Among the first internal communication blogs (started in 2006) for #students, #practitioners and #academia
How do you build a career in a new country while also building an actual life? 86% of tertiary students work alongside their studies. Source: Australian Youth Under Pressure (2026) At that scale, energy management matters more than time management. Most students are not short on hours in the day. They’re short on the energy […]
If you moved here with a degree, years of experience and a strong track record, why does the job market sometimes treat you like you’re starting from nothing? International graduate full-time employment sits at 59.7%, against 79% for domestic graduates, with more than half of international graduates working below their qualification level. Source: QILT Graduate […]
When did resilience become something students have to build on purpose, rather than something that just develops along the way? Domestic students report an optimism score of 68.1 out of 100, but success itself is being redefined as survival: a high income (58%), no debt (50%), and owning a home (50%). Source: Australian Youth Under […]
Ask any international student or new migrant professional what stops them from applying for a role, and the answer often has nothing to do with skill. It has to do with confidence. The numbers back this up. Only 1 in 3 young Australians feel highly confident explaining how they use AI in a job interview, […]
Pleased to be interacting with students from the Southern Cross Institute on August 27 on building resilient careers and managing student and work life. As a former visiting faculty at the Institute, I have had the opportunity to understand students’ mindsets, aspirations and expectations. The goal of my conversation is to encourage discussion and provide […]
Change and communication leader Dr. Aniisu K. Verghese, who faced racism, ageism, and discrimination across his own global career, launches Empowering Employability to support migrant professionals navigating the Australian workplace, and to confront an underemployment crisis costing Australia AUD9 billion a year. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. Change and communication leader, author, speaker, and trainer Dr. Aniisu K. […]
If 71% of your workforce opens an email about a major policy change, but only 3 in 10 can explain the policy to a colleague, did your communication work? I’m asking because I think we’ve built measurement systems that make us feel successful when we should feel lost. I was in a conversation with two […]
How many times have we sat down with a manager and asked what would help them communicate better? The Axios HQ Internal Communications report notes that ineffective communication costs an individual employee over 35 working days a year in lost productivity. The Gallagher Employee Communications Report 2025/26 is direct about it. 87% of IC professionals […]
I recently spoke to a global not-for-profit’s HR and communication team on employer branding as they gathered for their annual planning workshop to discuss trends, issues, risks and opportunities. Below is a summary of the key themes that emerged from my conversation. What happens when someone asks you “how is your culture?” and you’re not […]
In this next episode of #GCC Voices, I sat down again with Paula Ordonez Angel, former Americas #GBS Site Director and Country General Manager at Zimmer Biomet, to talk about what actually builds trust when you’re scaling shared services across multiple countries. Paula shared a story from her own career where every box was checked […]