{"id":3722,"date":"2018-06-29T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/2018\/06\/29\/passion-at-work\/"},"modified":"2018-06-29T20:47:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T20:47:00","slug":"passion-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/2018\/06\/29\/passion-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"PASSION AT WORK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The passion at work feature\u00a0<\/em>showcases hardworking women who\u00a0lead at the workplace.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An intimate encounter with one of the women who lead at the award-winning hotel; Radisson Blu. We caught up with Ms. Martie Nell who is the Regional Finance Director at Radisson Blu while she was visiting their Sierra Leone office to talk about her journey as female leader in the workplace. Be inspired.<\/p>\n

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Ariana Diaries: What two to three words have defined your career as it\u2019s progressed, highlight your journey to leadership within Radisson Blu. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Martie: \u00a0Embrace Change \u2022 Support your team \u2022 Adapt Quickly <\/em><\/p>\n

Ariana Diaries: What do you value most in life, achievement or purpose? How do you see that at play in your decision making? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Martie: Purpose \u2013 with purpose comes achievement.\u00a0 Achievement means nothing without a purpose in doing what needs to be done! <\/em><\/p>\n

Ariana Diaries: As a major game player in your organization what new ideas would you suggest \/implement to deter gender stereotyping and discrimination against women? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Martie: Treat people with respect, regardless of the position. One should respect the person, regardless of position. <\/em><\/p>\n

Ariana Diaries: \u00a0What is the one behaviour or trait that you have seen derail more female executives? How do you discourage that behaviour among women working in your team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martie: \u00a0Emotion derails decision making.\u00a0 I discourage emotional behaviour.\u00a0 Whenever one feels emotional, take a step back or move away from the situation.Wait for the emotion to settle and then give a response. Remember to be prepared to think on your feet all the time without giving an emotional response. <\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ariana Diaries: Name two women leading in the business world that inspire you, what lessons have you learnt from them? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Martie: Brene Brown \u2013 The power of vulnerability \u2013 Stay true to yourself, understand your own vulnerability because then it will not affect your behaviour. Just 2 quotes come to mind:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Oh \u201cStrength has no gender!\u201d <\/em><\/li>\n
  2. \u201cYou are in control of your own destiny\u201d <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ariana Diaries: How would you describe a passionate executive or business leader? <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Martie: \u00a0The one who knows that your employees are your MOST valuable asset!<\/em><\/p>\n

    Ariana Diaries: The world is information driven, could you share your favourite resources that guide you in terms of professional development and growth? <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Martie: Networking , Communication \u00a0and Respect!<\/em><\/p>\n

    Ariana Diaries: What are your thoughts on the need for mentoring women in business? <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Martie: My thoughts align with this;It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. <\/em><\/p>\n

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    • You only have one life, use it wisely <\/em><\/li>\n
    • Listen more <\/em><\/li>\n
    • The way to make the biggest difference is to change behaviour<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Learn from everybody around you, but never compete <\/em><\/li>\n
    • Always be humble <\/em><\/li>\n
    • Knowledge is power \u2013 empower yourself<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The passion at work feature\u00a0showcases hardworking women who\u00a0lead at the workplace. An intimate encounter with one of the women who lead at the award-winning hotel; Radisson Blu. We caught up with Ms. Martie Nell who is the Regional Finance Director at Radisson Blu while she was visiting their Sierra Leone office to talk about her journey as female leader in the workplace. Be inspired.   Ariana Diaries: What two to three words have defined your career as it\u2019s progressed, highlight your journey to leadership within Radisson Blu. Martie: \u00a0Embrace Change \u2022 Support your team \u2022 Adapt Quickly Ariana Diaries: What do you value most in life, achievement or purpose? How do you see that at play in your decision making? Martie: Purpose \u2013 with purpose comes achievement.\u00a0 Achievement means nothing without a purpose in doing what needs to be done! Ariana Diaries: As a major game player in your organization what new ideas would you suggest \/implement to deter gender stereotyping and discrimination against women? Martie: Treat people with respect, regardless of the position. One should respect the person, regardless of position. Ariana Diaries: \u00a0What is the one behaviour or trait that you have seen derail more female executives? How do you discourage that behaviour among women working in your team? Martie: \u00a0Emotion derails decision making.\u00a0 I discourage emotional behaviour.\u00a0 Whenever one feels emotional, take a step back or move away from the situation.Wait for the emotion to settle and then give a response. Remember to be prepared to think on your feet all the time without giving an emotional response. \u00a0 Ariana Diaries: Name two women leading in the business world that inspire you, what lessons have you learnt from them? Martie: Brene Brown \u2013 The power of vulnerability \u2013 Stay true to yourself, understand your own vulnerability because then it will not affect your behaviour. Just 2 quotes come to mind: Oh \u201cStrength has no gender!\u201d \u201cYou are in control of your own destiny\u201d Ariana Diaries: How would you describe a passionate executive or business leader? Martie: \u00a0The one who knows that your employees are your MOST valuable asset! Ariana Diaries: The world is information driven, could you share your favourite resources that guide you in terms of professional development and growth? Martie: Networking , Communication \u00a0and Respect! Ariana Diaries: What are your thoughts on the need for mentoring women in business? Martie: My thoughts align with this;It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. You only have one life, use it wisely Listen more The way to make the biggest difference is to change behaviour Learn from everybody around you, but never compete Always be humble Knowledge is power \u2013 empower yourself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organization"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jvmorris.biz\/arianadiaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}