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Open Door Conversations

102 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

True productivity is not about doing more. Join certified executive and leadership coach and former start-up leader Akua Nyame-Mensah each week as she and her guests share actionable insights on issues that distract all of us, but we don't always talk about publicly. Each show contains powerful information and perspectives to help you (and your team if you have one) focus your time and energy each day.

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Ep 100: Celebrating 100 Podcast Episodes and 5 Years in Business

October 01, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Executive and Leadership expert Akua is celebrating a remarkable milestone of producing 100 podcast episodes of The Open Door Conversation Podcast. In this episode, Akua reflects on her journey of starting her podcast and how her vision has changed. With being 5 years in business, Akua shares the key lessons she learned professionally and personally. While taking a hiatus from social media, Akua looks forward to continuing her leadership framework and hosting People Before Strategy roundtab...

Ep 99: Evolving Your Brand: Embracing Authenticity and Change

September 25, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB

Embracing change can be difficult and uncomfortable, but when it comes to the business world, it's a necessary skill for leaders. Executive and leadership coach Akua Nyame Mensah has recently gone through the rebranding process, and in this episode, she shares the importance of evolving and staying relevant as a business leader.  If you don't think you need a brand, or you're thinking of rebranding yourself and/or your business, this episode is for you. Akua dives into the specific reasons ...

Ep 98: Transformative Coaching for Intentional Leaders

September 18, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Executive and leadership coaching, at its core, is about creating ease for you as a high-achieving leader. It's about supporting you in leveraging your innate personality so you can learn how to prioritize and maximize your time as well as the time of your team and stakeholders.  In this episode, Akua talks about her coaching program and how one-on-one coaching can be transformational for leaders at any stage of their career. Learn how Akua helps clients become sustainably strategic, learn ...

Ep 97: Your Guide to Next-Level Leadership

September 11, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

If you're a leader considering investing in executive coaching or advisory support, you cannot miss this episode. In it, executive and leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah dives into the world of coaching high-performing leaders, founders, and managers and what sets her apart from the rest. Get a clear understanding of the benefits of coaching and why Akua might be a great fit for you and your team. You'll learn about Akua's unique approach, and she even walks you through a recent case study ...

Ep 96: Building a Cohesive Team and Hitting Goals with Clear Expectations

July 31, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Executive and Leadership expert Akua is wrapping up her mini-series on expectation setting and goal setting in the workplace. In this episode, you'll also learn about the different resources that Akua has on the subject of expectation setting, including valuable blog posts and podcast episodes where you can just dip your toe or dive head first into the deep well of insights on expectation setting.  As a leader or manager, it is important to set realistic and achievable goals and to provide ...

Ep 95: 3 Overlooked Secrets for Setting Effective Expectations and Goals

July 24, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

Want to improve on goal-setting or expectation-setting? This episode is for conscious leaders who want to enhance their approach to goal setting and create a positive and productive environment for themselves and their team.  Expanding on her third pillar of leadership, expectation setting/goal setting, host Akua builds on themes from episode 93. She unveils the three overlooked aspects of goal setting, including the "when" or timing of the goal, who is responsible for the goal, and the def...

Ep 94: A Leader’s Guide to Setting Expectations

July 17, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

In this episode, Akua explores the third pillar in her three-step leadership framework: setting expectations (sometimes referred to as goals setting, OKRs, or KPIs). Akua uses her own experience as a case study to illustrate the importance of setting expectations for yourself, and she highlights the impact of expectations on personal and professional growth. Whether you're a solopreneur, team leader, or aspiring achiever, this episode will empower you to set clear and realistic expectations...

Ep 93: The Final Step to Leadership Success: Setting Expectations

July 10, 2023 06:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

This is the first in a mini-series of episodes that will be based on the final step in Akua's three-step leadership framework: setting expectations. Whether you call it expectation setting, goal setting, or utilizing frameworks like KPIs or OKRs, these episodes will transform the way you approach expectation-setting and communication. Leaders and managers will learn the significance of expectations and their impact on leadership and how to set achievable and realistic goals for their team. ...

