People & Culture

  It sounds like a cliché but truly understanding your why really is at the heart of every successful social innovator. Without understanding your values and belief systems, how can you bring out the passion that is so important to inspire others? Creating awareness and understanding of your own values are just two of the pivotal…

Australians aren’t great at identifying their emotions, having proactive discussions and developing self-care and support strategies that allow them to deal with challenges safely and effectively. Men more than women. Some call it nature, some call it ‘nurture’ but whatever the cause, we still aren’t healthy or happy and our mental health is suffering. As…

Like many, 2020 has certainly been a weird and challenging time for me and the people close to me. The most disruptive and dangerous global pandemic of our lifetime has, for many, created a bit of a vacuum – where the ability to create and maintain meaningful relationships (both personal and professional) once lived. For…

Young Australians are being left in the lurch. 1 in 3 young Australian’s are unemployed or underemployed, and the youth unemployment rate has soared to 16.1%. But knowledge has the power to change the lives of young people across Australia, and see these stats turn around. How? By teaching young people how to be employable…

The value of belonging is essential to all people and organisations that want to thrive. And having a diverse team, full of differences that make an organisation’s outputs stronger, can’t be achieved without a sense of belonging. This is not just about including people at the table, but amplifying everyone’s voices, appreciating everyone for their…

Discovering your Individual and Organisational Purpose: Unleashing a Sense of Meaningfulness Synopsis: In an era where purpose is all the rage, people, particularly young ones, are looking for a sense of purpose. With ideas such as starting with why, employees and organisations are also struggling to communicate a clear purpose. In this talk, Prof Debbie…

You can’t lift your bottom line if your people are down Humanity is sitting in universal grief. We cannot bypass this pain. In order to heal it, we have to feel it. It’s going to take all of us to come together like never before. I believe the greatest gift we can give another right…

A contagion worth spreading: the power of positive emotions 3 key takeaways for people attending: Learn how emotions are contagious Understand the benefit of positive emotions Practical ways to cultivate and spread positive emotions Tegan is a self-professed wellness geek. As the General Manager of The Oranges Toolkit, she works with organisations to help their staff…