<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rise to the Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rise the the Challenge - New]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:30:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Overtalking: What is it and why do we do it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Often articles on ‘talking too much’ focus on the listener; the long suffering ear at the end of the overtalker. This creates the...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2019/03/05/overtalking-what-is-it-and-why-do-we-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd823</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:30:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_4e6bc10171ce4480887c16dcc7637fca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_620,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unconscious Bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[As our year comes to a close it’s a perfect time of year to reflect on our own unconscious bias. 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The pursuit of happiness has become a catchcry....]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2018/09/05/authentic-leaders-workplace-coaching-social-media-indulgence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd831</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 05:34:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_4f9e75c926694c26a664d795b83bae13~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_620,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders Coaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to my latest QuarterlyShare: As we face into another year of opportunity and challenge my attention is firmly on the absolute...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2018/02/28/leaders-coaching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd830</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_1cdd6ff1023f469c8e9c1f774e56438d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture Doesn't Eat Strategy For Breakfast!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Culture doesn't eat strategy for breakfast! Culture suffocates under the weight of strategy that cares more about the bottom line than it...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2018/02/23/culture-doesnt-eat-strategy-for-breakfast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd82d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:59:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_fb7d0a0204e842fc8aaeee63e294d7ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership Research and the Purification Principle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to my latest QuarterlyShare: To continue my love of numbers, here is what is going on with workplace leadership according to...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/11/20/leadership-research-and-the-purification-principle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd81e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 02:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_1cdd6ff1023f469c8e9c1f774e56438d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feedback Frenzy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual Performance Reviews versus Continuous Feedback – Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater! My husband and I...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/09/29/feedback-frenzy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd828</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 03:49:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_7216c193c60144f1890a7c57e4deb345~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covert Coaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to its confidential and opaque nature, workplace coaching tends to skulk under the radar, especially when compared to its far sexier...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/05/26/covert-coaching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd821</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 02:17:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_e5535a2165724d70b4f44e2af0dae116~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_889,h_462,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders be Afraid. Be very Afraid]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll never forget the look on his face as he stormed into my classroom. Face reddened and distorted from the exertion of racing up the...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/04/20/leader-be-afraid-be-very-afraid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd820</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_7cb4a74b7f89411bbbb41f1298b07551~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_594,h_319,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake News]]></title><description><![CDATA[My last newsletter was all about facts, thus I felt it appropriate and inordinately current to focus this quarter’s newsletter on all...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/04/27/fake-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd827</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_7b4e6ff7762f4ac6b32f814cd4e46800~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_545,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does your arrogance lie?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A common question I like to ask my clients to ponder is: Where does your arrogance lie? It's something I use personally if I catch myself...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/02/07/where-does-your-arrogance-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd832</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 23:35:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_f173b99057f24996976348e414eb0a8d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_414,h_414,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words and language: how they influence and reflect]]></title><description><![CDATA[As yet another year draws to an end my head is full of musings over WORDS and how they influence and reflect the global zeitgeist. This...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2016/12/21/words-and-language-how-they-influence-and-reflect-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd81a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:32:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_441cb88846cd4bda9e090dc8e416d270~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_792,h_506,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words and language: how they influence and reflect]]></title><description><![CDATA[As yet another year draws to an end my head is full of musings over WORDS and how they influence and reflect the global zeitgeist. This...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/11/20/words-and-language-how-they-influence-and-reflect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd82f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 02:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_1cdd6ff1023f469c8e9c1f774e56438d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am an out and proud Diva!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So often we come away from conferences and workshops with an action list we already knew or no commitment at all. I have just spent the...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2016/12/19/i-am-an-out-and-proud-diva</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd81c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:08:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_4d8d90a2f558433b845c0cc335d41eb2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_339,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all have a leadership role to play...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I had the privilege of listening to Ronni Kahn, OzHarvest founder, share her story at The 2016 Australian Women’s Leadership...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2016/09/15/we-all-have-a-leadership-role-to-play</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd82c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 06:11:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f844a81ff14743ba92ef5f4f498aa2c8.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello leaders (which is all of us) and aspiring leaders (which is those of us yet to recognise the leadership role we play).  I’m...]]></description><link>https://www.risetothechallenge.com.au/single-post/2017/11/20/hello-leaders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a937958b8e519e2b24cd822</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 03:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/beb890_1cdd6ff1023f469c8e9c1f774e56438d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>maree75</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>