Melanie Parish, MCC

  Listen to the podcast here Empathy Improves Productivity Hey, everybody, I’m super excited to be here with you today. I think it’s really important when we’re thinking about making our teams more productive, that we also think about empathy, that we also think about what our teams need what they’re experiencing at any given time that we respond to them first, as human beings. We don’t see them as machinery to extract value from, but real people who we can help find fulfilment, and help them have an excitement about the work they do to feel proud of the...... Read More

  Mental health issues are on the rise because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The show’s guest today is Heather Younger, the CEO, and Founder of Employee Fanatix and author of The Art of Caring Leadership. Employee Fanatix is a leadership development consulting and training firm that teaches you to achieve real business results through caring leadership. Heather chats with Melanie Parish on how we need to be more compassionate and empathetic in our workplace to uplift our organization. If you’ve built trust and shown care, your members will feel more empowered to take action. Tune in and learn more about the art of caring leadership!  — Listen to the...... Read More

Listen to the podcast here How To Pick Your Leadership Icons Hey, everybody, it’s great to be here with you today. And I’m super excited to talk to you about your leadership icons. It’s so interesting when we think about who we want to emulate when we become leaders, we want to think about, we want to think about choosing people to emulate who aren’t really our natural first choice. You see, we all have these personality types. So, someone who is more dominant might really love the idea of power in leadership, or someone who’s more of a charismatic...... Read More

  Emotional competency is so important to who we are and who we want to become as a leader. The show’s guest today is Dr. Keith Westman, the Chief Operating Officer at Otus. Otus is the first EdTech platform to centralize learning management, assessment, and data on one platform, reducing chaos for educators, students, and their families. Dr. Keith discusses with Melanie Parish how crucial it is to make space for the people we work with. We have to allow them to be human, have families, and have things they care about outside of work. Tune in and learn more about humanizing your...... Read More

Listen to the podcast here Three Tips For Leading A Team That Rocks Innovation Hey, everybody, I’m super excited to be here with you today. And I want to give you some tips that’ll help you. When you’re leading innovation. There’s something really hard about creating alchemy in a business or an organization when you’re trying to do something that’s never been done before. It can feel like a slog, it can feel like you’re kind of trying to push through sand or move fast through the water. It isn’t always apparent why it feels so hard, because you think,...... Read More

  Finding the right job for you and getting the salary you want is not that easy. One must master the art of negotiation and learn how to show up properly if they’re going to pull that off. Melanie Parish sits down with David Johnson, who aims to combine his professional experiences as a lawyer with design. He shares the most important strategies when chasing job opportunities on both entry-level and C-Suite ranks, focusing on showcasing your value and facing every challenge of ambiguity. David also talks about how one can hone and experiment with their negotiation skills just by...... Read More

    We often rush to take action and do something, but when was the last time you allowed things to slow down a bit? Shahmeen Sadiq, an executive coach, and founder of Anjali Leadership, joins Melanie Parish, to share what it is about staying present and being self-aware that help mold a true leader. Sharing her insights on some social issues, Shahmeen points out that people wanted to move things quickly and help out when all she wanted was to sit a little longer. She tells Melanie about Power Pause, a space she created where people can come, get centered, tune inward, and see what emerges. It’s the beauty of staying present and being aware of themselves that will allow them to deal with an unexpected crisis, difficult people, and events. This is the...... Read More

  Business coaching is about being 100% present to your client. For our International Coaches Week special episode, our guest is Garry Schleifer, a business coach and the publisher of Choice, the magazine of professional coaching. In this episode, Garry talks about his experiences as a business coach. To Garry, values are very important in coaching; you need to hire and work with people who share your values. Never resting on your laurels as a coach is also essential. After all, mastery is not a destination but a journey. Do you want to learn more from Garry’s experiences to become...... Read More

  Although we have different cultures and upbringing, society has been limiting us in more ways than one, making our full potential for us to unleash. Through neuro-linguistic programming, Shawna Schuh believes that this can help produce the most effective leaders today and become more open to fear and failure. Melanie Parish talks with this innovative thought leader to reveal how she studies animal behavior, language impact, and human connection to break down limitations that hinder us from achieving our best self. Shawna also dissects how such programming can be applied in the contrasting cultures between the United States and Canada, as...... Read More

  Why do many workplaces exclude people with disabilities? To engage and get the maximum out of your community, you have to be inclusive. Melanie Parish’s guest is Tova Sherman, the award-winning CEO of reachAbility. ReachAbility is an organization that provides supportive and accessible programs dedicated to workplace inclusion for anyone facing barriers. In this episode, Melanie and Tova discuss Tova’s new book, Win, Win, Win! The 18 Inclusion-isms You Need to Become a Disability Confident Employer. Join in the conversation and learn how people don’t come with instructions, why it’s not a lack of capacity that keeps persons with disability out of the workplace,...... Read More