Do you fear failure and lack the courage to speak up? Are you stuck in the 9 to 5 gig, struggling to move up the ranks? No-one wants to regret the decisions they never made or look back on their life and regret not having given it a go. Growing up we’re told that you’re either born a risk-taker or you’re not, but this isn’t necessarily the case, and research backs it up. In fact, playing it safe could be the biggest risk of all. Risk-taking can be learned and strengthened as

As a Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) professional, working in and around engineering, technology and manufacturing organisations for well over a decade, I often hear about the need for more STEM educated people if we’re going to flourish as a nation in the future. This is no surprise, as the jobs of the future are forecast to be STEM-heavy, with Microsoft suggesting in its Building Australia’s future-ready workforce report that these jobs will be in Artificial

After a couple of big growth years at Smart Fabrication, and after having established a new production facility, in April 2014 I decided I would apply for an Industry Leaders Fund (ILF) grant. It had been around 12 months since I completed my Masters in Systems Engineering and I was starting to get the “itch” again to further my knowledge. Rather than pursuing another formal post-graduate program, I decided it was time to focus on filling specific gaps in my business knowledg