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So that was fun!"
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"Here's 3 things I learned from hosting our first Tech for Good event..."
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"It saw the ever gracious Dannika White from Be Collective share her journey from corporate and the purpose-led work she does today. "
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"I started the event with the desire to connect with more likeminded folk, share knowledge and collaborate. Thank you to everyone who got there!"
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"So those 3 things:"
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"I'm out of practice! 🤷🏼‍♂️"
"I remember we used to punch these out at pace in a former role. It's different now. Lockdown led to a lot of nervous rust but it's good to iron out the kinks ⚙️ "
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"Great to hear from a storyteller IRL 🗣"
"Dannika was engaging, shared asides, and lit up sharing the impacts seen by assisting in the restorative justice space - its just not the same feeling that through a screen."
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"Connections count 🔗"
"I met some new and familiar faces, including some kind peeps who said it was their first "work" event. It's good to have these kinds of things on again as an option and I'm glad someone got a new experience."
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"--"
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"I think we'll do another one before Xmas and a few kind people have asked about collaborating so watch this space 🙏🏼"
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"#techforgood #nfp #melbourne

"Tell them to come downstairs and we will discuss this issue face-to-face"."
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"I was yelling down the phone to an uptairs colleague. "
"The CEO walked past. "
"Our Head of Department had a quiet word."
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"This is because earlier in my career I carried a lot of black and white thinking."
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"It looks like:"
""Well if they won't do X, they're Y""
""I will never do that""
""That's why all Z are wrong""
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"If you've grown up with some trauma around you, this can be a helpful way to protect yourself or simply make life easier. Keeping things really clear for yourself as a child gets you through."
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"I learned that this doesn't serve me as an adult. "
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"Instead of - well that person is an idiot, table-flipping, and storming out of a burning building - I have options like:"
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"🚶🏼‍♀️I go for a walk around the block"
"⏱I ask for time to sleep on it"
"🌬I take some soothing breaths - 3 in, hold 5, out 8 or 3 in, 5 out"
"📞I call one of my confidantes"
"⌨️Spew all the thoughts out onto a page"
"⛹🏻‍♂️Run off the energy, do a workout, or shoot hoops on a basketball court"
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"+ heaps more, I'm an absolute nerd for this stuff 🤓"
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"It took a while, but I learned that's it is never the thing that made me jump to black and white thinking and react. "
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"It's the energy I chose to attach to the thinking."
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"Over time, I stopped paying heed to it in a way that caused to me react."
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"Instead I'd realise there's something interesting happening on the inside, and I've got an abundance of ways to help keep the motor running smoothly from the outside."
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"If you're thinking "yeah, but..." "
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"I understand what you're saying - and it's none of my business."
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"Have a good week 👋🏼"
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"#energy #career #mentalhealth

I caught up with an old colleague from just before lockdown a couple of weeks ago."
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"They've got great energy, are an excellent visual and written communicator, with a keen interest in startup and innovation."
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"We were talking about the old days, delicious foods, and opportunities."
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"They were looking and I was able to link them to an obscure Tweet leading into a hyper-specific to them kind of contract."
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"It may go somewhere, it may not."
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"But that wouldn't have happened without face-to-face!"
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"Good things happen when you're physically next to someone and reading cues, energy, sharing, listening, and feeling into things."
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"I'm a huge fan of being able to punch out video calls - but there's something intangible and magical that can happen from being in a room with someone."
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"Pair that with a desire to do good and I'm sure all sorts of weird and wonderful things can happen."
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"At least that's the theory."
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"If you want to test that theory this is my last plug for the inaugural Tech for Good event next Wednesday at 6pm in the Melbourne CBD at Whispir."
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"The link is in the comments I look forward to discussing this theory 🤔"
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"#socialimpact #melbourne #techforgood

Just over 20 tickets left for our inaugural event!"
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"Hosted at Whispir next Wednesday night with the goal of sharing knowledge, war stories, and what works for those focused on doing good things with technology."
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"This was something I was hesitating on moving on, and I'm so pleased by the response."
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"Please lock your ticket in now if you were in a holding pattern, as it is a hard-limit on the total attendees due to space."
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"If you've got any questions or want to know about the next one just DM me."
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"Registration link in the comments."
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"Thanks 🙏🏼"
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"#techforgood #socialimpact #nfp

Forget chess ♟💨"
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"I can do all of this in one move:"
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"🍺 ➡️ sample a significant amount of a new craft beer"
"🐢 ➡️ save the Great Barrier Reef"
"🙅🏻‍♂️ ➡️ avoid a hangover"
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"--"
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"Do you want in on this? "
"Alright I'll do you a deal."
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"Sobah Beverages have partnered with the Coral Sea Foundation to release an alcohol-free Tropical Lager."
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"What an alignment!"
"Or as they call it - a Coralation."
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"You can be an intelligent and strategic supporter too by visiting:"
"https://lnkd.in/gN7ki3us"
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"Disclosure -"
"I am a tiny investor in Sobah Beverages and am proud of it mate 🍻"
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"#sobahgood #thereefneedstlc #beerdoinggood

A lot of people around Melbourne are "doing good" in various ways, and a growing body of people are doing it with technology."
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"I've spoken to scores of them over the last couple of months and I'm excited to launch our inaugural Tech for Good event! 🌳 ⚡️"
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"This event is hosted in CBD Melbourne and focused on capturing that wonderful energy and serendipity that stems from face-to-face-or-mask interaction! 😷"
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"Created to help connect, knowledge share, and network with people working with tech in NFP, social enterprise, for-purpose, corporate - or those interested in learning more about the field."
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"Our first speaker will be the inimitable Dannika White from Be Collective, who will be sharing on:"
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"➡️ Amplifying goodwill - driving change in a social enterprise after corporate life"
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"The event will run from 6-8pm at the Whispir Melbourne office, on Wednesday 7th September."
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"Event link is in the comments, share with your networks, and hit me up with any questions 🙏🏻"
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"#techforgood #melbourne #nfp

