8 Hobbies That Make You Smarter
Just the other day a friend asked me which hobbies will make a person smarter. What a great question! I thought about this question and did some research. From this…
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Alessio
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I'm a business designer and strategist with 20 years experience in digital, across marketing, e-commerce, online sales, and mobile apps. Companies I've worked for include Australia Post, Coles, ANZ and GlaxoSmithKline. I'm also a graduate and previous sessional lecturer of Strategic Foresight at Swinburne University. My writing has appeared on Inc.com, Huff Post and in books via Amazon.
Cracking The Code Of Highly Effective Teams
What are the secret ingredients of highly effective teams? How do we spot the difference between a team that’s ‘just okay’ and a team that’s ‘awesome’? Google’s targeted these questions in…
Use Your ‘Desired Future’ To Set Goals For The Next 6 Months
Recent research suggests that 67% of people do not have a written plan for life.1) I’m sure many have also not set goals for the next six months. A few…
Mentally Prepare To Be Your Best: What Science Tells Us
The way we mentally prepare can be the difference between being good and being the best. Picture this. You have to give a big presentation. It’s one of the larger…
4 Patterns For High Performance (And One Many People Miss Completely)
In any learning activity, we aim to improve. Whether that’s increasing our running speed over a middle distance, improving strength at the gym, or becoming better leaders at work. We…
Entrepreneurship: 3 Ways To Fast-Track Ideas To Execution Today
Entrepreneurship is many things. It is idea generation, innovation and, most of all, hard work. Many entrepreneurs I know – whether they’re self-employed or hired in specific innovation roles for leading…
9 Digital Marketing Blogs For Every Marketer’s Toolkit
Digital marketing is constantly changing, which is why it can be difficult to stay up-to-speed with what really works. But there are a number of select digital marketing blogs that can…
3 Expert Views On Leadership Principles That Changed My Own
Leadership is something each and every one of us reflects on through our careers. I’m sure you have asked yourself the question many times ‘what do I think is great…
11 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Work & Life
Quotes seem simple, but they’re very complex. In a single quote we find wisdom densely packed into one or two sentences. Like small messages in a bottle, they can remind us of…
7 Steps To Build A Digital Strategy
This is a question I’ve thought about for many years. I’ve worked in teams of five- to launch new digital products; as well as teams of hundreds- to create user experiences with advanced…
