We've all experienced at one time in our life, a not so great boss. Or perhaps you aspire to be a leader or currently manage a large team of your own. Whatever your position or experience, we at the Free Food, Free Drinks pod believe there is a fundamental difference between a manager and a leader. Leaders inspire, motivate and develop individuals and teams to be their very best and so to discuss this topic in detail, we were delighted to chat to the passionate expert that is Mel Loizou. With 20 years experience in Higher Education herself, Mel understands the pressure and difficulties that comes with working in HigherEd and so we think, this particular episode will be useful one for all you aspiring Student Services leaders out there.

**Resources**

There are plenty of resources shared during our chat and link to everything discussed can be found below:

Watch Mel's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ4TQtPD7oI

Check out her website: https://www.fishclimbtrees.co.uk/

Find and connect with Mel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

Connect on Twitter via @Mel_Loizou

Get Mels book: http://www.fishclimbtrees.co.uk/#book-section

Finally Rob mentioned a great careers podcast. Find out more here: http://www.amazingif.com/listen/

About Rebecca & Robert

Rebecca O'Hare & Robert Young are two Student Affairs professionals passionate about improving many elements of the student experience. More than that, they want to use this podcast to help other early career professionals hear about the work of others, gain new knowledge and hopefully apply it to their own practice. Follow Rebecca on Twitter via @Rebecca_ResLife and follow Robert on Twitter via @RobertYoungHE. If you have an idea for an episode, don't hesitate to drop us an email at freefoodpod@gmail.com