"Make the complex Seamless"

This is the principle I apply when approaching the start up phase in clinical trials, having a great strstegy set up and supported by a great team as well.

This came across not by coincidence when meeting my new guest, Kim Pilkington, tuning in from CANADA!

I was able to connect with Kim through Bonnie Low Kramen, as Bonnie and Kim wrote together an article focused on "Career Management" that I discussed with Bonnie in our last episode you can find in the MACE PODCAST library.

She is a Canadian and owner of the Practical Strategist consultancy, specializing in communications,

Kim is a globally Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and has an MBA and a baccalaureate in Psychology.

She brings 20+ years of leading teams and individuals in the creation and successful implementation of many challenging strategies, including market growth and exits, operational reviews and re-alignment in the private, government and non-profit sectors.

We will explore strategies and the steps we need to go through when building a strategy in 12 mins of conversation

Stay tuned,

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This episode is entirely focused on Talent Acquisition and we will explore trends, challenges, new perspectives and horizons in the post pandemic world.

I am happy to discuss this with my guest, Mariusz Stokowacki, from United Kingdom.

Mariusz was born in Poland and he moved to UK where he was able to build his career as talent acquisition professional, with more than 20 years of professional work experience that includes 14 years in pharmaceutical recruitment and sales environment.

He Worked with leading staffing firms within life sciences, at world’s leading CROs supporting stakeholders across all levels . Also, he is a qualified Professional Performance Coach supporting those who want to make a change in their career or develop personally.

We will discuss about talent acquisition readiness, challenges, perspectives and trends in the business that is changed and it is changing due to the pandemic.

- Which are the new trends in Talent Acquisition?

- Which are the strategies that companies can have to retain talents and focusing on people as resources?

- Which are the challenges for the three stakeholders in the hiring process, candidates, recruiters and companies?

- How the Talent Acquisition readiness is changed within these last years?

- How can recruiters give feedback and candidates receive feedback alongside the hiring process?

I am sure Mariusz will share with us precious insights on these themes.

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

My guest is Bonnie Low Kramen from United States and this is a very special episode. It's not a coincidence that I invite again Bonnie as a guest to discuss about burn and actual topics hitting our workplace.

Why is this episode so special?

Well, to make it, I had to listen to the whisper that's deep inside and that won't let go easily. That Whisper is the passion to drive things forward, the passion to go above and beyond, to make the difference, to bring an added value and to be recognized for what done with such incredible passion.

Each one has that whisper and everyone should listen to it, to go the extra mile and make the change happen, what's aimed and looked for

With Bonnie we're going to speak about three topics:

- Career Management: in collaboration with Kim Pilkington, Bonnie wrote an article focused on the PURPOSE and INTENTION when driving your career, being you the Chief Career Office (CCO) of you incorporated. What does it mean? Which are the steps to drive your career? Do you know that one of the factor of quitting is lack of career development and opportunities?

Link to the article: https://executivesupportmagazine.com/embracing-ambition/

-Office Environement: Remove vs Office, proximity Bias, dual society in organizations, conflict and Leadership. How working remotely can collide with the office-based job and what's the hybrid all about?

- Culture: Companies run business to make money but.. what then? What's about Culture? Which is the role leaders play in instilling the culture in their staff?

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

MM

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This episode is entirely focused on Time Management, Productivity and Well Being, as my new guest is is Abigail Barnes from UK, a speaker and professional coach who inspires entrepreneurs and professionals to use their time better and wisely.

She is the founder and CEO of Success by Design Training (started in July 2013), an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker, and corporate trainer. She is a qualified coach working with senior leaders, ambitious professionals and successful entrepreneurs, and she is the creator of the renowned 888 Formula.

Abigail has over 10 years’ experience in Financial Services Marketing (Investment Management, Asset Management and Hedge Funds), she started her Business after a shock near death experience on a work business trip to Boston Massachusetts, United States in 2012 at the age of 32. She shares her DIRECT experience as a catalyst for change and the inspiration for a better focus on time and productivity.

She is the author of the book titled "Time Management for Entrepreneurs and Professionals", here noted as a reference:

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Welcome to the new episode of the MACE Podcast!

Today I am excited to welcome my new guest, DIANA BRANDL, travelling all around the world and working as Digital Nomad.

She is an international key note speaker, she is a trainer and she spends her time teaching admin professionals to be strategic business partners when working with Managers and Leaders across companies and organizations.

She has more than 15 years of experience as Admin professional and now she runs her own business, delivering training sessions and programs for multinational companies to educate and train admins and staff to work strategically and effectively in hybrid working environments.

She published different articles in Germany and abroad, focusing on Leadership, Personal Branding, Technology, Communication, Digital Skills, themes that we covered also during our conversation.

- How can admin professionals work with Millennium Managers effectively? How can the communication style and the approach change when working with them?

- Which are the most critical skills in the post pandemic world that can help us to mantain a competitive edge?

- Why Personal Branding is more than ever important?

- Why advocacy and speaking up are two important factors in the post pandemic workplace?

Enjoy our conversation! You can find the episode on your favourite podcast platform: Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music

MM

Are you R.E.A.D.Y.? Are you... Reflecting, Evaluating, Aligning, Dreaming and Yielding?

This is the fabolous acronym that my new guest, Ayanna Castro, from US, has found to share her incredible "mantra" all around the world.

