Turbulent Work Today

Mishel is a Yorta Yorta / Irish woman, she grew up in rural Victoria. Mishel completed Bachelor of Social Work with honours and her PhD 2018 which revealed principles of First Nations childrearing.

Mishel won Premier's Research Awards for Aboriginal Research 2019, Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership 2019, has worked as Social Work lecturer, Co-ordinator of the Victorian Aboriginal Research Accord, investigator for the Aboriginal Youth Mentoring, a Pathway to Leadership project and lead researcher for Blak Butterfly – Improving First Nations People’s Lived Experience of Emergency Departments project and is currently researching improving Aboriginal self-determination in Australian Child Protection.

Mishel is a poet, a swimmer, author, photographer and would love to learn more about integrative health, combining Indigenous wisdom with bio medical health.

Larry Hirschhorn is a founder of the consulting firm CFAR. He is the director of its Dynamics of Consulting Program. He is a founder of ISPSO. He is the author of The Workplace Within and Reworking Authority

Brett Macfarlane advises complex global organizations on the behavioural enablement of innovation, including central banks, Fortune 500 companies, and leading consultancies. He trained in systems psychodynamics with distinction at INSEAD’s Executive Master in Change and has led innovation at some of the world’s most innovative companies, contributing to over 200 awards and patents. His research focuses on the behavioural patterns of innovation leaders, and his tools—including the Innovation Leadership Map and Emotional Gearing—help leaders improve effectiveness and resilience.

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