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Handing over projects is a key part of any consultant’s work. Any time you start a new project or secondment, you know it will come …
In today’s modern workplace with devices that make you available at all hours and with working from home increasing on the list of job benefits, …
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to overlook our own wellbeing, and the wellbeing of those around us. Events like …
Ever feel like planning approval conditions are a bit overkill? Covering for scenarios that are surely so unlikely that it hardly warrants the compliance imposition? …
I am from the ‘dark side’. I found this out last week. Let me set the scene … I was attending the National Community Engagement …
Australia is a pretty big place, geographically speaking. That’s a lot of ground for our colleagues in the Australian Government to cover! With our funding …
Tendering can be rough. You need to decipher request documents, get your head around the project, come up with a plan of work, cost said …
Even experienced, otherwise intelligent and talented people get nervous when beginning a new job. And this is normal. It is, in fact, common. We like …
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to complete some eye-opening training through IAP2. The training programs were ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ and ‘Facilitating the …
We have all had the experience of applying for a job, sending out that carefully crafted application and waiting anxiously for a response. You check …
Last month we jumped online to hear about ‘Counting on U’, a program led by a smarty pants team of dedicated researchers from Deakin Business …
Not time periods but menstrual ones. On any given day, about 800 million people around the world have their periods. So why do we feel …
We know that everyone is feeling the pinch with costs of living and interest rates on the rise but imagine trying to make ends meet …
Ozwater’23: Australia’s premier water event and largest water conference and exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. We had to be part of it! Three days, 3,000 delegates, …
Here at Factotum, we’re a varied bunch. And we have a whole array of outside of work responsibilities and activities. Some of us study, some …
What is our vision? What is our mission? What are our values and how do we know what that looks like in daily practice? These …
The team converged on Melbourne in late October for the 2022 IAP2 Australasia Conference. We had a fantastic time getting together in person, meeting new …
“Hi – I’m Kate from Sydney – Long time listener, first time podcaster…” The universe has been nudging me closer and closer to the back …