I just want to give a big shoutout to Persie Duong and the Monash DeepNeuron Club."
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"Last week Hilary Harrington and I made our way down to the Diversity in Tech event, hosted at Monash University Clayton."
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"Here are a few things I noticed:"
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"⚖️"
"Gender inequity and a desire to change it is top-of-mind for this group. The room was filled despite it being after-hours. "
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"Engagement was high. This was despite the meeting room being moved at the eleventh hour (often a show-killler from my ancient uni days!)"
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"🔥"
"Another spicy topic was around international students and setting them up for success. There's a lot of students in this group. "
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"Questions and comments looked at job advertisements excluding this sort of talent, and other exclusionary practices. "
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"I find it odd that Australia charges a premium for these kind of people to fly to one of the farthest places in the world, and then make it exceedingly harder for those who want to work here to do so. "
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"I am pretty sure the employers want skilled talent, and that they're starting to be graded on their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices by boards and investors to boot."
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"🎓"
"There's real hunger to learn how to transition from student to career. "
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"Knowledge I take for granted was like gold nuggets in the networking portion. "
"Have you done this? "
"Have you reached out to... ? "
"Have you looked at this? "
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"It was a great opportunity to give back as I remember being in those shoes."
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"—"
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"I was super-impressed by Hilary Harrington - I bailed near the 2 hour mark and she was happy to keep answering questions and giving back. Massive! 👏"
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"And hello to my new LinkedIn connections from that night :)"
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"#careeradvice #tech

Want to know one of the marks of a talented people manager?"
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"They keep in touch with you over your career."
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"Not in an oversight and hands-on way."
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"More in a push-the-boat into the lake, and cheering from afar kind of way."
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"One of mine has been sending me a birthday email with some thoughtful words every year for over a decade."
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"Another leader I worked with said they wanted everyone that worked with them to be way better on the way out than on the way in."
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"The best are invested in you succeeding long after you’ve worked together."
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"You can argue there’s strategic reasons for this - good people know good people, referral opportunities, etc. "
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"The reality - for me - is this:"
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"Seeing someone bloom and prosper long after you’ve worked with them is one of the most satisfying things you can experience in your career."
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"People who asked good questions, followed up, took feedback, and then blazed away and taught you things."
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"Never underestimate the impact that can have, even when it is from the shore by the lake ⛵️ "
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" #career #peopledevelopment #leadership

I was 21 years old."
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"Still recovering from hospitalisation and slowly getting life back together."
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"I was working in a call-centre, and was surprised when my manager wasn't warm after I shared an upsell I had just completed."
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"I was asked to go into a room and explain why I hadn't marked "yes" to "Have you ever been charged with an offence" on my police check 8 months earlier."
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"Much later - the reason was I didn't need to, my "not guilty" and obvious mental illness at the time absolved me from sharing a charge."
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"At that very moment though - it was humiliating. I had a night to sleep on it, and then was walked out of the building with a cardboard box past my friends and colleagues."
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"The police check system hasn't changed much in nearly 20 years. "
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"It's still an alienating, confronting, and stigmatising process that doesn't set anyone up for success, and sets up a lot more people to fail."
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"Australian Red Cross and a working group made up of corporates, academics, and people with lived experience have been working on a 2+ year project to address this."
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"The research shows:"
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"↝ Individuals receive a lot of attention once out of the justice system - employers have next to no support"
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"↝ Police checks and policies dealing with people with lived experience haven't been revisited in decades in most cases - set by a HR manager then and forgotten"
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"↝ This is a very solvable problem - the research shows that by setting up and supporting employer organisations to better handle these applicants that everyone wins. Reliable and hardworking employees, a new way for employers to solve their talent shortages, and far-reduced chances of recommitting an offence"
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"The work is game-changing and the societal impacts can be far-reaching."
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"I'll be co-presenting the launch of the research alongside Clariana Rodrigues (Australian Red Cross), Shannon Parry (LLB) (workRestart), and Rob Brown (Fruit2WorkAus) next Tuesday morning at 10:30am."
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"We're proud to be supporting this work and believe everyone wins when we're helping those who need it the most."
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"If you'd like an invitation please DM me."
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"Thanks 🙏🏻"
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"#socialimpact #employers #webinar

Technology sits at one end of the pool."
"Not-for-profit sits at the other."
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"One has alienating jargon, speed, hype, oscillating share prices while the other aligns with service, volunteering, and helping those in need."
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"Trust me when I say there's genuine value in bridging that gap."
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"We want to take the industry's best bits and connect them to those who serve."
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"We try to do this through partnerships, education, and learning from those who do."
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"We updated Whispir for Impact's messaging to reflect what we're doing to the outside world."
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"The new web page shares:"
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"⛰"
"What we're trying to do"
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"✍🏼"
"Our commitment to Pledge 1%"
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"📖"
"Stories about the causes we've collaborated with so far"
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"〰"
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"Thank you to our early partners at Australian Red Cross, DonateDirect Australia, White Cloud Foundation, Deaf Victoria Inc., Best Buddies International and the many more who have been open with what they need, and ready to collaborate to help them do more of what they do best - serving the community."
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"I know where we want to go, and will continue to strive towards it with patience, empathy, and awareness."
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"Thank you 🙏🏻"
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"https://lnkd.in/dMtXpkw2"
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"#partnership #socialimpact #techforgood

Today marks two years of sobriety today."
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"Why post this on LinkedIn?"
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"For me, work and drinking were intertwined. "
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"The industries I've worked the most in - agencies, marketing, technology - all had a work hard, play hard culture that I pushed the envelope on."
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"Becoming sober helped me get clearer on who I want to be, connect with others more spiritually, and move into a position where I can help others with similar lived experiences."
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"I'm also a big advocate for mental health - and after doing deeper work - decided I'm a better human while sober."
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"Dry July is a great time to "test the waters" if you're sober-curious - and the range of alcohol-free options like Sobah Beverages and Heaps Normal (in Australia, the range is even broader in UK and US) makes things a lot more manageable for most."
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"And if the thought of going 31 days without alcohol sounds unmanageable to you - that might be even more of a prompt to give it a try. "
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"There's no judgment here, it took me multiple times and avenues before I became comfortable being connected to a more authentic version of me."
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"Stay well! 🙏🏻"
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"p.s. the first pic snapped going into work today, as well as a few other work function snaps over the years"
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"#dryjuly

