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How to Innovate & Create Content During Covid-19
I had the pleasure of joining Jane Jackson to discuss how you can innovate and create content during Covid-19. We went live on LinkedIn for an hour, answering questions about all things content and communications during this time of crisis.
The Power of Belonging: How to Meet Your Team’s Need to Belong
When I was 16, I went overseas and lived with a family in Toulouse, France. It was a beautiful country with an incredibly rich culture and the family I lived with was absolutely lovely. But they spoke almost no English.
What Business Are You Really In?
As many of you know, my partner Mark and I will be married next year. In preparation for the wedding, we met with the wedding planner at our venue a few months ago. She was new to the role, having come from another venue, but had helped plan hundreds of weddings in the past.
Connection Content versus Solution Content (The Best Way to Connect with Your Audience)
In order to connect with your audience, you must express empathy and understanding. If you simply offer solutions without connection, your audience will be left feeling judged.
Content Creation by Leaders: “There’s a piece of leadership in that.”
I was speaking to a client, Natalie last week who was struggling to convert leads into clients at her sales meetings. Natalie is an incredible thought leader and excellent at content creation. In fact, she’s written five books on leadership. So, she couldn’t figure out where she was going wrong with her sales meetings.
The Space to Lead – Holding space in business is the leadership skill for the new world
On Friday I was speaking with an executive team of around 40 people. I was due to deliver a workshop for them a few weeks ago and it has now shifted to online. I asked her what challenges they were having around productivity, team connection and communication. Her response was interesting.
The 7 Gs of Self-Management: Tips for Working From Home
With millions of people now working from home it’s a massive adjustment for the bulk of the Australian, and even global, workforce. Entire multinational companies have closed their doors, but continue to run their businesses remotely.
Stamina Through Disaster: Enduring well will keep moving business forward
My mum worked in aged care for 15 years, so growing up, we weren’t allowed to have Milo, but we were allowed to have Sustagen. Sustagen is aimed at seniors. It gives sustained energy over time, rather than a quick burst of energy like sugar gives you.
Worried About a Coronavirus Quarantine? Here are 14 things to do to shift from panic to productive.
At the time of writing this, I’m back in Brisbane after being in Adelaide for the last few days. I’ve spent Friday meeting with a few contacts, but instead of shaking hands, we were bumping elbows.
How to Talk About Yourself Without Bragging
Many years ago, in the 90s, I had a music teacher and his first name was Tom. He was a beautiful pianist and was often asked to play at important events and in amazing venues. In fact, around that time a mutual friend asked him to come and play at her wedding which was to be held at the Stamford Plaza (the most elite and luxurious hotel in Brisbane at the time).
Embrace Your Uniqueness
If you’ve ever seen an Angostura Bitters bottle with its oversized white label, you’ll know it’s pretty distinctive. But many people don’t know the story behind the bottle’s appearance. And it’s a story worth telling, one that highlights the importance of embracing your uniqueness.
Your Content Curation Strategy is Invaluable to Your Content Marketing
I have an amazing friend, Kali Gray. She’s a ‘non-diet’ dietician. She helps her clients feel good and have more energy through better nutrition, self-care and wellbeing. As you can imagine, eating healthily is a big part of Kali’s brand.
Creating Educational Content is Vital – Here’s Why
Sarah came to me because she had a problem. She had a successful business that was past its infancy and ready for a strong growth phase. She had a small, but dedicated team behind her.
What Type of Content Creator are You? How to Become Prolific in Your Content Creation
I recently worked with Megan, who came to work with me on her content strategy and creation for her business. She said, “I’m really struggling. I want to create content like videos, blogs and podcasts, but I just feel like I’ve lost my creative mojo.
Lighthouse Leadership and Keeping the Vision Clear | Visible Leadership
One of my favourite places in the world is Cape Byron Lighthouse at Byron Bay. I have fond memories of climbing up to the lighthouse with my sisters and cousins on weekends to take in the view over the New South Wales coast, at Australia’s most easterly point.
Leadership Communication for the Five Generations at Work
The year 2000 was an exciting year. Sydney hosted the Olympics, businesses were frantically getting ready for the millennium bug and I started a new job.
100 Ways to Put Yourself Out There
When I was 15, my favourite subject at school was French. I desperately wanted to live as an exchange student in France, but mum and dad said no as it was too expensive. So, I decided to get a casual job to pay for it myself.