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Several years ago, I stopped making new year’s resolutions and began a life of intentions. It wasn’t a conscious decision, it was...

My phone rings, and I smile. It’s a client of four years, who is now a professional friend. We haven’t spoken for six months. In this...

It’s an afternoon on the weekend, and one of my children's basketball teams is playing. There are a range of ages and skills within the...

It’s Sunday morning, and I’ve just returned home from a community meeting where I freely gave some of my time. It felt really good! Now,...

It’s Sunday morning. I’m sweaty after an hour of yoga, and I notice another yogi is hanging back, waiting to talk with me… They have a...

An evening four weeks ago, I was at a Swinburne alum event and I was asked about career choices. Over 100 graduates attended, and I am...

Many of my regular readers are aware of my interest in “Positive Psychology” and the work of Martin Seligman. The research established...

It’s late afternoon turning into early evening and a hand goes up from a student in the group I have just finished addressing as part of...

The more senior and experienced people become, the greater the expectation of advice. Particularly in mentoring relationships. As I have...

Over the past 18 months, I have observed professional coaching become more popular with various online coaching services. Those being...

My phone rings: it is an executive industry peer I haven’t heard from for a while (it happens every fortnight). I answer. Many times the...

Many of us will take on leadership roles within organisations as we progress in our careers. Often, our previous role will have been...

What do I mean by Randomisation in the workplace? Randomisation is when an employee becomes involved in too many activities. Sometimes...

As well as time with my family, and plenty of yoga, what else did I do over the Australian summer holidays? In January, I wrote over...

Last year, I spent time talking with a close family member who was proceeding through their graduate interviews for a graduate position....

Season greetings! While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation was ending the poverty cycle...

Last week, a follower asked for my 2033 predictions (thanks TJ). They are... PRECISE PREDICTIONS We can now gather data, an extraordinary...

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow...

This week is a milestone – my 100th Mailchimp blog – which my social media team became very excited about. Since 2019 I have employed...

Wednesday this week, I collected my first-ever electronic vehicle (EV), a Tesla Model Y, here are some initial thoughts. I no longer own...