Jul 31, 2020 | Blogging, leadership, productivity, workplace wellness
When I first started working from home about 14 years ago, I promised myself I would take a proper lunch break every day. Which means one of my favourite daily habits quickly became sitting on the couch while having lunch with Oprah, and after a few years, with...
Jun 2, 2020 | Blogging, communication, Organisational culture, personal stuff, Podcast, workplace wellness
This week’s guest, Rose Herceg, is the Chief Strategy Officer at WPP Australia & New Zealand and one of Australia’s most respected social forecasters. Rose’s first business, Pophouse launched in 1998, became known as Australia’s best-regarded company for...
May 4, 2020 | connection, leadership, Podcast, workplace wellness
Are we all sick of Zoom yet? I’ve been averaging about 20 hours a week on Zoom, and last week was closer to 30 as I was completing an online course for four days. Let me tell you, it’s been an energy KILLER. Which is fitting as this post is...
Dec 17, 2019 | Podcast, workplace wellness
As I write this it’s only 9 days until Christmas. Which I feel snuck up more quickly than usual this year! Christmas and the holiday season can be a really difficult time for a lot of people. And even for those who love it, there can be pockets of stress and...
Nov 19, 2019 | connection, Podcast, workplace wellness
Lisa O’Neill is feisty, funny and fabulous. She has been described as a human version of Berocca and is one of my favourite people for her energy, her positivity and her ability to cut the shit and tell it as it is – always with love. Lisa wants us all to live...
Dec 21, 2018 | personal stuff, strategy, workplace wellness
This week marks five years since my unexpected hospital visit to have an aggressive melanoma cut out of the top of my left thigh. You can read about it here and here. The short version is I noticed a large freckle, that had been there since I was 15 (hello blistery...
Jul 23, 2018 | personal stuff, workplace wellness
I’ve been quiet on the blog recently because I’m in the middle of a fairly hectic travel schedule – 24 nights away in July and August, and only two weeks with no flights in July, August, September. It all seemed like a good idea at the time…...
Jul 28, 2016 | Consulting, Marketing, personal stuff, workplace wellness
My tenth anniversary since starting Mel Kettle Consulting almost slipped past unnoticed. Which seems sort of wrong given how few small businesses even celebrate one year. On the latest episode of my podcast, A Great Recipe for Life, my friend Warwick Merry reminds me...
Jul 16, 2016 | Marketing, workplace wellness
In just over a week Pokémon Go has done what few, if any, national public health campaigns have achieved: it has encouraged people to go outside and exercise. The national physical activity guidelines tell us that we should be aiming for 60 minutes of physical...
Mar 8, 2016 | workplace wellness
I recently wrote about my experience with a horribly stressful job, and some of the things to look out for to determine if you or your staff are experiencing unusual amounts of stress. Today I want to share some tips to manage stress, and the often resulting...