"You're not gay are you?""
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""No - I'm bi...""
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"- a conversation at a work event earlier in my career"
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"It's Pride Month and I'm happy to be involved in our planning committee at Whispir."
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"There's a number of initiatives rolled out over the month - including a book club where we voted on some queer literature we can all read and share on."
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"What I've learned over my career is that there's always more to know - and that's okay."
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"Including people is an active, and ongoing process and what seems second-nature to you, might be completely foreign or uncomfortable commentary for another."
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"Here's some things I've absorbed along the way on my own journey:"
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"🤦🏽"
"We all mess up. I have many times. It's important to listen, own it, and not defend yourself. Several years ago, I really put my foot in it repeating a comment I heard at home with a new member of my team - a peer pointed it out for me so I could own the errant behaviour and make amends for it."
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"💭"
"Don't be misled by your bubble. Sometimes I catch myself thinking "its 2022 - surely that's not..." only to be shocked by a transgression or incident an acquaintance goes through. Pride exists because not everyone gets it - gaps in society's handling of LGBTQIA+ people still need work. This will continue to be the case for years to come."
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"🚪"
"It's not always LOUD when proud. I wear my heart on my sleeve and regularly put my story out there because I am comfortable with that. How "out" someone chooses to be is a personal choice and different for everyone. The best you can do is raise the standard for everyone, always practice inclusivity, and adapt your behaviour with warmness and curiosity if there's any feedback."
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"After university I was a troubled and confused young man desperately trying to put myself into a box."
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"The reality is I'm Luke - and I don't need to categorise myself or place any label on who I am."
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"I owe that comfort to the trailblazers ahead that fought hard to make such admissions accepted in society and in the workplace."
"I'm grateful and wish you a happy Pride Month."
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"🌈 ❤️ 😃"
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"#dei #career #pride

I should post on LinkedIn but I don't know what to say. I feel so self-conscious. It feels silly. It's not interesting."
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"No one is telling you have to."
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"Be mindful of the word "should" too - it's usually something on the inside not being very kind to yourself."
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"Here's some post ideas based on Departments or Industries I have no deep expertise in:"
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"Finance - 🎼"
"what you've noticed in financial news and why you find it interesting,"
"requests for networking events that would be a good fit, "
"something you like about a former colleague and how they went about their work"
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"Product - 🎶"
"an analogy about one part of your job that you can relate to an everyday life thing, "
"sharing a new design feature in a product you like, "
"what things do you notice when a team is firing on all cylinders in a sprint"
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"Operations - 🥁"
"three things you did in the first 90 days of the job that delivered the most effectiveness, "
"that your company is hiring in other departments and why you like working there, "
"that you're looking to be a mentee or mentor and would appreciate intros to people who have been through this before"
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"--"
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"You're in your job because there's a part of it you do find interesting. Share what you notice and be respectful of confidentiality, negativity, or naming and shaming."
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"The other thing is your first posts are going to be crap. "
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"So you may as well get it out of the way right? "
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"It's only going to improve from there."
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"I find words tend to flow once you get going and you can share 1x thing per week."
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"#work #networking

I attended the Humanitech Summit on Thursday the 19th at the State Library."
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"It looks at the intersections between frontier technology, supporting those in need, and the ethical questions that arise from using new tools."
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"Here's what I noticed:"
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"🧗🏼"
"There are smart people asking hard questions. It's been a while since I've had significant exposure to academic thinking. People shared why they're going deep on these topics, and why it matters. For example, where does the line get crossed with facial recognition - is it detecting your face on a photo at a baby shower? Or while you're snapped on the frontline in a hostile conflict?"
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"🖤💛❤️"
"We have so much to learn from the oldest continuous living nation in the world. Just before lunch there was a discussion covering the relationship between First Nations people, new technologies, and design. The patience and intensity in this session blew me away. The power of story is only going to increase as the world becomes more connected - what lessons can we draw from people who have been doing it far longer than anyone else?"
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"🔬"
"There are emerging purpose-driven organisations that are harnessing technology for good. I've been bullish on the NFP sector and the need to help it connect and realise tech's advantages far more quickly. Organisations like the Remarkable Tech, Oxfam Australia, One Girl, and Good Hood are leaning into these capabilities at pace. The most important bit? Listening and empathising before jumping in with a solution to the "problem". YES!"
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"It's been quite some time since getting amongst it. Even this extrovert was out of practice. "
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"My heart is full of hope and I feel there's a growing body of people working towards helping the world."
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"Thanks Australian Red Cross, Telstra Foundation for putting it on, and TeamSlatts for executing it wonderfully."
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"#techforgood #csr #humanitech

Tech + marketing recruiters -"
""This is the wildest talent market we have ever seen""
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"Agencies + tech companies - "
""Where on earth are we going to find more talent? I've looked under all of the rocks and there's no crumbs in the biscuit barrel"*"
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"Out of Home Media - "
""Sic 'em boys""
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"This photo was taken in Melbourne this morning."
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"*I actually have never heard anyone on this planet use the biscuit and crumbs analogy ever and I feel the world needs this kind of metaphor right now"
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"#careers #hiring #tech

