What perspective are you taking?
Publication: learning | skills | strategy
As you are reading or listening to the news today, consider how much space is devoted to stories that are positive versus negative. Was it more negative or more optimistic? I wouldn’t be surprised if you concluded there was a dominant focus on the negative. With such a focus on what’s not so good in […]
Style Magazine: The benefits of challenges
Publication: learning | progress | stakeholders
In this article written by Lauren Ahwan from Style Magzine, Michelle and Lauren discuss students setting challenges for themselves in the subjects they choose to study at school. Michelle believes the current obsession with STEM at the expense of humanities-based subjects is midguided because many technological tasks will eventually be undertaken by robots. Continue reading.
Leaderonomics: Is Your Learning Future Fit?
Publication: learning | progress | strategy
Michelle explains how learning is the defining factor of your future in this article from Leaderonomics. If you added up the amount of time you spend each week learning, what would the total be? An hour, three hours, more than ten, or perhaps none? If you are an hour or less then you are similar […]
Vision Australia: Knowing your personal brand
Publication: careers | learning | personal brand
Thank you to Vision Australia for providing Michelle the opportunity to offer her solutions about knowing and developing your own personal brand. Just as companies have a brand, so do individuals. What’s yours? A brand is a way that people see you. This may be a difference between why someone chooses you for a job […]
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 […]
CEOWorld Magazine: The benefits of reverse mentoring and what you can learn from those younger than you
Publication: learning | stakeholders | workplace
In this article for CEOWorld Magazine, Michelle writes about reverse mentoring where the traditional mentee and mentor role is swapped. As organisations become more complex, the need for dialogue, understanding and the willingness for leaders to check assumptions and listen to diverse perspectives is essential. One way to do that effectively is through reverse mentoring. […]
News Ltd Money HQ: Use downtime to upskill
Publication: careers | learning | skills | Success
Michelle was interviewed for this article that featured in News Ltd’s Money HQ section. Michelle explains why now is the time to upskill, during this downtime caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. MILLIONS of Australians will be rushing to sign up to the Federal Government’ s wage subsidy scheme but experts say now is also the […]
Is it time to go outside your comfort zone?
Publication: learning
When was the last time you did something that truly took you outside your comfort zone? It feels good to be comfortable. We feel relaxed, unpressured and more certain. But getting comfortable can be dangerous. When we’re too comfortable we stop learning and growing. Once this happens we’re one step closer to being left behind […]