“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

Albert Enstein

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“Mel will always put customers at the heart of what she does and of course she will identify the quick wins. She will also encourage people to move outside of their comfort zones to achieve their potential and this ultimately creates success for the individual and the organisation.”

Mike Hoare, Royal Holloway University of London

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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results"

Unkown

Do You Understand Your Organisation’s DNA?

If we were to ask you to describe your organisation’s DNA, would you be able to do it? And if you were, would you feel truly connected and engaged with what you were saying? Possibly, although in our experience, probably not.

At Fish Climb Trees our passion is organisations’ DNA, our term for describing their purpose and their values, their reason for being if you like. Just like human DNA, organisational DNA is unique. We believe that once an organisation understands its DNA and commits to bringing it to life, the rest is easy; whether its defining a five year growth strategy, creating a new cross functional team, or improving leadership capabilities.

We help Universities, the wider education sector and charities uncover their DNA and bring it to life.

Call us today for your own free DNA assessment.

ABOUT Fish Climb Trees

Hello my name is Melanie Loizou and I am the founder of Fish Climb Trees. Talking about yourself is never comfortable but if I put myself in your shoes, I would want to know more...

I have always been fascinated by people and what drives us to do what we do, so it’s no surprise that over the past twenty years, I have focussed on helping individuals, teams and businesses realise their potential.

I started out in the hospitality industry focussing on sales and marketing. From there I moved into the University sector running commercial operations with responsibility for 600 people and 21 different business functions. I then joined an IT software company with the remit of transforming this organically grown business into one that could sustain long-term growth.

During this time, I also undertook a Masters degree in Marketing and became a master practitioner of NLP.

Like most people my journey has been a bit of a roller coaster and it was during the times of greatest challenge that I realised whilst individuals can be successful, it is teams that deliver amazing results.

My friends and colleagues will tell you I am incredibly determined. I look forward to providing you with the same level of determination to get the results you want.

"Melanie is an inspirational character and a dynamic and engaging public speaker. We invited her to speak at our spring Higher Education Client Forum and she delivered a wonderful verbal, interactive presentation that was exactly what we'd hoped for. She had our clients captivated as well as emotionally and intellectually engaged thanks to her extraordinary communication skills and ability to put people at ease."

"Working with Mel we were able to improve the income of our £6 million catering operation by 35% during one of the toughest recessions this country has ever seen. Not only that, for the first time ever we started to make a profit. With hindsight I can see that we weren’t just addressing the immediate issue of poor financial performance but creating long term cultural shift that would make us more financially robust for years to come."

"Mel is a rare combination in the business world. An experienced detailed process oriented operations director but one who also understands the importance of people, and has the gift to get people to embrace and drive their own improvement."

“Mel helped me to grasp what I can do and achieve and what is yet possible.”

"I found Melanie's coaching meetings very inspirational, motivational and creative. Thanks to her training we discovered that most of our personal values were also representing the ethos of our agency, helping us to set up goals and achieve these efficiently as individuals and, most importantly, as a team."

"Mel is passionate about what she does. She brings a combination of enthusiasm, drive and insight into her work and uses this blend to make a real difference. She is able to clearly pinpoint problems and opportunities then develop the strategy and plan to get there."

“Mel absolutely revolutionized a whole area of the business with her project to create a company vision, mission and set of values. The whole workforce bought into it, and this was absolutely instrumental in helping us continue on the journey from a small to a medium sized business.”

"Mel is a confident, enthusiastic and effervescent speaker with a clear passion for organisational culture and strategic change management. She's bold and engaging."

"Mel came to our business for a values workshop, and I found it to be both very insightful and incredibly useful. A must-experience workshop for any company looking to set its values down on paper."

“Mel opened our member event in July with a pre-dinner session, looking at Organisational DNA. Mel’s background in hospitality enabled her to deliver a great session tailored to our audience, addressing employee engagement on every level to achieve and deliver the ‘Excellence’ our customers come to expect. With such a lively and passionate approach to the session, Mel was warmly received and it was a pleasure working with her.”

"Our organisation has already experienced a huge amount of change and I wanted to bring someone in who could bring us back together as a team with a shared vision. Melanie was amazing. I have always known we have a great staff team, but to have someone like Melanie come in and help you affirm what I thought helped me to take things to the next level. I would strongly recommend Melanie, she is a fantastically personable individual"

"I'm a coach and an experienced one too so I liked to think I know what great coaching feels like .. Mel's coaching is truly great! I felt thoroughly inspired and held through our sessions. Her insights and ability to really hear, her warmth and authentic style made the whole process very safe and powerful . Thank you Mel! I learnt heaps too!"

SERVICES

Your success, we believe, comes from understanding your DNA and bringing it to life. Your DNA is unique and therefore so are our solutions. Using a blended mix of consultancy, coaching, training and facilitation we offer a range of services to help you achieve your goals.

YOUR DNA
DEFINED

As a business you may know what your DNA is but if not we can help you uncover it and bring them to life for everyone involved in your organisation.

Strategic
planning

We can help with your strategic planning, involving your team from the outset so there is never a disconnect between what you want to achieve and what your people are doing.

EMPLOYEE
ENGAGEMENT

This is at the heart of any of our solutions and we never leave home without it, the possibilities are endless.

Leadership
development

Are your leaders leading? Are your managers managing? If they are then great but if not we can help you turn this around.

Team
performance

We believe that whilst individuals can be successful, it is teams that can achieve the impossible. We create environments that make this happen.

Coaching, team
and individual

Coaching someone who doesn’t see the need or want to try it on for size is a recipe for failure so we only use it at the right times.

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Available now from Amazon!

Alternatively contact me to order a signed copy.

when fish climb trees the book

Everyone says they know how the world works. Yet they don’t get the results they want.

Miserable work environments. Bosses that bully. Tasks that destroy the soul. A lurching seesaw rather than work-life balance.

Yet, they keep trying the same old, same old, day after day and think they’ll magically get a better result this time…

STOP!

When you enter the world of When Fish Climb Trees you are announcing to the world that you are ready for change, real change. That you are ready to stop self-defeating behaviour, ready to eliminate mind-numbing attitudes that keep you trapped in toxic waters.

It isn’t what you’ve thought before. And that is a good thing.

It isn’t what you expect. And that means you’ve no idea where you can go next.

It isn’t a mechanical 3-step, quick-fix formula. And that means you can truly get great results.

When Fish Climb Trees you have moved beyond limitations and embraced your glorious power. This is your invitation…

It is time to stop can’t ruling your life and embrace your can-do leadership, transforming yourself and everyone around you.

Get climbing!

“The metaphor of When Fish Climb Trees is bizarre, bonkers and fun, but most importantly it provides us with a framework to discuss change and how we move from a world of ‘I can’t’ to a world of ‘you know what actually I can’". View the video below to hear more from me providing a brief overview of my book and how it can help you…

keynote speaker

Professional Speaking Association’s Regional Champion &
National Semi-Finalist 2016

I wear many hats as an Author, Speaker, Consultant, Coach and Facilitator - all with the aim of inspiring people and organisations to create a world where Fish Climb Trees. If you’re looking for support to develop you and your business I’d love to hear from you to discuss your requirements and how I can help you. View the video below to see me in action…

As human beings, we are all unique and bring to the table a wonderful mix of skills and experience. We create environments that harness these talents by encouraging every individual to engage with your goals whilst realising their own potential.

It’s our recipe for success.