Ep 92: Elevating your Engagement Strategy

July 03, 2023 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MB

This week, leadership and executive coach Akua Nyame Menasah wraps up her series of episodes dedicated to engagement, the second step in her three-step leadership framework. This is a helpful roundup and summary of six of her past episodes on engagement.  Leadership is a habit, a routine that you need to cultivate intentionally. Being self-aware is the first step, then you must decide how to engage with your team. Be inspired and learn how to gain confidence and credibility, how to tell pow...

Ep 91: Mastering Meetings: Secrets to Engaging and Efficient Facilitation

June 26, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

Ever been in a meeting that feels like a waste of time?  Of course, you have. That's because many leaders and organizations don't know how to effectively facilitate a meeting that engages team members. In this episode, you'll hear portions of a recent training Akua gave on how to be an effective moderator and facilitator.  Learn about the three basic types of meetings (and which one isn't really a "meeting") and why a well-moderated meeting actually begins well before the meeting starts. A...

Ep 90: Creating High-Performing Teams with Trust and Empathy Joris Merks-Benjamin

June 19, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

Creating a high-performing team that is also human and inclusive is possible! Listen as Akua talks with organization transformation expert Joris Merks-Benjamin about how to balance high-performance standards with inclusivity and humanness in the workplace.  Formerly Head of Google Digital Academy, Joris became one of the highest-scoring managers of all time. After 12 years with Google, Joris has recently gone freelance and developed the Managing Without Power program. He is an award-winning...

Ep 89: Network Internally First

June 12, 2023 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Networking can elicit groans and dread from even the savviest of business leaders. If you dislike networking or feel like you’re bad at it, or if you believe you don’t NEED to do it, this episode is for you. Akua starts with why networking is important and gives four important things to work on to become better at building connections in business and in life. Learn why reframing your thinking and becoming self-aware about your beliefs around networking can help you build more authentic rela...

Ep 88: Storytelling for Engagement

June 05, 2023 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Today, Akua talks about leveraging storytelling to connect and engage with your stakeholders, whether they're clients, team members, employees, or investors.  Engaging with your team is one of the most important things you can do in your role as a leader. Telling stories can be a powerful tool in your engagement toolbox, helping to inspire, build rapport and align and reach goals with your team. Learn the three basic purposes for telling a story, tips on how to incorporate stories into your...

Ep 87: Smashing Barriers and Reaching Peak Performance with Darcy Luoma

May 29, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Reaching peak performance as a leader, manager, or business owner takes practice and training, much like an athlete. This week, Akua welcomes Darcy Luoma, the author of the book "Thoughtfully Fit, Your Training Plan for Life and Business," as she talks about tackling barriers and becoming mentally and emotionally fit. Darcy is a triathlete, mother, and CEO of Darcy Luoma Coaching and Consulting. A Master Certified Coach, Darcy has worked in 48 industries, with 210 organizations and 500+ ind...

Ep 86: GROW your leadership by asking powerful questions

May 22, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

In order to coach others, you first have to be able to coach yourself. In this episode, Akua dives deeper into the engagement pillar of her three-step leadership framework. Engaging with yourself, also called self-regulation and management, is key to being able to support others as they explore their own areas of growth and boundaries.  As a leader, you want to inspire your employees and motivate them to get their work done by making sure they are excited to come to work and problem-solve. ...

Ep 85: Demystifying Executive Presence with Kelly Lynn Adams

May 15, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

Executive presence - all leaders want it, but not all know how to get it. Join Akua as she shares pieces of a recent conversation with Executive and Life Coach Kelly Lynn Adams. They talk about leadership, vulnerability and mindset, and how to regulate and manage your emotions to inspire confidence among your coworkers. Conscious leaders like Kelly Lynn know that leadership starts from within. Kelly Lynn began her journey on Wall Street, climbing the corporate ladder for 18 years before sta...

