Change Conversations with Mpume

How to Best Negotiate a Salary with Mohammed Kasujee

On today’s episode, I have a conversation about salary negotiation with Mohammed, who is based in the United Kingdom. He owns MK Career Solutions, a business that provides consulting services on CV Writing, salary negotiation and works as a career coach. As a Career Coach and CV Writer, he helps clients enhance their professional value proposition by enabling them to secure the jobs they want with the salary they deserve. Mohammed focuses on providing a personal and bespoke service, acting as a personal adviser, and providing all the support his clients need to get the results they want.

Career coaching is very close to Mohammed’s heart because he finds fulfillment in helping people negotiate their salary according to the value they bring to the organisations they work in. He advises that you keep the salary conversation close to your chest for as long as you are still going through the recruitment process. The best time to bring up the salary conversation according to Mohammed is when you have been offered the job. This gives you leverage, as you stand a better chance to negotiate. Mohammed says that you need to understand, the best way to gain leverage in negotiating for your salary is value, and money has to mean something to you spiritually, socially, and emotionally.

Connect with Mohammed:

LinkedIn @Mahommed kasujee

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IG & Facebook: @Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.changeconversations.co.za

Effective Communication for Leaders with Ann Visser

In today’s episode, I have a chat with Ann Visser and we are talking, Effective communication for leaders. Ann has been equipping individuals and organisations to communicate in a way that is aligned with their values. She trains, coaches, speaks, and teaches in areas of communication, mindset, and personal growth. She teaches couples about conflict resolution, students on value-based principles as well as addicts in recovery to help them change from the inside out in order to support their sobriety. Her journey into effective communication came about after going through her own personal challenge. A heartfelt and honest confrontation led her to seeking help in order to find ways to better communicate as couples and eventually led to helping other couples. Ann defines communication as sending a message, whether it’s by word or not. Effective communication is pivotal communication that brings about some kind of shift, where one is aware of the message they are sending. Ann says communication is not about communicating to respond, but to hear and understand what the message is about. Her advice, “See problems you are facing as the problem not the person.”

 

Connect with Ann Visser:

Facebook: @4better4ever

www.4better4ever.com-challenge

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IG & Facebook: @Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.changeconversations.co.za

 

 

 

Toxic Relationships with Tracy

In our episode today, I have Tracy from Indiana, United States who will unpack what Toxic relationships look like. Katie is former trauma and recovery specialist, she is a love and relationship coach, author, and speaker and empowers women who feel broken, and desperate to feel loved, inspired, and confident. She also helps women to break through self-limiting beliefs; to go from barely surviving to thriving, to designing the businesses they dream of. Tracy co-authored one of the best-selling books called Entangled No More: Women who broke free from Toxic relationships.

Tracy defines a toxic relationship as something that encompasses all the negative factors that make a relationship unpleasant. She says a toxic relationship is not necessarily just physical abuse as most people would like to think, but it can include, financial, psychological, or emotional abuse. To identify if you are in a toxic relationship, you find that you tippytoe around conversations and are cautious not to trigger your partner’s anger. As a victim, you always defend your abusive partner or make excuses about his behaviour. Tune in for more on this insightful change conversation with Tracy.

 

Connect with Tracy:

Website: www.fiercelyempowered.com

IG: @Break Free from Toxic Love

YouTube: Fiercely Empowered

 

Connect with Me:

IG & FB @Conversations with Mpume

YouTube: Conversations with Mpume

Website: changeconversations.co.za

Leading Remote Work-teams with Kelly Featheringham

In today’s episode, I have an informative and very insightful conversation with Kelly Featheringham about leadership. Kelly is an executive leadership coach and is based just outside Washington DC in the United States. Kelly works with teams and individuals to help them with their team dynamics. Leadership, according to Kelly is that leaders are people that support others and recognize that failure is common but help each other to resolve problems as a collective. She does not really think that leadership is an innate quality, it’s something that one learns, and some people are more inclined to it than others. In this conversation, we also discuss remote teams and the different dynamics that come with managing remote teams. Her journey as a leader began when she worked for the government where she led different teams located in different parts of the world.  According to Kelly, great leaders are great because they want to be great, she advises that if you want to be great as a leader keep learning, and keep trying. As a leader, you should be mindful of how you communicate your assumptions, boundaries, and communications because they show up every day. Lastly, she advises that you must value the power of a team, don’t stand alone, and be a productive and supportive member of a team.

 

Connect with Kelly

IG & Facebook @Kelly Featheringham

LinkedIn: Kelly Featheringham

 

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IG & Facebook: Conversations with Mpume

Website: changeconversations.co.za

Tips on Dealing with Procrastination with Vanessa Gowora

In today’s episode on Change Conversations, I have an informative and insightful chat about Procrastination and how she deals with it as someone who is also living with ADHD condition. Vanessa considers herself a Nomad or a travel bunny as she prefers to call it. She has been and has lived in Asia, and Europe to mention just a couple of places. At the time of this conversation, she was in Mauritius. In our conversations today, we chat about how procrastination shows up and how to deal with it especially if you are living with ADHD condition. Vanessa says that this condition is more visible, especially in people who are artistic. Procrastination differs from person to person depending on different factors at play. She also defined and explained what ADHD is - there are different types of ADHD – inactive, hyper, and a mixed bag. People with this kind of disorder are huge procrastinators. Some of the symptoms of ADHD include but are not limited to; hyperactivity and impulsivity and these symptoms might look different at older ages. As far as dealing with procrastination goes, Vanessa advises that you first need to figure out why you procrastinate and once you have identified the cause of your procrastination, it helps with how you deal with it. One of the ways you can deal with procrastination is to just do it, don’t be afraid, you will perfect things as you go along but just start.

