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Learning how to celebrate wins at work is helpful because it gives you a chance to be excited about your achievements. There are many ways you can celebrate, some of which you can do on your own and others that might include your entire company. Celebrating wins is a great way to boost morale for yourself and your co-workers, and it gives you something to look forward to for future wins. #ModernAcquisitions #Progress #CareerDevelopment https://lnkd.in/gsJ-DUnN

Ah, memories! #ThrowbackThursday to the 2022 Gold Coast Business Awards. Fast forward two years, and Ryan, Brodie and Todd are all still with us, helping businesses claim their digital space and level up. So proud of our team and everything we've achieved — and continue to achieve. #TeamWork #Awards #TeamCulture #DigitalMarketing

A Leadership with right vision, mission and strategy can convert Dreams in to a reality through deployment of effective leadership methodology.

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I can't quite believe that it has been 10 years since I set up Acknowledge. The time has gone so quickly and what a journey I have been on as a business owner... ✅ Decided to leave my job whilst on maternity leave with our eldest. ✅ Started working as a freelance designer for a year or so. ✅ Setup Acknowledge without ANY knowledge of running a business but full of excitement and hope. ✅ Had two more children whilst building up the business ✅ Learned how to build a brand ✅ Grew a following with marketing ✅ Learned how to sell ✅ Survived covid ✅ Built business relationships and expanded my network thanks to Collaborate MK , Busy Women Networking, and The Athena Network ✅ Started my second business The Edge Brands ✅ Became a finalist and an award winner ✅ Growing my businesses still with 5 on the team I mean that's a quick snapshot of the business growth I have been on, there's so much more behind that and so much more still yet to do and learn. If you're sitting on the fence about starting a business - I would say - go for it! My biggest takeaway from a decade in business: always be ready to learn. ❤️ #businessownertips #entrepreneur

“Are you aspiring to be a great leader, but not necessarily a CEO? Embracing a CEO mindset can still be the key to unlocking your leadership potential and making a significant impact! Here are 8 actionable insights that can help you shift your thinking and cultivate the traits of effective leadership. #Leadership #CEOmindset #ProfessionalGrowth”

CEO to think like CHRO! Focus on talent is paramount today than ever before. In executive hiring, placement of right person in right role within the context of respective organization can cause such a great impact. Be it roles of business or functions or boards, each role is critical. #executivesearch #leadership

The truth about DEI committees….     DEI committees have the potential to be a force for good but when they get it wrong, they can end up isolating the very employees they're trying to support.   A common misconception is that being from an underrepresented background automatically makes you a good candidate for the DEI committee.       I can relate because I was clueless about DEI but was asked to spearhead it in companies I joined.       Like me, most people have no intention of joining, they often say yes out of fear or feeling like they’re letting people down if they don’t.    But you join and wholeheartedly go into it believing you can make a difference. But then your ideas get shut down because DEI discussions happen in a DEI silo.   Even worse, you’re now branded by colleagues or the boss as too ‘woke’. Suddenly, you feel isolated when the whole point is to make you (and people like you) feel more included. So, if you feel your DEI committee is too woke.  Please remember they probably joined the company just wanting to do their job in Sales, Operations or Tech and go home. They probably had no intention of being the spokesperson of DEI. They are just trying to help. 

Sharing with you an article on Stone Soup Consulting's 15 years. Thanking all of you for your role in this wandering road.

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