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How to approach a career transition with Renée Giarrusso

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Renée Giarrusso is a highly sought-after communication, leadership & mindset expert. She is a speaker, International 4-time award-winning author, facilitator, educator and coach (PCC). She works with leaders, teams and organisations to energise mindset and accelerate communication, collaboration and leadership to lift performance and culture. Her sole purpose is to make workplaces exceptional places to work. The team at PRP have been working in partnership with Renée for a number of years across her various programs. We sat down with Renée to talk about her Awaken Career Transition program, which you can read below.

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Generational Games ​– building a great cross-generational team.

October 31, 2023
​In today's diverse workforce, success often hinges on the ability to adapt and evolve. This was the focus in a recent discussion hosted by Wendy Born from Business Value Partners, to members of the National Electrical Communications Authority. Wendy was joined by our Directo r, Andrew Bath an d Senior Con sultant, Ella O’Connell . Collectively, Andrew and Ella bring over 25 years of experience in recruiting across diverse industries and successfully working with millennials and Gen Zs. ​During the discussion, they explored recruitment strategies, steps to creating thriving cross-generational teams, and the benefits Millennials and Gen Zs bring to the workplace. Below we have compiled three key takeaways from the discussion for your perusal. Dive in below! ​ ​What are the benefits of employing millennials and Gen Zs? There are a multitude of benefits that come along with employing millennials and Gen Zs within your business. Andrew and Ella discussed how younger generations are not just committed employees but also drivers of change. They challenge process, modernise business, and bring a fresh perspective that’s vital to stay relevant in today’s world. ​In Andrew’s words, “having the younger generation in our team brings diversity of thought and fresh knowledge. I get to learn different things and new technologies, and how they can add value to the business”.​

THINK ABOUT THIS: THREE WAYS TO INCREASE MENTAL PERFORMANCE

Isabelle Petrie • August 23, 2021

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a workshop run by behavioural scientist Milo-Arne (Milo) Wilkinson and hosted by the women’s-led business community, Business Chicks. Focusing on the brain, its functionality and its impact on personal and professional outcomes, Milo spoke to the power of intention. Yes, scientifically the brain is a mass of 75% water, some fat and protein - in reality, it is much more. To be it, the brain is our central hub for thoughts, decisions and performance. Focusing on leveraging this organ and fulfilling its full potential is a key force for achieving goals. 


With this in mind (no pun intended), here are three key take-aways that can help improve your mental performance. 


1.   Challenge yourself: Taking 10 minutes out of your day, three times a week to undertake a mentally stimulating and challenging task can help build mental strength and make new things a learnt experience. If you are trying to adopt a new skill or understand a new system at work, lean into this experience intently as the more you do this – the more critically it will ‘fit’.


2.   Identify your best mental ‘flow’ time: As Milo puts it, the biggest decisions of life often need to happen in the first part of the day. As time goes on, us humans loose mental ‘bars’ and our mental performance deteriorates. However, this isn’t the case for everyone. If you are someone who finds they are most switched on in the afternoon, pinpoint this and capitalise. Maximum mental capacity lasts for 4 hours and attention span lasts around 50 minutes. So, block out this time and take interval breaks. 


3.   Restore your surge capacity: In a natural state your brain comprises of 27% positive, thrive thoughts and 73% risk control and survival thoughts. In the current state of global pandemic, it is innate that our survival thoughts have increased, and positivity has decreased. In order to thrive more and perform better, it is integral that you take time to restore your surge capacity by doing things you enjoy. Of course, if you are like me you take joy out of doing your job, however there is strong value in intentionally taking time out of your day to have some other fun. So, take your lunch break and get that walk in – your mental performance will reap benefits. 


If you wish to learn more about Milo, her website is https://www.milowilkinson.com/resources


Also, if you are a woman in business, I highly recommend you become part of the community at Business Chicks. I am fortunate enough to have an employer who sees the benefit in this amazing community.


Isabelle Petrie

Consultant

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