Today in the second of our Summer Series interviews, Kristy-Lee is talking with Mel Rosenthal of 52 Conversations on having the important conversations that matter.

Mel is a Professional Certified Coach, accredited by the International Coaching Federation and an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate (GAICD).  She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mel works with Founders and Leaders to drive growth for companies and the people in them.

She has been trusted by the leadership of companies including Who Gives A Crap, Minor Figures, Keep Cup, StartUp Victoria, QBE, Tyro, Champion Life, Thoughtworks, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, Inventium, Advisian, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Swinburne University, Alinta Energy, ME Bank, Visy and Medtronic.

Mel is also the creator of 52 conversations – a card game to create conversations that matter – and that’s what our conversation focused on today. Mel shares some stunning statistics that reflect the real costs and risks of not having important conversations with our teams, and shares her insights into how leaders can have more effective and impactful conversations.

To leave more about the 52 Conversations Card Game, simply head to this site:
https://www.52conversations.com/

To learn more about Mel, the work she does and how you can connect with her, head to this website:

https://melissajrosenthal.com/

Or you can connect on LinkedIn here:

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

We would love to hear from you about tackling important conversations in your business. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals

Today in the first of our Summer Series interviews, Juliet is talking with Di Geddes, the Founder and Managing Director of Exceptional Care For You.

In 2021 Di created a business where she was determined that her values would shine through in everything she and her team do. Explosive growth over the past few years has been driven solely by word of mouth as she and her team put these values into action to demonstrate compassion and joy.

As a Registered Nurse with nearly 40 years of nursing experience in acute, community, corporate and aged care, Di was ideally placed to establish a business as a disability community care provider. She is working to change the way disability care is delivered by creating an incredibly supportive workplace for carers, and ensuring clients are at the centre of everything she and her team do.

In this interview Juliet and Di talk about the value of values (see what we did there ) and how the way our staff be have to demonstrate those values naturally flows through to the care they provide to clients. Di is passionate about demonstrating that it’s never too late to achieve your dreams and live and work to your values.

As we talk more about the importance of values in defining how we stand out in a crowded marketplace, Di is a great example of how this can work in practice.

We would love to hear from you about whether your values play an important role in how your team delivers. You can share your experiences and ask questions at

https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

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Juliet Robinson Big Goals

You can contact Di at www.exceptionalcareforyou.com

Today on the Grow Your Influence Podcast Juliet and Kristy-Lee are discussing the importance of effective induction and onboarding programs.

So often when we have a new team member joining us, we do the bare minimum. Point them to their desk and set them to work. Or worse, as we share, we’ve both seen examples where desks and computers were not even set up for new starters and they had to do it themselves!

The truth is, an effective onboarding program is a key retention strategy, it’s one of the most effective things we can do to get our new team member settled in, across their role, and contributing to the team.

In this episode we discuss some of the key strategies and practical elements to effective and high quality induction and onboarding programs.

We would love to hear from you and learn about how you induct and onboard staff in your business. You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

And if you would like to connect with us, including accessing free resources on this and other leadership challenges, you can do this at:

Kristy-Lee Billet People Powered Business

Juliet Robinson Big Goals