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Self-Leadership and Communication
You and I would no doubt agree that without good communication skills we can land ourselves in all manner of trouble. Survey after survey ranks communication as high priorities; from a LinkedIn survey, communication ranked number one:Self-leadership sounds like an...
It’s Time to Speak Up
Have you ever not spoken up because you second guessed yourself; held back waiting for the perfect moment but the meeting then ended; or the people in the room had an intimidating affect on anyone speaking up? As a leader you may want to think about how your...
How’s your momentum?
How's your momentum? The last 18 months has been nothing short of a major lesson in ambiguity and uncertainty. Ambiguity and Uncertainty triggers: Lack of sureness Doubt Skepticism Mistrust Lack of conviction or knowledge Unsure of outcome or result Uncertainty,...
Momentum During Uncertainty
The 14th of March 2020 was a Saturday night, it was the Awards night for my professional association, Professional Speakers Australia. It was our industry’s ‘night of nights’. We had gathered in Adelaide, South Australia to attend our annual conference to learn,...
“Here we go again”
New work arrangements and productivity In Australia this week we've had a spike in COVID cases and as I was chatting with a few people online about this I noticed some comments were, “here we go again!”. We are months and months into this pandemic, and...
Self-Leadership for day to day management
Nathan admitted to me, "I hesitate to delegate because everyone is too busy to take on more work." James didn't delegate because, "No one will do the way I want, to my standard." Joyce shared with me that she felt like she couldn't' control the situation,...
Do you kick yourself?
Have you ever been in the situation where you were given the opportunity to speak up, to share your ideas, and when the moment arrives you didn't quite hit it as well as you wanted. Despite any and all planning, did you stumble or fumble to get out what you wanted...
Use self-leadership strategies to crush self-doubt!
Self-doubt will naturally pop up from time to time. Even the most confident, well-grounded, people will have moments of self-doubt. Known as imposter syndrome, it's the thoughts that indicate to us that we're undeserving of opportunities and achievements...
What motivates you?
Self-awareness is attributed to success: the more self-awareness one has the greater the propensity for success. "According to research by The Potential Project, self-awareness has a more positive impact on leadership than an MBA. The study evaluated more...
Do you give yourself a hard time?
Have you ever made a mistake that took a long time to get over or let go of? Years ago I played netball, I played a lot of netball, we’re talking a minimum of 3 nights a week and at least 2 games per night. If I made a costly mistake in any game I would replay...
Self-Leadership & Leadership: The best decisions aren’t always the easy ones.
Tara Knight is a mover and shaker in the world of Executive Assistants. I met her a few years ago and have admired how she has been an incredible advocate for EAs and PAs. Tara recently posted an article sharing her recent experience and with her permission I want...
Where are you at?
I turned 50 this year. I was meant to have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Thanks COVID! Obviously that's the one part of life where I'm not where I thought, or had planned, to be by now, or at this point in the year. The 13th April, today, we're 103 days into 2021. Are...