Does it feel like your business is constantly going through change? And does it feel like it’s getting harder and harder to make it happen? The good news is that just by understanding how people think, and how they respond to change, you can make life easier for everyone!
In this session of Meet the Author, we'll be joined by Mel Loy, as she shares some of the key concepts from both her books, bringing together change management, communication, and behavioural science principles into a recipe for people-centred change. You’ll have the chance to find out your own communication personality type, and learn five top tips that can transform your change communication.
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Mel Loy is a self-confessed serial ideator, obsessed with how humans behave and what that means for effective communication. She got her start in the world of words by studying journalism, and soon discovered that while she never wanted to be a journalist, she loved learning about the power of communication.
Mel is the author of two books: Change Isn’t Hard: a playbook for practical, people-centred change communication, and Less Chatter, More Matter: the SKILLS to communicate more effectively; and the host of the Less Chatter, More Matter podcast. She is also an international award winner for her communication training programs and strategies, a sought-after workshop facilitator and keynote speaker, and certified Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP). Mel is the Immediate Past President of the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Queensland Chapter.
Your Host
Crystle Pearce, Managing Consultant, Internal Communications, VMA GROUP
Having 15 years of recruitment experience in the UK and South Africa, Crystle joined VMA GROUP in 2018 and now recruits for mid to senior level internal communications professionals across the UK and Europe.
With an interest in workplace and organisation psychology, Crystle keeps up to date with the latest industry developments and sits on the IoIC London committee, as well as supporting the IABC UK&I with various events.
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Steve Bennett Group Executive Director, Human Resources
"VMA GROUP were super transparent throughout the whole recruiting process, provided us with quality candidates and ultimately found us someone who was a perfect fit for the role we had advertised. I would thoroughly recommend the team at VMA GROUP when searching for your next Digital Marketing hire.
James Boyle Head of Performance Marketing and Digital UK
"VMA GROUP ensured our company had a terrific recruitment journey in finding the ideal Head of Membership, from start to finish. They were responsive with a competitive quote, finessed the job specification to suit the market, found an excellent range of candidates, provided salient feedback on the company's recruitment processes and assisted the interview assessments perfectly."
Dirk Vennix CEO
“VMA GROUP has consistently provided numerous well-qualified candidates for our positions. The quality of VMA GROUP’s candidates continues to exceed that of the other talent agencies that we work with. We regularly have difficult decisions to make because we are faced with choosing between several exceptional options.”
Ed Keller Chief Marketing Officer
“VMA GROUP understands the marketing space well and is able to hone in on the specific skills you are looking for. Their keen appreciation of personality dynamics means that they are also good at spotting what kinds of people will fit in to your team. Always a pleasure to speak to and absolutely focused on finding the right people.”
Daniela Zuin CMO
"I was really impressed by VMA GROUP's professionalism, the great candidate CVs really matched the complex brief"
Jayne Wilson Interim Director of Internal Communications
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