Gratitude is one of the most powerful ways we can cultivate a positive working culture and yet it is often forgotten, underrated or overlooked. Today my team and I planted a Gratitude Tree on a notice board in our office so we can be deliberate about having a culture of gratitude. It’s an initiative that … Continue reading Do you lead a culture of gratitude?
Leadership
20 year ago today I started my first day working at Parks Victoria.
On Monday 4 January 1999 - now 20 year ago - I started my first day working at Parks Victoria. My first role was as a project marketing officer based in a shed at what was then a regional office at Brimbank Park. I was only meant to be there 8 weeks but one job … Continue reading 20 year ago today I started my first day working at Parks Victoria.
What’s so good about the Melbourne Tourism Industry Leadership Program?
MTILP is a tourism flavoured journey of self discovery that empowers you with a bag of leadership tools and inspirational experiences designed to help you be your best self and to influence a stronger, more effective organisation and tourism industry. And that's not even close to doing it justice.
Whether you know it or not – you are a leader.
By Jarred Parsons Every person on this great big blue planet is a leader. Yes - that includes you. 'We can't all be leaders' I hear you say. After all, a leader needs followers and if there are followers those followers are not leaders. This assumes that a leader is always leading and that a follower … Continue reading Whether you know it or not – you are a leader.
The Pursuit of Happiness
By Jarred Parsons A few years ago I returned to work after a well-earned break to discover I had a new manager and was about to be relocated to another office as a result of an internal restructure. I’d be lying if I said I was happy with the changes but being a ‘glass half … Continue reading The Pursuit of Happiness
The Red Log 