In the Media

In business, bad decisions do get made and mistakes do happen. Michelle is featured in this article written by Chris Thurmott. Click here to read the article.

Managers wishing to build support for initiatives must have the ability to influence team members without relying on hierarchical power plays, writes Michelle in an article she wrote for Facility Management. Click here to read the article.

In a recent article featured in Money & Life, Michelle offers her five tips to help employers better manage the process for employees retiring from the business, to ensure it’s a smooth transition. When a valued employee leaves, years of knowledge and expertise can walk out the door.  This is particularly the case when an […]

In this article featured on the Business Woman Media website, Michelle offers five steps on how you can avoid burnout. In the face of shrinking job stability, mounting workloads, fewer resources to complete work and less work-life balance it’s little wonder that burnout is on the risk at work.  So much so that in May […]

A good performance review is a two-way conversation that is an important part of the relationship between leader and direct report; says Michelle in a recent article she wrote for the CEO Magazine. The ideal performance review engages and inspires your employee; however, for many people they are a disheartening experience and done so poorly […]

Michelle is mentioned in this article on the Business 2 Community website talking about how happiness can lead to success. “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim of human existence.” – Aristotle. Who is a leader? Is it the CEO of the company, or another executive from the C-Suite? Is […]

The complexity of decision-making increases as a leader moves into more senior roles, says Michelle in a recent article featured on the AIST SuperTalk newsroom website. At the start of 2018, in Seattle (USA), Amazon’s store of the future opened for the first time. There are no checkouts, queues or check-out operators. But you do […]

In a recent article featured on the Thrive Global website, Michelle says that “the happier you are, the more likely you are to experience success.“ “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim of human existence.” – Aristotle Who is a leader? · Is it the CEO of the company, or […]

In a recent article Michelle wrote for the CEO Magazine, she talks about how to prevent social media from derailing your career. When five federal election candidates were dumped for offensive social media posts earlier this year it was a timely reminder of the damage that a poorly managed social media profile can do to […]

As organisations grapple with more complex decisions and an ever-increasing pace of change, building a workforce equipped with the skills and experience to thrive in this environment is critical; says Michelle in an article she wrote featured on the IML website. Finding this depth and breadth of talent requires leaders to build a diverse workforce, […]

Michelle featured in this article written by John Burfitt for the Vet Practice Magazine talking about how to deal with challenging clients. Click here to read the article.

No matter how much you love your job, even if you’re the boss, there will be moments when you wish you could just clock out early and escape the day’s worries; writes Michelle in a recent article featured on the MPA website. “It’s unrealistic to believe it’s possible to love every minute of your working […]

Change is a fact of modern workplace life says Michelle in a recent article featured on the PS News website. You don’t see it coming. The new boss; your role being made redundant; your project being cancelled; a major workplace change; or some other form of change that is unexpected. Change can be hard, and it’s […]

Michelle recently wrote an article featured on the SmartCompany website talking about how leaders can help their team beat the winter blues. A range of studies have found the weather impacts how we feel, think and act, so in the winter months when it’s darker, wetter and more gloomy, it can be easy for motivation levels to […]

Michelle recently offered her suggestions on how to deal with a situation where you are faced with some friendly workplace competition. Click here to read the article.

HR professionals need to seek to understand themselves, others and the organisational system in which they are working in order to improve their influencing skills writes Michelle in a recent article on the INSIDE HR website. Technology is driving a wave of change so great that the World Economic Forum has dubbed it the fourth […]

In her article featured on the IIDM website, Michelle talks about the importance of volunteering as part of team development. Developing and sustaining effective team dynamics requires effort and focus, and team volunteering can play a part in helping to build those dynamics. Essentially teams are brought together to get things done, with the logic […]

In this article written by Derek Parker, Michelle offers her insight on how difficult it is to act consistently and ethically in the face of competing stakeholder demands. Click here to view the entire article.

Michelle recently featured in this article on the Body and Soul website talking about list-making and how it comes in handy when setting your intentions on what you want to achieve for the day. They can make you sleep-deprived, anxious and unproductive, just like a real hangover. You get home from work and log back […]

Listen to the podcast with Rick Whittle from ABC Wide Bay and Michelle as they discuss how to get that first job.