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WE ARE CONDITIONED TO PERFORM AS INDIVIDUALS Most of our lives we are conditioned to view success from an individual perspective. Our school exams, athletics, swimming, tennis…’did I win or lose’? Even lunchtime play often involved games where winning was the goal. Until recently, my son has avoided sports where he believes he is not […]
Our everyday world is full of battles. Whether it’s the battle for the Iron Throne in ‘Game of Thrones’, or the battle to become Managing Partner in ‘Suits’, the entertainment we love pitches major characters against each other in a BATTLE and we tune in episode after episode in anticipation of the battle, and the […]
I’ve been worried about the world lately, in so many ways. I’ve pretty much stopped watching the news – too depressing. I’m concerned about the political debacles and resource wastage (time, energy and money) and the example it sets for our (my) children. I have been heartened by the work that some millennial entrepreneurs are […]
Recently I worked with a wonderful group of leaders who I was training to become in-house workplace coaches (a voluntary focus alongside their normal leadership and work duties – very cool). As the skills of this group have been increasing, so has the depth and value and power of the conversations they are having – […]
I am unashamedly passionate about the need for leaders to become master communicators; to learn to have powerful conversations that – one conversation at a time – stimulate quality thinking, hold people accountable to useful effort, create insight and behaviour change, and focus people on ‘useful activity’ rather than ‘interesting distraction’. Taking a coaching approach […]
One of my regular exercise spots in Brisbane is high on a hill, overlooking the city, and features an enormous water reservoir. One lap around is 800 metres, and many families walk there with their children on bikes, and their dogs happily exploring. I love going there. On Monday, I heard a child ask his […]