Last week I shared with you some signs that you may be cruising in survival mode and encouraged you to review your daily behaviours against these and to make a note of your observations and thoughts. Why?  Well, because getting stuck in survival mode is not good for your physical, […]

Life can get busy really quickly and before you know it you are working really hard to keep lots of different balls in the air. Your work team needs these things. Your leadership team needs something else. The kids have conflicting events at different sides of town, and you are […]

One of the things I really enjoy about coaching is witnessing clients when they get unstuck, particularly when they realise that they have been letting their past hold them back – like an anchor keeping them in ground-hog day. Your past is simply a lesson. It is not a life […]

Leadership is simple yet complex and is, I believe, often seriously over analysed. There are many different leadership theories and styles supported by thousands of books on the topic. Try popping “leadership” into Google and you will immediately have access to millions of pieces explaining what leadership is, characteristics, qualities, […]

Do you remember how annoying it is to get kids to follow instructions? You know……..all you want is for them to do something for you, right now, and you have to ask them over and over and over again. It’s really annoying hey? Why can’t they just follow that one […]

The pandemic continues to ebb and flow and although we may be out from underneath the challenges of lock downs, combining working from home with home schooling and limited travel opportunities, most workplaces are feeling the ongoing effects including exhausted staff, changes to the way things are done and effective […]

Do you realise that, in every single interaction you have with others, you can empower those around you just as easily as you can disempower them? This is especially important as a leader and/or a parent  because you have the ability to be really deliberate about choosing an approach which […]

Following on from last week’s blog and to get you started with sharpening your Growth Mindset, here are some real examples of reframing current fixed mindsets  which will assist you to shift your mindset from fixed to growth. I know you will find these 10 Reframes useful. Review these pairs […]

We hear about fixed mindsets and growth mindsets often and, because it can be hard to differentiate – and particularly hard to know exactly how to implement a change from fixed to growth – here is an overview for you, followed by some actions you can take to develop and […]

There is chatter everywhere in the media – social and mainstream – about the “Great Resignation”  so named because in 2021, following a year where resignation rates across the US fell dramatically due to the uncertainty caused by Covid, individuals left their jobs in rates never previously seen. If you […]