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 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 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 MorePages: First Page123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051Last PageOlder PostsShowArticlesPodcasts 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 More ArticleThe Irrelevant TasksMarch 31, 2016“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker In a world where we have to do more with less, especially with seemingly less time, we can caught up in the day to day habits rather than ensuring we are strategically targeting activities and tasks that […] Read More ArticleOverwhelming ExpectationMarch 18, 2016“You can do anything, but not everything.” You’ll get no argument from me, there’s a lot to do. There’s a lot to stay on top of, and ahead of. The weight of expectation to ‘do it all’ can be really overwhelming. It can all become too much and we start floundering in the feeling of […] Read More ArticleLead, Don’t Please.March 15, 2016“I can’t tell you the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.” Ed Sheeren As Peter Drucker said “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer”. There’s no one you should be trying to please in business other than your clients. Your clients drive your cash […] Read More ArticlePledge to Take Action.March 04, 2016“A gender-equal society would be one where the word gender doesn’t exist: where everyone can be themselves.” Gloria Steinem Now men don’t look away from this one. It’s an important message to you also and I promise I’m not on a rant! This is not only about the workplace you are involved in this is […] Read More ArticleBuilding a Strong Reputation.March 03, 2016“A good reputation is more valuable than money.” Publilius Syrus Your reputation can either make or break you. Your reputation is built on you being noticed for the right reasons. Or not. It is the strongest currency you have to deal with in business. Are you recognizing the value you have in yours? Your reputation […] Read More ArticleDo You Understand the Power of Your Team?February 17, 2016“Employee engagement is an investment we make for the privilege of future proofing our organisation’s productivity and performance”. From the book People Glue One of the biggest challenges in business today is retaining good people in business. It’s become an employee’s market where talented staff can demand a premium for their skills and are less tolerant […] Read More ArticleAre You Empowering Others To Lead?February 17, 2016“The role of leaders is not to get other people to follow them but empower them to lead.” Bill George How we need to lead in business has evolved and will continue to. With the challenges we face right now, it is clear that we won’t be successful on our own and we really can’t […] Read More ArticleA Sure Fire Way To Stay AheadFebruary 02, 2016“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney Sometimes that warm glow of possibility the New Year brings can start fading as we progress through the months. Unexpected things can crop up preventing us from enthusiastically attacking the freshly […] Read MorePages: First Page12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546Last PageOlder Posts
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