After 35 years of successfully leading teams in the corporate world, I maintain contact with many of the people who I have met, be-friended and mentored. I have skin in their game and understand their…
Read MoreDon’t forget to treat your alarms in your life. Have you ever walked past a retail shop and heard the sound of their exit theft alarms going off? Have you ever turned to see what…
Read MoreToo many people today live in a world of excuses and entitlement. The excuses they tell themselves and the entitlement they believe they have because others have things better then them. Many people sit on…
Read MoreI had the pleasure of having breakfast today with the South West Chamber of Commerce. Their special guest was John Buchanan, Australian Cricket coach from 1999 to 2007, during one of the most successful eras…
Read MoreWe don’t have many good leaders in Australia. Our current events in Australia have opened the eyes of many in relation to that statement. Politically, we have seen campaigns run on manipulation, campaigns run on…
Read MoreLessons from leadercast: Dave Allen Continuing in the series of learnings from this years Leadercast, rebroadcast in Brisbane in August. Dave Allen spoke about the need to generate space in your life. He used the…
Read MoreManipulators hide behind ‘politics’ . A leader I know was describing his line manager. He described him as the ultimate politician, as he pulled the strings to gain influence, favours and positional power. The behaviours…
Read MoreThe Fish and Snitch Technique Trust is an important part of any team environment. A leader approached me to tell me about an incident that I have tagged “the Fish and Snitch”. The lessons are…
Read MoreYou need a catalyst for Change We avoid change….mainly. We prefer comfort. This is the human psyche. They say that “You change for two reasons: Either you learn enough that you want to or you’ve…
Read MoreYour Commitment : Keep Your Word. The Meeting was set down for 2pm and had been put in place three weeks before. For the Sales Manager, on the road visiting clients, the meeting meant a…
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