Here's a question to ask leaders as your career progresses:"
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""What's something you've changed your mind on in the last 12 months?""
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"A thought-out answer tells you a lot. Bluff, arrogance, or a non-answer tells you even more."
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"Something I've changed my mind on in the last year is the 1% pledge."
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"As I was researching my role, something that really irked me is the concept of "donating" 1% of a company's resources to purpose."
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"Industry powers the lion's share of the global economy. I used to see relegating looking after the world to a nominal number as reductionist and absolving one's self from using the rest of their resources."
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"It's black and white thinking and I can see that now."
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"I remember talking to an old colleague about this and they said - "I don't care as long as the money keeps moving this way"."
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"Just because it's 1% today, doesn't mean it will be that forever."
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"When I started my career, I could see "digital" as a trend that I was hitching my focus to."
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"I see industry's role in helping the world as another. The need to do something is urgent and demands to do something from all citizens will only increase."
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"The increased emphasis on things like CSR, ESG, DE&I, volunteering, and partnerships will only continue to grow and I see that as a really good and necessary thing."
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"I'm curious about my network's own experiences in witnessing changes like this so feel free to let me know below, or message me, or even jump on a call."
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"Thanks! 🙏🏻"
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"#partnerships #socialimpact #csr

I flapped around temporary jobs for a couple of years while recovering from hospitalisation in 2005."
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"I went through the AFA’s Cadetship program and pitched myself into a position that was no longer available."
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"I temped at Starcom as an assistant for 8 weeks - working under Charlotte Harrison alongside Sandra Wee (王春慧), and with a visiting Brendon Cropper."
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"I still couldn’t get in. "
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"At the final stage of an interview with Matt Houltham at Zenith Melbourne, I sensed it wasn’t going my way."
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"I asked what my chances were relocating up to Sydney."
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"“I’ll get back to you”, he said."
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"Three weeks later I’d left my data entry temp gig and was working in Zenith Sydney under Marie Sornin."
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"I’ve been fortunate to be on the other side dozens of times, granting that opportunity to future stars."
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"The best NEVER have the perfect resume, but when you dig - they demonstrate tenacity, a hunger to learn, and an eagerness to receive and adapt to coaching at pace."
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"I’m glad some people took a punt on me, and encourage others to do the same."
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"Thanks for sharing Ryan Kelly .

I'm off to the Humanitech summit tomorrow at the Melbourne State Library. "
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"It's the first time I'll be at a F2F event in the #socialimpact space learning about how other organisations dig into and apply #techforgood. "
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"I can't wait to absorb and learn from do-ers."
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"Fun fact:"
"One of my earliest temp roles post-university was putting new stickers on the spines of all the books archived in the State Library basement(s) - somewhere between 2005-06."
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"My career certainly has moved a lot since then, and this time I'll be walking through the main doors."
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"Back then I entered through the side-entrance - still an awesome experience being able to do *any* work inside such a historic building 👨🏻‍🎓

A contact in Melbourne is looking to lease their commercial space in Fitzroy (roughly shop-front size)."
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"They're offering a discount for any social enterprises out there - so if you'd like further details let me know and I'll put you in touch."
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"On a side-note - it was fun visiting north side and it is wonderful seeing Melbourne bubbling along again 🧼 "
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"Even with the increasing cold! ❄️"
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"#melbourne #socialenterprise #lease

In 2005 - I was put into forensic hospital just after starting my Law degree in Perth."
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"I was hospitalised for three months. "
"I was really unwell. "
"I remember later on in my stay, one of the people I thought were bat-loon crazy saying to me: "Wow - you were really, really gone"."
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"Over a couple of years I found the right medicine combination and supports, and could start my career in marketing in earnest. I was in a position where I could write a book about my experiences 10 years later."
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"I'm one of the lucky ones. "
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"I would love to say that the mental health system has improved even more since then."
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"Unfortunately it hasn't."
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"I've heard stories of:"
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"> A child in primary school self-harming and not being able to get a psychology appointment because "it's not an emergency""
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"> People drinking themselves silly during lockdown and now finding they can't stop"
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"> Waitlists that take longer than saving a deposit for a home"
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"The anniversary of my father's death was yesterday. "
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"He ended his life 34 years ago. "
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"Yet suicide is still the leading killer of men aged 18-54 and nothing is changing."
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"Please sign the petition at https://lnkd.in/gW_6txvK for Australians for Mental Health."
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"There's a lot more that can and needs to be done, but it won't change unless we give this kind of stuff a voice."
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"Thank you 🙏🏻"
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"#mentalhealth #australia

Henry Xiong just finished as one of our initial interns for Whispir for Impact."
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"I loved how he went about it, soaked things up, and taught me things too."
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"The role was remote, but as he was based in Melbourne, we took advantage and invited him into the office."
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"The last day in the office we had a debrief on how he found the experience, a game of pool, and finished with a sparkling wine (his choice) and Heaps Normal AF lager (my choice)."
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"This was a pilot program and I'm hoping we can continue to build ways to harness the energy, enthusiasm, and willingness to pick things up to help make the world a better place."
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"I'd love to tell people in my network - hire this guy! - but Henry is finishing off his degree later this year and a lucky employer has already lined him up for a grad position."
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"All the best mate 💪"
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"#intern #experience

"You seem to have it figured out""
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"News flash: I don't."
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"We're all fragile. "
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"Especially those of us who lived in Melbourne after the last couple of years."
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"In the last 12 months my marriage ended, I relocated during a lockdown, and took one of those calls and lost a friend to suicide."
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"I have great supports - spiritually, mentally, and physically and aren't shy about using them."
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"I'm accepting of what is and focus on what I can control."
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"If you're in the midst of it - hang in there. You're not alone and there's nothing wrong with you. You don't need to be "fixed" and you are human."
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"Get the help, and if you don't like that help keep persevering until you find tools that work for you."
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"I also rescued a 1 y.o. cat in that time. "
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"He had three different foster homes before mine and was so scared, he managed to hide in the back of the fridge on arrival. It was was a harrowing 90 minutes of searching as a new cat-father."
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"Now I get home and feed him, and do you know what he does? Ignores it and comes in for cuddles for a good 10 minutes before eating."
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"Please don't go by feeds or appearances. Love what is and do what works for you."
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"“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”"
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"You've got this ❤️"
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"(For whomever needs to hear it today!)

