In this last podcast we debate our final 2 questions – namely what is Positive Psychology and why Bye for Now? Judith provides the textbook answers on Positive Psychology and Kelly drinks wine (if only to toast Barnaby Joyce’s resignation) and eats Melting Moments. We sign off though having loved been in your ears and […]

In 2017 we talked the Power of Teams. Well what’s old is new again and with the release of a fantastic new text on Leadership team Coaching we thought we owed you all a revisit. In this podcast we talk Women in Safety & Health (WISH) Leadership Survey results (and why its interesting to teams) […]

In this episode we go back to basics around preparing your CV and presenting well at interview. Think you know all there is about that – listen in to our podcast and perhaps you can learn just that little bit more. What we talked about?     Bookenz Leadership CV template

New Years goals… Holiday goals…Return to work goals…goals goals goals! Don’t get us wrong, goal setting is great (we thoroughly recommend it!) however narrow goals, conflicting goals and goals that erode your organisational and team cultures are actually not cool. We talk of our own goals and share stories of goals gone wild. And did […]

Inching forward and playing to your strengths, managing your fatal flaws and bringing your whole self to work are all parts of making yourself indispensable. The benefits of getting and giving good 360 degree feedback, using self awareness tools and understanding the powers in being happy at work are also discussed – as is the […]

The deliciousness of reflection, recording and writing a diary Helen Garner, an Australian author we both love, often talks about the “deliciousness” of diary writing and reflection. It’s not for everyone though, so in this podcast we talked about learning how to write, learning how to be grateful and learning how to complete safe-to-fail experiments. […]

The apology of Don Bourke (where he tried to explain the origins of him being called out as a complete sexist pig) is a topic of interest to us on this podcast. We try to explain that there is a way of apologizing and exiting gracefully (no, it’s not the way Don Bourke did it) and […]

Welcome back to the Bookenz Café but now in 2018! We have decided to take a slightly different approach to our podcast this year – mostly, that we are going to try to stay on track and that we are going to focus on what’s current and highly meaningful to you, our listeners. In this […]

This is a replay of Bookenz Café Podcast Episode One (1). Well, you’ve gotta start somewhere – Kelly introduces the Bookenz Cafe podcast, and her partner in crime Judith. In this episode, Kelly and Judith introduce themselves and they share their thoughts and ideas on the crumbly chocolate cake and the NSW Government Target Zero […]

In this second episode of the 2 part series, Kelly shares her own H&S educational, leadership and “all the rest” journey solo. She talks about the role that education has in the H&S industry and to the anchor that a technical skill in safety has (recommendation:get it, then leave it alone – study something else […]