Ayanna castro is a global speaker, life coach and author with expertise in helping others see their potential and overcome self-imposed obstacles in pursuit of their goals.  As the founder and chief maven of work your package®, her mission is to educate, encourage, and equip othersto enhance what they already have to become the “total package” and be extraordinary. 

Known for her perfect balance of guidance, support and hardtruths, she is the “go-to” person for those embarking on new ventures or

She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP), and Master Life Coach with over 25 years of professional experience in city government, law, public relations, private equity and media. She is alsocertified in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. She is currently the Program Manager of Employee Engagement for one of the country’slargest water utilities.

Here the link of her blog where she shared the "work your package" contents and incredible resources for her audience: https://ayannacastro.com/

Thanks and stay tuned for the next episode of the MACE Podcast!

MM

"Beside every Successful Leader/Founder, there is a Force Multiplier"

With this quote I want to introduce the special guest of this episode: Hallie Warner, from United States!

Hallie is the co-author of the book titled "The Founder and The Force Multiplier". What it started with a blog, it became a book and now it has turned into a movement (https://founderandforcemultiplier.com/book).

Hallie is the Chief of Staff and she works with the CEO Adam Hergenrother, after more than 12 years of partnership. She started as Executive Assistant and she was able to grow and develop her career to become what she's today.

The episode with Hallie is entirely focused on Business Partnership and Mutual Engagement, and we explore how these are key to be successfull in the business.

We discuss what the Chief of Staff role is all about and which are the best qualities Leaders and Executives should have to be able to work with "Force Multipliers".

How can you build a great partnership with your Executive and bring an added value to the business?

Stay tuned and enjoy our conversation!

MM

Hello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE Podcast!

I'm so excited to bring this new episode entirely focused on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Mentorship and Business Culture.

Our stop is United Kingdom with the special guest: Paula Moio.

Paula likes seeing herself as the "3L Lady" as she was born in Luanda (Angola), raised in Lisbon and adopted by London.

She is a self-made, future-focused professional, who truly embraces her passion, advocating for change of perceptions and recognition of the Admin Profession. She works tirelessly alongside a likeminded global network of professionals to raise the profile of the Admin Profession in today’s demanding market, and she's determined to break barriers.

She has worked for 15 years at BBC News/BBC World Service where she won the BBC News Award for her outstanding contribution to the company.

In 2016 she worked as a consultant in a professional training project for EA/PA in partnership with the prestigious Academy BAI in Luanda in the creation of a co-designed course for Admin Professionals. A partnership to foster a change of mindset to develop and amplify potential in raw talent and creating annual seminars for the last four years.

In order to promote and raise the profile of the profession in Angola, she's partnering with associations and institutions to bring seminars and conferences to grant the access to people that want to start the Admin Profession. 

More recently she became the founder of Moyoeno Lusofonando a project that has its primary objective to train and empower professionals and let them excel in what they do.

My takeaways are:

- Be open, Be authentic and stay true to you first

- DEI needs "B": Belonging. We cannot be inclusive without belonging

- DEI starts with intentions and daily actions: it is about "Calling people in"

- Stereotypes belong to humans. It is up to humans breaking them.

- It is much bigger what makes us closer than what divides us. Differences are manageable

- There is no possibility without curiosity.

Which are your ones?

Stay tuned!

MM

Hello Everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

This is a special episode as I am focusing entirely on HR and Recruitment, having a special guest joining me from United Kingdom: Davide Mele.

With decades-long experience previously as international Chairman of another recruiting firm, Davide founded SELECTUS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS, a bespoke recruitment consultancy committed to placing high-quality candidates in executive support functions, which is aimed to provide specialist search and selection services for Admin and Office Professionals, and overall ‘right-hand people’ in senior leadership teams.

Davide believes there is a difference between ‘competence’ and ‘talent’. It takes talent to spot talent, and that is precisely his raison d’être.

With offices in London, Paris and Tel Aviv, SELECTUS is a globally leading international recruitment agency with a sophisticated local market presence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the most ambitious and highly competent executive support functions. 

Davide is a strong believer in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and he works tirelessly to advance an inclusive workplace culture for candidates and clients where everyone feels supported to bring their whole, authentic selves to work every day, confident that they can thrive with equal opportunities for career advancement. DEI is what makes organisations strong and Davide wants to build a workforce that brings together people with unique skills, backgrounds and professional experiences. We should be who we want to be, able to be our authentic selves in our private lives and at work. Over the past 30 years, Davide has had the privilege to recruit for some of the most influential executives and leading organisations across EMEA.

It was a pleasure to meet Davide and I was able to record this episode in person, while I was in London. 

My takeaways are:

- Focus on Values, as these are the molecules that are part of your DNA and that you bring to the company/team you work for.

- Recruitment is more than Strategy, is connecting strategy with reality, is framing the architecture of business organizations.

- High Quality standards, Embracing change and Digitally mindset are the standalone assets company look for.

- Employee Empowerment, Engagement, Autonomy and Trust make the difference for employees and talents&retention

- Sense of Purpose is what makes the difference, transforming simple jobs in real careers.

- Listen, Learn and Implement as working means partnering, sharing same goals and objectives.

Which are your ones?

Stay tuned for the next episode of the MACE PODCAST!