Ep 84: Engagement Starts with Self-Regulation & Management

May 08, 2023 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

This episode of the Open Door Conversations podcast focuses on the second step in Akua's three-step leadership framework: the importance of engagement. In addition to self-awareness and setting expectations, engagement is a crucial part of becoming a conscious and effective leader in the workplace. As a business leader, founder, or executive, sometimes your biggest barrier to engaging with your team is staring at you in the mirror. Find out how your own thoughts, emotions, and existing habi...

Ep 83: Angel Investor Tomi Davies' Focus on Find, Fund & Follow

May 01, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

If you're interested in learning about a framework that can bring your vision, business, or startup to life, you don't want to miss this episode. It is jam-packed with actionable advice from Tomi Davie (T.D.), who was named one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2021 by New African Magazine.  Harry ‘Tomi Davies (TD) is Collaborator-in-Chief (CiC)’ at TVC Labs, an entrepreneurship support organization in Lagos, Nigeria which he founded. TD is the co-founder of the Lagos Angel Network (L...

Ep 82: Cultivating Self-Awareness

April 24, 2023 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

Pausing and reflecting is something all leaders should prioritize. That's why Akua is using today's episode as a recap of the last several weeks as she's talked about the first step in her leadership framework: cultivating self-awareness. Learn to understand better your strengths, weaknesses, interests, and preferences so you can be the most impactful leader possible.   Founders, leaders, and managers will benefit from listening to all the episodes around self-awareness, but If you don't ha...

Ep 81 : The Inner Game in Leadership

April 17, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

This episode is for leaders who want to have a big impact - and who doesn’t? This is the last in a series about the first of three steps in Akua’s leadership approach: cultivating self-awareness.  Despite what some might think, effective leadership is not only about performance and delivery, or what the sports world would call the “outer game .”Conscious leaders know that self-awareness and mindset, or “inner game,” are just as important and really affect every aspect of their leadership an...

Ep 80: Pivoting with Tech CEO Alex Bram

April 10, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MB

Overcome your resistance to change as Akua talks to Ghanaian CEO Alex Bram. Akua and Alex talk about the importance of being self-aware and in tune with your team and the climate around you in order to provide products needed to solve problems. They also talk about the need for authenticity and honesty in leading a company and why it's crucial to make bold changes and mini-pivots in this fast-changing world.  This episode will inspire business leaders as Alex talks about co-founding fintech...

Ep 79: Leadership is Influence

March 27, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

Whether you work with two people or 2,000 people, influence is a key leadership skill. Some might even say influence is synonymous with leadership. In this episode, Akua helps you recognize the importance of leveraging your influence and the role of self-reflection and communication in the process.  This episode is for you if you're a first-time manager, an established leader, or just feeling invisible in your current work environment. Listen as Akua dives into the four pillars of influenc...

Ep 78: Being the Message & Communication

March 20, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Do your words match your actions? Are you “being the message?” How you communicate with others (and yourself) is key when it comes to being a conscious leader. This week Akua, an executive and leadership coach, talks about the importance of reflecting on your communication style and aligning what you say with what you value.  Akua dives into what she means by “being the message,” a popular mantra among coaches and advisors. She also explains the three main communication styles, as well as t...

Ep 77: JR Kanu on the Importance of Retrospectives

March 13, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Today's guest, JR Kanu, is an entrepreneur, design thinking coach, and the author of "Money Brain: Career and Money Management in Your 20s and 30s." He is also the founder and CEO of REACH, working with businesses to understand their consumers and helping individuals who want clarity on their personal finances. In this episode, host Akua Nyame-Mensah talks with JR about the evolution of his business and how self-awareness and reflection have ensured growth and continued success. He also tal...

Ep 76: Time Awareness

March 06, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

Do you feel stressed, busy, and short on time? If so, it's time to get a handle on what you do and when you do it. Here, Akua expands on last week's episode, cultivating self-awareness and presenting your personality in the form of SOPs to team members. This week, Akua focuses specifically on how to be more time-aware as a conscious leader and how it can help you move from fire-fighting mode into strategic leadership. Find out what questions to ask yourself and how to reflect on your time m...

