If you've arrived at Professionelle, well, you're clearly taking
an active interest in your own personal and professional
development. This is what this site is all about!
As you can see most of our themes are about this very broad
topic. But, from time to time we have articles that don't
necessarily fit squarely in any given theme, and that's were you'll
find them.
Here, you'll find articles on far ranging development issues from
how to get airtime in meetings, to book reviews of research-based
'self-help' books that have the potential of really making a
difference to your development. Sarah's personal favorite is
'Learned Optimism' read her review to find out why,
We, at Professionelle, pride ourselves on having content that is
relevant and timely. As one of our members told
us:
"I rate you site highly. It is very professional, the
information is very relevant and helped me make the decision to
change my work model!"
We hope you agree.
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31 August 2010
By Andrea Jordan, Coach, Writer and Corporate Lawyer
Finding who we truly are is hard. Just getting out of our own way is a challenge when we never stop to reflect and listen and when we rely on the simple crutch of labels to describe ourselves. Andrea Jordan, recovering perfectionist and one-time corporate lawyer, shares recent steps in her journey to find out her own particular gifts and to live in a way that is truly unique to her.
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15 August 2010
By Charlotte Reynolds, Communications and Fundraising Coordinator for The Hunger Project New Zealand
Charlotte Reynolds of The Hunger Project in New Zealand has not had the typical career path to her dream life. Instead, she's moved from a degree in International Business through a variety of roles including a stint as an aid worker in war-torn Darfur. However, she now works for an organisation that offers grassroots aid overseas to empower women and their communities – and manages to do a lot of it from home in her slippers! In this article she shares her story and her passion for making a difference.
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14 August 2010
By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes
Here at Professionelle, we’ve been developing materials for a networking seminar on working in male-dominated environments. It turns out we have lots of passion around this topic! In the following op-ed piece, Sarah lets off some steam and shares war stories about her experiences in heavily male-dominated environments. We’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences too…
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12 August 2010
By Galia-BarHava-Monteith
Are you someone that can’t seem to let the past go? Or are you a person that is always living in their minds, forever planning the future? Our psychological time orientation is unconscious, yet influences just about everything we do. If this sounds intriguing, we strongly recommend Galia Barhava-Monteith’s review of Professor Zimbardo’s book – The Time Paradox. You’ll never view time in the same way again!
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23 July 2010
By Sally Mabelle, the "Voice of Leadership" specialist
How do you manage to stay focused on 'the big picture' of your vision and purpose in your organisation? Your primary job as a leader is to be a wayshower and guiding light, helping others to stay focused on the mission and reason they’re doing what they’re doing.
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05 July 2010
By Galia-BarHava-Monteith
What do successful women have in common and what can we learn from them? Galia distills Professionelle’s observations into a set of three key “ingredients” and accompanies each with practical strategies you can start using at once. The first of three articles, this one focuses on self awareness.
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05 July 2010
By Andrea Jordan, Coach, Writer and Corporate Lawyer
Perfection – is it your friend or your greatest enemy? How much of our lives are fritted away trying to be perfect? There is nothing wrong with striving for excellence. However, if you cross over into the obsession of perfection you could be damaging your work, health, relationships and yourself.
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30 May 2010
By Pam Naughton
If an interview has been sprung on you, don't panic! One of our job-hunting members has compiled a quick reference guide of Do's and Dont's to set you up for interviewing success. The list is a blend of her personal experience and the wisdom of experts.
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24 April 2010
By Kaye Avery, career coach and facilitator
Change is the new constant. If you're thinking of hiring a career coach to help you find a rewarding future path, this article will give you valuable questions to test if your intended coach is thinking broadly enough.
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20 April 2010
By Bernadette Griffiths, a life coach
We met Bernadette when she attended Professionelle's "Personal Branding" workshop in Tauranga in 2009. The positive psychology principles we discussed that day really resonated with Bernadette and she kept in touch. When she wrote to share her achievement of launching a new coaching business, a website, a blog and a radio show, and added "the Professionelle workshop I did with you and the other inspirational women last year is a big reason I have come so far" we simply had to ask her for the whole story.