I love this quote by former world heavyweight boxer, Mike Tyson. As a man who won his first nineteen fights with knockout punches, ‘Iron Mike’ knew a bit about disrupting the best made plans of wannabe world champs. Whilst few would argue he’s a great thinker – we can learn a lot from his blunt …
Everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the face. Read More »
I recently ran a leadership workshop where I showed Dr Brené Brown’s excellent first Ted talk (still one of the top 5 of all time). I’ve watched it many times and usually concentrate on the section where she discusses vulnerability. But this time I was struck by Brené’s first point – about the reason we …
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Whether you are running a business, leading a team or building your own dream, it’s likely that your world is wrapped up in TO DO lists. There are lots of ways to approach them of course. But one common theme is that they have a tendency to grow… and grow… and grow. It’s …
These words come from the excellent TV series, ‘Friday Night Lights’. It’s set against the backdrop of high school football in Dillon, a small town in Texas. In this community, the football and the team’s success is everything. The entire town turns out each Friday night to support their local heroes. Everyone from the gas …
January is national Mentoring Month. That probably means you have been inundated with offers from mentors and coaches all offering to take you and your business to the ‘next level’. It begs the question – what should you be looking for in a mentor? I thought it might be useful to share some thoughts from …
7-Qualities to look for in a great mentoring relationship. Read More »
It’s time to choose your course for 2021 and beyond. Australians always stumble reluctantly back to work in January. Christmas merges with summer. School’s out. Holiday head and holiday hair rule. A slow start is expected. But my clients tell me this year is different. Many staff have come back particularly ‘flat’. 2020 was a …
7 focus areas to prioritise for 2021 your success My Sydney northern beaches Christmas was a fizzer. Living just a few kms from the ‘Avalon cluster’ ground zero, the notoriously ‘insular peninsular’ finally got its wish and seceded from the rest of Australia. Not exactly Alcatraz, but lockdown was not conducive to the relaxation, recharging …
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It’s been quite the year hasn’t it? When COVID first hit, like many, I was fearful that my consultancy business could be in real trouble. Having lived through several recessions, I knew how vulnerable such services can be to the cost-cutting pencil. But I was not going down without a fight. I already had …
Pinch of Thought – How COVID kicked my butt into action Read More »
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I am a keen surfboat rower. One of the toughest parts of a surfboat race is rowing onto a wave. The aim is to ‘catch’ a wave (like a surfer) as the boat enters the ‘wave zone’ near the beach. Rowing onto a wave is …
Now’s the time to bring out the greatness in others My favourite definition of leadership is “the role of a leader is to bring out greatness in others”. I was reminded of this recently when watching a documentary about George Martin. A gifted musician, producer and composer, Martin was better known as ‘the Fifth Beatle’. …
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