For many business leaders, time away from work can feel counterintuitive. There is always another decision to make, problem to solve, email to answer or person who needs support. The to-do list rarely gets shorter, and a break can feel like lost momentum. But Happiness Co founder and CEO Julian Pace believes time away from … Read more
2026 Trek to Move Mental Mountains: Our Impact In May 2026, 21 individuals embarked on a 14-day expedition to Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal, trekking to an altitude of 4,130 metres with one shared purpose: to create meaningful change for mental health and suicide prevention across Western Australia. What began as a physical challenge became … Read more
Why belonging, not bonuses, drives workplace performance As organisations grapple with declining engagement, many are still relying on outdated ways of measuring performance. Bonuses, targets and outputs fail to capture what truly drives people to perform at their best. In reality, performance is shaped less by incentives and more by how people feel at work. … Read more
As demand for mental health support continues to outpace supply, there is a growing responsibility to explore new ways of supporting people through their mental health challenges. Research shows around 60 per cent of Australians never seek mental health support, with cost, availability and stigma remaining major barriers. At the same time, artificial intelligence is … Read more
usiness has never moved faster. Growth, scale, valuations, exits and momentum are celebrated more loudly than ever. From the outside, it can look as though success is everywhere. Yet behind closed doors, many leaders are quietly exhausted, disconnected and unhappy, questioning whether the cost of that success is worth it. Here is my honest view: … Read more