It takes a certain level of experience to go toe-to-toe with a senior client throwing their weight around."
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"Here's something you can own at -any level- in a client-facing role."
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"Follow-up."
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"I cannot emphasise how useful it is and how much it helps your team, the organisation, your customers, and your career."
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"Not sure where to start?"
"I've got you."
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"🎧 Listen. Pay attention to everything that's being said (and not said). Is the client engaged? What are they looking to get done? Are they in a hurry or happy to shoot the breeze? What are the main asks in this meeting? What do you need clarification on either from them, or as questions you can ask the rest of the team afterwards?"
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"✍🏼 Scribe. Take notes. I've seen people share not to - and that you need to be paying full attention to what the client is saying and remain engaged. I'm not an savant and I don't have a photographic memory. The way I convey engagement is noting the key things they say in order to remember it later, ensure its actioned, or zoom-in with a question for more detail and clarification."
""
"♻️ Share next steps. This can be bounced back to your team to see if you've missed anything. Or completely owned by you and sent to the client with the actions that were captured, who and what is going to get done, and when updates on completion and next steps will come."
""
"--"
""
"This advice can be adapted and done at any level of client-service and will ALWAYS add value."
""
"It's criminally under-leveraged and star performers do it intuitively like they are breathing."
""
"You can also do it with your networking, mentoring, or any special advice from a VIP or former boss."
""
"The best track this stuff and then do what they say. Every day, with persistence and consistency."
""
"That's it. "
"Go and follow-up."
""
"#accountmanagement #career #service

I remember how crappy the feast or famine and cycle was as a freelancer 💩"
""
"With that in mind I am getting the odd request for senior strategy and/or project work."
""
"I am full time, and trying to finish my next book with two broken arms and voice to text!"
""
"If you are broadly a similar fit to me (there's only one Marshy after all) and actively seeking more jobs ping me a note so I can flick leads your way from time-to-time."
""
"I love helping people I have crossed paths with – don't be shy!"
""
"❤️"
""
"#freelance #strategy #jobs

I fell off my bicycle a couple of weeks ago."
""
"I didn't just slip on gravel."
""
"I also managed to fracture my left wrist, fracture my right elbow, and do two separate trips to the hospital."
""
"I have been on medical leave and will get back into some form of action later in the week."
""
"My job is to identify, create, and help disadvantaged communities implement communications technology."
""
"This new adventure with two broken arms gave me a brief glimpse into how challenging life can be without your full capabilities."
""
"There are a lot of things we take for granted, and without them make life much harder."
""
"For example, I dictated this post and had to re-phrase some words in an American accent so that the dictation software would understand."
""
"There is a huge amount of work to do in order to help these communities."
""
"The good news is that we don't have to reinvent the wheel."
""
"The capability exists today, and simply needs to be put in the right hands, with the right intentions, and with the right guidance."
""
"I am looking forward to helping with that after a bit more rest."
""
"A special thank you to Whispir who mailed some frozen dinners to help make life a smidge easier.

I enjoy most weeks at Whispir but this one felt extra special. Let me share some why:"
""
"⚡️"
"Sign-off on a pilot to improve access to critical services for a marginalised community in Victoria. We think this access should be National and will be pushing hard for it to be so"
""
"🎤"
"Witnessing both our interns Alisa Leng and Henry Xiong completely take the opportunity by the horns in different ways. I knew young smart minds would have a field day with the position, and they have both delivered above and beyond that expectation. There's a few weeks to go and I'm so excited by the fire and potential in our next generation"
""
"🚀"
"Kick-off meeting an NFP founder who told me "we've only done this" where is unbelievable traction with manual processes, grit, and less budget than the cost of an oily rag. I'm determined to find a way to help them and will move heaven and earth to help grow this"
""
"Over a year ago, this weird serendipitous opportunity presented itself and I listened to what my heart was telling me."
""
"I'm glad I listened to that clarion call and am grateful for the people along the way that helped realise it - thank you."
""
"When you're onto something this good you lean in, and I'm pleased to say I recently converted to full-time to keep pushing this mission at Whispir."
""
"Let's freaking go 🙏🏻 "
""
"p.s. Hiring a bunch of technical and product roles - jump on board (obvi) and DM me if you've got questions about any of them - https://lnkd.in/g2KtQA4f"
""
"p.p.s. I rocked this shirt yesterday and I am now rocking it on LinkedIn 🎸"
""
"#hiring #techforgood

Things I've noticed that compound in benefit outside of interest/money."
""
"- daily meditation practice"
"- fitness"
"- sobriety"
"- eating vegetables like its your job"
"- being kind"
"- being curious"
"- mentoring"
""
"These range from 1+ year to lifetime, and I can honestly say they contribute to more sense of wellbeing than all of the personal development books I've read combined x eleventy bajillion."
""
"I've heard Zone 2 training is a bit like this too, so am looking forward to adding that one to the list soon.

I lost my father when I was young, and grew up in a house full of wonderful women."
""
"I'd like to say I'm more aware of gender inequality than average - yet it's still a far cry from the systemic biases and cumulative prejudices that all women experience."
""
"I also have past behaviours I am not proud of, and continue to strive to learn, empathise, and do better."
""
"I see the collective momentum days like IWD generate, and bear hope for how our world will unfold."
""
"What once was and is no longer needs to remain and I want to do everything I can to support, be an ally, and cheer as things seek to rebalance themselves."
""
"🙏🏻"
""
"#iwd2022

"I hate selling myself""
""
"People want to avoid it. "
""
"I don't blame them. Let me tell you why it's not what you think it is."
""
"Here's what it is not:"
""
"🗑 spamming people's inboxes "
"🥱 asking them what keeps them up at night in your intro sentence"
"📩 posting a lot"
""
"Here's what it could be:"
""
"1️⃣ Sharing someone else's work and why it excites you"
"2️⃣ Taking an interest in other people and seeking to understand what excites them"
"3️⃣ Actively helping people whenever it's easy for you, and high impact for the other"
""
"You don't scripts, frequency, or automation to sell yourself."
""
"You do need to lead with action and serving others because you care."
""
"If you've got something that fits point 3 - let me know."
""
"Have a good week 💥

