Blog & PodcastWant to Get More Productive?Sign up here to receive my FREE Top 10 Tips to turn Busy into Productive in 30 Days First Name Email* Subscribe Now ShowArticlesPodcasts ArticleWhat Could You Do If You Were a Priority?December 01, 2016“Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities.” ~ Myles Munroe I’ve just come back from facilitating a weekend retreat where 8 leaders took time out to relax, recharge and focus on self-leadership to enable them to be the best […] Read More ArticleThe Perception Busy CreatesNovember 20, 2016“When someone tells you they are “too busy”…..It’s not a reflection of their schedule. It’s a reflection of your spot on their schedule”. Dr Steve Maraboli A friend of mine asked me if I knew a good accountant the other day. I was a little confused by the question, as I knew she had a […] Read More ArticleSlow Thinking Gets You Faster ResultsNovember 17, 2016“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going to fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” Eddie Cantor Rowan is someone I admire. An incredibly successful businessman, he runs 3 businesses, is on two boards, has 3 small children and he always […] Read More ArticleI Want to Contribute. Will You Let Me?October 31, 2016“People may hear your words but they feel your attitude.” John Maxwell Last week I met with a passionate, switched on and very confident woman. You know how sometimes you meet people who’ve just go it? This is Laura. She is a millennial and so keen to be part of something meaningful and to contribute […] Read More ArticleWho to Manage First?October 27, 2016“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standard they set for themselves.” Ray Croc Leadership is an interesting game. Sometimes it can seem easy with all strategies working cohesively together, other times it seems like nothing is working at all. I was at a networking dinner last night and the owner of a […] Read More ArticleWhy Can’t It Be Us?October 04, 2016“If you change your belief first, changing the action is easier” ~ Peter McWilliams There’s occasionally defining moments in leadership and on Saturday Melbournians witnessed one of the most poignant moments. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, particularly in Melbourne, it was a fairy tale ending for the Western Bulldogs football club that won […] Read More ArticleThe Secret To High PerformanceOctober 04, 2016“Typically, if you reward something, you get more of it. You punish something, you get less of it. And our businesses have been built for the last 150 years very much on that kind of motivational scheme.” ~ Daniel Pink There’s no secret that business and people have significantly changed. These changes have created the […] Read More ArticleWho’s On Your Team?September 26, 2016It’s interesting how isolating business and leadership can be. So many people can surround us and yet we feel lonely. I was speaking with a Director of a large practice only last week who was saying this exact same thing. Even though there are over 100 people in the practice this person felt like they […] Read More ArticleKPI’s Don’t Define Success.September 20, 2016“Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.” ~ Simon Sinek KPI’s are becoming an irrelevance. Actually, they’re a hindrance to relevant and influential leadership. If your eyes widened or your chin hit the desk you’re not alone. Most people experience the […] Read MorePages: First Page12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849Last PageOlder PostsShowArticlesPodcasts ArticleWhat Is Lack of Clarity Costing You?June 17, 2016“It’s a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal.” ~ Steve Maraboli What are you lacking clarity on that if you had would make the world of difference? If you had to read the sentence twice that’s good! Clarity is the quality of being clear, in […] Read More ArticleDo You Have To Be A Lunatic To Get Attention?June 03, 2016“Stand for something, even if it means standing alone. Because often times the one who stands solo has the strongest wings”. Unknown Australia is currently right in the middle of an election campaign. And yet I couldn’t be any less inspired by our 2 potential leaders than I am right now. One says black, the […] Read More ArticleWhy We Can’t Fake It Anymore.May 31, 2016“Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment” ~ Jim Horning I’d be very surprised if throughout your career or business you had been offered the advice of ‘fake it till you make it’. This advice I never really understood. I still don’t. In fact now I think it’s the worst advice you […] Read More ArticleConfront, Don’t Sprint From, The Elephant In The Room.May 24, 2016“All problems become smaller if you don’t dodge them but confront them.” William F Halsey It’s interesting how people in business can create so much extra work for themselves and others in a world where people are time poor. It just doesn’t seem to make sense does it? I was eaves dropping (they weren’t talking […] Read More ArticleDon’t Follow the Leader.May 17, 2016“The best leaders are the best note takers, the best askers and the best learners.” Tom Peters Don’t follow the leader sounds kind of counter intuitive doesn’t it? Throughout our working life we’ve been encouraged to identify someone who is successful, someone who has created a certain success and then leverage their success strategies and […] Read More ArticleSacred CowsMay 12, 2016Sacred Cow– noun ~ an idea, custom, or institution held to be above criticism (with reference to the Hindus’ respect for the cow as a holy animal). How many sacred cows do you have? These might be team members, ideas, processes, goals, business rituals or even friends? Most of us have one or two. Some […] Read More ArticleWill Goals Get You Lost In Irrelevance?May 05, 2016“The only context that matters for strategy now is the future context.” Dr Jason Fox I love a good goal! No, I love a good priority which is what I have decided is a much more empowering term for goals. I like to know what my top priorities are and what I need to do […] Read More ArticleIs It Worth It?April 28, 2016“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” Steve Jobs […] Read More ArticleListening Leaders InfluenceApril 21, 2016“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” Stephen Covey It’s become even more critical today for leaders to listen. Why now you may ask? Leadership has become even more complex and will become more so (if that is even possible!) with the potential to now […] Read More ArticleBuild Something Worth Leading.April 07, 2016“We can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world.” Heidi Wills Do you wake up in the morning and bound out of bed with excitement about what the day will bring? Or do you want to pull the doona up over your head when the alarm goes […] Read MorePages: First Page1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344Last PageOlder Posts
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