October 29, 2015
“There’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance…..it’s called humility. Confidence smiles. Arrogance smirks.” Unknown I hosted a networking dinner recently and the topic of ego came up. It was really interesting to hear the different meanings that people had of ego. To some it was a dirty word closely linked to arrogance. To others […]
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October 22, 2015
“Sometimes a change in perspective is all it takes to see the light.” Dan Brown There’s a real misconception about business and career progression. The common expectation is that it’s an upward trajectory. To be considered a success, we must climb and grow significantly year on year. I mean let’s face it, we’d all love […]
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October 13, 2015
“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed a hopeless failure may turn into glorious success.” Elbert Hubbard How long should you persist at something you feel like you’re failing in? How long is too long that it becomes wasted energy? And what timeframe is too short that you’re effectively giving up […]
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October 09, 2015
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams My last blog focused on the success of a team. The question was raised about the role of the coach or leader of that team and if I could expand on this. While […]
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October 08, 2015
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle Imagine if each and every team member in your business played his or her role. That they knew exactly what to do, how to do it, how to operate within the boundaries of the business and how to support […]
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September 29, 2015
“Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.” Benjamin Disraeli I had an experience this week where I was trying to control something I couldn’t. At the very least I could influence it but even then I was having no luck. And it was driving me crazy! Being someone who […]
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September 17, 2015
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou Are you the type of leader people want to be around? Or are you the type of leader people want to stay away from? In the cutthroat, fast […]
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September 11, 2015
“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” ~ George S Patton They’re often misunderstood. Ambition is mistaken for impatience. Passion mistaken for bloody mindedness. Honesty mistaken for arrogance. Generation Y are often given a bad rap and commonly referred to the ‘me’ […]
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September 02, 2015
“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.” ~ Thomas Szasz The idea you’ve carefully nurtured, the business you’ve grown, the staff member you’ve trialed, the game changing plan you’ve implemented – what do you do when it’s not going well? Do you let it all go, pack up and go home? Or do you persist, […]
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August 27, 2015
“Leadership is influence.” ~ John Maxwell A couple of weeks ago I saw one of the most incredible leaders of the current day speak. Sir Angus Houston was the guest speaker at a breakfast I attended and I must admit I was in absolute awe of this man. He held the room of about 400 […]
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