Fast Track Your Leadership
I remember when I was little driving from Brisbane to Cairns with my family. I was sitting in the back being my inpatient self (this hasn’t changed) and saying to my parents literally every 5 minutes – “Are we there yet?” This is an interesting memory for me when I started my career as I […]
Mastering the Path to CEO Excellence: Your Guide to the CEO Development Programme
In leadership circles there is a lot of talk about how to be a “great” leader. This is only natural, I suppose, as no one wants to be “average.” Leadership is a highly competitive environment, and it’s not enough to just pass. As leaders, we are driven to excel. Qualities of Exceptional Leaders: Insights from […]
Why Your Business Isn’t as Gender Inclusive as You Think
‘’How gender inclusive is your business?’’ ‘’It’s very inclusive. About 50% of our employees are women. We have a new policy which encourages female recruitment.’’ ‘’That’s great! How many women do you have on your board?’’ ‘’Oh. One.’’ ‘’And how many female execs do you have?’’ ‘’Umm…one.’’ ‘’OK. What about your senior leadership team? What […]
3 Steps To Boosting Your Organisation’s Effectiveness.
Leaders have a vital role in improving the effectiveness of their organization’s because at the end of the day it all comes down to the individuals and how functional they are when they work together under a skilled leader. Innovative leaders need to adopt a three-fold approach in order to bring about real change within […]
3 Keys to Easily Building New Skills and Talents!
We are really good at the things we do often and because we are good at them, we choose to do them often. We tend to ignore the things we are not so good at, and that is a pity when there are simple ways to turn these into talents and skills, too. Today I […]
Don’t Let Social Media Misguide Your Leadership Choices
Social media is an amazing tool for gathering information and for gauging the mood out there in the real world. Or is it? How often do we see comments these days about the lack of transparency on Facebook or Twitter? I regularly see people – or even memes – reminding people not to be jealous […]
Art of Not Giving a Crap in 2018
How would it feel not to give a crap? This week I spoke with Jane Hall on Talking Lifetyle Radio about Why Not Giving a Crap Can Change Your World. Yes not giving a Crap. It is more challenging than you think. Where do I start. I feel maybe the book is a good place […]
10 Tips for Confident Leaders
Being a leader can take a lot of courage and putting yourself out there. You’re not only expected to produce an extraordinary outcome, but take a diverse group of people along with you. On top of that, your team is also expected to perform and produce, and work closely and collaboratively. Your team members rely […]
How your emotions affect others
Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve been happy or content and someone walks in; a work colleague, your partner, a friend, and they’re just plain angry or upset? The lovely emotions you were surrounded by are gone and you start to feel a little angry or upset for them? Or even with […]
Keeping our Workmates Safe…!
What would be your last word? Recently, I spoke at a breakfast in front of 12 leaders as well as on a Rail Project in front of 140 staff in Brisbane on Keeping our Workmates safe and understanding safety and the brain. We all learnt some powerful insights into how our brains function and how […]