Connect with Vanessa Gowora:

IG @Vanessagowora

Website: https://vanessagowora.com/

 

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IG & Facebook @Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.changeconversations.co.za

Unpacking Mental Detachment with Mpume and Laura

In today’s episode, we have a conversation about Mental Detachment from your workplace. I had a chat with Laura Pycraft. Laura is a professional coach, DEI specialist, and talent management, expert. For many people, work stress extends well beyond the confines of the office or the job site. The process of detachment from work-related thoughts and engaging in activities that support the body's return to pre-stress levels is what most refer to as mental detachment. A healthy sense of detachment enables one to have room for objectivity, which improves productivity overall, and it supports people in discovering their own needs through self-reflection. We also touch on the benefits of psychological detachment; psychological separation from work during non-working hours is advantageous for a number of areas of employee well-being and job performance. Sometimes employees can get caught up in fighting for things in the workplace, and detaching helps you realize what your personal goals are and work to achieve that and not get caught up in the rut race where people could be fighting for things that do not personally benefit you. Mental detachment gives you a decision space where you can figure out those things that bring you peace or fulfillment.

 

Connect with Laura:

IG: @ careers_with_laura

LinkedIn @Luara-pycraft

 

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IG & Facebook @ Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.https://changeconversations.co.za

Discussing the Enneagram Assessments with Mpume and Kevin

In our episode today, I chat with a friend of mine, Kevin. Kevin and I are both Enneagram Practitioners and we are here to share our knowledge and hope everyone finds value in our conversations. Our conversation today seeks to delve deep into explaining and understanding what an enneagram is. We speak about the different Enneagram types and how a person can adjust according to their type.

In essence, the Enneagram outlines nine personality types giving you a better knowledge of who you are and highlighting areas where you shine and the areas you may need to improve. Each of the nine personality types is influenced by specific underlying belief about how the world operates. One can extend their viewpoint and approach situations more efficiently by understanding their Enneagram type and how it affects your views. Understanding one's own behaviour and why it happens is one of the advantages of the Enneagram. Each Enneagram type has a set of underlying principles that serve as a constant source of inspiration for them and serve as a roadmap for their decisions. Understanding your enneagram type will help how you become a holistic human being who understands how to live with others, in other words, learning the skill of knowing yourself enhances your life. Tune in for more on this conversation.

 

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Website: www.changeconversations.co.za

Understanding Employee Benefits with Thabisile Mbelu

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice in no way form or shape. This is just a conversation where we are sharing our financial experiences, should you need to make any sound financial decision, please consult a qualified financial advisor.

In our episode today, I have a conversation with Thabisile Mbelu. Thabisile is a financial enthusiast and has been a financial educator since 2007. She says she kind of stumbled into it but found her passion. Thabisile is about making sure she gets the correct financial information to people to ensure that they make better financial decisions to impact the next generation. The financial education she imparts helps individuals know how to handle and grow their money in order to leave legacies for future generations. They teach people about how to make your income work for you.

Our conversation today is centred around understanding employee benefits and  how to inform people to make better financial planning. Thabisile breaks down for us what employee benefits such as, uniform allowance, medical aid benefits, group life benefits entail and how one can create these as investments.

 

Connect with Thabisile

IG: @hotmenz

 

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IG & Facebook: @Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.changeconversations.co.za

Understanding Employee Benefits with Thabisile Mbelu

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice in no way form or shape. This is just a conversation where we are sharing our financial experiences, should you need to make any sound financial decision, please consult a qualified financial advisor.

In our episode today, I have a conversation with Thabisile Mbelu. Thabisile is a financial enthusiast and has been a financial educator since 2007. She says she kind of stumbled into it but found her passion. Thabisile is about making sure she gets the correct financial information to people to ensure that they make better financial decisions to impact the next generation. The financial education she imparts helps individuals know how to handle and grow their money in order to leave legacies for future generations. They teach people about how to make your income work for you.

Our conversation today is centred around understanding employee benefits and  how to inform people to make better financial planning. Thabisile breaks down for us what employee benefits such as, uniform allowance, medical aid benefits, group life benefits entail and how one can create these as investments.

 

Connect with Thabisile

IG: @hotmenz

 

Connect with me

IG & Facebook: @Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.changeconversations.co.za

Youth Conversations Series: From Investment Graduate to Running handmade Business

In this episode today, I have a chat with Nosipho Ncube, who happens to be my daughter and runs her own businesses. Nosipho owns Soul Designs and Accessories, a business that specializes in handmade products. Her products include travel bag sets, backpacks, wallets, crossbody bags, and handbags. Nosipho studied Investment Management and went on to do her honours in Financial Management.

She admits she had no interest in sewing, although she grew up with her grandmother who used to sew. She feels she stumbled on the sewing business by accident.

After Varsity she got an internship at Nestle, while there she felt that she didn’t have direction in the job. This drove her to take stock of her life and see what was working. She left Nestle and turned her focus to making ponchos, while applying for new job opportunities. When she didn’t get any joy in terms of a job, she fully focused her energy into her business. Her sewing skills are self-taught, she says YouTube and Google, are great platforms to learn from.

Her challenge is the admin of running the business, managing her cash flow, making content for social media, and going through seasons where sales are low. On the positive side, she says what excites her and motivates her to wake up every morning, is the learning process of product making and seeing something come alive as a complete product.  Tune in to hear more of this exciting change conversation.

 

Connect with Nosipho

IG: @Souldesigns and Accessories

 

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IG & Facebook: @Conversations with Mpume

Website: www.changeconversations.co.za