Sarah Skold - Transitioning from L&D to Client Experience at Macquarie Bank. What was your role/were your roles before attending Transition Hub? Learning and Development Consultant most recently, and various other HR roles before that. What brought you to Transition Hub? I have always been driven by new challenges and change. I had been working in the HR space for 12 years, and over that time had been given some fantastic opportunities to take on different roles within this a

There is a special satisfaction that comes from working in a team. Being a part of something bigger than ourselves, experiencing the highs and lows together, supporting each other and learning to step up. Connection and communication become collaboration. This is the future of work. Last week, we hosted Transition Hub in the beautiful setting of Bundanon Trust on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, NSW South Coast of Australia. A place of artistic inspiration from the landscap

It’s the morning of day 5, before the start of the first session on the final day of Transition Hub’s foundation week. There is a warm hum in the room as people mingle and chat. The ease and obvious connection between them is testament to the trust and deep bonds that have formed over the past 4 days of the ‘Reimagine Your Future’ program. In storytelling terms, this week long program mirrors the archetypal hero’s journey - put very simply, it begins with the main character (

Why have I spent the last 10 years as an Executive Coach introducing mindfulness skills to my clients and encouraging the practice? Because I am living proof this life skill can be learnt and has a big impact on our wellbeing! I was first introduced to mindfulness practice a decade ago while studying positive psychology. Initially, my response to the concept was conflicted. On the one hand, I had tried yoga over the years and hadn’t particularly enjoyed it – I was a gym junky

One thing I am certain of is the need for new and creative approaches to help people in career transition consider potential pathways to employment. Less than six months ago, most writing about the Future of Work focused on automation and AI as the key drivers of workplace change. The horizon was indefinite, and many organisations were struggling to identify how best to upskill and transition their employees into new ways of working. Fast-forward to mid-year and our working l

I’ve done it, you’ve done it… let’s face it, we’ve all done it! Stolen a furtive glance at our self-image on Zoom, or even worse conducted an entire call in conversation with ourselves. This actually happened to me a few weeks ago. I was on a Zoom call with a client and she talked to herself for the entire conversation. The image I received via video was of her facing away from me, seemingly talking to an imaginary third person in the conversation. One of our challenges in mo