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Lynne Schinella

Apr 14 · 3 min

Three Experts: No Idea

Prior to the pandemic, a business buddy and I had been talking about forming a small group to get together and shoot the breeze on a regular basis. The intention was to share wins and losses

Lynne Schinella

Mar 22 · 2 min

How funny are you?

Are you one of those people who think you’re hilarious? That tell a story and rock a room? Are you sure about that? When we think of funny people it’s easy to go to the obvious personali

Lynne Schinella

Dec 15 · 2 min

Samsung. Made to Last.

My dad’s phone carked it this week. Hardly surprising. It was 23 years old. Go figure. Samsung made extraordinary flip phones to last. Of course, given the fact that he’s 86 and an extre

Lynne Schinella

Dec 13 · 3 min

Impossible to ignore – hello Mango!

Are you a storyteller? Do you love people? Are your party shoes always at the ready? Do you tend to be late – but believe you’re worth the wait? Hello you big Mango! If you don’t know

Lynne Schinella

Jun 22 · 3 min

Why Apples Don’t Like Yoga

People with an Apple preference are known to be quick. Quick thinkers, quick in conversation, quick to action. So it would stand to reason that yoga would not be their first choice of exerci

Lynne Schinella

May 20 · 3 min

8 Reasons for a Lime Personality to Love the New Workplace

Good news for the introverted personality The original nuclear shock of COVID-19 has abated and we are all in some sort of routine albeit in a world we barely recognise. But for some persona

Lynne Schinella

Apr 13 · 3 min

Mangoes are Human Too (hang on, that’s weird)

Four weeks into lockdown and I want to do a bit of a shout out to a much maligned Fruit, the Mango. They tend to cop a bit of flack around the office for talking too much, laughing too loud,

Lynne Schinella

Apr 6 · 2 min

Leading in the New Normal

We weren’t prepared for this. Markets shifting, lack of oil, changes of government, yes. But not this. It’s hard enough leading at the best of times. And now here is an unprecedented sit

Lynne Schinella

Jan 20 · 3 min

The Danger of Mini Me’s

It’s a huge responsibility to hire people. And when you’re a small business owner, many of us don’t have the luxury of formal training in interview skills – you’re just supposed to

Lynne Schinella

Jan 20 · 2 min

It’s All About the Giving

I was privileged to speak recently at the Foster Care Queensland Conference. It’s a significant affair – 800 people from agencies, suppliers and many carers themselves. So it was no surp