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Australian Army soldier Corporal Caitlyn Elleray reads a letter from a distant relative writing about his account of the landing at Gallipoli.
July 9, 2024July 9, 2024Propel Her Bonus

Advice I’d Give My Younger Self: Susan Gelsi

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tips for a Baby Medic from a Medic Who Didn’t Always Get it Right “Tips and tricks for young players”, or in […]

Australian Army soldier Corporal Caitlyn Elleray reads a letter from a distant relative writing about his account of the landing at Gallipoli.
October 17, 2023July 9, 2024Propel Her Bonus

Advice I’d Give My Younger Self: Mirrors, Machiavelli And Mentoring

Reading Time: 3 minutes “What were you like when you were my age Auntie Leigh?“ I love my nieces. With them, I get to play the […]

Australian Army soldier Corporal Caitlyn Elleray reads a letter from a distant relative writing about his account of the landing at Gallipoli.
October 9, 2023July 9, 2024Propel Her Bonus

Advice I’d Give My Younger Self (even though I probably would have ignored it)

Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is the first of a new series ‘Advice I’d Give My Younger Self’.  We can all learn from each others […]

March 23, 2023October 17, 2023Propel Her Bonus

Bread and Butter: What an Honours Year Taught Me about True Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes My family would assure you that my cooking skills do not inspire confidence. But 2022 was the year that changed that. My […]

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022Propel Her, Propel Her Bonus

When Traditional Concepts Blind Us To Our Own Success

Reading Time: 4 minutes It can be devastating when our pathways in life lead us to outcomes we view as contrary to success.   This is […]

July 25, 2022November 20, 2022Propel Her Bonus

You’re Posting Me Where?

Reading Time: 4 minutes The dreaded call… will it be Nowra, Tindal or Wagga Wagga? Or worse… Puckapunyal! The nervous anticipation of not receiving your desired […]

November 4, 2021October 31, 2021Propel Her Bonus

Lessons from lockdown in the City of Brotherly Love

Reading Time: 3 minutes In January 2020 I boarded a plane heading towards the US and my dream job of a three year posting in Philadelphia. […]

September 23, 2021September 7, 2021Propel Her Bonus

A Cool Dude with Long Hair

Reading Time: 3 minutes I’d always been the tomboy. The one girl amongst the group of boys.  This continued when I joined the Army reserves. I […]

July 29, 2021July 27, 2021Blog, Propel Her Bonus

Tackling Gender Bias

Reading Time: 6 minutes Much has been written about women in leadership. There are countless books and articles on leadership written by women specifically for women. […]

July 22, 2021October 31, 2021Propel Her Bonus

My Defence Story: Failures, Field and Finding my Inner Strength

Reading Time: 6 minutes My Defence story is not unlike many others.  I enlisted, survived recruit training and went on to my training establishment.  It seemed pretty straight […]

July 15, 2021July 10, 2021Blog, Propel Her Bonus

What it means to fight like a girl

Reading Time: 6 minutes Firstly, I apologise that this article might not be the best writing I’ve produced. I’m currently sitting here at work shivering while […]

July 8, 2021July 10, 2021Blog, Propel Her Bonus

The Power of an Uncluttered Mind

Reading Time: 5 minutes I hugged them tight, so tight that my four year old complained she couldn’t breathe. But I didn’t want to let go, […]

May 13, 2021November 20, 2022Blog, Propel Her Bonus

Spotlight Her 2021

Reading Time: 12 minutes Spotlight Her 2021 Propel Her is shining a spotlight on silent achievers who contribute in inspirational ways to the Defence of Australia […]

March 25, 2021July 10, 2021Propel Her Bonus

The Power of Attitude: The Choice is Yours

Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is part of the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. Follow the series and join the conversation via #PropelHerAus. In all […]

December 3, 2020July 10, 2021Blog, Propel Her Bonus

Strengthening Through Sport

Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is part of the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. Follow the series and join the conversation via #PropelHerAus. A […]

November 29, 2020July 10, 2021Propel Her Bonus

How to Choose a Career Coach

Reading Time: 3 minutes This article is part of the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. Follow the series and join the conversation via #PropelHerAus. I […]

November 19, 2020July 10, 2021Propel Her Bonus

Write well, present well: Sharing your ideas in the ADF

Reading Time: 5 minutes Someone I admire once told me that you will not always have a stage on which to speak, but the best thing […]

November 18, 2020July 10, 2021Propel Her Bonus

The Transition Test

Reading Time: 5 minutes This article is part of the Defence Women’s Leadership Series. An organisation’s characteristics are formed through its founding and its history, as it […]

October 22, 2020October 17, 2023Propel Her Bonus

Spotlight Her

Reading Time: 3 minutes Spotlight Her Propel Her is shining a spotlight on silent achievers who contribute in inspirational ways to the Defence of Australia Tweet […]

September 24, 2020July 10, 2021Propel Her Bonus

Belonging, Authenticity, Vulnerability: Unlocking your Potential

Reading Time: 4 minutes This is a reflection article by Kate Yaxley for the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. Like many Grounded Curiosity readers, I […]

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