Heidi Alexandra Pollard
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Coach, trainer, facilitator, author and speaker, Heidi inspires all who come into contact with her and her unique message. Her passion has always centered on principles such as two-way communication, servant leadership and continuous learning – her message – creating organisations with hearts that connect with people. She enjoys working closely with professional communicators and leaders who are in a position to affect their company culture and are up to the challenge of adopting a feminine, servant leadership style. To do this, she supports them to become more emotionally intelligent and impregnate everything they think, feel and do with their core values. In turn they achieve prosperity, passion and purpose in their work and life. Heidi challenges clients to discover this new leadership orientation that encourages a redistribution of power, challenges social inequities and structures and bridges personal freedom with collective freedom. She teaches the benefits of cooperation instead of competition and promotes the value of human connection, storytelling and relationships in today’s emotionally barren corporate world. With her guidance clients comment that they are more emotionally resilient, able to handle their own emotions and find greater empathy for others. They also enjoy an improved ability to reflect, to communicate with clarity and power and an enhanced sense of optimism. Heidi has over 13 years of experience as a communications leader across a broad range of industries including health, education and OHS as well as several years working with clients across a variety of industries, specialising in media, politics, public relations and marketing. She has developed solid business knowledge, an understanding of organisational communication and the ability to ask the right questions. As a practicing servant leader, she is generous with her time – she is an active member of the Hunter Medical Research Institute Foundation and the Founder and Chair of the Professional Communicators Network.
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Building a brand today is very different from building one years ago. It used to be a couple of executives got together & wrote aspirational words & the company's values & brand positioning were decided. Today this flies in the face of creating a company that will survive in the modern world.
Are you one of the 25 to 50 per cent of people reporting feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? Do you find you are working for more hours than the dollars you earn and end up like a circus performer trying to keep all your spinning plates in the air at once?
A recent blog post got me thinking… "If the world had 75% females & 25% men, civilisation would continue unabated & be an even safer place. However if the ratio was reversed: 75% men & 25% females, civilisation as we know it would likely come crashing down & be a dangerous place, especially for women."
"Inner peace is impossible without patience. Wisdom requires patience. Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience. Patience allows the unfolding of destiny to proceed at its own unhurried pace.". This quote reveals a secret I found practised in Eastern cultures. A secret so simple & yet so profound it can impact many lives.
I had the great pleasure of attending a "High Tea" party for a beautiful friend and colleague's 50th birthday. Our hostess assured us was liberating and wonderful as one truly became comfortable in her own skin and identity, then she turned the tables on us – what was our take on ageing?
Being offered an interview often means you are part way there, but the toughest test is still to come. The key to success at interview is preparation, preparation, preparation!
So you've decided to become a feminine leader? Fantastic! Welcome to the club! Inspired by the Ten Commandments, I have created Ten Commandments for a Feminine Leader (no that doesn't mean you have to be a woman to live by them – feminine leadership is a way, a style of leading, not a gender).
Ever since childhood I have been fascinated by words. After reading my first copy of Think and Grow Rich, I began a deeper appreciation of the power of words. It showed me that when words are read not just as a collection of characters, but as thoughts or emotions, that they can help, inspire, encourage, motivate & move us.
Have you ever noticed the thoughts that run through your mind the minute you wake up and the moment before you fall asleep? Unless you make mindfulness a daily practice, chances are probably not. Despite the fact that we live in an abundant world our usual daily reflections are those of lack, what we don't have & what we don't get enough of.
Most businesses understand the tremendous value associated with growing a base of loyal customers. However the old loyalty program model is getting a little tired and a little too same old, same old. If you really want to reap the benefits of true customer loyalty - it's time to rethink what customer loyalty really means.
