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Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day
Happy New Year! I hope that your end of 2022 was restful, rewarding and re-energising. Did you take a moment to reflect on your lessons, insights and wins? Here are a few of mine: When I have a big goal I'm more accountable to achieving it. When I set a big goal...
Lessons from Dolly Parton
On Sunday I watched the 2019 documentary of Dolly Parton: Here I Am. Before you eye roll, hit delete or just cringe, you might appreciate that my husband has often hinted that he might have had second thoughts about me if he knew I liked country music before we...
How’s your confidence?
Last week I was honoured and privileged to present at an annual women in leadership summit. The topic was to re-examine confidence in the workplace. While we explored a range of situations where confidence can get a beating... dealing with 'those' people presenting...
Before goal setting or goal getting, reflect!
As we approach the end of the year, it's timely to reflect. Reflecting now gives you time to bring home the year on a high and set yourself up for a fantastic new year. Reflective practice is a process that can be used throughout your day to day, not just at a...
Do you overthink the why?
When people I ask to do something, to delegate to them, decline I often wonder why. Hmmm, I've thought about matching the task with the right person, I've considered the person carefully and from my perspective they would be great. So why did they say "no"? From...
Wrangling the persistent ideas pusher!
Have you ever had someone present an idea and be insistent on you approving it; they take every opportunity (or perceived opportunity) to pitch, present, push their idea forward. Initially, maybe you gently pushed back by saying something like, "Leave it with me."...
Who are you lifting?
One of the keynote speeches I deliver is a message for the C-Suite to engage quicker, deeper and more effectively with their middle managers. CEO’s tell me they want their middle managers to simply get on with it. They trust them, and obviously want them to...
Leading a remote / hybrid team still?
Many organisations have done well to embrace a blended approach to working whether it's hybrid, or fully remote. And some businesses have struggled and are calling everyone back into the office - some at threat job loss. My neighbour was sharing how his boss was...
Who’s got your back?
Leadership can be lonely but it doesn't have to be. Recently, during a speaking engagement in Sydney, I happen to be in the suburb of St Leonards where I walked past an old haunt, the Moody Café. [I lived in Sydney many years ago.] I had forgotten about the cafe...
Is this a coincidence?
So, last Saturday (17th) was International Day of Listening and this week (19th - 25th) is International Week of Happiness at Work! Is this a confidence that happiness at work follows listening? Probably, right? But what a great and somewhat logical coincidence!...
International Day of Listening
What a great skill to celebrate, and to celebrate on an international scale. think of all the historical tragedies that could have been avoided if listening was better ... wars, assassinations and massacres could have been, I'd like to believe, totally avoided if...
WIIFT: Refocus with Why
The statement a mentor shared with me ... "If price is a question then the value hasn't been made clear." is so valuable. It is so helpful for leaders and managers because if you get push back when setting up a delegation of work, seeking collaboration on a...