Hey everyone 👋 I've been off the grid for a little while, and not by choice. Work has been loud. The kind of loud where you look up and realise it's been a fortnight since you did anything that wasn't urgent. I don't dig that at all. But it happens to all of us, doesn't it? The community, the posts and the Wednesday calls have taken a back seat. And if you noticed the silence, I appreciate your patience. Even when I wasn't showing up here, I was collecting things I wanted to bring back. A few moments that made me stop and think. So I'm here now, but before I dive into any of that, I'd love to hear from you first. What's been happening? Fill in the blank: In the last two weeks, I've been busy doing__________.

I’ve had a little bit of fun over the last couple of days putting together a high-performance training package in my classroom. What’s high-performance training about, I hear you ask? Well, in a nutshell, it’s just some ideas on how to behave within teams so that you get the best out of each other. I find it super interesting, and I get a massive thrill when teams take some of the ideas on and do really well as a result. A quick shout-out to @Daniel Halls . You mentioned you were putting your own high-performance stuff together, particularly around psychological safety. You inspired me to put what I had into my classroom. Now you can use what you need for your own course structure. I hope it helps you mate. It might at least point you in the right direction. I made this package up a couple of years ago when I was going through a Star Wars photography phase. The course is within my premium classroom. I’ll offer a free preview to 3 of you who are interested in taking a look.

What do you think of this portrayal of how to treat different generations? As a Gen X Man, I’m pretty confident that if you give me freedom to work the way I like with a sprinkle of autonomy, I’ll do just about anything for you. I actually use this a bit at work due to the fact that 80% of the workforce are millennials and Gen Z. Having said that, there’s something about young people that join the military that sets them apart from these normal stereotypes. What’s your workforce like in comparison?

Living on an Air Force Base ✈️ Sometimes it’s really quiet. Some days can be absolutely awesome. Today the RAAF Roulettes are in town for the Royal Easter Show. We are always lucky to get an impromptu aerobics display when they’re here. The wife and kids absolutely love it. I especially love the fact that I know some of the pilots flying those awesome planes. What a job. Who’s seen The Roulettes?

Yesterday was a good day. We ran an Easter Egg Hunt for Defence families in the Western Sydney region. An opportunity to gather families together and show some appreciation for what the Defence member is doing, as well as highlighting the awesome support that their spouses are providing. My wife and kids had a great time hunting Easter eggs, patting alpaca's with awesome haircuts and making new friends. Where there are Defence families, there is plenty of gratitude. Some of the things we ask our members and families to deal with are not normal daily situations. We've got member's posted in the Middle East, South Sudan, Poland and everywhere in between. Being a spouse at home with the kids while your partner is in some of those places, while nerve wracking, provides a sense of pride while stretched. Throwing a few Easter eggs around is a simple thing we can do to show that gratitude, but it's the relationships that are built that makes it worthwhile.