Client:

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Objectives:

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Program was designed to grow leadership and individual capability in high-potential staff whilst raising confidence and lifting aspirations.

Who was involved?

40 current and emerging leaders in academic and professional roles.

Project Delivery

Implemented individual Strength Profile assessments and debriefs prior to 2x workshops. Underpinned by the latest research in leadership development, coaching psychology and positive psychology, this program provided a wonderful opportunity for participants to explore, reflect upon and develop their personal leadership potential. Participants learnt how to leverage off their strengths to help them navigate everyday leadership challenges and how to achieve meaningful goals whilst considering their well-being in the process.

Outcomes:

- Identify strengths within self and others and how to use this information to create positive outcomes
- Reflect on and take inventory on personal and workplace demands
- Deconstruct the myths around self-care and identify how to build self-care practices in everyday work and life contexts
- Create a plan for enhancing leadership effectiveness leveraging off strengths

Client Feedback:

“The best thing about working with My Career Rhythms is the personalised service and attention to detail. I love that the program was so perfectly tailored to what my participants needed and what the organisation wanted."
Julie Preston - Organisational Development Program Manager, UTAS People and Wellbeing

“The best thing about working with My Career Rhythms is the really personal feeling. The My Career Rhythms team were friendly, supportive and knowledgeable. I found the experience really positive, and I have learnt a lot about my leadership style, and my key strengths and how I use them (or can use them).”
Jo McEvoy - Research Services Manager, UTAS College of Health and Medicine

Client:

UNSW Science

Objectives:

The UNSW Women in Maths and Science Champions Program is a 12-month career development program to support female research students and early career scientists to become leading science professionals.

Who was involved?

50 women in total - 25 PhD researchers and 25 early career scientists (0-7 years post PhD)

Project Delivery

Implemented individual Strengths Profile assessments and debriefs prior to cohort members participating in a formal learning pre-work component through digital learning. Following this, 2x full-day workshops were delivered which focused on ‘Leading with Impact’ and ‘Career Development for Success’. Participants also took part in focus sessions, 20 hours of outreach activities, and one-on-one coaching.

Outcomes:

- Develop life-long skills to adopt an advocacy role for women in maths and science
- Promote interest in maths and science through sharing personal journeys, career aspirations, innovations and contributions to society
- Influence and inspire school-age students to pursue further study in maths and science
- Engage with current UNSW Science students about their student experience and options to continue their studies and pursue a career in maths and science
- Contribute to social engagement, global impact and leadership activities that add value to UNSW Science, the broader sector and/or community in the context of the UNSW 2025 Strategy

Client Feedback:

“This has been my favourite workshop so far. I thought both presenters were really great and engaging. I liked that we were constantly doing activities and working in groups. I also loved that it was personal and we were able to reflect on our own strengths.”
PhD Champion, UNSW Science

“Sheonaigh demonstrated strong expertise in delivering worthwhile workshops. She used several engaging resources to simplify learning for us. I look forward to more like this.”
PhD Champion, UNSW Science

Client:

Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand

Objectives:

The ‘Wellbeing at Work’ Event was the first of a new event series hosted by the Careers Engagement Team for Graduate Recruitment Professionals. The Careers Engagement team, work together with High Schools, Universities and Employers to develop the Chartered Accountants brand. This new approach was designed to enrich participants to become superstars of their organisations.

Who was involved?

140x HR Managers, Graduate Recruiters and Higher Education Professionals across Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra

Project Delivery

Initially provided a series of consulting sessions, pulling from our niche experience, industry understanding, and problem solving abilities to help CAANZ to restructure and rebrand their offering for employers. With a thorough understanding of a strategic programmatic design process, CAANZ were able to then quickly take the next step, following our recommendations to undertake research, collecting data in order to discover stakeholder needs and priorities for engagement and development. Collectively, we reviewed the findings from the research and explored how we could assist in meeting the identified employer needs. The result was the conceptualisation of a new Career Connect event series and subsequent design, development and delivery of the inaugural event.

Outcomes:

- Consider application of strategies for acquisition, onboarding, and retention of graduate recruits
- Perform positive psychology activities to explore the immediate impact on wellbeing
- Design a simple action plan to implement for self and graduate recruits
- Partner with Millennials in a thought-provoking and creative wellbeing process
- Inspire graduate recruits to maximise their personal and professional wellbeing

Client Feedback:

"My Career Rhythms were integral in our efforts to re-shape our offerings to HR Professionals and attracting students to engage with us. They supported us with the end-to-end crafting of the program, from scoping to research and program delivery. Extremely personable and flexible to work with but more importantly, their knowledge and expertise in the sector supported us in delivering the program successfully."
Sunny Sirabas - GM, Innovation - Chartered Accountants ANZ

Client:

UNSW Business School

Objectives:

The ‘Leaning Into Change’ Program was designed to:
- Provide a deep and rich outplacement/inplacement experience
- Support participants to utilise both their positive and negative emotions to generate momentum
- Understand career transition and decision making processes
- Acquire an understanding of the four factors needed for purposeful change
- Develop skills, knowledge and attitudes to successfully launch and land in today’s job market

Who was involved?

The merging of marketing and recruitment services from Faculties to a Central business unit resulted in redundancies and career change challenges. We worked with 30x professional staff members of the UNSW Business School Student Experience Unit.

Project Delivery

An initial workshop was organised with impacted staff to equip them with a road map for career transition success. At the conclusion of the workshop, feedback indicated that people understood the most appropriate first steps for them to take, whereas previously, they were clouded by overwhelm and confusion regarding the various transition tasks ahead of them.

Following the workshop, we organised an initial one-on-one consultation session with each individual to determine their unique needs. A tailored plan for each team member was then created and implemented including coaching sessions covering career change, decision making, job-search strategies, interviewing and negotiation. Team members’ plans also included a professionally written resume and LinkedIn profile.

Outcomes:

- Offer candidates a deeper richer experience, empowering individual employees with the most current tools needed to successfully launch and land in today’s job market.
- Provide organisations with a greater return on their investment via shorter transition times for their impacted employees and more affordable delivery options.

Client Feedback:

“The best thing about working with My Career Rhythms was the good scoping of our needs, tailored delivery, check-ins on progress and good follow-up. Each person who engaged with the service was very positive about the experience, particularly working with Sheonaigh, who made meaningful connections and tailored her approach to suit the individual.”
David Sams - Head Student Experience & Support, UNSW Sydney

“My Career Rhythms came to our team during challenging times of workplace change and helped us focus on what needed to happen - which was to take action towards the next best outcome for us. It has been a very fruitful experience and everyone who engaged with Sheonaigh came away feeling supported and empowered towards our futures.
James Lew - Strategic Marketing and Communications Manager, UNSW Business School

“The best thing about working with My Career Rhythms is their adaptable and flexible approach to delivering a quality product tailored to the client. Their approach is targeted and personalised so you feel like a valued client, not just a number.”
Christine Brooks - Senior Project Officer, UNSW Business School