I am so excited to see this work continue, and Whispir doubling down on the need to do more."
""
"There are lots of good reasons why creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workspace is necessary."
""
"One that's often lost is that it helps organisations be better. We're not seeking to make people fit with us, we're working hard to fit ourselves to all of you."
""
"It's an exciting - 3 days p.w. role out of Sydney in Melbourne and will be working with one of the best teams in the biz."
""
"Any questions reach out to me directly and I'm happy to answer them."
""
"I love it here and am just getting warmed up 🚀"
""
"Lots more jobs here - https://lnkd.in/g2KtQA4f"
""
"#hiring #sydney #melbourne

Do you lead a Corporate Social Responsibility program at an Australian energy company?"
""
"What are you doing to use this?"
""
"Tides are changing and the leader of our country is openly criticising something that's in Australia's (and the world's) best interest."
""
"Link: "
"https://lnkd.in/gtgPfMJF"
""
"I have also juxtaposed this link with an image of him smirking and holding a lump of coal."
""
"If you need help convincing your leaders that your company should be making such moves I will help you kick the door down and pitch why."
""
"EnergyAustralia AGL Australia Origin Energy Red Energy"
""
"This is how things change."
""
"That man holding that lump of brown doesn't want change. "
""
"He's happy to preserve the status-quo even as his own country catches on fire."
""
"#australia #leader #climatechangeaction

This kind of training is excellent and helps people the navigate conversations that matter."
""
"If you know of any young queer people (🌈❤️) in your community that could benefit please pass this on."
""
"It’s free and help those who unfortunately are at a higher risk."
""
" #community #pride

What is the gender-neutral way to say "I know a guy for...?""
""
"The closest I've got to is "I've got someone who...." or even clunkier - "I know a person"."
""
"And why does it even feel clunky say to say? "
"It's more than likely my own hegemonised social biases right? 🤯"
""
"I'm wrapping my individual consulting and coaching projects very soon and not taking any new projects."
""
"I do appreciate the power of a referral though, and have seen the numbers myself - if you're a freelancer or consultant they're at least 10X more effective than absolutely any other form of personal marketing you can do."
""
"This is my long-winded way of saying I want to give back to those freelancers I know, appreciate, and am connected to - because I know what the chase is like."
""
"So if you're "looking for a guy for _____ ". "
""
"I will know someone. "
""
"And because networking, curiosity, and respect for other people's craft comes as naturally to me as drinking water - chances are they are really good for what you need."
""
"If I don't know someone I will tell you. "
""
"That's because I'm honest to a fault."
""
"I even got punched in the mouth in my university days while doing a nudie run!"
""
"To a fault I tell you 😉"
""
"Drop me a note and I'll try and help you 🤝"
""
"#digital #freelancing #consulting

It's an exciting time to be junior or mid-level talent right now."
""
"The market is in dire need of "doers" so if you're good at learning, adapting, and getting ships done - the world is going to be your oyster (or miso eggplant if you're vegetarian)."
""
"I am so pumped to see what you go and do."
""
"If we've crossed paths or can help in anyway just let me know."
"I've got some space for next Friday (11th February) and am happy to be a kind ear, share what I've learned, or simply swap book recommendations."
""
"I've made near every career mistake you can make:"
""
"💨 Moved too soon"
"🌬 Moved too late"
"☑️ Said yes to the wrong role"
"🚫 Said no to the right role"
"🙅🏻‍♂️ Experienced an awful manager"
"😓. Been an awful manager"
"❤️‍🔥 Explosive exits and burned bridges"
"👨🏽‍⚖️. Sought legal advice"
"😬. Been that guy"
"etc."
""
"And I turned out okay 😉"
""
"The next generation of talent are redefining what it means to work for an organisation and seem to give a stuff about its impact on the world."
""
"Drop me a message and I'll make it happen for you."
""
"If I can help prod you along that path I will 🙏🏻"
""
"#career #mentoring

In my 20s, I was on a dazzling international work trip in Japan."
""
"I was naive, culturally out of my depth, and in awe of how much there was to learn about the world."
""
"Late into the night at a function, I asked my older and wiser Japanese colleague:"
""
""So - you know - what's the go between you guys and China?""
""
"My patient colleague laughed and said:"
""
""You're from Australia right? What - 300 years of history?""
""Yeah""
""
"He answered my question with a simple statement:"
""
""Well China and Japan have 5,000 years of relationship between them - that's hard to summarise"."
""
"I thought about that wisdom for a very long time. How we're perceived in the world, and how much is missed."
""
"Since then, I've been on my on process of unlearning and empathising about our country. "
""
"About First Nations people that were here for 50,000 years and still going."
""
"A country that saw its culture attacked, gaslighted, and minimised in less than 1% of the time it has been around."
""
"Celebrating the date that started this is a massive issue. "
""
"How do you even - begin - to articulate just how insulting it is?"
""
"Stories have been passed on inter-generationally 10,000x longer than we've been around."
""
"There's a soul wound that won't heal until substantial, continued, and sustained empathising with the world's oldest culture happens."
""
"I see it and hope that can finally happen in earnest one day."
""
"Until then collective fury will continue to build."
""
"I'm not celebrating tomorrow and will be working. "
""
"There's much, much more that needs to be done but I'm happy to speak up and support changing the date. "
""
"#workingonJan26 #australia #work

Do you have an ever growing array of tabs that seem to grow stronger and more lengthy as the day progresses? 🗂. 🐉"
""
"I discovered and embraced Command + W (Ctrl + W for the great unwashed) over the down time, and have trained myself to be ruthless with it."
""
"Deploy on your browser window and do the reps."
""
"It helps declutter and keeps you on task before things become unmanageable."
""
"Slay your '22 - become a Command-W-er today ⚔️. 🛡 "
""
"#lifehack #productivity

