Joanne Merrick on ‘empowering readers to make informed decisions’

Joanne Merrick offers over 25 years of global experience in helping individuals and organisations thrive. She has delivered transformative leadership programs across five continents and 22 countries, combining her expertise in neuroscience with a passion for building management and leadership capabilities. As founder of The Leadership Recipe, LLC, Joanne designs impactful programs that enhance communication, emotional intelligence, and team performance. Her global perspective - shaped by living in Australia, Hong Kong, and now the USA - draws on her leadership roles at major organisations like Deloitte, Amazon, and Juniper Networks. This diverse background fuels her fresh, practical approach to leadership development. In her debut book, ‘Game On! Is Management Your Best Career Play?,’ Joanne empowers readers to make an informed decision about stepping into a management role. In the 167th episode of The HYBRID Author Podcast host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women's ficton and short non-fiction for authors, chats to Joanne about:  what drove her to write her book 'Game On! Is Management Your Best Career Play' and why this conversation is so important right now key questions/tools introduced in the book to help people make more informed decisions about their career direction How 'Game On!' helps shift the pressure narrative to move into management and put the power back into the individual’s hands consulting through The Leadership Receipe and how Joanne sees books like hers playing a role in bridging the gap between career ambition and leadership readiness and Joanne's advice to authors and professionals looking to write their book based on their experiences to tie in with all they do. https://www.theleadershiprecipe.com/