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The most successful organizations throughout history are those that tap into the unique ability of people to be creative. It's a natural human desire to create, contribute and interact with things that are bigger than ourselves. Yet most HR systems don't deliver that, they prioritize compliance ahead of engagement control, ahead of leadership and tasks ahead of outcomes

I'm delighted to be talking with Andrew Seinor, co-founder of The H Factor, a very different kind of human resources system.

We talk about:

·         performance appraisals, dating back to the 60s and 70s 

·         the performance appraisal process that was so demotivating that performance declined

·         why HR gets a bad rap

·         why people leave managers 

·         why excessive focus on being a good person is not a good management strategy 

·         how to lead people who come to work each day with the best intention

·         why employing a manager to “fix” the business is not a good strategy 

·         drawing on skills and talents that are beneficial for the person and the business 

·         creating space for curiosity – the culture of trying new things

·         the problem with HR performance rating systems 

·         the courage to say “I don’t think this is the right task and here’s why" 

·         what are your people actually doing?

·         letting go as a leader 

·         the system that goes on forever

·         “Oh, you’re kidding! Why didn’t we know that?” 

To contact Andrew Seinor at The H Factor Website https://www.thehfactor.com.au/

Take the survey for your Free Report: What is Your H factor  https://www.thehfactor.com.au/free-report.html 

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Laura Higgins is a woman on a marketing mission – she’s a marketing consultant who discovered her path and her passion through coffee.   Laura’s “cut through the noise” online marketing strategies help business owners get the right message to the right market in the right ways. But Laura also has another interesting backstory to do with music that we’ll dive into too. Because there’s more to Laura than business. 

·         It all started with coffee

·         Music: The “Soorleys” family band. The previously untold story that gave Laura a brilliant background in business 

·         Touring with the band - from Australia to the hospitality of mid-west America 

·         Being humble enough to ask for help 

·         Working together, collaborating with their network 

·         Calling time to maintain friendships – knowing when its time to close it out

·         Instagram for business – it’s all about relationships 

·         Capturing the brand with consistency, cohesiveness and the look and the feel 

·         When to get offline and pick up the phone 

·         Taking the path of least resistance 

·         Free resource: 13 Ways to grow your business fast using Instagram 

To contact Laura Higgins 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lalasocialclub.co/

Resources:  Get the freebie: 13 ways to grow your business fast with Instagram at https://mymarketingplaybook.com/

Email Laura at lala@lalasocialclub.co

Website https://lalasocialclub.co/

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Among many other things, including her consulting business, Liliana Sanelli is also the events director and founder of Perfect Events, with over 20 years of events experience both nationally and internationally, and experience in strategy, fundraising, sponsorships, and publicity. 

She has produced over 900 events including the Sydney Olympics, The Leukemia Foundation - World’s Greatest Shave for a Cure, Olivia Newton John – the Wellness Walk, Fred Hollows Foundation and Melbourne International Film Festival, raising over $22 million to make a difference in people’s lives. 

Liliana is a member of The Xfactor Collective, a world-first community of social changemakers, and has been on the board of organisations including The Spina Bifida Foundation Victoria, Treasure Chest and The Chase & Tyler Foundation.

We talked about

·         How Lili fell into events management before she knew it was a paid profession  

·         Translating her natural talent for organising into a business

·         The value of mentors in keeping heart and head in check 

·         Having a confidence coach as well as a business coach

·         Legitimate name dropping – the celebrities Lili meets and works with

·         Going global 

·         Working with brand ambassadors and influencers 

·         When things don’t go to plan 

·         How Lili’s Italian adventure shaped her career

·         Strategies for when you’re Craving Conversations in the Covid lockdown

·         Finding the silver linings in change 

To contact Liliana Sanelli go to https://perfectevents.com.au/
and https://www.lilianasanelli.com.au/

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In this episode I talk with Melanie Colling. Melanie is a podcaster, a best-selling author, and the business owner of Purpose Driven Projects.  With her business partner Brett Jarman she is also the co-founder of Experts on Air.

She moved to Bali with her family to pursue her love of connecting with people but in her own words “After 7 months, I was voted off the island by my family.”

She is also a Certified Project Management Professional with over 20 years project management experience.

She’s worked on multi million dollar projects throughout her career for companies such as NAB, Telstra, BP Oil, Medibank, SA Health, Origin Energy, BHP and 7-Eleven.

We talk about
•Understanding you profile as the key to knowing why you do what you do
•From “what’s a podcast?” to owning her podcast booking agency
•The Bali experience connecting with people from around the world
•Dealing with sunk costs
•Investing in yourself with leaps of faith
•Finding stories and breaking rules
•“You are a Genius” the book that hit Amazon’s best seller lists
•The power of podcasting
•The 3 personality levels that get you out there

Contact Melanie Colling here: mel@expertsonair.fm

Experts on Air website https://expertsonair.fm/

Wealth Dynamics Profile test http://www.wdprofiletest.com/

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In this episode I talk with Suzie Hunt who is an Architect and so much more. It’s a wide-ranging interview with the theme of privilege; how it is given to you for a purpose and not to be taken lightly.

We talk about 

• The lightbulb moment from working in a women’s prison 
• What would you do to feed your children? 
• The advantage of wide-ranging experience 
• Leaping into opportunities 
• Bunkering down and having faith 
• Discernment- What is truth and what isn’t?
• Architecture and Psychology: The fascination with people 
• Footy and the son her dad never had
• Combining chemistry and history
• The lessons of loss on mindset 
•  Unburdening - enjoying the space between looking after kids and your parents
• Getting her sea legs to say “yeah, I can navigate now”.
• Suzie’s Work Women Wisdom Group for women in design

Contact Suzie Hunt Architect here: http://suzannehuntarchitect.com.au/

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Louise Karch is a self-confessed word-nerd. She’s an award-winning marketer, author, and speaker. When Louise arrived in Australia from Canada, she carved out her own niche as the Name Whisperer. But it was not without some trepidation; freaking out under-the-doona and fortifying herself with chocolate, she worked out that naming things was not only her gift but her niche. 

In this delightful interview we talk about

• The evolution of her award-winning book Word Glue: Find Your Million Dollar Brand Name 
• Why Louise chose not to publish it as an e-Book
• How being cheerfully relentless convinced Ken Segal, the man who named the i-mac, to write the forward for her book
• The Pow, Pop and Pro naming tools 
• Name-storming to produce strikingly sticky names
• How coaching with Seth Godin transformed her book and shaped her work with him
• The value of community and how she came to have her very own magic wand 
• The Fairy Godmother video she starred in that has over 25million views 
• Neural science, muscle memory and Connect Expand Challenge thinking protocols

Contact Louise Karch or order her book Word Glue here: https://www.wordglue.co/

See The Fairy Godmother video with over 25 million views: The Pap test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HvHqp_hQic

Louise recommends the Bbook “Making Thinking Visible” Ron Ritchhart,  Mark Church and Karin Morrison

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