Good morning and Happy New Year! 🌞"
""
"My downtime was spent reading, exercising, time with family, and even a self-isolation over New Year's Eve as I was waiting on a PCR result (negative)."
""
"What did you do?"
""
"Big things coming this year at Whispir."
""
"We've got a brand sparkling new website that looks sensational. The business has evolved so quickly, and I'm glad our digital footprint now gives you an updated sense of what we're about, and why we think intelligent communications are so key."
""
"I'm barrelling through a big round of interviews today for our 2x pilot internship positions. "
""
"We're hiring a Research Assistant 💻 and a Prototype Assistant 🔬"
""
"What we're looking for is people who care about making change in the world and have more than a passing interest in technology. I'd love the candidates to teach me things!"
""
"There's still a tiny amount of time to get an application in - a link to our job postings is in the comments."
""
"Good luck making 2022 work for you 🙌🏾"
""
"#techforgood #hiring #internships

Here's how to optimise your year so you can SLAY the remainder of 2021..."
""
"👀"
""
"Just kidding - it's a limp to the finish line after an epic, tumultuous, draining, and challenging 24 months."
""
"Rest up and take care of yourself. "
""
"It's okay to say no without an explainer."
"It's fine to "waste" your day with a sleep-in and leaving the dishes in the sink."
"Grab some doughnuts and watch the latest Mortal Kombat - it's so bad and good."
""
"I'll be going into my career-recharge cave, spending time with loved ones, reading books, writing, and spending time in nature."
""
"✨ See you in the '22 ✨

I'm pleased to be supporting this project on behalf of Whispir."
""
"Some of the early learnings from the research are the right mix of challenging, directed, and actionable."
""
"If you're an employer or recruiter within my network please take this short 5-minute survey."
""
"The answers will contribute towards making sure good, deserving people are provided more pathways towards creating better lives for themselves and future organisations they work for."
""
"#recruitment #talentshortage

Ben Vasiliou, CEO of Youth Projects visited Whispir last week and shared what they're doing to help homelessness and open pathways out of poverty."
""
"Hosting a live event was a bit of an adjustment (our people dialled in) but Ben shared some killer insights into what makes a for-purpose leader tick:"
""
"1. Money and partnerships. He articulates the model, how it works, and how it is scaled. Connecting philanthropists, government, and corporate together can fuel impact. Ben is unapologetic and loud about the work they do. "
""
"2. Communicating value clearly. They've doubled their revenue profile in 4 years. I've noticed NFPs shy away from commercial conversations - Ben does the opposite of this. I've worked across all industries and the variety is huge. Yet all industries care about value and seeing revenue deployed effectively. Ben sees this "the more money you have, the more impact you have". There aren't many people I associate with that don't care about impact - but being able to point to why something makes economic sense as well is going to attract more partners."
""
"3. Surround yourself with people that are better than you. Ben called out the calibre of his team and mentioned Nic Horton (Marcomms lead) as an example - he surfaces up the most salient stories for Ben to go out to sector and forge further partnerships to create impact."
""
"My favourite share was The Little Social Cafe - founded by Youth Projects."
""
"The team has created a self-sustaining social enterprise during a pandemic in under a year. "
""
"With over 100 employees through the program thus far:"
"- Two-thirds go on to find employment elsewhere"
"- Half the remainder go back to school to build further skills"
"- Youth Projects continues to engage and help all that need it"
""
"Thank you for sharing what impact can look like."
""
"#nfp #techforgood #partnerships

Here’s a big fat uncomfortable truth bomb 💣 "
""
"If you’ve deemed something is worth doing, how you FEEL doing it the 1st time is an awful predictor for determining whether to keep going."
""
"1st time public speaking? "
"A garbling and traumatising puddle of nerves."
""
"1st cold outreach?"
"A tangled mess of words slightly more legible than vomiting alphabet soup 🤮 🥣 "
""
"1st time at the gym…"
"Hopefully you get the picture."
""
"Yet most people hold back. "
"Avoiding doing that thing they have determined is important."
""
"I very frequently get asked by beginners what is the best way to market THIS for THAT?"
""
"It is not a good question to ask. "
""
"It puts you into analysis paralysis. You’re not at the level to know or apply the best even if it was spoon-fed to you (I've tried)."
""
"This is a good thing. "
""
"You’ll learn more trying to target enterprise-level IT decision makers with an organic Pinterest strategy because you’ll be taking action."
""
"The first time you do something is much worse than your 10th time, that looks completely alien to your 100th time."
""
"Action with curiosity eats research and analysis for breakfast 🍳"
""
"If YOU know it’s important to start doing, push through it feeling uncomfortable, and race towards that 100th time."
""
"You’ve got this 👊"
""
"#digitalmarketing #happyfridayeveryone

Is there anyone in my network connected to remote Aboriginal health services?"
""
"Whispir is putting a quick working group together to identify ways to help drive vaccination amongst communities."
""
"As I understand it, deployment of technology isn't easy - less access to data, weak to no signal, and communal use of phones are some of the things I've heard so far."
""
"Can anyone help / point / make an intro?"
""
"More context on the challenge here:"
""
"https://lnkd.in/d5uSk2ug"
""
"#techforgood #comms #aboriginalculture

Statements I didn't think I'd drop in 2021 during work calls:"
""
"I may have even been seen at Boom in Brisbane in the early noughties, but telling you that information might incriminate me."
""
"🚨🕺🚨"
""
"Don't be that Zoomer that postulates on the weather 💤

