Trusted Leader Blog


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

 

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Why leaders need to focus on both psychological and physical safety

Thousands of years ago, when humans roamed the African savannah, it was in our best interests to live in tribes. Being part of a tribe allowed us to sleep soundly knowing that others were looking out for man-eating sabre-toothed tigers. We are...

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How to Communicate Workplace Safety Messages to Staff

According to Steven Bell, senior associate with law firm Freehills, in January 2012 the new Australian OHS laws will expect companies to drive safety...

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3 Important Factors to Build Trust with Employees Today

Today’s ever changing workplace, features increasing speed, complexity and dense interdependencies. Over the last century, work has transitioned from...

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Leadership Skill: Moving from Survival to Contribution

As Abraham Maslow taught in his Hierarchy of Needs, we can’t concern ourselves with higher goals (self-mastery and purpose) until we have the...

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3 Depleting Trust Forces in Teams

Have you ever started a new job or worked with a new team and realised that you needed to build trust quickly? Building trust and managing it long...

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PODCAST INTERVIEW - Why I'm Called the weird trust lady

Okay - SO maybe that's not what the podcast interview was meant to be about for Candour Communication. But somehow, I managed to let that one slip.

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Forget Goals, Focus on Systems Instead

If you're like most people, you woke up on New Year's Day tired, groggy and maybe hungover. But also with some sort of goal that you had proclaimed...

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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...

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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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