Building more Resilient People in the Workplace with: Helen Honisett

According to LinkedIn’s 2019 Workforce Learning Report, 94 percent of employees say that they would stay at a company longer if it simply invested in helping them learn. Helen Honisett is a seasoned and successful business leader who helps solve complex business problems by getting the right people in the right places doing the right things at the right time. She does this by instilling strong leadership skills and behaviours at all levels of the organisation.

Helen is the author of the book Defy Expectations, that looks at how leading with love, integrity and trust can build and bond teams much more effectively than traditional methods.  In fact, the methodology described in the book lead to a 12% growth of sales revenue and a 2% decrease in overall cost when last implemented.



For all of her career she has studied how we learn as individuals and professionals, from early years through to adulthood. What motivates us to perform, to grow and reach our potential? How do we engage as individuals and as a team? Recently she has seen and experienced a growing need amongst corporates and SMEs to really understand what drives their employees to deliver their best and consequently meet and exceed business goals.



Her passion for ensuring everyone achieves their potential is what drives her.  She loves finding out what makes each person tick and working with her is always a revelation, both personally and professionally. As one of her clients once said "I never fully understood how my mindset was impacting my success.  Increasing my self-awareness and tweaking my behaviours significantly improved my performance and productivity at work. These are not topics you usually cover in mentoring or training - but they should be!"



As part of her work she has focussed on two functions within an organisation; Sales and Organisational Excellence.  By building a motivated and highly functional sales team revenue and profit goals are hit and often exceeded.  By ensuring the organisation has the behaviours, mindset, skills and techniques to manage and motivate through change the business can continue to evolve without the risk of disengaging the workforce.



Helen lives in Oxford with her 2 sons, Sam and Josh.  When not building train tracks or visiting Cotswold Wildlife Park, Helen enjoys spending her time practising yoga, running, and travelling. She joined me this week to tell me more.

For more information:  https://www.defyexpectations.co.uk/

LinkedIn: @HelenHonisett

LinkedIn: @DEFYEXPECTATIONSLIMITED