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Have you ever gone into a meeting and instead of sitting at the table, decided to sit back from it? If you have, then my message today is directly for you. If you want to be taken seriously, not be overlooked and seen as an equal then join the group, meeting or forum...
I was raised in an era when talking about money was taboo. But I loved my money box and took great pride in adding coins to it. Competition was at play – us kids would often count our money! I learned a lot. The main one being about the relationship between jobs /...
Yesterday I facilitated an online Speaking Off the Cuff webinar with a national leadership program. It was a great success with people leaving the session smiling and the interest to repeat some of these activities the next time we all meet face to face as a group....
I’m writing to you today from Sydney where we have just facilitated a face to face industry leadership program. It’s the first for the program and we included daily wellbeing sessions for 30 mins each day. So, I thought what a great topic to write about. Winter is...
I’m inspired to write today about the importance of backing yourself. I have just spent a few days facilitating the Beef Australia Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program first face to face of a year long experience in Brisbane. The program runs every three years. I was...
Are you a mentor or have you ever been mentored? If you answered yes, I wonder how it works / worked for you. I find there’s always high anticipation and energy around mentoring. It always comes from a hope or fear that someone wants to get the right mentor or mentee....
Have you ever felt like an Imposter? Yes? Then today’s newsy is for you as it’s about how it shows up for leaders and what you can do about it. Yep this is one thing you can put time and energy into and “control”. Last newsy I wrote about Optimism. In this time of...
With so much uncertainty in the world right now, it’s so very easy to take a deep breath and wonder how on earth we are going to get through all this. I’m talking about the war in the middle east, a new strain of Covid, uncertainty about fuel supply, the increasing...
I’ve had lots of travel already this year. At last count I’d facilitated around 30 workshops – some virtual and most face to face. Some for a day, half day and others for 45 mins. One of the things I love most about facilitating leadership is the opportunity to plan,...