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Rebuilding Trust: Is Your Image A Help Or A Hinderance
Rebuilding trust in the wake of a scandal is always challenging, and nowhere has it been felt more than for the banks. As the chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn said recently, the trust and...
Leaders: Are You Feeding Or Calming The Panic? Know Your ABC(+D)!
In times of heightened uncertainty, we rely on our leaders to be calm, reassuring and confident. Words can only do so much. It’s the first and overall impression we create when speaking about such fearful things,...
How We Do Business Is Changing. Get Camera Ready!
Most people understand the importance of a strong and authentic professional image. What few people recognise are the challenges presented when there is a requirement to present that image in front of a camera. They...
7 Seconds, 11 Decisions: The Right First Impression In A Virtual World
Well, the future is, as they say, here. Walking to the offices of one of my clients a few weeks ago, for my last face-to-face coaching session before switching entirely online, I stared in astonishment at the vast...
Pop Art, Zoom And Our Need For Simplicity Right Now
Who’s feeling fatigued, ‘zoomed out’? If the amount of articles and social media posts I’ve seen on this topic is anything to go by, I’d say that the answer to this question is, most of us. We’re exhausted because of...
Why You Need To Get Very Concious About How You Show Up Online
When you think of a personal brand what comes to mind? Do you immediately think that’s for a celebrity? A Richard Branson. A Kim Kardashian? An elite athlete? Whether you know it or not, everyone has a personal...
4 New Ways To Consciously & Deliberately Share Your Talents With The World Online
The increase in online activity following COVID presents the opportunity for leaders to elevate their personal brand and tell their story – to have a voice. Here are 4 ways to consciously and deliberately share your...
Are your Jeans Crushing your Leadership Credibility
First off, this is not a piece about fashion! Not only am I unqualified to write about fashion, it comes as a surprise to many that I just don’t have that much interest in it. My enthusiasm and focus relate to the...
Is your image a reputational risk?
While image may seem trivial under these unprecedented COVID circumstances, it is in fact the very thing driving a lot of media coverage, providing fodder for a hungry media and creating vast opportunities for social...
Get Dressed Australia
With Treasury predicting Australia’s effective unemployment will top 13% before the end of the year, and hundreds of applicants for every job listed, it’s never been more important to “show up” as your best self if...
Authenticity or bad habits: What to make of the trend to Au Natural?
There’s no denying that COVID has had a major impact on the way we dress. For many, myself and my clients included, we’ve dressed ‘down’ taking the opportunity to be more ‘authentic’ or at least that’s what we’re...