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Insights for leaders who know leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about who you are being.

 
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20 Years, 3 Questions: My New Year’s Eve Ritual for Reflection and Renewal

For over two decades, I have bypassed the usual stress of New Year’s resolutions in favour of a simple, 30-minute practice that grounded me through life's biggest transitions.

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Is Trust earned or given?

A common statement that (older) leaders assert is that trust must be earned. Many a time I've had to listen politely while a CEO or senior executive...

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Why Company Mission Statements Suck

Back when I was a kid in the 1980s, I attended one of my father’s business classes that he taught at a University. As an awkward 12 year old, in a...

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The surprising truth about vulnerability at work

A common statement made about trust is that you need vulnerability. Building trust requires team members to be vulnerable with one another. That...

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How to IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY with your direct reports

So you think you're a great boss. You care about your people. You create a happy work environment. And you bring in the best chocolate brownie for...

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Leadership: How are you getting results?

One of the most common complaints from employees about leadership is that leaders don't 'walk the talk.' It creates a lack of trust - spurring...

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Speaking human at work

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Is 'speaking human' part of how you communicate work?

Call it fear of looking stupid or fear of not fitting in right, for some reason we when work in corporate jobs, we speak like, well, robots.

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Learning to Improve Productivity in Dispersed Teams

Learning to Improve Productivity in Dispersed Teams Over the last few months, many leaders have quickly learnt to lead a remote team while working...

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8 Tips for Leaders to Increase Connection in their Teams (Part 3)

Over the last two articles, we have covered how to foster psychological safety and create meaning for your team to improve performance. In the final...

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How a Fear of Speaking Up Derails Strategic Thinking

A few years ago, I remember reading a glowing interview with the CEO of a large Australian firm about the organisation’s sharemarket success and his...

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