Institute of Managers and Leaders: 5 Strategies to Stay Ahead in 2025
Publication: Goal Setting | Purpose-Driven Leadership | Work-Life Balance
As 2024 comes to a close, Michelle shares powerful 5 strategies to stay ahead in 2025, focusing on goal setting, purpose-driven leadership, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Read the full article at the Institute of Managers and Leaders. As 2025 approaches, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect on the year gone by, […]
Are you a future ready leader?
Publication: Building Foundation | Capability building | Critical Reflection | Goal Setting
Recently, CSIRO released their latest report on the megatrends they see impacting the world. Their report, worth reading if you want insights into potential impacts on your profession and industry, is another document in a long list of predictions and studies on the future. There’s no doubt that the future is full of change, but so is the […]
Eight Golden Rules for Getting Ahead
Publication: Career Growth | Goal Setting | Professional Development
People often ask me, ‘What are some things I can do to get ahead at work?’ While the answer to that question has several caveats and is never precisely the same for everyone, there are a few golden rules. Get planning Set aside time to reflect on your goals and to work out what you […]
Are you ready?
Publication: Goal Setting | Nature Connection | Novel Experiences | Personal Reflection
Out of curiosity and perhaps a secret desire for validation, I’ve been running a straw poll to check how rested, and ready people are for the year ahead. Why might you ask? Well, I noticed that even though I had scheduled holidays over Christmas and summertime, I didn’t feel like I had a break. My […]
Is it too much of a good thing?
Publication: Goal Setting | Mindful Productivity | Work-Life Balance
Welcome to the first Weekly Insights for 2021! I hope you had time to rest and recharge over summer, so you are ready for another interesting year. At this time of the year, most people take time out to think about their goals for the year ahead. For some people, that activity may be cursory […]
Make the last quarter matter
Publication: Focus Strategies | Goal Setting | Time management
There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a strange year, filled with many things none of us expected, and yet once again, time is flying by. It won’t be long before Christmas and the summer holidays are upon us. So as the final quarter of the year is underway, how do you make the most […]
Are you too focused on the finish line?
Publication: Goal Setting | Perseverance Strategies | Project Momentum
It’s the start of a project, a new idea, or a big challenge that you’ve been wanting to do for a while. You’re excited and ready to go, and already thinking about what it will feel like and be like once it’s finished. This enthusiasm makes you feel energised and motivated, but then something gets […]
How much do you want it?
Publication: Goal Setting | Intentional Living | Motivation Science
Last weekend, I went to my garden to harvest what I thought would be a great bunch of carrots. Having never grown carrots before I was curious to see what I would find. It wasn’t pretty. A few were about the size of my thumb nail. Another couple looked like they had been eaten from […]
It’s time for your annual stocktake
Publication: Goal Setting | Personal Growth | Progress Evaluation | Reflection Practice | Year-End Review
If, like me, you are wondering where the year went and how it’s possible that it’s only a week until Christmas, now’s a great time to stop and reflect on 2016. At this point in the year it can be easy to wish the days away as you are on countdown to completing everything that […]