by Karen Hollenbach | May 21, 2022 | Articles
Words are powerful. They play an essential and life affirming role in how I navigate each day. As I get older, some of the advice shared with me over the years holds truer and acts as my guiding light. The wise words I value have become gems I hold close to my heart....
by Karen Hollenbach | Jul 29, 2018 | Articles
At the heart of establishing your team’s way of working is creating a supportive and encouraging environment where each individual team member feels heard and is given the opportunity to co-create the rules of engagement with their team members. When I first...
by Karen Hollenbach | Jul 8, 2018 | Articles
I run annual temperature checks for an organisation I have worked with for over 3 years. The idea of these sessions is that I spend 30 minutes with each member of the organisation as a cultural check-in to see how they are enjoying their role. We explore the...
by Karen Hollenbach | Jun 17, 2018 | Articles
When I worked for Diageo Australia I managed a team of Trade Marketing and Events & Sponsorship professionals. It was this experience, and the high performance framework and tools provided by the Human Resource team that enabled me to develop a people management...
by Karen Hollenbach | Mar 31, 2018 | Articles
In December 2017 I shared this piece, Discovering What it Means to Be Australian, which focuses on the year that was. As a lover of the written word, I mention a book that’s had a profound impact on me. It’s Stan Grant’s second book, Talking To My Country,...
by Karen Hollenbach | Mar 4, 2018 | Articles
My first born started secondary college this year. With high school comes the adventure to catch a bus to school each day. With this adventure comes the inevitable conversation about whether he needs a mobile phone. After discussing this while camping with a close...