Ep 75: Reboot Your Operating System

February 27, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Cultivating self-awareness in order to become a conscious leader is essential. In this episode, Akua guides you in reflecting on your communication style, decision-making style, and how you respond in stressful situations and how this relates to your innate personality. She'll also discuss the concept of personality and how it is not set in stone but constantly evolving. Like an operating system, it is continually updating and can be influenced and changed. If you're ready for a "reboot," ...

Ep 74: Reflections for Conscious Leaders

February 20, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Taking time to reflect is essential to being a conscious leader and moving forward effectively. In this episode, your host Akua dives deeper into how founders and leaders can reflect, what specifically to consider when reflecting, and how to make the most of the people around them who can help get them to the next level.  If you're wondering how to use reflection to surround yourself with inspiration, innovation, and the best people, this episode is for you. Akua talks about diversity and i...

Ep 73: Creating Headspace: Tips for Leaders

February 13, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

If you’re a leader who is constantly firefighting and feels like you’re not as effective or influential as you’d like to be, today’s episode is for you. Learn how to go from a reactive to a proactive leader by clearing more headspace so you can be a more conscious leader, able to see the big picture in your business.  Executive and Leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah gives you insight into her See Better Method, the key to having more headspace and the capacity to make more strategic, rather...

Ep 72: The Importance of Liking Yourself with Oluwatosin Olaseinde

February 07, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB

Personal finance guru, Oluwatosin "Tosin" Olaseinde talks about growing into her role as CEO, her growth as a leader and founder, and how it's okay not to have everything figured out.  Founder of financial literacy and investment platforms Money Africa and Ladda, Tosin aims to democratize access and means of wealth-building for the long term. Tosin is famous in the world of personal finance in Africa as she helps others build their knowledge about finances and build their wealth through sma...

Ep 71: A Remarkable 2022 and What’s Up Next

January 30, 2023 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9.44 MB

It's a new year and a new season of the Open Door Conversations podcast. In this short episode, Leadership and Executive Coach (and your host) Akua Nyame-Mensah, talks about her accomplishments over the past year and shares what you can expect from the upcoming season!  Akua will start the season by welcoming top leaders in their respective industries to talk about the first pillar of leadership, cultivating self-awareness. She'll also incorporate space for guests to celebrate their accompl...

Ep 70: New Year, New Team?

December 12, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MB

It's the last episode of 2022, and Akua is going over having a New Year, New Team. There is always the opportunity to reintroduce yourself to your team. People aren't robots, they evolve and change, and in order to keep your leadership relevant and influential, it's always a great idea to periodically reintroduce yourself. Akua calls it the "power of introductions."Akua works primarily alone when doing facilitation and coaching. But recently, she has been joining many new teams for short eng...

Ep 69: #AskAkua // Bootstrapping a Team

December 05, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

"I'm bootstrapping, which means that the talent I can afford right now is not as experienced as I would like." Sound familiar? In this #AskAkua episode of the Open Door Conversations podcast, Akua Nyame-Mensah gives insight on how to start a team on a limited budget and how to give your team more confidence to make decisions independently.  Bootstrapping looks different to every business, but this episode will give you a framework with which you can learn how to bring together or re-engage ...

Ep 68: #AskAkua // I’m Getting Results; Why Would I Need Coaching?

November 28, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Starting your own business, running a startup for someone else, or leading a team is a heavy weight to bear, and it’s easy to feel like you’re alone. But you don’t have to be. In this #AskAkua episode of the Open Door Conversations Podcast, leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah discusses the benefits of executive and leadership coaching, even if you’re already getting results as a leader. She’ll help you identify if coaching is right for you. If you already know it is, you’ll learn how to conv...

