Michelle regularly writes for and features in local and international publication and media outlets.

NZ Adviser: How to increase your influence at work

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As financial advisers your work environment keeps changing. At the same time, you are asked to do more with less, while expectations are increasing from all quarters. To thrive through change and make more progress, you have to be able to influence. Here are three tips to get you started. Go to the NZ website to read […]

Dynamic Business Women: Change happens…how to make it work for you (podcast)

This month I spoke with Michele Elmas-Hardy, the CEO of Dynamic Business Women about my book ‘Step Up: How to build your influence at work.’ What to expect from the podcast: How do you teach yourself to embrace change and how do you encourage your team to embrace change as well How to recognise negative mindsets […]

GRC Professional: Book Review – Step Up: How to build your influence at work

“Step Up: How to build your influence at work is not a ‘How to’ book, in the conventional sense of the genre, but a successful combination of anecdotal experience, philosophy and psychology.” To read the full review published in the Governance, Risk and Compliance monthly magazine, click here. — Biography: Michelle Gibbings is the Founder and […]

Stuff NZ: Take your influencing skills to the next level at work

In today’s increasingly complex environment we’re expected to do more with less resources. To get traction and make progress, you have to be able to influence. Read my article on the Stuff NZ website, where I discuss 10 tips to take your influencing skills to a new level. — In today’s increasingly complex environment it’s hard to […]

SMH: Audit and develop your personal skills to help prepare for career change

To stay ahead you need to learn with purpose by looking forward and determining what skills you need in the future. The Sydney Morning Herald shared my article, which discusses how to conduct a personal skills audit, so that you can thrive through career change. Read the full article here. — It is a cliché to say the […]

Modern Careers Magazine: The 7 step guide to a personal skills audit

In order to cope and thrive through change,  you need to keep your skills relevant and continuously refine and adapt your operating style. If you don’t, you’ll quickly become outdated. Modern Careers Magazine shared my 7 step guide to auditing your personal skills. You can read the full article here. — It’s a cliché to say the […]

Sensis: Audit your personal skills

To have a thriving career, you need to keep your skills relevant and continuously refine and adapt your operating style. This month, Sensis shared my seven-step guide to auditing your personal skills. You can read the article here. — If you want your career to flourish, you need to work on your abilities just as hard as […]

Open Forum: Why influence is a competitive advantage

In today’s complex environment, we are expected to deliver more results in a faster timeframe and with less resources. To get things done and done well, you need to be able to influence. Read my full article here. — In our work environment shaped by technological disruption we are expected to deliver more results in a […]