Career pathways and vocational education are vital to Australia’s future workforce, yet social bias still favours university routes. Drawing on Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever and the teams evaluation work across Australia, this piece highlights the need to value every pathway, from trades to technology, and close the gap between workforce policy and how we guide young people.

Collaboration and connection are the often-overlooked forces behind innovation and progress. Sparrowly Group's Giovanna Lever explores the vital role of the conduit - those who link people, ideas and opportunities to create momentum. It’s a reflection on why we undervalue this quiet skill and how recognising it can transform teams, leadership and community impact.

Workforce development and skills growth are vital to thriving communities and resilient economies. Drawing on Sparrowly Group’s national experience in place-based strategies, program design and evaluation, Giovanna Lever explains why workforce development goes beyond training, it’s a shared responsibility that strengthens businesses, supports people and drives sustainable economic success.

Award submissions and business recognition offer powerful ways to showcase your impact and achievements. Sparrowly Group’s Justine Sinclair shares ten practical steps to help you prepare a standout application - from identifying your strongest stories to presenting measurable results - so you can confidently position your business for success.

Social science and human behaviour shape how we live, work and connect - yet their influence often goes unnoticed. Sparrowly Group's Giovanna Lever explores how understanding society’s underlying patterns helps us navigate everyday life, improve community outcomes and make sense of the world around us, revealing that social science is anything but boring.

Vocational education and training (VET) is central to shaping Australia’s future workforce and economy. In reflection of National Skills Week, Sparrowly Group’s Federico Moreno explores how the VET sector drives skills development, industry collaboration and long-term prosperity, and why strengthening this system is key to ensuring Australia’s continued economic resilience and growth.

As human-like and amazing as it is, is ChatGPT just another techno fad that will follow the same fate as the likes of Google Wave or Clubhouse? Or is it the beginning of a completely new paradigm in everyday life – a disruption akin to the launch of the iPhone? Sparrowly Group’s Ben Lever explores where the opportunities lie.

Program evaluation is a crucial component of many government interventions, initially designed as pilot programs. Evaluating the successes and failures of a pilot enables highly informed decisions to be made about the program, whether it continues and scales up or not. What do you need to consider to ensure program evaluation is truly objective? Sparrowly Group’s Federico Moreno explains.

Our future workforce is staring at an uncertain future in the face of global crises. To adequately prepare young people, it requires new levels of collaboration between students, parents, schools and industry. We need to work together to advocate for new ways of supporting the education-to-workforce transition.

Sparrowly Group’s Managing Director Giovanna Lever shares her thoughts on ‘The Great Resignation’, commenting on the counterargument which focusses on a realignment of work/life balancing and providing inclusive, flexible workplaces.

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.

According to The Salesforce State of Service Third Edition report, 47% of customers say they’ll stop buying from a company if they have a subpar experience. The number one reason customers leave or don’t return is that they feel undervalued. Sparrowly Group’s Avril Dunn explores this further.

Innovation...one of the key buzzwords in the business industry, but how many businesses actually know what it means and how to apply it? Hear what our intern Aidan Lam has to say about it.

Why do adults struggle to say those two powerful words - I'm sorry? Giovanna Lever reflects on key learnings from her ten year old for the work place.

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.

It is so important for people to take breaks in their daily life to remain productive. Hear how this has had an incredible impact on Giovanna Lever with her business, Sparrowly Group.

For small business owners it is important to create connections. Giovanna Lever shares her tips on how to create genuine two-way value in your business relationships.

Do you invest enough time into your professional growth? Giovanna Lever shares her insights into helpful learning opportunities that will continue to help you grow in your career.

Fear is inevitable at some point in our lives. Hear what our guest blogger Jane Faulkner has to say about fear and ways to overcome it for your small business operations

Most women are proud of their multi-tasking abilities but are they causing themselves unnecessary stress by trying to handle too many things at once? Giovanna Lever provides her perspective on this.