Who are you? Who do you want to be? Two big questions and your answers will help you navigate through this time of stress and uncertainty. Who are you? How are you travelling right now? What are your values? Are you living in alignment with them under pressure? Be as honest as you can be […]

One of the best communication and leadership tips I can give you to help navigate this crazy time is this: Lead with warmth. One of the best communication and leadership tips I can give you to help navigate this crazy time is this: Lead with warmth. By warmth, I mean kindness, compassion and empathy. Why? […]

Leaders! Now is not the time to go to ground; it’s the time to stand up and be seen. “But I don’t have anything new to tell people,” you might think. “I don’t know what to say.” No worries – tell your people that! At times of crisis, uncertainty, challenge and change, you need to […]

Breathe… Don’t underestimate the power of breath for helping you manage your emotions, nerves and stress levels under pressure. In my training, I teach two breathing techniques that I practice myself. The first is tactical breathing. It’s where you take a big deep breath in through your nose and then release it from your mouth […]

January. A time when many people set goals for what they want to achieve in the year ahead.   Exciting for some. Totally overwhelming for others.   What do you want to achieve in 2020? What’s your goal? Where do you see yourself in 12 months’ time? What does success mean for you? What’s your […]

What do you do when someone gives you a compliment? Do you dismiss it? “Oh, I was just doing my job.” “It was nothing.” “No, big deal.” Deflect? “Everyone else worked way harder than me.” Or reject it outright and use the opportunity to talk yourself down? “Don’t lie, I was crap.”

Where’s your focus? That’s a question I explored with staff from a government agency yesterday in my Personal Effectiveness workshop. As management expert, the late Peter Drucker said: “Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” I encouraged participants to take stock of both their personal and professional lives by questioning […]

How do I make someone talk about an issue when they don’t want to? That’s the question Lisa* asked me after attending my Don’t Shoot the Messenger workshop. Lisa was married with four kids and her relationship with her husband was in trouble. She’d tried to speak with him about their challenges many times, but […]

This year marks 12 years since I worked as a newspaper journalist for the Latrobe Valley Express in Gippsland, Victoria. I loved being part of the newsroom: the pace, the energy, the banter, the inside scoop on what was going on. But it was more than that. My time as a journo taught me skills […]

What do you value? In life; a partner; a job? If I asked you this question, could you answer me? Not with some vague explanation of what you think your values should be, or what you want them to be; but with a clear description of the things that are most important to you and […]