Aside from when we’re talking about our kids, or our favourite sport, how many of us would want to admit we’re biased? A lot of people work really hard to fight against conscious bias. They make a conscious effort not to make assumptions about a person because of characteristics such as gender and gender identity, […]

In a number of industries, aspiring to ‘climb the career ladder’ is generally accepted as the appropriate aim for any ‘career-minded’ person. In order to climb the ladder, one must focus on learning the skills required to perform that role successfully and then look for a promotion to a role on the next ‘rung’ of […]

For a dose of inspiration, we encourage you to look at this highlights package from a 2011 graduation address by Denzel Washington.  Which made us wonder, are we embracing failure enough in our lives? Failure gets a bad wrap. Beginning in childhood and continuing through to adulthood, we are encouraged to avoid failure. Overwhelmingly, failure […]

Ruth Chang’s engaging TED talk on hard choices helps to uncover a hidden power that we all have. That being that we all have the ability to create reason. But what is the significance of that? And why is it so powerful? It’s where we get to stand behind our reasons and say, “this is […]

In this educational TED Talk, Ashley Rizzotto speaks about mastering the job interview. Ashley has an interesting perspective, starting from applying for her first job through to the interview that got her the current career advisor role. She also draws on working with hundreds of graduates preparing them for their interviews. The key thing to […]