intelligence," also emphasizes using nature to enhance leadership skills and achieve peak performance, showcasing her innovative approach to leadership.

Rosie’s book: Let Nature be Your Compass* Let Nature be Your Compass

 

CONNECT WITH ROSIE:

Website:         https://n-stinctive.com/

LinkedIn:        http://www.linkedin.com/in/rosietomkins

Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/nstinctiveintelligence/?hl=en

Facebook:      https://www.facebook.com/nstinctive1/

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/ 

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou 

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into change and transformation. Change is tough and together with Gareth, we explore why so few change projects are successful. Reflecting on his own experiences of transformation, Gareth shares his top tips to help us navigate the world of change and ensure we achieve our desired outcomes.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“Change theory will tell you to build a consensus for your change right at the beginning. What people don't do enough is the step before that and identify exactly what people think about what should change. Instead they decide in a leadership group.”

 

ABOUT GARETH

Gareth is an experienced operations & business change leader, with successful roles in Private Equity backed Residential, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation and Hospitality. He co-founded the consulting group Method Avenue in 2022, focusing on helping organisations with Transformation & Change. Gareth is also a vocal advocate for improving support for families who have Neurodiverse children, as both his young children are Neurodiverse. Gareth also hosts the Podcast focusing on people’s experiences with change, Know Your Shift.

 

Know Your Shift Podcast:

Apple:      https://apple.co/3Pps3rz

Spotify:    https://open.spotify.com/show/4R2ltPkgTBtPaIKdLP5pT8

 

CONNECT WITH GARETH:

LinkedIn:        https://www.linkedin.com/company/methodavenue/

Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/methodavenue/

TikTok:            https://www.tiktok.com/@methodavenue

YouTube:        https://www.youtube.com/@methodavenue/

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/ 

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/ 

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

DISCLAIMER

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*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In this episode, Mel dives deep into these recent podcast episodes:

E051 Look After Your Mental Health with Rosie Tressler OBE

E052 Self-Awareness is Key with Nicola Arnold 

E053 Being a Mindful Leader with Dr Reiner Kraft

E054 US Higher Education Trends with Lori Capullo

E055 Managing Redundancy with John Burns

 

Reflecting on the final words of wisdom, shared by each of her guests, Mel considers how their insight might help people on their leadership journey:

*      Rosie encouraged us to be deliberate about our own mental health and get better at saying no.

*      Nicola, meanwhile, inspired us to be a positive disruptor and asked the question, “Where are you creating space right now to do new things?”

*      For Reiner, he wanted us to practice being mindful for one minute, starting small and building up from there.

*      Lori reminded us of the importance of listening. Listen not to respond but truly hear what is being said.

*      And finally, John Burns advised not to stay in a job that isn’t right for us.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“Self-awareness is the greatest skill we can have as leaders because we turn our attention inwards instead of looking outside for answers. And that isn't always a comfortable process, holding a mirror up to ourselves. We have to get comfortable with who we are with knowing our superpowers, but also those blind spots that can trip us up. When we have self-awareness, we have choice. We can choose how we act and behave.”

  

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Consultant, Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

DISCLAIMER

The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into redundancy, how it feels to be made redundant and what lessons can we take away as leaders, if we ever have to manage a redundancy programme. A former accountant, John shares with us his own experience of redundancy and his insights which are helpful to both employers and employees.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“For people who are made redundant, I always say give yourself a couple of months break first. Don't try and dive into doing something straight away because you have to leave your previous employer mentally. They've left you, but you still have to take that break, and mentally work through why you were made redundant, get your energy levels back up again and be more positive about life. Then you can look to your future.”

 

ABOUT JOHN

John is a career coach and professional speaker. He works with professional people who have been made redundant. They want to return to employment or start a business of their dreams.

John is the executive producer and host of the GYFT Show. The acronym GYFT means Get Your Future Together. John has published 8 seasons of the GYFT Show on his YouTube channel and is preparing for season 9, for which the theme is monetisation.

John is a member of the Professional Speaking Association, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He is a keen supporter of rugby union.

 

CONNECT WITH JOHN:

LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnburnsacma/

Twitter:             https://twitter.com/johnprospeaker

Instagram:       https://www.instagram.com/johnburnsprospeaker/

TikTok:             https://www.tiktok.com/@johntheprospeaker

YouTube:         https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYwHMLQ9x6WOErGtDB6sixA

Website:          https://johntheprospeaker.ie

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Coach, Facilitator, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can. 

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s:

Leadership Programme: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/leadershipprogramme

Reset, Refocus, Rejuvenate Retreat: https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/retreat

Book, When Fish Climb Trees:  https://divedeepclimbhigh.co.uk/book

TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

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