Ep 67: My Top Tools that Get Me Exponential Results

November 21, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

In this episode, leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah shares the top 5 tools and apps that allow her to work more efficiently, connect with and convert clients, all while being more productive. These are tools that help her get exponential results in both business and her personal life and allow her to do more in less time. Having recently done an audit of her revenue streams and where she spends her time inside her business, Akua recounts her experience doing the same with the tech tools she...

Ep 66: A Non-African Manager and Founder Working in Africa with Chris Suzdak

November 14, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

Being a leader/manager/founder in a foreign country poses a unique set of challenges, especially one where you stick out as being foreign. Founder and American expat living in Mauritius, Chris Suzdak joins Leadership Coach Akua Nyame-Mensah to talk about what it’s like to work and start a business in a foreign country. He also discusses his leadership journey and his experiences with executive coaching. Chris has worked across the African continent for several years and is now based in Maur...

Ep 65: #AskAkua // How do I stop myself from seeing problems and coming up with new ideas while I focus on my start up?

November 07, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB

Many entrepreneurs are multi-passionate individuals who always have lots of new ideas. It can be hard to focus on just one thing, like your startup, business, or project at hand. Sounds familiar?  In today's #AskAkua episode, Executive Leadership Coach Akua Nyame-Mensah answers a question she received via Twitter: How do I stop myself from seeing problems and coming up with new ideas while focusing on my startup? This is an applicable question for any sector of business, whether you're a C...

Ep 64: How to Take Over Another Leader's Team or Business

October 31, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Taking over a team that already has structures and work culture in place can be daunting. Set yourself up for success with advice from Executive Leadership Coach Akua Nyame-Mensah she will tell you the steps you need to take for a smooth transition.  This episode is relevant for any leader, especially if you are taking over a department/company, are inheriting a CEO role from a founder, or taking over another person’s online business. If you are a leader, this episode will provide you with ...

Ep 63: How to Be a Master Networker and Connector with Karen

October 24, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Networking can inspire dread in a business leader, but taking time to build relationships is a necessary investment, helping fill knowledge gaps, identify opportunities, and ultimately, go farther and faster in business.  In this episode, Akua Nyame-Mensah talks to executive coach/author Karen Jaw-Madson about how networking should be included in our daily habits, how to create authentic relationships, and how to play a role in helping to connect others as well. Don't let networking fall by...

Ep 62: #AskAkua Should You Be Friends with Your Employees?

October 17, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

Should a boss, CEO, or company leader be friends with employees? On this #AskAkua episode, Certified Executive Leadership Coach Akua Nyame-Mensah delves into her experience and perspective regarding friendships and relationships at work. Depending on the culture in which you work, industry and sector, and even the stage of the organization's growth, relationships, and their meanings can vary. And because no leader is the same, friendships can look different from person to person. But no mat...

Ep 61: How I Make Money as a Full-Time Certified Coach

October 10, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

We're into the fourth quarter of 2022. Do you know where your finances are? If you're a coach or consultant, or just someone self-employed, It's important to check in annually - even quarterly - so you can assess what is working for you and, just as importantly, what isn't. That way, you can pivot your energy as necessary. In this episode, Akua Nyame-Mensah breaks down her finances in her own quarterly review to help shed some light on how she makes money as a self-employed certified leader...

Ep 60: Meet Introverted Investor & Operator Sherul Mehta

October 03, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

If you've ever worked for a company or a family business and you didn't feel like it was a good fit, you'll be inspired by this episode as Sherul Mehta joins Akua to share how he leveraged his vast experience to become an entrepreneur, investor, and operator.  Knowing the value of IT in business, Sherul studied computer science and business management while at university. He went to work at Goldman Sachs, then joined his family's diamond business. Finding himself bored and unfulfilled, Sher...

Ep 59: #AskAkua // The Top Questions You Need to Ask When Hiring an External Facilitator or Coach

September 26, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

Investing in outside support for your team can be intimidating. If you are a business leader, founder, or manager, you might be asking yourself what kind of service provider to invest in for that support and how to get the most out of your investment.  Here you will learn why it's important to reflect on the type of help your team needs, and all about pricing and whether the cost of bringing in a professional is worth the investment.  As a certified professional coach, facilitator, and spe...

