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Julia Spicer OAM – Real Life Story

Julia Spicer OAM – Real Life Story

Julia Spicer OAM is the founder of Engage and Create Consulting. She is also the Chair of the Global Entrepreneurship Network of Australia and a member of the innovation advisory council - Qld Government. Julia knows a thing or two about being seen, heard, and...

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7 Tips for Giving Feedback in the Workplace

7 Tips for Giving Feedback in the Workplace

How do you tell someone they’re doing something wrong without making them feel bad? It’s not an easy task to give feedback, especially in the workplace, but it’s necessary if you want to get the most out of your employees and improve your overall business....

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Thought about a side gig?

Thought about a side gig?

Have you ever thought about a side gig? Maybe one day leaving your corporate job behind and doing something for yourself? Something you can do wherever and whenever you want? Knowing that when you go to work, you do so for YOU, and not for some corporation? Maybe an...

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Michelle McFadyen – Real Life Story

Michelle McFadyen – Real Life Story

Michelle is a down-to-earth leader, who has a real passion for helping people to believe in themselves and to help them see their strengths. You can see this as tears form in her eyes when I ask her to leave us with a final thought. This final tip she left us with was...

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Erin Strang – Real Life Story

Erin Strang – Real Life Story

In this real life story, Erin Strang, Chief Financial Officer, Sunwater, shares her financial services journey of over 20 years, shares the things she love about leading people and talks about how she overcome the challenges she experienced while working in a male...

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Sam Williams – Real Life Story

Sam Williams – Real Life Story

In this real-life story we hear from Sam Williams, Head of operations, Smart and Simpler for Woolworths Group. Sam talks about how she is the happiest she’s ever been.  She shares her personal turnaround and how tragic circumstances allowed her to really fully...

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Justine Kennedy – Real Life Story

Justine Kennedy – Real Life Story

This story of Justine Kennedy was real, raw and full of courage.  Justine’s career with Bendigo started when she was a client, doing her banking! The power of her ability to create relationships meant that the manager at the time, offered her an interview for a job....

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Kim Richards MP – Real Life Story

Kim Richards MP – Real Life Story

In this Real Life Story I asked Kim about her journey from the architecture world through to politics.   We talked about getting buy in, dealing with negative people and the best ways to build trust and relationships that end in a win – win for all involved.

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Managing Performance Checklist

Managing Performance Checklist

How do we manage performance? After knowing the factors that influence poor performance, the next thing we need to know is how to properly manage the performance of our team. The following four areas can be used as a checklist for you work out what you need to work on...

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