With 30 years’ experience in Australia and internationally, Helen Fairclough returned to her hometown Melbourne in 2014 to join the award-winning Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) as Director of People and Culture.
Recently acting Chief Operating Officer, Helen has currently been appointed in an interim role as the Director of Business Relaunch at MCEC, a role that Helen shares a bit about in the podcast.
Prior to MCEC, Helen spent nine years with Chevron Corporation in London and San Francisco. She has also held roles with HRMS Consulting in Monaco, and the Transport Accident Commission and Crown Casino in Melbourne.
Helen has worked in environments ranging from start-up to Fortune 500, and in industries as diverse as retail, advertising, government/public sector, hospitality, tourism & events, insurance, law, consulting, manufacturing and energy.
Helen has Board level experience as a Non-Executive Director and Executive Council Member of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and member of the Australian American Chamber Commerce Board (San Francisco, USA). Her interests include live music, travelling, fashion and sport.
When I first met Helen she was sharing how the MCEC had won Employer of the Year Award 3 times. An award that is not easy to achieve, especially for a hospitality business the size of MCEC. In this podcast, you will start to understand how they did this AND they have now been named Employer of Choice again at the time of recording this podcast – that is 4 YEARS IN A ROW!
I really love this podcast and I could’ve chatted to Helen forever! There are so many leadership and team engagement tips and insights that Helen shares that will benefit anyone who listens in.
Helen generously shares:
How MCEC is using this opportunity to innovate and disrupt the sector
Three things that contributed to the MCEC being awarded Employer of the Year 3 times (now 4 YEARS IN A ROW at the time of recording this podcast)
The biggest leadership shifts this pandemic has caused
Three things leaders need to focus on moving forward
Also since recording this podcast (Sept 2020) the State Government has extended the funding for the MCEC into the New Year (Helen mentions this in our chat,  which is great news for them and the City of Melbourne.
Links:Helen FaircloughMCEC

<div>With 30 years’ experience in Australia and internationally, Helen Fairclough returned to her hometown Melbourne in 2014 to join the award-winning Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) as Director of People and Culture.</div><div><br></div><div>Recently acting Chief Operating Officer, Helen has currently been appointed in an interim role as the Director of Business Relaunch at MCEC, a role that Helen shares a bit about in the podcast.</div><div><br></div><div>Prior to MCEC, Helen spent nine years with Chevron Corporation in London and San Francisco. She has also held roles with HRMS Consulting in Monaco, and the Transport Accident Commission and Crown Casino in Melbourne.</div><div><br></div><div>Helen has worked in environments ranging from start-up to Fortune 500, and in industries as diverse as retail, advertising, government/public sector, hospitality, tourism &amp; events, insurance, law, consulting, manufacturing and energy.</div><div><br></div><div>Helen has Board level experience as a Non-Executive Director and Executive Council Member of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry and member of the Australian American Chamber Commerce Board (San Francisco, USA). Her interests include live music, travelling, fashion and sport.</div><div><br></div><div>When I first met Helen she was sharing how the MCEC had won Employer of the Year Award 3 times. An award that is not easy to achieve, especially for a hospitality business the size of MCEC. In this podcast, you will start to understand how they did this AND they have now been named Employer of Choice again at the time of recording this podcast – that is 4 YEARS IN A ROW!</div><div><br></div><div>I really love this podcast and I could’ve chatted to Helen forever! There are so many leadership and team engagement tips and insights that Helen shares that will benefit anyone who listens in.</div><div><br></div><div>Helen generously shares:</div><ul><li>How MCEC is using this opportunity to innovate and disrupt the sector</li><li>Three things that contributed to the MCEC being awarded Employer of the Year 3 times (now 4 YEARS IN A ROW at the time of recording this podcast)</li><li>The biggest leadership shifts this pandemic has caused</li><li>Three things leaders need to focus on moving forward</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Also since recording this podcast (Sept 2020) the State Government has extended the funding for the MCEC into the New Year (Helen mentions this in our chat,  which is great news for them and the City of Melbourne.</div><div><br></div><div>Links:</div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenfairclough/" target="_blank">Helen Fairclough</a></div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/themcec/" target="_blank">MCEC</a></div><div><br></div>

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<p>Leading you is hosted by Julie Hyde, an entrepreneur, corporate drop out and passionate leader. Julie knows one thing: you can’t control what happens to you but you can control how you respond. It’s why Leading You is important.</p>
<p>Each week, guests share their secret sauce. They reveal their roadmaps to success. How they’ve stayed anchored to who they are, insights into their courage and resilience and how to be emotionally and behaviourally agile. It’s a conversation, not an interrogation, and you’ll hear the human side of household names.</p>
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<p>There’s one thing we all have in common. We’re all leaders. First and foremost, you’re a leader of you. You don’t need a title to be a leader. Leadership is a mindset which anyone can adopt to create influence. The more leaders the world has, the better it will be.</p>
<p>I'll let you into something I know to be true - You can’t be a leader of others unless you’re a leader of self first. So if you want to have impact that leads to prosperity and happiness, it all starts with you. With your mindset and personal leadership toolbox, which Leading You will help you build up.</p>
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<p>Each week, guests share their secret sauce. They reveal their roadmaps to success. How they’ve stayed anchored to who they are, insights into their courage and resilience and how to be emotionally and behaviourally agile. It’s a conversation, not an interrogation, and you’ll hear the human side of household names.</p>
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