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 ArticleEQ – Why It Makes a Good Leader Great.March 02, 2017There is the constant quest to define the qualities that make a great leader. This quest will go on until the end of time. As it should be, it will be a constantly changing proposition because as a consequence of our rapidly changing environment leaders need to constantly evolve, shift, adapt and ensure they are […] Read More ArticleHow Do You ‘Do’ Busy?February 07, 2017No doubt you have had a busy day so far. You may have responded to emails, put out some fires, made some calls. But my question to you is how have you done busy? And what impact are you having on your results. Obviously I have been observing the busy space for many years now […] Read More ArticleThe Addiction That Consumed My Values.January 31, 2017I was an addict! There I said it. It took me a long time to realise that I was addicted to busy. I started my business in 2008 with the perhaps naïve goals of having more flexibility and time to do what I wanted to do personally. I say my goals were naïve because they […] Read More ArticleThe Excuse That Wore Thin.January 29, 2017Mark was one of those people you would love to have in your business. Meticulous, incredibly experienced and knowledgeable and you knew that if you handed him a problem to solve it would be extensively dissected and the solution would be rock solid. You’d call him a very safe pair of hands and very reliable. […] Read More ArticleAnd We’re Off and RunningJanuary 29, 2017We’re now well and truly out of the starter blocks and into the race of 2017. Australia Day’s ‘unofficial’ long weekend is done and dusted and this week sees many back to work after enjoying holidays. Most of the kids are back at school this week and traffic is back to its heaviest. The more […] Read More ArticleWhat’s It Worth?January 27, 2017Candace is a senior executive in a large commercial firm. A self confessed work-a-holic she’s dedicated and highly successful. She works long hours and spends a lot of time away from home. Home is where her 3 kids and partner are. One morning as she was frantically chewing on a piece of toast whilst checking […] Read More ArticleThe New Busy Phenomenon.January 27, 2017Have you noticed how may people you have to avoid on the street? And I mean literally avoid or you’ll collide with them. I was walking the streets of Melbourne a couple of months ago and I started to take notice of how many people I had to navigate around simply because they weren’t looking […] Read More ArticleDon’t Do It Again!January 12, 2017You said you wouldn’t this year……. So make sure you don’t! Traditionally at this time of year people take time to reflect on the year that was and make promises about what they want to be different. Resolutions are made. Goals are set. Things will be different in 2017. And you feel really good about […] Read More ArticleWhat Colour Do You Want to Be?January 12, 2017Last week I referred to this year as being a blank canvas and the luxury of having 365 blank pages we could colour in. On one of those pages, if you chose to use it to focus on you, what colour would you use to define who you are? And are you willing to choose […] Read MorePages: First Page123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051Last PageOlder PostsShowArticlesPodcasts 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 More ArticleThe Circus Juggling Act.September 08, 2016“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” ~ John C. Maxwell Do you ever feel like a juggling act in a circus? You have so many balls in the air that you need to keep an eye on so they […] Read More ArticleYour Impact IS Your Choice.August 30, 2016“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.” Robin S Sharma Leadership is now predominantly about EQ rather than IQ. I absolutely believe this and […] Read More ArticleWhat Is Your Value?August 29, 2016“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr Suess In a crowded marketplace if you simply fit in you will not get ahead. Fitting in is a sort term strategy. In this busy economy, standing out is what pays off in the long run. You have to stand out to maximise […] Read More ArticleThree Simple Ways To Keep Your Mind Sharp.August 25, 2016“Self care is not selfish or self-indulgent. We can not nurture others from a dry well. We need to take care of our own needs first, then we can give from our surplus, our abundance.“ Jennifer Louden Over the past couple of months in particular I’ve either been mentoring, delivering workshops or speaking with people […] Read More ArticleWhat’s Our Expectation of Service?August 16, 2016“It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages. “ Henry Ford A mentor was sharing his frustration with me recently about the lack of client service delivered by some of his team members. Simple things like acknowledging emails and returning calls. […] Read More ArticleThe Power of ConvictionJuly 29, 2016[one_full last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][fusion_text]“If you stand for something you will have people for you and people against you. But if you stand for nothing you will have nobody for you and nobody against you.” Maurice Saatchi It’s […] Read More ArticleThe Game of Catch-Up.July 28, 2016“A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control. “ Robert Foster Bennett Do you ever have times when you feel like you’re constantly behind the eight ball? Things seem […] Read More ArticleThe Next Wave.July 11, 2016“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” John F. Kennedy The way we are choosing to work is changing. It’s soon going to be a very different landscape and one leaders need to be very aware of. There has been […] Read MorePages: First Page12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546Last PageOlder Posts
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