Christmas has come and gone, New Years resolutions have been made and now it’s time to return to work for another year. Are you struggling to find your mojo for the year ahead? Got the post- holiday summertime blues as you sit and daydream at your desk, wondering how you are going to get through […]
Stella Young – An Inspiring Leader
Last week I attended the LBWR Graduation Dinner where we celebrated the graduation of the 2014 LBWR participants. Sponsored by Karden Disability Support Foundation, we heard from the City of Ballarat CEO Anthony Schinck and I applaud the City of Ballarat for investing in developing and supporting Ballarat’s emerging leaders to give back to our […]
Surviving the Silly Season
Surviving the Silly Season For some reason every year we get caught up in the hype of the Christmas rush. We get these crazy ideas in our head that everything has to be wrapped up, done and dusted before Christmas. I’m sure you’ve experienced it yourself. In talking to other business people at Christmas functions […]
The Value of a Mentor
I’ve had many people who have supported me throughout my career, people who would happily lend an ear and offer advice when I was at a crossroads, had a big decision to make or simply needed a sounding board. In 2012 while completing the Leadership Ballarat & Western Region program, we had the opportunity to […]
The BEST Business Tips I’ve received
The stats on small businesses failing are pretty high, or so I’m told. And have been told multiple times since taking the plunge and starting my own business. Thankfully, after recently celebrating my first 12 months in business, I’m still here! I’ve reflected quite a lot on the last twelve months; what I’ve done well, […]
How to get the RIGHT people applying for your vacancy
You’ve placed your advert for the vacancy you are recruiting for, the applications are flooding in and as you mull over resume after resume you are left feeling despondent. There’s no super stars jumping out at you, the calibre of talent is well below what you were hoping for from your next star recruit. You […]
When Is The Best Time To Change Your Career?
We work with people who are desperate to change their career because they are not feeling their current job is giving them what they need. In our career coaching sessions, we always begin with “why do you want to change”? The response is varied but they all have a common theme, and usually the answer […]
Celebrate Being Awesome
Ange and I were lucky to be invited to attend a breakfast for international Women’s Day. There was inspiration plus at this event with speakers from all walks of life celebrating their strengths, diversity and passion for what they do. It got me thinking, how often do we celebrate how awesome we are? We get […]
Eat Less, Play More
Remember when you were a child and you got so wrapped up in playing, imagining or creating that you didn’t want to stop when it was time to eat? Do you remember leaving your meal half-finished to run off and continue playing? Children innately understand that food is secondary to what is most nutritious and […]
Human Resources Is All About People, Isn’t It?
Imagine today you decided to change your career. You took the courage to say no to your current place of work and want to feel happier. You prepare your resume and take it to a business you have admired from afar and the manager of the business has a conversation with you, rather than a […]
