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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 “What was the best career advice you ever [...]

Shining a spotlight this International Women’s Day 2024.   𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔.   𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕.   What’s going well?   More than 3 in 5 Australian employers are now offering paid parental leave, the vast majority of those making paid leave equally available [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

1 in 4 of us are lonely.   When did we lose our connections?   💡 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?   💡 Was it when our average family size shrunk, we built bigger houses, [...]

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 [...]

Familiar with the buzzword 'empathy' or being reminded continually of the importance of 'empathetic leadership?'   Yet are you left wondering... 'how do I actually show empathy at work?'   You are not alone. As a professional coach supporting organisations get 'the human stuff' right, I often hear comments from leaders and team members such [...]

Workplace kindness should not be confused as merely a 'nice to have'. Kindness is a behaviour that shows goodwill, positivity, collaboration, and care. Kindness benefits individuals, teams, and whole organisations. Some of the top workplace benefits your organisation may enjoy include:   Better engagement A workplace that embraces kindness can see a shift in engagement. [...]

12 years ago, my beautiful 24-year-old brother Will tragically took his life very unexpectedly.   He was a wonderful person. Charismatic, wickedly fun, loyal, generous, smart, and soon to finish his law degree, a talented sportsman and keen tennis player. Will was loving and open with all those in his life, and he was loved [...]

It’s winter for many of us, the half-year mark has rolled around again. Some of us bounce into the back end of the year brimming with can-do, but for many it can also feel a hard ask to supercharge our energy and keep the work and life momentum strong.   A dear friend recently gave [...]