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 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 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 MorePages: First Page12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152Last PageOlder PostsShowArticlesPodcasts 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 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 MorePages: First Page1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647Last PageOlder Posts
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