For many years, I’ve been aware of and used the term Energy Vampires. These energetic distractions rear their ugly heads often when helping leaders ramp up productivity or teams looking at ways to minimise distraction. Energy vampires can certainly hinder [...]
September 12 is R U OK Day! For me, I believe we should be checking in with others and ourselves every day. The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 42.9% of Australians aged 16-85 years had experienced a mental disorder [...]
How journalling and these 10 questions improve self-awareness! Many of my clients use journalling to work through the triad of self-acceptance – they find it helpful to put their thoughts and memories of an event down on paper. Here are [...]
Wabi sabi - the philosophy that says the beauty of things are imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete, the opposite of our classical Western notion of beauty as being something that is perfect, enduring, and monumental. In 2016, the notion of “wabi [...]
PEOPLE ARE COLORS, BE A RAINBOW Motivation is a simple and often underestimated topic, and it has fascinated me for over a decade. It is the fuel that lights people up. Many executives are unaware of what motivates them both [...]
After speaking on "Motivation for Collaboration" at two ANZIIF events I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Rita Loiacono, ANZIIF writer. The reality all but a few industries face today is the constant threat of change —usually in the [...]
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." -Nelson Mandela Team diversity and the need to shape and shift [...]
People are like colours, you need to be a rainbow. Team diversity and the need to shape and shift your message to communicate effectively is a given. Being an effective communicator is imperative to your leadership success and a skill [...]
As many of you know we run numerous workshops that include the fascinating topic of emotional intelligence (IQ) and Body Language. I have had 3 requests in the last week to write an express blog on this and will post [...]
