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SME Giovanna Lever SME Giovanna Lever

Shut up and Listen!

Engagement, a cornerstone of communication, is critical in the workplace for fostering positive relationships and ultimately, achieving better business outcomes. Yet, if I had a dollar for every resume claiming “I’m a great communicator,” I’d be well on my way to retirement. The reality is that many people struggle with one fundamental aspect of communication - true engagement. 

Why? Because we don’t know how to listen.

Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever shares her tips to mastering deep and long lasting engagement.

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Connecting Your Business with Ethical Consumers: A Guide to Alignment

The ethical consumer demonstrates a shift in priorities in favour of purchasing from organisations that prioritise transparency and sustainability. Learning how to service this consumer will have lasting benefits for your business and the community in which you operate.

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Visitor Economy Morgan Thorn Visitor Economy Morgan Thorn

Feel the senses - taste the berries! 

Sensory Experience is the connection of physical senses including sight, touch, taste, sound and smell to an experience. In this article, Sparrowly Group’s Morgan Thorn explores how your every day activities or surroundings can be developed into a memorable sensory experience.

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Community Development Giovanna Lever Community Development Giovanna Lever

Unlocking the secrets of society

Social science delves into the complex and intricate realm of human behaviour, society, and culture. But it can be overlooked by many or avoided as being something that is hard to understand, boring or something left to the experts. Yet, without realising it, we are using it, or discussing it in some shape or form in our everyday lives.

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Community Development, SME Giovanna Lever Community Development, SME Giovanna Lever

Who are the people in your neighbourhood?

In a world that thrives with human connection, why do we design our houses to live at the back of them? As we look towards optimising the natural assets of our towns and cities and building better public spaces to connect for residents and visitors, how can we take that same energy and better connect the streets we live in? Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever provides solutions to connecting communities closer to home.

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Workforce Development Giovanna Lever Workforce Development Giovanna Lever

Future Proofing Australia's Young People

This white paper on career pathways for the workforce for the future starts a meaningful and constructive discussion that is pegged to grow. It considers some of the current challenges alongside the growing opportunity to rebuild meaningful and impactful systems whereby we, as a society, can more effectively support young people and create a better workforce for the future.

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Community Development, Visitor Economy Giovanna Lever Community Development, Visitor Economy Giovanna Lever

Why we need to give a crap about public toilets

How many people would compare the toilets that we experience in public spaces to the toilet we experience in our own homes? As Place Makers and destination creators, when extending our hospitality, we should definitely be considering the impression that our public toilets are communicating to our residents and visitors.Toilets are a big deal. More than ever before.

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Why has Always Been in Us…

Why do so many adults struggle with knowing their why? What happens between seven and adult hood? Giovanna Lever taps into this through her recent experience.

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SME Giovanna Lever SME Giovanna Lever

Circle of Influence

In many professional landscapes people only care about who you are and what you do. Hear what Giovanna Lever has to say about networking without a business card.

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The art of networking

Networking can often be people's worst nightmares. But why? Giovanna Lever shares how to implement skills to improve your networking abilities at the next work event.

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