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The Skills That Got You Here Won’t Get You Where You Need to Go
You worked hard to get here. You delivered results when it counted. You solved the problems others walked past. You built trust with your stakeholders and you earned your place at the table. And now you’re leading a team, maybe an entire organisation, and somewhere along the way, the rules quietly changed. The technical skills that made you stand out. The drive that earned you every promotion. The self-reliance that said I can figure this out alone. These qualities are still

Suria Ward, Facilitator, Speaker, Positive Leadership Coach, Mum
Jun 155 min read


We Are All Still Becoming. Happy 10th Birthday PeopleQ.
I finished the New York Marathon on a torn calf muscle, slowly and in agony, because I didn't want my kids to watch their mother give up. That's not where my business journey starts. But it's where I understood what it was for. Recently I was invited to share my business journey, the highs, the lows, and what I've learnt along the way. So let me go back to the beginning. The person I was becoming started early My childhood, teens and twenties were rough. My father and two co


A story about rapid change. What agility means for leaders.
The context. When you operate in an extremely competitive sector - becoming more transactional by the minute - flexibility and adaptability were never optional. They were survival, and the only path to growth. You might assume that working for a large global brand would offer insulation from fierce competition and rapidly changing economic conditions, but that wasn’t always the case particularly if HQ views slow-growing geographies as a drain on resources, preferring to inves


From Disempowerment to Empowerment: A Leader's Guide
A 2 minute read full of strategies to empower others.
Melina Lipkiewicz, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Entrepreneur, High Performer
Aug 13, 20252 min read


Courage + Belief: the start of my leadership journey.
People often inquire into your back story, and I do prefer keeping that conversation for more intimate in person settings, as most who...


The value of executive coaching. Why it's the greatest secret weapon any leader can have.
Coaching is a reflective space, where you collaborate with someone experienced in holding space for you in a way that is trusting, safe...
Melina Lipkiewicz, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Entrepreneur, High Performer
Sep 17, 20242 min read


How the New York Marathon shaped my leadership, inspiring PeopleQ.
In 2014 I ran the NYM raising $30K for charity. I spent 12 months preparing and, in this picture, I'm running through Harlem. Why New...
Melina Lipkiewicz, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Entrepreneur, High Performer
Jan 27, 20234 min read


What I would do differently if I had an executive coach?
I’ve been contemplating this. Back when I was in corporate, executive coaching was reserved for, well, executives, or coaching adopted...
Melina Lipkiewicz, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Entrepreneur, High Performer
Oct 19, 20212 min read


Take your Q with PeopleQ
Episode 1 - An introduction to this new Leadership series with Suria and Mel
Melina Lipkiewicz, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Entrepreneur, High Performer
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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