What does the most comprehensive API report ever compiled within the world have to do with making an impact on the world?"
""
"Let me break it down for you 🚨"
""
"API stands for Application Programming Interface. "
""
"That doesn't tell you much - think of it as a way for software to talk to each other."
""
""Software doesn't talk" I hear you say."
""
"Well actually it does. "
""
"Facebook's API pipes into Spotify and you see what your friends are listening to."
""
"LinkedIn API lets companies pipe your profile details right into their CRM (for a hefty price)."
""
"Any software that wants to thrive has an API - it lets other software plug into whatever your organisation is using."
""
"Yeah Luke - yawn - so what does this have to do with making an impact?"
""
"Exhibit "Whoa" is this chart from Postman's state of API report. "
""
"Nonprofits are behind only real estate as the industry using APIs the least."
""
"The real estate industry is notorious for not integrating - it is a traditional industry where any data is sewn up and locked into a closed environment."
""
"Nonprofits aren't that much higher for use or adoption."
""
"This presents a HUGE opportunity for any for-purpose wanting to step change its impact."
""
"Connecting your software together allows you to innovate, outpace, and introduce outsized levers for change well beyond the means of a traditional organisation."
""
"A simple example is killing manual communication processes with automation that does follow-up."
""
"It's not sexy fundraising (leaders always tell me they are always looking at the money) 💰"
""
"BUT SAVING hundreds of people hours per year can enable your teams to move towards higher-impact work at the frontline, spend more time with those who need it, or free up time to recruit others ⚡️"
""
"This is why we're doing what we're doing at Whispir."
""
"It's hard to wrap your head around - but once you "get it" there's opportunities to drive more impactful change everywhere."
""
"h/t Anastas Manojlovski thanks for sharing it with me 🙏🏻"
""
"Link to full report:"
"https://lnkd.in/gkaP4Rne"
""
"#forpurpose #techforgood #apis

You've seen them around..."
""
"Those entry-level graduate super-duper-marketing-ninja job ads that no human could be physically, psychically, or intellectually equipped for."
""
"Don't know what I'm talking about?"
""
"The ones that say things like:"
""
"- able to film, produce, edit, star in, and upload cinema film quality social media videos at the drop of a hat"
""
"- exhaustive understanding of analytical models, predictive analytics, and can scry performance media reports like an ancient oracle's omniscience with tea leaves"
""
"- can single-handedly take an angry client and dash their qualms with the flick of a rapier, do a pirouette, and have them increasing their good-will (and copious investments) with our agency"
""
"+ HUNGRY TO LEARN MORE + GAIN EXPERIENCE working with the >>best<<"
""
"🤮"
""
"Do you mind sharing any good ones you've seen with me?"
""
"There are a LOT of job advertisements out there at the moment and I'm sure you've eyed a gold nugget or two and had a chuckle."
""
"Why would you want a link to such a document Marshy?"
""
"Well that's a good question Luke."
""
"I'm starting a new project and think such a document is going to be really good fodder for what I'm building."
""
"I won't name and shame I promise."
""
"🎬"
""
"Thanks in advance ✨"
""
"#digitalmarketing #rockstar #ninja

Fairly awesome gig working with Jess Gomes."
""
"Scaling business, demystifying taboos, and sex-tech."
""
"Get involved 💥"
""
"#jobs #ecommerce #digitalmarketing

Did you know that over 90% of donors are proud of how charities and NFPs have responded to support COVID during last year?"
""
"That's an excellent satisfaction rate."
""
"Can any other group claim to be over 90% pleased with how anyone responded to the calamitous cluster truck 💩🚛🌪 that was last year?"
""
"Whispir learned this information when Richenda and Garth of ntegrity were able to share all of their expertise on fundraising, charities, and technology over a lunchtime learning session."
""
"We run these sessions quarterly to learn from the NFP sector and understand the role technology can play. "
""
"It differs greatly from cause-to-cause but am pleased to be growing our own understanding and identifying ways to help those who do deliver aid."
""
"#fundraising #technology #nfp

Learn to love messy 🧱 🤯💥"
""
"Have you ever seen those employees that come into a growing organisation, and struggle without guidance on this, or a process for that?"
""
"I have - because I used to be one of them."
""
"The real pros I've worked with or known - embrace the mess."
""
"They slop around in the mud, get splashed, and fashion it into workable clay."
""
"🦘 "
"An old colleague wrote a playbook for Facebook Europe and was rewarded with a move to Australia."
""
"🪧"
"A friend started his department's on branding with stickers and swag at Telstra - such expenses would have never been approved - but they just went and did it while stomping through existing processes and GSD."
""
"🦐"
"At The Pistol a former colleague saw that dozens and dozens of hours could be saved per month by standardising some reporting processes - so she went and did that."
""
"In a post-Industrial world that's only going faster - do you think things are going to get any furhter regimented and process-driven?"
""
"Embrace the mess and get uncomfortable figuring it out."
""
"Learn to love it, wrestle with it, and figure it out."
""
"The stars in this world already are."
""
"#career #mentoring

I love connecting with old colleagues doing impressive things."
""
"Yuanxin Sun (孙苑馨), founder of StoryChopsticks is one of those people."
""
"She recently shared her pitch for growing her business with me in a virtual storytelling environment."
""
"Kids love games, interaction, and are familiar with these environments for learning experientially."
""
"As I walked through Storyland, Yuanxin shared how kids can learn Mandarin along the way with the power of naming, creativity, and enabling them to design and share their own stories (that can be published in the real world)."
""
"Her small and talented team has traction in multiple markets (including Indonesia and AU), a growth plan for the next 5 years, and some well-thought out approaches for realising that growth."
""
"She's seeking investors to participate in the Seed Round and I was keen to circulate it with my network off the back of her enthusiasm and determination."
""
"Hit me up if you'd like to read more or you want an introduction."
""
"#startupaus #seedround #education

I'm one of the 569!"
""
"I love that Sobah Non-Alcoholic Beverages are one of the originals in this space in Australia and what they’re offering to the market is purpose-led and truly unique."
""
"I went all-in on sobriety more than 18 months ago, and while everyone's relationship with alcohol is their business - I'm grateful for having an ever-growing abundance of non-alcohol options to enjoy when I want an "adult beverage"."
""
"Great mission, and one I'm incredibly happy to be supporting in a small way."
""
"#australia #business #alcoholfree