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The Tools of Negotiating: The Most Valuable Skill You Were Never Taught
Nobody teaches us to negotiate. There's no class, no practice run the only time most of us do it is right in the thick of it, in the moment, underprepared and expected to deliver.
In this episode, Eloise from Change It Talent sits down with Nan Gesche communications and negotiation educator, team coach, and author of Ladies, Let's Negotiate: Go from Fear to Fair and this one is here for you.
In this episode:
Why women are so often discouraged from negotiating for themselves
How workplace bias and the "double bind" show up in the feedback women receive
The negotiation frameworks Nan has spent years teaching and how to put them to work
Why preparation is where negotiations are won or lost
How to handle a "no" and what to do next
The power of practising negotiation in everyday life
Why the conversation doesn't end when the meeting does
Come away with a completely different relationship with negotiation at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Ladies-Lets-Negotiate-Fear-Fair/dp/1634898443/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
https://nangesche.com/about-nan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nangesche/
www.changeittalent.com

If you've ever thought about going out on your own, this episode is worth your time.
Eloise sits down with Kate Murray, organisational psychologist, change management specialist, and founder of Change Ofi, to talk about what it actually takes to build a consulting business from the ground up.
Kate went solo four years ago after leaving a high-pressure consulting role, and she's refreshingly honest about how she did it, what she got wrong, and what she'd tell anyone thinking about making the leap.
In this episode we cover:
Why Kate went solo and what drove the decision
The difference between outcome-based consulting and day-rate contracting
How she landed her first clients through reputation, not a sales pitch
Shaping your offer around what clients actually need
Having a financial buffer and how to think about selling
Pricing strategy, including how to use AI and market research to set your rates
The role of relationships and repeat work in building something sustainable
Hard lessons from running a people-based business, hiring, admin, and the rest
Managing the highs and lows, and why your support network matters more than you think
Her honest advice for anyone thinking about making the move
Real talk. No fluff. Just practical insight from someone who's done it.
Links:
Connect with Kate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-murray-1a543125/
www.changeittalent.com

What does high performance actually look like today?
In a world where priorities shift quickly and certainty is rare, performance is no longer about control—it’s about adaptability.
In this episode of Change It, Eloise Seidelin is joined by Ro Gorrell to explore the concept of self-organising teams and why they are becoming essential in modern organisations.
Together, they unpack what self-organising really means in practice, moving beyond theory to examine the structural and leadership shifts required to make it work.
This conversation explores:
Why adaptability is now at the core of high performance
What self-organising teams look like beyond the buzzword
The tension between control and trust in organisations
The role leaders play in enabling—or constraining—team autonomy
This is a grounded and honest discussion about what needs to change if organisations want teams that can truly respond, move, and perform in today’s environment.

https://growtalentro.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogorell?originalSubdomain=au
https://www.amazon.com.au/Coaching-Self-Organising-Teams-Helping-Flourish/dp/0367627450

In This Episode of Change It- Eloise Seidelin speaks to Guest Alison Earl.
Overwhelm is real. But waiting for conditions to improve? That's a losing strategy. I'm joined by change and transformation specialist Alison Earl is a leading corporate advisor and behaviour change expert, who has spent her career helping organisations navigate the people side of change building leadership alignment, cultures of ownership, and genuine empowerment when complexity and pace show no signs of slowing.
Alison introduces her four states of mind framework a practical lens based on where your attention sits and how much agency you're exercising and why most people are operating further from the "responsible" state than they realise.
We get into the CIA model, the danger of toxic positivity masquerading as resilience, and a compelling case study that used Alison's Betterment training to shift culture — and saw a 6% rise in engagement as a result.
For leaders, Alison's advice is clear: start with yourself, coach rather than rescue, and keep the focus on contribution.
A practical, grounded conversation for anyone leading people through uncertainty.
https://www.alisonearl.com/

AI. Restructures. Burnout. Poor tech ROI. Reputation risk.
Organisations are overwhelmed.
In this episode of Change It, Eloise returns with a new series focused on staying relevant in change, transformation and organisation design amid accelerating AI adoption and relentless restructures.
She’s joined by Catia Davim and Amy O’Donohue, Chief Big Believer and Chief Empowerment Officer of Simplify Co.
Together, they explore:
Why organisations feel stuck in fatigue and fear

Why AI investments are underdelivering

The reputational cost of poorly managed restructures

Why leaders need stronger organisation design capability

The risk of adopting new technology without redesigning work

How HR can step into the role of OD coach

Why slowing down can actually accelerate outcomes

They argue the real issue isn’t change fatigue it’s redesign avoidance.
AI won’t fix broken operating models.
Restructures won’t fix unclear strategy.
And tech won’t deliver ROI if the work itself hasn’t been rethought.
The opportunity?
Use AI to remove low-value admin.
Reinvolve the people who do the work.
Redesign for growth not scarcity.
This episode is for leaders, HR professionals, org design specialists and change practitioners who want to rethink how work gets done.

https://simplifyco.com.au/

https://events.humanitix.com/mastering-organisational-design-masterclass