"Evolve or repeat, you choose." That was the message on the tag of my teabag last week as I looked out over the Tallebudgera Valley in Queensland. It couldn't have been more timely. How often do we know something isn't working for us, but keep doing it anyway? We repeat the same behaviours, fall into […]
Disagreement should be a sign of a healthy workplace. When people care about the quality of decisions, bring different experiences, ideas, and skill sets to the table, and feel confident enough to speak honestly, disagreement is inevitable. In fact, it is necessary. Good decisions are rarely born from instant consensus. They are usually strengthened through […]
It does not take much for conversations to escalate in the current climate. People are angry. And that anger is spilling into workplaces. Public discourse has become more aggressive and black-and-white. Politics, social media and mainstream commentary increasingly frame issues as a battle between right and wrong, good and bad, us and them. There is […]
In many workplaces, “nice” and “kind” are treated as the same thing. They are not. And failing to distinguish between the two is undermining performance and eroding trust in teams. While being nice is well-intentioned and often feels right in the moment, it often leads to avoidance - and that’s not kind at all. Niceness […]
Leaders are staying quiet at exactly the wrong time - and it’s costing them more than they realise. Six years on from COVID, founders, leaders and teams are navigating yet another wave of disruption, with global instability, rising costs, shifting priorities, and AI reshaping roles faster than most organisations can keep up with. In the […]
Leaders are staying quiet at exactly the wrong time - and it’s costing them more than they realise. Six years on from COVID, founders, leaders and teams are navigating yet another wave of disruption, with global instability, rising costs, shifting priorities, and AI reshaping roles faster than most organisations can keep up with. In the […]
I turned 45 on Tuesday and while I could give you a neat, polished reflection about what I’ve learned up until now, the truth is I’ve spent more time lately thinking about what I need to unlearn. For most of my life, I’ve operated in what I can only describe as “go mode”. Push through. […]
Psychological safety is widely recognised as key to high performance, a positive culture, and team success - and for good reason. Google’s Project Aristotle identified it as the number one factor in high-performing teams. When people feel safe to speak up, ask questions, raise concerns, admit mistakes, and challenge ideas, teams learn faster and perform […]
It’s hard right now. There’s pressure everywhere you look - cost pressures, constant change, global instability, uncertainty about what’s coming next, and the added layer of AI disruption on top of it all. And while organisations are feeling that pressure, so are your people. They’re still expected to: That’s a big ask. Yet when budgets […]
It’s a question that’s come up in a few of my workshops recently. And it’s a good one to be asking right now, particularly if you’re a leader. In one session, the team talked about paramedics. When you watch them walk into a life and death situation, they don’t rush in panicked or frantic. They […]
