AFR: How Friday afternoon email etiquette cuts weekend workloads
Publication: communication | innovation | performance
Thank you Tess Bennett, The Australian Financial Review’s technology reporter for the opportunity for Michelle to discuss how Friday afternoon email etiquette cuts weekend workloads. When Tara Horner joined Griffith University in 2021 as an alumni engagement manager, her supervisor gave her the rundown on how the team communicated with each other, including one uncommon […]
New Idea: Smart ways to turn your hobby into cash
Publication: innovation | Success | women
Those artistic talents could help boost your income. Thanks to New Idea, in this article Michelle shares her tips on how to turn your hobby into cash. Continue reading here.
Where do you source your best ideas?
Publication: innovation | motivation | skills
Sometimes ideas come quickly, and other times they can seem harder to find. Sometimes it can feel like there are too many ideas, and other times, not enough. At other times, ideas can feel like they have escaped you. In her book, Big Magic, writer, Elizabeth Gilbert, characterises ideas as having ‘consciousness’ and ‘will’. To her, […]
Q Magazine: 6 ways to reinvent your career in 2022
Publication: careers | innovation | Success
Thanks to Q Magazine, Michelle offers advice on ways to reinvent your career in 2022. The employment market has turned a positive corner, and COVID induced uncertainty is receeding, making it an excellent time to take stock of your career and challenge yourself about what comes next. Continue reading.
9Honey: Seven ways to turn your hobbies into a cash machine
Publication: innovation | strategy | Success
Thank you to 9Honey for inviting Michelle to share her tips and ideas on how to make money from your hobbies. You will have seen stories of people who experimented with their hobby as a ‘side gig’, ‘side hustle‘ or ‘moonlighting’ before taking it full-time and landing a thriving business. It can sound enticing and rewarding. […]
Foundr: 5 ways to supercharge your creativity
Publication: careers | goals | innovation | Success
In this article for Foundr, I outline five innovative ways you can get creative and supercharge career. When you think about creativity and innovation, what comes to mind? The iPhone? Driverless cars? Art and sculpture? Or things that were once considered innovative, such as the humble toaster? Creativity and innovation are all around us. It […]
In the Black: Tapping the new talent pool
Publication: careers | innovation | learning
In this article for In the Black, Michelle speaks to Johanna Leggatt about transferable skill sets. One of the most devastating economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the widespread job losses, with many companies shedding staff to trim costs, and some businesses disappearing altogether. According to the International Labour Organisation’s Asia-Pacific Employment and […]
Yahoo Finance: 5 ways to supercharge your creativity
Publication: habits | innovation | performance
In this article for Yahoo Finance, Michelle contributes her thoughts and offers five ways you can supercharge your creativity. When you think about creativity and innovation, what comes to mind? The iPhone? Driverless cars? Art and sculpture? Or things that were once considered innovative, such as the humble toaster? Creativity and innovation are all around […]
New Idea: Turn your side hustle into a career
Publication: innovation | progress | strategy
Published in New Idea, Michelle provides key tips and tricks to turn your side hustle into a career. Research shows that the number of people with side hustles is growing, with predictions that it will become the norm as we move into the ‘gig economy’. And with many of us transitioning during and after COVID-19 […]
Ultra106five: Pivoting Careers post Covid 19
Publication: careers | innovation | podcast
In this podcast, Michelle is interviewed by Dave from Weekend Wondering from Ultra106Five radio. Here they look at pivoting careers, post Covid-19. With the May unemployment figures showing that 44 per cent of COVID-19 job losses hit Australians aged under 25, now more than ever taking charge of your career is essential. Melbourne workplace expert […]