A few weeks ago I was contacted by an inspiring new social enterprise: Live Your 20s. It was created to help support people in their 20s as they navigate career, […]
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Can you be too caring? How to avoid the empathy trap
Empathy is a vital skill – not just for leaders, but for everyone in today’s society. Along with self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation and social skills, empathy is one of the 5 […]
Why people tell me they want a coach
After almost 20 years in the public service, this is now my fifth year as an accredited executive coach. In the past 5 years I’ve had the privilege of working […]
Working from home in winter (beating the winter blues)
Winter can be tough in Canberra with our sub-zero overnight temperatures and long frosty mornings. We also endure a longer winter period than most of Australia; our chilly weather often […]
Flexibility in the workplace, more important than ever
By Kim Vella and Anca Costin Listen to Dr Kim Vella and Anca Costin, barrister, as they discuss the need for flexibility in the workplace, which is needed in the […]
Sustaining high performance during a crisis
How have you been coping in recent months? Is your personal productivity at an all-time high, or have you been struggling to keep up and stay positive? If the latter […]
Managing your inner world
If you’ve been struggling to manage life recently, you’re not alone. The drastic change we’ve all been through, coupled with the threat of illness and the need to distance ourselves from family and […]
Join Kim Vella in a new weekly ‘Positive Plenary’ online group session
As we know, we are all continuing to face unprecedented times and the disruption to the way we relate, connect, work and live together has, and will continue to be […]
Words are Powerful, So Use Them To Make Impact – by Melanie Greenhalgh
When I was born my Mum told me I came out talking. She said I could talk under water with a mouth full of marbles. And she wasn’t wrong. I […]