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10 Leadership Lessons From 20 Years in Charge - Michelle Gander
“You learn the most from the things that didn’t go exactly according to plan.” Ever been promoted into a leadership role and quietly wondered if you’re doing it rig...
Critical Thinking, Biases & AI Cognitive Offloading - Bethan Winn
"Hold your values tightly - but hold your beliefs lightly." - Bethan Winn We're drowning in information and starving for judgment. Every scroll, every AI-generated ...
From Teacher Dreams to Running HR at Mission Australia - Mandy Cann
“On average, people have three to five careers in their life. And I’m certainly one of those people.” What does HR actually do, and why does it matter so much in or...
The Career Nobody Grows Up Wanting - Glen Moloney
"You make your luck, take some risks, have a go." Did you know what you wanted to be when you left school? Most of us didn't, and plenty of the most interesting car...
Pigeonholed at Work? How to Get Work Famous - Leanne Hughes
"It's about being famous for your ideas and for your contribution." Ever felt like you're doing great work but nobody's noticing? Or that people only see you as "th...
Privilege in the Workplace and Comparing Yourself to Others
What does privilege in the workplace really look like? In this September Career Advice episode, Dr Luella Forbes and Associate Professor Michelle Gander unpack network...
How to Get Noticed at Work: Leanne Hughes on Work Fame
How do you get noticed at work without waiting for luck? Speaker and author Leanne Hughes shares the mindset behind her new book, Work Fame, and the career that took h...
What Is Corporate Affairs? From Law to the UN with Sally Richardson
Most people think corporate affairs means writing press releases. Sally Richardson's version of the job means coordinating with state governments during a live inciden...
What Is Behavioural Science? Angela Bliss on Her Career at NAB
In this episode, Dr Luella Forbes talks to Angela Bliss, Head of Behavioural Science at NAB, about a career that's moved through art history, gallery direction, web de...
Read Your Own Leadership Habits Before Your Team Does at Work
"On their worst day, the shadow kind of looms over everybody and stops them being able to do what they need to." Ever walked into a meeting already flat, distract...
A C-Suite View on Adaptability Over Resilience with Janette O'Neill
"I think what I'm most proud of is the relationships that I've built along the way." - Janette O'Neill She built a global sustainability function from the ground up, ...
Redefining Career Success on Your Terms - Asha Bhat
"Resilience is not that we don't have setbacks. Resilience is about coming back and showing up every day in spite of all the challenges that we have." She arrived in...
Inside McDonald's Crisis Comms Playbook - Ron Christianson
"Trust is very hard to build up, and it takes a long time - but it can be destroyed overnight." - Ron Christianson Most of us think of a crisis as something that hap...
Your Job Isn't Disappearing (Yet)
"The bits that will never go away are the human interactions that go with it." - Dr Luella Forbes Everyone wants a straight answer on whether AI is coming for their...
AI Job Fears & Future Skills - Matt Dunn
"I don't think anyone's job is going away." - Matt Dunn Everyone wants a straight answer on whether AI is coming for their job. Matt Dunn doesn't give one - because ...
Critical Thinking in the age of AI - Bethan Winn
"AI is like the smartest grad who's never left the library. They've got no life experience... you need to check what they're doing, particularly if you're going to pu...
Implementing AI is harder than you think - Matt Dunn
"Your gut is normally right, but you should back it up with some research as well." - Matt Dunn New AI tool, same old anxiety: am I using this properly, or badly, or...
Leading AI at One of Australia's Biggest Super Funds - Mythili Baker
"Ultimately, humans are always going to be accountable - you can't put that on AI." - Mythili Baker Every few weeks, the AI conversation resets again - a new model, ...
Career Advice: Career Types, Portfolio Careers, and What Keeps People Engaged at Work
What does the FIFA World Cup tell us about leadership communication? And what kind of career do you actually have? In this June advice episode, Dr Luella Forbes and As...
Simon Johnson: Customer Success, Leading Global Teams, Falling Into Tech
This week's guest is Simon Johnson, Senior Director of Customer Success for Asia Pacific and Japan at DocuSign. Simon leads a team of around 35 people across the regio...