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It's needless to say that childhood experiences shape a significant part of our adult persona, but they also help to build some of the skills and attributes that we carry with us during our working life. While in pre-elementary (equivalent to kindergarten in...
Shift happens… Drift happens…
Last week the Financial Review invited me to their two day top-tier business summit – possibly because it was on International Women's Day and last year they included me in their Top 100 Women of Influence. As I headed home on the Manly ferry, I reviewed my notes from...
It’s networking, but not what you think!
Jenny comes from a disadvantaged family in Asia. She had to work to help her single mum with living costs so she could afford to send her to school. Jenny will never forget a primary teacher who paid for her school fees. Jenny loved school and this teacher inspired...
Cure the Sunday afternoon blues
"It generally started about 3pm on Sunday afternoon, irrespective of rain, hail or shine and the activity or people I was with at that time. I'd start thinking of the next day and my shoulders would instantly tense up, I'd start snapping at my kids and/or wife and...
Hashtag fear less
We ALL fear change and that’s OK, says Marty Wilson. I was recently lucky enough to hear Marty speak at Mental Health in the Workplace, part of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce People in Business series. He gave an inspiring talk on change and the fear that comes...
When I was a Temp
I often ask friends and colleagues about their part-time jobs during their school and university years. Those experiences, what jobs they did and how they were trained, have in one or another, often led them to where they are today. I myself worked at McDonald's – on...
Our active lunch break
When a shiny new gym opened at the New York end of Collins Street (that's near Melbourne's Southern Cross Station), Angelika Langer-Zindel was one of the first members to join-up. It took another six months for her to recruit a work gym buddy, Diana Tanvis Loi. While...
I could have been French President…
Growing up in France, I've always been interested in politics, as well as the way people communicate. I'm now an expat, but every day is still a cultural challenge, every meeting a learning experience. As an education specialist, currently working with schools to...
Resourcing the new Infrastructure State. A challenge for Victoria?
Victoria – The Infrastructure State. It could be a number plate. The Melbourne Metro Rail project is underway, level crossings are being replaced, plans for ‘sky rail’ continue to cause controversy and an airport train could be back on the agenda. For roads, the Tulla...
It’s all about culture
The future ain't what it used to be. Continued globalisation, wide-scale disruption, uncertainty, exponential change in technology and a new generation joining the workforce are changing how business does business. To compound the challenge, the organisation we...
Ignore this at your peril!
Exactly 12 months ago I was diagnosed with cancer. There were a couple of jaw-dropping news items last year, but personally being told you've got cancer would be right up there. I'll spare you the details, suffice to say after a routine colonoscopy, I ended up with...
‘Finish Before You’re Done’
This summer I heard a great story from Davor Miskulin, a Slade Group 'alumni' now working with Burning Glass in Canada, but who visits us regularly when he's in Australia. At a Toronto saxophone masterclass last year, which Davor attended with his sax-playing daughter...