Another great post by Mashable provides a list of 10 digital skills that should be developed “before you leave College”. In fact they’re 10 skills we ALL should develop, no matter what our age or stage in life. Nothing seems to categorise a person as ‘old-school‘ more than an inability to keep abreast of technology. […]
How to survive and thrive in a shift to a management role
Most people relish the opportunities they are given when they are promoted into a managerial or supervisory level role. But it’s not always a rosy transition and there are many challenges for the newly promoted person. A recent article on Lifehack by Alexandra Levit referred to the difficulties associated with “level transition”. One common difficulty […]
Leadership Insights Series: A Conversation with Paul Mastronardi
The following captures the thoughts of Paul Mastronardi, Executive Director of Dunlea Centre (Australia’s Original Boys’ Town) on a range of career and professional development topics, as recorded during a question and answer session with Trak Search. It is targeted for leaders and aspiring leaders with the information best used in conjunction with discussions with […]
How to survive with a difficult boss
Most of us have experienced working with a difficult manager and it truly can seem impossible to find a positive in such adverse circumstances. But rest assured there are effective and worthwhile ways to deal with having a difficult boss. While the following advice won’t solve all of your problems or change your manager, let’s […]
Building student resilience through failure & setbacks
To the casual reader there seems to be so many articles these days about the lack of resilience in our young people, with much of the blame being placed upon all of us overprotective parents. The blog by Jessica Lahey refers to a study out of the Queensland University of Technology on the impact on […]