Books
Our founder Melanie Folkes-Mayers, is a teacher at heart and loves to share her HR knowledge with as many people as possible. In 2020 she wrote her first book Leading for Growth and then contributed a chapter on effective recruitment in the business anthology Pioneering Women Speak in 2021, find details and purchase those books below:
Leading for Growth
Leading for Growth - A Practical Guide to Leadership and Management is designed to support you in becoming the best leader and manager that you can be on a practical level.
This book breaks down how to set the standard; coach, mentor, develop and empower others in your own unique way so that you get the very best out of your team WITHOUT having to micromanage.
Leading for Growth will give you the tools you need to build the team that will take your business to the next level, without the drama that managing a variety of personalities can bring.
Pioneering Women Speak
Meet nine dynamic pioneering women who are transforming the landscape of the UK business world.
As authentic, heart-centered females, who fearlessly embrace their leadership positions by enhancing, equipping, and immobilising their communities onto the path to self-development, entrepreneurial pursuits, well-being, and self-care.
Collectively they have provided their expertise in the areas of hiring staff, building resilience, self-confidence, spirituality and they have produced a generational legacy in literature. We are not the same, yet we celebrate our differences of culturally diverse women, using the reflection tools in each chapter will propel you further on your path of self-discovery.
About the Author
Melanie Folkes-Mayers is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, human resources professional, career coach, speaker and teacher; with a Masters in Human Resources Management and Chartered MCIPD qualified.
Melanie is the Founder and Managing Director of Eden Mayers HR Consulting; with over 20 years of experience of providing strategic, operational HR support and advice to organisations from multinational conglomerates to small local businesses.
Melanie’s passion is getting leaders to be proactive with the way they lead, motivate and manage their staff, as it’s the very best way to avoid or mitigate HR drama.
When she’s not supporting her clients, Melanie is kept busy with her husband and two daughters, exploring the UK and travelling the world.
Melanie is also a British Athletics qualified run leader; wherever she goes her running shoes go with her so that she can continue her early morning ritual of prayer, meditation and exercise.