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Feedback Boosts Productivity
In almost every coaching program I run my clients ask me about how they can have more effective feedback conversations. Some clients share with me: "Feedback conversations are more painful than going to the dentist!" "I avoid some feedback conversations. Some...
Valuing the Midpoint for Motivation and Productivity
This is the halfway mark of a rather large project I’m working on with my cross-stitch. And if you’re not too sure what cross-stitch is, if you’ve heard of paint-by-numbers, then this is the same, but stitch by symbol. Each little grid square corresponds to one...
VLOG: Influence, Communications and Personal Brand for Managers and Leaders
I had the absolute pleasure to catch up with branding, influence and communications expert Jane Anderson. We chat all things influence! Some of the many key take-aways: 🔹 The work you do on yourself can be challenging at times: that's why the mindset and doing the...
VLOG: Lessons in International Leadership
An interview with Toastmaster International President Mike Storkey discussing leading a global organisation.
The Mosquito and Productivity
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.You no doubt have heard that quote before. And last night, at sometime after midnight, I was reminded how effective a mosquito can be. It woke me up, and I was shooing it,...
Latching On and Productivity
Have you ever shared some information with your team and then later heard back along the vine an unexpected interpretation of your own message? Or importance placed on only one aspect of your message - an aspect that was not, in your opinion, as critical as other...
Boundaries Protect Your Productivity
Boundaries help you say yes to the right opportunities and to avoid the potentially wasteful or costly pitfalls. Understanding and applying boundaries no matter where you might sit in the organisational chart or what power or authority you have, means you can be...
Mini Bars, Decision Fatigue & Productivity
➤ Have you ever done your grocery shopping when you’re hungry? Do you put more junk food in your trolley when you’re hungry [or hangry] compared to other times when you shop? ➤ When you’ve worked a long day and then get home to an uninspiring pantry or contents in...
Productivity: with or without a recipe
Sometimes I really love to just open a cookbook and go, “I’m going to try making that.” And then they’re other times when I open the fridge, I look what’s in there and think, “Hmmm could I be inventive today?” Sometimes there are some wins and we’re quite surprised...
Peas & Carrots: Micromanaging
My mum was no micromanager! When my brother and I were kids, we were told that we had to eat everything on the plate, nothing left, no wastage in our house. And that was a bit of a challenge for us, because there was always (it seemed) peas and carrots. I hate...
Understanding motivators helps boost productivity
... or ... What my dogs taught me - demanded I learn about motivation.Meet Rambo. This is Rambo at 5:32pm every afternoon...Meet Missie. This is Missie at 5:32pm every afternoon...Rambo and Missie are our fur babies (yes – I had to publicly apologise on Facebook as...