ideas to help you Think differently • Laugh out loud • INSPIRE action
When our busy lives keep us stuck in how we’ve always done things or so much change has our heads spinning, Dr Gayle Smerdon’s engaging presentations can be a breath of fresh air, offering us the chance to pause and reconsider.
Gayle has a way of reminding us of things forgotten and sharing new ideas that can revolutionise how we approach life and work. Her presentations have the power to inspire audiences to see things from a new perspective and to embrace positive change.
And it doesn’t hurt that Gayle creates opportunities to laugh out loud along the way. Laughter helps us to engage more deeply with new ideas, making it more likely that we'll remember and apply what we've learned and turn those “A-Ha!” moments into action.
Gayle speaks and facilitates sessions on workplace culture, values, leadership, well-being, and teamwork and aims to empower others to do work that matters and contributes to a rich and meaningful life.
Sessions are available as a 45-minute keynote, a 90-minute interactive session or a 3-hour workshop.
Current Topics
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To say that you will never have a Bad Day again after this session ... might be going a bit too far. However, a liberal application of the Bad Day Playbook approach will severely lessen the severity and frequency of Bad Days. Take back control and see that staying afloat when a Bad Day looms is as easy as 1-2-3.
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Taking control of your career is your business, literally. This session helps you work on your own career project - let’s call it YOU Inc.
This is a realistic, practical way to determine what you can do to build the career and life you want.
Come away with your business plan for You Inc and a sense of possibility about how to get there.
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In a world enslaved to busy, this presentation is designed to help the overwhelmed and distracted by doing what matters and leaving the unimportant behind. Enter the Wheel Of Overwhelm and identify key strategies for getting the important stuff done - like your own work, looking after your well-being, supporting your team and living a great life.
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A cheeky, funny and critical look at what gets in the way of creating a great workplace.
Embracing the Shit-o-meter, the Arse-scale and other handy tools, we consider how to take action, not to make work perfect (it never is), but to make it a little less shit.
This presentation is perfect for the end of your conference or to release some happy endorphins at any event.
[Keynote only - mild language warning]
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Learn how to lead sustainable change that enriches your workplace culture and strengthens your leadership.
Help your teams focus on what they can do, surface what they’re concerned about and keep them engaged and positive.
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In organisations, we are asked to align our work with their values. But that goes way beyond their chosen words and how we behave. Values encompass how we see ourselves, others, and our work.
This presentation examines a more profound sense of values and how they enrich our world.
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I loved the fun attached to a serious topic and Gayle’s style and friendly approach. We can all do things to make work less shit. We are part of the solution (and the problem).
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