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Sabotage

Where Do You Sabotage Yourself?

I was reviewing my notes from a workshop this week, and this comment jumped out at me: “The most powerful force I have is what I say to myself and what I believe.” And it’s so true! Sometimes, our beliefs don’t serve us or the outcomes we want to create. And then, often without even …

What Are You Doing to Grow Your Leadership Impact?

What Are You Doing to Grow Your Leadership Impact?

What have you done this year to develop your leadership and enhance your impact and influence? Is leadership development something you’re committed to, or is it something you try to ‘fit in’ when you have time? And what are you doing to inspire the people who follow you to become better leaders themselves …?

Are You Getting in Your Own Way?

Do your beliefs and past experiences empower you or disempower you? And do you get that you have a choice?  Watch this video for a way to rise above on those occasions when you’re feeling stuck or less than your best.

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try This....

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try This….

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the volume of tasks on your plate or the weight of responsibility you carry? Watch this video for a simple way to shift your perspective and empower yourself.

Do you know the signs to spot dysfunction in your team?

I was doing a workshop with an executive team recently and I introduced them to The Five Dysfunctions of a Team model from Patrick Lencioni. It’s a great model for building engagement and performance in a team. The model starts at the bottom. The absence of trust is the foundational principle that impacts all the …

Dare to Question

Dare to Question

Do you ever get frustrated by having to follow a system or process or rules that just don’t make sense to you? Do you ever want to just throw out the rules and do it your own way? I recently did a 360 feedback process for a client and as part of that I interviewed …

How to Keep Staff Engaged

Your business relies on having access to key staff with the right mix of skills and knowledge. Retaining those staff in the business can be critical to your future success, however, you also need to keep them engaged so they continue to perform at their best. We’ve all worked with staff who reached a point …

Solve your Talent Issues by Embracing Servant Leadership

Solve your Talent Issues by Embracing Servant Leadership

One of the challenges my tech clients have to deal with as leaders is how to keep valuable employees engaged and loyal. With the technology industry moving so fast and new technologies developing all the time, it can be difficult to find and retain the right skills. But delivering successful projects depends on have the …

Addressing the ICT Talent Gap

Addressing the ICT Talent Gap

If you’re a leader in the ICT industry – regardless of whether you’re running your own business or leading a team within a larger organisation – you’re probably dealing with a skills gap. You may have positions on your team or in your business that are open and you’re struggling to fill them. Maybe you’re …

Raising Your Conversational Intelligence

Raise your Conversational Intelligence

Have you ever been in a conversation where you may have engaged with the best of intentions – maybe you wanted to talk to the other person about solving a problem or tackling an issue – and somewhere along the line you got triggered, or they got triggered, and the conversation went south? And you …