Author: Poppy

Poppy is UnlimitU's founder and principal success coach. "Every human has more potential, hidden, held back or in the making"
02 Jul 2024

The best career advice I ever received is…

From the 2024 AFR Women in Leadership Award Finalists.   It’s often 1 piece of advice that makes a profound difference to how we go on to manage our careers.   The annual AFR Women in Leadership award finalists were announced last week. Each finalist was asked β€œWhat was the best career advice you ever [...]
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05 Mar 2024

Dear Workplaces & Society. Here are 2 opportunities for better gender equality

Shining a spotlight this International Women’s Day 2024.   𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒓 π‘Ύπ’π’“π’Œπ’‘π’π’‚π’„π’†π’”, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 π’‘π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. Β  𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒓 π‘Ίπ’π’„π’Šπ’†π’•π’š, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒅𝒔 π’•π’‚π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’•. Β  What’s going well? Β  More than 3 in 5 Australian employers are now offering paid parental leave, the vast majority of those making paid leave equally available [...]
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08 Feb 2024

Be Optimal in 2024. Show Up. Get Back Up. Link Up.

BE OPTIMAL IN 2024. SHOW UP. GET BACK UP. LINK UP.   SHOWING UP AT YOUR BEST   What does your optimal feel like? The new year often sees us clutching at new resolutions that seem to quickly blow up, and then we find ourselves giving up. In this article are 9 coaching ideas. See [...]
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23 Jan 2024

2024 Courageous Women in Leadership Program

CALLING ALL COURAGEOUS WOMEN!!Β  Β  UnlimitU's Courageous Women in Leadership Program is back by popular demand in 2024!   An intimate leadership development opportunity for mid-level & emerging leaders wantingΒ to build their authentic brand & core leadership skill capabilities, so they can confidently step up into senior leadership.   Come learn, grow and share with [...]
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31 Aug 2023

The gift of human connection begins with vulnerability

IS IT OK TO BE VULNERABLE?   The mere word vulnerability can make us feel uneasy. By definition, to be vulnerable is to be exposed, and emotionally this may conjure feelings of fear, rejection by others, or being viewed as weak. So why would we want to expose ourselves?   The reality of life is [...]
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29 Aug 2023

1 in 4 of us are lonely. When did we loose our connections?

1 in 4 of us are lonely.   When did we lose our connections?   πŸ’‘ Was it when the industrial revolution saw the division of labour and we became solely responsible for only 1 small task in our work day?   πŸ’‘ Was it when our average family size shrunk, we built bigger houses, [...]
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21 May 2023

The 8 essentials to have job purpose & boost motivation

Feeling unmotivated, without much purpose, or a decline in connection to your job? Or perhaps you’re leading a team, or an organisation and are feeling unsure how to boost the motivation of your team? These 8 factors are essentials for job purpose and connection. They are science-backed critical ingredients to elevate the performance and wellbeing [...]
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02 Mar 2023

#IWD2023 When everyone is included, everyone wins.

β€œWhen everyone is included, everyone wins” – Jesse Jackson   I am a big believer that equality belongs to no single person or ay one organisation, but to the collective efforts of all who care about advancing our workplaces and our world to become more inclusive.   #IWD belongs to everyone, everywhere, everyday   Tremendously [...]
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27 Feb 2023

Micro-Coach: How to find an ally at work!

Micro-Coach: How do you find an ally at work!   Find an ally & be an ally for others. This is the superpower for a successful and happy career journey for everyone.   As a working parent and a huge supporter of women doing well in work and life, I am a big fan of [...]
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