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It’s been a rocky year for employment with a raft of redundancies and workplace restructures.  Australians are certainly feeling the pinch financially and many surveys indicate a high level of employee disengagement and hesitancy to seek new jobs.  But how can you increase workplace engagement and contentment. Interesting research findings from the Gartner HR Survey…

How many times in your professional or personal life did you want to throw in the towel?    Have you played the I’ve been done wrong song’ and felt totally demoralised?  Well it could be the kick needed to take back your power. Wanting to give up is a very human  reaction when facing constant…

Moving from self doubt to confidence is a challenge for men and women.  After all self doubt a natural human condition.  Every person with a pulse will have times when they have are or  experiencing doubt.  And it impacts all ages, genders, career levels and industries,  No one is exempt from that gnaw in the…

Today more than ever, leaders are under the spotlight and being examined for personal integrity, organisational diligence, DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) and ESG (environmental, social & governance) policies and values.  This is why leaders must step up with gravitas on LinkedIn as this article discusses. The heat is turned onto high with a constant…

Finding what has been lost or forgotten in your life or career is such an amazing feeling. It’s pure joy to rummage around in a cupboard or storage area and rediscover an item that brings back memories and  happiness.   And often it’s a trigger to remember a little part of ourselves that we had lost…

World Compliment Day on the start of each March is a terrific day to celebrate and nudge behaviours for every day and to positively impact others. But it also is a call out – why employers and recruiters must stop insulting job candidates. The WCD website says the purpose of the day is to spread joy…

The power of compliments can never be underestimated.  Mark Twain famously said “I can live for two months on a good compliment”.   World Compliments Day (yes its a day) falls on the 1st March each year.  And its a terrific day to reflect  on the value of  compliments for the other 364 days of the…

The job search ecosystem is a lot like Disneyland and Luna Park.   Once you enter through the amusement park gates, you better be prepared to hold on tight and expect the unexpected.  Are you emotionally ready for the job search theme park?   The roller coasters, dodgem cars, water wild thrills, gravitron’s and plethora of…

This blog discusses  why  career executives must stop lurking on LinkedIn.  I look at why engaging is important, what stops many contributing and how to comment and engage with gravitas..  But first up – are you  one of the millions lurking, browsing content regularly, keeping quiet &/or hesitant to engage on LinkedIn? Well you would…

Many professionals and executives over 45 are contemplating a new role, career change or continuing their job search.  And a question top of mind for many men and women is how to bowl over ageism. Some will have lost their mojo and confidence and/or struggling on the job search application roller coaster.  Many have faced…