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Leaders running fast often miss these opportunities to lift performance.
Leaders are so focused on delivering and steering their divisions and teams that we may underestimate some of the less obvious impacts. I'd like to invite reflection on a few. Let’s start with silence . Do we truly understand the cost of silence? I know we don’t necessarily embrace whinging or complaining, and often in these scenarios our hands may be tied, or there isn't much that can be done due to regulations and governance, or we'd just prefer people bring possibilitie
Melina Lipkiewicz
Mar 172 min read


Part Two: Why Investing in Culture is the most strategic move you'll make - practical tips for Leaders.
Practical Tips for leaders to invest in workplace culture change.

Suria Ward, Facilitator, Speaker, Career Coach, Mum
Feb 112 min read


Why Investing in Culture Is the Most Strategic Move You’ll Make This Year
Workplace culture is the most strategic move an organisation can make. Its not a project, its a journey.

Suria Ward, Facilitator, Speaker, Career Coach, Mum
Feb 113 min read


When the team is unified, direction is effortless
Dog Sledding in the artic circle, January 2026 This is us, dog sledding in the artic circle. These beautiful creatures seamlessly led us through an awe inspiring landscape. Running quietly and in sync. The howling and ruckus beforehand though was very different, the storm before the calm, the robustness needed to ensure momentum is effortless. It got me thinking about unity, alignment and how direction is effortless when leaders are in sync. And that we also need to creat
Melina Lipkiewicz
Jan 232 min read


The hidden skill in every leadership role; let's call it what it is.
Four tips all leaders should consider.
Melina Lipkiewicz
Aug 13, 20253 min read


From Disempowerment to Empowerment: A Leader's Guide
A 2 minute read full of strategies to empower others.
Melina Lipkiewicz
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...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Why leaders need more from their learning to sustain change.
A reflection of the Being Leaders Circle hosted by Tim Collings + Melina Lipkiewicz Recently we hosted a circle for our Being Leaders...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Jan 29, 20232 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
Jan 27, 20234 min read


Employee Engagement tools: what not to do! Part 3
We’ve shared a few pitfalls now, part 1 referred to feedback disappearing into the metaverse and score tunnel vision, part 2 referred to...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Jan 25, 20232 min read


Employee Engagement tools: what not to do! Part 2
In part one, we shared a few pitfalls of employee engagement surveys when you focus on scores and feedback that disappears into the...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Jan 25, 20233 min read


Employee Engagement tools: What not to do!
What not to do Part 1 Employee engagement and culture survey tools are a great way to invite and collate feedback from your employees in...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Jan 25, 20232 min read


The RISE of digital tools to inspire workplace CULTURE.
Why Digital Tools are the start of getting workplace culture right!
Melina Lipkiewicz
Jan 24, 20232 min read


From one stream of knowledge to many. Being Leaders.
Self-paced learning in 2022, for Mel and Tim is the equivalent of taking a textbook into a quiet room to read and at best occasionally...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Dec 16, 20222 min read


When a leader's authenticity is put to the test.
Navigating the feedback jungle. It's not surprising leaders find their authenticity compromised in certain conversations, particularly...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Oct 17, 20222 min read


A Barometer for Leadership Success
As a leader, you may find yourself making comparisons to others, seeing their accomplishments (or defeats) and accolades as useful...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Sep 5, 20222 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
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
Sep 29, 20211 min read


So what is Executive Coaching?
And is it worth the investment of time and money? I'm often asked what is executive coaching, as there are so many people these days that...
Melina Lipkiewicz
Aug 9, 20212 min read


How does leadership influence organisational culture?
Using employee pulse surveys in your organisation that helps leadership focus on key metrics linked to high performing teams.

Melina Lipkiewicz, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Mum
Jun 23, 20202 min read
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