Ep 58: The Three Things ALL Successful Executive & Leadership Coaches Must Master

September 19, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Find out the three top issues that coaches and consultants face when starting their businesses and why it’s important to master them to be a successful executive and leadership coach! If you are interested in starting or growing your own coaching or consulting practice or want to find out how to get clients consistently, you don’t want to miss this episode.  Leadership and Executive Coach Akua Nyame-Mensah comes to you from the business side of her coaching business to reveal the results o...

Ep 57: African Storytelling & Evolving Your Definition of Success with Joko Edu

September 12, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Get inspired by Jokotola Edu "Joko," an entrepreneur who has pivoted careers several times and has a wealth of experiences in different countries and sectors. In this episode, Akua welcomes Joko to chat about her perspective on being able to evolve and adjust the definition of success.  Joko is the founder of Joko Edu, a stationary company using storytelling to highlight and preserve the rich culture and history of Africa. She tells the story of how she fell in love with history while going...

Ep 56: #AskAkua //Tired of Wasting Money on Building Your Team's Capacity?

September 05, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

As a team leader, department head, or founder, it can be challenging to know where to invest in order to increase your team’s capacity. In this episode, coach and facilitator Akua Nyame-Mensah talks about the different questions you need to ask yourself in order to decide if a training, workshop, or course would be most beneficial to your employees and team members.  With so many online and in-person options, it can be hard to know where to start. Here you’ll find out important differences ...

Ep 55: How to Take A Holiday as a Founder/ Solopreneur/ CEO

August 29, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

If you’re a CEO, founder, or solopreneur who thinks it’s impossible to take time off, or you’re afraid of missing out on money or helping a client, this episode is for you. Leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah is back from vacation, and she’s ready to share how she prepared for her time off so that she could return feeling re-energized, rested, and not overwhelmed with a backlog of work.  Learn what Akua feels she did well in prepping for her holiday, how to make the most of your own vacation...

Ep 54: Building an Empire while Having a 9-5 with Kuorkor Dzani

July 25, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

Kuorkor Dzani is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully started and grown several businesses while working a full-time day job. Today she joins Executive Leadership Coach Akua Nyame-Mensah to share the secrets of building capacity when you are working a 9 to five and tending a side hustle (or several!).  By day, Kuorkor works in Ghana for a local lender. But as someone who gets energy from new ideas, she has also found time to start businesses, including Twists & Locs, Indigo, Kiddie Me...

Ep: 53 #AskAkua Episode: Listen to This if You are Thinking About Investing in a Professional Coach

July 18, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Leaders, CEOs, and founders who have benefited from great coaching know how powerful it can be in setting and achieving goals, so it's natural to want to recreate the experience for your team. But is hiring an external, professional coach a good investment for all employees?  On today's #AskAkua episode of the Open Door Conversations Podcast, certified executive and leadership coach Akua will answer this common question in depth so you can make the best decision when it comes to supporting ...

Ep 52: The True Price of Losing an Employee (There are SEVEN costs)

July 11, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

Employee retention is key to building a sustainable and scalable business. In this episode, Akua talks about what leaders, managers, and founders should look for in attrition rates and how to avoid high turnover.  During this era of “the great resignation,” employees reflect on the type of work they do and often take advantage of better or more aligned opportunities. Subsequently, it is more important than ever that leaders focus on retention and on the workers that are already in the compa...

Ep 51: Confidence in the Bedroom Leads to Confidence in the Boardroom with Jingjin

July 04, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Learn how confidence in the bedroom leads to confidence in the boardroom as Akua welcomes JingJin Liu, founder, and CEO of ZaZaZu. The two talk about the connection between sex education and female health, self-confidence, and how to overcome self-limiting beliefs. Guest JingJin Liu is a serial entrepreneur, active Angel Investor, and Advisor to female-driven, early-stage startups. She has a corporate background, having served as the first and youngest woman to become Global Marketing Direc...

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