What will you gift yourself?
Publication: goals | gratitude | happiness
I love this time of year. It brings back happy memories and, even better, the opportunity to create many more happy memories. It’s also a great time to ponder what gifts you want to give yourself to set you up for an awesome 2023. Now, this isn’t a new wardrobe, an expensive holiday or anything […]
IML: Why leaders need to switch off their digital devices over the summer holidays
Publication: habits | happiness | performance
In this article for the Institute of Managers and Leaders, Michelle explains why it’s important to turn off your digital devices over the summer holiday period. The summer holiday is planned. The itinerary is sorted. Accommodation is booked, and your bags are packed. You’ve cleared your schedule and wrapped up critical tasks, but have you […]
Are you outsourcing what you love?
Publication: decision making | happiness | performance
As someone who loves to get things done, I am always looking for ways to save time and make the most of it. I’m not alone on that front. There are productivity hacks, mantras, books, gurus, and many messages telling us to be productive. There’s even a Productivity Commission. Productivity in all these guises is […]
psnews.com.au: Using the past to imagine the future
Publication: happiness | progress | Success
It’s easy to dismiss yesterday’s ideas as out-of-date and irrelevant, but like fashions, they have a habit of coming back. Thanks for psnews.com.au for publishing this article about how you can use the past to imagine the future. In high school, one of my favourite subjects was history; so much so I thought about becoming a […]
Leaderonomics: Six Steps to Avoiding Burnout
Publication: happiness | motivation | resilience
Implement these strategies to prevent burnout. Thanks to Leaderonomics for publishing Michelle’s six strategies to avoid burnout. 2022 is well underway, and for many of us, it feels like we are starting the year with an emotional hangover. Two years of COVID induced uncertainty and lockdowns has left us feeling tired and drained. Even the […]
Six Steps to Avoiding Burnout
Publication: happiness | motivation | resilience
2022 is well underway, and for many of us, it feels like we are starting the year with an emotional hangover. Two years of COVID induced uncertainty and lockdowns has left us feeling tired and drained. Even the summer holidays didn’t leave us feeling recharged. While it’s not yet time to write 2022 off, there […]
Leaderonomics: Five Tips for Switching Off From Work
Publication: habits | happiness | workplace
Thanks to Leaderonomics for the opportunity for Michelle to share her five tips on how to switch off from work. Work Matters But So Do You – Remember to Disconnect. These days switching off from work isn’t as simple as packing up and heading home. There are often expectations that you are constantly on and […]
CEO Magazine: Workplace expert’s advice to eliminating the unproductive mid-year slump
Publication: emotions | happiness | motivation | performance
In this article on CEO Magazine, Michelle Gibbings explains the simplest ways to hack your deflated work ethic back into action. Getting up and going can be hard on those cold, dark wintry days, and your productivity can wane to the detriment of your employer, or worse, your own business. A range of studies has […]
What are you missing from work?
Publication: emotions | happiness | workplace
When you ask people what they miss about working from home, it’s not the commute or the need to get dressed up. What they miss are the connection and interactions. The banter. The laughs. The conversations with their friends at work. Yes, not just their work colleagues, but their friends. On this, the International Day […]
My Millennial Career Podcast: Good Boss, Bad Boss
Publication: bad boss | communication | culture | happiness | leadership
Michelle joined Shell Johnson and Emily Bowen on My Millennial Career Podcast to discuss the bad bosses, listen here. We have all either worked for a bad boss, managed a bad boss or been a bad boss ourselves, yikes! Michelle Gibbings knows so much about the experiences of bad bosses so who better to join […]